Doctor Of Theology Research Articles

Тирсо де Молина: театральность жизни и волшебная сила театра

Tirso de Molina is a pseudonym of Gabriel Téllez (1573–1648). A great Mannerist playwright, he created a range of images and masks in his works and hid behind the mask in his own life, appearing in different guises. Gabriel Téllez was an outstanding theologian, a major religious figure, an exemplary monk, whereas Tirso de Molina boldly castigated the prevailing mores in comedies where some explicitly erotic scenes were present, took the audience into the worlds of exquisite beauty, and highlighted the ills of reality. This article focuses on the vicissitudes of the intriguing fate of Tirso de Molina, a doctor of theology and rebel, highly appreciated by the Pope and arousing the wrath of the secular authorities, the only outstanding writer of the Spanish Golden Age condemned for his works for the theatre. The author of the article discusses anti‐despotism dramas and comedies in which ingenious games violating taboos allow achieving exceptional freedom.

"KERESZTYÉNNEK LENNI NAGY ÉS SOKSZOROS HŰSÉGET JELENT” PÁKOZDY LÁSZLÓ MÁRTON TEOLÓGUS PROFESSZOR, VALLÁSTÖRTÉNÉSZ, BIBLIAFORDÍTÓ MUNKÁSSÁGA

The world-famous theologian professor spent a significant part of his life in Debrecen. Between 1928 and 1932, he studied at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Debrecen, where he graduated, and in 1942 he received his doctorate in theology. At the end of 1945, he was appointed public extraordinary professor at the same faculty, and in the summer of 1949, he was appointed public ordinary professor. In the academic year 1949/50, as Dean of the Faculty of Theology, he was responsible for the establishment of the organizational structure of the Debrecen Theological Academy of the Tiszántúli Church District, which had been separated from the university by government action and had become an independent institution. In 1966, the church leadership transferred Pákozdy and his department from Debrecen to the Reformed Theological Academy in Budapest, where he taught future pastors for about two decades. Professor Pákozdy, a religious historian, has been awarded honorary doctorates by two foreign universities for his scholarly research on the Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls, and for his translation of the Bible into Hungarian. In the twilight of his life, obtaining the Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences degree was made possible.

The Post-Tridentine Controversies at the Louvain Faculty of Theology: The Correspondence between Judocus Tiletanus and Michael Baius (1568)

Abstract Josse Ravesteyn, or Judocus Tiletanus, was promoted as a doctor of theology in 1546, acted as participant in the Council of Trent in 1551, and was appointed as inquisitor-general of the Low Countries in 1559. This temporal triptych alone reflects the precipitous degradation of Christian and civil cohesion in the second half of the sixteenth century and how the responsibilities of theologians accordingly changed. Throughout this period, Louvain, its University and its Faculty of Theology were increasingly called upon to provide their expertise to the various appeasement attempts. Inside the Faculty, Tiletanus was also his colleague Michael Baius’ main theological opponent from 1564 onwards; after the Council of Trent came to an end, the former called upon different levels of authority to have the latter’s works and assertions censured, culminating in Pius V’s 1567 bull Ex omnibus afflictionibus. Seeing however how Baius’ confidence and notoriety were left somewhat unscathed, Tiletanus confronted him directly in a personal correspondence made up of six letters in 1568. This article is the first attempt to determine to what extent the Council shaped Tiletanus’ sense of responsibility as a theologian as well as his relationship with Michael Baius.

Возникновение «неокружнического раздора» в старообрядческой Белокриницкой иерархии в 1862 году

At present, the history of the emergence of the «neocircular discord» of the Belokrinitsky hierarchy is poorly studied. Even in the memory of the Old Believers themselves, information about the once former division of the Old Believers who accept the Belokrinitsky hierarchy into the so-called circle and neokruzhniki is scattered. There is very little system information about events that relate to the «neocircular discord». There are also few scientific studies devoted to the events related to the «District Message» of 1862, and the available ones are devoted to individual episodes and names. Insufficient knowledge of this topic leads to inaccuracies in studies devoted to spiritual and social thought of the late XIX-early XX century, leaves blank spots in the history of Old Believers, leads to historiographical errors in the interpretation of certain phenomena. The article examines the history of the emergence of the «neocircular discord» of the Belokrinitsky hierarchy in 1862. The publication of the «District Message» provoked discord in the Old Believer Church of the Belokrinitsky hierarchy. The search for compromises and further attempts at reconciliation in the late XIX – early XX century did not bring the proper result. In addition, the neocircular discord marked the beginning of a theological discussion on a number of issues in relation to the state and the dominant Church. In particular, the most discussed issue was the possibility of commemoration at the Liturgy of the tsar. In addition, the publication of the «District Epistle» influenced the transition to the co-faith of a number of clergy of the Belokrinitsa hierarchy, which in turn had serious consequences for historical science, since in the process of cooperation with the historian of the church, Doctor of theology I. N. Subbotin, Archdeacon Filaret gave him the archive of the Belokrinitsa metropolis, the materials of which were subsequently published.

Avant la lettre: Philip Perry, Reconversionist Aesthetics, and the Medieval Literary

<i>Avant la lettre</i>: Philip Perry, Reconversionist Aesthetics, and the Medieval Literary

Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Legacy of Boston Personalism

Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Legacy of Boston Personalism

Wokół postaci ojca Szymona Mniszka (ok. 1543–1591) – współzałożyciela zgromadzenia polskich augustianek

The subject of this article is the figure of Szymon Mniszek, a Polish Augustinian active in the second half of the 16th century. After graduating from school in Łowicz, Mniszek entered the Augustinian monastery in Kazimierz near Kraków. He studied in Kraków and Padua, where he obtained a doctorate in theology. He later lectured on philosophy and theology in Padua for several years. He also published his most important works in Italy. As he came back to Poland, he was a preacher in Olkusz and Krakow, a lecturer of theology at the monastery study, provincial of the Polish province of the Order of Saint Augustine, and a royal preacher. In Krakow, he was also known for his social activity. His original work was the organization of a female confraternity at the Augustinian monastery, which in 1583 he transformed into a congregation of the third order of St. Augustine

Tribute: John Thomas Ford, C.S.C. (1932–2021)

TributeJohn Thomas Ford, C.S.C. (1932–2021)* Dr. Kenneth L. Parker The field of newman studies suffered the loss of a great scholar and mentor when Fr. John Ford, CSC passed from this life. He died peacefully on 29 December 2021 at Holy Cross House in Notre Dame, Indiana, after a protracted struggle with cancer, and a short bout with COVID, from which he was thought to have recovered. We do not begrudge him the next stage of his journey toward the Beatific Vision; yet, we mourn the loss of his encouraging presence, even as we celebrate the achievements of his life. Though he is best known among us as a leading North American scholar of the life, work, and influence of John Henry Newman, his life story reflects a diversity of interests and the many ways he influenced those who came into contact with him. While this tribute can only touch the surface of his rich and varied life, it is an effort to share with you some of the reasons to be thankful for Fr.John Ford's well-lived life, and to remember with gratitude his generosity of spirit and Christian example. John Thomas Ford was born on 21 November 1932 in Dallas, Texas, and was the only child of Thomas and Leonara (Senn) Ford. He attended elementary school at St. Vincent's School, led by the Sisters of the Holy Cross in Logansport, Indiana, and graduated from Logansport High School in 1950. While attending the University of Notre Dame, Fr. Ford received his call to serve God as a Holy Cross priest and entered the Holy Cross Novitiate in Jordan, Minnesota on 15 August 1951, professed final vows on 16 August 1955, and was ordained a Holy Cross priest on 10 June 1959. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1955 with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, he went on to Holy Cross College in Washington, DC to earn his master's degree in theology in 1959. In 1962, Fr. Ford received his doctorate in theology from the Gregorian University in Rome. In 1962, Fr. Ford taught theology at the University of Notre Dame and served as Prefect in Cavanaugh Hall before he left that fall to teach at Holy Cross College in Washington, DC until 1967. In 1964, he was appointed Assistant Superior at the Foreign Mission Seminary and later became Superior until 1968. From 1968 to 2018, Fr. Ford served on the faculty at Catholic University of America (CUA), in Washington, DC. [End Page 101] I first came to know Fr. Ford toward the end of his years as Chair of the Department of Theology at CUA (1977–1983). I was writing my PhD thesis under the supervision of Eamon Duffy at Cambridge University and anxious to find academic employment. Having applied unsuccessfully for a position in the history of Christian spirituality in his department, I wrote to Fr. Ford to ask advice on how to improve my application materials. He responded with a generous suggestion that we meet when he was in England later that year. He spent a day with me, offering sage advice and encouragement that saw me through the difficult process of beginning an academic career. My experience is but a single example of many lives he touched in that way. As the director of 63 dissertations, 16 on John Henry Newman, he knew the fears and frustrations of the young and managed their struggles with a pastoral touch. A notable dimension of Fr. Ford's life work was his passion for ecumenical dialogue. In the post-conciliar era, he served as a member of the United Methodist/Roman Catholic Bilateral Dialogue (1971–1977), the Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churches (1981–2011), the Roman Catholic observer-consultant for the Consultation on Church Union (1974–1988) and its Theology Commission (1982–1985), and the Reformed/Roman Catholic International Consultation (1987–1988). His work in the field of ecumenism was recognized in 2014 by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement with their Paul Wattson Christian Unity Award. His graduate students benefited from his ecumenical work through his course on The History...

The concept and meaning of the family in the context of the deliberations of Blessed Father Michał Sopocko

The thematic scope of the article is related to the re-edition of the book by Fr. Michał Sopoćka, entitled – Family in legislation in the Polish Lands (Ethical and legal study), published in Vilnius in 1926. This is the published version of the doctoral dissertation on the basis of which Fr. Michał Sopoćko, received a doctorate in theology on March 1, 1926. The article does not pretend to be a comprehensive study of the issue contained in the title, it is only an attempt to draw attention to the topicality of the issue of the family raised by Fr. Sopoćko in his doctoral dissertation and the need to continue this issue in the context of legislation and ethics, and Christian morality. The reference to the family theory of Fr. Michał Sopocko – a zealous priest, theologian, social worker, servant of God, it is all the more justified that in the era of strong ideological, worldview, propaganda and ideological tendencies against the national and Christian culture, the 20th / 21st century family found itself in the face of difficult problems – there is even talk of a family crisis. Formerly hidden are coming to light: violence, harassment on various grounds, psychological torment, and even sexual violence against children, incest and crimes of infanticide. Hence, the reference to the Christian model of a family created on the basis of a humanistic approach to human existence is becoming particularly important today and – perhaps – most needed by people. It allows us to strive for the place and right of existence of the Christian vision of the world, the image of man and the Christian system of values in the public space. The more so because Fr. Michał Sopoćko, as an apostle of the truth and worship of Divine Mercy, recognized the truth about man, marriage and family on the basis of the intellectual tradition of personalism and Christian culture. Father Michał Sopoćko pointed out that without the family, its concern for education and service to life, there is no development of the nation and the Church.

The Spiritual Pedagogy of St. John Paul II

The article discusses the basics of spiritual pedagogy, which was distributed by the great humanist and teacher of mankind Pope John Paul II. Spiritual pedagogy is rooted in Scripture and the Christian religion, which tolerates and accepts everything that is true and noble in other non-Christian religions. It is indicated that John Paul II was a doctor of theology and a doctor of philosophy, an honorary doctor of ten different universities in the world. His approaches to understanding a person, his freedom and responsibility are examined. The problems of the spiritual and moral teachings of John Paul II are analyzed, concerning happiness, human dignity, and the problems of youth and elderly people. It is pointed out that the Holy Pope called for the creation of a civilization of mercy and the avoidance of the civilization of death. Attention is drawn to the scientific and pedagogical heritage of John Paul II, numbering 58 volumes. In the spiritual education of youth, the pope paid special attention to God's commandment of respect for parents. It is argued that the peculiarity of the spiritual pedagogy of John Paul II is the recognition of two priorities: uniqueness and integrity. The article analyzes the problem of family education, which occupies a special place in the spiritual pedagogy of John Paul II. It is indicated that family education contributes to the “humanization” of a person. It has been argued that the personal religious maturity of parents is a deep source of spirituality for children.

El futuro de la humanidad y de la Iglesia es la familia

Mons. Antonio Cañizares Llovera nació en la localidad valenciana de Utiel en 1945, cursó los estudios eclesiásticos en el Seminario diocesano de Valencia y en la Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, en la que obtuvo el doctorado en Teología. Fue ordenado sacerdote el 21 de junio de 1970 y los primeros años de su ministerio sacerdotal los desarrolló en Valencia. Después se trasladó a Madrid donde se dedicó especialmente a la docencia. Ejerció como profesor en la Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca; en el Seminario Conciliar de Madrid y en el Instituto Superior de Ciencias Religiosas y Catequesis. Posteriormente, fue director del Secretariado de la Comisión Episcopal para la Doctrina de la Fe de la Conferencia Episcopal Española. En 1992, el papa Juan Pablo II le nombró obispo de Ávila. Luego, el papa Benedicto XVI le adjudica ser prefecto de la Congregación para el Culto Divino y la Disciplina de los sacramentos en el año 2008. Por último, es designado arzobispo de Valencia por el papa Francisco el 28 de agosto de 2014. En su visita por Perú compartió significativos recuerdos de su infancia, su añoranza por la docencia, sus reflexiones sobre el futuro de la humanidad y la importancia de la familia.

A Novel Method to Enhance of Power Quality in Distribution System using IDVR

The dynamic voltage trained worker (DVR) offers series compensation and better management resolution to voltage-sag drawback; as a results of the voltage restoration technique provides Active Power injection into the distribution system, to spice up active power at intervals the system ids done correct alternative of DVR in given network, considerably for mitigating long-duration voltage dips i.e. sag, and sag mitigation amount depends on the energy storage capability of the DVR. This paper prove higher answer in modeling the simulation of voltage sag compensation through Interline Dynamic Voltage trained worker (IDVR) and it provides some way to top off dc-link energy storage dynamically. The IDVR consists of the various} DVRs connected to numerous distribution feeders within the power System. The DVRs within the IDVR system share common energy storage. one all told the DVR compensates for voltage sag showing throughout this feeder, the opposite DVRs top off the energy within the common dc-link dynamically. Thus, one DVR within the IDVR system works in voltage-sag compensation mode whereas the opposite DVRs within the IDVR system operate in constant power management mode. this system involves SPWM technologies to spice up the Doctor of Theology. The simulation results unit of measuring enclosed may additionally} the operative principles of a DVR and shows the effectiveness and also the power of the projected IDVR system to spice up power quality

З історії Університету Св. Володимира: Назарій Антонович Фаворов

The article reconstructs the life and analyzes the main thematic components of the creative heritage of Nazariy Antonovich Favorov (1820-1897), Doctor of Theology, a professor who for almost four decades (1859-1897) taught moral theology at the St. Vladimir University and was the rector of the university church. Ideological and political prejudices have led to the long neglect of a highly respected, recognized person both by university tutors corporation and a wide circle of the public. N. A. Favorov is the author of many works on moral theology, in particular, "Essays on the Moral Orthodox-Christian Doctrine", which had seven editions, were highly appreciated by colleagues and for a long time were considered an official textbook on moral theology in Russia. The moralist-theologian concentrates his attention on the problems of the origin of morality, correlation of the morality doctrine with religious and philosophical foundations, the characteristic features of the moral activity subject, freedom of will and substantiation of its significance for the moral existence of man, moral choice, moral qualities and their place and role in the human essence. It was established that the main topics of his creative ideas were predominantly determined by the problems, established in moral theology, but N.A. Favorov did not overlook the issues relevant for academic philosophizing in Ukraine and the Western European ethical discourse of the second half of the nineteenth century. The semantic accents in the substantiation of N.A. Favorov's creative searches were based on the main provisions of the Orthodox religious doctrine. The work of N.A. Favorov, though not entirely original, has a thorough and holistic presentation of the main problems of the moral existence of man, widely spread in the educational space of Ukraine in the second half of the nineteenth century, making his creative legacy important and meaningful in the national historical and cultural context.

Zastosowanie pochodnych chinoliny do dezynfekcji druków biblijnych z kolekcji Biblioteki Fundacji Wiktora h. Baworowskiego we Lwowie

Microbiological tests and disinfection were carried out on the 16th-century Bible published by Jakub Wujek according to the CT II reference number 75938 from the Library of the Victor Wiktor Foundation in Lviv. Jakub Wujek was a Polish clergyman, a Jesuit, doctor of theology, rector of the Vilnius Academy. His translation of the Bible into Polish began in 1584-1595 and was published in its entirety in 1599. During the lifetime of Wujek only the New Testament and Psalter (1594) went out. The Old Testament was ready in 1596. Wujek died in Kraków on July 27, 1597, and the Bible appeared only on August 25, 1599, because Grodzicki together with the appointed commission led to changes in the text of the translation. Due to various circumstances and difficulties, Wujek’s work remained in the Catholic Church the most important translation of the Bible for over 350 years. Prior to the microbiological tests, paper pH tests were performed, counting every third card and examined at three points. The value of the measured pH indicates low acidification. Microbiological tests were carried out and it was found that the microbial infection is not evenly located. Most colonies grew on the dishes in which samples taken from the sticker or the title card were placed, and much less from the center of the book block. The assessment of microbiological hazards has been supplemented with a qualitative analysis of microorganisms. Mushrooms isolated from the book have been identified to the species. Aspergillus Niger van Tieghem was found in the study collection. The aim of the study was to synthesize new quinoline-derived compounds and to determine appropriate concentrations of these compounds to combat the microbiological hazards occurring in the Jakub Wujek Bible. In order to determine the activity coefficient a concentration range of solutions in dimethylsulfoxide was prepared to obtain the appropriate concentration of the solution. Linear growth of the fungus was controlled every 24 hours until the control pan containing the solidified medium from 1 cm3 of DMSO solution was completely overgrown. The dependence of the effectiveness of quinoline derivatives on the dose used is shown in the graph in the Aspergillus Niger van Tieghem ratio. A mixture for disinfecting the book was prepared. Quinoline derivatives are effective, safe compounds in the disinfection of library collections.

Rola kobiety w okresie prenatalnym i pierwszych dniach życia dziecka w świetle XVIII-wiecznego poradnika Józefa Legowicza

The author of the article presents how eighteenth-century writer Józef Legowicz sees the issue of motherhood. Józef Legowicz was a priest and a doctor of theology. He was a parson in Korkożyszki, a small village in Lithuania. He published 18 works, one of which was the guidebook Wedlock. He tried to show his parishioners the best way to achieve a harmonious marriage and raise children as good Christians. This guidebook is a valuable source of information about mother- and fatherhood in 18th Century Poland. The main task of this article is to show the unique role of women in the early stages of a child’s life.

Ojciec Mykoła Konrad: recenzje jako źródło rekonstrukcji historyczno-filozoficznych poglądów myśliciela

Father Mykola Konrad (1876–1941) was a Professor, Doctor of Theology and Philosophy, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Theological Academy in Lviv, a Ukrainian thinker and a historian of philosophy. However, his intellectual biography has not yet been studied in detail. His interest in the history of modern philosophy is still unknown. The article attempts to reconstruct the interests of the father in these branches of the history of philosophy on the basis of his reviews.The analyzed reviews by Father Mykola Konrad show his interest in the newest history of philosophy, primarily the development of neo-Thomism. This is evidenced by the reviewed works and their authors, whose scientific work contributed to the restoration of Thomism (A. Stöckl, K. Kovalsky, etc.), as well as Konrad’s own arguments about the content of the criticized works. From the standpoint of neo-Thomism, he agrees with the critique of Hegel's philosophy, since he saw the source of Marxism and Communism in it. His philosophy, as well as the German philosophy of the modern period, was one of the scientific interests of M. Konrad. At the same time, Father Konrad paid special attention to the development of the modern history of Polish philosophy, especially neosholastics. He was interested in the history of Ukraine's philosophy, in particular the work of G. Skovoroda, and the works of Ukrainian contemporary philosophers (D. Chyzhevsky, I. Mirchuk). As a scientist and a teacher, he saw the need to study it and emphasized this in one of the reviews. In addition, the article makes it possible to see certain comments to the European research in M. Konrad’s work, including Polish scientists (as well as the Ukrainian scientist I. Mirchuk in the work of Rev. Fr. Kwiatkowski) and indicates the existence of areas of common interest between Polish and Ukrainian scientists.

In Memory of Father Matthew Lamb: Pater et Magister

In Memory of Father Matthew Lamb:Pater et Magister Michael Dauphinais In his doctoral colloquia on the ancients and the moderns, Fr. Lamb was fond of observing Socrates' final line from the Apology, "But now it is time to go away, I to die and you to live. Which of us goes to a better thing is unclear to everyone except to the god (ho theos)." A lifelong devotee of the wisdom of Plato and Aristotle, Fr. Lamb never hesitated to affirm the newness of the Gospel and its promise of eternal life. We now know that death has lost its sting and has become a dies natalis, a day of birth, through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word. The Book of Sirach chapter 44 writes, "Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers in their generations; … leaders of the people in their deliberations and in understanding of learning for the people, wise in their words of instruction." Such men "were the glory of their times. There are some of them who have left a name, so that men declare their praise." In a priestly vocation and theological career in which he was in Rome during the Second Vatican Council and played a significant role in many of the theological debates of his time, Fr. Matthew Lamb was indeed among the "leaders of the people in their deliberations" who were "wise in their words of instruction." Fr. Lamb was born in 1937 to parents whom he frequently and affectionately would describe as loving and devout Catholics. He entered the Trappist monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia just before his fifteenth birthday. He would often [End Page 361] say that he first went to the monastery because his mother invited him to go on a weekend retreat and he said to himself, "yes, I can get out of Saturday chores!" For many years, he immersed himself in the Trappist life of prayer and work, of silence and fasting, and of studying the Scripture, the Fathers, Aquinas, as well as some contemporary theological scholarship. During the 1960's, his abbot suggested that he go to Rome to earn advanced degrees in theology. There he encountered Bernard Lonergan—whose work he had previously begun reading—a scholar and teacher who inspired countless Catholic theologians who would go on to impact Catholic theology around the globe. In his later years, he would describe Lonergan's influence especially in its relation to a deepening of his understanding of the wisdom found in Augustine and Aquinas. Studying in Rome during the council and its aftermath, Fr. Lamb witnessed firsthand many of the theological trends and conversations that would dominate the practice of Catholic theology in the subsequent decades. He would often tell stories to students about conversations with and among Karl Rahner, Henri de Lubac, Bernard Lonergan, Hans Kung as well as with notable Catholics such as Dorothy Day and Flannery O'Connor. After earning an STL from the Gregorianum in Rome, he went to study at the University of Münster, Germany under Johann Baptist Metz. He completed his Doctorate in Theology "Summa cum laude" and earned the University Prize for the best dissertation in Catholic Theology in 1974. From that time forward, he dedicated himself to a singular task: the formation of doctoral students in the Catholic theological tradition. Already ordained a Roman Catholic priest, he was incardinated in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to allow for dedication to teaching outside of the monastery. Fr. Lamb's doctoral instruction would span five decades as he first taught at Marquette University, then Boston College, and finally Ave Maria University, where he founded and directed the Patrick F. Taylor Graduate Programs in Theology. Fr. Lamb's doctoral students now teach across the United States and abroad, in seminaries, colleges, universities, and dioceses. In 1990, Fr. Lamb published an epochal essay in America Magazine entitled, "Will There Be Catholic Theology in the United States?" In this essay, he went public with the beginning of what he would lightheartedly call "Lamb's Lamentations." He cautioned against what he termed the "Protestantization" of Catholic theology in which Catholic theologians...

Sor Juana, doctora en Teología: La sabiduría y el conocimiento en los villancicos de 1676Sor Juana, Doctor in Theology: Wisdom and Knowledge in thevillancicosof 1676

AbstractSor Juana Inés de la Cruz fought not only for women's right to education but also for public recognition of their intelligence. This essay locates the inception of her fight in her first suite of villancicos from 1676 written in honor of the Assumption of Mary. In this suite Sor Juana inaugurates her own Marian sapiential theology. In her theology Sor Juana most often juxtaposes herself to the female figures of Wisdom and the Virgin Mary. She makes the Virgin Mary embody Wisdom and also makes her a doctor of theology. In doing the latter, she imprints her own situation upon the work since she too was a theologian—at least in practice. Nonetheless, to dissolve any hints of heresy, she defines wisdom as a divine attribute and knowledge as an acquired understanding. Overall, Sor Juana uses herself and the two most important female figures of Christianity to project the image of an intelligent woman in Mexico's cathedral and thus validates the case for women's rights to education.

VOYNO-YASENETSKY Valentin Feliksovich (1877-1961). To the 140th of the birthday

Voyno-Yasenetsky Valentin Feliksovich (Archbishop Luka) Archbishop of Crimea and Simferopol, Russian and Soviet surgeon, the author of works in anesthesiology, doctor of medical Sciences (1916), Professor (1917); doctor of theology (1959), winner of the Stalin prize, first degree (1946).&#x0D; &#x0D; F. Voino-Yasenetsky was born 27 APR 1877. After graduating from high school and Kiev art school, studied painting in Munich. In 1898 he became a student of the medical faculty of Kiev University, after which he worked as a surgeon in Chita, the town of Ardatov in Simbirsk province S. Verkhniy Lyubazh, Kursk region, town of Fatezh, Moscow. In 1915 he published in Saint Petersburg the book "Regional anesthesia", and in 1916 he defended it as his thesis and received the degree of doctor of medicine. Until 1917 the doctor in some of the provincial hospitals of Russia, and later the chief doctor of Tashkent city hospital, Professor of Central Asian state University. In 1921 he was ordained to the diaconate, a week a priest in 1923 he was tonsured a monk and consecrated a Bishop with the name Luca, a week later arrested. In 1926 V. F. Voyno-Yasenetsky returned to Tashkent, but in 1930 he was arrested again and transported to Arkhangelsk. In 1934 he published a monograph "Sketches of purulent surgery". In 1937 he was arrested for the third time. Since 1940, works as a surgeon in the link in Bolshaya Murta, 110 kilometers from Krasnoyarsk. 1941 – consultant to all hospitals in the Krasnoyarsk territory and the chief surgeon of the hospital. In 1942 was elevated to the rank of Archbishop and appointed to the chair of Krasnoyarsk. In 1944, published the monograph "On the course of chronic empyema and hundreth" and "Late resections of infected gunshot wounds of the joints." In 1944, Archbishop Luke was headed by the Department of Tambov. In 1945, awarded the Patriarch Alexy I right to wear the diamond cross, wrote the book "Spirit, soul and body." In 1946 he headed the Crimean Department in Simferopol. In 1946 he was awarded the Stalin prize. In 1955, was blind. Died V. F. Voyno-Yasenetsky June 11, 1961, Archbishop of Crimea and Simferopol.&#x0D; &#x0D; Author of 55 scientific papers on surgery and anatomy, ten volumes of sermons. His most famous book "Sketches of purulent surgery". Awarded Pointscore (1916), the diamond cross from the Patriarch of all Russia (1944), medal "For valiant labor in the great Patriotic war" (1945), Stalin prize first degree (1944).&#x0D; Archbishop Luka monuments in Krasnoyarsk, Tambov, and Simferopol, is an honorary citizen of Pereslavl-Zalessky (posthumously). In 1995, St Luke canonized as locally venerated saints of the Crimean diocese, in 2000, the definition of the Council of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church glorified as a Confessor (Saint) in the Assembly of new martyrs and Confessors of Russia. His relics are installed for worship at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Simferopol.

INTERVIEW WITH ROTHNEY S. TSHAKA

From text: I started my theological training at the Faculty of Religion and Theology at the University of the Western Cape in 1997. After completing my BTh, I moved to the University of Stellenbosch to further my theological studies. The move to Stellenbosch happened as a result of a move of the URCSA to a different centre for the training of her candidates for the ministry. I completed an MDiv – cum Laude – as well as a Licentiate in Theology. I spent a brief period at the Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam where I completed a Masters in Theology. I returned to the university where I completed my Doctorate in Theology. I have taught briefly at the Murray Theological College in Morgenster, Zimbabwe. My move from Zimbabwe was necessitated by a call to the New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Jersey, where I occupied the position of Associate Professor of Community and Ethics as well as the Global Scholar on Ethics at the mentioned institution. Currently, I am at the Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology at UNISA.