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The development of the social creed of the Methodist church
… of society. These principles are grounded in the Christian Gospel, which is in essence a social gospel. The social gospel of Methodism is not to he understood aside from personal salvation. The Church emphasizes personal religion and personal experience as the primary conditions of a changed …
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An evaluation of the modest hero objection and stringency as a solution in the debate over supererogation
This dissertation identifies and evaluates a commonly-raised objection to the inclusion of supererogation as a category of moral action. The 'modest hero' objection (as it is here called) maintains that since the moral agent praised for a supererogatory act tends to respond modestly, that she was …
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Hierarchy Attenuating/Enhancing Organizational Environments and Intergroup Attitudes: Relationship of Racism, Classism, and Sexism in Multiracial and Monoracial Churches of the United States
As Yancey (2003) has pointed out, the intentional character of racially integrated churches tends to lessen the social distance between Whites and minorities. The purpose of this study is to examine how racially hierarchy-attenuating and hierarchy-enhancing environments affect classism and sexism …