According to tradition, but not definitely corroborated by either historical or archaeological sources, the Maltese islands received their seed of faith in A.D. 60 by the Apostle Paul, when he was on his way to Rome, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. The aim of this study is to examine the background of the cult of St Paul in Malta; to investigate the efforts of Mgr G. De Piro and Fr G. Preca in safeguarding the Roman Catholic faith and the cult of St Paul; specifically their contributions when Malta became a British colony and was placed under a Protestant administration; and whether or not their contributions are still valid today. To achieve this, we will carry an exegetical research of the Acts of the Apostles chapters 27, 28:1-10, historiography, modern literary studies. The best primary sources to investigate these two personalities are the archives of the Missionary Society of St Paul (MSSP), and of the Society of Christian Doctrine (SDC). These archives provide the core of the authentic findings of the enormous wealth of religious literature these priests were able to produce, as well as the testimonies of both Founders. Their spiritual and theological writings include books, pamphlets, articles, sermons, letters and other religious materials. When the British settled in Malta (1800-1964), the Maltese were very religious and completely loyal to the Roman Catholic Church, but their religiosity had no sound theological basis. Hence, the majority of the Maltese could have been easily influenced by Protestant proselytism and Freemasonry. Both Mgr De Piro and Fr Preca foresaw the need of a sound catechetical teaching, so that the Roman Catholic faith would be better understood and appreciated. They could read the signs of the times. Mgr De Piro and Fr Preca provided catechetical information and spiritual literature in Maltese, which were almost non-existent at the time; and groups of lay persons were well trained and educated in religious matters. To understand better how the contributions of Mgr De Piro and Fr Preca were so vital to safeguard the Roman Catholic faith and the cult of St Paul, it was imperative to study the history of the local church during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the socio-political situation, and the Church-State problems. This study shows the indefatigable work and sacrificial life led by both Founders and how the Roman Catholic faith was not only saved during the British administration but also became much stronger. In the course of this study, we will investigate how the faith of the Maltese and the cult of St Paul helped to save them from calamities, misery and in time of war; and if the contributions given by Mgr De Piro and Fr Preca are still valid today where the roots of Christianity and Christian tradition are being threatened once again. / PhD (Church and Dogma History), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

According to tradition, but not definitely corroborated by either historical or archaeological sources, the Maltese islands received their seed of faith in A.D. 60 by the Apostle Paul, when he was on his way to Rome, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. The aim of this study is to examine the background of the cult of St Paul in Malta; to investigate the efforts of Mgr G. De Piro and Fr G. Preca in safeguarding the Roman Catholic faith and the cult of St Paul; specifically their contributions when Malta became a British colony and was placed under a Protestant administration; and whether or not their contributions are still valid today. To achieve this, we will carry an exegetical research of the Acts of the Apostles chapters 27, 28:1-10, historiography, modern literary studies. The best primary sources to investigate these two personalities are the archives of the Missionary Society of St Paul (MSSP), and of the Society of Christian Doctrine (SDC). These archives provide the core of the authentic findings of the enormous wealth of religious literature these priests were able to produce, as well as the testimonies of both Founders. Their spiritual and theological writings include books, pamphlets, articles, sermons, letters and other religious materials. When the British settled in Malta (1800-1964), the Maltese were very religious and completely loyal to the Roman Catholic Church, but their religiosity had no sound theological basis. Hence, the majority of the Maltese could have been easily influenced by Protestant proselytism and Freemasonry. Both Mgr De Piro and Fr Preca foresaw the need of a sound catechetical teaching, so that the Roman Catholic faith would be better understood and appreciated. They could read the signs of the times. Mgr De Piro and Fr Preca provided catechetical information and spiritual literature in Maltese, which were almost non-existent at the time; and groups of lay persons were well trained and educated in religious matters. To understand better how the contributions of Mgr De Piro and Fr Preca were so vital to safeguard the Roman Catholic faith and the cult of St Paul, it was imperative to study the history of the local church during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the socio-political situation, and the Church-State problems. This study shows the indefatigable work and sacrificial life led by both Founders and how the Roman Catholic faith was not only saved during the British administration but also became much stronger. In the course of this study, we will investigate how the faith of the Maltese and the cult of St Paul helped to save them from calamities, misery and in time of war; and if the contributions given by Mgr De Piro and Fr Preca are still valid today where the roots of Christianity and Christian tradition are being threatened once again. / PhD (Church and Dogma History), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

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In the first part of this century, the traditional common law jurisdiction of England and Wales and the civil law jurisdiction of Taiwan simultaneously gave increased legal recognition of the homemaker’s non-financial contributions to the marriage relationship, albeit using quite different mechanisms to achieve this. Family law in both jurisdictions has faced the issue of whether it should adapt to changed social norms by better reflecting the equal partnership discourse of marriage in the value that should be given to non-financial contributions typically made by women, such as housework and childcare, both during the marriage and on divorce. Yet, whether and how to do this has been the subject of much debate in both jurisdictions. This thesis therefore considers how the laws in these jurisdictions assess the value of non-financial contributions, before, during and after marriage (i.e. on divorce). It explores the extent to which they meet the aim of achieving substantive gender equality by weighing their achievements against the principles of gender mainstreaming. In order to evaluate this in the context of Taiwan where a gender mainstreaming approach was employed to frame the recent legislative reforms, a qualitative empirical research study was undertaken. The study also considers how social and cultural norms operate alongside or in opposition to the intended effects of legal developments in this field and argues that at the very least, stronger legal provisions going beyond gender neutral laws are needed to remove the traditional gendered assumptions about the low value of non-financial contributions. Therefore, this study intends to explore the problems which result from these socio-legal phenomena and, drawing on the strengths and weaknesses identified in the comparative study of Taiwan and England and Wales, put forward possible legal solutions. These, it is argued, involve a reconceptualisation of the value of non-financial contributions to marriage.

Esta dissertação pretende contribuir para ordenação de informações acerca das estações ferroviárias paulistas, ressaltando a importância da ferrovia e da arquitetura produzida no contexto sócio-econômico-cultural do fértil período experimentado por São Paulo e pelo Brasil, durante a segunda metade do século 19 até os anos de 1940, quando o declínio dos negócios ferroviários, processo iniciado décadas antes, torna-se de fato evidente. A sistematização de alguns dados auxilia a compreensão do tema no campo da história da arquitetura e do urbanismo, e também do patrimônio cultural, permitindo ensaios de leitura das estações ferroviárias paulistas quanto a aspectos urbanísticos, especificidade e ineditismo de programa, vínculos com a arquitetura erudita, potencial simbólico dos edifícios e o conteúdo revelado pelo patrimônio construído e ainda existente no território do estado. / This dissertation intends to contribute to organize information about Paulistas railway stations, emphasizing the significance of the railway and the architecture produced in the social-economic-cultural context of the progressive period experienced by São Paulo and Brazil, from the second half of the 19th century until the 1940\'s, when the decline of railway system, a process that started decades before, becomes clear. The systematization of some basic facts helps to understand the subject in the architecture and the urbanism\'s scope and also of the cultural heritage, and to allow essays on the Paulistas railway stations related to the urbanistic aspects, and program\'s novelty, ties with the investigations of the formal architecture, symbolic potencial of the buildings and the contents revealed by the built heritage yet existent in the state of São Paulo.

ABSTRACT In 2015, an Agreement was made in Paris at the 21st conference of the Parties of the UN. The purpose of the Paris Agreement was to collectively target climate change and keep the global warming under 2°C. Since then, the strength of this Agreement has been evaluated in numerous ways, optimists and pessimists present arguments for different theories and opinions. While some argue that the agreement is too weak because of its non-binding features and vagueness, others argue that the very same vagueness has opened up a new door. To contribute with a new perspective, the aim of this study is to describe and analyse different conceptions of nature in the Nationally Determined Contributions submitted to the Paris Agreement by Parties who signed it. Based on previous research about different conceptions of nature, an analytical framework is built and used through a text analysis of some of the Contributions. The findings of this qualitative, descriptive case study are meant to create a deeper understanding of the Contributions made to the Paris Agreement, describing if different conceptions of nature are found and whether this affects the way the Parties aim to tackle the climate crisis.

張文傑. / Thesis (M.Div.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-87). / Abstract in Chinese and English. / Zhang Wenjie. / 前言 --- p.4 / Chapter 1. --- 韋伯提出政治倫理與道德倫理之分別 --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1 --- 有關兩種倫理的背景 --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- 兩者之基本定義與關係 --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- 過往對兩種倫理之硏究 --- p.11 / Chapter 1.1.2.1 --- 弦外之音 --- p.12 / Chapter 1.1.2.2 --- 過往硏究兩種倫理槪念之三種明顯角度 --- p.16 / Chapter 1.1.2.3 --- 從康德倫理傳統處理兩種倫理的分與合 --- p.17 / Chapter 1.2 --- 韋伯之社會科學方法論與兩種倫理的關係 --- p.26 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- 韋伯含混的世界觀與絶對倫理 --- p.26 / Chapter 1.2.1.1 --- 宗教的源起與演進 --- p.28 / Chapter 1.2.1.2 --- 救贖的宗教倫理在文化棄絶之土壤中增長 --- p.32 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- 韋伯清晰的知識論與責任倫理 --- p.36 / Chapter 1.2.2.1 --- 韋伯的社會學方法論 --- p.36 / Chapter 1.2.2.2 --- 責任倫理是一種僞倫理 --- p.41 / Chapter 1.3 --- 本章結論 --- p.43 / Chapter 2 --- 候活士回應現代以降的倫理學問題´ؤ´ؤ當中包括韋伯的叩問 --- p.45 / Chapter 2.1 --- 現代倫理學之不足與修正 --- p.45 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- 現代倫理學的扭曲 --- p.45 / Chapter 2.1.1.1 --- 基督宗教外部之問題 --- p.46 / Chapter 2.1.1.2 --- 基督宗教內部之問題 --- p.47 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- 價値跟知識及倫理之重整要從真實敘事中學習：從疑難到品格到故事. --- p.51 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- 倫理應該由理論轉向爲踐行 --- p.51 / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- 踐行性需要品格爲限定條件 --- p.52 / Chapter 2.1.2.3 --- 品格需要敘事的面向 --- p.52 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- 正確的敘事不在教會以外：從故事到群體到教會 --- p.54 / Chapter 2.1.3.1 --- 成爲道德的自我就是成爲一種語言之局內人 --- p.54 / Chapter 2.1.3.2 --- 缺欠的現代社會敘述´ؤ´ؤ特別針對自由主義影響下之社會……… --- p.57 / Chapter 2.1.3.3 --- 教會的真實故事 --- p.59 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- 政治的領域最終受惠於宗教倫理的發展：從空間到時間到轉化 --- p.62 / Chapter 2.1.4.1 --- 從悲觀到諷刺 --- p.63 / Chapter 2.1.4.2 --- 從空間到時間到轉化 --- p.68 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- 小總結：教會成爲教會乃是對整個社會之倫理學的修正 --- p.70 / Chapter 2.2 --- 侯活士之理論的延伸問題與其回應 --- p.71 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- 批評候活士斷章取義地運用語言遊戲而把握錯誤 --- p.71 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- 後維根思坦的言語遊戲 --- p.73 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- 候活士是僅合資格的知識論實在主義者 --- p.79 / Chapter 2.3 --- 本章結論 --- p.80 / 論文總結 --- p.82 / 參考書目 --- p.83

張文傑. / Thesis (M.Div.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-87). / Abstract in Chinese and English. / Zhang Wenjie. / 前言 --- p.4 / Chapter 1. --- 韋伯提出政治倫理與道德倫理之分別 --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1 --- 有關兩種倫理的背景 --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- 兩者之基本定義與關係 --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- 過往對兩種倫理之硏究 --- p.11 / Chapter 1.1.2.1 --- 弦外之音 --- p.12 / Chapter 1.1.2.2 --- 過往硏究兩種倫理槪念之三種明顯角度 --- p.16 / Chapter 1.1.2.3 --- 從康德倫理傳統處理兩種倫理的分與合 --- p.17 / Chapter 1.2 --- 韋伯之社會科學方法論與兩種倫理的關係 --- p.26 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- 韋伯含混的世界觀與絶對倫理 --- p.26 / Chapter 1.2.1.1 --- 宗教的源起與演進 --- p.28 / Chapter 1.2.1.2 --- 救贖的宗教倫理在文化棄絶之土壤中增長 --- p.32 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- 韋伯清晰的知識論與責任倫理 --- p.36 / Chapter 1.2.2.1 --- 韋伯的社會學方法論 --- p.36 / Chapter 1.2.2.2 --- 責任倫理是一種僞倫理 --- p.41 / Chapter 1.3 --- 本章結論 --- p.43 / Chapter 2 --- 候活士回應現代以降的倫理學問題´ؤ´ؤ當中包括韋伯的叩問 --- p.45 / Chapter 2.1 --- 現代倫理學之不足與修正 --- p.45 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- 現代倫理學的扭曲 --- p.45 / Chapter 2.1.1.1 --- 基督宗教外部之問題 --- p.46 / Chapter 2.1.1.2 --- 基督宗教內部之問題 --- p.47 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- 價値跟知識及倫理之重整要從真實敘事中學習：從疑難到品格到故事. --- p.51 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- 倫理應該由理論轉向爲踐行 --- p.51 / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- 踐行性需要品格爲限定條件 --- p.52 / Chapter 2.1.2.3 --- 品格需要敘事的面向 --- p.52 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- 正確的敘事不在教會以外：從故事到群體到教會 --- p.54 / Chapter 2.1.3.1 --- 成爲道德的自我就是成爲一種語言之局內人 --- p.54 / Chapter 2.1.3.2 --- 缺欠的現代社會敘述´ؤ´ؤ特別針對自由主義影響下之社會……… --- p.57 / Chapter 2.1.3.3 --- 教會的真實故事 --- p.59 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- 政治的領域最終受惠於宗教倫理的發展：從空間到時間到轉化 --- p.62 / Chapter 2.1.4.1 --- 從悲觀到諷刺 --- p.63 / Chapter 2.1.4.2 --- 從空間到時間到轉化 --- p.68 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- 小總結：教會成爲教會乃是對整個社會之倫理學的修正 --- p.70 / Chapter 2.2 --- 侯活士之理論的延伸問題與其回應 --- p.71 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- 批評候活士斷章取義地運用語言遊戲而把握錯誤 --- p.71 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- 後維根思坦的言語遊戲 --- p.73 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- 候活士是僅合資格的知識論實在主義者 --- p.79 / Chapter 2.3 --- 本章結論 --- p.80 / 論文總結 --- p.82 / 參考書目 --- p.83

黃浩麒. / "2003年8月". / 論文(哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2003. / 參考文獻 (leaves 97-98). / 附中英文摘要. / "2003 nian 8 yue". / Huang Haoqi. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2003. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 97-98). / Fu Zhong Ying wen zhai yao. / 摘要 --- p.4 / Abstract --- p.5 / 康德原著縮寫 --- p.7 / 康德原著引文的翻譯 --- p.8 / 引言 --- p.10 / Chapter 第一章 --- ´ؤ´ؤ簡述反省性判斷力 --- p.18 / Chapter 第二章 --- ´ؤ´ؤ在可能性與現實性之間 --- p.30 / 可能性與現實性 --- p.31 / 曲行的悟性與直觀的悟性 --- p.36 / 實然及應然 --- p.42 / 實在性及其在實踐上的指示 --- p.47 / 人文世界之建立 --- p.56 / Chapter 第三章 --- 吾人的界域 --- p.59 / 康德的界域理論 --- p.59 / 理性的建築術 --- p.62 / 「經驗最大可能的延續及擴展性的原則」 --- p.66 / 「域」、「境」、「界」及實在性之人文意涵 --- p.71 / 「神」所統治下的世界作爲最闊的界域 --- p.74 / Chapter 第四章 --- ´ؤ´ؤ結論：反省性判斷力與人的定位 --- p.83 / 人文世界之闡釋 --- p.84 / 人作爲自然與自由的連結者之意涵 --- p.89 / 參考書目 --- p.97

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