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Meaning Of Social Justice In Quadragesimo Anno By Pope Pius XI
(1957-04-01)The purpose of this thesis is to inquire into the meaning of the term Social Justice, as used by Pope Pius XI in his encyclical, Quadragesimo Anno. In the course of the past six years, three interesting books have appeared ... -
No Longer Servants But Friends: A Contemplative Approach To Friendship
(1979-04-01)When I first began this paper on friendship, I really did not know where to begin. Besides having had thought about friendship, I had read some books and magazine articles. The result was a thousand diverse ideas with no ... -
Called To Community: A Scriptural Model Of Religious Education For All Of God's People With Special Concern For The Mentally Retarded
(1981-04-01)Religious education for many conjures up the image of children receiving "religious instruction." This is an extremely limited horizon associating religious education with childhood and crippling the possibilities and ... -
Thomas Merton: The Contemplative Life
(1981-04-01)The purpose of- this honors thesis is to show, through the writings of Thomas Merton, that the contemplative life is not only available to people living in the secular world but it is necessary for one. It is necessary ... -
Evolution In Dobzhansky And Nogar: A Study In Biology And Theology
(1982-04-01)The notion of the vast array of different animals and plants evolving as new forms through a slow, historical, natural course from simpler forms is a familiar one. Evolution is a theory that should not be confined to ... -
Women's Experience And Redefinition Of The Divine: Significant Trends In Feminist Theology
(1984-04-01)This paper is written by two strong women; strong in individuality, strong in determination, strong in beliefs, and strong in the commitment to dive deep into the past and present struggles of women, and to emerge with a ... -
The Political Theology Of Michael Novak: Democratic Capitalism Confronts Liberation Theology
(1984-04-01)According to Novak, a large number of religious thinkers favor a socialist approach to economics. Novak reveals that he too once shared this bias. He has undertaken the project of defending democratic capitalism with the ... -
Jesus Christ: Perpetuator Of The Mosaic Covenant
(1986-04-01)Holy Scripture is rooted in covenant theology. The "berit" of the Old and New Testament are patterned after the ancient suzerainty treaty of the Hittite and Assyrian nations and constitute a binding agreement between God ... -
Women's Roles In The Christian Tradition: Subordination And Discipleship
(1987-04-01)Out of the Gospel perspective and the experience of whole generations of women, the following affirmation can be made: Woman is not an inferior human being, either spiritually or intellectually. She is created in the image ... -
This Wounded Land: A Theological View Of The Land Ethic
(1991-04-01)The idea for this work began over a year ago, when I first read the essay: "The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis," by Professor Lynn White of the University of California at Los Angeles. The essay condemns the ... -
The Magesterium And The Theologian: Collaboration Or Conflict?
(1991-04-01)Karl Rahner has stated: “The history of the doctrine concerning the magisterium is in the concrete almost identical with the history of the self-understanding of the Church itself.”1 In keeping with this perception, this ... -
The Jain, The Just War, Or The Jihad?: A Brief Look At the Evolution Of Christian Perceptions On Warfare
(1992-04-01)Who is more aware than a sincere Christian of the dichotomy which often emerges between the theory behind the faith, and its execution or practice? The immense conflicts which arise in our consciences are only compounded ... -
The Search Of Women For Identity, Psychologically And Spiritually, In The Feminine Dimension Of God
(1993-04-01)Today, in community with our sisters, we are coming to the place in our identity process where we know the intended meaning of humility and righteousness—sides of the same coin. And like the two sides of this coin, there ... -
Christian Mysticism: A Way Of Knowing And Living: The Teaching Of Saint Augustine, Marguerite Porete And Edward Hays On The Mystical Life
(1994-04-01)St. John's words have often been called the "mystic's charter," but it is surprising how the majority of Christians can read them without realizing the mystical implications contained in them. Jesus' words, recorded in the ... -
Women and AIDS: A Spiritual Journey
(1996-04-01)At the close of the twentieth century, still the virtual advent of the AIDS epidemic, more and more women are discovering solace and a place of peace within their own unique sense of spirituality; after finding that the ... -
Irish Travellers: Facing Discrimination In A Christian Society
(1999-04-01)Discrimination against the Irish Travelling Community in Ireland may not seem like a topic relevant to people in Montana, since most people have never even heard of them. Yet it is very important because discrimination is ... -
Reconnecting Christian Faith With Public Life
(1999-04-01)This is a thesis about reconnecting faith lives with public lives. It is a vision of Christians who are seeking and living out their values at work, school, in entertainment selections, conversations on the phone, consumer ... -
Consecrated by God... ...to be Revered by All - A thesis on Catholic Christian Morality and the Ethics of the Human Being
(1999-04-01)January 22, 1999 marked the 26th anniversary of what many Americans consider to be the darkest day in US constitutional history - the day that saw the abortion laws of all 50 states invalidated and the creation of a virtually ... -
Martin Luther: Faith, Mysticism And The Human Person
(2003-04-01)Although Luther’s early concept of saving faith was heavily influenced by the German mystical tradition, Luther moved against the mystical tradition, particularly Johannes Tauler’s optimistic anthropology, in later life ... -
The Question of Ordaining Women to the Roman Catholic Priesthood, In Light of Tradition
(2004-04-01)Historically, the issue of ordaining women priests in different faith traditions has been a complex and controversial subject. Debates in the different traditions on ordaining women have addressed a variety of issues, ...