Secular institute — In the Roman Catholic Church, a secular institute is an organization of individuals who are consecrated persons – professing the Evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty and obedience – while living in the world, unlike members of a religious… … Wikipedia
secular institute — See institute, secular … Glossary of theological terms
Institute of the Holy Family — The Institute of the Holy Family is the first secular institute begun exclusively for married and widowed Catholics. Members take solemn, public vows of poverty, chastity and obedience and make a solemn promise of fidelity to the Pope and the… … Wikipedia
Secular humanism — is a humanist philosophy that upholds reason, ethics and justice, and specifically rejects the supernatural and the spiritual as the basis of moral reflection and decision making. Like other types of humanism, secular humanism is a life stance… … Wikipedia
Institute for Creation Research — Established 1970 Type Young earth creationist Chairman Henry Morris III President John D. Morris Academic staff 4 full time … Wikipedia
Secular Jewish culture — embraces several related phenomena; above all, it is the culture of secular communities of Jewish people, but it can also include the cultural contributions of individuals who identify as secular Jews, or even those of religious Jews working in… … Wikipedia
INSTITUTE FOR THE RESEARCH OF MEDIEVAL HE-BREW POETRY — INSTITUTE FOR THE RESEARCH OF MEDIEVAL HE BREW POETRY, institute for compiling, examining, selecting, and preparing for scholarly use the poetic and liturgical material contained in various manuscripts. It also assembled the works of the most… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Institute of the Brigidines — Institute of the Brigidines † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Institute of the Brigidines (SISTERS OF ST. BRIGID.) The Institute of the Brigidines was established by Most Rev. Dr. Delaney, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, at Tullow, Co.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Secular Student Alliance — The Secular Student Alliance (SSA), founded in May 2000, is the only independent, democratically structured organization in the U.S. that serves the needs of freethinking high school and college students. The Secular Student Alliance is based in… … Wikipedia
Secular order — A Secular Order (also called a Third Order Secular ) is defined according to Canon Law of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the following way: Associations whose members live in the world but share in the spirit of some religious… … Wikipedia