...Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body A Cliff Notes’ Version Introduction A. The Theology of the Body is the term used to describe the teaching of Pope John Paul about the human person and human sexuality given during his Wednesday Catecheses in St. Peter’s Square between September 5, 1979 and November 28, 1984. John Paul II says that these catecheses could be called “Human Love in the Divine Plan” or “The Redemption of the Body and the Sacramentality of Marriage.” B. Various scholars, in different language groupings, will generally break the theology of the body found in these 129 catecheses down into four main sections, others six. I think the most logical way to do so is to break it down into seven interrelated sections: 1) The Original Unity of Man and Woman as found in the Book of Genesis • 23 catecheses from September 5, 1979-April 9, 1980 2) Purity of Heart versus Concupiscence: Catechesis on the Sermon on the Mount • 27 catecheses from April 16 to December 10, 1980 3) St. Paul’s Teaching on the Human Body: Life according to the Spirit • 13 catechesis from December 17, 1980 to May 6, 1981 4) Marriage and celibacy in light of the resurrection of the body • 9 catechesis from November 11, 1981 to February 10, 1982 5) Virginity or celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven • 14 catecheses from March 10, 1982 to July 21, 1982 6) The sacramentality of marriage based on Ephesians 5:22-33 • 27 catecheses from July 28, 1982 to July 4, 1984 7) Reflections...
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... humankind still finds it difficult to trust based on the soul of a person; | |we are more comfortable making judgements based on skin colour.” | Prejudice, courage and unity… TEXT COMPARISON Are we always champions of tolerance, courage and receptiveness to others? By the very definition of humanity, we must be. Humanity: benevolence, understanding and kindness towards other people. It is, arguably, our very human nature to feel compassion, courage, understanding, unity and empathy towards our fellow man. Unfortunately, prejudice and judgement also cling to the human condition like tumorous stains – traits which society still finds hard to surmount. Despite the efforts of governments, groups and individuals, humankind still finds it difficult to trust based on the soul of a person; we are more comfortable making judgements based on skin colour. Nelle Harper Lee through her 1960 novel, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ and Boaz Yakin through his 2000 film, ‘Remember the Titans,’ are text composers who tackle the ill-defined paradigms of ‘prejudice, courage and unity’ by painting a picture of the confronting face of racism. Prejudice, courage and unity are notions that are dealt with differently by both composers and, through their use of structural and linguistic features, each composer presents this concept in a manner which connects (or weakens a connection)...
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...GOD’S PURPOSE REVEALED: RECONCILIATION & UNITY IN THE CHURCH Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 THE SUPREMACY OF THE HEAD:JESUS CHRIST 1 CHRIST IN HIS PEOPLE:THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 2 THE EKKLĒSÍA:THE BODY OF CHRIST 3 THE PURPOSE OF THE EKKLĒSÍA:UNITY & RECONCILIATION 4 CONCLUSION 8 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 INTRODUCTION We begin with the fact that God: . . .[R]aised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come, and God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. In Ephesians 1:20-23, we see the exalted Christ, reigning in heaven, having put all things under His feet. Jesus Christ is the head of the church, which is His body. In the eyes of God, the church (ekklēsía) is so much more than traditionally thought. The church is destined for so much more than just to be saved from the wrath of God. God has purposed that the ekklēsía, his called-out body of believers, be His agents or representatives on the earth during this present age to reconcile all things to Himself. He therefore has filled his people with Himself, through the Holy Spirit. The purpose of this paper is to discuss God’s mystery revealed, unity and reconciliation. THE SUPREMACY OF...
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...A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. In recent years, the 10-minute play known as "flash drama" has emerged as a popular sub-genre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play byEuripides, is an early example. The One-Act Play, very popular in the 20th century, is regarded by many as a modern product. But this is far from the truth. One-Act Plays were written and staged throughout the 18th and the 19th centuries, as “The Curtain Raisers” or “The After Pieces”. They were chiefly farcial and served to amuse the audience before the commencement of the actual drama or were staged for their amusement, just after it had come to an end. The famous One-Act Play “Monkey’s Paw” was first staged as a “Curtain Raiser” and it proved to be more entertaining than the main drama. It may be said to mark the beginning of the modern One-Act Play. It was great Norwegian dramatist Ibsen that gave to the One-Act Play its modern touch. It was he, who, for the first time, introduced the minute stage-directions into the One-Act Play. Before him one act plays were written in poetry, but he made prose the medium of his one act plays. In short he made the drama, simple and real, and brought it nearer to everyday life. He made the modern One-Act Play what it is and...
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...Selena film is based on the life of Selena, a Tejano style singer who get tragically killed on 1995. It shows the family struggles, her beginnings as a singer and the progress of her career until reaching a number one album, her secret marriage to the guitarist, and her tragic death. Description of Movie Family The movie starts with the father Abraham Quintanilla Sr as a young man trying to become a musician. The group has no success because of cultural discrimination and ended up disbanding. Film jumps forward and shows Abraham married to Marcella with three children Abraham Jr, Sussy, and Selena. Abraham discovers Selena’s sing talent when she was 9 years old as she sang “over the rainbow” at their restaurant. When the family goes bankrupt,...
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...Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. And the beginning of his kingdom was “Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar (Genesis 10:8-10). After God destroyed the earth with a great flood, the three sons of Noah who survived the flood “Japheth, Shem and Ham” began to reproduce and populate the earth (Genesis 9:1, 18-19; 10:1, 32). When the offspring’s of Noah’s three sons began to multiply, they...
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...He is addicted to drugs, and loves porn and has the old school mentality and a poor choice of vocabulary. He does not relate to his son, but does show a sincere love and passion for both of his grandkids, specifically Olive. His goals in life are to be the best grandfather and father he can while trying to teach his family to not make the mistakes he made in his life as a kid and still to this day. While it is clear from the beginning that Edwin has a good relationship with his grandkids his relationship with his son seems skewed until we see Edwin reach out to his son after sensing his poor body language and says “GRANDPA Listen; whatever happens -- at least you tried to do something on your own, which is more than most people ever do, and I include myself in that category. It takes guts, and I'm proud of you for taking the chance, okay? RICHARD Okay, Dad. Thanks.” (Pg. 43) After they have a type of of awkward contact with each other but it is clear that this was father-son relationship was something that was clearly missing, but that regardless of their relationship they both love each other. Overall, even though Edwin dies soon after it is clear that all he wants is for his family to be a better person that he was, and even though he goes about trying...
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...Introduction: Successful multicultural congregations must be willing to subjugate their culture and language to a biblical standard in order to meet the spiritual needs of the younger generations. Multiethnic and Multigenerational churches face enormous challenges in America. Non-dominant-group (meaning non-Anglo) churches struggle with external challenges of language, cultural differences, discrimination, marginalization and socioeconomic differences. These external challenges of non-English immigrants are difficult to overcome, but one of the greatest threats facing these groups is the internal conflict of language preference within the families. In light of these challenges, Non-English church congregations must be willing to subjugate...
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...discourse community as being the different ways people integrate and combine language, interactions, actions, and ways people think, value, and believe (Gee, p.441), OU Cousins is considered as discourse community. To begin, it is important to know specifically the purpose of the community and how this works. This program was created in 1996 by President...
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...Here is my paper from English 101 on MLK Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail Tammy Marston Dr. Sychterz ENG 101 27 October 2015 Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King Jr. composed an open letter “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on April 16, 1963 in response to the statement “A Call for Unity.” This statement was written by eight white Alabama clergymen, which recognize that social in justices were taking place but expressed the belief that the battle against racial segregation should be fought in the courts not in the streets. King reply that “This ‘Wait” has almost always meant ‘Never.” He put out there that direct actions were necessary to achieve true civil rights and, and that not only is civil disobedience justified in the face of unjust laws, but also that “one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” Martin Luther King Jr. thought if he could get the middle class on his side that he would have the majority he needed to forward the movement for civil rights and achieve its goals of removing the illegal segregation practices that were still in place in the nineteen sixties. King addressed the white clergymen that were putting him to task for the non-violent protests in what they considered to be “their” city. Even though King was invited as the President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to speak to the local affiliate in Birmingham, where he believed that they have basic organizational ties. King then explains...
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...Politics, Economy, & International Relation- Sai Quebec votes “no” to Sovereignty Association Pg 374 On May 15, 1980 a vote was taken for those who wanted quebec to be a country of its own or stay within Canada. This topic arouse by Rene Levesque because he believed the French language and culture was being ignored, he also believed quebec was not supported by the federal government. Rene Levesque was for an independent country but Prime Minister Trudeau wanted all provinces to stay together to uphold Canada's unity. With the disappointing loss of the votes another referendum was promised. National Energy Program (NEP) is Established Pg 401 In 1980 the Federal government took further steps to ensure Canadian control of energy supplies. Thus the National Energy Program is introduced. Their goal was to establish 50% Canadian ownership of the Canadian oil and gas industry, to make Canada self sufficient in energy by 1990 and to control oil prices. American oil companies were provoked with Canada's progress which lead American companies to pull many of their drilling rigs out of Canada leaving many unemployed, mainly in the western region. The NEP caused a big divide between Ottawa and Western provinces. Constitution Act is Signed by Queen Elizabeth Pg 375 On April 17, 1982 the Constitution Act was signed. Before this act any changes required the approval of the British government because of the British North America Act. Trudeau took action to make Canada a more independent...
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...In the excerpt from Thomas Paine’s book Rights of Man (1791) describes America as a utopia with characteristics such as unity and equality. He describes the country as one “made up… of people from different nations,” a description which certainly continues to hold true in modern America. However, from this point on any resemblance between Paine’s book and modern society becomes absent, because modern America has racial inequality and distrust in government which are not described by Paine. An obvious assertion within this excerpt suggest that America is a country where a multitude of cultures, religions, and languages coexist. Paine suggests that the government, which was created founded upon the belief that all men are equal, are able to overcome...
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...ESSAY 1 BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW Sarah Leduc BIBL 105 11/3/2014 Genesis 1-11 describes the beginning of all creation. It depicts the building blocks for all mankind, in regards to the natural world, human identity, human relationships and civilization. The scriptures guide us through life; teaching us how to view the world, humanity and God the Creator of all. It helps us to understand the function of the world or God’s initial intended function. The natural world was formed in six days by a triune God. We are told through the scriptures that the “earth was without form, and void” (Genesis 1:2NJKV), it was by the power of the voice of God that the world came into existence. Through this we find the separation between God and His creation; that he is the origin of all living things and ultimately the one in control. He separated the light from darkness, water from land and day from night. He placed all living creatures on the land, in the sky and in the sea. The theory of evolution is disproved within the six days of creation when God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.” (Genesis 1:11 NKJV). Every plant, animal and human were called to produce according to its own kind, therefore, not being able to evolve from a lower life form. The Bible teaches us that on the seventh day God rested. After speaking the world and all its inhabitants...
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...the artifact itself whatever it may be such as speech, poem, monument, event, etc as it stands for what is actually being done or happening. Agent refers to the main communicator of the artifact which could be an actor, orator, writer or manager of the act. Agency refers to the main medium of communication which includes a book or televised film, presentation or personal communication. Scene is the backdrop against which the action occurs including the actual, physical scene and the context in which something happens and is meant to be understood. Lastly, purpose is the motive or the message which is conveyed and understood. Pentadic analysis has its roots in Burke's Theory of Dramatism which looks at life as a play where symbols and language are used to express thoughts as a way for humans to comprehend the reality of the world. Burke developed this theory as a way to attempt to understand the bases of human conduct and motives. Thus, the purpose of a pentadic analysis addresses the content of what is being done and what are the motives of a certain artifact as crafted by a rhetor. Burke believed that ratios interconnect important terms and map out a clearer picture of the underlying intentions or motives in a situation. Act-scene and act-agent are the most commonly used for rhetorical criticism. Act-scene shows that the act can not be fully understood without taking the scene into account as the backdrop against which it happened. Act-agent highlights the importance of the...
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...Five Worldviews It sometimes seems as if there are more philosophical and religious views than any normal person could ever learn about. Indeed, there are more than six thousand distinct religions in the world today. However, some people are surprised to find that the world’s religions and philosophies tend to break down into a few major categories. These five worldviews include all the dominant outlooks in the world today. This chart is adapted from Christianity: The Faith That Makes Sense by Dennis McCallum (Tyndale). | |REALITY |MAN |TRUTH |VALUES | |Naturalism |The material universe |Man is the chance |Truth is usually |No objective values or | |Atheism; |is all that exists. |product of a |understood as |morals exist. Morals are | |Agnosticism; |Reality is |biological process |scientific proof. |individual preferences or | |Existentialism |"one-dimensional." |of evolution. Man is|Only that which can |socially useful behaviors.| | |There is no such thing |entirely material. |be observed with the|Even social morals are | | |as a soul or a spirit. |The human species |five senses is |subject to evolution and | | |Everything can be |will one day pass |accepted as real or |change...
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