TTLA: Christian Social Anthropology and its Role in the Religious Life of Vietnamese Catholics

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Nguyen Cong Oanh        

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: September 2, 1960

4. Place of birth: Thai Binh

5. Decision No. 3676/QD-SDH dated October 28, 2009, of the Director of Hanoi National University, recognizing the doctoral student.

6. Changes in the training process: Decision No. 624/QD-XHNV dated February 26, 2016, on adjusting the title of the doctoral dissertation.

7. Thesis title:Christian social anthropology and its role in the religious life of Vietnamese Catholics.

8. Specialization: Civil Engineering and Historical Civil Engineering Code: 62.22.80.05

9. Scientific supervisor:1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Duong,2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Hung

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- Firstly,The dissertation has identified objective values ​​and universally valid rational cores in Christian social anthropology. Starting from a unified view of humanity, considering human beings as the center of all efforts to find answers to the questions: What is a human being? What should a human being become, and how? The dissertation has partially answered these questions based on an analysis of Catholic doctrine and interpreted and commented on these contents from a philosophical anthropological perspective, clarifying the social nature of Christian anthropology.

- Secondly,The thesis clarified the role of Christian social anthropology in the religious life of Vietnamese Catholics throughout history, especially in the present period; it assessed the extent of its influence and deciphered the causes affecting the application of Christian social anthropology to the religious life of Vietnamese Catholics.

- Third isThe thesis proposed a series of methodological solutions to promote the values ​​of Christian social anthropology in the religious life of Vietnamese Catholics, in the context of the enlightenment of the Second Vatican Council, as well as the strong impact of globalization, secularization trends, media, and the cognitive development of Vietnamese Catholics.

11. Practical applications:

This dissertation can serve as a reference for research into Catholic doctrine in general, issues of Christian social anthropology in particular, and possible means of effectively implementing the values ​​of Christian social anthropology in the religious life of Vietnamese Catholics.

12. Future research directions:

1. The process of development and evolution of Christian social anthropology in the history of Christian thought, as well as its implementation in the life of the Catholic Church.

2. Christian social anthropology and the problems of modern society.

13. Published works related to the dissertation:

1/ Nguyen Cong Oanh (2008), “The Bible and the culture of peace”,Journal of Religious Affairs(11), pp. 39 - 41.

2/ Nguyen Cong Oanh (2011), “20th Century Theology: Different Approaches to Human Existence”,MagazineStudyReligion(4), pp. 28 - 34.

3/ Nguyen Cong Oanh (2011), “The relationship between religion and ethics from a value-based perspective”,Some current issues in religious philosophy, Center for Contemporary Religious Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Religious Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 417-427.

4/ Nguyen Cong Oanh (2015), “Religion and the problems of modern man and society”,Philosophy Journal(10), pp. 65 – 70.

INFORMATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Cong Oanh 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: September 02, 1960 4. Place of birth: Thai Binh

5. Admission Decision Number: 3676/QD-SDH Dated October 28, 2009 by the President of VNU Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: Decision No. 624/QD-XHNV dated February 26, 2016 on the adjustment of name of thesis.

7. Official thesis title: Social anthropologi of christianity and its role in the religious life of catholics VietNam

8. Major: Dialectic Materialism & Historical Materialism Code: 62.22.80.05

9. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof.,Dr Nguyen Hong Duong – Primary advisor, Assoc.Prof.,Dr Nguen Quang Hung- Secondary advisor

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- Firstly,the thesis points out objective values ​​and reasonable cores of universal manner of social anthropology of Christianity. Starting from a unified view of man which considers man as the pivot of all efforts aimed at finding answers to the two questions “what is man?” and “what man will become and how to become?”, the thesis has partially answered such questions based on the analysis of Catholic doctrines, interpreting and reviewing such contents from the angle of philosophical anthropology, and clarifying social nature of anthropology of Christianity.

- Secondly,the thesis clarifies issues related to roles of social anthropology of Christianity in religious life of Vietnamese Catholics in the whole course of history, especially in the current era, assesses degree of impacts and explores what are affecting the application of social anthropology of Christianity on life of Vietnamese Catholics.

- In general,the thesis proposes a number of methodological solutions to promote values ​​of social anthropology of Christianity in religious life of Vietnamese Catholics, amid liberal influences of the Second Vatican Council, vigorous pressures of globalization, secularization, mass media and development of awareness of Vietnamese Catholics.

11. Practical applicability:

The thesis can be used as a reference for future researches on Catholic doctrines in general and on social anthropology of Christianity in particular, feasible approaches to effectively promote values ​​of social anthropology of Christianity in religious life of Vietnamese Catholics

12. Further research directions:

1/ Movement and development of social anthropology of Christianity in the history of Catholic conception, as well as its implications in the life of the Catholic Church.

2/ Christian anthropology and problems of modern society.

13. Thesis-related publications:

1/ Nguyen Cong Oanh (2008), “Bible and culture of peace”,Religious Work Journal(11), pp. 39 - 41.

2/ Nguyen Cong Oanh (2011), “20^thcentury theology: Different approaches to human existence”,Religious Research Journal(4), pp. 28 - 34.

3/ Nguyen Cong Oanh (2011), “Relationship between religions and ethics from angles of axiology”,Some issues of the contemporary religious philosophy, Center of Contemporary Religious Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi, Religion Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 417- 427.

4/ Nguyen Cong Oanh (2015), “Religions and issues of modern man and society”,Philosophy Journal(10), pp. 65 – 70.