Terminology Tuesday: SCHOLASTICISM
A term first used in a derogatory sense by humanists in the sixteenth century. It is now applied to any theology in which concerns with logic and method are prominent, where theolo
Terminology Tuesday: SABBATARIANISM
The belief that the OT Sabbath commandment is natural, universal, and moral and continues to require that one specific day each week should be scrupulously devoted to rest and wors
Terminology Tuesday: RESERVED SINS
In conformity with the early practice, which restricted the administration of penance to a bishop, bishops in the RC Church have retained the right to ‘reserve’ certain
Terminology Tuesday: DREAMS IN THE NET & GRECO-ROMAN LITERATURE
DREAMS IN THE NT AND GRECO-ROMAN LITERATURE. Belief in the reality and significance of dreams and visions was widespread in ancient times. The people of the Greco-Roman world belie
Terminology Tuesday: DIRECTION & ORIENTATION
Orientation is the means by which persons determine direction. From earliest antiquity, there seem to have been the 4 cardinal directions: north, south, east, and west (N, S, E, an