Discontinuous continuity: The beginnings of a new synthesis of "general history" in 20th-century China

2007 ◽  
pp. 107-142
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
New Synthesis

Hard, Hard Religion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hayes
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Capitalist Development ◽  
Poor Whites ◽  
Du Bois ◽  
Religious Vision ◽  
The Poor ◽  
European Tradition ◽  
Close Analysis ◽  
New Synthesis

This close analysis of faith and class shows that in the early 20th century South, poor whites and poor blacks exchanged songs, tales, lore, material display, and proverbs with each other, forging a shared religious vision and learning from each other about what it meant to live as Christians in a world of severe struggle. Beneath the well-documented religious forms of the New South’s “Bible Belt”, this folk Christianity spoke from the margins of capitalist development, giving voice to modern phenomena like alienation and disenchantment. Through haunting songs of death, mystical tales of conversion, grassroots sacramental displays, and an ethic of neighborliness, impoverished folk Christians looked for the sacred in their midst and affirmed the value of this life in this world. From Tom Watson and W.E.B. Du Bois over a century ago to political commentators today, many have ruminated on how, despite material commonalities, the poor of the South have been perennially divided by racism. Through its excavation of a folk Christianity of the poor that fused strands of African and European tradition into a new synthesis, this book recovers a historically contingent moment of interracial exchange.

Peter Ehlen’s Christian Reading of Frank’s Russian Religious Philosophy

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-261
Author(s):  
Oksana Nazarova
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Spiritual Experience ◽  
Russian Philosophy ◽  
Specific Character ◽  
Religious Philosophy ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
New Synthesis ◽  
Search For Self ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Essential Connection

This paper analyzes the problem of Western perceptions of one of the most original branches of the Russian Philosophical Renaissance that occurred at the beginning of the 20th century: namely, the so called Russian Religious Philosophy. This problem still possesses contemporary relevance, owing to the fact that Russian philosophy continues to be engaged in a search for self-identification in respect of Western philosophical contexts. The paper shows that “Russian Religious Philosophy” is perceived by Western thinkers not only as “an exotic cultural phenomenon,” but also as an equal partner in a dialogue: it is considered a significant philosophical achievement, meeting all generally accepted criteria of philosophical creativity. The German Catholic philosopher Peter Ehlen’s monograph on the subject of the religious philosophy of Semyon Lyudvigovich Frank will furnish us, here, with an example of just such an approach. The author of the monograph approaches his subject as something which he himself stands in an essential connection to—something which he, as a researcher, is in a peculiar spiritual communion with. A common spiritual experience of the religious perception of reality determines both Ehlen’s interest in Frank and the specific character of the research undertaken by him. The position of researcher, expected to maintain a certain distance from his or her subject matter, is replaced by that of a co-thinker, engaged in co-experiencing and understanding in depth the ideas of the particular philosopher under examination. The result of this approach is a new synthesis created by Ehlen on the basis of Frank’s philosophy.

scholarly journals Unconditional Divine Mercy and Hell. John Paul II on some Key Ideas about Damnation

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 665-700
Author(s):  
César-Andrade Alves
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
New Synthesis ◽  
Divine Mercy

Throughout history, theological reflection on hell expanded considerably. Between the 19th and 20th centuries, Christian eschatology in general, and theology of hell in particular, underwent a major renewal. At the end of the 20th century John Paul II issued a document in which he examined the appropriate way to connect divine mercy and hell in the light of the very core of Christian revelation. Although it has been largely ignored, John Paul II’s document is relevant to any current presentation of Christian eschatology that aims to deepen the renewal of this discipline. A new synthesis of the theology of hell is presented at the end of the text.

scholarly journals The Interstitial Pathways as the Substrate of Consciousness: A New Synthesis

Entropy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 1443
Author(s):  
Christopher W. Tyler
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Functional Organization ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Human Consciousness ◽  
New Synthesis ◽  
Neural Substrate ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Extended Connectivity

This paper considers three classes of analyses of the nature of consciousness: abstract theories of the functional organization of consciousness, and concrete proposals as to the neural substrate of consciousness, while providing a rationale for contesting non-neural and transcendental conceptualizations of consciousness. It indicates that abstract theories of the dynamic core of consciousness have no force unless they are grounded in the physiology of the brain, since the organization of dynamic systems, such as the Sun, could equally well qualify as conscious under such theories. In reviewing the wealth of studies of human consciousness since the mid-20th century, it concludes that many proposals for the particular neural substrate of consciousness are insufficient in various respects, but that the results can be integrated into a novel scheme that consciousness extends through a subcortical network of interlaminar structures from the brainstem to the claustrum. This interstitial structure has both the specificity and the extended connectivity to account for the array of reportable conscious experiences.

Tandem Carbon-Radical Peroxidation−Addition to Carbonyl Groups Reaction. A New Synthesis of Steroidal β-Peroxy Lactones

1996 ◽  
Vol 61 (26) ◽  
pp. 9635-9635
Author(s):  
Alicia Boto ◽  
Rosendo Hernández ◽  
Ernesto Suárez ◽  
Carmen Betancor ◽  
María S. Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Carbonyl Groups ◽  
New Synthesis

Development of Reading Remediation for Dyslexic Individuals

2016 ◽  
Vol 224 (4) ◽  
pp. 240-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mélanie Bédard ◽  
Line Laplante ◽  
Julien Mercier
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Behavioral Data ◽  
Educational Neuroscience ◽  
Reading Remediation ◽  
Functional Brain ◽  
Neurophysiological Data ◽  
Brain Correlates ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Brain

Abstract. Dyslexia is a phenomenon for which the brain correlates have been studied since the beginning of the 20th century. Simultaneously, the field of education has also been studying dyslexia and its remediation, mainly through behavioral data. The last two decades have seen a growing interest in integrating neuroscience and education. This article provides a quick overview of pertinent scientific literature involving neurophysiological data on functional brain differences in dyslexia and discusses their very limited influence on the development of reading remediation for dyslexic individuals. Nevertheless, it appears that if certain conditions are met – related to the key elements of educational neuroscience and to the nature of the research questions – conceivable benefits can be expected from the integration of neurophysiological data with educational research. When neurophysiological data can be employed to overcome the limits of using behavioral data alone, researchers can both unravel phenomenon otherwise impossible to document and raise new questions.

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