Ordination Essays

  • Oden's Argument For The Inclusion Of Women In Ministry

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    Both Oden and Herbert are in favour of the need for the admonishment and discipline of laity. Oden suggests that admonishment can be viewed by some as being destructive and is a neglected aspect of pastoral care. He claims that this is because Christianity has adapted secular values such as confidentiality and the right to privacy. These values tend to make community living difficult because real community living is enhanced by admonition and discipline . Herbert might critique today’s priest for

  • The Priesthood

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    like. The next step is becoming a Seminarian. This is when the candidate enters the Seminary. He is then sponsored by the diocese and begins his theological studies. Next the Seminarian becomes a transitional diaconate about one year before his ordination to the priesthood. At this time he makes promises of celibacy and obedience to his Bishop. Seminarians are also given courses on writing and giving homilies. They also write samples and receive feedback on them. Finally the last step is entering

  • Ethical Issues In The Movie Doubt

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    The movie “Doubt” showcased two major characters a Priest who seem fun loving and modern. Then there was a strict nun, Sister Aloysius senior nun. She appears to meddle in every aspect of everyone’s life. The Priest a Father Flynn begins the movie with a sermon about doubt. At this point in the movie one may assume the priest has doubt about the nun. The more the movie plays, viewers realize this is not the case. The movie takes a horrible turn and Sister Aloysius turns out to be the movie’s protagonist

  • Nuns Priest's Tale

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    Chanticleer a nice poor old guy, father of two daughters, and husband of many wives. The article “Nun’s Priest’s Tale” states, “The protagonist of this mock-heroic story is Chanticleer, a rooster with seven wives, foremost among them the hen Pertelote. Pertelote dismisses Chanticleer's dream of being attacked and tells him to go about his business.” Chanticleer has one very close wife, and he tells her what he dreamt but she just thinks that he is sick. The rooster believes his dream means something

  • Questioning Women's Ordination in Catholicism

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    Butler, Sara. M.S.B.T. “Women’s Ordination: Is It Still an Issue?” accessed February 20th, 2017 http://www.laici.va/content/dam/laici/documenti/donna/teologia/ english/womensordination-still-an-issue.pdf. Sister Sara Butler’s article deals with the question of whether the ordination of women is still an issue within the Catholic Church (pp. 1). She argues that the reformation of gender bias, during the 1950’s, triggered the debate of the candidacy of women for the priesthood (pp. 3-5). Butler

  • The Theological Arguments For and Against the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood

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    The Theological Arguments For and Against the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood " Women should be kept silent in the churches, for they are not allowed to speak, but should be subordinate, as even the law says .'' (Corinthians 14: 34-35.) Does St.Paul give an interpretation of the culturally conditioned views of his period, or that of Jesus Christ, the Son of God? This question emphasises the ongoing debate over women's ordination within the Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox churches

  • The Fight for the Ordination of Women in the Roman Catholic Church

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    decades have empowered women to find their voice and speak out against this long-standing tradition of discrimination (Henold 15). Despite all of the debate and the shortage of priests, the Catholic Church has not waivered in its belief against the ordination of women into priesthood. To gain a better understanding of this debate, one must examine the history and aspirations of the Catholic feminist movement, as well as the reasoning behind the church’s decision to uphold this long- standing tradition

  • Women Ordained As Priests

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    women as Priests; this practice dates back centuries. B.A. Robinson states, “The Pope has declared as infallible the teaching that the Church cannot ordain women to the priesthood now or at any other time in the future.” (Robinson) I think the ordination of women to the priesthood should be allowed for the following reasons there is no scriptural evidence in support of exclusion; Jesus’ choosing all male Apostles did set the tone for future denial of women in a leadership role. There is a severe

  • The Buddha's Forgotten Nuns Summary

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    Such portrayals varied by different factors, such as the kind of the Buddhist branch and/or geographical differences. For example, the Mahayana branches in countries like China and Korea are more liberal with Bhikkhuni ordination compared to the Theravada branch. However, the two major kinds of depiction in the film are divided into: rebellious or radical and progressive, since the Theravada order of Buddhism consists of a strong conservatism and traditions. (CITE) Ajahn

  • The Book Of Leviticus

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    document used as a record, a primary source for historians. Leviticus is a living witness to God's elevation of the Israelites from slaves to members of God's Israel, and from members to priests. The first narrative portion of Leviticus depicts the ordination of Aaron and his sons. Unlike Moses, who was ordained on Mt. Sinai, Aaron and his sons must be consecrated before offering sacrifice to the Lord. Moses cleanses them with water and dresses them in garments according to God's command in Exodus. Neither

  • Skill, Ability, and Technique in Sports

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    particular objectives in their sport e.g. scoring a century in cricket. Ability is the make up of a sportsman. A number of different aspects of your make up can be taken into consideration whilst talking about ability e.g. Height, Strength and co-ordination. We inherit our ability from our parents. Techniques are the basic movements that we make in any sport e.g. a block start in a 100m sprint. We can combine a number of different techniques to create a pattern of movement e.g. the triple jump.

  • The Jive Dance Psychology

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    To have co-ordination the dancer will have the ability to use different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently. Co-ordination affects dance performance because if people didn’t have co-ordination while dancing then their dance would just look like a bunch of moves put together and it wouldn’t look good or even like a dance; whereas, co-ordination helps the dancer to move correctly and it helps the actual dance to be in correct

  • Paui Religion

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    Rituals are an important part of Buddhist practice, dating back to the times of Buddha himself . Rituals can be practiced in a variety of ways from precept ceremonies to initiations and ordinations. In Shan tradition, the initial ordination ceremony of a monk is called the paui sang long and is an elaborate festivity that is important for sustaining the sangha . It is important because without the ceremony there would be no new monks joining the sangha, causing it to shrink and eventually die out

  • The Economic Impact Of The Olympic Games

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    Riches.” The Melbourne Age. Gittins R (1999) “Swifter! Higher! Richer? Sadly Not With Our Games.” May 8 1999, Sydney Morning Herald. Mules,T “The Economic Impact of Special Events .” Griffith University, Gold Coast Queensland. Olympic Co-ordination Authortiy (OCA) (1999) “State of Play: A Report to the People of New South Wales” June 1999, OCA, Sydney. Reserve Bank of Australia (1999) “The Economic Effects of Staging the Olympic Games” Semi-Annual Statement of Monetary Policy, May 1999

  • Should Women be Ordained in the Pentecostal Churches?

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    Should Women be Ordained in the Pentecostal Churches within the African Christian Diaspora? Thesis Statement In this paper, I will describe the ecclesiological problem of women’s ordination from a case study that I observed in Berlin, Germany. I wish to claim that the issue of excluding women from ordination is a result of a sociological contrivance that oppresses women. The churches safeguard the issue under the canopy of theological claims. It is appropriate for the churches, which exclude

  • The Differences Between Skill, Ability and Technique in Fitness

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    individual’s co-ordination, balance, ability and speed of reactions”. Ability is also what you are born with; we inherit our ability from our parents, which means it is genetic. Therefore it is likely that you will play the sport that your parents still or used to play. So if your parents were good at a particular sport, then that could be what makes you good at that sport. There are various aspects that can determine your ability at a sport. These are: - Height, Strength and co-ordination. Technique

  • Essay On Impact Of Gaming On Society

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    industry because the change in the technology. Staring with the positive side effects to gaming starts with the user is able to develop on the hand-eye co-ordination in different sectors. For example, it is proven that surgeons who have played games have become more advanced in hand-eye co-ordination because they have trained the hand-eye co-ordination over a long period of time while gaming in leisure time. Also, if the user plays sport

  • Inclusivity and Identity: A Perspective from Simpson College

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    Female ordination has been a controversy for hundreds of years. Pope Francis, recently announced the females will never, ever, ever be ordained. The Catholic Church’s stance against female ordination is centered around the idea that Jesus was male and therefore only males can be ordained. Thomas Aquinas emphasized that Eve’s sin was greater than Adam’s

  • Second Vatican Priesthood

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    and sacrament. The Council issued a second decree on Instructions and Sacrament, in line with Scholastic (Thomist) understanding of this relationship; it taught that the Eucharist forms the center of priestly activity, and preaching is only a remote preparation for this. Regarding the individual major and minor orders, the Council Fathers in Canon two reaffirmed these orders by anathemizing anyone who says that besides the priesthood there are in the Catholic Church no other Orders, major and minor

  • Theravada Buddhism Versus Engaged Buddhism and Their Beliefs on Homosexuality

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    All religions have had to face changing social norms since their early stages, and Buddhism has been no exception to this challenge. Acceptance of homosexuality is just one of the many social issues that has emerged since Buddhism began that has rattled traditional ideas and views amongst its members. Homosexuality itself has been around since the beginning of human existence, but more recent occurrences like the gay rights movement that came about because of the sexual revolution of the 1960’s and