Over the centuries, time and again, theologians, philosophers, poets and even sociologists have proposed that money should be regarded as a “god-term” (Kenneth Burke). They have spoken of the omnipotence of money (Georg Simmel) and pondered whether we should not organize religious faith like money (Niklas Luhmann). They propagated a “pantheism of money” (Falk Wagner) and called it the “all-dete...

Abstract The paper investigates the cultural unit of “sanctity” in light notion “form life”, order to show how jazz master John Coltrane (1926–1967) pursued sanctity as a regulative model with regards both personhood and musicianship, so translate his existential quest into music. Firstly, briefly summarizes: what we mean today by (focusing on Catholicism distinguishing between traditional view...

Abstract: This article discusses Sufism in the Serat Sastra Gending Sultan Agung which had an influence on Javanese literature Mataram. teaching based this fiber describe a kings desire to convery teachings of Islam, especially Sufisme patterned Islam his people through cultural approach. Therefore, it is identified study as “Javanese Sufism”. The main problem research how pattern reflected...

The relevance of the study lies in systematization expressive means director’s interpretation R. Castellucci, who, using semantic elements Dionysianism and Appolonism, Pantheism Christianity — main pair oppositions for European cultural space, has compared not only forms expression, but also concepts art, Tannhäuser’s inability to make a choice be successful. He sees positive each them, without...

Dei Filius I:On God, Creation, and Providence Rudi A. Te Velde In this essay, I want to share my impressions of the first chapter dogmatic constitution Vatican I. It begins its declaration basic truths Christian faith in a language which is similar, probably intended be that solemn confession faith: "The holy, catholic, apostolic, Roman church believes acknowledges there one true living creator...

According to one antitheist argument, the necessarily omniscient, necessarily omnipotent, and necessarily omnibenevolent Anselmian God does not exist, because if God is necessarily omnipotent it is impossible for Him to comprehend fully certain concepts, such as fear, frustration and despair, that an omniscient being needs to possess. Torin Alter examines this argument and provides three elabor...

Abstract In general, historians of science and ideas do not focus on critical appraisals scientific such as vitalism materialism from Catholic intellectuals in eastern southeastern Europe, nor is there much comparative work available how significant European the life sciences were understood received outside France, Germany, Italy UK. Insofar treatments are available, they contributions ninetee...

the decorative patterns of islamic pottery have widespread diversity including floral, geometric, inscriptional, animals and human patterns. beside these patterns, there is a group of composed animals including harpies, sphinxes, griffins etc that despite of their few presences, are among the most beautiful and most numinous patterns in islamic pottery. this paper intend to survey different asp...