Del haereticus como enemigo externo al haereticus como cristiano imperfecto en el corpus de Cromacio de Aquileya

El objetivo de este trabajo es reflexionar acerca del significado que el término haereticus adquiere en el discurso de Cromacio de Aquileya. Se procurará demostrar que haereticus contiene en su corpus una doble dimensión semántica: por un lado, en su acepción más inmediata, designa al cristiano abiertamente disidente respecto de la ortodoxia local; por otro, la lectura atenta de los Sermones y del Tractatus in Mathaeum permite apreciar que Cromacio empleaba el concepto para referir a algunos miembros de la propia comunidad cristiana cuyas conductas y creencias acaso no se adecuaban a las exigencias de la nueva fe. Al mismo tiempo, pues, el término haereticus resultaba un útil instrumento para la catequesis, puesto que pretendía instruir a estos cristianos imperfectos en la especificidad de la identidad cristiana, y un instrumento coercitivo, ya que aspiraba a que el temor a merecer en vida y tras la muerte las sanciones destinadas al haereticus externo y arquetípico contribuyera a la completa asunción de las consecuencias del acto de conversión

Del haereticus como enemigo externo al haereticus como cristiano imperfecto en el corpus de Cromacio de Aquileya

El objetivo de este trabajo es reflexionar acerca del significado que el término haereticus adquiere en el discurso de Cromacio de Aquileya. Se procurará demostrar que haereticus contiene en su corpus una doble dimensión semántica: por un lado, en su acepción más inmediata, designa al cristiano abiertamente disidente respecto de la ortodoxia local; por otro, la lectura atenta de los Sermones y del Tractatus in Mathaeum permite apreciar que Cromacio empleaba el concepto para referir a algunos miembros de la propia comunidad cristiana cuyas conductas y creencias acaso no se adecuaban a las exigencias de la nueva fe. Al mismo tiempo, pues, el término haereticus resultaba un útil instrumento para la catequesis, puesto que pretendía instruir a estos cristianos imperfectos en la especificidad de la identidad cristiana, y un instrumento coercitivo, ya que aspiraba a que el temor a merecer en vida y tras la muerte las sanciones destinadas al haereticus externo y arquetípico contribuyera a la completa asunción de las consecuencias del acto de conversión

Del haereticus como enemigo externo al haereticus como cristiano imperfecto en el corpus de Cromacio de Aquileya

El objetivo de este trabajo es reflexionar acerca del significado que el término haereticus adquiere en el discurso de Cromacio de Aquileya. Se procurará demostrar que haereticus contiene en su corpus una doble dimensión semántica: por un lado, en su acepción más inmediata, designa al cristiano abiertamente disidente respecto de la ortodoxia local; por otro, la lectura atenta de los Sermones y del Tractatus in Mathaeum permite apreciar que Cromacio empleaba el concepto para referir a algunos miembros de la propia comunidad cristiana cuyas conductas y creencias acaso no se adecuaban a las exigencias de la nueva fe. Al mismo tiempo, pues, el término haereticus resultaba un útil instrumento para la catequesis, puesto que pretendía instruir a estos cristianos imperfectos en la especificidad de la identidad cristiana, y un instrumento coercitivo, ya que aspiraba a que el temor a merecer en vida y tras la muerte las sanciones destinadas al haereticus externo y arquetípico contribuyera a la completa asunción de las consecuencias del acto de conversión

The Christian slave. A drama founded on a portion of Uncle Tom's cabin.

IU copy imperfect. Pages 11-24 wanting.

Imperfect Creatures : Vermin, Literature, and the Sciences of Life, 1550-1750 /

Plagues of pests have always been a part of recorded history, but they hold special significance in the early modern period. 'Imperfect Creatures' is the first full-length study to investigate the shifting, unstable, but foundational status of “vermin” as creatures and category in the early modern literary and scientific imagination.

The cure of deism; or, the mediatorial scheme by Jesus Christ the only true religion ... with an application to Paptists, Quakers, Socinians, and scepticks. And an appendix, in answer to a book entitled The moral philosopher, or a dialogue between a Christian deist and a Christian Jew, in a new method by a country clergyman.

"In answer to the objections started, and to the very imperfect account of the religion of nature, and of Christianity, given by the two oracles of deism, the author of Christianity as old as the creation; and the author of the Characteristics."

Two voices : the marginalised body as a voice & Imperfect Offerings a novel

This thesis investigates the phenomenon of self-harm as a form of political protest using two different, but complementary, methods of inquiry: a theoretical research project and a novel. Through these two approaches, to the same research problem, I examine how we can re-position the body that self-harms in political protest from weapon to voice; and in doing so find a path towards ethical and equitable dialogue between marginalised and mainstream communities. The theoretical, or academic, portion of the thesis examines self-harm as protest, positing these acts as a form of tactical selfharm, and acknowledge its emergence as a voice for the otherwise silenced in the public sphere. Through the use of phenomenology and feminist theory I examine the body as site for political agency, the circumstances which surround the use of the body for protest, and the reaction to tactical self-harm by the individual and the state. Using Bakhtin’s concept of dialogism, and the dialogic space I propose that by ‘hearing’ the body engaged in tactical selfharm we come closer to entering into an ethical dialogue with the otherwise silenced in our communities (locally, nationally and globally). The novel, Imperfect Offerings, explores these ideas in a fictional world, and allows me to put faces, names and lives to those who are compelled to harm their bodies to be heard. Also using Bakhtin’s framework I encourage a dialogue between the critical and creative parts of the thesis, challenging the traditional paradigm of creative PhD projects as creative work and exegesis.

The culture of the Christian school

In discussions of educational administration theory, school culture has emerged as a contentious construct characterized by polarized positions. The underlying tensions are between conflicting structuralist and post-structuralist perspectives. These have led to views of Christian school culture and school organization as being either, on the one hand, static, positivist, hierarchical, individualistic and capitalistic or, on the other, dynamic, coherentist, communally interdependent, service oriented and Christ-centered. All schools demonstrate an ethos or organizational culture by default if not by design. It is therefore imperative for Christian school administrators, educators, and the community to consciously define the aspects of school culture that reflect the shared biblical values of the Christian school community.

"They did not believe me" : Adult survivors' perspectives of child sexual abuse by personnel in Christian Institutions

Executive Summary Child sexual abuse (CSA) in Christian Institutions continues to be of serious concern in public, criminal justice and institutional discourse. This study was conducted in conjunction with Project Kidsafe Foundation and sought the perspectives of Australian survivors of CSA by Personnel in Christian Institutions (PICIs). In total, 81 individual survivors responded to an online survey which asked them a range of questions about their current and childhood life circumstance; the nature, extent and location of abuse; grooming strategies utilised by perpetrators; their experiences of disclosure; and outcomes of official reporting to both criminal justice agencies and also official processes Christian institutions. Survey participants were given the option to further participate in a qualitative interview with the principal researcher. These interviews are not considered within this report. In summary, survey data examined here indicate that: • Instances of abuse included a range of offences from touching outside of clothing to serious penetrative offences. • The onset of abuse occurred at a young age: between 6 and 10 years for most female participants, and 11 and 13 years for male participants. • In the majority of cases the abuse ceased because of actions by survivors, not by adults within families or the Christian institution. • Participants waited significant time before disclosing their abuse, with many waiting 20 years or more. • Where survivors disclosed to family members or PICIs, they were often met with disbelief and unhelpful responses aimed at minimising the harm. • Where an official report was made, it was most often made to police. In these cases 53% resulted in an official investigations. • The primary reasons for reporting were to protect others from the perpetrator and make the Christian institution accountable to an external agency. • Where reports to Christian institutions were made, most survivors were dissatisfied with outcomes, and a smaller majority was extremely dissatisfied. This report reflects the long-held understanding that responding to CSA is a complex and difficult task. If effective and meaningful responses are not made, however, trauma to the survivor is most often compounded and recovery delayed. This report demonstrates the need for further independent analysis and oversight of responses made to CSA by both criminal justice, religious and social institutions. Meaningful change will only be accessible, however, if family, community and institutional environments are safe places for survivors to disclose their experiences of abuse and begin to seek ways of healing. There is much to be learnt from survivors that have already made this journey.

Identity, forgiveness and power in the management of child sexual abuse by personnel in Christian Institutions

The ongoing crises of child sexual abuse by Christian institutions leaders across the Anglophone world continue to attract public attention and public inquiries. The pervasiveness of this issue lends credence to the argument that the prevailing ethos functioning within some Christian Institutions is one which exercises influence to repeatedly mismanage allegations of child sexual abuse by Church leaders. This work draws on semistructured interviews conducted with 15 Personnel in Christian Institutions (PICIs) in Australia who were identified as being pro-active in their approach to addressing child sexual abuse by PICIs. From these data, themes of power and forgiveness are explored through a Foucaultian conceptualising of pastoral power and ‘truth’ construction. Forgiveness is viewed as a discourse which can have the power effect of either silencing or empowering victim/survivors. The study concludes that individual PICIs’ understandings of the role ofpower in their praxis influences outcomes from the deployment of forgiveness.

The naturally imperfect form : investigations of the application of digital sculpting methods - extracted art : incorporating and translating ‘found art’ into the medium of digital sculpture

This dissertation analyses how physical objects are translated into digital artworks using techniques which can lead to ‘imperfections’ in the resulting digital artwork that are typically removed to arrive at a ‘perfect’ final representation. The dissertation discusses the adaptation of existing techniques into an artistic workflow that acknowledges and incorporates the imperfections of translation into the final pieces. It presents an exploration of the relationship between physical and digital artefacts and the processes used to move between the two. The work explores the 'craft' of digital sculpting and the technology used in producing what the artist terms ‘a naturally imperfect form’, incorporating knowledge of traditional sculpture, an understanding of anatomy and an interest in the study of bones (Osteology). The outcomes of the research are presented as a series of digital sculptural works, exhibited as a collection of curiosities in multiple mediums, including interactive game spaces, augmented reality (AR), rapid prototype prints (RP) and video displays.

On optimal control of constrained linear systems with imperfect state information and stochastic disturbances

We address the problem of finite horizon optimal control of discrete-time linear systems with input constraints and uncertainty. The uncertainty for the problem analysed is related to incomplete state information (output feedback) and stochastic disturbances. We analyse the complexities associated with finding optimal solutions. We also consider two suboptimal strategies that could be employed for larger optimization horizons.

A new life of Hans Christian Andersen : a study of the ‘peculiar nature’ of an author’s life

A review of "Hans Christian Andersen : European Witness" by Paul Binding (Yale UP, 2014). How a writer bears witness to his age is necessarily the expression of many things, not least the possibly quite peculiar nature of an author’s life. Literary works often emerge from complex upbringings, from periods of youthful isolation spent reading and writing. More still seem to have been written as a result of the fraught relationships that befall authors, perhaps because authors so often view their relationships with a degree of creative and critical distance. And yet, if a writer’s output evidences an unusual life, it also witnesses broader questions being asked by a community as a whole. At some level, even the most remarkable figures are typical of their age, and reflections of it. By the close of Paul Binding’s study of the life and works of Hans Christian Andersen (1805–75), we are reminded that extraordinary feats of originality and imagination are often the result of how unique minds enter wider discourses...