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08174. CHRISTIAN ETHICS AND THE POWER STRUGGLE IN SOUTH AFRICA. The relationship between political power and Christian ethics is reviewed in this study of the apartheid crisis in South Africa; historical church policies and the mission of the church in South... (more) |
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08150. WESTERN RELIGION AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN KOREA. The influence of Christian religion is reviewed in this study of Korean society and culture. The arrival and success of early missionaries is chronicled, and more recent social and political changes... (more) |
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08131. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ABORTION. An historical study of the position of the Church on abortion, from the writings of the Church fathers to papal encyclicals. Notes the consistency of the Church stance, and the dilemma of modern... (more) |
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07514. GEOLOGIST CHARLES LYELL: UNIFORMITARIANISM AND RELIGION. Brief biography of the early career of the pioneer 19th century geologist who helped establish the principle of geological uniformitarianism, focusing on how he reconciled this with the religious... (more) |
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07248. THE GNOSTIC GOSPELS BY PAGELS. A discussion of the features of early Christian gnosticism, comparing the beliefs and rituals of the gnostics with those of the orthodox Church. 9 pages, 9 footnotes, 1 bibliographic... (more) |
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07247. WEISEL'S FIVE BIBLICAL PORTRAITS. Summary and review of Weisel's investigation of the characters of five Old Testament figures: Joshua, Elija, Jeremiah, Saul and Jonah. Finds the book a good way of humanizing a shadowy history. 6... (more) |
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07246. JESUS CHRIST AS IDEAL AND AS SAVIOR. Catholic essay on whether Jesus is a model of humanity or supernatural savior. Well-organized summary of various views, such as Kaspar's Christology and Kung's thought. Finds that for a Christian,... (more) |
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07242. BELIEVING IN JESUS. Well-argued discussion of whether Jesus is or is not the Son of God who rose from the dead. After considering the other side, argues that Jesus' miracles and the symbolic meaning of them, and the... (more) |
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07241. THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS IN PERSPECTIVE. Thorough study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Essene community that produced them. Includes review of sources. The Essene sect and their place in the tradition of monasticism, their monastery at... (more) |
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07240. ST. AUGUSTINE'S CONFESSIONS. Detailed, sympathetic summary of this deeply personal account of one man's faith. Covers both his early wanderings and his philosophy of religion and metaphysics, and finds that Augustine's religious... (more) |
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07220. THE FORMATION OF CHURCH ORGANIZATION. An examination of how men such as John, Jesus, and the Apostles, particularly Paul, modeled the Church upon existing Hebraic structures and the Roman system of government while infusing their own... (more) |
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06781. THE MORAL PROBLEM OF INTEREST. The history of the moral problem posed by the collection of interest is reviewed across the history of Western civilization; the Jewish tradition and the Christian tradition which developed out of it... (more) |
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06768. THE GOSPEL OF ST. MATTHEW. An exegetical commentary on St. Matthew, based on J. C. Fenton's Saint Matthew; the life of Saint Matthew and the basis in direct and indirect experience of the Gospel are considerd. 5 pages, 6... (more) |
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06658. THE EFFECTS OF THE CRUSADES ON THE PAPACY. An excellent historical overview of the origin and intent of the Crusades, from their initiation by Pope Urban II to their termination some two centuries later. The weakening of the Papacy and the... (more) |
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06654. HENRY VIII AND THE ENGLISH. A brief history of the English King's role in the split between Rome and England. 5 pages, 6 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.... (more) |
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06586. A BIOGRAPHY OF PAUL. The life, belief and writings of the father of the Christian church are recounted in this study; Paul's conversion, his wanderings as a preacher, and his condemnation are all related, and the meaning... (more) |
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06570. THE MEANING OF JESUS FOR MOSLEMS AND CHRISTIANS. The Christian view of Jesus as the Messiah is contrasted with the Moslem view of Jesus as prophet of the Old Testament. Passages from the Bible and the Koran are compared for their descriptions of... (more) |
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06568. CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM AND JUDAISM. The genealogical and scriptural authorities of the three great world religions are compared in this study. The underlying unity of the faiths is emphasized, as the backgrounds, myths and rituals of... (more) |
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06567. SECTARIANISM AND THE UNIFICATION OF THF EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The evolution of the Roman Catholic Church from the many early sects and offshoots of primitive Christianity is examined in this study. The influence of Jewish sects, Asian religion and Greek and... (more) |
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06138. MACHIAVELLI, LUTHER AND CALVIN ON RELIGION AND POLITICS. A brief discussion of the political philosophy of the Reformation, arguing that Machiavilli would have approved of the more civic and national character of the Protestant political theory as compared... (more) |
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06121. THE POWER TACTICS OF JESUS CHRIST AND OTHER ESSAYS. Book review of this title by Jay Haley: an anti-authoritarian psychologist takes a provocative and witty view of analysis and history. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic... (more) |
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06059. ST. AUGUSTINE'S "THE CONFESSIONS". A paper explaining the importance of the confessions as a biographical and sacred work. 5 pages, 1 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source. Notes in text.... (more) |
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05785. RESEARCH DESIGN: TEST PREFERENCES OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. This outlines an approach to examining the test preferences of high school students under different conditions. It suggests that students will prefer greater complexity in tests if they are older,... (more) |
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05712. HOMOSEXUALITY AND CHRISTIANITY. The changing attitude of some parts of the Church are examined in the light of wider social acceptance of homosexuality and the existence of an urban gay subculture. 6p. 6b.... (more) |
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05709. MARXIST THOUGHT VERSUS MARXIST THEORY ON CHRISTIANITY AND RELIGIONS. A thoughtful discussion of Marx's thought versus Marxist theory on Christianity and religion in general. A new interpretation of Marx's critique of religion is proferred. Previous weak perusals of... (more) |
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05667. "RELIGION AND THE RISE OF CAPITALISM" BY RICHARD HENRY TAWNEY. Review of Richard Tawney's thesis on the changing role of religion and its relation to economic affairs. A range of historical examples is quoted. 8 pages, 0 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.... (more) |
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05642. ST. AUGUSTINE. Critical review of St. Augustine's theodicy as expressed in his work, dwelling on his view that evil is a result of man's free will. 6 pages, 4 footnotes, 3 bibliographic sources.... (more) |
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05628. HENRY VIII AND THE SEPARATION FROM ROME. A clear and simple analysis of the link between Henry's dissatisfaction with his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and the political and religious disenchantment with Rome leading to the creation of a... (more) |
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05617. THE CHRISTIAN PERSON. The distinction of man in relation to other created beings based on the fact of his possessing a soul which is rational and god given. The insufficiency of any scientific definition of man and his... (more) |
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05616. RESURRECTION. Pre-Christian, Platonic notions of death are used as basis for comparison with the Christian one. The Platonic dichotomy of Body/Soul is explained and there is a detailed examination of the death of... (more) |
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05611. CHRISTIAN EGOLOGY. Literal and figurative nature of man's egology (utilizing the Ignation Manifesto) in the divinely inspired created order. His position in that order is not static but changes throughout his life. ... (more) |
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05610. THE RADICALISM OF CHRISTIAN TEACHING. The paper explores the notion of Christian teaching as radical given Christ's vision of man as part of a divinely inspired order. Strongly based on Catholic doctrine. ... (more) |
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05497. THE ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY. Traces the development of the modern disciple through a survey of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Pareto and Mannheim. Also includes mention of modern American sociologists such as Talcott Parsons, C .Wright... (more) |
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05496. DODD'S THE FOUNDER OF CHRISTIANITY. Book review of this attempt to uncover the historical Jesus; emphasizes Jesus' political goals as reformer of Roman Palestine. 10p. 1b. notes in... (more) |
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05495. MARTIN LUTHER. A biographical sketch explaining how Luther became a monk and the development of his thought which led to his excommunication in 1517. 4 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.... (more) |
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05493. RESULTS OF A STUDY ON SINGLES IN THE CHURCH. A comparison of attitudes of singles in a Methodist church with a singles program and an Episcopal church without one. The study was to show singles would be more lonely and less satisfied with their... (more) |
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05492. MARRIAGE AMONG CHRISTIANS: A CRITIQUE AND PERSONAL EVALUATION. This paper describes personal reactions to a book with essays on Christian marriage. The main point of the paper is to show the importance of commitment, despite change. ... (more) |
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05491. HINDUISM. Describes the history of Hinduism and some of the basic beliefs and practices. 7 pages, 12 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources. ... (more) |
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05490. ORIGIN OF MONASTICISM. The development of early Christian monasticism in Egypt between the third and fifth century's. Celtic monasticism is considered briefly. 12 pages, 15 footnotes, 7 bibliographic sources.... (more) |
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05489. THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY OF THE CHURCH. Luther's theoretical views on the sacraments are examined in detail centered on the reduction to the number of sacraments to two, baptism and communion. 9 pages, 26 footnotes, 4 bibliographic... (more) |
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05488. THE STORY OF ABRAHAM. The story of Abraham and some of the morals to be drawn from it are considered. Some scholastic views are compared in the conclusion. 6 pages, 2 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.... (more) |
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05485. THE MEANING OF LIFE. Christian and Buddhist views of life's fundamental questions are compared by the author. The Christian view is essentially Catholic with strong emphasis on faith, patience and love. Common aspects... (more) |
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05366. "THE RELUCTANT CHAMPION OF EUROPEAN PROTESTANTISM": WHY HAS ELIZABETH I BEEN SO DESCRIBED? Queen Elizabeth I's delicate position at home and in the international scene is explained to demonstrate the necessity of her apparent indecisiveness and eventual espousal of Protestantism. 8 pages,... (more) |
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05365. IRELAND IN THE 19TH CENTURY. DANIEL O'CONNELL--THE STRUGGLE FOR CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION AND REPEAL. 19p. 8b. 17f. See Section 10E, European History... (more) |
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05312. THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST: BERKELEY. A subjective description of this notable Bay area church, its services and congregation. ... (more) |
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05217. THE ESSENTIAL CHRISTIANITY BY LEO BAECK. The German Jewish theologian's retort entitled THE ESSENTIAL JUDAISM is reviewed as a defense of Judaism over Christianity, its derivative religion. 6 pages, 9 footnotes, 1 bibliographic... (more) |
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05178. CHRISTIANITY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Written from the viewpoint of Roman Catholic technology, this paper upholds the claims of religion against merely empirical science that neglects spiritual reality and deterministic technology which... (more) |
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05177. THE ECCLESIOLOGY OF VATICAN II VERSUS 19TH CENTURY CHURCH HISTORY. A contrast is presented between the "reactionary" ecclesiology,(theory of the church) manifested by most Catholic thinkers during the nineteenth century, and the "post-reactionary" view growing out of... (more) |
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05160. THE MAN FOR OTHERS. The historical inquiry into the life of Jesus by Meyer is reviewed. Meyer's comparison of Christ with Socrates is noted in particular. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic... (more) |
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05140. THE JESUS MYTH BY FATHER ANDREW GREELEY. This noted study of symbolic content in the story of Jesus is reviewed,with each section and argument for the "call to faith" commented on and analyzed. 7 pages, 0 footnotes, 1 bibliographic... (more) |
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05103. THE LIFE OF JESUS. The Biblical texts and other source materials on the life and teachings of Jesus are looked at and compared for authenticity and richness of detail. Dodd's character study of the founder of... (more) |
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05081. THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE. The quest of man for knowledge of God is considered in this review of the early Christian philosopher's autobiography. The attainment of happiness through Divine truth is viewed as the highest... (more) |
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05076. PROOFS OF THE EXISTENCE OF GOD. The philosophy of God in Western thought is reviewed, with critiques of Plato, St. Augustine, St. Anselm, Aquinas and Descartes compared for logical arguments. 8 pages, notes in text, 0 bibliographic... (more) |
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05037. WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE CHURCH? BY FATHER O'HANLON. A review of an explanatory analysis of the findings of the Second Vatican Council. O'Hanlon's definitions of the council's findings and the new interpretation of church dogma are seen as aiding the... (more) |
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05003. FRANCISCO SUAREZ AND POLITICAL AUTHORITY. A detailed discussion of the l6th-l7th century Jesuit's political philosophy. Suarez is credited with advancing the cause of non-supernaturalistic conceptions of politics and contributing to the... (more) |
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04983. AUGUSTINE AND ARISTOTLE ON THE POLIS. St. Augustine's emphasis on man as an historical animal is contrasted with the Aristotelian maxim that man is a political animal. Concepts of the city and the state are compared between the two... (more) |
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04918. SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS. The life and thought of the medieval philosopher and theologian are examined in this essay. A brief biography is presented, the influence of Aristotle and Plato considered, and the currents of Arabic... (more) |
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04900. HUMAN SEXUALITY. A comparative study of the concept of human sexuality in the Christian, Islamic and Judaic myths, focusing on creation, love, sex and the family in each. Concepts of sin and guilt in Christianity are... (more) |
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04896. THE GREAT MYSTERIES BY ANDREW GREELEY. A review of Greeley's study of Biblical mysticism, focusing on the element of wonder in human life and its relation to insight into God's nature. Questions of immortality, sexuality and the meaning... (more) |
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04857. THE SINAI MYTH BY ANDREW GBEELEY. A review of Greeley's reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments, remarking on the importance of the covenant symbol in Jewish religion. The Ten Commandnents are viewed as styles ot behavior rather... (more) |
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04793. DOWEY'S COMMENTARY AND INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF CONFESSIONS. A review of Edward Dowey, Jr.'s commentary and introduction to the creed of the United Presbyterian Church, as expressed in the Confession of 1967. Themes of renewal and reconciliation in the text are... (more) |
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04791. REALISM, CHRISTIANITY AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. The theories of political "realism" are explained and the Christian criticism of those theories examined. Moral questions of war, individualism, and violence are studied from the perspective of... (more) |
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04630. THE TRIAL OF JESUS CHRIST. Good examination of Jesus's condemnation in historical context: political and social situation of the time, how different factions viewed Jrsus, how he fell afoul of both Jewish and Roman law. 8... (more) |
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04625. GNOSTICISM IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY. The origins and significance of the Gnostic movement in the early Christian church are examined, from its roots in Greek and Jewish thought to the history of its heterodox beliefs. The development of... (more) |
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04471. CHRISTIANITY AS THE DOMINANT RELIGION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, 500 A.D. Basic overview of the spread of Christianity up to the fall of the Roman Empire. 4 pages, 0 footnotes, 1 bibliographic... (more) |
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04382. FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. The issue of censorship and freedom of speech in the Catholic Church is related to the calls for relevancy among membership. The issues of birth control and abortion are seen by the author as... (more) |
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04369. THEOLOGY: THE ARGUMENT FROM DESIGN AND THE PROBLEM OF DETERMINISM. Two separate discussions are presented in the paper; an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Aquinas' "argument from design" for the existence of God, and a refutation of the idea;; that our... (more) |
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04342. COVENANT AND DIVINE LAW IN OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE. The differences in laws of covenant in Old and New Testament scripture are discussed, and the use of law of covenant as a source of renewal and strength is examined. The stories of Moses, Noah and... (more) |
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04227. A COMPARISON OF THE KING JAMES VERSION AND THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE. A stylistic comparison of the language of the old and new English Bibles, contrasting the poetic imagery and spiritual tone of the King James Version with the secularized speech of the New English... (more) |
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04220. IS CHRISTIAN POLITICAL THEORY POSSIBLE? This paper discusses the problems of Christian political theory by reviewing the thought of St., Augustine and St. Tbomas Aquinas. The conflict of religious values with social and political realities... (more) |
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04097. THE JESUS MYTH BY ANDREW GREELEY. A review of Father Greeley's treatment of Jesus both as an historical figure and as the center of a myth that has subverted the simple truths of the life and sayings of Jesus. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0... (more) |
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04060. THE THEOLOGY OF REVOLUTION. The question of the Christian view of revolution as a tool for social justice is examined from several viewpoints. The thoughts of Weber, Marx and Berdyaev are related to the Christian viewpoints on... (more) |
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03962. THE GREEK AND BIBLICAL VIEWS OF MAN'S NATURE. The concepts of soul and body,and the position of man in the transcendent world, are compared in Greek and Biblical terms. The difference between Greek and Christian notions of salvation and the... (more) |
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03961. THE MYSTERY OF THE CREATION IN WESTERN THOUGHT. Western thinking on the problem of the creation of the world and man's place in it is examined. The Greek, Judaic and Christian mythologies are summarized, with the emphasis on Plato's cosmogony and... (more) |
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03759. TILLICH'S CONCEPT OF CHRISTIANITY. The concept of God's relationship to man in The Shaking of the Foundations and The New Being is examined. Reconciliation, love and the acceptance of God's love are discussed briefly in Tillich's... (more) |
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03580. THE DISPUTE BETWEEN ANSELM AND GUANILO. The acceptance of God's existence on faith by Anselm is upheld against Guanilo's argument that understanding does not imply existence. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.... (more) |
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03555. DIETRICH NONHOEFFER'S "THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP" AND "LETTERS FROM PRISON" (A COMPARISON). Good discussion of the works of German Dietrich Nonhoeffer theologian imprisoned by Hitler, focusing on his understanding of the meaning of following Jesus. 6 pages, 7 footnotes, 2 bibliographic... (more) |
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02522. COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR IN THE EARLY ZIONIST MOVEMENT. Basically this is a good history of the early Zionist movement, focusing on the question of what led people in widely separated places and circumstances to work for a common objective: the answer is... (more) |
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02465. THE OLD TESTAMENT AS A PIECE OF LITERATURE. Good discussion of the Old Testament from literary point of view; considered as a whole as the national book of the Jews shows a strong, diversified culture, then a closer look at Proverbs and Job,... (more) |
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02464. "THE CHERRY ORCHARD" BY ANTON CHEKHOV. The interaction of the main characters of Chekhov's domestic drama is studied for its themes of past and present; peasant and aristocrat; and change and reaction. 6 pages, 8 footnotes, 4... (more) |
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02459. THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS. Good study of the Dead Sea scrolls revealing the religion of the Essenes in Palestine at the time of Christ. Concentrates convincingly on the evidence that Jesus plagarized his best concepts from the... (more) |
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02458. PEARL AS A MANIFESTATION OF THE MEDIEVAL CULT OF THE VIRGIN. Very good examination of cult of Mary, in two parts; an overview of Women's roles in late Medieval times with positive and negative archetypes. The second part delineates the imagery of the Virgin in... (more) |
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02457. THE METHOD OF CREATION. Christian view of the conflicts between the ideas of evolution and creation, arguing that they are compatible if Genesis is viewed figuratively. 7 pages, 25 footnotes, 9 bibliographic sources.... (more) |
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02441. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS CONVERSION. Very good overview of sudden religious change, including types of conversions, effects, process and stages of conversion, mind-set of the convert, will to believe, who becomes converted, much more. ... (more) |
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01779. ST. AUGUSTINE AND MANICHAEISM. Competent Catholic overview of St. Augustine's life and work, focusing on, his flirtation with the Manichean religion and its later indirect influence on him. 11 pages, 22 footnotes, 6 bibliographic... (more) |
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01544. THE CRACKING HEIRARCHICAL STRUCTURE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. An examination of the disintegration of the heirarchical institutions of the church, pointing toward a diversification of power structures in the areas of education, medical care, and the influence of... (more) |
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01379. JONATHAN EDWARDS. A biographical study of the life and work of the 18th century preacher and philosopher, noting his beliefs on religion and nature. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic... (more) |
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01310. LUTHER AND CALVIN. The concepts of war and peace in the scriptural thought of the Reformation are compared. The conflict of secular and religious authority that arose during the Lutheran revolution in theology is... (more) |
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01166. GNOSTICISM. Good description of the thought and doctrines of the Gnostics who saw man as part of universal struggle between good and evil. How man must free himself from the Arvhons and become pneumatic. 7... (more) |
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01140. ON JOSHUA OF NAZARETH. Interesting paper on the historical Jesus. by writer with plenty of his own opinions (as evidenced by his changing the usual name.) Criticizes all previous attempts to discover the historical Jesus,... (more) |
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01130. ST. AUGUSTINE AND NEO-PLATONISM. The impact of New-Platonic teachings from his youth on Augustine's later religious philosophy is given a thorough exegesis. A look is taken at the Christian Church in its early years, and the thought... (more) |
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01020. MISSIONARY ACTIVITY IN CHINA, FROM MATTHEW RICCI TO BENEDICT XIV. 12 pages, 10 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources. See Area Studies: China, Section... (more) |
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01012. PROPHECY AND LITURGY. Very well done, professional examination of the meaning of prophecy in the ancient Near East; focuses on Linguistic analysis of the word in Greek snd Hebrew, to reach conclusion that the prophet is... (more) |
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01011. THE BOOK OF THE SECRETS OF ENOCH. A very clever, very thorough study of the apocalyptic tradition in ancient Hebrew thought, especially the Prophets, and the typical themes of the apocryphal Second Book of Enoch, also the evidence... (more) |
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01009. THE NATIONAL MESSIAH. Very sophisticated, very complex examination of the idea of the national savior in Jewish thought from earliest times to about 200 A.D.; focuses on how the Messiah was concieved as a political leader... (more) |
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01008. AN EXEGESIS OF JOEL 1: 4-12. Very sophisticated, thorough examination of 8 verses in the Book of Joel; word study seeking the original meanings in Hebrew, literacy study seeking date of composition and scansion of poetic meter,... (more) |
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01007A. PAULINE THEOLOGY IN THE FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHANS. well written explanation of what Paul was up against when writing the epistle; the need to integrate mysticism into the life of the community, what Paul meant by the metaphor of the "body" of... (more) |
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01007. THE RESURRECTION. Technical scholarly comparison of accounts of the Resurrection as found in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. No overall conclusion. 7 pages, 12 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.... (more) |
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01006. SOME ASPECTS OF THE RABBINIC CONCEPT OF GOD. Sophisticated exercise in defining the undefinable, by Hebrew-speaking rabbinical student. How God is not a cognitive, valuational or defined concept; how he can't be described, but nevertheless we... (more) |
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01005. A GRAMMATICAL EXEGESIS OF GENESIS 1: 1, 2. Very detailed and sophisticated study of what the original Hebrew text of the first two lines of Genesis really means, with each word being fully analyzed and addressing the question of whether the... (more) |
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