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### [Thomas Aquinas’s Body-Soul Dualism And The Hierarchy Of Human Dignity In Brazil – Theological Origins Of A Nation’s Self-Understanding, Part 3 (Vinicius Marinho)](/religioustheory/posts/thomas-aquinass-body-soul-dualism-and-the-hierarchy-of-human-dignity-in-brazil-theological-origins-of-a-nations-self-understanding-part-3-vinicius-marinho/)

August 16, 2021 — By Vinicius Marinho

The following is the second of a three-part series.The first can be found here, the second here. In sum, Boff proposes that a person is an indivisible body-soul

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August 3, 2021 — By Vinicius Marinho

“Manda quem pode, obedece quem tem juízo” is an old Brazilian proverb. It synthetizes, in two clauses, the dominant value of the Brazilian political culture:

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### [Sexual Difference And The Vatican – A Lacanian Response, Part 3 (Melissa Conroy)](/religioustheory/posts/sexual-difference-and-the-vatican-a-lacanian-response-part-3-melissa-conroy/)

October 12, 2020 — By Melissa Conroy

The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here, the second here. Likewise, Teresa de Lauretis argues that gender is best

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### [The Ultimate And The Penultimate – Bonhoeffer’s Twofold Contextualism In Adjudicating Competing Ethical Claims, Part 2 (W. Travis McMaken)](/religioustheory/posts/the-ultimate-and-the-penultimate-bonhoeffers-twofold-contextualism-in-adjudicating-competing-ethical-claims-part-2-w-travis-mcmaken/)

August 23, 2020 — By W. Travis Mcmaken

The following is the second of a two-part series. The first can be found here. Reflecting on the development of Bonhoeffer’s ethical thought, Rasmussen notes

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July 14, 2020 — By Alberto Urquidez

The argument from miracles seeks to prove that a religious deity (such as God) exists on the premise that only God could have caused a miracle to occur

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### [The Hollow Christians Of End Times Fiction, Part 3 (Paul Maltby)](/religioustheory/posts/the-hollow-christians-of-end-times-fiction-part-3-paul-maltby/)

March 3, 2020 — By Paul Maltby

The following is the third of a three-part series. The first can be found here, the second here. End Times fiction must be distinguished from other literary

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