Laity

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ISLAMIC THOUGHT & CIVILISATION A STUDY ON THE FIVE STAGES OF GROWTH AND DECLINE OF UMRAN IN IBN KHALDUN’S THOUGHT. ASSIGNMENT IITC 5011 NAME: ROSLI BIN JAMAL MATRIC NO : G1336667 MODULE : IITC 5011, COMPARATIVE CIVILISATION LECTURER : PROFESSOR DR ABDULLAH AL-AHSAN TITLE A study on the five stages of growth and decline of umran in ibn khaldun’s thought ABSTRACT Five stages of growth and decline of Umran in Ibn Khaldun’s thought are as followed.…

Balthasar, Hans Urs Von, and Brian McNeil. Explorations in Theology: Creator Spirit. Vol. III. San Francisco, Calif: Ignatius, 1993. Print. In section II, chapters two and seven of Explorations in Theology: Creator Spirit, Balthasar provides us with a particular Johannine oriented pneumatology. The bulk of his argument seems to be situating the Holy Spirit within an understanding of the Holy Trinity, which establishes the Spirit as truly divine, rejecting any notions to just reduce the Holy…

The pleasures and the power of reading are many and varied and from the time human beings have learnt to etch a line on any surface, the art of reading has taken root and for the most part become integral to society. Reading provides to its consumer the power of education and knowledge and even as this is one of the most important aspects of the knowledge oriented society of modern times, the importance of reading and its power in achieving social status was seen especially in the mediaeval…

Buddhist Social Thought as depicted in the Nik?yas 17 3. Buddhist Social Education As we know, education is an important factor for the development of human beings. It is an important tool for developing society. The progress of human society depends upon proper and righteous education. According to the Buddha, ?people who live without education and without being trained in good behavior are like blind buffaloes wandering in the forest.?[footnoteRef:2] [2: J. III, p. 368.] 3.1. Meaning…

gladly receive the message and are excited to be ambassadors of Jesus. One of the many challenges the Underground church faced was the threat of atheism as the state religion in most communist countries. Without a formal theological education, the laity were able to challenge atheistic claims about God by using simple logic to expose the lies of communist. One of my favorite story in the book Tortured for Christ was a professor of communism who demonstrated that Jesus was a magician by pouring a…

The Nullarbor Plain Desert Ecosystem Lars Hunt Location: The Nullarbor Plains Desert spans Western and Southern Australia, between approximately 30°S-32°S, 121°E-134°E (figure 1) (Ref 1). The Nullarbor plain is bordered by the arid salt lakes region of Western Australia, arid plains of Southern Australia, and North by the Great Victoria Desert. It is bordered on the south by the Great Australian Bight seacoast (Ref 2). Figure 1 - Location of Nullarbor Plain Biome: The Nullarbor…

uncouth Puritan, in the Parliament of 1628-29, when he had launched an attack on Charles I's bishops. He believed that individual Christians could establish direct contact with God through prayer and that the purpose of the clergy was to inspire the laity by preaching. Thus he contributed out of his own pocket to the support of itinerant Protestant preachers and openly showed his dislike of the bishop at Ely. He criticized the bishop in the House of Commons and was appointed a member of a…

The idea of nature is of huge importance and the concept of harmony with nature and oneself is the defining characteristic of the ancient Chinese belief system. There is an emphasis placed on the welfare and well being of the individual in the present life as opposed to a future one. What separates Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese Buddhism is the meaning which is associated with nature. Confucianism places emphasis on the nature of the human. Taoism focuses on harmony with the universe and…