Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T14:27:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sergio Blain.pdf: 2160462 bytes, checksum: 7793d21b6c2f73815ab5df9ec53ce907 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-24 / The aim of this work is to explain, based on the art of painting, the contribution of distinct peoples and their cultures (the Brazilian culture, in the present case) in building the kingdom of God among us. The mankind was raised in order to live in fraternal communion. The solidarity doctrine, which is consummated within the incarnation of the son, extends the will and the path of salvation. According to Paul it should have unit within the diversity of the Christian community. Anyone and every culture such as, Jews, Greeks, slaves, freemen, men and, women, can find a place in the Church. (Cf Gl 3,28) shows the contribution of the Catholic Church in forming the Brazilian thoughts, mainly the ones expressed by the firsts painters, sculptors, architects and, educators of Brazil. The Catholic Church also contributed to the fight for a progressive mentality of assimilation of different cultures (inculturation), based on the respect for ethical values, moral and artistic values of each ethnic group. The Catholic Church also tries to indicate that when the moral values of any culture are oriented to the common good, we can find all the elements of humanity necessaries to the deployment of respect and universal brotherhood, or as it was said before, the kingdom of God in the men life / O estudo demonstra, pela relação que estabelece entre teologia e pintura, a contribuição dos povos e suas culturas específicas, no caso a brasileira, para a construção do Reino de Deus entre nós. O homem foi criado para viver em comunhão fraterna. Na encarnação do Filho se consuma a doutrina solidária, estendendo a todos o agir e o caminho da salvação. Segundo Paulo, deve haver unidade na diversidade que deve ser clara na comunidade cristã. Na Igreja encontram lugar todos os homens e todas as culturas, judeus e gregos, escravos ou livres, homens ou mulheres. (Cf Gl 3,28) Procura deixar claro o contributo da Igreja na formação do pensamento brasileiro, principalmente no que tange a seus primeiros pintores, escultores, arquitetos e educadores. Também a luta por uma progressiva mentalidade de inculturação, direcionada ao respeito pelos valores éticos, morais e artísticos de cada etnia. Deixando claro que na própria forma de ser de cada povo, quando norteada para o bem, podem-se encontrar todos os elementos humanitários, para a implantação do respeito e da fraternidade universal, ou seja, o Reino de Deus na vida dos homens

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-03-17T11:56:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Alves Viana.pdf: 965530 bytes, checksum: c6e46377bfb68d22b08f78c6da9490db (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-17T11:56:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Alves Viana.pdf: 965530 bytes, checksum: c6e46377bfb68d22b08f78c6da9490db (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-06 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - PUCSP / The encounter with Jesus, the way of the Kingdom, is the object of the present work. Starting from the anthropological point of view, to leave oneself in order to meet with oneself and the otherness is brought up as a sine qua non condition for this encounter takes place, and for the ontological dimension of being a person can be constituted. The configuration of the identity of being a person is a prerequisite for the encounter with Jesus and his Kingdom. This experience is decisive so that the person can adhere to the ethos that gives legitimacy to the praxis of the Kingdom, breaking up with the subjectivism and the individualism that characterize the current society. To meet Jesus is to put oneself on the horizon of the Kingdom. Without this perspective the encounter with Jesus could not be affirmed. To enter into the perspective of the Kingdom means to humanize oneself and to construct substantially new relationships, translated into attention, closeness, tenderness and care for others and with the Common House. It is about engaging in the transformation of the structures of a system that rules out the poor and the most vulnerable people in society under the light of the practice of Jesus of Nazareth. The culture of the meeting emerges as a way for the overcoming and the resignification of life and human relations in the search for peace / O encontro com Jesus, caminho do Reino, é o objeto do presente trabalho. Partindo da vertente antropológica, o sair de si para encontrar-se consigo mesmo e a alteridade é abordado como condição sine qua non para que haja esse encontro e para que a dimensão ontológica do ser pessoa seja constituída. A configuração da identidade do ser pessoa é pré-requisito para o encontro com Jesus e o seu Reino. Essa experiência é determinante para que a pessoa possa aderir ao éthos próprio que dá legitimidade à práxis do Reino, rompendo com o subjetivismo e o individualismo que caracterizam a sociedade atual. Encontrar-se com Jesus é colocar-se no horizonte do Reino. Sem essa perspectiva não se pode afirmar o encontro com Jesus. Entrar na perspectiva do Reino significa humanizar-se e construir relações substancialmente novas, traduzidas na atenção, na proximidade, na ternura e no cuidado com os outros e com a Casa Comum. Trata-se de engajar-se na transformação das estruturas de um sistema que descarta os pobres e os mais vulneráveis da sociedade à luz da prática de Jesus de Nazaré. A cultura do encontro desponta como um caminho para a superação e a ressignificação da vida e das relações humanas na busca da paz

Esta dissertação, de abordagem qualitativa, e situada no campo dos Estudos Culturais em Educação, analisou nas falas dos apresentadores de um artefato cultural da televisão, o programa The Love School, os temas mais discutidos por eles. Como primeira técnica da metodologia utilizada, esse recurso gerou a fonte de material empírico registrado no que nominei de caderno de transcrições. Para realizar esta investigação selecionei 24 (vinte e quatro) edições do programa entre o período de novembro de 2014 a abril de 2015. O casamento é o principal tema que orienta a pauta deste programa e faz uma aliança direta com os princípios que fundamentam a Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus. Quanto ao programa The Love School foi possível entender que a Universal desenvolveu uma nova forma de falar de religião fazendo uso de outras linguagens como a linguagem própria da televisão, pois esse novo produto da grade de programação da Record TV, pode ter dado início a uma nova sequencia de programas televangelizadores, que, nas versões mais tradicionais e mais religiosas, parecem monótonos e desinteressantes pelo uso da linguagem comum aos púlpitos das catedrais e pelos horários de exibição cansativos das madrugadas. A categoria da pedagogia cultural, como um conceito caro para o campo da educação, nesse artefato cultural, pode ser percebida com uma outra dinâmica que não apenas a de ensinar modos de ser e de viver, pois demostrou que, conjuntamente a isso, pode também apontar o contraexemplo de outras pedagogias culturais em outros artefatos culturais, dessa vez os do entretenimento comercial. Compreendi essa atuação do conceito nesse objeto pela introdução da cultura religiosa com origem na Igreja criticando a cultura profana de outros produtos da mídia. Essa mesma discursividade molda um modelo de casal que prioriza o casamento acima de qualquer problema, devendo superar o menor dos desafios para impedir uma separação, e que se inspira no homem e na mulher presentes no texto bíblico, no Antigo Testamento, inspiração que é vista no contexto da análise aqui empregada como um retrocesso para a vida real das mulheres. A ideia de retrocesso ou de backlash (Faludi, 2001) parece ser um elemento que adere facilmente à cultura religiosa da Universal, aliando-se à pedagogia cultural ensinada pelo The Love School. O backlash tem como característica operar como uma política cultural em forma de ciclos. Ciclicamente, a cultura parece nos fazer viver muitos momentos de intenso retrocesso (backlash), tanto por meio de determinados produtos da mídia quanto pelas reações de determinados grupos políticos nos impondo seus interesses. Consequentemente, pelas análises que aqui empreendi e por essas características assumidas pela IURD, penso que vivemos no Brasil contemporâneo um ciclo religioso de backlash (retrocesso) para as coisas da vida e para as relações amorosas, para dizer o mínimo. / This qualitative approach master‘s dissertation on Educational Cultural Studies has analyzed the lines of the presenters of a cultural artifact of television, The Love School show, and the subjects most discussed by them. As the first technique of the methodology used, this resource generated the source of empirical material registered in what I named ―The Transcription Notebook‖. For the research, I have selected 24 (twenty four) editions of the show from November, 2014 to April, 2015. Marriage is the central theme of the show‘s agenda which is directly related to the principles underlying the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Through The love school show it was possible to realize that the Universal Church has developed a new way of talking about religion, by making use of other languages, such as the proper language of television, since this new product offered by the Record TV channel may have initiated a sequence of new evangelizing shows, which tend to be monotonous and uninteresting in their most traditional and religious versions due to the use of a language common to the cathedrals‘ pulpits as well as the tiresome show times. Such cultural artifact allow us to understand the concept of cultural pedagogy category, dear to the field of education, as a different dynamic that does not only teach ways of being and living, but also show the counterexample of other cultural pedagogies in another cultural artifacts, such as the commercial entertainment. I have understood this concept in such object through the introduction of the religious culture originating in the Church that criticizes the unholy culture of media products. This same discourse frames a standard of couple who prioritize marriage above any problem so as to overcome challenges to prevent a separation, and who is inspired by the men and women described in the biblical text, the Old Testament. Such inspiration has been considered here as a backlash to the real life of women. The idea of a backlash (Faludi, 2001) seems to be an element that easily adheres to the religious culture of Universal Church, allied to the cultural pedagogy taught by The Love School; it characteristically operates as a cyclic cultural policy. And, cyclically, the culture seems to make us live several moments of intense regression both through certain media products and through the reactions of certain political groups imposing their interests. Hence, I believe the contemporary Brazil is living a religious cycle of backlash regarding life and love relationship issues to say the least.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / British involvement in Ethiopia after 1896 became necessary to stop French activities in the Nile Basin and to block Ethiopian expansion toward the White Nile. After wringing guarantees concerning the Ethiopian sources of the Nile from the Emperor Manilek, Great Britain worked to prevent any potentially dangerous European power from gaining overwhelming predominance at the Ethiopian Court. Thus, in pursing her own interests in Egypt and the Nile Valley, England stood at the same time as a guarantor of Ethiopia's sovereignty [TRUNCATED] / 2031-01-01

Les statuettes funéraires égyptiennes dites chaouabtis ou, à partir de la XXIe dynastie, ouchabtis, comptent parmi les artefacts les plus couramment laissés par les Égyptiens anciens. On considère généralement qu’elles servent à conserver magiquement l’intégrité corporelle du défunt, ou à se substituer à lui lors des travaux agricoles obligatoires dans l’au-delà, ce qui explique la figuration d’outils. Aussi un certain nombre de questions sont posées par l’étude des exemplaires royaux. Pourquoi un pharaon, exempté de tout travail agricole de son vivant, aurait-il besoin de se faire représenter avec des outils, ou avoir des serviteurs travaillant pour accomplir ses corvées dans l’au-delà ? Si, comme l’affirme la théorie de la « démocratisation », la religion égyptienne se diffuse de la royauté à l'élite, puis au peuple de manière générale, comment expliquer que l’usage des chaouabtis semble se développer en sens inverse ? Cette recherche regroupe pour la première fois les chaouabtis royaux du Nouvel Empire dans un catalogue raisonné, sans se limiter au simple recensement, en insérant ces artefacts dans leur contexte religieux, social et politique, avec pour objectif de mieux appréhender les mouvements internes à la société égyptienne. / The Egyptian funerary statuettes, known as shabtis, or as from the XXIst dynasty, ushabtis, are among the most commonly artefacts left by ancient Egyptians. It is generally considered that they served to magically conserve the bodies of the deceased, or to replace them on mandatory agricultural chores in the afterlife, which would explain the presence of tools. A certain amount of questions are also raised while studying the royal figurines. Why does a pharaoh, exempt from all agricultural tasks while living, would need the representation of tools, or of servants working to accomplish their chores, in the afterlife? If, as stated by the theory of « democratization », the Egyptian religion diffuses itself from the royalty to the elite, and then to the people as a whole, how does one explain that the use of shabtis seems to develop itself the other way around? This research gathers for the first time the royal shabtis from the New Kingdom in a catalogue, without limiting itself to simply listing the articles, but putting the artefacts in their religious, social and political contexts, aiming to better apprehend the movements inside the Egyptian society.

O estudo do princípio da autonomia, conceito central na filosofia moral de Kant, permite compreender a origem da lei moral. A fórmula da autonomia prescreve que a lei moral é fruto da vontade e não depende de fatores externos: nós somos colegisladores de uma lei a que nos submetemos. A tese da unidade do imperativo categórico assevera que o imperativo categórico é uno e apenas um. Portanto, ao aplicar-se o imperativo categórico na política através da fórmula da lei universal estáse efetivamente a aplicar o princípio supremo da moralidade num contexto sócio político. A fórmula do reino dos fins faz com que esta associação seja mais presente, principalmente através da analogia entre súditos e soberanos de uma lei moral, que na política se dá através da relação entre chefe de Estado e cidadãos. Com o conceito de \'reino dos fins\' dá-se um passo em frente e a ideia de co-legislação é aplicada, segundo cremos, por um processo sócio-político na Paz Perpétua. Por sua vez, expõese o pensamento de vários autores que interpretam conceitos morais de um ponto de vista político. No entanto, nos afastamos dessa interpretação por reconhecermos que na Filosofia Moral kantiana não existe uma evidência suficiente para essa asserção. A relação é, por isso, inversa à proposta pela tradição construtivista: a moralidade está presente na Filosofia Política. Ela pode, com efeito, coincidir completamente com a política quando se trata dos princípios fundamentais da política. Ou pode servir como um impedimento a certas ações que, embora não sejam de teor moral, estejam em contradição com ela. Tal como acontece com os imperativos hipotéticos. A razão prudencial, pragmática ou técnica, deve dobrar seus joelhos perante a razão prática pura. Propõe-se, assim, um paralelo com conceitos desenvolvidos na Paz Perpétua, designadamente com a ideia de um modo de governo republicano (constituição republicana), onde os seus membros têm de participar de uma legislação, e com o político moral, considerado o agente responsável por aplicar a moral (razão prática pura). / The study of the principle of autonomy, a central concept in Kant\'s moral philosophy, allow us to understand the origin of the moral law. The formula of autonomy dictates that the moral law is the result of the will and does not depend on external factors: we are co-legislators of a law that we submit to ourselves. The thesis of the unity of the categorical imperative asserts that the categorical imperative is one and only one. Therefore, when applying the categorical imperative in politics through the formula of universal law is being effectively applied by the supreme principle of morality in a sociopolitical context. The formula of the kingdom of ends makes this association more present, mainly through the analogy between sovereigns and subjects of a moral law, which in politics is through the relationship between the head of state and citizens. With the concept of \'kingdom of ends\' a step ahead is done and the idea of co-legislation is applied, giving us, we believe, by a socio-political process in the Perpetual Peace. In turn, we expose the thought of many authors who interpret moral concepts from a political point of view. However, we drifted apart this interpretation because we recognize that in Kant\'s Moral Philosophy there isn\'t a strong evidence for this assertion. The relationship is, therefore, reverse to the proposal by the Constructivist tradition: the morality is present in Political Philosophy. It may, in fact, match completely with the politics when it comes to the fundamental principles of politics. Or can serve as a constraint to certain actions that, while not of moral content, are in contradiction with it. As occurs with the hypothetical imperatives. The prudential reason, pragmatic or technical, should double their \'knees\' before the pure practical reason. Therefore we propose a parallel with concepts developed in Perpetual Peace, namely the idea of a republican form of government (republican constitution), where its members have to participate in a common legislation, and the moral politician, considered the agent responsible for applying morale (pure practical reason).

This thesis has been written as a result of a research study undertaken to investigate the management of pupil assessment data in schools in the US and the UK. There is a good case for arguing that the effective management of knowledge can play a significant role in enhancing the effectiveness of schools as it does in other organisations. Many would argue that pupil assessment data is a key element in ensuring effective pupil learning and in improving pupil learning (Black et al, 2004; DfES, 2002a; Hopkins et al, 1994, 1987; James and Connolly, 2000). I developed an interest in how schools collect and use pupil assessment data during my work as an Assistant Head of a secondary comprehensive school in South Wales. Whilst working closely with educational colleagues in my own and neighbouring schools and Local Education Authorities, I experienced first hand the limited knowledge and understanding of current assessment practice. Through my own observations of the need to develop an understanding of current practice and from an increasing awareness of opportunities for sharing best practice both within the UK and further a field, I decided to undertake an inter-national comparative analysis of the management of pupil assessment data. The decision was influenced in part by opportunity but mainly by the increasingly global nature of educational policy and practice development including assessment policy and practice (Olson, 2004).

Neuroscience is a relatively small and emerging clinical pharmacy specialism focusing on drug therapy for neurological disease. Against a professional momentum for specialist practice within pharmacy, there is paucity both of relevant research, and a clearly defined role for specialist pharmacy practice in neuroscience. A qualitative research study was undertaken, using constructivist grounded theory method, to explore how hospital based pharmacists practicing in neuroscience define and develop their role and specialism. Data were concurrently generated and analysed, through verbatim transcription of telephone interviews with fourteen pharmacists. Data analysis resulted in the identification of three processes: (1) Acquiring and utilising knowledge in practice; (2) Gatekeeping access to drug therapies; (3) Integrating into the neuroscience service. The key findings within each process are: (1) Pharmacists utilise different forms of knowledge and there can be barriers to gaining knowledge. Pharmacists identify strengths in their breadth of clinical knowledge and holistic consideration of patients’ drug therapy. (2) Pharmacists act as barriers to drug therapy but also act to expedite and secure access to drug therapy. (3) Pharmacists act as an organisational nexus between pharmacy and neuroscience services and identify the importance in practice of forming working relationships within neuroscience services, underpinned by trust. The study identified a basic social process: Maintaining an overview of drug therapy for patients with neurological disease. This process conceptualises the tensions experienced by the pharmacists between their role as near-patient facing clinical specialists, but also as pharmacist generalists. The study findings have implications for supporting pharmacy practice in neuroscience.

Over more than three decades, there has been a sustained interest in strategic planning in the public sector to secure positive outcomes and long-term growth. However, several authors argued that strategic planning is limited, costly, time consuming and not producing the needed outcomes. Previous research has focused almost upon developed, and not on developing countries, for instance, the Kingdom of Bahrain. This gap in the knowledge provides the justification for this research. Using survey method, this research aims to explore strategic management practices in the public sector of Bahrain. Using both interviews and questionnaires as the mixed methods was more convincing and produced more comprehensive findings and hence stronger credibility. The findings reveal that the strategic management process was not effective in the researched organizations in the strategic formulation stage, the strategic implementation stage, and the strategic evaluation stage. The findings also reveal that there is a low satisfaction level with strategic management process within most of the organizations surveyed. Moreover, the findings revealed that the progress in the transition from strategic planning to a strategic management approach was limited. However, some of the organizations were found to be at the start of such a transition and this may be a good sign. Additionally, the findings reported many leading edge elements that are closely related to this transition, and help to successfully implement organizational objectives. Finally, the present research is proposing a strategic management model to increase the ability to formulate, implement and evaluate better future governmental strategic plans.

The European Union (EU) policy of gender mainstreaming has been discussed at length in the context of embedding gender equality into the EU's internal market. The effectiveness of gender mainstreaming has been less analysed in other areas of EU competence. This PhD draws on feminist theory to explain the EU's gendered treatment of vulnerable women within the asylum system. Using a range of theories of gender equality, notably separate spheres, radical feminism, and intersectional feminism, the thesis analyses the relevant asylum legislation, judgements and guidelines in international law, EU law and the national legal systems of two EU member states: the United Kingdom and Ireland. These feminist theories provided a perspective which allowed this research to explain how the EU has failed to address significantly and meaningfully the gendered aspects of the asylum system in member states. Despite the EU's stated attempts to ensure through gender mainstreaming that the member states rely on a theory of gender equality which provides protection to women in the asylum system, this PhD found both that the EU has not sufficiently embodied an intersectional approach to gender and asylum and that member states are still more influenced by their national political culture and treatment of gender equality than that of the EU. This thesis uses that research to make recommendations at both an EU and national level to help the EU and its member states better incorporate gender mainstreaming in order to ensure human rights protection for vulnerable women. As the EU manages increasing refugee applications and increasing nationalist sentiment, this presents an opportunity to embed more thoroughly intersectional gender mainstreaming in both EU asylum policy and the EU's political culture.