Brown University Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: "'Inflamed by Daily Practices': John Cassian and Ethical Formation" is the first inter-disciplinary treatment of the ethical program fostered by the fifth-century Christian ascetic John …
Year:: 2014
Contributor:: Clements, Niki Kasumi (creator); Lewis, Thomas (Director); Harvey, Susan (Reader); Cladis, Mark (Reader); Bush, Stephen (Reader); Brown University. Religious Studies (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: John Cassian; ethical formation; human agency; self; person; Ethics; Subjectivity
Collection:: Religious Studies; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: This study examines the history and constructive prospects of a movement in modern thought and practice known as "personalism." Concerning its history, I argue that …
Year:: 2016
Contributor:: Sozek, Jonathan E (creator); Lewis, Thomas (Director); Cladis, Mark (Reader); Bush, Stephen (Reader); Brown University. Religious Studies (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: human person; Emmanuel Mounier; Personalism; Human beings; Catholic Worker Movement; Mounier, Emmanuel > 1905-1950
Collection:: Religious Studies; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: "The Sacred Commons: Reconstructing Hegel, Religion, and National Memory" turns to a new interpretation of Hegel in order to understand two "sacred" sites constructed by …
Year:: 2017
Contributor:: Le, David Micah (creator); Lewis, Thomas (Director); Cladis, Mark (Reader); Bush, Stephen (Reader); Brown University. Religious Studies (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: memory studies; religion; nationalism; Hegel; monument; counter-memorial
Collection:: Religious Studies; Theses and Dissertations

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