Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-07-11T12:41:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dimas de Macedo Filho.pdf: 1119092 bytes, checksum: 9a82467d8fa33c0a50cf5abc000c38aa (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-11T12:41:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dimas de Macedo Filho.pdf: 1119092 bytes, checksum: 9a82467d8fa33c0a50cf5abc000c38aa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-06-27 / This dissertation has as its theme the historical issue of the Jesus’ resurrection according to the literary work of Wolfhart Pannenberg. The choice of this author took place due to the importance he gives the historical fundaments of faith’s affirmations. This theme aims to deepen the primitive community’s assertion that Jesus, once crucified and dead, resurrected among the dead and that this event happened within the context of the history. In view of to the importance of this event to the faith’s profession of the community, and as long as it was from it that the Christological reflection of the Church has begun, it is thought that this work has a great relevance for the theological research and, therefore, it justifies its own research. To accomplish it, were used, besides the chosen author as reference, theologians who also reflect on this thematic. The main hypothesis is that the faith’s profession of the community in Jesus’ resurrection can only find a secure footing if this event really happened in the historical-traditional context in which they lived. Otherwise, the professed faith would not pass from just an invention and, therefore, it would not sustain itself as a result of the passing of the centuries. From this it resulted that the Jesus’ resurrection can be asserted as a historic event / Esta dissertação tem, como temática, a questão histórica da ressurreição de Jesus na obra de Wolfhart Pannenberg. A escolha desse autor se deu devido à importância que ele confere à fundamentação histórica das afirmações de fé. Essa temática tem, como objetivo, aprofundar a afirmação da comunidade primitiva de que Jesus, outrora crucificado e morto, ressuscitou dentre os mortos e que esse evento aconteceu dentro do contexto da história tradicional em que viviam. Tendo em vista a importância desse evento para a profissão de fé da comunidade e contando que foi a partir dele que se iniciou a reflexão cristológica da Igreja, pensa-se que este trabalho é de grande relevância para a pesquisa teológica e, portanto, justifica-se tal pesquisa. Para realizá-la foram utilizados, além do autor escolhido como referência, teólogos(as) que também refletem sobre essa temática. A principal hipótese é que a profissão de fé da comunidade na ressurreição de Jesus só pode encontrar um fundamento seguro se esse evento de fato aconteceu no contexto histórico tradicional em que viveram. Do contrário, a fé professada não passaria de uma invenção e, portanto, não se sustentaria na sequência dos séculos. Disso resultou que a ressurreição de Jesus pode ser afirmada como evento histórico

De nombreuses populations voient leurs conditions de vie modifiées par les changements globaux. Au-delà de leurs conséquences écologiques, les changements globaux peuvent également modifier les régimes de sélection des populations. Le déclin récent des pollinisateurs pourrait altérer fortement le succès reproducteur de nombreuses populations de plantes à fleurs. Cependant, ses conséquences évolutives n'ont pas été étudiées jusqu'ici. Cette thèse traite de la possibilité d'adaptation des stratégies de reproduction des plantes face aux changements globaux et plus spécifiquement face au déclin des pollinisateurs. Cette question a été abordée en deux temps. Premièrement, l'analyse de l'abondante littérature théorique et empirique sur les systèmes de reproduction des plantes et dans un moindre mesure la construction d'un modèle d'évolution des traits floraux d'attraction ont permis de clarifier des scénarios d'évolution à court terme. Deuxièmement, une approche empirique originale a été menée, consistant à comparer directement les traits de populations ancestrales et descendantes de trois espèces annuelles, à partir de la culture en jardin commun de graines anciennes et récentes en provenance de régions où des indices de déclin des pollinisateurs existent. Cette approche permet de mettre clairement en évidence l'évolution génétique. Les données existantes indiquent que le déclin des pollinisateurs peut accentuer la limitation pollinique et par conséquent augmenter la sélection sur les traits floraux. Par ailleurs, la variation génétique substantielle dans les populations suggère que l'évolution rapide des populations de plantes est possible. L'analyse de la littérature et notre étude théorique suggèrent que l'accroissement de la capacité d'autofécondation autonome ou l'accroissement de l'attraction des pollinisateurs sont deux scénarios d'évolution possibles. Deux types de réponses évolutives ressortent de nos travaux expérimentaux. D'abord, une avancée du calendrier de floraison a été retrouvée chez les trois espèces étudiées. Ce résultat souligne le rôle de l'évolution génétique, et pas seulement de la plasticité phénotypique, dans les avancées de phénologies de printemps que l'on retrouve chez de très nombreux organismes. Ensuite, contrairement aux traits de phénologie, les traits floraux ont évolué dans des directions opposées selon les espèces. Ainsi, des traits floraux a priori plus attractifs ont évolué chez une des espèces tandis que pour une autre, des traits floraux a priori moins attractifs ont évolué, mais s'accompagnent d'une meilleure capacité d'autofécondation autonome. Cette étude confirme que les traits de reproduction des plantes peuvent évoluer en quelques décennies seulement. La possibilité du sauvetage évolutif des populations, par l'évolution rapide des traits et des stratégies de reproduction des plantes, est une perspective de recherche qui découle de ces résultats. / Global change alters life conditions of numerous populations. Beyond ecological consequences, global change can also modify selection regimes in populations. While the recent pollinator decline may specifically affect the reproductive success of flowering plants, its evolutionary consequences have not been studied yet. This thesis deals with the possibility of adaptation of plant reproductive strategies under global change and more specifically under pollinator decline. This question was addressed in two steps. First, the analysis of the extensive literature on plant mating systems, and, to a lesser extent, the construction of a model for the evolution of attractive floral traits, allowed us to clarify evolutionary scenarios at short-time scales. Second, we conducted an original empirical approach, consisting in the direct comparison of ancestral and descendant populations by re-growing old and recent seeds under identical conditions. This approach allowed us to test whether genetic evolution of reproductive traits occurred in the context of pollinator decline for three annual plant species. Data from the literature indicates that pollinator decline likely increases pollen limitation and thus selection on floral traits. Moreover, the substantial genetic variation within populations suggests that rapid evolution is possible. Increased autonomous selfing or increased pollinator attraction are two possible routes of plant adaptation to pollinator decline emerging from the analysis of the literature and from our theoretical study. Our empirical work brings out two types of evolutionary trends. Firstly, earlier flowering phenology was found in all three studied species. This result shows that genetic evolution, not only phenotypic plasticity; certainly contribute to the spring phenological advancements reported for numerous species. Secondly, unlike phenological traits, floral traits evolved in opposite directions depending on the species. Showy floral traits evolved in a species while joint evolution of autonomous selfing with a reduction of floral attractiveness seemed to evolve in another species. This study shows that plant reproductive traits can evolve in a few decades. Whether or not rapid evolution of plant reproductive traits can act as an evolutionary rescue for threatened populations is a research question that arises from these results.

Thesis (D. Min.)--King's Seminary (Van Nuys, Calif.), 2003. / Includes bibliographical references and vita.

Thesis advisor: Corey Creekmur, Kim Marra. Includes bibliographic references (p. 330-356).

This dissertation argues for the hope that is found in G. C. Berkouwer’s doctrines of providence and bodily resurrection in relation to the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and the rising pervasiveness of the doctrine of hyperpreterism among American Reformed circles. In Part I of the dissertation, Berkouwer’s doctrine of providence is explained and then evaluated and applied. By way of explanation and exposition, Berkouwer’s knowledge of providence is examined, along with his theology of providence in sustenance and government, in relation to miracles, and the dilemma of the existence of God and evil. Following that is an evaluation and application of the doctrine to the 9/11 terrorist attack on America. In Part II, a theological/doctrinal study is undertaken concerning the doctrine of resurrection. Hyper-preterism is examined, along with its leading proponents, and placed into interaction with Berkouwer’s views of the doctrine of the physical resurrection of the body at the eschaton. / Theology / M.Th. (Philosophy & Systematic Theology)

This study examines the eschatology of issues related to African folk religion. It argues about the eschatological understanding of time with regard to the afterlife, ancestors and the afterlife, Christ the eschaton and the incarnation of Christ as redeeming of the ancestors. Such a model of local theology can result from a comprehensive reflection based on the Scriptures. As such, this study suggests some principles and praxis that appropriately address mission in the African context. This study also intends to challenge the church in Africa in particular, and cross-cultural workers in general, to redefine their missions and themselves in the face of theological issues, as well as social problems, which occur at all levels of African society. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / Thesis (D. Th. (Missiology))

Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology

C’est un fait, les théologiens français font le plus souvent abstraction dans leurs travaux, des oeuvres littéraires. La situation est particulièrement préoccupante pour les écrivains contemporains agnostiques, témoins de notre temps, qui interrogent radicalement, au nom de la complexité, nos catégories habituelles d’analyse. Les romans de Claude Simon se prêtent-ils à une réception théologique ? On pourrait a priori en douter, mais doit-on s’interdire d’interroger une oeuvre novatrice, distinguée par un prix Nobel pour sa force d’interpellation ? Nous assumons ce risque, conscient des difficultés théologiques qu’il faudra expliciter. Dans une première partie (« parcours exploratoires ») l’introduction à la lecture passe par un inventaire du contexte culturel et des expériences artistiques vécues par l’écrivain. Nous engageons cette recherche à partir de trois romans qui peuvent jalonner son parcours évolutif : Le palace (1962), pour la « période baroque », Les corps conducteurs (1971), pour la période dite « formaliste », Le jardin des plantes (1997), pour la période « post-moderne ». La deuxième partie (« vers une ouverture éthique et théologique ») construit progressivement la lecture d’un roman métisse à l’imaginaire grotesque qui comporte une dimension satirique, sensible, mystique sans mystère. La troisième partie (« du non sens proclamé du monde à l’insensé de Dieu ») s’intéresse aux articulations et limites du grotesque dans le « théodrame » du Crucifié-Ressuscité, face aux interrogations sans réponse des victimes de l’histoire et à l’angoissante question de la « déréliction » de l’homme. / Claude Simon in theology ? It is a fact. French theologians, more often than not, do not take literary works into account in their own studies. This is especially worrying for contemporary, agnostic and innovatory writers, critical observers of the age in which we live, vho, in the name of complexity, radically call into question our usual categories of analysis. Do Claude Simon’s novels lend themselves to consideration in a theological context ? A priori it is doubtful, but should such an innovatory work, rewarded by a Nobel prize for its strength of interrogation, NOT be subject to close scrutiny ? We accept this risk, being at the same time conscious of the theological difficulties which need to be clarified. In a first part (« the exploratory route ») the reader is introduced to the suject via an inventory of the cultural context and of the artistic experiences lived through by the writer. We embark on this research with three novels which can be considered to mark out his evolutionary journey : Le palace (1962), covering his « baroque period », Les corps conducteurs (1971) for his so-called « formalist period », Le jardin des Plantes for his « postmodern « period. The second part (« towards an ethical and theological development » ) progressively moves the reader towards a hybrid / mongrel novel, grotesquely make-believe, within which can be discerned a satirical, sensitive and mystical but not mysterious dimension. The third part (‘from the meaningless to the dementia of God ») examines the links and limits of the grotesque within the « theodrama » of the Risen-Crucified, set against the unanswered questioning by history’s victims and against the harrowing question of the « dereliction » of man.

This literary work is dealing with an importance of a observance and honoring of Sunday as a free day. First part refers to the fact that in essential core of soever human being exist the cravings refering to an urge to transcendence and to periodically wrench himself free out of passing time. This can be filled for instance during the observances. In a folloving part is a progression of a significant sabbath day towards a Lord´s day delineated, also with characterization of what is a Judaic - Christian lore offering on Sundays. A closing third individually names and describes the constituent realms where the intrinsic cravings meet above named offer. In these passages is possible to descry the reasonability of Sunday celebration.

The thesis deals with se the usage of animation method for medieval art mediation for children´s audience. The aim of the animation of the Resurrection painting by Master of the Třeboň Altarpiece is to effectively encourage a continued interest in art and history in children at a given age group. The content of the theoretical part is an expected scope of knowledge needed for an ideal realization of the animation. The practical part describes the creative art mediation for children and the concluding reflections are also an integral part of it. It is a big challenge for all museum, gallery and pedagogical professionals to present cultural heritage. The thesis also tries to point out the fact that preliminary animation work is for authors very demanding. It is necessary to completely avoid a close specialization, to work interdisciplinary and to combine all specialized theoretical and practical knowledge in an effective way.