TTLV: The idea of ​​charity in the religious life of Catholics today" (Through a survey of some 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, Street 12B, Chan Phuc Cam Quarter, Long Thanh My Ward, District 9, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City.

5. Decision on recognition of students No.: 3014/2019/QD-XHNV (July 30, 2019).

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic: "The idea of ​​charity in the religious life of Catholics today" (Through a survey of some Catholic parishes in Ho Chi Minh City).

8. Major: Religious Studies; Code: 8229009.01

9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Thi Kim Oanh

10. Summary of thesis results:

- Systematize and classify basic concepts related to Catholic Christian charity.

- Point out relevant points in the religious life of two Catholic parishes in Ho Chi Minh City with distinct features related to the research topic.

- Systematize and analyze the content of charitable ideology through relationships in religious life and practice of social charitable activities of Catholics in two parishes.

- Point out some challenges and some recommendations to help apply in promoting a moral and charitable life in thought and realizing charitable acts in real life.

- The thesis will be a source of material for students and researchers interested in the cultural and ethical values ​​of Catholic charity in the religious life of parishioners.

11. Practical application:

- The recommendations proposed in the study can be applied in practice to contribute to improving the effectiveness of social charity activities and approaches to understanding the idea of ​​charity in the religious life of Catholics in parishes.

- The information in the thesis can become reference material for students and practitioners majoring in Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Anthropology.

- The research results of the thesis contribute to identifying the cultural and ethical values ​​of Christianity of the Catholic community in Vietnam in particular, and the cultural and ethical traditions of the Vietnamese people in general.

12. Further research directions:

In the future, the topic can expand research on New approaches to the ideology of charity and methods of implementing social charity activities of Catholics in the current industrialization and modernization of society in Vietnam.

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: