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Nathan B Oman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Johannes Van Oort - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the holy spirit and the early Church Doctrine confession
    Hts Teologiese Studies-theological Studies, 2011
    Co-Authors: Johannes Van Oort
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    This article firstly investigates in what way various main theological figures in the first centuries of the Christian era spoke about the Trinity and thus, also, about the Holy Spirit. Secondly, it investigates how the formulas of Early Christian confessions of faith developed into their mature and final forms. Such (baptismal) confessions often reveal trinitarian expressions and explicit wordings about the Holy Spirit.

  • the holy spirit and the early Church Doctrine confession original research
    Hts Teologiese Studies-theological Studies, 2011
    Co-Authors: Johannes Van Oort
    Abstract:

    This article firstly investigates in what way various main theological figures in the first centuries of the Christian era spoke about the Trinity and thus, also, about the Holy Spirit. Secondly, it investigates how the formulas of Early Christian confessions of faith developed into their mature and final forms. Such (baptismal) confessions often reveal trinitarian expressions and explicit wordings about the Holy Spirit.

Laura L. Coon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Employment Discrimination by Religious Institutions: Limiting the Sanctuary of the Constitutional Ministerial Exception to Religion-Based Employment Decisions
    Vanderbilt Law Review, 2001
    Co-Authors: Laura L. Coon
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    I. INTRODUCTION A religious organization enters a contract with a builder to construct a new facility and breaches the contract; a student at a private, religiously-affiliated school slips on a patch of ice and is seriously injured because of the school maintenance crew's negligence. The builder and the student are aggrieved by the actions of the respective religious institutions. Consequently, they seek to resolve their disputes through the judicial system, as would any other individual with a potential legal claim. Although the adjudicative process would involve Church and state, the First Amendment Religion Clauses would not likely be implicated, because the application of contract and tort law to these secular activities does not inhibit religious exercise or involve government in religious activities. In contrast to the above contract and tort examples, consider the relationship between Church and state that would ensue from adjudicating a tort claim filed by a parishioner whose priest's marriage counseling progressed to sexual misconduct,1 or an employment discrimination claim by a female nun who was allegedly denied tenure as a professor of canonical law because of her gender.2 These legal disputes do not involve mere application of a secular standard to secular conduct.3 Rather, adjudicating claims that implicate matters of Church Doctrine or governance necessitates a certain degree of intrusion into constitutionally significant religious matters. As long as Church and state have coexisted, courts have struggled with the question of how to treat disputes involving religious institutions. On the one hand, religious institutions are like corporations and other organizations in that they are comprised of individuals but act as unified entities. Clearly, the state regulates corporations and non-religious organizations, so by analogy, religious institutions should not be immune from state regulation.4 On the other hand, the Framers of the Constitution distinguished religion from other group activities by affording religious groups special protections from state interference in the First Amendment's Religion Clauses.5 This protection from state regulation is not without limit, however, especially when religious organizations' interests collide with those of individuals whom the state has a regulatory interest in protecting. Considering this conflict of interests, how courts should respond when individuals assert that a religious institution has violated their legal rights is a complicated issue, especially in the context of an increasing amount of state regulation. The issue varies in complexity, however, depending on the type of legal dispute at hand. Intuitively, certain bodies of law are less controversial than others in their application to religious institutions. For example, application of contract law to a breach of contract issue or tort law to a negligence claim does not raise substantial issues of state intrusion into important Church matters.6 When the applicable body of law intrudes more extensively into religious governance or Doctrine, however, courts struggle to determine the extent to which Churches should comply. One such troublesome area of law is employment discrimination. This Note seeks to define the proper role of courts in mediating discrimination-based employment disputes involving religious institutions.7 Specifically, this Note argues that instead of focusing on whether an employment dispute implicates a ministerial relationship,8 as courts have done by analyzing the primary duties of the plaintiff in order to determine application of the constitutional ministerial exception, justiciability should be based on whether adjudication of the dispute would actually implicate religious Doctrine or practice. Part II of this Note examines the statutory framework of Title VII and the extent to which Title VII's language facially applies to employment disputes involving religious employers. …

Bernardo Kliksberg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Facing the Inequalities of Development: Some lessons from Judaism and Christianity
    Development, 2003
    Co-Authors: Bernardo Kliksberg
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    Bernardo Kliksberg looks at the commitment of two major religions - Judaism and Christianity - to development. Why has Judaism been ahead of the pack in pushing for the examination and resolution of the key problems of development? He suggests that the answer lies largely in the Old Testament. He also examines the fundamental precepts of Church Doctrine on this subject. He proposes a synthetic approach, one that arises from both religions' approach to globalization and development.

Kathryn Pitkin Derose - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Congregation-Based Programs to Address HIV/AIDS: Elements of Successful Implementation
    Journal of Urban Health, 2011
    Co-Authors: Malcolm V. Williams, Kartika Palar, Kathryn Pitkin Derose
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    Religious organizations may be uniquely positioned to address HIV by offering prevention, treatment, or support services to affected populations, but models of effective congregation-based HIV programs in the literature are scarce. This systematic review distils lessons on successfully implementing congregation HIV efforts. Peer-reviewed articles on congregation-based HIV efforts were reviewed against criteria measuring the extent of collaboration, tailoring to the local context, and use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods. The effectiveness of congregations’ efforts and their capacity to overcome barriers to addressing HIV is also assessed. We found that most congregational efforts focused primarily on HIV prevention, were developed in partnerships with outside organizations and tailored to target audiences, and used CBPR methods. A few more comprehensive programs also provided care and support to people with HIV and/or addressed substance use and mental health needs. We also found that congregational barriers such as HIV stigma and lack of understanding HIV’s importance were overcome using various strategies including tailoring programs to be respectful of Church Doctrine and campaigns to inform clergy and congregations. However, efforts to confront stigma directly were rare, suggesting a need for further research.