Education is examined within the context of religious beliefs and values found in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). Education is defined as the process of becoming like God. An investigation is conducted into the stewardship and responsibility parents have for the education of their children. This responsibility is determined to be a sacred stewardship that cannot simply be delegated to others in society. All education is shown to be religious in nature. Conflicts between the beliefs and values of different members of society are found to be at the heart of many of the difficulties in education. The secularization of Western civilization and education is described. The history of public schooling in America is examined, and the current status of the public school system is analyzed. On the basis of this analysis, parents are urged to be more vigilant in attending to the responsibilities of educating their children. Several suggestions are made for how parents can become more responsible for the education of their children, and one of these options, home schooling, is explored in some depth. Two Latter-day Saint home-schooling families are examined using qualitative research methods. Their philosophy of education is considered at length and described in detail. The methods they employ in the education of their children are investigated and described. A detailed account of a week in the life of each family is also included. The study closes with an examination of what it means for parents to pass a goodly heritage on to their children. Passing on a rich heritage is found to consist in seeking the Spirit of the Lord, following the counsel of Church leaders, and keeping the commandments of God.

Many anthropological studies have shown the prevalence of the sacred in primitive societies, manifested primarily in significant gestures such as exchanges, rituals, festivals, and the use of time and space. Some studies, in particular those of Roger Caillois and Mircea Eliade, have demonstrated that traces of the sacred, though seemingly displaced, remain present in modern and secular societies. This thesis will examine and bring to light these remnants of sacred behavior in the contemporary settings of the stories of Gabrielle Roy, focusing primarily on food-sharing, gift-giving, and festivals. Each analysis presented will detail how different aspects of the sacred are manifested in contemporary, though fictional, society, and each will permit individuals to identify ways in which modern man, whether religious or secular, is still very connected to sacred practices.

The purpose of this writing is to bring to light the life and accomplishments of Janne Mattson Sjodahl.He was born in Karlshamn, Sweden, to Lutheran parents. While still in his teens, he joined the Baptist Church. After two years of study at Betelseminariet, he became a Baptist minister. Between 1872 and 1886, he rose to prominence among Scandinavian Baptists and became the General Secretary of the Norwegian Baptist Union in 1879. Due to irregular behavior, he was excommunicated from the Baptist Church in 1886. Introduced to Mormonism that same year, he decided to travel to Utah to investigate first hand. He was baptized shortly after his arrival. Sjodahl fulfilled one proselyting mission to Palestine, in 1897, and he was chosen to represent the Church at the court of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. He was also associated with the Deseret News and the Millennial Star for many years. He wrote prolifically throughout his career. A number of books and innumerable articles are to his credit. He also translated the Standard Works into Swedish. His long life of service ended in 1939, when he was eighty-five years old.

[pt] A Animação Bíblica da Pastoral foi consagrada pelo Papa Bento XVI na Exortação Apostólica Verbum Domini e tem se tornado comum na Igreja, bem como tem sido urgente a sua prática. Chamada a ser a alma de toda a pastoral, sua importância reside na redescoberta da Palavra de Deus como fonte e conteúdo de toda a ação evangelizadora da Igreja. Nesta pesquisa, propôs-se uma Animação Bíblica que seja Integral e atinja a Vida e a Pastoral; que seja fonte de toda ação evangelizadora, ficando assim composta sua proposição: Animação Bíblica Integral da Vida e da Pastoral. O termo Integral é aqui entendido como aquilo que se apresenta em sua totalidade, ou como propriedade do ser integral, e o substantivo Vida, como aquilo que é vivenciado pela realidade humana em seus diversos aspectos e dimensões. Tomou-se como base dessa proposição o axioma teológico Lex oranidi, lex credendi e lex vivendi, naquilo que diz respeito ao mistério que se celebra, que se crê e se vivencia. Entende-se que a Animação Bíblica da Vida e da Pastoral acontece quando essas três dimensões se complementam pela Palavra de Deus que circula entre elas e as une. A principal base desta pesquisa é a experiência pastoral dos Círculos Bíblicos da diocese de Cachoeiro de Itapemirim-ES, entre os anos 2010 e 2019, tomada como exemplificação. Também foi visitado o caminho pastoral percorrido pela Palavra de Deus desde o período Apostólico (Séc. I) à promulgação da Constituição Dogmática Dei Verbum e seus desdobramentos até ao aparecimento da proposição Animação Bíblica da Pastoral. O fundamental, em todo o processo desta pesquisa, é a redescoberta da Palavra de Deus na liturgia e na oração, na catequese e na vivência pessoal, comunitária e social, numa circularidade integradora que une esses três momentos. A Animação Bíblica Integral da Vida e da Pastoral, aqui proposta, apresenta-se como uma contribuição ao desdobramento da proposição Animação Bíblica da Pastoral, no que diz respeito ao entendimento conceitual e ao serviço à Pastoral Bíblica. / [en] The Bible Animation of Pastoral Work was enshrined by Pope Benedict XVI in the Apostolic Exhortation Verbum Domini and has become common in the Church, as well as its practice has been urgent. The Animation has been called to be the soul of all pastoral work, its importance lies in the rediscovery of the Word of God as the source and content of all evangelizing action of the Church. In this research, it was proposed a Bible Animation that is Integral and reaches Life and Pastoral; that could be the source of all evangelizing action, thus composing its proposition: Integral Bible Animation of Life and Pastoral Work. The term Integral is understood here as what is presented in its entirety, or as a property of the integral being, and the noun Life, as what is experienced by human reality in its various aspects and dimensions. The theological axiom Lex oranid, lex credendi and lex vivendi was taken as the basis of this proposition, with regard to the mystery that is celebrated, believed and experienced. It is understood that the Bible Animation of Life and Pastoral Work takes place when these three dimensions are complemented by the Word of God that circulates among them and unites them. The main basis of this research is the pastoral experience of the Bible Circles of the diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim-ES, between 2010 and 2019, that was taken as an example. The pastoral path taken by the Word of God from the Apostolic period (1st century) to the promulgation of the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum and its repercussions until the appearance of the proposition Bible Animation of Pastoral Work was also visited. The fundamental in the entire process of this research is the rediscovery of the Word of God in the liturgy and prayer, in catechesis and in personal, community and social experience, in an integrative circularity that unites these three moments. The Integral Bible Animation of Life and Pastoral Work, proposed here, presents itself as a contribution to the repercussion of the Bible Animation of Pastoral proposition, with regard to conceptual understanding and service to bible pastoral.

[pt] A presente tese tem como objetivo principal contribuir para um renovado conceito dos sacramentos da Igreja, a partir da teologia litúrgica das ações simbólicas dos profetas de Israel e de Jesus. Com o avanço das pesquisas na área bíblica, patrística e dogmática, tem sido possível explorar um conceito mais bíblico e eclesial dos sacramentos celebrados pela Igreja. À luz do Concílio Vaticano II é traçada a natureza litúrgica dos atos proféticos realizados pelos profetas e por Jesus. Como sinais do poder Deus, inseridos na história da salvação, estes atos hoje são prolongados no mundo por meio da liturgia da Igreja. Inseridos na última etapa da historia salutis, os sacramentos são atos divinos que revelam a presença salvífica de Cristo no mundo e antecipam o cumprimento escatológico do reino de Deus. Sendo assim, os sacramentos como atos proféticos da Igreja querem provocar uma expressão renovada dos atos litúrgicos da Igreja. As ações simbólicas provocam uma reposta, fazendo com que o cristão participe ativamente do mistério e compreenda que os sacramentos são atos que possuem uma força transformadora na própria vida, na Igreja e em todo o mundo. / [en] The main purpose of this thesis is to contribute to a renewed concept of the sacraments of the Church, starting from the liturgical theology of the symbolic actions of the prophets of Israel and Jesus. With the advance of biblical research, patristic and dogmatic, it has been possible to explore a more biblical and ecclesial concept of the sacraments celebrated by the Church. In the light of the Second Vatican Council, the liturgical nature of the prophetic acts performed by the prophets and by Jesus is outlined. As signs of God s power, inserted in salvation history, these acts are prolonged in the world today through the liturgy of the Church. Inserted in the last stage of the historia salutis, the sacraments are divine acts that reveal Christ s saving presence in the world and anticipate the eschatological fulfillment of the kingdom of God. Therefore, the sacraments as prophetic acts of the Church want to bring about a renewed expression of the liturgical acts of the Church. The symbolic actions cause a response, making the Christian participate actively in the mystery and understand that the sacraments are acts that have a transforming force in their own life, in the Church, and in the whole world.

Jonah's Prayer is a choral work for solo tenor, a mixed choir of not fewer than 30 members, two pianos and a few percussion instruments to be played by choir members. The piece lasts about 13 minutes; it is a work intended for church choir use but could be performed in other venues as well.

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How can the unique legacy of the most ancient of civilizations be represented within a single building? How can one building spans the area between heaven and earth, the space described in the cosmology of our pharonic ancestors? Certainly, to design such a building is a unique challenge, and an unprecedented opportunity, on this most privileged of sites in the history of mankind, that a museum is to be constructed capable of linking the immemorial past with the distant future spanning both the horizons of the ancients and those as yet unseen. Through the investigation of phenomenology, geometry, simplicity, purity and light, listening to the voice of silence, emerging to the light from the darkness, and by understanding the strength of simplicity after passing through complexity, This thesis offers an endless stream of ideas that challenge the mind. The vision for the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is to establish a place where people from different nations and cultures will be able to immerse themselves in the rich culture heritage from more than 5.000 years of Egyptian civilization. With the support of new technology, more effective and efficient dissemination of information can be achieved, enabling the New Museum to be a source of enjoyable, entertaining, educational and cultural experiences for all visitors. This project aims at structuring a complex of exhibits and facilities, which will accommodate all Pharaonic periods, it will be the largest museum in the world, and will provide access to information and future knowledge. It results from the careful articulation of the problem and a subsequent ordering of constraints within the context of the competition proposal. / Master of Architecture