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Appreciating the Beauty of Earth [PDF]
, 2001 Categories used by contemporary environmental philosophers to explore esthetic appreciation for the beauty of the physical world have parallels in reflections by patristic and medieval theologians on the beauty of God\u27s creation, A sampling of the ...
Schaefer, Jame
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The disinheritance of a firstborn son accustomed to the privileges of exclusion has for centuries been a dramatic event for families, especially if the decision was taken by a woman, the son's own mother. Very few dared to do so, because it symbolised a break with the notion of virtuous, compassionate motherhood; it represented a failure to be
Mariela Fargas Peñarrocha
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Active Life and Contemplative Life: A Study of the Concepts from Plato to the Present [PDF]
, 1961 https://epublications.marquette.edu/mupress-book/1000/thumbnail ...
Mason, Sister Mary Elizabeth
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Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drawing upon a deprivationist account of the badness of death, Ingemar Patrick Linden advocates for a hypothetical state called “contingent immortality.” The future Linden champions is one in which every person would be able to live for as long as they would like, save for events like accidents or murder.
Andrew Moeller +2 more
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Ethische Aspekte mystischer Erfahrung
Studia ParadyskieMysticism is frequently identified with, almost exclusively, a spiritual sphere, which deprives it of its essential reference to an observable reality and human activity.
Tadeusz Kuźmicki
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Retracing Augustine’s Ethics: Lying, Necessity, and the Image of God [PDF]
, 2016 Augustine’s exposition of the image of God in Book 15 of On The Trinity (De Trinitate) sheds light on multiple issues that arise in scholarly interpretations of Augustine’s account of lying.
Puffer, Matthew
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The Nature of Christian Doctrine: A Conversation with My Critics
International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This article opens with a brief account of the six main themes of The Nature of Christian Doctrine, noting in particular the role of the early church as an ‘epistemic community’ of knowledge production, and the significant and helpful parallels between the modern scientific tool of ‘inference to the best explanation’ and early Christian ...
Alister E. McGrath
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Sustainable concrete production: Partial aggregate replacement with electric arc furnace slag
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsThe pursuit of sustainability in the construction industry has stimulated interest in seeking environmentally friendly alternatives to natural aggregates in concrete production. This study evaluates the behavior of concrete when electric arc furnace (EAF)
Chadee Aaron Anil +4 more
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Open Library of Humanities, 2015 In his Confessions, Saint Augustine provides a remarkable account of his experience as a learner of ancient Greek. After an outline of Saint Augustine’s testimony in the context of the history of education, Saint Augustine’s statements will be ...
Marco Ricucci
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 The Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus is iconic, yet threatened throughout its range in the southeastern United States. It is a burrowing, herbivorous tortoise whose upland habitats have been greatly reduced by habitat destruction, fragmentation and ...
Barbara I. Blonder +2 more
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