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UNINA9910482995503321 |
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Autore |
Mitias Michael H. |
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Titolo |
Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue / / by Michael H. Mitias |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021 |
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[1st ed. 2021.] |
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1 online resource (147 pages) |
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Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice, , 2946-322X |
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Religions |
Religion - Philosophy |
Christianity |
Comparative Religion |
Philosophy of Religion |
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Materiale a stampa |
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1. Introduction -- 2. General Framework of Analysis -- 3. Mutual Respect as a Condition of Interreligious Dialogue -- 4. Mutual Understanding as Condition and Aim of Interreligious Dialogue -- 5. Mysticism as a Basis of Interreligious Dialogue: God-Centeredness -- 6. Does Religious Self-Understanding Impede Interreligious Dialogue?. |
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Is dialogue between the major religions of the world possible? If it is possible, under what conditions? In this book, Michael H. Mitias argues that it is possible provided various conditions are met. These conditions include mutual respect, mutual understanding, and God-centeredness. First, how can a religion that is unusually complex-composed of a doctrine founded in a unique divine revelation, a leadership class of theologians, teachers, clergy, and administrators, and a community across global cultures-show uniform respect to another religion? How can a complex institution like a religion truly understand another religion? Third, can the different religions worship the same God if their conceptions of God are based on their unique doctrines? Mitias addresses these questions and argues that it is possible for religions to respect and understand one another. Further, |
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he argues that the different conceptions of God are necessarily founded in a belief in the existenceof a transcendent, infinite, and wise being. Michael H. Mitias is a retired Professor of Philosophy at Millsaps College, USA. He has published numerous articles and books in the area of aesthetics, philosophy of religions, political philosophy, and ethics. His most recent books are The Transformative Power of Love (2020), Death, Family and Love (2020), and The Philosopher Converses with God (2019). |
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UNINA9910220054503321 |
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Autore |
Constantine G. Lyketsos |
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Titolo |
Alzheimer's Disease and the Fornix |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (110 p.) |
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Frontiers Research Topics |
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This e-book focuses primarily on the role of the fornix as a functional, prognostic, and diagnostic marker of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the application of such a marker in clinical practice. Researchers have long been focused on the cortical pathology of AD, since the most important pathologic features are the senile plaques found in the cortex, and the neurofibrillary tangles and neuronal loss that start from the entorhinal cortex and the hippocampus. In addition to gray matter structures, histopathological studies indicate that the white matter is also altered in AD. The fornix is a white matter bundle that constitutes a core element of the limbic circuits, and is one of the most important anatomical structures related to memory. The fornices originate from the bilateral hippocampi, merge at the midline of the brain, again divide into the left and right side, and then into the precommissural |
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and the postcommissural fibers, and terminate at the septal nuclei, nucleus accumbens (precommissural fornix), and hypothalamus (postcommissural fornix). These functional and anatomical features of the fornix have naturally captured researchers' attention as possible diagnostic and prognostic markers of AD. Growing evidence indicates that the alterations seen in the fornix are potentially a good marker with which to predict future conversion from mild cognitive impairment to AD, and even from a cognitively normal state to AD. The degree of alteration is correlated with the degree of memory impairment, indicating the potential for the use of the fornix as a functional marker. Moreover, there have been attempts to stimulate the fornix to recover the cognitive function lost with AD. Our goal is to provide information about the status of current research and to facilitate further scientific and clinical advancement in this topic. |
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