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    The Dignity of Human Person The Morality of Human Act and the Problem of Moral Judgment: A Catholic Perspective.
    (Tangaza University College, 2011) Sendabo, Dawit Daniel
    Social Darwinism was foremost amongst the philosophies impacting views of human dignity in the decades leading up to Nazi power in Germany. Charles Darwinism's evolutionary theory was quickly applied to human beings and social structures. The term 'survival of the fittest' was coined and seen to be applicable to humans. Belief in the inherent dignity of all humans was rejected by social Darwinists. Influential authors of the theory proclaimed that an individual's worth and value were to be determined functionally and materialistically. The popularity of such views ideologically prepared German doctors and nurses to accept Nazi social policies, promoting survival of the fittest humans.' Clearly this ideology ignored that human life possesses an intrinsic dignity and value because it is created by God in his own image for the distinctive destiny of sharing in God's own life. And also a failure to believe that all humans are made in the image and likeness of God, which calls man to respect all humans based on an inherent dignity.2 Pope John Paul II emphasizes in Evangelism Vitae that "...when the sense of God is lost, the sense of man is threatened and poisoned, as the Second Vatican Council concisely states: "...when God is forgotten, the creature itself grows unintelligible."3
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    The Dignity of Human Person the Morality of Human Act and the Problem of Moral Judgment: A Catholic Perspective.
    (Tangaza University College, 2011) Sendabo, Dawit Daniel
    Social Darwinism was foremost amongst the philosophies impacting views of human dignity in the decades leading up to Nazi power in Germany. Charles Darwinism's evolutionary theory was quickly applied to human beings and social structures. The term 'survival of the fittest' was coined and seen to be applicable to humans. Belief in the inherent dignity of all humans was rejected by social Darwinists. Influential authors of the theory proclaimed that an individual's worth and value were to be determined functionally and materialistically. The popularity of such views ideologically prepared German doctors and nurses to accept Nazi social policies, promoting survival of the fittest humans.' Clearly this ideology ignored that human life possesses an intrinsic dignity and value because it is created by God in his own image for the distinctive destiny of sharing in God's own life. And also a failure to believe that all humans are made in the image and likeness of God, which calls man to respect all humans based on an inherent dignity.2 Pope John Paul II emphasizes in Enavgelium Vitae that "...when the sense of God is lost, the sense of man is threatened and poisoned, as the Second Vatican Council concisely states: "...when God is forgotten, the creature itself grows unintelligible."
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    The Annunciation of the Birth Of Jesus in Lk 1:26-38
    (Tangaza University College, 1999-02-12) Odunga, Godfrey
    The practice of reading and studying of the Bible in the Church is gradually taking root, especially during this post-Vatican II era. This is a positive step in the process of evangelization and missionary activity worldwide. In Africa, the reading of the Bible has been enthusiastically promoted in the Protestant Churches notwithstanding the obstacle of illiteracy in the last decades. It is quite recommendable that the Catholic Church is now taking seriously this aspect of evangelization. Apart from the institutions of learning, the Basic Christian Communities have proved to be efficient in this process from the grassroots. The above awareness and experience in the pastoral field of the many questions raised about the message and content of the Bible is what has prompted me to opt for this kind of research. It is the challenge of African scholars to respond to this urgent need using the opportunities available. In this research I have employed scholarly tools and methodology appropriate to the critical study of the Bible. Therefore in the first chapter we shall start with the exegesis and then theological analysis of the text of Lk1:26-38, which is the subject matter of this study. Then will follow the third stage of venturing into the task of applying the fruit of our exegesis in our contemporary African context. This passage is unique and quite relevant since it announces the coming of Our Lord and proclaims fundamental mysteries of our faith