The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (624 page)
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De Chardin, T.
(French Jesuit theologian)
:
(French Jesuit theologian)
:
De Civitate Dei
(‘The City of God’)
,
(‘The City of God’)
,
Christian work by St
Augustine
, which has had a major influence on political and social theory: it explores the relations between heaven and earth, and between divine
providence
and human history.
Augustine
, which has had a major influence on political and social theory: it explores the relations between heaven and earth, and between divine
providence
and human history.
Decretal
.
.
A papal letter; strictly, one in response to a question. Decretals are an important source of Roman Catholic
canon
law.
canon
law.
Deer Park
(site of the Buddha's first sermon)
:
(site of the Buddha's first sermon)
:
RNDe fide
(Lat., ‘of the faith’). In Roman Catholic parlance, a term used of a proposition that has been explicitly and formally declared and defined by the Church to be true.
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