Politics and prophecy

Prelude, prophecy, and promise.

the connection of prophecy and politics in ibn sina's political philosophy

traditionally, muslim intellectuals influenced by various trends and conditions, have presented a variety of different interpretations to explain the relations between religion and politics. among these thinkers and muslim philosophers, we can mention ibn sina. while attending the field of practical politics, bu ali attempted to make use of the religious teachings and resources and his own phil...

Prophecy and Theater

The paradigms used to examine the Hebrew prophetic literature are changing. This paper contributes to that change by developing a paradigm drawn from Drama Theory and applying that paradigm to the vision reports found in the book of Amos. The outcome is a form critical study that yields beneficial results in understanding both the design and flow of the visions as well as their integration with...

The Prophecy of Undo

Prophecy variables are auxiliary program variables whose values are defined in terms of current program state and future behavior. This paper explains their relevance to reasoning about systems with “undo” operations, and develops techniques that facilitate their use.

AIDS: prophecy and present reality.