https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31599 2026-04-13T04:57:20Z 2026-04-13T04:57:20Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31781 2018-07-17T01:30:47Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The Maltese family : the TSA commission on the Maltese family report Abstract: Research on the family in Malta has been going on for some years. It confirms that the family is at the basis of Maltese society and that two out of three families are satisfied with their home life (Tabone C.). This means that the Maltese family remains strong and continues to provide support and formation. However, presently, it is facing challenges and problems which seem to be increasing as time passes. In the light of this situation, some are claiming that the introduction of divorce might provide a solution to these problems while others claim that divorce would only compound the problems the family is facing. We believe thatthe family still has a central role to play and, given its importance, we feel that every effort should be done to protect its integrity.

1998-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31779 2020-06-04T08:57:14Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Saint Augustine lecture - 1994 Abstract: The Maltese Augustinian Province, in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology of the University of Malta and the Foundation for Theological Studies of the Archdiocese of Malta, has recently held the third annual Saint Augustine lecture at the University of Malta. The lecture was set up in 1994 with the aim of bringing to the fore the latest developments and studies on Saint Augustine of Hippo's (354- 430) thought and vast literary production. Up to now, it has also been possible to invite young scholars from Europe who have only recently finished their doctoral dissertation, and have, as a result, been able to bring to the lecture some modem and original elucidations on the topics they dealt with.

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Title: Book review : Interfaces : essays in philosophy and bordering themes in honour of Peter Serracino Inglott Abstract: Review of the book Interfaces: essays in philosophy and bordering themes in honour of Peter Serracino Inglott by Edward G. Farrugia.

1998-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31771 2018-07-17T01:34:29Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The post-resurrection appearances Abstract: As a group, the post-resurrection appearances of Christ have been variously interpreted because the Gospels present different accounts with respect to number, location, and people involved. The difficulty is increased because Paul's experience on the road to Damascus is considered as one of these appearances. The post-resurrection appearances cannot be considered historical in that there is no way to prove that they occurred. However, to the people involved the post-resurrection appearances were real in the sense that they occurred at a definite point in time. The post-resurrection appearances can be considered visions. The vision of the appearances of the Risen One stands side by side with the visionary experiences at the baptism and transfiguration of Jesus and provides a typical special case of the prophetic experiences of God .... In the first place, an examination of the real state of the New Testament shows that according to the judgment of the earliest Christian witnesses, the appearances of the Risen One are in no way to be identified with general theophanies, or with visions of angels and experiences of spiritual ecstasy in Old Testament prophecy. . .. Secondly, in the appearances we have to do not with a typical prophetic experience of the divine, but with a once-for-all experience which has no analogy either before or after. The spiritual visions of the prophets could be repeated any number of times before and during their ministries. The resurrection appearances have the character of strict once-for-allness, so that the apostles never afterwards expected nor experienced a similar event, even though visions occurred also in their later life.

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