Fayyaz-e Lahiji‘s part in making Shi‘ite theology philosophized

End-of-life care ethical decision-making: Shiite scholars’ views

Recent advances in life-sustaining treatments and technologies, have given rise to newly-emerged, critical and sometimes, controversial questions regarding different aspects of end-of-life decision-making and care. Since religious values are among the most influential factors in these decisions, the present study aimed to examine the Islamic scholars' views on end-of-life care. A structured int...

A Green Theology? Theology and Ecology

A would adopt a new fashion, j u m p on a new bandwagon. At best it would endorse somewhat bela tedly--abst ract policies of resource management . At worst, it would blunder into grossly Selfish ecological programmes which effectively serve the interest of the rich and the powerful. There are m a n y shades of green! Some ecological policies are unacceptable in that they overlook disadvantaged ...

Sex-Reassignment Rules in Shiite Jurisprudence

BACKGROUND The "Sex-Reassignment Surgery" is a solution that besides behavioral therapy has been suggested to people suffering from gender identity disorders in recent years. In Iran, this trend has become more popular over the past years due to the inclination to reach to the goal rapidly with less effort and also the surgery has attracted many patients with the problem. Religious clerics have...

Making A Difference: Part One

Liberation Theology

The liberation-theology movement was partly inspired by the Second Vatican Council and the 1967 papal encyclical Populorum progressio. Its leading exponents include Gutierrez, Leonardo Boff of Brazil, and Juan Luis Segundo of Uruguay. The liberationists have received encouragement from the Latin American bishops, especially in resolutions adopted at a 1968 conference in Medellin, Colombia; othe...

Part E – Proposal Description

E2 AIMS AND BACKGROUND Project Focus and Intellectual Merit This is a broad interdisciplinary proposal that connects fundamental mathematics and physics to engineering challenges in integrated circuit design. The focus is cross-layer design of broadband wireless communication systems adaptive to diverse scattering environments, and our aim is to make full use of the degrees of freedom offered b...