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M.C. Smit Collection. Research Notebooks. Fond 001-005
No full textContains notebooks written by Smit pertaining to various historical, theological, and philosophical topics as well as the development of courses taught by Smit at the VU
M.C. Smit Collection. Dissertation Supervision Documents. Fond 001-004
No full textContains correspondence, notes, and Examination materials related to dissertations that Smit supervised throughout his career
M. C. Smit Collection. Handwritten Notes Collection. Fond 001-002
No full textThis is a collection of handwritten notes by M.C. Smit; generally written on Journal Articles and important essays in philosophy, history, and theology
M.C. Smit Collection. Correspondence Collection. Fond 001-0011
No full textThis is a collection of Correspondence found within the M.C. Smit Archives. This correspondence dates from throughout Smit’s career as a Professor at the V.U.Unlike other collections which are simply organized numerically, the Correspondence Collection is organized by Year. Special Permission from the I.C.S. Library/Archivist is required in order to view this collection
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Smit & Herzog on the law of the European Union.
No full textCenter for International Legal Studies, Hans Smit, Peter Herzog, Christian Campbell, Gudrun Zagel. Smit & Herzog on The law of the European Union is the completely updated and revised edition of the Law of the European Community: a commentary on the EC treaty. LexisNexis is introducing the first two volumes of this new and unique English-language commentary on the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European community. Featuring renowned scholars, Hans Smit and Peter Herzog, accomplished European law practitioners, academics, and public servants analyse each article of the two treaties, its evolution, major case law and subordinate legislation. These provisions are the basis of the European Union's internal and external trade, economic regulation and social integration and extensively shape the domestic laws of all its Member States
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Smit & Herzog on the law of the European Union - index.
No full textCenter for International Legal Studies, Hans Smit, Peter Herzog, Christian Campbell, Gudrun Zagel. Smit & Herzog on The law of the European Union is the completely updated and revised edition of the Law of the European Community: a commentary on the EC treaty. LexisNexis is introducing the first two volumes of this new and unique English-language commentary on the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European community. Featuring renowned scholars, Hans Smit and Peter Herzog, accomplished European law practitioners, academics, and public servants analyse each article of the two treaties, its evolution, major case law and subordinate legislation. These provisions are the basis of the European Union's internal and external trade, economic regulation and social integration and extensively shape the domestic laws of all its Member States
Towards a Christian Philosophy
No full textAuthor did not sign the LAC Non-Exclusive License form.The relationship between philosophy and Christianity has, of course, a long history, as do the discussions of that relationship. My own position is not dissimilar to that of many of the early Church Fathers, though of course that position must be elaborated differently for various historical and personal reasons, and hopefully enriched by attention to the history of Western philosophy. As with all such relations, one's understanding of this relation has a lot to do with one's understanding of the terms involved. To promote the possibility of "Christian philosophy" is also to comment on that "and" which might be understood to relate two otherwise distinct and irreconcilable terms. In the end I claim this "and" must be understood as that "love" which defines philosophy as the "love of wisdom" (and finally, the wisdom of love), and does so in terms which (almost) merge-with the surprising assistance of such thinkers as Martin Heidegger, Jacques Derrida, and Paul Ricoeur-with those of the Church Fathers cited. On the one hand, I intend nothing but the historical, orthodox, and catholic understanding of Christianity, especially with regard to the central figure of Jesus the Christ, the Trinitarian God whom He embodies, represents, and reveals, and the Scriptures given as The Bible. On the other hand, I present the specifically philosophical pertinence of this unique Person as such emerges from the texts of the "philosophers" considered, and in a manner which I claim does not force the issue by reading into their texts what is not there. Attending to a (Christian) philosophical reflection on (Christian) philosophy also offers elaborations of inherited doctrines, both Christian and philosophical, including a way to read and think unique to the outcome. Such is the adventure of this current work
T&T Clark Handbook to Early Christian Meals in the Greco-Roman World
No full textThis handbook situates early Christian meals in their broader context, with a focus on the core topics that aid understanding of Greco-Roman meal practice, and how this relates to Christian origins. In addition to looking at the broader Hellenistic context, the contributors explain the unique nature of Christian meals, and what they reveal about early Christian communities and the development of Christian identity.
Beginning with Hellenistic documents and authors before moving on to the New Testament material itself, according to genre - Gospels, Acts, Letters, Apocalyptic Literature - the handbook culminates with a section on the wider resources that describe daily life in the period, such as medical documents and inscriptions. The literary, historical, theological and philosophical aspects of these resources are also considered, including such aspects as the role of gender during meals; issues of monotheism and polytheism that arise from the structure of the meal; how sacrifice is understood in different meal practices; power dynamics during the meal and issues of inclusion and exclusion at meals
M.C. Smit Collection. Miscellaneous Documents. Fond 001-009
No full textThis general collection of miscellany includes copies of handwritten notes, papers by students of Smit, and other types of documents not readily admitted into the other parts of the Smit Collection. The title of the record may in some cases reflect the reference title Smit gave to the original folder containing particular document or set of documents in question - not those of the documents themselves. This shall be reflected in the notes which are part of each record. *Note: As of May 2016, there are more files to sort and add to this fond at a later date
The Christian Right and US Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century
Get PDFThe thesis discusses the role of the Christian Right in the US foreign policy decision making process. The research revealed that the Christian Right has long been fascinated with some international issues in general and US foreign policy in particular. The Christian Right’s interest in international issues increased markedly during years of the George W. Bush presidency. It successfully widened its activities from domestic social conservative issues to foreign policy issues by participating in, articulating and lobbying for its religious version of American foreign policy. In assessing the role of the Christian Right in US foreign policy making, this dissertation examines three aspects of US foreign policy, namely Israel, international religious freedom and global humanitarianism. Based on these aspects, the Christian Right is seen as skilled in framing and defining issues. The Christian Right seems effective in selecting and prioritizing international issues that have a reasonable chance of being selected by foreign policy decision makers, especially in Congress. Moreover, the Christian Right has shown its maturity in seeking engagement and cooperation with other organizations, secular and religious, in order to advance its international goals. Finally, in pursuing and conveying its international agenda, the Christian Right has adopted a more moderate and less overtly religious approach. Instead of using its traditional religious rhetoric, the Christian Right has successfully projected its foreign policy preferences into the conventional realist discourse of American foreign policy that is largely based on the objective of national interest and national security. Nevertheless, this study does not, in any way, conclude that the Christian Right was able to influence or determine the direction of US foreign policy and its outcomes; however, it does suggest that the Christian Right did contribute and have an impact on the formulation of some US foreign policy. As such, the research contends that the role of the Christian Right is similar to other interest group lobbies and that its perceived influence on US foreign policy should not be exaggerated. Finally, the research suggests that the emergence of the Christian Right as an actor in asserting its global agenda through US foreign policy can possibly provide an example of how religious beliefs and values can become a potential source of “soft power”. Together with the “climate of opinion” of the American public during the Bush administration, the “soft power” at domestic level could serve as a valuable new explanatory variable in understanding how the US foreign policy was formulated in the early 21st century
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