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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Theological Language"”.
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The Use of Nakedness Imagery as Theological Language in the Old Testament
This dissertation argues that nakedness language in the OT powerfully communicates theological information to the reader because of its inherent association with shame at the level of basic human experience. This dissertation surveys the texts using nakedness imagery in the OT, explaining its …
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Between silence and speech : mystical experience in contemporary women's writing
… identity, and to dismantle thepatriarchal theological language that has traditionally constructed women'srelationship to the divine.Note: Unless otherwise stated, all Biblical references are taken from the King JamesAuthorised Version of the Bible.
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Theodicy : a critique and a proposal
… reference to relationships that hold between language and reality. A critical exploration follows of the approach to theodicy of a proponent of philosophical description, D.Z. Phillips, and consideration is given to the status of evaluations made by believers. In the light of this critique, …
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Election, Brotherhood and Inheritance: A Canonical Reading of the Esau and Edom Traditions
… traditions of the Hebrew Bible in light of the theological issue of election, looking specifically at the portrayal of Esau and Edom in Genesis, Deuteronomy, and the prophetic material. First, it is argued that the depiction of Esau in Genesis is, on the whole, positive. Though the unchosen son, …
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Holiness and humanism: a comparative-religions commentary on book 2 of Cicero’s laws, with special reference to Confucianism and Chinese thought
… and aspects of classical Confucianism; Cicero's theological language and the use of translations; theological anti-totalitarianism in Cicero and his contemporary Han Dynasty Confucians; scholarly contempt for Cicero and its civic-theological implications: late-dating of DL as buttress of its …
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Invisible presences: Virginia Woolf and biography
… death in 1941. Her vision of biographical form, language and the biographical self is assessed within the environment established by her father, her Victorian childhood and education, Bloomsbury attitudes and a spirituality shaped by her Anglican heritage and her experiences of gender. My …
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Gregory of Nyssa’s Soteriological Imaginary as a Resource for Nonviolent Soteriology
… patterns of constructive, nonviolent atonement language resourced from Gregory of Nyssa’s theology. Chapter One introduces the topic of theological language that is fundamental to feminist critiques of the doctrine of atonement. It also contextualizes the retrieval of patristic metaphors for …