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Showing 1 to 20 of 122 for “"Christian theology"”.
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Is The God Of Christian Theology Apathetic?
<p>The argument of my thesis is that the God of Christian theology has adopted the doctrine of impassibility from Plato and Aristotle. According to this doctrine, God does not experience a variety of psychological states such as anger, sorrow, joy, and love. I will argue that the doctrine of …
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Christian theology emerging from the Akan single-tiered unitive perspective on reality
… tool for reading and understanding African Christian theologies,* and second, as a means for opening up space in global conversations between African and western theologians on the relationship between the seen and unseen, the material and spiritual, and on the perceived fact-faith divide in …
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The relationship of Christian theology to the idea content of Emerson's poetry
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University
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Michael Tippett's Philosophy of Musical and Eschatological Time and Its Implications for Christian Theology
… new, unified approach to time rooted in biblical theology. This project proposes that a study of Tippett’s musical aesthetics and philosophy of time can be an important tool in the discussion of the theology of time. The analysis of Tippett’s oratorio, The Vision of Saint Augustine, supports a …
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Scientific Evolution, Creation Theologies and African Cosmogonies in Dialogue: Toward a Christian Theology of Evolution
… namely, Scientific Theories of Evolution, Christian Theologies of Creation, and African Cosmogonies, respectively. Through the use of comparative-dialogic and dialectic methods, and the application of the models of contact/dialogue and confirmation/integration in ways of relating science …
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Augustus Hopkins Strong and Ethical Monism as a Means of Reconciling Christian Theology and Modern Thought
… examines the role of ethical monism in the theology of Augustus Hopkins Strong. Chapter 1 discusses some of the reasons for examining Strong's theology and some of the difficulties entailed in such a study. Chapter 2 surveys the life of Strong up until the time when he returned to Rochester …
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The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics: An assessment of its fitness for use in Christian theology and apologetics
… interpretation of quantum physics for use in Christian theological and apologetic endeavors. Chapter 1 introduces basic issues in quantum physics in non-technical language and defines the basic position of the Copenhagen interpretation. Chapter 2 gives a thorough account of the core …
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The Concept of Person in Christian Theology: An Exposition and Defense of a Classical Boethian/Thomistic Definition of Person
… next chapter provides several criteria that any Christian definition of person should fulfill. To establish the traditional and credal understanding of person, the history of the concept of person is briefly outlined and special attention is given to the Christian contribution to the formulation …
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Toward a Biblical Theology of God's Presence in Christian Theology: A Study of How Difference Interpretations of the Divine Presence affect liturgy
… by examining the possibility of developing a theology of the divine presence on the basis of Scripture.</p> <p>Methodology</p> <p>The methodology in this study included an historical overview of the nature and extent of liturgical conflict in Christianity, a phenomenological method that …
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The Christian Theology of Religions Reconsidered: Alan Race's Theology of Religions, Hans Frei's Theological Typology and 20th Century Ecumenical Movements on Christian Engagement with Other Faiths
The contemporary debate concerning the Christian theology of religions has been profoundly shaped by Alan Race’s three-fold typology of exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism. Although the insufficiency of this typology’s descriptive and critical capacity has become increasingly acknowledged within …
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Slavoj Zizek, Radical Theology, and the Materialist Defense of Christianity
… a rather substantial body of work concerning Christianity in general and Christian theology specifically. My aim here is several. First, to provide an intellectual portrait of the dominant themes and ideas that emerge from Žižek’s earliest writings to his most recent. Second, to show how …
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ΔΙΑΛΕΚΤΙΚΗ ΦΥΣΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΕΣΧΑΤΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΘΕΟΛΟΓΙΑ. Ο ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΚΟΣ ΔΙΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΦΥΣΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΘΕΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ ΕΠΙ ΤΗ ΒΑΣΕΙ ΤΟΥ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΟΝΙΚΟΥ ΕΡΓΟΥ ΤΟΥ W. HEISENBERG
… DIALOGUE BETWEEN MODERN PHYSICS AND CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY ON THE BASIS OF THE SCIENTIFIC WORKS OF WERNER HEISENBERG (1901-1976). THE FUNDAMENTAL THESIS IS THAT THE DIALOGUE OF PHYSICS WITH THEOLOGY CAN TAKE PLACE AS A KIND OF AN ENCOUNTER OF THE DIALECTICSOF NATURE WITH THE ESCHATOLOGY …
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Religious Pluralism and the Catholic Church: Lonergan's Method and the Jacques Dupuis Controversy
… Doctrine of the Faith over his book, Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism. The application of Lonergan's method reveals the potential for the resolution of the issues presented by Dupuis in the area of developing a Catholic theology of pluralism as well as the tension between the …
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Emergent grace: Paul Tillich, existential ontology, and the ethics of acceptance
This dissertation analyzes the Christian doctrine of grace in conversation with secular moral philosophy, highlighting its relevance to virtue cultivation within and beyond religious contexts. This is an unusual connection, admittedly, but properly understood, grace addresses key ethical issues …
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"Let Us Make 'adam": An Edenic Model of Personal Ontology
… human nature, an increasingly debated topic in Christian theology. Historically, the most prominent models of personal ontology in Christian theology have been substance dualist models. More recently, physicalist models have offered prominent alternatives.</p> <p>This dissertation studies the …
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The fascist Jesus : Ernest Renan's Vie de Jesus and the theological origins of fascism.
… to the formation of Fascist political theology. It is a study of why and how the “Academic Jesus” of scientifically trained scholars became the “Fascist Jesus” of politicians like Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler. Through a detailed examination of Renan’s Vie and his other writings, I …
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Proclaiming Christ in a pluralistic context
Christians live in a pluralistic world, which has an effect on their thoughts and lives. This dissertation focuses on the understanding of religious pluralism from the perspective of Catholic theology starting from the positions taken at the Second Vatican Council and how they were received and …
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UN FILOSOFO TRA I DOMENICANI. FILOSOFIA, TEOLOGIA E CONTESTI INTELLETTUALI IN ROLANDO DA CREMONA
… philosophical and scientific learning into Christian theology. The thesis is structured in three chapters: the first deals with the strategies, the tensions and the legacy of Roland's operation. The second analyses the use of astrological sources in Roland's writings, and its historical …
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