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• Adolf Harnack and the Search for Missing Christianity
  ==The Method== ...e as face-value truth, the liberals saw those same words as reflecting the historical limitations and cultural conditioning of their [[authors]]. The truth was
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• Anecdote
  ...ters and generic human figures— but it is distinct from the parable in the historical specificity which it claims. ...] evidence, as evidence that cannot be investigated using the [[scientific method]]. The problem with arguing based on anecdotal evidence is that anecdotal e
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• Architecture
  *4: a [[method]] or style of building ...uildings, are often perceived as cultural [[symbols]] and as works of art. Historical [[civilizations]] are often identified with their surviving architectural a
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• Research
  ...tters of our world and the [[universe]]. Research can use the [[scientific method]], but need not do so. '''Scientific research''' relies on the application of the [[scientific method]], a harnessing of curiosity. This research provides [[science|scientific]]
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• Linguistics
  '''Linguistics''' is the [[scientific method|scientific]] study of [[language]], encompassing a number of sub-fields. An ...lutionary linguistics]] attempts to account for the origins of language; [[historical linguistics]] explores language change and [[sociolinguistics]] looks at th
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• Oral history
  '''Oral history''' is a method of historical documentation, using interviews with living survivors of the time being inv ...urviving witnesses of the American Civil War, [[Slavery]], and other major historical events. The [[Library of Congress]] also began recording traditional Amer
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• Etymology
  ...known as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_method comparative method], linguists can make [[inferences]] about their shared parent language and *The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_method comparative method]. By a systematic [[comparison]] of related languages, etymologists may oft
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• Philology
  ...describes the study of a language together with its [[literature]] and the historical and cultural contexts that are indispensable for an understanding of the [[ In its more restricted sense of "[[historical linguistics]]," philology was one of the 19th century's first scientific ap
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• Risk
  ==Historical background== ...ker disasters forced a more comprehensive [[foresight]]. The [[Scientific Method|scientific]] approach to risk entered [[finance]] in the 1980s when financi
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• Sigil
  A common [[method]] of creating the ''sigils'' of certain spirits was to use ''[https://en.wi ...e the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yantra yantra]'' from Hindu tantra, historical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runic_magic runic magic] among the Germanic
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• Archaeology
  ...but [[historic]], literate cultures as well, through the sub-discipline of historical archaeology. For many literate cultures, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/ ...c" and "anthropological", with [[hypothesis]] testing and the [[scientific method]] very important parts of what became known as processual archaeology.
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• History
  ...l that is remembered of the past and preserved in some form is seen as the historical record.[https://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn WordNet Search - 3.0], "Hi ...esearch is not limited merely to these sources. In general, the sources of historical knowledge can be separated into three categories: what is written, what is
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• Condescension
  The [[concept]] of accommodation is thus an [[alternative]] [[method]] of biblical [[interpretation]] to the [[tradition]] of [https://en.wikipe # McGrath, Alistair. 1998. Historical Theology, An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought. Oxford: Blac
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• Pseudo-science
  ...substantially deviates from other fundamental aspects of the [[scientific method]].[3][14][15][16][17][18] # See also, e.g., Gauch HG Jr. Scientific Method in Practice (2003)
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• Form
  *3 a : established [[method]] of [[expression]] or proceeding : procedure according to rule or rote; al *10 a (1) : orderly method of arrangement (as in the presentation of ideas) : manner of coordinating e
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• Tapestry
  ==Historical development== This method can be likened to [[pointillism]], a style of painting in which tiny dots o
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• Panorama
  ...intings]] and models became a very popular way to represent landscapes and historical events. [[Audience]]s of Europe in this period were thrilled by the aspect Panoramic photography soon came to displace painting as the most common [[method]] for [[creating]] wide views. Not long after the introduction of the [[Dag
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• Curriculum
  ...on of a profession or an [[academic discipline]] through the course of its historical experience). The formation of a group is seen as taking place reciprocally ...nlearned in the lore of the [[intellectual|rabbis]] and untrained in the [[method]]s of rabbinical [[interpretation]] of the [[Scripture]]s. They were lackin
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• Faith
  ...in the face of countervailing evidence. Parental instruction may be the ''historical'' foundation of future knowledge, but that does not necessarily make it a ' ...the outset. Polanyi argued that the scientific method is not an objective method removed from man's passion. On the contrary, scientific progress depends pr
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• Adolf von Harnack
  ...an academic standard for interpreting the [[Bible]] and understanding the historical [[Jesus]] (see [[Tübingen school]]). ...or_Missing_Christianity ''What is Christianity?''] 1901). One of his later historical works, ''Die Mission und Ausbreitung des Christentums in den ersten drei Ja
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• Hermeneutics
  ...to [[Paul Ricoeur]].[2] A hermeneutic (singular) refers to one particular method or strand of interpretation. ...the entire biblical text, including [[linguistics|grammatical]], [[culture|historical-cultural]], [[context]]ual, lexical-syntactical, and theological aspects. S
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• 2004-05-31-Elation Upon Discovering God
  ...e open discussion, but there will be time for that later. Now we have this method of communication and indeed it works. Create a clean heart within me O God. This was indeed a historical prayer/words that worked then and still do today. As you each mature in min
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• Genius
  ==Historical development== ...of their heritability, publishing it in 1869 as ''Hereditary Genius''. His method was to count and assess the eminent relatives of eminent men. He found that
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• 2008-11-03-Abraham & Mary
  ...g opinions. I am so honored to know you and would like to see more of this method of relating integrated into all aspects of controversial subjects. ...f knowing there is a Higher Power who sees to organization and order. This historical time is creating an interest in all, even from our side. Never has the worl
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• Liberal Christianity
  ...speaking, is a method of biblical [[hermeneutics]], an [[individual]]istic method of understanding [[God]] through the use of scripture by applying the same ...scriptural [[authority]], in favor of more [[rational|rationalistic]] and historical-critical beliefs.
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• Urantia Book - What Is It?
  *A. Historical papers. Twenty eight papers which tell the story of this planet from four d ...consistent with his knowledge of his environment. Thus was the scientific method for the study of physical phenomena born and its success has changed the fa
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• Natural Sciences
  ...to study [[nature]] from the [[social sciences]], which use the scientific method to study human behavior and society, and from the [[formal science]]s, such ...on experimental, [[quantification|quantifiable]] data or the [[scientific method]] and focus on accuracy and objectivity. These usually include physics, che
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• Immanuel Wallerstein
  ...8 September, 1930, [[New York City]]) is a U.S. [[sociology|sociologist]], historical social scientist, and world-systems analyst. His monthly commentaries on wo ...and as head of the [[Fernand Braudel Center]] for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems and Civilization until 2005. Wallerstein held several positions as
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• Oral Tradition
  ...fers both to a [[Scientific method|method]] and the objects studied by the method. ...the recording of personal memories and histories of those who experienced historical eras or events. It is also distinct from the study of [[orality]], which c
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• Discourse
  ...Foucault's analysis of historical and political discourse|analysis of the historical and political discourse]]; there is a "polymorphic tactics" of discourses. ...yond’ can vary widely, from larger linguistic units to the widest possible historical, social, and cultural contexts. Although often used in writing about religi
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• Buddhist Philosophy
  ...]] rather than a [[religion]]. It is "practical" in that it has a specific method of application known as the [[Noble Eightfold Path]] (from which notions of ...tual reference, differentiating this from the epistemology of [[scientific method|hard science]].
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• Philo
  ...]] to [[fuse]] and [[harmonize]] Greek [[philosophy]] and [[Judaism]]. His method followed the [[practices]] of both Jewish exegesis and [https://en.wikipedi *[https://virtualreligion.net/iho/philo.html Philo] entry in historical sourcebook with [https://virtualreligion.net/iho/allegory.html fresh transl
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• The Book of Revelation
  ...agery can be seen to contain symbolic commentaries on the world during the historical period in which ''Revelation'' was written, or "pre-commentaries" on our wo ...tian [[apocalyptic literature]]. This approach takes the address to seven historical communities in Asia Minor and assertions that "the time is near" literally
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• Parable
  ...s such as "Parable of the Prodigal Son" are central to [[Jesus]]' teaching method in both the [[canonical]] and [[apocrypha]]l narratives. ...hich are attested in many sources and are almost universally seen as being historical, are thought by scholars such as John P. Meier to have come from [[mashal]]
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• Mythology
  ...(usually more recent) past, which generally include, or are based on, some historical events; generally focussed on human heroes ...rchen'', the German word for such tales) - stories which lack any definite historical setting; often include fairies, witches, a fairy guide, animal characters
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• Sophism
  ...enes Laertius] wrote that Protagoras—a sophist—[[invented]] the “Socratic” method[1][2]). His [[attitude]] towards the Sophists was by no means [[opposition] ...tant ramifications for the Athenian [[political]] [[system]] at large. The historical context in which the Sophists operated provides evidence for their consider
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• Anonymous
  ...r to a manuscript of their work. Very many such writers have left valuable historical or literary records: an incomplete list of such Anonymi is at Anonymus. ...tified as Robert Campin. The 20th-century art historian Bernard Berenson [[method]]ically identified numerous early Renaissance Florentine and Sienese worksh
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• Paradigm
  ...''programs'' for future research, than the much more general [[scientific method]]. ...pted paradigm would be the standard model of [[physics]]. The [[scientific method]] would allow for orthodox scientific investigations of many [[phenomena]]
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• Quentin Skinner
  Skinner's historical writings have been characterised by an interest in recovering the ideas of #Visions of Politics: Volume I: Regarding Method (Cambridge University Press, 2002)
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• Art History
  '''Art history''' is the [[academic]] study of objects of [[art]] in their [[historical]] development and stylistic contexts, i.e. [[genre]], [[design]], [[format] ...'Who were his or her teachers?'' ''Who were his or her disciples?'' ''What historical forces shaped the artist's [[oeuvre]]'' and '' How did he or she and the c
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• Adultery
  ...vorce]] under fault-based divorce [[family law|laws]]. In some places, the method of punishment for adultery is [[stoning]] to death.[https://www.7days.ae/20 === Historical practices ===
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• Sociology of religion
  ...primarily the study of the [[practice]s], social [[structure]]s, [[history|historical]] backgrounds, development, universal themes, and roles of [[religion]] in ...ested in hard positivist claims, but instead in linkages and sequences, in historical [[narrative]]s and particular cases.
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• Existence
  == Historical conceptions == ...rates is wise", which contains only the referring phrase "Socrates". This method became widely accepted in the twentieth century by the analytic school of p
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• Social Sciences
  ...humanity, including [[quantitative method|quantitative]] and [[qualitative method|qualitative]] methods. Geography]] traverses the natural and social sciences. [[Historical geography]] is often taught in a college in a unified Department of Geograp
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• Prediction
  ...essed in the form If A is true, then B will also be true. The [[scientific method]] is built on testing assertions which are [[logic]]al consequences of scie ...ipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov Isaac Asimov], a mathematician finds out that historical events (up to some detail) can be theoretically modelled using equations, a
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• Space
  ...have one correct geometry, or is the geometry of space just a convention? Historical positions in these debates have been taken by [[Isaac Newton]] (space is ab ...onsider that they are in fact owned by the land. [[Spatial planning]] is a method of regulating the use of space at land-level, with decisions made at region
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• Self Realization
  ==Historical Underpinnings== ...include the reciprocal exchange of ideas and using dialogue as the chosen method of communication—two elements cited as part of achieving systems change a
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• 2013-06-12-Longevity of the US Constitution
  ...all, greed does not exist either. In the absence of a better and “higher” method to keep governments in check, the people will have to devise their own meth ...upon which these United States was founded can be regarded exclusively as historical items is the day when the government finally decides to exist for the peopl
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• 2005-03-28-Uncertainty With Security
  ...There is no fundamental disagreement whatsoever between a true scientific method and religion - your relationship with Us and with God. Rather, just as your Use your imaginations. This is the true scientific method. When you’re confronted with a situation, use your creativity to imagine
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• The Qur’ān
  ...ten down by Muhammad's companions while he was alive, although the primary method of transmission was [[oral]]. Muslim [[tradition]] agrees that it was fixed ...itself as book of guidance. It rarely offers detailed accounts of specific historical [[events]], and often emphasizes the moral significance of an event over it
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