Laity

Applying the Seven Dimensions of Religion to Modism Religion refers to the collection of fundamental practices and beliefs concerning the cause, purpose and nature of the universe and life. These beliefs and practices normally involve ritual and devotional observance. They also involve moral obligations governing the conduct of people (McKinnon, 65-66). Generally, there are seven dimensions of religion. These are: the practical and ritual dimension; the experiential and emotional dimension; the…

Looking into the different types of religions and the experiences within them, human beliefs and practices come into play. Religion is very wide, and to understand to complexity of this, scholars came up with something called dimensions of religion. Rodney Stark and Charles Glock are the ones who have come up with the six dimensions and how they view the different aspects of religion. However, these dimensions are not real, and they surly cannot describe the meaning or value of what a believer…

to view the liturgy, specifically the Eucharist, it was necessary to move the choir for sisters to enhance their access to it. She discusses how convent architecture was often designed in a way to enclose and seclude the sisters from not only the laity, but also the male clergy. Thus, architectural changes had to be made to allow the sisters of the Clarissan order to see but not be…

Roman civilization.” Both More and Machiavelli reflect Renaissance humanism through their use of classical sources and how they use these sources in their efforts to suggest reform within society. The Prince reflects Renaissance humanism through Machiavelli’s various examples of princes from the classical era wise and unwise conduct. The Prince also reflects humanism as Machiavelli was writing during a period when humanism was the dominant intellectual force of the era. The dominance of…

Adele Berlin begins her article by seeking to define what exactly she means by parallelism. Berlin explores the idea that “parallelism is the most prominent rhetorical figure in ancient Near Eastern poetry” (1). She defines parallelism itself as “the repetition of the same or related semantic content and/or grammatical structure in consecutive lines or verses” (1). Parallelism manifest itself in many various ways throughout Scripture. The three main types and categories of parallelism that…

The taxation system so far had been based on a fixed tax on 10th and 15th's which produced an unequal system where the poor were asked to pay the same amount, if not more, as the wealthy. Subsequently this resulted in the poor struggling to pay their tax without fearing starvation and the wealthy paying without a problem, while building their personal fortune. The divide between the classes was continuously worsened. Wolsey changed this by introducing a new tax revenue based on the taxpayers…

Protestant Reformation occurred during conflict between nation-states in Europe •First in imperial cities of Germany and Switzerland •Deep social and political divisions •Certain groups favored the reformation - like printers who were literate POPULAR RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS AND CRITICISM OF THE CHURCH •The reformation could not have happened without the numerous conflicts that had risen within the church during the Renaissance. •Diet of Worms (Germany) presented the emperor with 102 oppressive…

One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. We say these terms at every mass. Do you know what they really mean, or do you just say them because you know it is what you say? These terms are actually the four marks of the Church. These four marks summarize the Church’s features and mission and accomplish this through the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is our duty as baptized Catholics to live out these marks every day. Now, the Church never said it would be easy, but they do give us great role…

rape and seduction of women. Anticlericals burnt confession booths in Aguascalientes, Querétero, Irapuato and Guanajuato and confession was outlawed in Chiapas by General Jesús Agustín Castro. Ben Fallaw identified five factors that explain why the laity believed priests were predators: the church emphasised confession, there would be an invasive questioning of women before they got married to determine their sexual past, the confusion between concubinage and clerical seduction, masculine…

audience’s understanding and spiritual experience of the worship happen on the other side. Looking specifically at High Mass and the Holy Week, her analysis reveals that the choir screen not only gave visual aid for the the ceremony but also gave the laity a way to participate in the Eucharist even on the days when they were not permitted to actually take communion. Seeing the images on the choir screen gave them spiritual access to the liturgy they were physically excluded from, as dictated by…