TTLV: The concept of charity in the religious life of Catholics today” (Through a survey of several Catholic parishes in Ho Chi Minh City)

1. Student's full name: NGUYEN THI XUAN MAI

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 17, 1973

4. Place of birth: No. 24, 12B Street, Chan Phuc Cam Hamlet, Long Thanh My Ward, District 9, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City.

5. Decision to recognize trainees No.: 3014/2019/QD-XHNV (dated July 30, 2019).

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title: “The concept of charity in the religious life of contemporary Catholics” (Through a survey of several Catholic parishes in Ho Chi Minh City).

8. Major: Religious Studies; Code: 8229009.01

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Kim Oanh

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- Systematizing and categorizing the basic concepts related to the Christian charitable thought of Catholicism.

- Highlight the relevant aspects of religious life in the two Catholic parishes in Ho Chi Minh City, highlighting their unique characteristics related to the research topic.

- Systematizing and analyzing the ideological content of charity through relationships in the practice of faith and social charity activities of Catholics in two parishes.

- Identify some challenges and offer some recommendations to help promote a life of ethical charity in thought and to realize acts of charity in real life.

- This thesis will serve as a resource for students and researchers interested in the cultural and ethical values ​​of Catholic charity in the religious life of parishioners in parishes.

11. Practical applications:

- The recommendations proposed in this study can be applied in practice to improve the effectiveness of social charity work and the understanding of the concept of charity in the religious life of Catholics in parishes.

- The information in this thesis can serve as a reference for students and trainees majoring in Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Anthropology.

- The research findings of this thesis contribute to identifying the Christian cultural and ethical values ​​of the Catholic community in Vietnam in particular, and the cultural and ethical traditions of the Vietnamese nation in general.

12. Future research directions:

In the future, the topic could be expanded to research new approaches to the concept of charity and methods of implementing social charity activities by Catholics in the context of industrialization and modernization of Vietnamese society today.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

 INFORMATION ON MASTER THESIS

1. Full name of master student: NGUYEN THI XUAN MAI

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 17, 1973

4. Place of birth: Ho Chi Minh city

5. Decision to recognize master student number: 3014/2019/QD-XHNV (Date: July 30, 2019).

6. Changes during education training period: No

7. Name of thesis: “CHARITY THOUGHT OF CATHOLICS IN LIFE TODAY” (Case Study at some catholic parishes in Ho Chi Minh City)

8. Major: RELIGION STUDY; Code: 8229009.01

9. Supervisor: Pro. PhD. TRAN THI KIM OANH

10. The major results of thesis:

+ Systematize and directionally distribute the basic Christian charity concepts relating to Catholic charity thoughts.

+ Raise traits relating to religious life and charity activities of catholic parishioners from two parishes Long Thanh My and Thanh Cam.

+ Systematize and analyze the charity contents of catholic parishioners through relationships towards family members, neighbors, and the country.

+ Raise challenges met through training charity spiritual life and practicing such charity activities in real life. Raise suggestions which could be applied to improve the adaptations in living and doing charity activities in society today.

+ Thesis could become a source of materials for students and reserchers who are interesting in understanding about Christian morality and cultural values ​​through parishioners life.

The applicability in practice:

+ Suggestions raised in thesis could be used to improve methods of practicing charity activities in real social life and may pose new dimensions in understanding Catholic charity thoughts in modern economical society of Vietnam.

+ The thesis could become a source of materials for students and researchers of Religion Study, Philosophy, Anthropology who may concern to.

+ The major results of thesis could contribute a frame standard to recognize catholic charity in cultural and moral values ​​especially within their catholic communities in Vietnam, and at the same time emphasize on the traditional cultural and moral values ​​of Vietnamese in life generally.

Subsequent research of the thesis:

+ In the future, the thesis may be opened to further research in new ways of understanding Catholic charity thoughts with new directions of practicing and carrying out charity activities in modern economic society of Vietnam.

Declared works relates to thesis: