Sökning: "John James"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden John James.
1. Peter's legacy in early christianity : the appropriation and use of Peter's authority in the first three centuries
Sammanfattning : This study combines traditional historical-critical methods with the sociological theories of Max Weber and Pierre Bourdieu in order to discuss how Peter’s authority is portrayed and used to create legitimacy in Christian texts from the first three centuries. The New Testament texts that mention Peter are discussed together with other early Christian writings that in one way or another relate to Peter as an authoritative figure. LÄS MER
2. Origen’s References to Heracleon : A Quotation-Analytical Study of the Earliest Known Commentary on the Gospel of John
Sammanfattning : This study of Origen’s references to the second-century author Heracleon addresses two problems in previous research: Scholars have regularly presumed that every statement Origen attributes to Heracleon is equivalent to a verbatim quotation, and that Heracleon’s beliefs conform to those described in heresiological sources. The study develops a method of quotation analysis that uses variations in Origen’s attribution formulas to categorize the almost two hundred references as “verbatim quotations,” “summaries,” “explanatory paraphrases,” or “mere assertions. LÄS MER
3. Jesus and Purity Halakhah : Was Jesus Indifferent to Impurity?
Sammanfattning : At the end of the Second Temple period, ritual purity came to play an increasing role in Jewish society. Purity laws were interpreted and expanded, and sources of impurity were generally avoided by many. LÄS MER
4. Att odla ett samhälle : Råby räddningsinstitut och 1840-talets sociala ingenjörskonst
Sammanfattning : This dissertation uses the metaphor of cultivating society to discuss social engineering as it came to expression in the texts and activities of Råby reformatory in Sweden during the 1840’s. The concept of the gardening state as expressed in Zygmunt Bauman’s Modernity and the Holocaust and James C. LÄS MER
5. En känsla för det heliga : En undersökning av den samtida emotionsforskningens möjliga bidrag till religionsfilosofin
Sammanfattning : In this thesis I examine the possibility of critically using material from contemporary emotion theory to develop a fruitful model for understanding the potential epistemic relevance of emotions in religious contexts. The relevance of this thesis is mainly twofold: since religion is an emotional phenomenon, the possible normative epistemic role of emotions needs to be examined. LÄS MER
