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Pneumatology
Pneumatology Pneumatology refers to either the Christian doctrine of the nature and work of the Holy Spirit, or the study of human beliefs in spiritual beings. The term pneumatology also refers to the scientific study of air or gases. The Greek word pneuma suggests both wind and smell, as well... Read more |
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Henry More
Henry More 1614-87, English philosopher, one of the foremost representatives of the school of Cambridge Platonists . His writings emphasized the mystical and theosophic phases of that philosophy, and as he grew older mysticism dominated his writings. Newton studied under him, and his concept of... Read more |
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Habakkuk
Habakkuk , prophetic book of the Bible. It is a collection of oracles, perhaps three in number, delivered against the backdrop of the Babylonian threat to Judah in c.600 BC The first—a dialogue between the prophet and God—asks how God can remain silent when the wicked prosper. God's... Read more |
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Duty
OBLIGATION. Since Plato wrote of political obligation in his dialogue Crito, obligation in general has been of ongoing interest to philosophers. In that dialogue, Socrates argues that he was under an obligation to obey the laws of Athens and comply with a sentence of death. During the course of the... Read more |
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William King (poet)
William King 1663-1712, English poet. He supported the Tory and High Church party. He is noted for his humorous and satirical writings, which include Dialogues of the Dead (attacks against Richard Bentley, pub. 1699) and Miscellanies in Prose and Verse (1709).... Read more |
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Richard Hurd
Richard Hurd 1720-1808, English theologian, editor, and critic. From 1781 until his death he was bishop of Worcester. His best-known works are Moral and Political Dialogues (1757) and Letters on Chivalry and Romance (1762), an examination of knight-errantry and Gothic literature.... Read more |
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Marcus Minucius Felix
Marcus Minucius Felix , fl. 2d cent., Christian apologist, author of a dialogue, Octavius, one of the earliest Latin apologies. In it a pagan and a Christian discuss the merits of Christian life. Bibliography: See J. H. Freese, The Octavius of Minucius Felix (1919).... Read more |
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Macrobius
Macrobius , fl. c.430, Latin writer and philosopher. His Saturnalia, a dialogue in seven books chiefly concerned with a literary evaluation of Vergil, incorporates valuable quotations from other writers. He also wrote a commentary on Cicero's Dream of Scipio, which was popular in the Middle Ages... Read more |
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Dialogus de Scaccario
Dialogus de Scaccario. The Dialogue of the Exchequer is the earliest administrative handbook in English history and a prime source for historians of royal finance. Written in the 1170s it gives an account of Exchequer practice in the form of a dialogue between pupil and master. Its main concern is... Read more |
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Church of England
...their pulpits the doctrines of divine right, non‐resistance...Uniformity, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Thirty‐Nine Articles...deadening. Eighteenth‐cent. Prayer Book liturgy and weighty...church life, has extended to dialogue with non‐Christian ... |
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A day of prayer; Exercise right to dialogue with the divine.(OPED)
...President Bush said not long ago, "The prayers of this nation are a part of the good...our nation observes the National Day of Prayer today, don't be surprised if opposition...who are offended by the National Day of Prayer. They will say it violates the Constitution...about ... |
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The Spirituality of the Christian East, Volume 2: Prayer
...Prayer" and "Contemplation," Prayer now itself covers a significantly broader range of material: The Divine-Human Dialogue (Chapter Two), Prayer as Supplication (Three), Bodily Prayer (Four), Liturgical ... |
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Prayer leaders ask God to help guide Clinton.(Nation)
...a Jewish-Christian dialogue center, gave the opening prayer, asking divine forgiveness and help...David Bryant led a prayer for the executive branch...laying-on-of-hands prayer known in many religious...the National Day of ... |
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Prayer in the New Testament
...that prayer is always a dialogue with a real partner...included in prayers. If prayer is to be answered...place in the apostle's prayers than they do in the prayers of Jesus. Romans 8...Paul's doctrine of ... |
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Chanting the Simple Dialogues at Mass: Not Just for Priests Who "Like to Sing"
...chanting of simple dialogues have different purposes...The chanting of a prayer involves only the priest...But the chanting of a dialogue involves both priest...exchange. The chanting of prayers and longer texts may...the chanting of the ... |
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Contemplative prayer.
...walked this earth and dialogue with Him. But beyond these types of prayer is contemplative prayer where we are whipped...extent, contemplative prayer is a free gift, which...can be a prelude to the divine music of contemplative... |
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LIVING IN SERVICE TO THE FEMININE DIVINE.(Focus)
...December. I really live in service to that feminine divine and try to bring that into everything I do here...the computer. I don't know if it's called prayer, it's an ongoing dialogue. Question: What do you think life is all about... |
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Soul-searching - More Americans find solace in prayer.(Arts and Lifestyle)
...to the possibility of divine intervention in our...often move people toward prayer. "Certain occasions...he said. Today, prayer happens online at organized...sites, or in e-mail prayer chains. And many people...a collection of 18 prayers ... |
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Northern California Zen/Ch'an-Catholic Dialogue: San Francisco Zen Center,...
...Ch'an-Catholic Dialogue took place at San Francisco...stillness and liturgical prayer, the dialogue engaged the theme of...liberation brought about by divine grace, was examined...seekers to engage the dialogue experience. Questions... |
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INTERFAITH DIALOGUE PROPOSED AT ASEAN SUMMIT IN CEBU
...establish an interfaith dialogue during the meet. Fr...conduct an interreligious dialogue to express expectations...Imperata," a devotional prayer, for the success of...Diola said. The prayer seeks "divine wisdom to direct the... |
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