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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ascetical Theology
		Ascetics, as a branch of theology, may be briefly defined as the scientific exposition of Christian asceticism.
		Ascetics proves the necessity of prayer (2 Corinthians 3:5) and teaches the mode of praying with spiritual profit; it justifies vocal prayers and teaches the art of meditating according to the various methods of St. Peter of Alcantara, of St. Ignatius, and other saints, especially the "tres modi orandi" of St. Ignatius.
		Ascetical theology, which has been separated from moral theology and mysticism, has for its subject-matter the striving after Christian perfection; it shows how Christian perfection may be attained by earnestly exercising and schooling the will, using the specified means both to avoid the dangers and allurements of sin and to practise virtue with greater intensity.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14613a.htm (7933 words)

	theology
		Theology generally assumes the truth of at least some religious beliefs and is therefore often distinguished from the philosophy of religion, which does not presume the truth of any religious beliefs.
		To the extent that theology relies upon the religious practitioners' own terms, it is likely to be explored by those who have some kind of commitment to those terms: i.e., by those who are either practitioners of the religion, or sympathisers.
		More generally, however, many theologians consider that, because the topics considered in theology touch on the theologians' deepest commitments and beliefs, it is impossible to study theology with complete detachment: the study of theology is "self-involving" in a way that makes some kinds of objectivity difficult.
	www.findthelinks.com /religion/theology.htm (1464 words)

	ASCETICAL THEOLOGY
		AUTHOR: FRANZ X. Ascetics, as a branch of theology, may be briefly defined as the scientific exposition of Christian asceticism.
		Ascetics proves the necessity of prayer (II Cor., iii, 5) and teaches the mode of praying with spiritual profit; it justifies vocal prayers and teaches the art of meditating according to the various methods of St. Peter of Alcantara, of St. Ignatius, and other saints, especially the "tres modi orandi" of St. Ignatius.
		Ascetics encourages visits to the Blessed Sacrament (visitatio sanctissimi), a practice meant especially to nourish and strengthen the divine virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
	www.ewtn.com /library/Theology/CE_ASCET.HTM (7819 words)

	Theology - Deistpedia, the Deist Encyclopedia
		Although Islam is often considered to lack a "Theology" as in "Christianity" there were many attempts to frame Islamic ideas within Greek thought, especially during the early abbassids and the reign of the caliph al-mamun.
		As study of theology in these countries includes a strong ("Christian") humanist content, graduates of theology who do not wish to embark on clerical career may find work also in marketing, business or administration, although this is frowned upon by many.
		Vaishnava Theology is the theological discourse concerning the Hindu deity Vishnu and/or one of His avatar.
	www.templeofreason.org /test7/Theology.htm (3539 words)

	Jordan Aumann OP: Spiritual Theology in the Thomistic Tradition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The terminology "ascetical and mystical theology" was firmly established by the Jesuit, John Baptist Scaramelli (1687-1752).
		In fact, the terminology "ascetical and mystical theology," in use since the seventeenth century, was replaced in France in the 1920's by the title "spiritual theology." Later on, in Spain, the term "theology of Christian perfection" became popular.
		Spiritual theology is not a purely speculative science; it cannot ignore the existential aspect as manifested in the spiritual life of individuals.
	www.op.org /domcentral/study/aumann/spirtheo.htm (3838 words)

	New Catholic Dictionary: ascetical theology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		That branch of theology which comprises the rules of Christian perfection, formulated by the monastic leaders beginning with the Fathers of the Desert, gathered together and systematized.
		Ascetics is the outcome of supernatural charity urging to a most perfect following of Christ and calls very particularly for a direction in every respect an art.
		Ascetical theology examines and defines Christian perfection; explains the call, the obligations thereby induced, and the renunciation of worldly goods otherwise lawful included in the call.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/ncd00807.htm (126 words)

	Syllabus, Department of Theology
		An appropriation of the natural wisdom of the ages as a foundation for orthodox-catholic theology with emphasis upon the assimilation and application of the concepts introduced.
		The theology of prayer and the long spiritual treasury in church history in light of the development of a personal and regular prayer life, given proper emphasis to the benefit and process of spiritual direction.
		The principal lines of theology in this literature and the development of the Old Testament Canon with a concentration to each century's prophetic movement, including a study of the political history of that century from the perspective of a representative prophet.
	www.geocities.com /st_elias_seminary/Syllabus.html (2335 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mystical Theology
		Mystical theology is the science which treats of acts and experiences or states of the soul which cannot be produced by human effort or industry even with the ordinary aid of Divine grace.
		As the science of all that is extraordinary in the relations between the Divinity and the human spirit, mystical theology is the complement of ascetical, which treats of Christian perfection and of its acquisition by the practice of virtue, particularly by the observance of the counsels.
		No treatise of mystical theology is complete without chapters on miracles, prophecies, revelations, visions, all of which have been treated under their respective headings.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14621a.htm (1796 words)

	Theology Today - Vol 38, No. 4 - January 1982 - BOOK REVIEW - A History of Christian Spirituality: An Analytical ...
		This is not so much a history as an esquisse, an essay in the strict sense, a conceptual framework to hold all major developments in Christian spirituality and prayer, then to stretch on that frame the thought and teaching of the best known spiritual personalities in the church's history.
		Briefly, this raises the question of the degree to which the ascetical method advocates an emptying (apophatic) technique of meditation or an imaginal (kataphatic) technique of meditation.
		Their whole ascetical life was an emptying of self.
	theologytoday.ptsem.edu /jan1982/v38-4-bookreview15.htm (684 words)

	Ven. Louis of Granada
		Among the hundreds of eminent ascetical writers of Spain, Louis of Granada remains unsurpassed in the beauty and purity of his style, the solidity of his doctrine, and the popularity and influence of his writings.
		The best known of his ascetical writings, and the one that achieved the greatest measure of success, is "The Sinner's Guide" (La Guia de Pecadores).
		A complete edition of his ascetical works was brought out at Madrid, in 1679, by Dionysius Sanchez Moreno, O.P., and a complete edition of his sermons, in French, at Paris, in 1868.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/l/louis_of_granada,ven.html (712 words)

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		The Theology Program offers a minor in theology and provides students the opportunity to explore freely and in-depth perennial human questions concerning ultimate meaning and value.
		Theology is an essential part of the Foundations for Leadership Curriculum and its courses are designed to complement and support the major programs presently offered.
		The student should consult with a member of the Theology Program once she decides to pursue the minor in order to determine her course of study.
	www.trinitydc.edu /academics/catalog_00-02/ch_ninetheology.htm (1604 words)

	Ascetical Theology
		Classically, ascetical theology has been defined as the branch of theology dealing with the ordinary means of Christian perfection, e.g., the disciplined renunciation of personal desires, the imitation of Christ, and the pursuit of charity.
		The basis of ascetical theology is in the NT It was Jesus who spoke of fasting (Matt.
		In either its narrower classical sense or its broader sense including a large Protestant tradition ascetical theology is essentially that part of moral and pastoral theology which aims at the renewal of individuals and the church, deeper spiritual experience, and true holiness in primitive simplicity.
	mb-soft.com /believe/text/ascetica.htm (827 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on theology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Theology always bears the marks of the context in which it is produced.
		Marxism stimulated the significant rise of Liberation Theology which can be interpreted as a rejection of Academic Theology that fails to challenge the establishment and help the poor.
		Exegetical Theology: a) Biblical Studies (analysis of the contents of Scripture); b) Biblical Introduction (inquiry into the origins of the Bible); c) Canonics (inquiry into how the different books of the Bible came to be collected together); d) Biblical Theology (inquiry into how divine revelation progressed over the course of the Bible).
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/theology (4411 words)

	The Three Ages of the Interior Life - Part 1
		Spiritual theology, like every science, ought to consider the interior life as such, and not in a given individual in the midst of rather unfavorable given circumstances.
		Spiritual theology, while noting the exceptions that may arise from the absence of a given condition, ought especially to establish the higher laws of the full development of the life of grace as such, and the proximate disposition to receive the beatific vision immediately in a fully purified soul.
		Thus the life of grace must be defined by eternal life of which it is the seed; and then the proximate and perfect disposition to receive the beatific vision immediately is in the normal way of sanctity.
	www.christianperfection.info /tta1.htm (2782 words)

	WHAT IS SPIRITUALITY? HISTORICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the East, ascetic trends were enhanced by two factors: first of all, by the rise of monasticism, a movement which essentially called for the abandonment of public life in its quest for holiness, and secondly by the development of Neoplatonic ideas in the writings of the Eastern Fathers, the Cappadocians in particular.
		The principal aim of this school of thought was to integrate the truths of reason with those of revelation, to harmonize, in other words, the philosophical insights of Aristotle with the sapience of Augustine, the chief theological mentor of the age.
		In the early part of the twentieth century this discipline was called "spiritual theology" and the contours of the field were aptly expressed in the works of Pierre Pourrat and Adolphe Tanquerey.
	wesley.nnu.edu /wesleyan_theology/theojrnl/31-35/31-1-04.htm (6134 words)

	Houghton College: Theology Course Descriptions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The course aims to enable the student to develop a personal theology and life perspective that is informed by Christian faith and Christian spirituality.
		As an academic course of study, this class arises out of ascetical theology and thus emphasizes the writings of early, medieval, and later Christians.
		In-depth study of one or more figures in Christian theology, with an emphasis upon primary source material for examining the theologians in the context of their lives and times.
	www.houghton.edu /academics/classes/THEL.HTM (528 words)

	WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ASCETICAL THEOLOGY
		THE TERM 'ASCETICAL theology' seems to have disappeared and with it a concern for the disciplined ascesis that must undergird the living of the Christian life.
		This natural asceticism is part of everyone's life and demonstrates that it is the giving up of something of value to oneself only to acquire something better.
		Asceticism is therefore, never an end in itself, otherwise it would be a purely negative attitude to life.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/francis_gardom/au98midd.htm (2154 words)

	Theology in 1977 and Beyond
		For theology there was the post-Bultmannian school, the death-of-God theology, Vatican II and all that led to it and stemmed from it, the surge of ecumenical thought and dialogue, Christian-Marxist dialogue, Jewish-Christian discussions, liberation theologies.
		All these factors and more have caused theology today to be in a state of ferment and change, and because of this ferment, it has become difficult to chart the theological program beyond an immediate future.
		A theology lecture or seminar is not a sermon; nonetheless, there is a need to point out the implications some aspect of theological thought has on a given style of spirituality.
	www.religion-online.org /showarticle.asp?title=1134 (1042 words)

	Theology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Theology was no longer the principal subject and Universities existed for many purposes, not only to train Clergy for established churches.
		Typically the protestant state churches have trained their ministers in universities while the Roman Catholic church has used seminaries as well as universities for both the clergy and the laity.
		Holocaust theology (In response to the horrors of the Holocaust especially in relation to Theodicy)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theology (2910 words)

	Theology Today - Vol 49, No.1 - April 1992 - ARTICLE - The Moral Function of Doctrine
		It examines the texts of dogmatic theology as rhetorical texts constructed to influence the reader; they have lives and voices of their own.
		Modern theological curricula separate systematic from practical theology, and the latter is in turn subdivided into pastoral, moral, and ascetical theology.
		Thus, from a practical vantage point, dogmatic theology and the church that it sustains turn out to be a therapeutic community for those who hitch their wagon to the Lord's star.
	theologytoday.ptsem.edu /apr1992/v49-1-article3.htm (6734 words)

	Foundations Theological Seminary
		Of course this is commenced in the Bachelor of Theology studies.
		Biblical Theology: the study of the process of God's Self-revelation which is recorded in Scripture.
		Mystical and Ascetical Theology: the study of the mystics and monasticism.
	www.foundations.edu /academics/seminary/seminary.htm (223 words)

	Harvard Divinity Bulletin - Sarah Coakley - Pleasure Principles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rather, his vision entertains the thought that the godly ordering of desire is what conjoins the ascetic aims of marriage and celibacy at their best, and equally what judges both of them at their worst.
		The central thesis of this essay is that there is another mode of discussion that could cut creatively across the established ecclesial battle lines—liberal and conservative, pro-gay and antigay—and draw both camps into a new, and serious, reflection on ascetical theology tout court.
		This essay is an adaptation of "Ecclesiastical Sex Scandals: The Lack of a Contemporary Theology of Desire," which she presented as the Reynolds Lecture at Princeton University on April 28, 2005.
	www.hds.harvard.edu /news/bulletin_mag/articles/33-2_coakley.html (3667 words)

	Diocesan Formation and Education Program for Deacons and Laity
		So we might distinguish moral theology as how we make judgments about what is good and right, and ascetical theology as how we gain the vision of what is good and right; but clearly they are deeply related.
		So moral, ascetical, and pastoral theology must all be distinguished, but not divided, in the living out of our understanding of our faith.
		The particular style of Anglican moral theology has been to steer a middle way between fundamentalist moralism and canonical legalism, but to use scripture, tradition, and reason to build a case seeking consensus that, in this situation, given these considerations, this is the decision that is most good and most right.
	home.earthlink.net /~deervale44/Ethics1.htm (2260 words)

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		This ascetical spirituality, while frequently profound, has not been immune to abuse and distortion.
		Take for example Antony - years of seclusion and rigorous asceticism only improve his continence Antony is presented as a one, like Adam, whom animals obey and fear¡ Ðÿ¦+ó¨,This point is stressed by Derwas Chitty....
		¡--ª.¨jThe ascetic movement was not really about a hatred of the physical But about a return to perfection, to the natural human state To approach this ideal the monk strove to achieve a state of apatheia - not apathy but....
	moses.creighton.edu /okeefe/csp762/Ppoints/AsceticismCSP.ppt (468 words)

	Top20Theology.com - Online Directory for theology.
		Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, "God", + λογο&sigmaf;, logos, "word" or "reason").
		Others have argued that, say, in Islam, theological discussion which parallels Christian theological discussion has, in the modern period, been a minor activity, and that the Islamic analogue of Christian theological discussion would more properly be the investigation and elaboration of Islamic law.
		At the other end of the spectrum we have discussions of these phenomena and claims which seek to work entirely within the religious practitioners' own terms, investigating the internal structures of a particular religious worldview.
	www.top20theology.com (1727 words)

	Fr. Lynn's Commentaries on Spiritual Teaching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is a famous textbook on ascetical and mystical theology that was widely used in seminaries before Vatican II, and is still useful today.
		Drawing from the theology and mysticism of East and West, describes the inner life of the Trinity, Its relationship to creatures, and how we are to live in union with It.
		In this beautifully written book, B. uses the imagery of a journey up the Ohio river to describe her spiritual journey as Catholic woman, wife, and mother, mingling into her narrative reflections on marriage, family, religion, and community in 20th century America.
	www.stjoanofarcpowell.org /fr_lynn_t.htm (2016 words)

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