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Showing 1 to 20 of 147 for “"The Reformation"”.
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The Doctrine of Indulgences to the Reformation
… lists date of 1928, and Ingram graduated with the Ph.D. degree in the April 1929 commencement ceremony; faculty committee initials present after bibliography.
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Catechisms and cataclysms : communication in the Reformation
… of existence that all people confront, be they philosophers or farmers. It is not simply a matter of religious belief but a problem that stems from the very core of what it means to be human. Who could decide how to spend their lives without defining priorities? Yet such profound choices …
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The reformation in Sweden and its culmination under Gustavus Adolphus
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1929. No page 109. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive.
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Racism Recognized and the Reformation of the South in Ernest Gaines‘
… to Ernest Gaines‘ personal experiences as a Southerner, without addressing the history of slavery, the quest for human dignity becomes meaningless. The discourses and the ideologies of the characters in <em> AGathering of Old Men </em>represent a call for social change. <em>A Gathering of Old …
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The (in)Complete Warrior: Technology, Limb Loss and the Reformation of Identity
Over the past century, American society has witnessed great advances in medical technologies. While innovations such as organ transplants, sonograms, and artificial prostheses are generally seen in a positive light, there are sometimes unforeseen ethical and moral issues that accompany their …
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Towards the reformation of Abu Dhabi to be an environmentally sustainable city
Abu Dhabi, the Capital City of United Arab Emirates, evolved through various stages since its formation. However, unlike other Golf cities, policy makers, planners, and designers sought to guide its growth and development towards a sustainable responsive city. Sustainability has become a central …
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Wild Collaboration: Ecological Restoration, Religion, and the Reformation of the Human/Nature Relationship
… Ecological Restoration, Religion, and the Reformation of the Human/Nature Relationship Chairperson: Dr. Daniel Spencer In recent years, the field of ecological restoration has gained momentum as an academic discipline, a scientific profession, and as a community-based form of …
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Wild Collaboration: Ecological Restoration, Religion, and the Reformation of the Human/Nature Relationship
… Ecological Restoration, Religion, and the Reformation of the Human/Nature Relationship Chairperson: Dr. Daniel Spencer In recent years, the field of ecological restoration has gained momentum as an academic discipline, a scientific profession, and as a community-based form of …
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Metaphysics in the Reformation: A Case Study of Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562)
This dissertation traces the metaphysical underpinnings of the Protestant Reformation through a close reading of the work of the Protestant reformer Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562). It is premised on the assumption that all theological reasoning is metaphysical insofar as it simultaneously …
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Dialogues of persuasion: the Reformation dialogues printed on the Continent during the reign of Henry VIII
This thesis examines how English Reformation-dialogues printed on the Continent during the reign of Henry VIII used the persuasive techniques of the dialogue-form to act as advocates for Reform. All English Reformation-dialogues printed on the continent during the reign of Henry VIII employ the …
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'A Reasonably Well Organized Modern State': Investment Treaty Arbitration and the Reformation of Economic Sovereignty in Customary International Law
The international arbitration of investment treaty disputes between foreign nationals and their host States is commonly supposed to restrict the exercise of sovereignty. Yet several expressions of territorial jurisdiction have been identified by investment tribunals as presumptive rights of States, …
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The Life of the Nuns at West Malling Abbey: Social and Religious Dynamics from the Middle Medieval Period to the Reformation
This thesis examines historical texts and archaeological evidence to explore the lives of the nuns of St. Mary’s Abbey and their impact on the growth of the town of West Malling. These resources are few and widely scattered across archives. There are two short books exclusively about the abbey, one …
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Private devotion in England on the eve of the Reformation illustrated from works printed or reprinted in the period 1530-40
This is the first attempt to provide a detailed description of the different types of devotional literature (excluding all liturgical books, biblical translations, doctrinal and polemic works, saintS lives and sermons) available in print to English readers in the years immediately preceding …
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The Reformation-Era Church Courts of England: A Study of the Acta of the Archidiaconal and Consistory Court at Chester, 1540-1542
Much work has been done over the last fifty years in the study of the English ecclesiastical courts. One court that thus far has escaped much significant scholarly attention, however, is the one located in Chester, England. The author analyzes the acta of that court in order to determine what types …
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La traduction de la Bible à l'époque de la Réforme.
This thesis undertakes to examine the translation of the Bible during the Reformation, i.e. in the 15th and 16th Centuries. The sudden and dramatic increase in Biblical translation during that era was such that the influence of this activity on the development of translation theory cannot be …
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