Showing papers on "Supreme Being published in 1995"
TL;DR: In this article, an examination of three contemporary field descriptions of traditional death rituals in Zimbabwe shows that although references to the Supreme Being (Mwari) are entirely lacking, the sacred reality is overwhelmingly present through ancestral spirits mediated largely through religious specialists.
7 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that disbelief in a Supreme Being, and the denial of any moral accountability for conduct, not only renders a person incompetent to hold public office, but also makes a person unable to give testimony, or serve as a juror.
Abstract: To the members of the [Maryland Constitutional] Convention, as to the voters who adopted our [State] Constitution, belief in God was equated with a belief in moral accountability and the sanctity of an oath. We may assume that there may be permissible differences in the individual's conception of God. But it seems clear that under our Constitution disbelief in a Supreme Being, and the denial of any moral accountability for conduct, not only renders a person incompetent to hold public office, but to give testimony, or serve as a juror. The historical record makes it clear that religious toleration, in which the State has taken pride, was never thought to encompass the ungodly.1
3 citations
TL;DR: This article argued that the atrocities committed in the twentieth century, particularly in Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, were due to widespread acceptance of the Stoic doctrine that man was the measure of all things, a doctrine made popular by scholars of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment.
Abstract: Puts forward the view that the atrocities committed in the twentieth century, particularly in Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, were due to widespread acceptance of the Stoic doctrine that man was the measure of all things, a doctrine made popular by scholars of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. Discusses the move from belief in original sin, a Supreme Being and the imperfection of man to man as essentially good and self‐perfectible, directed by his own reason. Highlights the effects of Communism and National Socialism and the rejection of traditional morality in favour of secular humanism. Concludes that this move led to the worst atrocities known to man. Advocates a return to the law of nature, a code of morality and the “moral compass” of religion which has perdured the test of time.
1 citations
01 Jan 1995
TL;DR: The evangelical community of ZaJre should create a climate of dialogue to promote effective collaboration between the traditional healers and modem practitioners and demonstrate a biblical healing ministry amid these conflicting approaches.
Abstract: MMMulemfo The Manianga of ZaJre believed, and still believe, in a Supreme Being called 'Nzambi Mpungu '. He is the origin of all health care, including medicinal plants. According to traditional understanding, God uses the ancestors - 'bakulu' - to reveal these plants and their use to healers for the sake of the living community. The belief in the ancestors as mediators between God and people has been dispelled by missionaries. However, there are some Manianga who, despite their Christianity, still believe that the ancestors have an important role to play in the living community. It is the task of the Church to demonstrate a biblical healing ministry amid these conflicting approaches. This implies not the banning of the practice, but its improvement according to the message of Jesus Christ. The evangelical community of ZaJre should create a climate of dialogue to promote effective collaboration between the traditional healers and modem practitioners.