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An Address to the Aquinas Institute,University of Oxford 4/12/09 By Dr. Andrew Thomas Kania pt 1 In the early fifteenth century the German cardinal,mystic and mathematician,Nicholas of Cusa,had journeyed to Constantinople,learning first hand not only about the Christian tradition of the East,but also about Islam. For [...] Published in Church and Life (1827-28) 22.12.2011 –19.01.2012 No 1-2 Pg 2 Dr. Martin Seligman of the Universityof Pennsylvania,published a work in 1990,Learned Optimism,that has been described since its release as one of the most important texts regarding modern western society. Seligman’s work deals with the prominent psychological disorder in [...] Published in Church and Life (1826) 30.11.2011-21.12.2011 No 18 Pg 2 As Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy moves on to its explosive crescendo,with its do-or-die battle for Middle Earth,the question that has raged from the beginning of the Fellowship becomes ever more important – the only way that the allied victory [...] (cf. Exodus 20:12 &Deut. 5:16) Published in Church &Life (1825) 11.11.2011 –30.11.2011 No 17 Pg2 by Dr. Andrew Thomas Kania Ancient Greek civilization gave the saying:“the crab walks sideways because of the example set by his father”. Parental example [...] Published in Church and Life No 16 (1824) 20.10 to 09.11.2011.pg 2 One of the most famous of medieval pilgrimage sites was the murder-scene of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. After the Reformation of Henry VIII and the desecration of that Saint’s tomb and relics,St. Thomas’ memory in the English psyche at least,[...] Published in Church and Life (1823) No 15 28.9.2011 –19.10.2011 Pg 2 Amongst the early Christian communities the phrase that was most commonly used to distinguish the new Faith from that of the Old Covenant was,‘The Way’. We see the term ‘The Way’ first used in the Didache (known also as The Teaching [...] (cf. Song of Solomon 5:2) Published in Church and Life (1822) 8.9.2011-27.9.2011 No 14 pg2 Evelyn Underhill (1875 – 1941) in the seminal study,Mysticism,wrote in the Preface to her work,that the word ‘mysticism’,is:“One of the most abused words in the English language,it has been used in different and [...] Dr Andrew Thomas Kania Published in Church and Life (1820) 28.07.11 –24.08.11 No12 Pg 2 The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary defines the word ‘miracle’ as a “Marvellous event not ascribable to human or natural agency,and therefore attributed to the intervention of a supernatural agent.” [...] by Dr Andrew Thomas Kania Published in Church and Life (1821) 25.8.2011 –7.9.2011 No 13 pg2 Of the three great religions of the world that spring out from the bosom of Abraham;it is the Christian religion with its teaching of the Holy Trinity that causes considerable conjecture in the hearts and minds [...] | ||||||
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