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91Great Jubilee — The Great Jubilee in 2000 was a major event in the Roman Catholic Church, held from December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001. Like other previous Jubilee years, it was a celebration of the mercy of God and forgiveness of sins. The major innovation in …
92Jeanne Safer — Jeanne Safer, Ph.D. (born 1947) is an author and influential American psychotherapist. She has written articles for the Wall Street Journal , Utne Reader , Self , New Woman and other publications. She has also authored the following books in… …
93absolution — /ab seuh looh sheuhn/, n. 1. act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties. 2. state of being absolved. 3. Rom. Cath. Theol. a. a remission of sin or of the punishment for sin, made by a… …
94Tertullian — • Ecclesiastical writer in the second and third centuries Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tertullian Tertullian † …
95Confession in the Lutheran Church — For general confession in the Lutheran Church, see Penitential Rite. Not to be confused with Church of the Lutheran Confession. Private Absolution ought to be retained in the churches, although in confession an enumeration of all sins is not… …
96Christian theology — The Prophetess Anna, Rembrandt, 1631 See also: History of Christian theology and Outline of Christian theology Christian doctrine redirects here. For the United States Court case known by that name, see G.L. Christian and associates v. US.… …
97Istighfar — ( ar. إستغفار), in Islam, is the act of seeking forgiveness from God (the Arabic word for God, often used in English in Islamic texts, is Allah). It is one of the essential parts of worship in Islam. This act is generally done by repeating the… …
98Maslenitsa — (Масленица) Maslenitsa, Boris Kustodiev, 1919 (Isaak Brodsky Museum, St. Petersburg) Observed by Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Kazahstan communities worldwide Significance …
99Las Abejas — Las Abejas, or The Bees, is a Christian pacifist civil society group of Tztotzil Maya formed in Chenalho, Chiapas in 1992 following a familial property dispute that left one person killed. When members of the community took the injured man to the …
100Parable of the Two Debtors — Anointing of Jesus, 17th century altar painting, Ballum, Denmark. The Parable of the Two Debtors is a parable of Jesus. It appears in only one of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament. According to Luke 7:36 …
