Dissertations / Theses: 'John Hick'

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Smith, Donald W. "The christology of John Hick." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Krisak, Paul E. "The religious pluralism of John Hick a critique /." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2000. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Heller, Christian. "John Hicks Projekt einer religiösen Interpretation der Religionen : Darstellung und Analyse, Diskussion, Rezeption /." Münster : Lit, 2001. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb388813446.

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Washatka, John W. "A critical analysis of the religious epistemology of John Hick." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Mafuta, Willy L. "Soteriology of the Bantu in the thought of John Hick." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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von, Knorring Olof. "Comparison of Religions Based on John Hick´s Theory on Pluralism." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-295700.

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“Who am I / What is my identity?” This is one of the most important questions in a person’s life and also one of the most difficult to answer. The identity is developed and internalized mostly during the socialization process in childhood. Part of socialization is to learn what groups to identify with, ingroups, and distinguish them from outgroups that you do not belong to. This is a universal tendency of humans and it gives a bias in people´s thinking to see ingroups as “natural”, as opposed to outgroups with strange and different thinking and behaviour. At the same time we must realise that members of outgroups are human beings, just as ourselves, and that for them, what we see as an outgroup, is an ingroup. When borders and distances between in and out become too adamant and separated it can lead to ethnocentrism, stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination or racism. This is, unfortunately, common in our contemporary world with globalisation, and migration of large groups of people. One of the most important ingroups is religion or worldview and they are deeply embedded in a person´s identity. Can Hick´s theory can be used as, or be a starting point for, one of the tools we need to overcome barriers between different world views, including the major religions and secular world views? This paper critically investigates Hick´s theory of pluralism and its plausibility based on a critical analysis of claims/arguments for and against the theory. It also discusses what consequences it could, in an imaginary situation, have if the theory is plausible.

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Cheetham, David. "Transforming John Hick's eschatology." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683123.

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Penner, Myron Arthur. "The epistemological structure of John Hick's pluralistic hypothesis." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Loughlin, Gerard Patrick. "Mirroring God's world : a critique of John Hick's speculative theology." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1987. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/284367.

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John Rick's work is important in its own right and as exemplary of a dominant empiricist tendency in academic religious thought. This dissertation seeks to display that tendency by exploring the possibility of reading Rick's work as Christian theology. To this end it examines Rick's reflections on six themes: religion, theology, theodicy, eschatology, Christology and theology of religions. It seeks to expose the faults and fissures, disruptions and distortions in Rick's texts. This explains the form of each chapter: a lengthy exposition and criticism of how Hick handles a particular theme, followed by a short sketch of how the theme may be otherwise handled. In each case the sketch draws on insights discerned in the criticism. The central themes of the whole study are Rick's emphasis on experience and the place of interpretation: the dominance of naive realism and the need for hermeneutic as mediation.

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Lienti, David A. "An analysis of the universalism contained in several works of John Hick." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Adams, Paul David. "The mystery of God incarnate an analysis and critique of John Hick's christology /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Anderson, Matthew D. "Religious pluralism and soteriology an analysis of the pluralistic model of John Hick /." Deerfield, IL : Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.006-1618.

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Sivadge, Steven Paul. "A critical evaluation of John Hick's interpretation of the divine incarnation as metaphor." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Perry, T. S. "The Christian message in a postmodern world : a critical re-appropriation of Hendrik Kraemer's theology of religions." Thesis, Durham University, 1996. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5351/.

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This thesis is a critical re-appropriation of Hendrik Kraemer's theology of religions. Part I introduces theology of religions through the now familiar threefold typology: Kari Earth represents 'exclusivism,' Kari Rahner, 'inclusivism,' and John Hick, 'pluralism' (Chapter 1). It then argues that the typology implicitly represents non-pluralist approaches as theologically deficient and ethically insensitive while masking problems in pluralist positions (Chapter 2). It thus releases Kraemer from the typology and from the more emotive charges directed against 'exclusivism.' Part II chronologically and thematically surveys Kraemer's theology of religions, describing his missiological and theological contexts (Chapter 3) and summarising his major works (Chapter 4). The crux of the argument comes in Part III. First, a survey of the contemporary philosophical climate is offered through a summary and critique of Jean-Frangois Lyotard's interpretation of the postmodern condition Subsequently, three theological responses are assessed with Mark C. Taylor's a/theology and John Milbank's theology presented as avoidable extremes while the work of Hans Frei and George Lindbeck is offered as a mediating position which is dubbed 'postmodern orthodoxy' (Chapter 5). Second, after reviewing key themes in Kraemer's position, theological and phenomenological criticisms are outlined and evaluated. Though they do not seriously threaten the position, these criticisms prohibit extreme interpretations of, and lead to slight modifications in, Kraemer's work (Chapter 6). Finally, when re-read through the lenses of postmodern orthodoxy, Kraemer's thought is shown to offer to contemporary theology of religions avenues of theological creativity which are nevertheless faithful to the Christian tradition (Chapter 7). The thesis concludes that Hendrik Kraemer's theology of religions is worthy of critical re- appropriation.

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D'Costa, G. G. "A critical evaluation of John Hick's Copernican revolution in the Christain theology of religions." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382522.

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Barra, Suely Ribeiro. "Hipótese pluralista de John Hick: a sua contribuição para o diálogo inter-religioso." Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 2014. https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/handle/ufjf/485.

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Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-01-25T10:09:29Z No. of bitstreams: 1 suelyribeirobarra.pdf: 2001060 bytes, checksum: 59c074b121f0c32254269f7f3e9f006d (MD5) Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-01-25T18:57:32Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 suelyribeirobarra.pdf: 2001060 bytes, checksum: 59c074b121f0c32254269f7f3e9f006d (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-25T18:57:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 suelyribeirobarra.pdf: 2001060 bytes, checksum: 59c074b121f0c32254269f7f3e9f006d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-09-18 O presente estudo procura descrever a trajetória teológica de John H. Hick, filósofo e teólogo inglês que se notabilizou por defender, ao que se refere ao diálogo inter-religioso, uma posição pluralista de acolhimento igualitário a todas as religiões. Escritor prolixo publicou inúmeros livros e artigos defendendo a sua hipótese pluralista em confronto com posições tradicionais do Cristianismo. Neste trabalho seus principais textos são apresentados e discutidos comparando-os com as demais posições nas diversas tradições religiosas com respeito à soteriologia humana tendo em vista o entendimento entre elas. The present research try to describes the theological trajectory of John H. Hick, English philosopher and theologian who become well-know distinguished himself by defending, a pluralistic position regarding an equal treatment for all religions in religious dialogue. Wordy writer has published numerous books and articles advocating its pluralistic hypothesis in comparison with traditional positions of Christianity. In this work its main texts are presented and discussed by comparing them to other positions in the various religious traditions with respect to human soteriology in view of the understanding between them.

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Christensen, David. "The nature of religious language in John Hick's model of religious pluralism." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Kitta, Naoki. "Reliabilism and cosmic optimism : situating John Hick in the history of philosophy of religion." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33624/.

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This dissertation aims to rehabilitate the reasonableness of Hick’s religious pluralism by disclosing the deep structure of his philosophical system. To realize this aim, this dissertation will introduce a new philosophical method of reliabilism, which is proposed by Ernest Sosa and emphasizes total balance and historical maturation. As a result of the introduction of reliabilism, Hick’s philosophical system is disclosed to be composed of Hick’s own philosophy of personhood, combined with the philosophies of Wittgenstein, Kant, and Hume. Instead of emphasizing one of them, this dissertation will propose to read these different components of Hick’s philosophical system as forming a total worldview, which are complementary with each other. Also, this dissertation will situate Hick’s philosophy in the history of philosophy of religion (e.g. pre-analytical paradigms of British Idealism and Critical Realism, and analytical paradigms of Logical Positivism, neo-Wittgensteinian philosophy, and Reformed Epistemology). Hick’s project will be discussed as a recovery of a pre-analytical worldview from within analytical contexts. As Hick’s central philosophical works, this dissertation will focus on Faith and Knowledge and An Interpretation of Religion. Faith and Knowledge has not been examined in detail in past literature. But Hick’s arguments about personhood, Wittgenstein, Kant, and Hume in An Interpretation of Religion originates in Faith and Knowledge (both the first edition and the second edition). A correct understanding of Hick’s religious pluralism in An Interpretation of Religion is impossible without a detailed examination of Faith and Knowledge.

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Machado, Kleber de Oliveira. "A hipótese pluralista de John Hick: pressupostos filosóficos e teológicos da visão fundamental Hickiana." Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2009. http://tede.mackenzie.br/jspui/handle/tede/2521.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:48:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Kleber de Oliveira Machado.pdf: 621007 bytes, checksum: 76a73a4baa22b12bbe95f429ceaed24e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-02-09 Fundo Mackenzie de Pesquisa This essay analyses the most important thesis of the pluralist theologian John Hick. It gives special attention to the ground books: The metaphor of God incarnate, An interpretation of religion, Death and eternal life. In the first book, he reformulates the incarnation doctrine to turn the pluralist hypothesis possible. In the second, he introduces his pluralist hypothesis that all religions are valid responses to the Real or Ultimate Reality. And in the third, which is his global theological work, he searches to build up what would be a pareschatology embracing the pluralist hypothesis. Finally, the essay seeks to demonstrate the inconsistency of Hick‟s Kantian epistemological grounds. It also presents the strong consequences that the revisionist project and the global theology have to Christian theology. It shows that the revisionist task, which has been proposed by Hick, empties the meaning of Christian theology. Therefore, it does not consider it as an authentic response to the Real, what invalids Hick's pluralist hypothesis. Esta dissertação analisa as principais teses do teólogo pluralista John Hick. Dá-se especial atenção aos livros que as fundamentam: A Metáfora do Deus Encarnado, An Interpretation of Religion e Death and Eternal Life. No primeiro livro, ele reformula a doutrina da encarnação para tornar a hipótese pluralista possível. No segundo, ele apresenta sua hipótese pluralista de que todas as religiões são respostas válidas ao Real ou Realidade Última. E no terceiro, o qual é seu trabalho de teologia global, ele busca construir o que seria uma parescatologia que mantenha a hipótese pluralista. Finalmente, a dissertação procura demonstrar a inconsistência da base epistemológica kantiana de Hick. Demonstra também as profundas conseqüências que o projeto revisionista e a teologia global têm sobre a teologia cristã. Apresenta que a tarefa revisionista que tem sido proposta por Hick, esvazia o significado da teologia cristã. Por conseguinte, não a considera como uma resposta autêntica ao Real, o que invalida a hipótese pluralista de Hick.

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Aslan, Adnan. "Ultimate reality and its manifestations in the writings of John Hick and Seyyed Hossein Nasr." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1995. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.481453.

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Lam, Wing Keung. "Ontological transformations for Christian-Buddhist dialogue : a comparative study of John Hick and Abe Masao /." View abstract or full-text, 2004. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?HUMA%202004%20LAM.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 254-301). Also available in electronic version. Access restricted to campus users.

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Wu, Dongsheng Bailey. "Faith and experience an analysis of the place of experience in the religious epistemology of John Hick /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Cramer, David. "Nonevidentialism, pluralism, and warrant Plantinga, Hick, and the epistemological challenge of religious diversity /." Deerfield, IL : Trinity International University, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.006-1620.

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Atay, Rifat. "Religious pluralism and Islam : a critical examination of John Hick's pluralistic hypothesis." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2939.

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This dissertation makes a full critical analysis of John Hick's pluralistic hypothesis (which views great world religions as equally valid ways of salvation/liberation) from an Islamic perspective. To be able to do this, it begins with a survey of Islamic responses to the problem of religious diversity by employing Alan Race's threefold taxonomy (exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism). Chapter one concludes that al-Maturidi's exclusivistic and AtefI's inclusivistic approaches cannot satisfactorily answer the matter in hand, namely "why a compassionate and loving God should exclude totally or partially the vast majority of human beings from salvation/liberation. " Arkoun's pluralistic viewpoint comes closer to Hick's but is incomplete, immature and radically reductionist. The dissertation, then, starts examining Hick's pluralism. First, it gives an extensive account of pluralism. At the fundamental level, Hick argues for the veridicality of one's experience in order to establish the right of one to believe, which in turn creates the problem of religious diversity: several religions claiming to offer the best way of salvation/liberation. Before putting forward his own theory, Hick examines other naturalistic (Durkheimian and Freudian) and religious (exclusivistic and inclusivistic) accounts of religions. He dismisses them as unsatisfactory and poses his religious interpretation of religion. Drawing the Kantian distinction of noumenon and phenomenon, Hick claims that religions, with their personal gods and impersonal absolutes, are phenomenal responses to the noumenal Real. His soteriological criterion of transformation from "self-centredness to Reality-centredness" contends that great world religions are equally valid ways of salvation/liberation. Since the noumenal Real is totally ineffable, religious language should be understood mythically/metaphorically. After careful critical consideration, the thesis concludes that Hick's pluralism cannot be compatible with Islam, unless it is modified from three angles: the total ineffability of the Real must be replaced with a "moderate ineffability" (hence moderate pluralism), a hermeneutical reading of the holy texts should replace Hick's mythical approach, and Hick's primarily ethical soteriological criterion needs to be extended to include the ritual aspect of religion. This modified version of Hick's pluralism is named "moderate pluralism. " The thesis concludes that moderate pluralism is compatible with Islam and offers a way forward particularly in its dealing with other religions.

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Olsson, Evelina, and Kristina Bölander. "Varför tillåter Gud det onda? : En jämförande studie av C.S Lewis och John Hicks tedicéer." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-89624.

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Abstract The amount of evil that we can see in our world might make the thought of a kind and caring God as its creator paradoxical. This is what is generally called the problem of evil and the topic of this study. This is a litterary study which is based on qualitative analysis and hermeneutics as our method. We have chosen to research this problem with the emphasis on two different theodices. One of these theodices is written by John Hick and the other by C.S Lewis. We have researched both the theodices, and the background to the problem itself. In this study we have expanded on important concepts regarding the problem of evil and we will show you two different explanations as to why God and evil coexists. We have reviewed both theodices and analysed them. We have reviewed similarities and differences as we tried to reach the core of each theodicy. Both theodices have been evaluated according to a model for what constitutes a successful theodicy and from that we have drawn the conclusion that both of these theodices are credible, despite our original thoughts.

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Frank, Jochen. "Anleitung zum Dialog : Grundlagen interreligiöser Verständigung /." Frankfurt am Main : Verlag Otto Lembeck, 2007. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2957556&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.

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Parsons, Jonathan D. "Religious realism and non-realism in John Hick's pluralistic hypothesis is Hick really safe from Feuerbach? /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p006-1598.

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Sinkinson, Christopher. "The nature of Christian apologetics in response to religious pluralism : an analysis of the contribution of John Hick." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/7731d9e9-a566-418a-9b18-448e5cc9aa7c.

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Frank, Jochen. "Anleitung zum Dialog Grundlagen interreligiöser Verständigung." Frankfurt, M. Lembeck, 2006. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2957556&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.

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Gennuso, Mary J. "A Critical Analysis and Defense of John Hick's Philosophy of Religious Pluralism." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/59.

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This study conducts a critical analysis and defnse of John Hick's philosohpy of religious pluralism. Contrary to his critics, Hick's theory is shown to be philosophically plausible and logically coherent. However, while the pluralist hypothesis can be defended philosophically, there are theological or religious problems with it. Both the strengths and weaknesses of the hypothesis are drawn out in this study, which is conducted under four main categories - epistemology, ontology, truth calims, and eschatology. Major criticisms of the hypothesis are debunked. Important concepts of Hick's overall philosophy of religion, such as experiencing-as, soul-making, and the Kantian connection, are explored in relation to the hypothesis, as are Hick's influences from the various religions.

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Fredeman, Jessica A. "Faith as an interpretation of an ultimate concern which engenders an authentic trust within the faithful : clarifying the concept of faith through the works of Paul Tillich, John Hick and Robert Solomon." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1416.

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This item is only available in print in the UCF Libraries. If this is your Honors Thesis, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by following the instructions on the distribution consent form at http://library.ucf.edu/Systems/DigitalInitiatives/DigitalCollections/InternetDistributionConsentAgreementForm.pdf You may also contact the project coordinator, Kerri Bottorff, at kerri.bottorff@ucf.edu for more information. Bachelors Arts and Humanities Philosophy

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Brillant, Lucy. "La liquidité et la structure par terme des taux d'intérêt dans la tradition britannique de Henry Thornton, Ralph George Hawtrey, John Maynard Keynes et John Richard Hicks." Thesis, Paris 1, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA010007.

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La spécificité de la tradition monétaire de Henry Thornton, Ralph George Hawtrey, John Maynard Keynes et John Richard Hicks, est de considérer le taux d'intérêt comme une variable influencée par la banque centrale. Ces auteurs peuvent être rattachés à une même tradition monétaire, différente de celle de Knut Wicksell, où le taux d'intérêt est déterminé par une variable réelle: le taux de profit. Dans la tradition de Thornton, le prêt et l'emprunt renvoient une vente et un achat de titres de dette. Ces derniers prennent une forme différente selon la période étudiée. Au dix-neuvième siècle, Thornton proposait que la Banque d'Angleterre contrôle, par des variations de son taux d'escompte, le prix de la liquidité de court-terme, étant la substituabilité des traites commerciales en monnaie. Un siècle plus tard, cette influence était effective. Cependant, au XXe siècle, avec le développement des marchés financiers, d'autre canaux de transmissions de la politique monétaire sont apparus. Bien que négligée par 1 littérature, une des controverses les plus représentatives de cette époque est celle d'Hawtre Keynes et Hicks. Ils conviennent que le taux court est un phénomène monétaire. En revanche, ils ne s'accordent pas sur la nature du taux long. Les débats portent sur la théorie pionnière d Keynes de la structure par terme des taux d'intérêt, les effets d'annonces, ainsi que les limite de l'arbitrage The specificity of the monetary tradition of Henry Thornton, Ralph George Hawtrey, John Maynard Keynes and John Richard Hicks is to consider the interest rate as mainly determined by the monetary policy. Those authors are part of the same monetary tradition, different that Knut Wicksell for whom the interest rate is a real variable: the rate of profit. The process of borrowing and lending, in the monetary tradition analyzed in my PhD thesis, corresponds to a sale and a purchase of debts. Debts take a different form according to the period studied. ln the nineteenth century, Thornton wrote that the Bank of England should be able to manage, by varying its discount rate, the price of short-term liquidity, which is the substitution of bills againt money. ln the twentieth century, other transmission channels of monetary policy appeared wit the evolution of financial markets. Although neglected by the literature, one of the most representative controversy at that time was between Hawtrey, Keynes and Hicks. All made a theory in which the short-term rate is a monetary phenomenon. They however disagreed on the nature of the long-term rate. The debate is on Keynes's pioneering theory of the term structur of interest rates, the announcement effects, and the limits to arbitrage

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Collins, Dane Andrew. "The Christian theology of religions reconsidered : Alan Race's theology of religions, Hans Frei's theological typology and 20th century ecumenical movements on Christian engagement with other faiths." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2018. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/278698.

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The contemporary debate concerning the Christian theology of religions has been profoundly shaped by Alan Race’s three-fold typology of exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism. Although the insufficiency of this typology’s descriptive and critical capacity has become increasingly acknowledged within the field, widespread agreement about its replacement remains elusive. This thesis argues that a replacement can be found in Hans Frei’s five-fold typology of Christian theology, which differentiates between a range of approaches to theology, from theology as philosophical discourse (Type 1) to theology as quarantined, Christian self-description (Type 5). It is suggested that the more basic question posed by Frei’s typology of how Christian theology is understood in relation to philosophy and other external discourses, provides a better means of accounting for the different positions in the Christian theology of religions within 20th century ecumenical movements. It is shown how Frei’s typology emerges from his emphasis on both the limitations and the significance of external discourses for Christian theology, an emphasis which results from his construal of the mystery of Christ’s universal presence as a function of the particular incarnation in Jesus of Nazareth. Chapter one considers the philosophical foundations upon which Race’s typology is constructed, with particular emphasis on Troeltsch’s historicism, Hick’s epistemology of religious experience and WC Smith’s phenomenological hermeneutic, concluding that they determine the typology’s apologetic approach. It is shown how these commitments lead Race’s typology to differentiate between types of Christian theology primarily in relation to the philosophical viability, as Race understands it, of their Christology. Chapter two focuses first on the theology of Hans Frei and his analysis of the relationship between Christology and historicism, epistemology, and hermeneutics. It is suggested that Frei’s focus on the ordering of the relationship between Christian theology and external discourses, while undermining Race’s approach, affirms the possibility of a theologically valuable relationship between Christian theology and external discourses. Moreover, unlike Race, Frei’s emphasis on the significance of external discourses for Christian theology is derived in light of, and not in spite of, a faith in the incarnation and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Chapter three looks at Frei’s fivefold typology as a better means of accounting for the differences Race posits between exclusivists, inclusivists and pluralists. It is argued that in following Frei’s typological logic and the historical, epistemological and hermeneutical considerations characteristic of a Christian theology between types three and four, an approach to the theology of religions emerges which addresses the question of the universality of divine revelation – the central concern of Race’s typology – while also showing the inadequacy of Race’s typology and its prioritisation of philosophy. This will be shown by applying Frei’s typology to 20th century ecumenical movements and the positions on the theological significance of non-Christian religions that have emerged therein. Though Frei did not directly take up the issue of the Christian theology of religions, chapter three will demonstrate how his typology of Christian theology is of particular importance for this discussion. For his typology highlights the central question driving the theology of religions – how the ‘internal’ discourse of Christian self-description in reference to the gospels’ history-like witness to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ relates to the historically contingent, public world outside the church. The conclusion will point toward a constructive proposal for a theology of evangelism and interfaith dialogue in pluralist societies of the 21st century, drawing on the ecumenical discussion viewed in relation to the theological and typological insights of Hans Frei.

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Meacock, Heather. "An anthropological approach to theology : a study of John Hicks theology of religious pluralism, towards ethical criteria for a global theology of religions." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/b93f5f0c-ea33-4a7e-90a3-c230e0965220.

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Malchiodi, Emmanuel William. "Paul Verhoeven, media manipulation, and hyper-reality." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/467.

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Does the individual really matter in the post-modern world, brimming with countless signs and signifiers? My main objective in this writing is to demonstrate how this happens in Verhoeven's films, exploring his central themes and subtext and doing what science fiction does: hold a mirror up to the contemporary world and critique it, asking whether our species' current trajectory is beneficial or hazardous.; Dutch director Paul Verhoeven is a polarizing figure. Although many of his American made films have received considerable praise and financial success, he has been lambasted on countless occasions for his gratuitous use of sex, violence, and contentious symbolism--1995s Showgirls was overwhelmingly dubbed the worst film of all time and 1997s Starship Troopers earned him a reputation as a fascist. Regardless of the controversy surrounding him, his science fiction films are a move beyond the conventions of the big blockbuster science fiction films of the 1980s (E.T. and the Star Wars trilogy are prime examples), revealing a deeper exploration of both sociopolitical issues and the human condition. Much like the novels of Philip K. Dick (and Verhoeven's 1990 film Total Recall--an adaptation of a Dick short story), Verhoeven's science fiction work explores worlds where paranoia is a constant and determining whether an individual maintains any liberty is regularly questionable. In this thesis I am basically exploring issues regarding power. Although I barely bring up the term power in it, I feel it is central. Power is an ambiguous term; are we discussing physical power, state power, objective power, subjective power, or any of the other possible manifestations of the word? The original Anglo-French version of power means "to be able," asking whether it is possible for one to do something. In relation to Verhoeven's science fiction work each demonstrates the limitations placed upon an individual's autonomy, asking are the protagonists capable of independent agency or rather just environmental constructs reflecting the myriad influences surrounding them. B.A. Bachelors Arts and Humanities Humanities

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Shaw, Stephen. "Evolutionary Monism: The Continuity of John Hick's Thought." Thesis, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10756/288681.

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"La théodicée de John Hick. Présentation et réflexions critiques." Université catholique de Louvain, 2004. http://edoc.bib.ucl.ac.be:81/ETD-db/collection/available/BelnUcetd-02132004-111801/.

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Dryden, John K. "The problem of religious diversity a study and critque [sic] of the philosophy of John Hick /." 2003. http://etd.louisville.edu/data/UofL0024t2003.pdf.

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"希克(John Hick)宗敎多元論的救贖觀". 1998. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5896280.

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陳美玲. 論文(神學碩士)--香港中文大學, 1998. 參考文獻: leaves 96-100. 中英文摘要. Chen Meiling. Chapter 1. --- 導言 --- p.1 Chapter 2. --- 希克的宗教多元主義如何理解基督宗教 --- p.10 Chapter 2.1 --- 救贖與宗教傳統 --- p.13 Chapter 2.1.1 --- "希克對""宗教""的理解" --- p.13 Chapter 2.1.2 --- 宗教經驗與意義 --- p.20 Chapter 2.1.3 --- 基督宗教與其他宗教傳統 --- p.24 Chapter 2.2 --- "希克的提案一一 ""哥白尼式神學""" --- p.26 Chapter 2.2.1 --- """上帝中心""的基督宗教" --- p.26 Chapter 2.2.2 --- "不可言喻的""實在""" --- p.32 Chapter 2.2.3 --- "希克的""神話""基督論" --- p.36 Chapter 3. --- 一元拯救論結構的宗教多元主義假說 --- p.44 Chapter 3.1 --- 方法論上的問題 --- p.44 Chapter 3.1.1 --- 基本論題 --- p.45 Chapter 3.1.2 --- 沒有內容的認信一一進退兩難 --- p.50 Chapter 3.2 --- ´ؤ元救贖終局與多元救贖終局 --- p.54 Chapter 3.2.1 --- 只有一種終局的多元論 --- p.54 Chapter 3.2.2 --- 希克救贖觀的兼容取向 --- p.59 Chapter 3.2.3 --- 基督中心與上帝中心 --- p.63 Chapter 4. --- 基督宗教拯救論的多元性 --- p.68 Chapter 4.1 --- 初期基督教會對拯救論的理解 --- p.69 Chapter 4.1.1 --- 基督爲照明者 --- p.71 Chapter 4.1.2 --- 勝利者基督與回歸於一 --- p.74 Chapter 4.1.3 --- 基督賜予不朽與神化 --- p.77 Chapter 4.1.4 --- 基督爲我們的犧牲 --- p.81 Chapter 4.2 --- 在多元實況下維持基督信仰的意義 --- p.86 Chapter 5. --- 結語 --- p.91 參考書目 --- p.96 譯名對照表 --- p.101

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McDonald, Michael. "Towards a contemporary theodicy : based on critical review of John Hick, David Griffin and Sri Aurobindo." Thesis, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10067.

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Van, Zyl Mathew Paul. "A missiological evaluation of Christian responses to reincarnation." Diss., 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17790.

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This dissertation is a missiological evaluation of the challenges presented to Christian faith by reincarnation. Owing to the far-reaching theological implications of reincarnation, I have made use of an analytical grid to structure the research. It consists of seven sections, namely God, anthropology, ethics, hamartiology, soteriology, theodicy and history. This grid has been used to examine reincarnation as espoused in the Bhagavad-Gita (chapter 2) , as propounded by the well-known Hindu Swamis Vivekananda and Prabhupada (chapter 3) , and in the responses of four Christian theologians (Geddes MacGregor, John Hick, Vishal Mangalwadi and Edmond Robillard) to reincarnation (chapter 4) . There are many individuals within Western society who are attracted to reincarnation. My concern is to evaluate whether the Christian church can incorporate reincarnation in its religious worldview. In chapter 5, I give an evaluation of this question from a Reformed theological perspective. Hierdie verhandeling is 'n missiologiese beoordeling van die uitdagings wat die leerstelling van reinkarnasie aan die Christelike geloof hied. As gevolg van die verreikende implikasies van reinkarnasie, gebruik ek 'n analitiese raamwerk om vorm te gee aan die· ondersoek. Hierdie raamwerk bestaan uit sewe onderafdelings, naamlik die beskouings oor God, mens, etiek, sonde, verlossing, teodisee en geskiedenis. Hierdie raamwerk word gebruik om die leerstelling van n!inkarnasie te ondersoek soos wat dit aan die orde kom in die Bhagavad-Gita (hoofstuk 2), in die geskrifte van die twee bekende Swamis Vivekananda en Prabhupada (hoofstuk 3) , en in die reaksies van vier Christenteoloe (Geddes MacGregor, John Hick, Vishal Mangalwadi en Edmond Robillard) op reinkarnasie (hoofstuk 4). Daar is heelwat mense in die Westerse samelewing wat aangetrokke is tot reinkarnasie. My vraagstelling is om te evalueer of die Christelike kerk re'inkarnasie in sy godsdienstige wereldbeeld kan opneem. In hoqfstuk 5, gee ek 'n beoordeling van hierdie vraag uit 'n Gereformeerde teologiese gesigspunt. Christian,Spirituality, Church History and Missiology M.Th. (Missiology)

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