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This book explains how the authority Thomas Aquinas's theological
teachings grew out of the doctrinal controversies surrounding it
within the Dominican Order. The adoption and eventual promotion of
the teachings of Aquinas by the Order of Preachers ran counter to
every other current running through the late thirteenth-century
Church; most scholastics, the Dominican Order included, were wary
of the his unconventional teachings. Despite this, the Dominican
Order was propelled along their solitary via Thomas by conflicts
between two groups of magistri: Aquinas's early Dominican followers
and their more conservative neo-Augustinian brethren. This debate
reached its climax in a series of bitter polemical battles between
Hervaeus Natalis, the most prominent of early defenders, and
Durandus of St. Pourcain, the last major Dominican thinker to
attack Aquinas's teachings openly. Elizabeth Lowe offers a vivid
illustration of this major shift in the Dominican intellectual
tradition.
Providing a wealth of empirical research on the everyday
practise of Islam in post-Soviet Central Asia, this book gives a
detailed account of how Islam is understood and practised among
ordinary Muslims in the region, focusing in particular on
Uzbekistan. It shows how individuals negotiate understandings of
Islam as an important marker for identity, grounding for morality
and as a tool for everyday problem-solving in the economically
harsh, socially insecure and politically tense atmosphere of
present-day Uzbekistan. Presenting a detailed case-study of the
city of Bukhara that focuses upon the local forms of Sufism and
saint veneration, the book shows how Islam facilitates the pursuit
of more modest goals of agency and belonging, as opposed to the
utopian illusions of fundamentalist Muslim doctrines.
Providing a wealth of empirical research on the everyday
practise of Islam in post-Soviet Central Asia, this book gives a
detailed account of how Islam is understood and practised among
ordinary Muslims in the region, focusing in particular on
Uzbekistan. It shows how individuals negotiate understandings of
Islam as an important marker for identity, grounding for morality
and as a tool for everyday problem-solving in the economically
harsh, socially insecure and politically tense atmosphere of
present-day Uzbekistan. Presenting a detailed case-study of the
city of Bukhara that focuses upon the local forms of Sufism and
saint veneration, the book shows how Islam facilitates the pursuit
of more modest goals of agency and belonging, as opposed to the
utopian illusions of fundamentalist Muslim doctrines.
The rise and establishment of the theological authority of Thomas Aquinas, something that ran counter to every current running through the late thirteenth-century Church, is investigated in this work. Unclear about whether propositions drawn from Thomas' teachings had been included in the Condemnations of 1277, a debate raged in the Church culminating in a series of bitter polemical battles between Hervaeus Natalis, the most prominent of Aquinas' early defenders and eventual Master General of the Dominican Order, and Durandus of St. Pourçain, the last major Dominican thinker to openly attack Aquinas' teachings. Elizabeth Lowe explicates how the controversies between Natalis and Durandus contributed to Aquinas' theological authority within the Dominican Order - an authority which surpassed even that of Augustine.
Jamie's Wish Comes True When He Is Snowbound For A Night In The
Summer Cottage. Then Hunger Becomes A Problem.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Available here for the first time in English, Romulo Betancourt has
been a Spanish-language classic in Venezuela since its publication
in 2013. This book is an extended essay on a transformational
figure in the country's history from an internationally-renowned
public intellectual, German Carrera Damas. In this work, Carrera
Damas captures a significant transition for the nation that began
in the 1940s when Romulo Betancourt and his colleagues overthrew
the ruling military dictatorship and established a modern
democratic regime. However, the system Betancourt created
eventually deteriorated after his presidency. Carrera Damas not
only delves into the evolving political thought of a leader who
remained dedicated to his cause throughout a varied career, but
also offers insights on what it takes to create and sustain a
democratic republic under difficult circumstances. As the country's
current economic and political crisis intensifies, this book will
help English speakers understand the cultural context of
Venezuela's contemporary moment as well as set a historical
precedent for the next stages in the development of its position in
the world. Funding provided by the Kislak Family Foundation, Inc.
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Esau and Jacob (Paperback, New edition)
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis; Translated by Elizabeth Lowe; Edited by Dain Borges; As told to Carlos Felipe Moises
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Esau and Jacob is the last of Machado de Assis's four great novels. At one level it is the story of twin brothers in love with the same woman and her inability to choose between them. At another level, it is the story of Brazil itself, caught between the traditional and the modern, and between the monarchical and republican ideals. Instead of an heroic biblical fable, Machado de Assis gives us a story of the petty squabbles, conflicting ambitions, doubts, and insecurities that are part of the human condition.
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