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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Ecclesia"”.
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Pax Ecclesia: Globalization and Catholic Literary Modernism
<p>The transnational turn in literary studies has brought new rubrics and critical vocabularies to the study of cultures experiencing the destabilizing effects of globalization. It gives special attention to the ways cultural forms, including literature, must be reformulated in the absence of the …
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The Function of the Church in Warfare in the Book of Revelation
… that contribute to Revelation's theology of the ecclesia. Provided is an exegetical defense for understanding the seven churches (1:4-3:22), the 144,000 and the multitude (7:1-17), the temple (11:1-2), the two witnesses (11:3-13), the 144,000 male virgins (14:1-5), and the judgment army …
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The Future of the Sacrament of Penance: An African Reconciliatory Paradigm in the Light of Karl Rahner's Theology of Penance
… and Karl Rahner’s notion of reconciliatio cum ecclesia. Rahner's theological anthropology that articulates penance as reconciliation with the Church grounds the sacrament of penance in Jesus Christ who, through his Church, instils his own spirit of saying yes to God within those who celebrate …
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The hermeneutical praxis of the 'Rule of faith' as generating an ecclesiology of community in Irenaeus of Lyons
… the 'ecumenical freedom of unity as church ecclesia'. We will see how all of this is incorporated in a definition of what I call, the hermeneutical praxis, or orthopraxis theology of Irenaeus and his use of the 'rule of faith (truth)' as generating a communal ecclesiology.
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The Domestic Church and the Post-Nuclear Family: A Theological Analysis and Critique
… that the Christian family is a domestic church (ecclesia domestica) with a realistic demographic and sociological portrait of the American family while remaining faithful to Catholic moral teaching. The first chapter analyzes several works of the Magisterium from the time of Vatican II that have …
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The implications of judicial non-intervention in religious matters: a South African human rights law perspective A
… the same church were not limited. The court in Ecclesia De Lange v the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa attempted to resolve the problems emanating from the religious doctrine and the expected conduct of the members ascribed to a certain religion, by answering the …
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Thomas Merton : life, work & thoughts on Zen
This thesis seeks to illustrate how Thomas Merton's life, spiritual journey, work and understanding of Zen is still relevant to contemporary religious challenges. Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk, had a unique spiritual journey with the ability to be open to new experiences and to embrace the good …
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Rex Christus Ascendens: The Christological Cult of the Ascension in Anglo -Saxon England
… Blessed Virgin in his Ascension hymn as mater ecclesia , the church founded at the Ascension by Christ. Bede also emphasized the regal nature of Christ and his role as head of the church, a body whose members all Christians are. One of the major Christological developments in Ascension theology …
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Still Reforming: The Need for a New Confession in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
… Church (U.S.A.) living into the Reformed moto ecclesia reformata, semper reformanda: Reformed and always reforming.</p>
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A obra de Apríngio Pacense: subsídios para uma caracterização sócio religiosa da diocese de Beja nos primeiros séculos cristãos
Procuraremos, a partir da única obra de Apríngio - o primeiro bispo conhecido da atual cidade baixo alentejana de Beja - chegada aos nossos dias, o ‘’Comentário ao Apocalipse de São João’’, bem como do eco por ela produzido na literatura do seu tempo, caraterizar a comunidade cristã de Pax Iulia …