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Reassessing Reform

Author : Christopher M. Bellitto,David Zachariah Flanagin
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813219998

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Reassessing Reform by Christopher M. Bellitto,David Zachariah Flanagin Pdf

Intro -- Contents -- Preface - John Howe -- 1. Introduction - Christopher M. Bellitto and David Zachariah Flanagin -- I. Gerhart Ladner's The Idea of Reform After 50 Years -- 2. My Debt to Gerd: His Legacy as Teacher of History and Historian of Ideas, Fifty Years after The Idea of Reform and in Light of Present Research - Lester L. Field Jr. -- 3. Gerhart Ladner's The Idea of Reform: Reflections on Terminology and Ideology - Louis B. Pascoe, S.J. -- 4. The Continuing Relevance of The Idea of Reform - Phillip H. Stump -- II. Models and Case Studies of Medieval and Reformation Reform -- 5. "He does not say, 'I am custom'": Pope Gregory VII's Idea of Reform - Ken A. Grant -- 6. Administrative Change in the Fourteenth-Century Dominican Order: A Case Study in Partial Reforms and Incomplete Theories - Michael Vargas -- 7. The Six Errors: Hus on Simony - C. Colt Anderson -- 8. Church, Bible, and Reform in the Hussite Debates at the Council of Basel, 1433 - Gerald Christianson -- 9. In Search of Unity: Reform and Mathematical Form in the Conciliarist Arguments of Heymeric de Campo's Disputatio de potestate ecclesiastica (1433) - David Albertson -- 10. Premonstratensian Voices of Reform at the Fifteenth-Century Councils - William P. Hyland -- 11. "Memoriam Fecit": The Eucharist, Memory, Reform, and Regeneration in Hildegard of Bingen's Scivias and Nicholas of Cusa's Sermons - Ann W. Astell -- 12. Visions of Reform: Lay Piety as a Form of Thinking in Nicholas of Cusa - Inigo Bocken -- 13. Carthusians as Public Intellectuals: Cloistered Religious as Advisors to Lay Elites on the Eve of the Protestant Reformation - Dennis D. Martin -- 14. Black and White and Re-Read all Over: Conceptualizing Reform across the Long Sixteenth Century, 1414-1633 - William V. Hudon -- Contributors -- Index

The Refashioning of Catholicism, 1450-1700

Author : Robert Bireley
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 081320951X

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Placing the development of Catholicism in the context of both social and political changes as well as the Protestant Reformation, this comprehensive study incorporates new research and reflects the changing perspectives of the late 20th century.

US National Security Reform

Author : Heidi Brockmann Demarest,Erica D. Borghard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1351171569

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US National Security Reform by Heidi Brockmann Demarest,Erica D. Borghard Pdf

This collection of essays considers the evolution of American institutions and processes for forming and implementing US national security policy, and offers diverse policy prescriptions for reform to confront an evolving and uncertain security environment. Twelve renowned scholars and practitioners of US national security policy take up the question of whether the national security institutions we have are the ones we need to confront an uncertain future. Topics include a characterization of future threats to national security, organizational structure and leadership of national security bureaucracies, the role of the US Congress in national security policy making and oversight, and the importance of strategic planning within the national security enterprise. The book concludes with concrete recommendations for policy makers, most of which can be accomplished under the existing and enduring National Security Act. This book will be of much interest to students of US national security, US foreign policy, Cold War studies, public policy and Internationl Relations in general.

Before the Gregorian Reform

Author : John Howe
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501703706

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Historians typically single out the hundred-year period from about 1050 to 1150 as the pivotal moment in the history of the Latin Church, for it was then that the Gregorian Reform movement established the ecclesiastical structure that would ensure Rome’s dominance throughout the Middle Ages and beyond. In Before the Gregorian Reform John Howe challenges this familiar narrative by examining earlier, "pre-Gregorian" reform efforts within the Church. He finds that they were more extensive and widespread than previously thought and that they actually established a foundation for the subsequent Gregorian Reform movement. The low point in the history of Christendom came in the late ninth and early tenth centuries—a period when much of Europe was overwhelmed by barbarian raids and widespread civil disorder, which left the Church in a state of disarray. As Howe shows, however, the destruction gave rise to creativity. Aristocrats and churchmen rebuilt churches and constructed new ones, competing against each other so that church building, like castle building, acquired its own momentum. Patrons strove to improve ecclesiastical furnishings, liturgy, and spirituality. Schools were constructed to staff the new churches. Moreover, Howe shows that these reform efforts paralleled broader economic, social, and cultural trends in Western Europe including the revival of long-distance trade, the rise of technology, and the emergence of feudal lordship. The result was that by the mid-eleventh century a wealthy, unified, better-organized, better-educated, more spiritually sensitive Latin Church was assuming a leading place in the broader Christian world. Before the Gregorian Reform challenges us to rethink the history of the Church and its place in the broader narrative of European history. Compellingly written and generously illustrated, it is a book for all medievalists as well as general readers interested in the Middle Ages and Church history.

Making Every Vote Count

Author : Henry Milner
Publisher : Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028533235

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Making Every Vote Count by Henry Milner Pdf

Steps Toward Making Every Vote Count brings together the best analyses from the best qualified observers on developments in the growing movement to reform Canada's electoral system. Among mature democracies, only the United States and Canada use the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system for electing all state and provincial, as well as national, law makers. In Canada the debate over the electoral system, which began in earnest after the 1997 federal election, is now moving from the university and think-tank seminar room to the floor of five provincial legislatures. Four key chapters present up-to-date accounts of developments in BC, Quebec, PEI, and Ontario. They show the provinces moving at different speeds toward meeting an objective to propose a specific model of proportional representation that also ensures a continued role for directly elected representatives of specific geographic boundaries. Two chapters recount experiences in New Zealand and Scotland, which adopted electoral plans attempting just such a balance. Others look at South Africa, Japan, Frances, and the United States - each selected for the light its casts on a specific aspect of electoral system reform. The remaining chapters consider various practical implications of changing Canada's electoral system - now a very real prospect.

Women and Monastic Reform in the Medieval West, C. 1000 - 1500

Author : Julie Hotchin,Jirki Thibaut
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-04
Category : Monastic and religious life of women
ISBN : 9781837650491

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Women and Monastic Reform in the Medieval West, C. 1000 - 1500 by Julie Hotchin,Jirki Thibaut Pdf

New approaches to understanding religious women's involvement in monastic reform, demonstrating how women's experiences were more ambiguous and multi-layered than previously assumed. Over the last two decades, scholarship has presented a more nuanced view of women's attitude to and agency in medieval monastic reform, challenging the idea that they were, by and large, unwilling to accept or were necessarily hostile towards reform initiatives. Rather, it has shown that they actively participated in debates about the ideas and structures that shaped their religious lives, whether rejecting, embracing, or adapting to calls for "reform" contingent on their circumstances. Nevertheless, fundamental questions regarding the gendered nature of religious reform are ripe for further examination. This book brings together innovative research from a range of disciplines to re-evaluate and enlarge our knowledge of women's involvement in spiritual and institutional change in female monastic communities over the period c. 1000 - c. 1500. Contributors revise conventional narratives about women and monastic reform, and earlier assumptions of reform as negative or irrelevant for women. Drawing on a diverse array of visual, material and textual sources, it presents "snapshots" of reform from western Europe, stretching from Ireland to Iberia. Case-studies focussing on a number of different topics, from tenth-century female saints' lives to fifteenth-century liturgical books, from the tenth-century Leominster prayerbook to archaeological remains in Ireland, from embroideries and tapestries to the rebellious nuns of Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, offer a critical reappraisal of how monastic women (and their male associates) reflected, individually and collectively, on their spiritual ideals and institutional forms.

Rethinking Reform in the Latin West, 10th to Early 12th Century

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004681088

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Rethinking Reform in the Latin West, 10th to Early 12th Century by Anonim Pdf

This collection of studies investigates how people of the 10th to early 12th century experienced and represented processes of intentional change in the Church, and what the consequences are of modern scholars’ reliance on ‘reform’ to describe and interpret these processes. In 11 thematic chapters it takes stock of the current state of research and offers suggestions to deepen our understanding of the ideological, institutional, and cultural dynamics at play. Contributors are Julia Barrow, Robert F. Berkhofer III, Gordon Blennemann, Katy Cubitt, Nicolangelo D'Acunto, Anne-Marie Helvétius, Ludger Körntgen, Rutger Kramer, Brigitte Meijns, Diane Reilly, Rachel Stone, and Steven Vanderputten.

Episcopal Reform and Politics in Early Modern Europe

Author : Jennifer Mara DeSilva
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780271090672

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Episcopal Reform and Politics in Early Modern Europe by Jennifer Mara DeSilva Pdf

In the tumultuous period of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when ecclesiastical reform spread across Europe, the traditional role of the bishop as a public exemplar of piety, morality, and communal administration came under attack. In communities where there was tension between religious groups or between spiritual and secular governing bodies, the bishop became a lightning rod for struggles over hierarchical authority and institutional autonomy. These struggles were intensified by the ongoing negotiation of the episcopal role and by increased criticism of the cleric, especially during periods of religious war and in areas that embraced reformed churches. This volume contextualizes the diversity of episcopal experience across early modern Europe, while showing the similarity of goals and challenges among various confessional, social, and geographical communities. Until now there have been few studies that examine the spectrum of responses to contemporary challenges, the high expectations, and the continuing pressure bishops faced in their public role as living examples of Christian ideals. Contributors include: William V. Hudon, Jennifer Mara DeSilva, Raymond A. Powell, Hans Cools, Antonella Perin, John Alexander, John Christopoulos, Jill Fehleison, Linda Lierheimer, Celeste McNamara, Jean-Pascal Gay

For a Missionary Reform of the Church

Author : Antonio Spadaro, SJ,Carlos Mar¡a Galli
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781587687143

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For a Missionary Reform of the Church by Antonio Spadaro, SJ,Carlos Mar¡a Galli Pdf

Thirty essays presented at a symposium that deals with reform of the church and reforms in the church, according to the vision of Pope Francis.

Nicholas of Cusa's Brixen Sermons and Late Medieval Church Reform

Author : Richard J. Serina
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004326767

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Nicholas of Cusa's Brixen Sermons and Late Medieval Church Reform by Richard J. Serina Pdf

Nicholas of Cusa’s Brixen Sermons presents the concepts of church and reform that the fifteenth-century speculative thinker preached as a residential bishop and relates them to the challenges of late medieval church reform.

Counterterrorism

Author : Benoît Gomis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781040083475

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Counterterrorism by Benoît Gomis Pdf

Counterterrorism: Reassessing the Policy Response promotes a more nuanced understanding of the effectiveness of current counterterrorism practices and the need for reform. It challenges government, media, and academic accounts that exaggerate terrorist threats, particularly in comparison to other threats such as organized crime. Author BenoGomis r

Rethinking the Age of Reform

Author : Arthur Burns,Joanna Innes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521823944

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Rethinking the Age of Reform by Arthur Burns,Joanna Innes Pdf

This book takes a look at the 'age of reform', from 1780 when reform became a common object of aspiration, to the 1830s - the era of the 'Reform Ministry' and of the Great Reform Act of 1832 - and beyond, when such aspirations were realized more frequently. It pays close attention to what contemporaries termed 'reform', identifying two strands, institutional and moral, which interacted in complex ways. Particular reforming initiatives singled out for attention include those targeting parliament, government, the law, the Church, medicine, slavery, regimens of self-care, opera, theatre, and art institutions, while later chapters situate British reform in its imperial and European contexts. An extended introduction provides a point of entry to the history and historiography of the period. The book will therefore stimulate fresh thinking about this formative period of British history.

England's Second Reformation

Author : Anthony Milton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107196452

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England's Second Reformation by Anthony Milton Pdf

This compelling new history situates the religious upheavals of the civil war years within the broader history of the Church of England and demonstrates how, rather than a destructive aberration, this period is integral to (and indeed the climax of) England's post-Reformation history.

Renaissance and Reform in Tudor England

Author : Tracey A. Sowerby
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191574603

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Renaissance and Reform in Tudor England by Tracey A. Sowerby Pdf

Sir Richard Morison (c.1513-1556) is best known as Henry VIII's most prolific propagandist. Yet he was also an accomplished scholar, politician, theologian and diplomat who was linked to the leading political and religious figures of his day. Despite his prominence, Morison has never received a full historical treatment. Based on extensive archival research, Renaissance and Reform in Tudor England provides a well-rounded picture of Morison that contributes significantly to the broader questions of intellectual, cultural, religious, and political history. Tracey Sowerby contextualizes Morison within each of his careers: he is considered as a propagandist, politician, reformer, diplomat and Marian exile. Morison emerges as a more influential and original figure than previously thought.

Regulatory Reform Reconsidered

Author : Gregory A Daneke,David J Lemak,Charles L Kennedy,Gerald Barkdoll
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000309546

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Regulatory Reform Reconsidered by Gregory A Daneke,David J Lemak,Charles L Kennedy,Gerald Barkdoll Pdf

Bringing together a broad group of leading scholars, government officials, and corporate representatives, this book provides a critical analysis of recent regulatory reform efforts. The contributors focus on social and environmental regulation as they evaluate problems of costly and ineffective regulatory measures. They argue that, although some pr