Desire And Disunity
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Desire and Disunity
Author | : Ulriika Vihervalli |
Publsiher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2024-06-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781802073751 |
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An Open Access edition will be available on publication thanks to the kind sponsorship of the libraries participating in the Jisc Open Access Community Framework OpenUP initiative. Desire and Disunity explores the struggles of Christianising late ancient sexuality in the late Roman West. Through an examination of fourth to sixth century sermons, letters, laws, and treatises in Latin-speaking communities, the difficulties of late antique clerics in moving ascetically influenced sexual ideals into wider practice become evident. Western clerics faced challenges on several fronts: the dedication and devoutness of lay Christians varied, while the military-political upheavals of the fifth century created new challenges and opportunities for influencing one’s flock. Furthermore, Roman sexual norms continued to inform the thinking of many clerics and lay figures alike, even when in opposition to more scripturally based moral reasoning. Problems of bigamy, concubinage, sex work, incest, homosexual acts, adultery, and more troubled western Christian communities, with contradicting rules and traditions on what was acceptable and what was not. What reach did elite clerical perspectives on sexual norms have amongst the non-elite? How did clerics navigate tensions between the idealisation of Christian communal purity and the actions of congregants that fell short of these ideals? What influenced clerical perceptions of sex and how did they articulate these ideas to their audiences? Clerical sources of this time reflect these challenges as well as varying church attempts to reform the sex lives of their congregants – and, indeed, church failure in doing so.
Disunity in Christ
Author | : Christena Cleveland |
Publsiher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2013-10-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780830864959 |
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Leadership Journal Book Award Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention Despite Jesus' prayer that all Christians "be one," divisions have been epidemic in the body of Christ from the beginning to the present. We cluster in theological groups, gender groups, age groups, ethnic groups, educational and economic groups. We criticize freely those who disagree with us, don't look like us, don't act like us and don't even like what we like. Though we may think we know why this happens, Christena Cleveland says we probably don't. In this eye-opening book, learn the hidden reasons behind conflict and divisions. Learn: Why I think all my friends are unique but those in other groups are all the same Why little differences often become big sources of conflict Why categorizing others is often automatic and helpful but can also have sinister side effects Why we are so often victims of groupthink and how we can avoid it Why women think men are judging them more negatively than men actually are, and vice versa Why choices of language can actually affect unity With a personal touch and the trained eye of a social psychologist, Cleveland brings to bear the latest studies and research on the unseen dynamics at work that tend to separate us from others. Learn why Christians who have a heart for unity have such a hard time actually uniting. The author provides real insight for ministry leaders who have attempted to build bridges across boundaries. Here are the tools we need to understand how we can overcome the hidden forces that divide us.
The Prudence of Love
Author | : Eric J. Silverman |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 0739139304 |
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The Prudence of Love: How Possessing the Virtue of Love Benefits the Lover focuses upon the intersection of philosophical, theological, and psychological issues concerning love. Eric J. Silverman advocates an account of the virtue of love derived from Thomas Aquinas's account of charity and makes three claims concerning love's effect on a person's happiness. First, he argues that there are at least five distinct ways that possessing the virtue of love contributes to the lover's happiness. Surprisingly, only one of these benefits is primarily relational, while the other benefits are largely psycological. Second, Silverman argues that the combination of love's benefits typically increases the lover's overall level of happiness. Finally, he argues than possessing a loving disposition is a more reliable strategy for increasing one's overall happiness than possessing an unloving disposition. Throughout The Prudence of Love, Silverman demonstrates that love's benefits are identifiable according to all four major views of happiness. Book jacket.
Relating to Responsibility
Author | : Peter Cane,John Gardner |
Publsiher | : Hart Publishing |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2001-10-19 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781841132105 |
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Eight essays by leading legal theorists--based on papers presented at two workshops, one in Canberra in November 1999 and the other in New York in March 2000--outline reactions to Tony Honore's (emeritus, civil law, Oxford U.) post-retirement writings on issues related to responsibility, including determinism and luck, causation, responsibility for outcome, and the morality of strict liability. A ninth essay, by Honore, responds to them. The contributors are lawyers and philosophers based in Australia, the US, Canada, and the UK. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Historical and Political Turn in Literary Studies
Author | : Winfried Fluck |
Publsiher | : Gunter Narr Verlag |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : American literature |
ISBN | : 3823341650 |
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Dimensions of Moral Education
Author | : Robert Edgar Carter |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Moral education |
ISBN | : UOM:39015009104186 |
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Official Report Hansard
Author | : Basutoland. Parliament. National Assembly |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 594 |
Release | : 1966-08 |
Genre | : Lesotho |
ISBN | : IND:30000138963065 |
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Schizophrenia Bulletin
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Schizophrenia |
ISBN | : OSU:32435022262380 |
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