9PART I Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: The U.S. Bishops’ Reflection on Catholic Teaching and Political Life Introduction 1. As a nation‚ we share many blessings and strengths‚ including a tradition of religious freedom and political participation. However‚ as a people‚ we face serious challenges that are clearly political and also profoundly moral. 2. We are a nation founded on “life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness‚” but the right to life itself is not fully protected‚ especially
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ECUMENICAL ISSUES AND INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE REGARDING MARY During the last forty years‚ there has been an increased desire between Catholics and other Christians to discuss the theological positions that have separated us. The Catholic Church’s teachings on Mary have been a crucial element in the discussions that have taken place. There are many hopeful signs of mutual understanding‚ including a new appreciation for the Scriptural and Patristic presentations of Mary‚ as well as the writings
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The Aesthetics of San Tomasso D’Aquino The Relevance of The Aesthetics of St. Thomas Aquinas to Contemporary Concept of Art and Beauty Dean Michael Anthony C. Vasco‚ PhD Professor‚ ‘St. Thomas on Critical Thinking’ Majella Antonia Z. Salceda - Tresvalles MFA Candidate University of Sto. Tomas‚ Graduate Studies March 23‚ 2011 Majella Salceda-Tresvalles • budji_tresvalles@yahoo.com • UST Graduate School 1 Table of Contents Preface Introduction Tomasso D’Aquino Medieval Concept of Beauty
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Religion Exam Notes Unit 1 Chapter 1 Introductory Notes Ethics (theoretical) Comes from the Greek word ta ethika‚ meaning good character. A discipline that deals with the nature of the good‚ the nature of the human person‚ and criteria that we use for making right judgement. It is a standard code of behaviour. The Three Main Theories of the Study of Ethics: 1. Normative Theories: the theories of morals and morality which is further divided into three categories: a) Theories of action:
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Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………..……. Chapter 1.Text and text type: definitions and classifications……………………. Text types……………………………………………………………... 1.2 Beaugrande and Dressler’s typology………………………………..… 1.3 Longacre’s classification…………………………………………..….. 1.4 Werlich’s textual typology……………………………………….….... 1.5 Biber’s text type………………………………………………………. Chapter 2.Text Forms………………………………………………………….... 2.1 The descriptive
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Augustine‚ Saint (ôˈgəstēn‚ –tĭn; ôgŭsˈtĭn) [key]‚ Lat. Aurelius Augustinus‚ 354–430‚ one of the four Latin Fathers‚ bishop of Hippo (near present-day Annaba‚ Algeria)‚ b. Tagaste (c.40 mi/60 km S of Hippo). Life Augustine’s mother‚ St. Monica‚ was a great influence in his life. She brought him up as a Christian‚ but he gave up his religion when he went to school at Carthage. There he became adept in rhetoric. In his Confessions he repents of his wild youth in Carthage‚ during which time he
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“But with gentleness and respect”: Why missions should be ruled by ethics – An Evangelical Perspective on a Code of Ethics for Christian Witness First plenary statement at the international theological consultation “Towards an ethical approach to conversion: Christian witness in a multi-religious world” at the Institut de Science et de Theologie des Religions in Toulouse‚ France from August 8-12‚ 2007 The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) and the Office on Interreligious
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The Middle Classes and Democratization in the Philippines: From the Asian Crisis to the Ouster of Estrada * Temario C. Rivera Introduction In the aftermath of the Asian crisis‚ the political tumult that transformed the political landscape of the major Southeast Asian countries struck in varying forms. In Indonesia‚ the crisis provoked the fall of one of the world ’s longest reigning authoritarian regimes. In Malaysia it triggered a political crisis involving the ruling party ’s two most powerful
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In 1987 the Philippines set an historic precedent by becoming the first Asian country in modern times to abolish the death penalty for all crimes. The move formed part of a determined effort to restore respect for human rights following the ouster of President Ferdinand Marcos. The new government of President Corazon Aquino also promulgated a Constitution with a Bill of Rights‚ established an independent Commission on Human Rights and acceded to the major international human rights treaties. Today
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"Creationism" can also refer to creation myths‚ or to a concept about the origin of the soul. Creation science refers to the pseudoscience movement in the United States.[1] For the movement in Spanish literature‚ see Creacionismo. Creationism is the belief that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation‚ such as in a literal reading of Genesis‚ rather than by natural processes such as evolution.[2] As science developed during the 18th century and forward‚ various
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