Thesis advisor: Jean-Luc Solère / This dissertation pursues a philosophical analysis of the epistemic claims of the discipline of theology--a intellectual discipline whose unique identity was being crafted in the high and late Middle Ages. In particular, this study focuses on how the theologian can both rely on "faith" and "authority" while also claiming to acquire a kind of knowledge that the simple believer does not have. The prologue to Sentences Commentary of the Augustinian, Gregory of Rimini, is the focal point of the dissertation, since the "prologue" is the typical place for theologians to philosophically reflect on the nature of their discipline. However, Rimini will be considered carefully in light of his fourteenth-century context. The study will look specifically at those thinkers Rimini directly engages with: namely, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, Peter Aureoli, William of Ockham and Adam Wodeham. But, in light of Rimini's status as an Augustinian hermit, the study will also be attentive to the tradition of Augustinian theologians that precede Rimini; most notably, this is Giles of Rome, star pupil of Aquinas and the intellectual father of the Augustinian Order. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2012. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Philosophy.

Thesis advisor: Brian D. Robinette / This dissertation seeks to develop the theological method operative within James Alison's growing theological corpus, which he describes concisely as a "theology in the order of the discovery." I will argue that the value and contribution of his method lies in the careful and consistent attention that he pays to the ongoing, reciprocal relationship that exists between persons' experiences of receiving faith (that is, experiences of conversion) and persons' attempts to understand the content of that faith through a process of self-reflexive appropriation of it (that is, through engagement in the activity of theological reflection). In the introductory chapter, after defining the key terms of the project, I situate my investigation into Alison's method within the context of several twentieth and twenty-first century Christian theological movements: experiential/transcendental theology, dialectical theology, narrative or postliberal theology, and a theology of proclamation. These comparisons allow for an initial articulation of the characteristics of what I will present increasingly more explicitly throughout the dissertation as Alison's "inductive" theology. Part I of the dissertation, consisting of chapter two, presents the mimetic anthropology of René Girard as the primary intellectual influence on Alison's conception of theology. It considers Girard's gradual development of the terminology that he has employed to express his deepening understanding of the operation of mimetic desire, rivalry, and conversion in order to show that Girard's attempt to develop "a Gospel anthropology" requires a systematic theological perspective to give it greater coherence. With this context in place, Part II proceeds with my study of Alison's theological method. Chapter three develops Alison's implicit understanding of one movement in the reciprocal relationship between the experience of conversion and the activity of theological reflection, namely, the movement from conversion to theological reflection, and it presents theology as a fruit of conversion. The primary aim of the chapter is to show that Alison's view of the New Testament accounts of the resurrection appearances leads him to begin to understand the reciprocal relationship between conversion and theology that has guided his theological performance throughout his career. Chapter four develops Alison's implicit view of the reciprocal movement from theological expression to the potential conversion experiences of others, that is, it presents theology as an occasion for conversion. It draws out Alison's implicit understanding of theology as an act of witness which can provide an occasion for the Spirit of Christ to make the crucified and risen Christ present both to the one giving witness and to those that receive that witness. I conclude in chapter five by demonstrating Alison's inductive theological approach as it is operative in several excerpts from his writings. I then begin to demonstrate the fruitfulness of Alison's inductive method by exploring how this method might contribute to three theological and ministerial questions in need of renewed consideration. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2015. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Theology.

Thesis advisor: Richard Kearney / What does the word of the cross mean for philosophical anthropology? That is my question in this dissertation, which undertakes a philosophical engagement with a word that is both a scandal and folly for philosophical wisdom. My task is to give a hermeneutical description of what I call the cruciform self, and to examine the significance of the cross for several key themes of philosophical anthropology. Because my focus is thematic, I engage with several interlocutors--most prominently Paul Ricoeur and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, but also Luther, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Levinas, and Charles Taylor. Given the pronounced theological aspects of this project, a recurring theme is the relation between philosophy and faith, reason and revelation. The word of the cross interrogates anthropology as well as philosophy, and so I present a hermeneutics of the cruciform self as well as a distinctly cruciform philosophy. Chapter 1 outlines the hermeneutical turn in philosophical anthropology, and argues that the self is constituted in being addressed by an external word. Chapter 2 then draws on Luther's theology of the cross to sketch an ontology of justification by faith, in which the self is constituted by eschatological possibility rather than achieved actuality, and stands outside of itself with its identity in another, in promise rather than presence. Chapter 3 interprets sin and evil according to the image of incurvature--i.e., the self curved in on itself, cut off from its true relations to God, others, and itself. Chapter 4 then argues that this incurvature must be broken open by an external word. There I draw on Bonhoeffer's phenomenological christology, which identifies this word as Christ, the Counter-Logos who reverses the intentionality and interrogation of the immanent human logos. The chapters in Part II then use Bonhoeffer's account of the ultimate and the penultimate to show how the word of the cross refigures philosophical thinking about the concreteness and continuity of faith (Ch.5), human capability, agency, and ethical responsibility (Ch.6), reflexivity, self-understanding, and intentionality (Ch.7), and the tension between faith and religion (Ch.8). / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2009. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Philosophy.

In this debate, Tim Russert moderated between Democrat Christopher Dodd and Republican Sam Brownback. The question: how each of the panelists' faith had influenced his individual public policies. Russert posed questions to each of the senators, including topics around the war in Iraq, gay marriage, and stem cell research. / moderated by Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press" / Conte Forum

Em uma história forjada por lutas pela libertação e contra a dominação de estrangeiros e colonizadores, a cultura latino-americana é repleta de um sentimento religioso que pode ser expresso nas mais diversas formas de relação do homem com o sagrado. Independente das raízes religiosas - catolicismo, judaísmo, protestantismo, candomblé, santeria ou qualquer outra denominação - é evidente em toda a América Latina uma religiosidade que transcende as barreiras de idioma e espaço geográfico. Nosso continente se une culturalmente por meio de um sentimento religioso expresso nas mais variadas manifestações originárias do catolicismo e imposta por portugueses e espanhóis, mas que encontrou em toda a América Latina um ambiente favorável e acolhedor, no qual se desenvolveu significativamente. Ao longo de todos esses séculos, a consolidação dessas devoções, principalmente a devoção mariana solidificou-se, tornando as barreiras geográficas, históricas ou de comunicação, conseqüente de idiomas diferentes, insuficientes para impedir a integração cultural baseada na fé e na religiosidade popular. Segundo Kossoy (2002), desde seu surgimento e ao longo de sua trajetória, até nossos dias, a fotografia tem sido aceita e utilizada como prova definitiva, testemunho da verdade do fato ou dos fatos. Com base na afirmação do autor, esse trabalho será conduzido pensando a fotografia como forma de registro documental e contribuição para o processo de comunicação e memória, pois, muito mais que nos textos sagrados ou nas análises acadêmicas, é nas imagens das celebrações devocionais, nas caminhadas dos peregrinos ou nos olhares carregados de fé e aflição que se revela a verdadeira devoção do povo latino-americano. O fio condutor dessa pesquisa baseia-se na abordagem de fragmentos das realidades presentes nos templos e demais locais sagrados, estabelecendo uma narrativa visual, tendo na fotografia a forma de comunicação e o registro documental, objetivando a interpretação da realidade, a partir do ponto de vista do autor, respeitando, contudo o momento histórico e as particularidades das manifestações religiosas. / In a history forged by struggles for liberation and against the domination of foreigners and settlers, the Latin American culture is full of a religious sentiment that can be expressed in various forms of mans relationship with the sacred. Regardless of the religious roots - Catholicism, Judaism, Protestantism, Candomble, Santeria or any other denomination - is evident throughout Latin America a religiosity that transcends language barriers and geographical space. Our continent is united culturally by a religious sentiment expressed in various manifestations originating from Catholicism and imposed by Portuguese and Spanish, but found throughout Latin America a supportive and welcoming environment in which developed significantly. Throughout all these centuries, the consolidation of these devotions, especially Marian devotion solidified, making the geographical, historical or communication barriers, resulting in different languages, insufficient to prevent cultural integration based on faith and popular religiosity. According Kossoy (2002), since its inception and throughout its history, to this day, photography has been accepted and used as definitive proof, witness to the truth the fact or facts. Based on the authors statement, this work will be conducted considering photography as a form of documentary record and contribution to the communication and memory process, therefore, much more than in the sacred texts or in academic analysis, it is the images of devotional celebrations in walks of pilgrims or the looks laden with faith and distress that reveals the true devotion of the Latin American people. The thread of this research is based on the approach of the present realities fragments in temples and other holy sites, establishing a visual narrative, and the picture the way of communication and the documentary record, in order to interpret reality from the point of views of the author, subject, however the historical moment and the peculiarities of religious manifestations.

In the British welfare sector, the role of religious groups in offering faith based welfare provision is substantial and addresses a wide variety of needs. Such action is not confined to the Christian faith, since other religious faiths generate welfare initiatives of their own. Nor is faith motivated welfare provision restricted to meeting basic human needs, as it can include efforts to build community relations and also encompasses community development approaches that support citizens to come together to create self-help projects. In fact the latter themes sometimes appear linked in social policy where community development is seen as a way of generating cohesive and cooperative communities, particularly in areas where there are ethnic divides to be bridged (Pearmain and Hatamian 2011: 1-2). This thesis focusses on one aspect of faith involvement in the welfare sector. It investigates whether British churches can adopt a community development approach, and in so doing, produce the positive outcomes that are associated with community participation neighbourhood regeneration. In this chapter I show how that topic has become pertinent to today’s welfare climate and the community development profession. I introduce a number of research questions that must be answered in order to argue that churches can embrace a community development approach, and outline how these questions are addressed in my literature reviews and case studies of churches in the chapters that follow.

O estudo é dedicado à investigação da figura da suppressio (Verwirkung), modalidade de abuso de direito fundada na violação à boa-fé objetiva, originada na prática jurisprudencial alemã. A pesquisa lança bases dogmáticas sobre a natureza jurídica da suppressio, seus pressupostos, efeitos, fundamento legal e axiológico, limites e interações com figuras análogas. Dedica-se, ainda, à análise da jurisprudência brasileira sobre o tema, em comentários a julgados específicos reputados mais significativos à fixação dos pontos controversos da disciplina. O recurso ao direito estrangeiro é frequente, dada mesmo a origem europeia da suppressio, mas a metodologia não é comparatista. O objetivo é compreender e criar um perfil tipicamente nacional da suppressio, com elevada operatividade que confira segurança jurídica em seu manejo. / The study is devoted to the investigation of the suppressio (Verwirkung), a type of abuse of rights based on the violation of the objective good faith, which originated in the German case law. The research throws dogmatic bases regarding the legal nature of suppressio, the requirements for its use, the effects arising therefrom, legal basis and axiological foundation, limits and interactions with similar figures. Further, the research dedicated itself to the analysis of the Brazilian case law on the subject, through comments specific to the precedents in which the controversial points of the discipline could be better analyzed. The use of foreign law is continuous throughout the text, mainly due to the European origin of suppressio, but the methodology is not one of comparative law. The goal is to understand and create a typically national profile for suppressio with high operability that ensures legal certainty in its management.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-01-11T15:47:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Luiz Gustavo Santos Teixeira.pdf: 950931 bytes, checksum: 48869897ab2215396d53548c65f37fa0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-11T15:47:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luiz Gustavo Santos Teixeira.pdf: 950931 bytes, checksum: 48869897ab2215396d53548c65f37fa0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-08 / After several centuries, with a vision of sacrifice, revelation, relationship with God, faith, liturgy and practice, and with the renewal of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), the Church was able to review the way of expressing the faith being more adapted to the world. This way, the Church tries to recover the vision of God as love and mercy, taking as reference Jesus Christ, who cares about the human being. Therefore, there is a necessity to make the faithful deepen their faith and put into practice in their daily life. However, nowadays, we can see some resistance; gospel values are "interpreted" in the manner of each one; suffering and, sacrifice gain a sense of "redeemer" like the Old Testament rather than the sense of the New Testament, the donation and delivery the life for the people .Therefore, in the light of the Paschal Mystery and a brief analysis of some Eucharistic prayers and anaphora, this work aims to show the positive dimension of the sacrifice present in the Eucharist, allowing, thus, an authentic experience of Jesus Christ and how to put into practice such experience, with responsibility and commitment, from the base of God's love, the agape, because unfortunately, nowadays, still values so much the negative dimension of this following due a liquid society that has developed over the years / Após vários séculos com uma visão de sacrifício, revelação, relação com Deus, fé, liturgia e práxis, com a renovação do Concílio Vaticano II (1962-1965), a Igreja conseguiu rever sua maneira de expressar a fé mais adaptada ao mundo. Dessa forma, tenta-se recuperar a visão de Deus como amor e misericórdia, a partir de Jesus Cristo, que se preocupa com o ser humano. Assim, tem-se a necessidade de fazer com que os fiéis aprofundem a fé e a coloquem em prática no cotidiano de sua vida. Entretanto, nos dias atuais, percebe-se certa resistência; os valores evangélicos são “interpretados” à maneira de cada um; o sofrimento e o sacrifício ganham um sentido “remissor” parecido com o do Antigo Testamento em vez do sentido, do Novo Testamento, de doação e entrega da vida em favor das pessoas. Portanto, à luz do Mistério Pascal e uma sucinta análise de algumas orações eucarísticas e anáforas, este trabalho busca mostrar a dimensão positiva de sacrifício presente na eucaristia, permitindo, assim, uma experiência de Jesus Cristo autêntica e de como pôr em prática tal experiência, com responsabilidade e comprometimento, a partir da base do amor de Deus, o ágape, pois infelizmente nos dias atuais ainda valoriza-se muito uma dimensão negativa desse seguimento, graças a uma sociedade liquida que se desenvolveu com o passar dos anos

Syftet med studien är att ge en överblick av begreppet spiritualitet genom att sammanfatta och beskriva det vetenskapliga kunskapsläget inom arbetsterapeutisk forskning. Som metod valdes en litteraturöversikt. I studien ingick 12 vetenskapliga artiklar som var både kvalitativa och teoretiska. Artiklarna söktes i Luleå universitetsbibliotek databaser. Utöver det genomfördes en manuell sökning. Resultatet visar på fyra huvudkategorier med underkategorier. Huvudkategorierna var; Spiritualitet ger mening och mål, Spiritualitet ger support och stöd, Spiritualitet som drivkraft till aktiviteter och Spiritualitet som grund till känslor. Resultatet visar att spiritualitet samspelar med den inre känslan hos en människa och det yttre görandet i en aktivitet. Spiritualitet har betydelse oavsett om trossystem finns eller inte. Slutsatsen av studien visar att spiritualitet är viktigt för människan. Det är av vikt att involvera spiritualitet i klientmötet för arbetsterapeuten eftersom spiritualitet är en viktig del för holism och humanism och som var för sig är grundläggande värdegrund för arbetsterapi. / The purpose of the study is to provide an overview of the concept spirituality by summarizing and describing the state of scientific knowledge in occupational therapy research. As method the study was designed as a literature review. The study included 12 scientific articles that were both qualitative and theoretical. Articles were searched in databases of library in Luleå University of Technology. In addition a manual search was conducted. The results show four major categories with subcategories. The main categories were: Spirituality gives meaning and purpose, Spirituality gives support and assistance, Spirituality as a force to activities and Spirituality as a foundation to emotions. The result shows that spirituality interacts with both the inner feeling within a human being and the external performance of an activity. Spirituality is important regardless of whether a belief system exists or not. The conclusion of the study shows that spirituality is important for humans. It is important to involve spirituality in a client meeting for the occupational therapists because spirituality is an important part of holism and humanism and separately is fundamental ideals for occupational.

Em uma história forjada por lutas pela libertação e contra a dominação de estrangeiros e colonizadores, a cultura latino-americana é repleta de um sentimento religioso que pode ser expresso nas mais diversas formas de relação do homem com o sagrado. Independente das raízes religiosas - catolicismo, judaísmo, protestantismo, candomblé, santeria ou qualquer outra denominação - é evidente em toda a América Latina uma religiosidade que transcende as barreiras de idioma e espaço geográfico. Nosso continente se une culturalmente por meio de um sentimento religioso expresso nas mais variadas manifestações originárias do catolicismo e imposta por portugueses e espanhóis, mas que encontrou em toda a América Latina um ambiente favorável e acolhedor, no qual se desenvolveu significativamente. Ao longo de todos esses séculos, a consolidação dessas devoções, principalmente a devoção mariana solidificou-se, tornando as barreiras geográficas, históricas ou de comunicação, conseqüente de idiomas diferentes, insuficientes para impedir a integração cultural baseada na fé e na religiosidade popular. Segundo Kossoy (2002), desde seu surgimento e ao longo de sua trajetória, até nossos dias, a fotografia tem sido aceita e utilizada como prova definitiva, testemunho da verdade do fato ou dos fatos. Com base na afirmação do autor, esse trabalho será conduzido pensando a fotografia como forma de registro documental e contribuição para o processo de comunicação e memória, pois, muito mais que nos textos sagrados ou nas análises acadêmicas, é nas imagens das celebrações devocionais, nas caminhadas dos peregrinos ou nos olhares carregados de fé e aflição que se revela a verdadeira devoção do povo latino-americano. O fio condutor dessa pesquisa baseia-se na abordagem de fragmentos das realidades presentes nos templos e demais locais sagrados, estabelecendo uma narrativa visual, tendo na fotografia a forma de comunicação e o registro documental, objetivando a interpretação da realidade, a partir do ponto de vista do autor, respeitando, contudo o momento histórico e as particularidades das manifestações religiosas. / In a history forged by struggles for liberation and against the domination of foreigners and settlers, the Latin American culture is full of a religious sentiment that can be expressed in various forms of mans relationship with the sacred. Regardless of the religious roots - Catholicism, Judaism, Protestantism, Candomble, Santeria or any other denomination - is evident throughout Latin America a religiosity that transcends language barriers and geographical space. Our continent is united culturally by a religious sentiment expressed in various manifestations originating from Catholicism and imposed by Portuguese and Spanish, but found throughout Latin America a supportive and welcoming environment in which developed significantly. Throughout all these centuries, the consolidation of these devotions, especially Marian devotion solidified, making the geographical, historical or communication barriers, resulting in different languages, insufficient to prevent cultural integration based on faith and popular religiosity. According Kossoy (2002), since its inception and throughout its history, to this day, photography has been accepted and used as definitive proof, witness to the truth the fact or facts. Based on the authors statement, this work will be conducted considering photography as a form of documentary record and contribution to the communication and memory process, therefore, much more than in the sacred texts or in academic analysis, it is the images of devotional celebrations in walks of pilgrims or the looks laden with faith and distress that reveals the true devotion of the Latin American people. The thread of this research is based on the approach of the present realities fragments in temples and other holy sites, establishing a visual narrative, and the picture the way of communication and the documentary record, in order to interpret reality from the point of views of the author, subject, however the historical moment and the peculiarities of religious manifestations.