DOCSLIB.ORG

January 2021 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 • New Years Day • Feast Day of St

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
January 2021 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 • New Years Day • Feast Day of St diversity newsletter JanuaryPoverty in America Awareness Month Upcoming Events & Diversity Trainings School of Medicine Respect All Workshop- DEI Certificate Program (UNC Office of Inclusive Excellence), 1/7, 10:30 AM- 1 PM https://www.med.unc.edu/inclusion/programs-and-initiatives/dei-certificate-program/ Standard Safe Zone (LGBTQ Center), 1/13, 1-5 PM https://lgbtq.unc.edu/programs/education/safe-zone-training Finding Serenity and Joy Through Collaboration and Compassion: Racial and Health Disparities Affecting People with IDD (Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities), 1/13, 6:30-8 PM https://apps.research.unc.edu/events/index.cfm? event=events.eventDetails&event_key=3AAFA6F518F47FA64D7EFB014E03CC6AE91AD804 Health Care Safe Zone (LGBTQ Center), 1/15, 10 AM-2 PM https://lgbtq.unc.edu/programs/education/safe-zone-training Virtual University/Community Annual MLK Banquet (UNC’s Office for Diversity & Inclusion, MLK University/Community Planning Corporation), Tickets (supporting student scholarships) are 20$, 1/17, 6-7:30 PM https://www.unc.edu/event/university-community-annual-mlk-banquet-virtual/ Odum Institute: Using Qualitative Research to Study Social Justice (NC TraCS, Odum Institute), 1/19, 12-4 PM https://tracs.unc.edu/index.php/calendar/83-other-sponsor/1757-odum-institute-social- justice Diversity in Aging Symposium- Eldercare: Diverse Perspectives and Diverse Needs (UNC Partnerships in Aging Program), 1/20, 1-2:25 PM https://apps.research.unc.edu/events/index.cfm? event=events.eventDetails&event_key=ABCE69C7DD6508B5DF6ED98EC42C74086265B43E Standard Safe Zone (LGBTQ Center), 1/25, 1-5 PM https://lgbtq.unc.edu/programs/education/safe-zone-training 20th Annual African American Cultural Celebration (North Carolina Museum of History, NC African American Heritage Commission), 1/30 https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/aacc-2021 Safe Zone Continuing Education: Intersex (LGBTQ Center), 2/1, 2-4 PM https://lgbtq.unc.edu/programs/education/safe-zone-training 1 significance to Hindus. Millions of devotees and pilgrims congregate on the banks of the Ganges River to take part in a ritual bathing on various dates through April 27. It is believed that taking a dip in the holy water cleanses devotees of their sins. It is known as the world's largest religious and cultural human gathering. December January 14: Makar Sankranti, a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of India. January 17: World Religion Day, observed by those of the Diversity Bahá’í faith to promote interfaith harmony and understanding. January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorates the Calendar birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize and an activist for nonviolent social change until his assassination in 1968. January 1: New Year’s Day, the first day of the year according to the modern Gregorian calendar, celebrated January 18-25: The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, within most Western countries. during which Christians pray for unity between all churches of the Christian faith. January 1: Feast Day of St. Basil, a holiday observed by the Eastern Orthodox Church, commemorating the death of January 19: Timkat, a holiday observed by Ethiopian Saint Basil the Great. Orthodox Christians who celebrate the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River on Epiphany. January 1: Global Family Day/World Peace Day January 19: World Religion Day January 3: Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, which is celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church, commemorates January 25: Lunar New Year, Also known as the Spring the naming of the child Jesus. Festival or Chinese New Year (more info). January 4: World Braille Day, observed in order to raise January 26: Republic Day of India recognizes the date the awareness of the importance of braille as a means of Constitution of India came into law in 1950, replacing the communication in the full realization of the human rights for Government of India Act of 1935. This day also coincides with blind and partially sighted people. Celebrated on Louis India’s 1930 declaration of independence. Braille’s birthday, the inventor of braille. January 27: The International Day of Commemoration to January 5: Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s birthday, the Tenth Guru remember the victims of the Holocaust. The anniversary of of the Sikhs who initiated the Sikhs as the Khalsa (the pure the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in 1945 and U.N. ones) and is known as the Father of the Khalsa. Holocaust Memorial Day. January 5: Twelfth Night, a festival celebrated by some January 27 (sundown to sundown): Holocaust branches of Christianity that marks the coming of the Remembrance Day, a time to “mourn the loss of lives, Epiphany. celebrate those who saved them, honor those who survived, and contemplate the obligations of the living.” — Former January 6: Epiphany or Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day), a President Barack Obama. holiday observed by Eastern and Western Christians that recognizes the visit of the three wise men to the baby Jesus January 27 (sundown to sundown): Tu B’shevat or Rosh 12 days after his birth. HaShanah La'Ilanot, a Jewish holiday recognizing “The New Year of the Trees.” It is celebrated on the 15th day of the January 6: Christmas, recognized on this day by Armenian Hebrew month of Shevat. In Israel, the flowering of the Orthodox Christians, who celebrate the birth of Jesus on almond tree usually coincides with this holiday, which is Epiphany. observed by planting trees and eating dried fruits and nuts. January 7: Christmas, recognized on this day by Eastern January 28: Mahayana New Year, a holiday celebrated by Orthodox Christians, who celebrate Christmas 13 days later the Mahayana Buddhist branch, on the first full-moon day in than other Christian churches because they follow the Julian January. calendar rather than the Gregorian version of the Western calendar. January 29: Vasant Panchami, the Hindu festival that highlights the coming of spring. On this day, Hindus worship January 13: Lori-Maghi, an annual festival celebrated by the Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, Sikhs commemorating the memory of 40 Sikh martyrs. art, and culture. January 14-April 27: Kumbh Mela, a mass pilgrimage event https://www.reachmulticultural.com/2021-diversity- which takes place every 12 years and is of deep religious calendar/ 2 January 2021 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 • New Years Day • Feast Day of St. Basil • Global Family Day/ World Peace Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • Feast of the Holy • World Braille Day • Guru Gobind Singh • Epiphany or Dia de • Christmas (Eastern Name of Jesus Ji’s birthday los Reyes Orthodox) • Twelfth Night • Christmas (Armenian Orthodox) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 • Lori-Maghi • Start of Kumbh Mela Makar Sankranti 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 • World Religion Day • Martin Luther King • Timkat Jr. Day • World Religion Day • The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 • Lunar New Year, the • Republic Day of India • Holocaust Remem- • Mahayana New Year • Vasant Panchami Spring Festival or Chi- brance Day nese New Year • Tu B’shevat or Rosh 31 Important terms to keep in mind as we learn about embracing our diversity Diversity Dictionary Anti-Racism—defined as the work of actively opposing racism by advocating for changes in political, economic, and social life. Anti-racism tends to be an individualized approach, and set up in opposition to individual racist behaviors and impacts. Race Forward, “Race Reporting Guide” (2015). Ally—Someone who makes the commitment and effort to recognize their privilege (based on gender, class, race, sexual identity, etc.) and who works in solidarity with oppressed groups in the struggle for justice. OpenSource Leadership Strategies. The dynamic system of power, privilege and oppressions (PDF). Retrieved from http://www.opensourceleadership.com/ documents/DO%20Definitions.pdf Anti-Semitism—Refers to prejudice and/or discrimination against Jews as individuals and as a group. Anti-Semitism is based on stereotypes and myths that target Jews as a people, their religious practices and beliefs and the Jewish State of Israel. Anti-Defamation League. (2013). A brief history of anti-Semitism (PDF). Retrieved from http://www.adl.org/assets/pdf/education- outreach/Brief-History-on-Anti-Semitism-A.pdf. Cisgender—Replaces the terms nontransgender or bio man/bio woman to refer to individuals who have a match between the sex they were assigned at birth, their bodies and their gender identity. American Psychological Association - Divisions 16 and 44. (2015). Key terms and concepts in understanding gender diversity and sexual orientation among students [Pamphlet]. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/programs/safesupportive/lgbt/key-terms.pdf. Classism—Any attitude or institutional practice which subordinates people due to income, occupation, education and/or their economic condition. Santa Fe College Office of Diversity. Terms associated with diversity: classism. Retrieved from http://www.sfcollege.edu/diversity/? section=defining_diversity. Cultural appropriation—Theft of cultural elements for one’s own use, commodification, or profit — including symbols, art, language, customs, etc. — often without understanding, acknowledgement or respect for its value in the original culture. Results from the assumption of a dominant culture’s right to take other cultural elements. Colours of Resistance. (n.d.). Cultural appropriation. Retrieved from http://www.coloursofresistance.org/definitions/ culturalappropriation/. 4 Gender binary system—A
Load more

Recommended publications
  • AXUM – Welcoming and Engaging Visitors – Design Report
    Pedro Guedes (2010) AXUM – Welcoming and engaging visitors – Design report CONTENTS: Design report 1 Appendix – A 25 Further thoughts on Interpretation Centres Appendix – B 27 Axum signage and paving Presented to Tigray Government and tourism commission officials and stakeholders in Axum in November 2009. NATURE OF SUBMISSION: Design Research This Design report records a creative design approach together with the development of original ideas resulting in an integrated proposal for presenting Axum’s rich tangible and intangible heritage to visitors to this important World Heritage Town. This innovative proposal seeks to use local resources and skills to create a distinct and memorable experience for visitors to Axum. It relies on engaging members of the local community to manage and ‘own’ the various ‘attractions’ for visitors, hopefully keeping a substantial proportion of earnings from tourism in the local community. The proposal combines attitudes to Design with fresh approaches to curatorship that can be applied to other sites. In this study, propositions are tested in several schemes relating to the design of ‘Interpretation centres’ and ideas for exhibits that would bring them to life and engage visitors. ABSTRACT: Axum, in the highlands of Ethiopia was the centre of an important trading empire, controlling the Red Sea and channeling exotic African merchandise into markets of the East and West. In the fourth century (AD), it became one of the first states to adopt Christianity as a state religion. Axum became the major religious centre for the Ethiopian Coptic Church. Axum’s most spectacular archaeological remains are the large carved monoliths – stelae that are concentrated in the Stelae Park opposite the Cathedral precinct.
    [Show full text]
  • Draft the District Council of Grand Port
    ANNUAL REPORT JULY 2016- JUNE 2017 (Under Section 142 of the Local Government Act 2011, as subsequently amended 1 | P a g e CONTENTS 1.0 Mission, Vision and Value Statement Page 5 2.0 Information on The District Council of Grand Port Page 6 3.0 Roles and function of Committees Page 12 4.0 Trends and Challenges Page 32 5.0 Major Achievements for period July 2016 – June 2017 Page 35 6.0 Financial Statements for year 2016/2017 Page 38 7.0 Comparison of budget with actual for year 2016/2017 Page 46 8.0 Strategic Direction Page 53 2 | P a g e Chief Executive’s Statement Pursuant to Section 142 of the Local Government Act 2011 as subsequently amended, I have much pleasure to submit the Annual Report for the period January– June 2016 for the District Council of Grand Port. I am thankful to the staff for having put their level best to ensure the materialisation of our goals, aims and objectives during the year. My team has seen to it that Council’s decisions be forthwith implemented to the satisfaction of all our stakeholders whilst being in compliance with our statutory duties and legal requirements. This report highlights our main achievements for .July 2016 – June 2017 and indicates our objectives for July 2017 – June 2018 S. TEELUCK CHIEF EXECUTIVE 3 | P a g e Chairperson’s Statement Since my election as Chairperson on 21st December 2016, I have pursued the goals and objectives of the Council and seen to it that same be implemented to the satisfaction of all stakeholders at all times.
    [Show full text]
  • Mothering Rituals a Study on Low Caste Women of Kolkata
    Riikka Uuksulainen MOTHERING RITUALS: A STUDY ON LOW CASTE WOMEN IN KOLKATA Academic dissertation to be publicly discussed, by due permission of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Helsinki in lecture hall 6, on 26 June 2013, at 12 o’clock noon. HELSINKI 2013 Copyright © Riikka Uuksulainen !"#$% &'() Contents Abstract ................................................................................................................................. ix List of illustrations .................................................................................................................. x Tables ................................................................................................................................ x Figures .............................................................................................................................. x Acknowledgements ..............................................................................................................xii PART I: INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Prologue: a feast for the benefit of children ................................................................. 3 1.2 In search of the voice: defining the research task ........................................................ 3 1.3 Introductory remarks on the research data, sources, and method ................................. 5 1.4 Reflections on the niche .............................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Calendar of Holidays September 2017 - September 2018
    If you have any comments, questions or corrections regarding the below calendar, please contact CSEE at 800.298.4599, or [email protected]. Calendar of Holidays September 2017 - September 2018 September 1 (Begins at sundown on August 31 st) [Moves] Eid al-Adha (Islam) Eid al-Adha is the Festival of Sacrifice held at the conclusion of the Hajj. Those who can afford to do so sacrifice their best domestic animals, such as sheep or cows. This practice recalls Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, in obedience to God, and commemorates God's forgiveness. September 1 Church year begins (Orthodox Christianity) This day marks the beginning of the Orthodox Christian liturgical calendar. September 8 Nativity of Mary (Christianity) This feast originates in fifth century Jerusalem and celebrates the birth of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. This is recognized in the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches. September 12 Ghambar Paitishem (Zoroastrianism) This is the third of the six Ghambar festivals in the Zoroastrian year. This five-day seasonal festival celebrates the creation of the earth, and the summer crop harvest. September 14 Holy Cross Day (Christianity) This day recognizes the Cross as a symbol of triumph in the Christian religion. The date traces back to the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on September 14, 335. By order of Saint Helena and her son, the first Christian Roman Emperor Constantine, the church was built over the ruins of the Crucifixion and Burial sites in Israel. According to some traditions, it was also at this site that Helena found the True Cross.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Tour Dossier
    Tour Notes Historic Ethiopia - Timkat Festival Tour Duration – 13 Days Tour Rating Fitness ●●●●○ | Off the Beaten Track ●●●○○ | Culture ●●●●○ | History ●●●●● | Wildlife●●●○○ Tour Pace Busy Tour Highlights Join worshippers celebrating at Ethiopia’s most important religious festival Engage with some of Africa’s finest scenery in the Simien Mountains Visit the unique rock hewn churches of Lalibela and Tigray Tour Map - Ethiopia - Timkat Festival Tour Essentials Accommodation: Mix of simple but comfortable hotels and lodges Included Meals: Daily breakfast (B), plus lunches (L) and dinners (D) as shown in the itinerary. Group Size: Maximum of 12 Start Point: Addis Ababa End Point: Addis Ababa Transport: Minibuses (groups of 1-8), Coaster buses (groups of 9-12) & internal flights Countries: Ethiopia Extension options: Harar and Danakil Depression. Also, the Omo Valley Explorer tour runs back to back with this tour. Ethiopia - Timkat Festival Join us on this small group tour to Ethiopia for the Timkat Festival which is the Ethiopian Orthodox Church’s celebration of Epiphany. Pilgrims travel for days to the churches at which the celebrations are held and we will join them this year in Gondar. In addition, discover Ethiopia’s natural beauty as revealed in the Simien Mountains, where we walk amidst some of Africa’s most captivating scenery looking for endemic gelada baboons and other wildlife. In Lalibela, we spend time exploring both the main churches and lesser known ones before driving to the region of Tigray. It is similar to Petra with churches hewn out of the surrounding landscape, but quite spectacular, with many built halfway up almost inaccessible cliff faces.
    [Show full text]
  • What Do You Know About Hinduism?
    UWS An Inclusive Community UWS Multifaith Chaplaincy September 2008 What do you know about Hinduism? Followers of the teachings of the Vedas are called Hindus. Hindu staff and students form a substantial part of the UWS community. Acknowledging and respecting Hindu identities at UWS therefore requires, in part, a basic understanding of what Hinduism and being a Hindu is about. About Hinduism Hinduism originated and developed in India over the last 3,000-3,500 years. It is the majority religion in India. Hindus believe in one Supreme God who manifests him/herself in many different forms. Some of these include Krishna, Durga, Ganesh, Sakti (Devi), Vishnu, Surya, Siva and Skanda (Murugan). Hindus believe: • in the Vedas (scriptures) • there is one Supreme God who is the creator of the universe • in reincarnation • that everyone creates their own destiny (karma) There are four major Hindu denominations classified according to their respective focus of worship. Vaishnavism Vaishnavism worship Vishnu and his incarnations, particularly Krishna and Rama, as the Supreme God. Saivism Saivites worship Siva (also spelt Shiva) as the Supreme God. Shaktism Shaktas worship God as the Shakti, Sri Devi or the Divine Mother in her many forms. Hindu Dress Code Traditional Hindu women wear the sari. Traditional male Hindus wear the Smartism white cotton dhoti. Smarta Hindus view the different manifestations of God as equivalent. They accept all major Hindu gods and are commonly known as liberal or Women in particular may wear a dot (tilak) of turmeric powder or other non-sectarian. coloured substance on their foreheads as a symbol of their religion.
    [Show full text]
  • 04-05 RDW Editorial
    editorial comment a long time. After the Cross, Jewish people would kill Stephen. Later, Jew- Most mission enigmas ish people reacting negatively to Paul’s hinge on our interpretation preaching would stone Paul and leave him for dead. Soon, however, the Romans of the Bible. would kill more Christians than the Jews ever killed anyone of any kind. Ralph D. Winter In other words, THE Jews are not unique in this gruesome narrative. The same pattern is seen across the centuries in the history of missions as fearless Dear Reader, foreign by most of the people in India. missionaries have dared to penetrate the This issue of Mission Frontiers However, in India, as Biblical faith has dangerous domains of “those who sit focuses once more on the incredible begun to surface signifi cantly in Hindu in darkness.” Remember, in Scripture, importance of the emergence of a major cultural garments (for millions of darkness is not merely the absence of Hindu—a culturally Hindu—move- cultural Hindus), it is a scandal to many light but the presence of a dark, intel- ment to Christ. Curiously, our big- people both there and here. ligent, evil personality. Paul explained gest problem in digesting this kind of But this is not the only issue of to Agrippa that his call was to “open startling information is understanding interpretation of the Bible. Another their eyes, to turn them from darkness the Bible correctly. So let’s talk a little fascinating complexity is that the Bible to light, and from the dominion of about the use and misuse of the Bible.
    [Show full text]
  • LOP 50: the Impact on Global Mission of Religious Nationalism And
    THE IMPACT ON GLOBAL MISSION OF RELIGIOUS NATIONALISM AND 9/11 REALITIES Lausanne Occasional Paper No. 50 Produced by the Issue Group on this topic at the 2004 Forum for World Evangelization hosted by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization In Pattaya, Thailand, September 29 to October 5, 2004 “A New Vision, a New Heart, a Renewed Call” In encouraging the publication and study of the Occasional Papers, the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization does not necessarily endorse every viewpoint expressed in these papers. Lausanne Occasional Paper (LOP) No.50 This Issue Group on this topic was Issue Group No.21 (there were 31 Issue Groups at the Forum) Series Editor for the 2004 Forum Occasional Papers (commencing with LOP 30): David Claydon This Occasional Paper was prepared by the whole Issue Group and the principal writer for Section A was Dr Joseph De Souza and for Section B was Dr Ernest C.T. Chew. Copyright © 2005 Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization and its National Committees around the world [email protected] www.lausanne.org The context for the production of the Lausanne Occasional Papers The Lausanne Movement is an international movement committed to energising “the whole Church to take the whole gospel to the whole world.” With roots going back to the historical conferences in Edinburgh (1910) and Berlin (1966), the Lausanne Movement was born out of the First International Congress on World Evangelization called by evangelist Billy Graham held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in July 1974. The landmark outcome of this Congress was the Lausanne Covenant supported by the 2,430 participants from 150 nations.
    [Show full text]
  • Newsletter Template 2011
    2013 The Holy Days of January Celebrations, Observances and Information about Religious, Spiritual, and Cultural Occasions oly days with no fixed date H Office of InterFaith Pastoral and Spiritual Care During this time of year, our aboriginal brothers and sisters of Nisga’a tribe of Senior Chaplain British Columbia, experience the strong north winds which blow off the glaciers Rev. Kathleen Ennis-Durstine and icecaps. They call it K’aliyee. Aboriginal people extension 3321/ room 4201 see themselves as continuous with the natural world Staff Chaplain and the timing of their religious celebrations reflects Janie Brooks this. They typically think in terms of seasons — there extension 5050/ room 4115 is an appropriate season for every activity which is necessary and important. The seasons are known by Staff/Spanish Language Chaplain Margarita Roque these name: the season of berry-picking, of fishing, of extension 2626/ room 4115 gathering food. When each season occurs, communi- ty gatherings of song, dance, and storytelling happen. Catholic Chaplain These are also times to discharge obligations: for giv- Fr. Olusola Adewole ing thanks. Every season is a special season, a time to extension 2966 /room 4115 thank the Creator, and to recognize that all things Catholic Mass: Thursday at 12:00 noon share in the circle of living—therefore all times and (Main Chapel, room 3201, third floor all things are sacred. Nisga’a Eagle Spirit Main) and Saturday at 4:00 pm (Main Chapel, room 3201, 3rd Floor Main Hos- pital) Iroquois Midwinter Ceremony This is typically held in January or February. When the dipper constellation appears directly overhead and the new moon ris- Prayer and Meditation Tuesday 12:45 es the spiritual year begins.
    [Show full text]
  • On Dean W. Arnold's Writing . . . UNKNOWN EMPIRE Th E True Story of Mysterious Ethiopia and the Future Ark of Civilization “
    On Dean W. Arnold’s writing . UNKNOWN EMPIRE T e True Story of Mysterious Ethiopia and the Future Ark of Civilization “I read it in three nights . .” “T is is an unusual and captivating book dealing with three major aspects of Ethiopian history and the country’s ancient religion. Dean W. Arnold’s scholarly and most enjoyable book sets about the task with great vigour. T e elegant lightness of the writing makes the reader want to know more about the country that is also known as ‘the cradle of humanity.’ T is is an oeuvre that will enrich our under- standing of one of Africa’s most formidable civilisations.” —Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate, PhD Magdalene College, Cambridge, and Univ. of Frankfurt Great Nephew of Emperor Haile Selassie Imperial House of Ethiopia OLD MONEY, NEW SOUTH T e Spirit of Chattanooga “. chronicles the fascinating and little-known history of a unique place and tells the story of many of the great families that have shaped it. It was a story well worth telling, and one well worth reading.” —Jon Meacham, Editor, Newsweek Author, Pulitzer Prize winner . THE CHEROKEE PRINCES Mixed Marriages and Murders — Te True Unknown Story Behind the Trail of Tears “A page-turner.” —Gordon Wetmore, Chairman Portrait Society of America “Dean Arnold has a unique way of capturing the essence of an issue and communicating it through his clear but compelling style of writing.” —Bob Corker, United States Senator, 2006-2018 Former Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee THE WIZARD AND THE LION (Screenplay on the friendship between J.
    [Show full text]
  • St Mary's Parish Hadding
    Ethiopian Celebrations at St Mary’s For a number of years now, at the request of Archbishop Diarmuid, St Mary’s has been host to the small The Ethiopian Tewahedo Church here in Dublin. The church is made up of somewhere between 40-60 members, more on the important feast days. Abba Yohanes, an Ethiopian monk, has been with the church since he replaced another monk who used to come from London. During his time here, he has received degrees in theology from both St Patrick’s College , Maynooth and Trinity College Dublin. The church dates back to St Frumentius, Bishop of Akum d. ca. 383. who is credited with bringing Christianity to the Aksumite Kingdom, the origins of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church. The Church considers itself to belong to the One, Holy, Catholic (Universal) and Apostolic Church founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ. It is Holy because its founder, Jesus Christ, is Holy; it is Catholic because the whole world is its St Mary’s province and because it is universal in time and place; it is Apostolic because Parish it was established on earth by the Apostles of Christ. It belongs to the group of Orthodox Churches termed "Non-Chalcedonian". Together with the Roman Hadding- Catholic Church and the Byzantine Orthodox Churches they comprised the One, Holy, Catholic and Apos- ton Road tolic Church for four centuries until the division arose on account of the Greek-Roman Council of Chalce- don in 451 A.D. which insisted that Christ had the two natures of Humanity and Divinity.
    [Show full text]
  • Alexandra E.S. Antohin Thesis Submitted in Fulfilment of The
    EXPRESSIONS OF SACRED PROMISE: RITUAL AND DEVOTION IN ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX PRAXIS Alexandra E.S. Antohin Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University College London 2014 I, Alexandra E.S. Antohin, confirm that the work presented in this thesis is my own. Where information has been derived from other sources, I confirm that this has been indicated in the thesis. Signed: 2 ABSTRACT This thesis investigates the notion of sacred promise, a grounded devotional category for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians. It is based on ethnographic research among urban parishes seeking to gather the often dispersed memberships of local Orthodox communities in Dessie, a city of a quarter million residents in north-central Ethiopia. The central thesis contends that the spaces and methods of engagement by Ethiopian Orthodox Christians are organized by the internal dynamics of archetypal promises. I consider the wide spectrum of social and ritual activities contained within the domain of “church” to be consistent with a developed socio-theological genre of “covenant”. Covenant is narratively defined as a dialogic of bestowal and responsibility and it is also expressed in performative, material, and associative dimensions. Starting from an investigation of the liturgical praxis of temesgen (the ethic of thanksgiving), each chapter explores variations of covenant: as unifying events of human/divine manifestation (e.g. feast days); as the honour of obligation within individual stances of paying respect on an interpersonal and meta-relational level, at church and during visits to mourning houses; and through customs of reciprocity by confraternities and the blessings such practices confer on the givers and receivers.
    [Show full text]