In the field of hioethics, freedom and autonomy assume the ability of self-regulation and determination. If one has the ability to make one 's own decisions, then one represents an autonomous and free person. Such a view of autonomy faces many difficidties, because it idtimately limits those who can be considered autonomous. Tlie Orthodox theology of the one Hypostasis of Jesus Christ presents ...

N one of the historic creeds and confessions and none of today’s theologies stress adequately five critical points concerning the Spirit of God: the Spirit who was “not yet” before the Lord Jesus was glorified (John 7:39); the last Adam (the incarnate Christ) becoming a life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45b); the compound Spirit typified by the anointing ointment (Exo. 30:23-25); the Spirit of life...

First, it cannot explain the differences among the writers—unless it is assumed that verbal differences indicate different events. In that case, one would have to say that Jesus was tempted by the devil twice, that the Lord’s Supper was offered twice, and that Peter denied the Lord six to nine times! In fact, one might have to say that Christ was raised from the dead more than once if this were...

Acknowledgement I am most grateful to my Lord and God Jesus Christ who is truly worthy of all praise. I especially praise and thank Him for all His help concerning this work. I am also very grateful to Jun. Prof. Dr. Stefan Ruzika for his help and guidance and especially for his patience. I also thank Heike Sperber for sharing her knowledge of series-parallel graphs with me.

THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH TRADITIONALLY ESTABLISHES MEDICINE AS A PROFESSION: A career, or vocation based on the professing of an oath regarding personal and public behavior. For Catholic physicians, the commitments of the Oath of Hippocrates take on new meaning when seen in light of the promises made at Baptism and renewed every Easter. This paper, originally an address to medical students, conside...