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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Miracles."”.
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Making Miracles in Central Medieval England
This thesis is concerned with the production of miracles in the cult of the saints, examining miracle narratives from English cults produced between 970 and 1170. In particular, I focus on the actions taken by people which resulted in intercession from the saints. Behind these actions was a basic …
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In the shadow of death : insecurity and miracles in Latin America.
… existence are thought more likely to experience miracles. I investigate the prevalence of miracles in Latin American using a 2013 Pew survey of religious beliefs and experiences. Looking at 15,400 respondents from 16 separate countries, I analyze the extent to which experiencing miracles is …
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"SED NEQUE SILENTIO PRETEREUNDUM": AN ANALYSIS OF THE MIRACLES OF SAINT WILLIAM OF NORWICH
… has systematically categorized or analyzed the miracles and visions contained in The Life and Passion of William of Norwich nor discussed what these stories suggest about the pilgrims who visited his tomb. Using disability theory, this thesis analyzes eighty medical miracles performed by the boy …
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The End of the Age of Miracles: Substance and Accident in the English Renaissance
<p>This dissertation argues that the 'realist' ontology implicit in Renaissance allegory is both Aristotelian and neoplatonic, stemming from the need to talk about transcendence in material terms in order to make it comprehensible to fallen human intelligence. At the same time dramatists at the …
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Decoding Miracles: The Ethics of Engaging Religious and Spiritual Perspectives in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
… will perform a miracle”; and “Do you believe in miracles?” I examine the miracle teachings of Abrahamic religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to better understand what miracles are and when and why they have been recorded as happening. To understand the physician/patient relationship and …
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An Analysis of whether the Metaphysics of Causation as presented by Muslim philosophers is consistent with the Qurʾānic concept of Miracles.
… in the Islamicate tradition. The idea of miracles being an imprint or impact of God in the course of history that belies reason and natural laws was a reason why empiricists of western philosophical thought such as Hume rendered miracles implausible and major theologians as Ghazālī to …
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Jesus' resurrection as the climactic semeion in the Fourth Gospel
… to by the pronoun "these" as well as his other miracles, and that Jesus' resurrection among his miracles is the climactic semeion in the Fourth Gospel. Chapter 2 investigates the concept of the term semeion in the Fourth Gospel. For this, the term semeion in the background literature such the …
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Voiko järkeen luottaa? : C.S. Lewisin käsitys järjen ja naturalismin suhteesta
C.S. Lewisin teoksessaan Miracles (1947, 1960) esittämä argumentti järjestä (argument from reason) on osoittautunut elinvoimaiseksi ja argumentin pohjalta on käyty vilkasta keskustelua sen ensiesittelystä lähtien. Muun muassa Victor Reppertin (2003) ja Alvin Plantingan (2011) luomat formuloinnit …
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An historical investigation into healing trajectories of selected megachurches in the South African religiosity space, 2010-2018
… trending strange practices that form part of miracles which were taking place such as congregants made to eat grass, drink petrol, eat rats, snakes, spray doom and some cases putting ministers‟ shoe on women‟s private places and also standing on devotees‟ bodies. It is in view of the above …
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The literary works of Shaykh Sîdî Al-Mukhtâr Al-Kuntî (d. 1811) : a study of the concept and role of “miracles” in al-Minna fî I'tiqâd Ahl al-Sunna
… al-Kuntî (d.1811). It explores the role that "miracles" played in his society and how he dealt with this concept in his literary works. By looking at one of his major works, this study wishes to determine how he combined historical fact with myth and what the underlying reasons were for his …
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Le Miracle d'Amis et Amille. Etude d'une transposition dramatique
Etude du 23e des Miracles par personnages du recueil Cangé, Amis et Amille, joué à Paris, au milieu du XIVe siècle. Analyse de la transposition de la source épique, essai de reconstitution de la mise en scène. Le travail s'accompagne d'une édition révisée du texte, avec examen linguistique.
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Manufactured exports and economic growth
… have led many economists to call them ""economic miracles"", and have drawn considerable attention to the hypothesis of export-led growth (ELG). In this dissertation we analyze the contribution of the export sector to the growth of income of seven high performing economies from Asia and Latin …
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The theological role of "signs" in the Gospel of John
… as shmei/on (‘sign’), while in the Synoptics the miracles are usually called du,namij (‘mighty deed’). This particular term signifies that the miracles of Jesus in this Gospel are significant occasions which carry associative theological messages. Thus Johannine research has always had a great …
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Importing ‘Faith’: The Effect of American ‘Word of Faith’ Culture on Contemporary English Evangelical Revivalism
… is original in its finding that many of the miracles claimed by such<br/>charismatic ministries are the result of suggestion similar to the miracles of the mind<br/>cure movement of the nineteenth century and any seemingly miraculous financial<br/>provision to leaders is the result of members …
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Orkney pilgrimage: perspectives of the cult of St. Magnus
… veneration of saints and relics, the belief in miracles, and the act of pilgrimage were aspects of Christianity rapidly adopted by the converted population of the North Atlantic. This thesis focuses on St Magnus, Earl of Orkney († c. 1116), the cult and pilgrimage process which emerged about a …
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Skinning the Deer: A Love Story
… she grew in secret—the two downy white miracles she believed would be her ticket out of Monkstown, Maine, a desperate landscape of backwoods trailers, dogs, and family members, where her only interactions are either detached or violent. While the novel alternates between Hannah as an …
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Of sunsets, savages, and soccer framing Africa during the final days of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
… abundant natural resources, and financial miracles in recent years, Africa has many representations within the media. Sadly, many Africans argue, Western media practitioners tend to present "fatalistic and selectively crude" (Kromah, 2002) representations of Africa, portraying a large and …
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