This project revisits the work of Nikolai Berdiaev, one of the first Russian Silver Age religious philosophers to be widely read in the West. The focus of this research is his thought on freedom and the ‘creative act’. We will argue that Berdiaev’s vision of freedom contains two types of freedom – a freedom understood within the created order and a freedom ‘outside’ of creation. It will be shown that in the former type, the reader finds a nuanced and insightful multi-layered conception of human freedom, which offers intriguing possibilities for exploring freedom and its implications for humanity. It will also be demonstrated that this type of freedom is closely related to his innovative view of creativity. Berdiaev conceives of freedom and creativity as distinct concepts, and yet so integrally related that they are interdependent. In the latter type of freedom, the reader will encounter a highly speculative and original metaphysical view that attempts to explain freedom as non-determination and answer the challenges of theodicy, which, this research will maintain, fails to do. This research will contend (contrary to Berdiaev’s own statements) that his thought is most comprehensible from a broadly theological perspective. This perspective will underscore the significant tension within his work that arises from his speculative metaphysics. Unlike earlier works on Berdiaev that glossed over this tension, we will attempt to ameliorate it by engaging Jürgen Moltmann’s theology of freedom. Moltmann’s theology will provide a number of ideas and concepts for an analysis, critique, and reconfiguration of Berdiaev’s vision. This reconfiguration will seek to remain faithful to Berdiaev’s core concerns, while providing a new interpretation of his thought that is relevant for a contemporary dialogue concerning the significance of freedom and creativity for the person and community in relation to God.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T19:20:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ulisses Abruzio.pdf: 611590 bytes, checksum: 7069362b8bbb8c1a2b5137d897b65ea7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-10-28 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The present study analyses the trajectory and the pastoral action of Priest Cícero in the city of Juazeiro do Norte. Facing the perspective of the evangelization, Priest Cícero was the messenger of the freedom of the oppressed people, constantly spoiled and explored by a political system and a dominant class. The context of the end of the XIX century reveals the dichotomy between the religiosity of the official Church and the popular religion. Against this reality, Priest Cícero rises with your pastoral action in search of the freedom of the simple people, respecting your traditions and your religiosity, committing himself with the transformations through the faith. Associating faith and life and putting the people as active agent of your own history, it s not an overplay to say that Priest Cícero created, although in a embrionary way a proto-theology, later called as Theology of Freedom / O presente estudo analisa, diante da realidade nordestina, a trajetória e a ação pastoral do Padre Cícero, em Juazeiro do Norte. Diante de sua perspectiva de evangelização, Padre Cícero foi o mensageiro da libertação do povo oprimido, povo esse, que diante das dificuldades do dia-a-dia era constantemente espoliado e explorado por um sistema político e uma classe dominante que o exclui. O contexto do final do século XIX retrata a dicotomia entre a religiosidade da Igreja Oficial e a religiosidade popular. Diante dessa realidade, Padre Cícero desponta com sua ação pastoral em busca da liberdade do povo simples, respeitando suas tradições e sua religiosidade, comprometendo-se com uma transformação através da fé. Associando fé e vida, e inserindo o povo como agente de sua própria história, não é exagero falarmos de que Padre Cícero inaugurou, mesmo que de maneira embrionária, uma proto-teologia, teologia, essa, que mais tarde foi chamada de Teologia da Libertação

This thesis deals with introdution to problematic about history of black churches in United States and tries graps this effect in modenrn interpration of afroamerican identity. Thesis describes overlap afroamerican spirituality to genesis of pentecostal christianity in deep south of United States. Genesis of afroamerican methodism like free expresion of spiritual living has own capitol. Foundation of black political representation capitulations in biographies of W.E. B. Du Boise, Marcuse Garvey and Booker T. Washington. Effor for building of separet identity has own descritption on history of syncretic religion movement Nation of Islam in poor suburb of industry city Deatroit. Black deals on introdution James Hal Cone and black church social work.