church leadership

Leadership [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] Abstract Th? first ?ssue which must be clarified ?n approach?ng th? subject of local ?hur?h government ?s th? question of authority. All agree that Chr?st ?s th? Head ?nd that He rules through H?s Word. But what about authority on th? level of ?ndividual ?hur?h function, teach?ng, ?nd dec?sion mak?ng? Does Chr?st delegate authority to ?nyone else? M?ny ?hur?h groups ?re sure that He does not, that each m?n h?s equal authority before God by virtue of h?s ?ndividual priesthood. Our Americ?n spirit of democracy ?n th? ?hur?h ?nd its "one m?n one vote" leaves us ?ncl?ned to agree, at le?st ?n sentiment. We feel that we ?re ?nswerable to God alone, ?nd so authority over ?nyone ?n th? very personal realm of th? spiritual ?nd religious ?s out of th? question. Our beliefs ?nd practices ?re matters between God ?nd us ?ndividually, we tend to th?nk; ?nd ?n th? affairs of th? local ?hur?h collectively, th? majority rules. But does Chr?st rule by majority vote? ?s H?s will determ?ned by popular consent? Or ?s it given once ?nd for all ?n Holy Scripture to be faithfully m?n?stered to H?s people by spiritual l?aders with?n th? ?hur?h? Th?se questions state th? ?ssue clearly. Th? New Testament ?s clear ?n its teach?ng both by precept ?nd example that th?re ?re certa?n men ?n th? ?hur?h who ?re ?nvested with th? responsibility of

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Post-Atheism: from Apophatic Theology to "Minimal Religion"

Mikhail Epstein Post-Atheism: from Apophatic Theology to "Minimal Religion" In the book: Russian Postmodernism: New Perspectives on Post-Soviet Culture (with Alexander Genis and Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover, in the series Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture, and Society, vol. 3). New York, Oxford: Berghahn Books, 1999, 528 pp.345-393. . From Apophatic Theology to Atheism 2. Secularization and the "New Middle Ages" 3. Theomorphism: the "Other" in Culture 4. Angelism as a Postmodern Religion 5. Post-Atheist Spirituality in Russia: Minimal Religion We are turning demystification inside out: within the profane, we are discovering the sacred. Mirca Eliade There are numerous philosophical investigations into the relationship between religion and art. However, what interests me in the present chapter is not the eternal question traditionally broached, but the phenomenon of a new type of religious consciousnessor, more precisely, a religious unconsciousthat is coming into existence in twentieth century Russian culture. The term 'religious unconscious' is applied here specifically to the state of Russian spirituality in the Soviet epoch and in particular to its latest phases when the official atheism is succeeded by various forms of post-atheist mentality. What is commonly understood by the term 'unconscious' is the sphere of primal drives and vital instincts, which

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Country information on Bulgaria.

Bulgaria Raya Racheva Form 4KN Transition Year Project St Andrew's College February 2003 Bulgaria Table of Contents Introduction 1 Geography 2 Location 2 Climate 3 Relief 3 Mountains 3 Flora and Fauna 6 Waters 7 People and Language 9 History 13 Customs and Traditions 41 New Year 41 "Triffon Zarezan" 41 The First of March 42 The Third of March 43 Mummer's Celebrations 43 Day of Humour 43 "Lazarovden" 44 "Tsvetnitsa" 44 "Velikden" 45 "Gergyovden" 46 The Day of the Slavic Alphabet 46 The Day of Botev 47 The Rose Celebration 47 Christmas 47 Red Wine in Bulgarian Culture 47 "Rakiya" Making 48 Culture and the Arts 50 Literature 50 National Costumes 52 Crafts 53 Architecture 54 Music 55 Dance 56 Conclusion 57 Introduction When I first came to Ireland, I knew almost nothing about the country. I went to live in a place that was unknown to me. I still know only a few things but they are not enough for a person who lives in the country. I need to know the history, the influences, the towns, of the rivers, the mountains. I discovered new types of characters, traditions, new language and religion. St. Andrew's College has students from forty-three other nations. I am one of them and I am the first Bulgarian, as I heard, in the history of the school. So I want to present my country to the others. This will be both educational for me and

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Kant's Philosophy

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804), German philosopher, considered by many the most influential thinker of modern times. (I) Life Born in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia), April 22, 1724, Kant received his education at the Collegium Fredericianum and the University of Königsberg1. At the college he studied chiefly the classics, and at the university he studied physics and mathematics. After his father died, he was compelled to halt his university career and earn his living as a private tutor. In 1755, aided by a friend, he resumed his studies and obtained his doctorate. Thereafter, for 15 years he taught at the university, lecturing first on science and mathematics, but gradually enlarging his field of concentration to cover almost all branches of philosophy2. Although Kant's lectures and works written during this period established his reputation as an original philosopher, he did not receive a chair at the university until 1770, when he was made professor of logic and metaphysics3. For the next 27 years he continued to teach and attracted large numbers of students to Königsberg. Kant's unorthodox religious teachings, which were based on rationalism rather than revelation, brought him into conflict with the government of Prussia, and in 1792 he was forbidden by Frederick William II, king of Prussia, to teach or write on religious subjects. Kant

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Discussing the biblical historiography of images of the Jew in the ancinet world

ABBREVIATIONS........................................................................ .........3 . 0 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................3 1.1 JEWS IN THE DIASPORA...............................................................4 i. Exiles in Babylon ................................................................. .........4 ii. Jews in Egypt................................................................................5 iii. The effects of the conquests of Cyrus...................................................6 iv. Discussion....................................................................................6 1.2 SOURCES..................................................................................7 i. Sources for Babylonian history..........................................................7 ii. Sources for Persian history...............................................................8 1.3 VERSIONS OF THE BOOKS............................................................11 i. Septuagint.................................................................................11 ii Vulgate.....................................................................................11 iii Apocrypha.................................................................................11 1.4

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Looking at the Babylon's Society during Hummurabi's regime by analyzing the Code of Hammurabi.

To: Professor E. L. Chan Fm: Lee Sun wah Hermony (student number 020012) Contact telephone number (81028818) CLASS: General Western History TOPIC Looking at the Babylon's Society during Hummurabi's regime by analyzing the Code of Hammurabi CONTENTS TOPIC 1 Looking at the Babylon's Society during Hummurabi's regime by analyzing the Code of Hammurabi 1 Introduction 3 Background 3 Research Problem: 3 Objective: 3 Methodology: 3 Approach: 3 Remarks/Legends: 3 B. Hammurabi & his Codes 4 C. Political Aspect 4 God 4 Offence of God 4 God be the Judge 4 God be the Witness 5 God be the Final Resort 5 The King 5 Offence to the King 5 King being Ultimate Beneficiary 5 King being Setter of Standards 6 The Elders 6 D. Economical Aspect 6 Introduction 6 Gold Standard 6 Agriculture Industries 7 Agricultural 7 Role of Ox 7 Types of corps 7 Herd Raising 8 Commerce 8 Unit 8 Money 8 Occupation 9 Trading 10 Banking 11 Forms of contract 11 E. Sociological Aspect 11 Social Structure 11 Social Class 12 F. Appendix: The Code of Humurrabi 14 Introduction Background Hammurabi is amongst the famous rulers in the Ancient Babylon. The discovery of the Hammurabi Code and the legal principle it has on the western legal system is vital in many respect. In fact, scrutinizing the code in details reveals a lot of legal principles tablete I the code is still

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Origins of the First World War

INTRODUCTION Since the First World War began, the depth of literature produced on it has been enormous. James Joll best explains the continued interest in the First World War as being due to the general acceptance amongst scholars in viewing the "First World War as the crucial event in the first half of the century" 1 with many of the subsequent violent events of the 20th century tracing their roots from the fall out of World War One. Few aspects of the intensive study into World War One have been so greatly investigated or debated as its origins. Due to the impact the First World War had upon shaping the 20th century, identifying the culprits responsible for starting the war has taken on an extraordinary resonance.2 Historians have been able to dissect the time period leading up to the outbreak of war many times over in order to create a series of wide ranging and often-contradictory theories related to who blame for starting the Great War of 1914-18 can be attributed to. Read individually without consideration and knowledge of other theories, each hypothesis is delivered by their proponents with such certainty and promise that it is easy to accept them without question. Traditionally Germany has received the majority of blame for starting the First World War. In 1919 German war guilt was written into the Versailles Treaty that finalised the end of the war, to the

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It has sometimes been remarked how much has been written, both by friends and enemies, concerning the truth of religion, and h

It has sometimes been remarked how much has been written, both by friends and enemies, concerning the truth of religion, and how little, at least in the way of discussion or controversy, concerning its usefulness. This, however, might have been expected; for the truth, in matters which so deeply affect us, is our first concernment. If religion, or any particular form of it, is true, its usefulness follows without other proof. If to know authentically in what order of things, under what government of the universe it is our destiny to live, were not useful, it is difficult to imagine what could be considered so. Whether a person is in a pleasant or in an unpleasant place, a palace or a prison, it cannot be otherwise than useful to him to know where he is. So long, therefore, as men accepted the teachings Of their religion as positive facts, no more a matter of doubt than their own existence or the existence of the objects around them, to ask the use of believing it could not possibly occur to them. The utility of religion did not need to be asserted until the arguments for its truth bad in a great measure ceased to convince. People must either have ceased to believe, or have ceased to rely on the belief of others, before they could take that inferior ground of defence without a consciousness of lowering what they were endeavouring to raise. An argument for the utility of

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The Roman World 509 B.C. To A.D. 180

The Roman World 509 B.C. To A.D. 180 Introduction As the Athenians saw the symbol of their city-state's democracy and culture in the rock-jutting Acropolis, so the Romans viewed the Forum as the symbol of imperial grandeur. Although the buildings in the Forum appear fundamentally Greek in style, they are more monumental and sumptuous. Here, then, are two clues to an understanding of the Romans: they borrowed much from the Greeks and others, and they modified what they took. Rome was the great intermediary - the bridge over which passed the rich contributions of the ancient Near East and especially Greece, to form the basis of modern Western civilization. The Romans replaced the anarchy of the Hellenistic Age with law and order and embraced the intellectual and artistic legacy of the conquered Greeks. As Rome's empire expanded, this legacy was spread westward throughout most of Europe. Rome To 509 B.C. The history of Rome extends from 753 B.C., the traditional date for the founding of the city by Romulus, Rome's legendary first king, to A.D. 476 when another Romulus, Romulus Augustulus, the last Roman emperor in the West, was deposed. The first period in this span of more than a thousand years ended in 509 B.C. with the expulsion of the seventh and last of Rome's kings, Tarquin the Proud, and the establishment of a republic. Geography And Early Settlers Of Italy

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Life of Rumi.

Life of Rumi Reason is powerless in the expression of Love. Love alone is capable of revealing the truth of Love and being a Lover. The way of our prophets is the way of Truth. If you want to live, die in Love; die in Love if you want to remain alive. I silently moaned so that for a hundred centuries to come, The world will echo in the sound of my hayhâ1 hayhâ and hayhât, a corruption of the same term in Persian means 'alas' or 'woe to me!' It will turn on the axis of my hayhât (Divan, 562:7) The name Mowlana Jalaluddin Rumi stands for Love and ecstatic flight into the infinite. Rumi is one of the great spiritual masters and poetical geniuses of mankind and was the founder of the Mawlawi Sufi order, a leading mystical brotherhood of Islam. Rumi was born in Wakhsh (Tajikistan) under the administration of Balkh in 30 September 1207 to a family of learned theologians. Escaping the Mongol invasion and destruction, Rumi and his family traveled extensively in the Muslim lands, performed pilgrimage to Mecca and finally settled in Konya, Anatolia, then part of Seljuk Empire. When his father Bahaduddin Valad passed away, Rumi succeeded his father in 1231 as professor in religious sciences. Rumi 24 years old, was an already accomplished scholar in religious and positive sciences. He was introduced into the mystical path by a wandering dervish, Shamsuddin of Tabriz. His

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