Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-Politicus has been critiqued as contradictory and inconsistent. This is why I believe that the question with regard to ‘neglected masterpiece’ should be: How read Treatise a coherent philosophical work? suggest reason seems because of complex juxtaposition its two main foci: relationship between theology philosophy, politics. In this paper, will argue against clai...

abu hamed mohammad ghazzali is a great muslem intellectual and faqih in the fifth century(ah). an outstanding feature of his political thought is the intertwining of ethics and politics. he views politics from the perspective of religion and ethics. thus, politics, in his view, is not the science of power and of how to attain power, but the means for moral improvement and guiding human beings t...

... "Religion allied to progress": [the leaders of Reform have] with undaunted courage embroidered [this slogan] in scintillating colours on to the banner of our present-day religious struggles, that the educated "progressive" sons and daughters of the new age might rally to this new flag of the prophet and advance with it unhindered. How leaderless was this new congregation of prophets before ...

The aim of the paper is to define more closely model theological thinking current Pope Francis on example his interpretation and communication religious thought Russian novelist F. M. Dostoevsky. In Francis, this concept has a mediating role between cultural form religion its meaning for theology. Next, study reviews sources influences approach Finally, through an analysis texts, it presents s...

according to imam khomeini, based on the verses of the holy quran, salvation is equally bound to the two important principles of, knowledge and behavior, in the meantime salvation is influenced by his concept of monotheism. self-purification, virtuosity and submition only to god symbolize mere servitude which in imam’s opinion is the route to salvation dismissing whatever alien to god and alleg...

Calvinists typically appeal to Romans 9 to support their theology of divine election. In particular, they assert that Romans 9 teaches that God unconditionally elects individuals to be saved. By "unconditionally" they mean that God, in eternity past, freely chooses specific individuals whom he will save (Eph 1:4) and that his choice is not based on their foreseen faith or effort (Rom 9:16). God...

Religion, at least in the practice history, even as concept understood by some of adherents has power uniting and disuniting. Even so, conceptually proven most its historical practices, harmony Islam is emphasized both internally among Muslims between with other religions. Among Muslims, can be seen from ikhtilâf ukhuwwah Islâmiyyah, while religions freedom religion pluralism basis. From view Q...

iscussing health care between self-help, intermediary organisations and formal poor relief in terms of choices between the informal and the formal it seems quite clear on which side research of hospitals in the late 18 century is placed. Based on the formula of the “Birth of the Clinic” and relying on sociological research of hospitals of the late 1960s and 1970s wide parts of the German-speaki...

“ Students here are basically apat­ hetic," Dean o f Students James Roemer commented to a less than capacity crowd at last n igh t’s security seminar in LaFortune Stu­ dent Center. Eight students were in attendance. The seminar was jo in tly con­ ducted by Roemer, Assistant D irec­ to r o f Security Rex Rakow, and investigator Ann Schelllnger. It focused on the security needs o f women at the U...

T he challenge of combating the current epidemic of disease mongering is daunting, and anyone looking for ready solutions should read no further. Those seeking a way forward fi nd themselves ranged against powerful economic, political, and professional interests. There is an apparently limitless amount of money to be made from marketing pharmaceutical remedies for diseases and even more from re...