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The Catholic Church and Political Development in Colombia
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Education, Fascism, and the Catholic Church in Franco's Spain
… When Franco's fascist government defeated the socialist party that had taken control from 1931 to 1936, it aligned itself with Spain's Catholic Church. For most of Spain's history, the established Church culture had been inseparable from Spanish identity and Catholicism was taught in all …
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The Catholic Church and the nonviolent resistance in Chile.
When can nonviolent action be effective? That is the question that originally initiated this research project. While studying the different factors scholars believe to be important to a successful nonviolent action, I discovered that hardly any study examined whether religion impacted the success …
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The Day of Judaism in the Catholic Church of Poland
<p>This master’s thesis discusses “The Day of Judaism in the Catholic Church of Poland,” a special time in the Polish Church calendar to rediscover her roots in Judaism. Thus, the aim of this study is to present the changes taking place in the Catholic Church in Poland in the wake of the Second …
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A History of the Catholic Church in the Grand Island Diocese
The Diocese of Grand Island, created in 1912, was originally included in the Vicariate of the Rocky Mountains in 1851, under the jurisdiction of Bishop Miege, S.J., which was successively divided into the Vicariate of Nebraska, January 6, 1857, with Bishop O’ Gorman as the first resident bishop, …
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Historicist Composition for the Catholic Church: France and Belgium, 1894–1937
This thesis explores efforts to “reform” the composition of Catholic church music by imitating medieval and Renaissance models, with a focus on francophone Europe from the zenith of this historicism at the turn of the century to its gradual sublimation between the World Wars. Chapter 1 describes …
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The role of the Catholic Church in the 2011 Elections in Zambia
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the Catholic Church in the 2011 tripartite or general elections. The study was conducted in Lusaka and Mansa Districts of Zambia. The sample consisted of thirty (30) respondents. Twenty (20) of these were male and ten (10) were female. Three …
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Mediating Catholicism – Religious Identities, Polish Migrants and the Catholic Church in Ireland
This thesis investigates the experience of Polish migrants in Ireland and how, if at all, spirituality or the church figure in terms of social and spiritual support. Drawing on data from in-depth interviews with Polish migrants and clergy, participant observation and documentary materials and …
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The Catholic church in England: the politics of allegiance and identity 1791-1908
This thesis argues that the increasing visibility of Catholics and Catholicism in nineteenth century England and Wales reduced the prejudice against them and their religion; that they developed an identity which was incontrovertibly English in spite of the absorption of a very large number of Irish …
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Religious Pluralism and the Catholic Church: Lonergan's Method and the Jacques Dupuis Controversy
<p>This project applies Lonergan's method to the controversy that resulted from the censure of Jacques Dupuis by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith over his book, Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism. The application of Lonergan's method reveals the potential for the …
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Inculturation: with special reference to the Catholic Church in Lesotho and to liturgy
… rates have escalated by as much as 1000 times the background extinction rate over the last 1500 years, causing concern over the long-term survival of many species. Avian extinctions since 1600 have been well documented relative to other taxa, as have current levels of avian threat. This study …
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The political role of the Catholic Church in Poland under martial law, 1981-1983.
… historians and political commentators agree that the Catholic Church was an important force in Communist Poland during the period of Martial Law between 1981 and 1983. However, they do not agree on the nature of its significance. Some have argued that the Church played the role of mediator between …
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Representations of the Catholic Church in horror cinema: Demonology and exorcism in The Conjuring films
Tutkielmassa tarkastellaan katolisen kirkon representaatiota osana Kirottu-elokuvia, etenkin demonologian ja eksorsismin kautta. Tutkimuskysymys onkin: Miten katolista kirkkoa representoidaan osana Kirottu-elokuvia? Katolisen kirkon representaatiota populaarikulttuurissa, etenkin kauhuelokuvissa, …
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Jang Ilsoon's socio-religious thought and its relevance for the Catholic Church in South Korea
… individuals and communities have been at the heart of civil society and played a crucial role in the social and historical sphere of twentieth-century Korea. In particular, the Catholic Church in Korea had been widely credited for its dedication to justice for the weak and to democracy. …
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Reshaping The Theology and Praxis of Inculturation through Interreligious Dialogue Between The Catholic Church and African Traditional Religion in Igboland, Nigeria
<p>Prior to the advent of Christianity in Igboland, the people practiced Igbo Traditional Religion. They believed in a Supreme Being (<em>Chukwu/Chineke</em>) who has other smaller deities as messengers including <em>Ala/Ani</em> the most powerful deity on earth. They revered their ancestors, who, …
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The Role and Status of the Catholic Church in the Church-State Relationship Within the Roman Empire from A.D. 306 to 814
… information from historical documents on the role and status of the church in the development of church-state relationships within the Roman Empire from A.D. 306 to 814 (from Constantine's ascendancy to the throne, to Charlemagne's death).</p> <p>After the introductory chapter, chapter 2 …
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St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, Lubbock, Texas
TTiesis Statement: Since Vatícan II, the Catholic Church has allowed a certain level of freedom in the way its architecture has been designed. This freedom has allowed its church architecture to stray away from many of the traditions and values on which the Catholic Church was founded and developd. …
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The Catholic Church and Secular Discourses on the Use of Condoms in HIV prevention: Assessing the popular discourse among Catholic students of kasama school of Nursing
This study is an investigation into the discourses of the Catholic Church and the Secular Institutions on the use of condoms in the prevention of HIV transmission. The central objective of the study is to assess the preferred discourse among Catholic students in a nursing school. The focus on …
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