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This article asserts that early Church educators, like St. Cyril of Jerusalem, offer contemporary Christian educators theological and pedagogical insights and methods. It describes the trend of Christian education programs to teach a living relationship with a living Christ at a time when categorical, rational and empirical methods predominate in education. The article describes St. Cyril's catechetical theology and pedagogy. Finally, it applies pedagogical methods, used or inspired by Cyril, to contemporary Christian education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper attempts to relate the critical analysis of religious or “sacred” metaphors in leadership to the theory of askēsis, the idea of leader as an incarnation of a virtue defined as “the formation of a full, perfect, complete and self-sufficient relationship with oneself.” A model of leadership based on askēsis, it is argued, is established by means of the form of rhetoric called the exemplum, by means of which leaders derive authority from their being held to be a living (or dead) incarnation of an ideal of perfection, and their life being narrated as a “perfectionist vita.” The principal means of communication of this exemplarity is the hagiography, which finds its contemporary equivalent in the popular CEO (auto-) biography, which can be interpreted as a reactivation of ancient hagiographic archetypes. In readings of three leader hagiographies, focusing on the narrative, rhetorical, and discursive strategies employed, it is shown how the dubious moral exemplarity of such individuals is established. The paper concludes with a discussion of the differences and analogies between the medieval hagiography and the contemporary CEO (auto-) biography, and a discussion of the relationship between asceticism and charisma in the light of these examples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The story of theology and ethics at Union Seminary from 1812 to the present illustrates the critical relationship between theology, ethics, and historical circumstances. In a distinctive fashion, it also reflects both the wider story and current challenges of theology and ethics in American Protestantism. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Recent writings in human geography have claimed that practice of quantitative methods in the field is retreating as accounts of knowledge move from metanarratives to more discursive practices where sociocultural meanings are seen to be paramount for understanding geographic phenomena. The qualitative turn in human geography has focused geographers' attention on the social construction of meanings and thereby ontological levels of knowledge. Spatial concepts such as spillovers, agglomeration economies, clusters and hot spots have become popular in disciplines like economics, sociology and epidemiology.

Deals with the meaning of faith community as discussed in the narrative of 1 John 2:1-11. Relationship with God through Jesus Christ; How the relationship with God changes people; Importance of relationship with others; Implications of 1 John 2:1-11.

Explores the two social schemes discussed in the narrative of Mark 9:33-37. Representation of a kyriarchal community and a discipleship of equals in the narrative; Elaboration on the social schemes; Two ways of relating to Jesus as reflected by the two community models.

Details the reasons for attending Sunday church mass as discussed in the narrative of Hebrews 10:19-25. Reason for attending church on a regular basis; Information on the contents of Verses 19-25, 21-22, 24-25 in Hebrews 10:19-25; Explanation on the notion of habitus.