Problems of chiliasis in Protestant theology

2001 ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
Vitaliy I. Docush
Keyword(s):  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
True Story ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Year 2000

The year 2000 was interpreted by theologians of different currents as "special", "final", as one that should determine the further fate of mankind. The points of view for the period that will follow after him, and accordingly the fate of civilization in the future, were quite pessimistic. They can be classified in the following sequence: civilization has reached the limit of its existence, it will gradually die; The global problems of the present (ecological, social, moral) are a sign of the "end of time". From here two perspectives: believers expect salvation, eternity, paradise, the kingdom of God on earth, and nonbelievers, respectively, eternal suffering, non-being. Therefore, the end of 2000, according to theologians, marks a prehistory, and the next millennium - a true story, the history of a new, God's civilization.

‘Negative’ Criticism of the Gospels?

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
Robert Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Messianic Secret

‘There is nothing more negative than the result of the critical study of the Life of Jesus’, wrote Schweitzer at the end of The Quest of the Historical Jesus. The subsequent history of Gospel research in Germany was to reinforce this judgement beyond its author's expectations. The signpost to the future turned out to be Wrede's book on The Messianic Secret in the Gospels which had appeared five years earlier on the same day in 1901 as Schweitzer's own Mystery of the Kingdom of God, and which is still the classical example of redactional criticism of the gospels. Schweitzer's final alternative: either consistent eschatology or thoroughgoing scepticism proved to be unnecessary. Both won and took prizes. But whereas Schweitzer has slain his thousands, Wrede has slain his ten-thousands.

scholarly journals Russia and the West: Politics, history, culture

2005 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-318
Author(s):  
Nikola Tanasic
Keyword(s):  
The West ◽  
Global Society ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
Cultural Crisis ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of

The author firstly examines cultural and historical potentials of Russia, analysing them in their positive and negative aspects. Western ability to fully confront contemporary problems is then challenged through a brief account of the cultural crisis in its society in order to establish, through an analysis of the specific reception of that crisis in Russia, whether it can offer new, fresh and/or different solutions to global problems. Finally, basic Russian cultural and political values are depicted through the history of their actions globally and the power and significance of those values is defended as exceptionally fruitful for appliance to the contemporary socio-political situation, as to the challenges that lay before the global society in the future.

scholarly journals Mohammed and the Islam of the Koran

1912 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 474-514
Author(s):  
Crawford H. Toy
Keyword(s):  
Great Role ◽  
Religious Thought ◽  
History Of Religion ◽  
The Past ◽  
Essential Nature ◽  
Western Asia ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Points Of View

It is reckoned that Islam is now professed by from 150 to 200 million people, nearly one-seventh of the population of the globe. For thirteen centuries it has played a great rôle in the history of religion. Its adherents have been found among civilized, half-civilized, and barbarous peoples; its theory and its practice have traversed the whole gamut of religious thought and experience; it has sometimes been associated with the leadership of thought in Western Asia, Egypt, and Europe; and it has maintained its position against the assaults and seductions of neighboring faiths. It presents an interesting and perplexing problem to students of religion, of anthropology and psychology, and of the general history of civilization. Recent events have raised afresh the question of its achievements in the past and its possibilities for the future, and writers of various points of view and various degrees of knowledge and insight have discussed its genesis and its essential nature and the character of its founder. It is the object of this article to state some of the questions thus raised and to examine briefly some of the answers that have been offered.

scholarly journals Kerkgeskiedskrywing: Hoe skryf ons kerkgeskiedenis?

1998 ◽  
Vol 54 (1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Pont
Keyword(s):  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Church

Every generation writes its own history of the Church. As the past is continually evaluated from different points of view and as every generation asks new questions, so the understanding of the past changes and history is rewritten. In discussing this situation, three issues are treated: the understanding of the past and what history is, the requirements for writing history and the question whether history has a vision for the future. These matters continually appear in discussions on history and the requirements for writing history.

scholarly journals About myths and true story of Muslims of Ust-Ishim district of Omsk region (Islam through the prism of local history)

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
A. P. Yarkov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local History ◽  
True Story ◽  
Urgent Task ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Village

The article is devoted to the fight against historical myth-making. The reason for writing the material is the «world discovery» — the time when the Ashevan yurts appeared in the taiga Irtysh region. This became known to «all knowing Wikipedia», indicating the year 1226. A «more modest» date (1296) was mentioned in August 2020 in the Muslim-info newspaper published in Tyumen. The purpose of this article is to refute these historical myths on the basis of scientific and historical facts of the history of Muslims of the Ust-Ishim district of the Omsk region. The author comes to the conclusion that the legend of the birth of the Ashevan yurts in 1226 bears little resemblance to the true «biography» of the village. The described case testifies that in the future, the creation of scientifically grounded «Histories of Siberian villages» is an urgent task for scientists and local historians

Software Engineering Accreditation in the United States

2009 ◽  
pp. 251-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
James McDonald ◽  
Mark J. Sebern ◽  
James R. Vallino
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
The United States ◽  
Accreditation Process ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Points Of View

This chapter provides a brief history of the accreditation of software engineering programs in the United States and describes some of the experiences encountered by programs in achieving their accreditation and by program evaluators in reviewing those programs. It also describes how the accredited programs have addressed the most difficult issues that they have faced during the accreditation process. The authors have served as leaders of the accreditation efforts at their own institutions and as ABET program evaluators at several other academic institutions that have achieved accreditation. The objective of this chapter is to provide those software engineering programs that will be seeking accreditation in the future with some of the experiences of those who are familiar with the process from both the programs’ and the evaluators’ points of view. Leaders of programs that are planning to request an accreditation review will be well prepared for that review if they combine the information contained in this chapter with the recommendations contained in Chapter XIX of this text.

scholarly journals Knowing our Rival–Coronaviridae: The Virus Family

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maanasa Rajagopalan
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Virus Family ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Year 2000 ◽  
Biological Nature

This chapter will describe the biological nature of viruses belonging to the Coronaviridae family. Coronavirus disease or COVID-19 which, with its ever-expanding attack around the globe has become the topic of discussion of the current era. The disease is caused by a SARS-CoV-2 virus which belongs to the Coronaviridae family. This family of the virus has a history of pandemic significance through its attacks of SARS and MERS since the year 2000. They are known to have affinity towards respiratory tract and any disease that erupts out of their group have caused mild and severe respiratory infections globally. Thus, understanding the virus by learning the characteristics of its familial strain will help us to combat their attack even after mutation in the future. This chapter also discusses the pathogenesis of each virus organism in this family, as well as their clinical characteristics and diagnostics, in order to understand their disease-causing pattern and the efficacy of vaccination in mitigating the worst outcomes of the disease.

A Dynamic Systems Approach to Personality

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence A. Pervin
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Dynamic View ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of

David Magnusson has been the most articulate spokesperson for a holistic, systems approach to personality. This paper considers three concepts relevant to a dynamic systems approach to personality: dynamics, systems, and levels. Some of the history of a dynamic view is traced, leading to an emphasis on the need for stressing the interplay among goals. Concepts such as multidetermination, equipotentiality, and equifinality are shown to be important aspects of a systems approach. Finally, attention is drawn to the question of levels of description, analysis, and explanation in a theory of personality. The importance of the issue is emphasized in relation to recent advances in our understanding of biological processes. Integrating such advances into a theory of personality while avoiding the danger of reductionism is a challenge for the future.

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