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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"real presence"”.
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Whole-Earth consciousness in Maximus the Confessor, Nicholas of Cusa, and Teilhard de Chardin: seeds for a 21st century sacramental creation spirituality and ecological ethics
… by affirming a universal, ontological, and "real" presence of the Logos of God. A theological insight of Nicholas's doctrine of learned ignorance is that the Christian God always incarnates, transfigures, fulfills, and exceeds the entire cosmos. Together the teachings of Maximus and Nicholas …
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Reconceptualising the child within the family and the school : an investigation into how Zimbabwean children orphaned by AIDS negotiate their personal identities within a stigmatising society
… this study is acknowledging and working with the real presence of deeply embedded social understanding, often caricatured as myths and misconceptions by educated people, about AIDS in these schools and communities, which have the consequence often of stigmatizing the child-orphans. In developing …
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Descartes and tradition: the miracle of the Eucharist
… that he could give an explanation of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist which was not only consistent with his physics and metaphysics, but which was also consistent with the orthodoxy demanded by the Church. His explanation exploited the ambiguity of the language adopted by the …
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The Dublin Medical Press and medical authority in Ireland 1850 -1890
… would ensure that the figure of the doctor was a real presence in the lives of the public and, as the Dublin Medical Press indicates, it bolstered the perception of the medical practitioner as moral guardian of society in general. This thesis is not a study of the medical profession in Ireland in …
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The sacramental theology and practice of the Reverend John Willison (1680-1750)
… as a means of grace, and to his teaching on the 'real presence' of Christ. Chapter four analyses the form, style and content of Willison's preaching, and his aversion to that of the Moderates. His sacramental sermons, prayers, 'fencing' of the table and table addresses are examined and compared …
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Structures of belonging: the poetry of Seamus Heaney
… of mass is believed to be a partaking of the real presence of Christ. By consuming the body (bread) and blood (wine) of Christ, the participating community symbolise their collective belonging in and to Christ. The Catholic Eucharist consequently explodes difference in a utopic leap of faith …
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Operans dubbla tidsförlopp : Musikdramaturgin i bilradiooperan Själens rening genom lek och skoj
… a decisive statement of affect, which makes real presence possible. The composer has to indulge in the timing of the rhythms of duration. In culminations, previously introduced music is combined resulting in a complex dramatic climax. The rhythmical continuity creates multi-layered patterns …
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Flesh, Blood, and Puffed-Up Livers: The Theological, Political, and Social Contexts behind the 1550-1551 Written Eucharistic Debate between Thomas Cranmer and Stephen Gardiner
… asserted Reformed understanding of a Spiritual Presence in the Eucharist and Gardiner’s traditional doctrine of Real Presence, more commonly termed transubstantiation. The dissertation analyzes the three-book exchange between these bishops and explains how each uses the same Scripture, writings …
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In der Schwebe
… describes the author’s change in this period to Real Presences and the Metaphysical. Strauß’ Essay, Der Aufstand gegen die sekundäre Welt, which he wrote as an epilogue to Georges Steiner’s Real Presences, is decisive for this interpretation. This dissertation, however, proves through an exact …
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Christianity in contemporary Asian American literature : (mis)-translations of the word.
… "translations" they present from the "real presence" of Christianity. Chapter one surveys the mainstream criticism on Asian American literature's presentation of Christianity and introduces related Christian literary and cultural theories. When its message is translated …
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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
… agreement on the importance of the divine presence as the central aspect of liturgy, there are three conflicting ways in which the presence of God relates to liturgy. They broadly correspond to the main liturgical traditions: Sacramental (Roman Catholic), Kerygmatic (Protestant) and …
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Cumann Comnae: Constructing Christian Identities in The Book of Lismore’s Homiletic Saints’ Lives
… both to contemporaneous European debates on the Real Presence and the long tradition of Irish exegesis and religious speculation. Particular attention is paid to texts, and episodes within texts, from a diverse range of genres, that have not previously been adduced in discussions of Irish …
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George Fox's concept of the church
… methods for true worship, and sacraments for the real presence of Christ; (3) unworthy methods of church maintenance, consisting of the forced support of spiritually unqualified ministers who resorted to persecution to defend their "man-made" . religion; and (4) inadequate doctrines, consisting of …
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Theology of Arcavatara and the Eucharist: A Comparative Study
… of this claim on the well-being of humanity and reality hermeneutics. The postmodern world favors pluralism and encourages mutual respect for particular opinion, praxis, faith, theology and all forms of epistemology as they exist in the individual culture, religion and society. With this in mind, …