Five-Dimensional (5D) Modelling of the Holy Aedicule of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Through an Innovative and Interdisciplinary Approach

2017 ◽  
pp. 247-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia Moropoulou ◽  
Andreas Georgopoulos ◽  
Manolis Korres ◽  
Asterios Bakolas ◽  
Kyriakos Labropoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
The Church

scholarly journals “IN A PLACE PARALLEL TO GOD”: THE DRAFT, THE DEMONIC, AND THE CONSCIENTIOUS CUBIST

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-339
Author(s):  
Nathaniel Berman
Keyword(s):  
John Locke ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Paul Tillich ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Conscientious Objectors ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Saba Mahmood ◽  
The Church ◽  
Critique Of Religion

AbstractThe question “What is religion?” has again been roiling the academy, the courts, and public debate. In 1965, the Supreme Court of the United States opined on this question, deciding the fate of would-be conscientious objectors who would not affirm the existence of God. Relying largely on Paul Tillich, the Court ruled in their favor, expanding the notion of “religious belief” beyond its conventional Western confines. This article reexamines the issues raised in this case by exploring the theology of Paul Tillich, particularly its critique of religion as a separate sphere and its challenge to basic tenets of liberal political theory inherited from John Locke. The article, however, also juxtaposes the religion-expanding aspects of Tillich's thought with his strictures about “demonic” distortions of religion, requiring an excursus into Tillich's notions of the divine/demonic relationship. Tillich's rejection of the compartmentalization of “religion” led him to declare that more religious meaning may be found in putatively “secular” artifacts, such as Cubist art, than in conventionally “religious” symbols and institutions, including the Church. This approach both demands a radically interdisciplinary approach to “religion” and casts a skeptical eye on some putatively “religious” claims. The article concludes by juxtaposing Tillich's anti-essentialist critique of “religion” with more recent, and dramatically different, critiques, particularly those advanced by Talal Asad and Saba Mahmood.

In, not of: The theological task and the mission of the church

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 320-332
Author(s):  
Kate Tyler
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
Sociocultural Environment ◽  
Bounded Set ◽  
Interdisciplinary Dialogue ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Missional Identity ◽  
Theological Task ◽  
The Church

This article demonstrates how an interdisciplinary approach to thinking about mission allows for a more dynamic definition of who belongs to the Christian community. It argues that the church ought to understand its relationship to its sociocultural environment not in terms of who is “in” and “out” but in terms of the One toward whom this community is oriented, and the corresponding movement towards or away from this center. This will be done by bringing the exegesis of John 17:14–19 and Romans 12:1–2 into an interdisciplinary dialogue with Paul Hiebert’s “bounded-set” and “centered-set” models in order to show how the centered-set model provides a more theologically nuanced and faithful depiction of the church’s missional identity. Additionally, the trinitarian theologies of Thomas Torrance and Lesslie Newbigin will be added to this conversation to further demonstrate how Hiebert’s centered-set model, in partnership with a trinitarian ecclesiology which focuses upon participation, fellowship, and communion, reduces the stark divide of “in” and “out,” instead defining belonging to the Christian community with reference to the God who gathers and calls the church together.

Faith and Virtue Formation

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Formation ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Moral Formation ◽  
Communal Life ◽  
Divine Grace ◽  
Theological Virtues ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Church

The Christian tradition offers a robust and compelling vision of what it is for human life to be lived well. The essays in this volume articulate various aspects of that vision in ways that will deepen understanding of the virtues and virtue formation. These essays will also inspire and guide readers, Christian and non-Christian alike, in their efforts to grow in virtue. Topics addressed include the value of studying the vices for moral formation; the importance of emotion and agency in virtue formation; the connections between certain disabilities and virtue; the roles of divine grace, liturgy, worship, and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in Christian virtue formation; the formation of infused virtues, including the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love; the roles of friendship and the communal life of the Church in cultivating virtue; and new philosophical and theological reflections on some largely neglected virtues. Exemplifying an interdisciplinary approach, the contributors to this volume draw on philosophical, theological, and biblical wisdom, along with insights from contemporary psychology and rich narrative examples, in aid of becoming good. By providing deeply insightful and edifying reflections on the prospects, processes, and practices of moral and spiritual formation, this volume demonstrates that when it is at its best moral philosophy not only can illuminate, but also can practically guide and inspire the formation of virtue.

scholarly journals MERGING GEOMETRIC DOCUMENTATION WITH MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE HISTORY OF THE HOLY AEDICULE IN THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE IN JERUSALEM

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-5/W1 ◽  
pp. 487-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Georgopoulos ◽  
E. Lambrou ◽  
G. Pantazis ◽  
P. Agrafiotis ◽  
A. Papadaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
History Of ◽  
Diagnostic Research ◽  
Characterization Of Materials ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
The Church

The National Technical University of Athens undertook the compilation of an "Integrated Diagnostic Research Project and Strategic Planning for Materials, Interventions Conservation and Rehabilitation of the Holy Aedicule of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem". This paper focuses on the work merging the geometric documentation with the characterization of materials, the identification of building phases and the diagnosis of decay and pathology through the use of analytical and non-destructive techniques. Through this integrated approach, i.e. through the documentation and characterization of the building materials, through the diagnosis of decay and pathology, through the accurate geometric documentation of the building and through the non-destructive prospection of its internal structure, it was feasible to identify the construction phases of the Holy Aedicule, identifying the remnants of the preserved earlier constructions and the original monolithic Tomb. This work, thus, demonstrates that the adoption of an interdisciplinary approach for integrated documentation is a powerful tool for a better understanding of monuments, both in terms of its structural integrity, as well as in terms of its state of preservation, both prerequisites for effective rehabilitation.

scholarly journals Koinonia en diakonia as ’n missionale koninkryksdans

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Ries ◽  
H. Jurgens Hendriks
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Social Involvement ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Diverse Society ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Meaningful Interaction ◽  
The Church ◽  
Social Outreach

Koinonia and diaconia as a missional kingdom dance. How does faith-based social involvement within a cultural diverse society express itself? Is the focus pure social outreach, that is, the rendering of services, or should the focus include meaningful interaction between the so called ‘outreacher’ and those being supported by the outreach? This article looks at the relationship between koinonia and diaconia in the creation of an intercultural space where individuals from different contexts are welcomed and supported in a mutual way. Through an interdisciplinary approach this article reflects on the experience of koinonia and diaconia in the mission of the church by bringing it into an interdisciplinary conversation with Sociology. God’s reign become visible if koinonia and diaconia can dance together!

scholarly journals Mediating the Sacred between Junkanoo and the Church in Contemporary Bahamian Society

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-95
Author(s):  
Carlton J. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
Anglophone Caribbean ◽  
The Social ◽  
African Caribbean ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The Church

Abstract It can be argued that theology in the Caribbean has, until recently, been reticent in engaging cultural studies, and particularly in using African Caribbean religiocultural heritages and art-forms such as carnival, reggae, stickfigting, Obeah and Myal, as examples, as sites for theological reflection. Undergirding this reticence is a colonially inherited belief in a dichotomy between the sacred and the secular; between the church and culture; and consequently, between theology and the social sciences. This paper argues that despite popular mis-conceptions, Junkanoo, a mainly Anglophone Caribbean street festival fundamental to Bahamian identity, has always functioned as a new and liberative way of doing theology in that context. Its complex relationship with the church deeply challenges concepts of sacredness, secularity, profanity, and idolatry as they are lived out in contemporary Bahamian life. This insight is important not only for theological research and discourse, but also for cultural studies and various forms of social research, since accessing the dynamic truths of such African Caribbean religiocultural productions and experiences require such an interdisciplinary approach.

scholarly journals Doing Theology And Our Theological Education: An Indonesian Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymundus I Made Sudhiarsa
Keyword(s):  
Theological Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Joint Conference ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
The People ◽  
International Joint ◽  
The Church

The article argues that the doing theology in multi-cultural and multi-religious society expects a close collaboration of multi-disciplines. Such interdisciplinary approach makes theology possible to look at the problems of the people in a comprehensive way. The church in Indonesia has been struggling quite a lot in this theological endeavour. The International Joint Conference held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (March 2019), was an important event of this kind. And responding the discussions at the conference, this article attempts to deal with the importance of doing theology in context and its impacts on theological educations in the country. The article then suggests everyone to revisit our traditional theological programmes and to make necessary revisions needed in responding the contemporary world. In this way the church could claim the relevance of its existence and its public theology for the goodness of the country and the betterment of the society at large.

scholarly journals Igor Sava, Imunitatea în raporturile dintre domnie și mănăstirile Moldovei (secolele XV-XVI). Pentru o abordare interdisciplinară a problemei / Immunity and Its Significance for the Relations between Princely Power and Moldavia’s Monasteries during the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century: For an Inter-Disciplinary Approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 67-92
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
Head Of State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Essential Form ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Secular Power ◽  
The Church

This article resumes the discussion of an older problem of Romanian historiography - the Moldovan monasteries’ immunities from the 15th – 16th century. The author opts for an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, a methodology appropriate for addressing this complex issue. As a result of investigating the relevant sources, I find that Moldovan monasteries possessed a clearly defined legal status in the context of the cooperation between the head of state and the church according to Justinian’s principle of “Roman-Byzantine symphony”, the regulations required by the Orthodox canons, the Byzantine law and the local law, “Jus Valachicum”. The act of foundation is an essential form of medieval ideology, powerfully inserted in the religious sphere, in the domain of state power and in the social order. The monasteries had primarily a religious function, but, at the same time, they performed a social and ideological function, designed to disseminate Orthodoxy in society as an official ideology of the secular power. In its evolution, the institution of immunity cannot be extended either to the entire period under study or to all the monasteries in Moldova.

scholarly journals Understanding Christianity in the history of African religion: An engagement with theological and anthropological perspectives in the pursuit of interdisciplinary dialogue

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Retief M�ller
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
Culture Theory ◽  
African Religion ◽  
Anthropology Of Christianity ◽  
Interdisciplinary Dialogue ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Church

There is ample ground and good motives for interdisciplinary engagement between theology and the �new� anthropology of Christianity. Theologians can learn much about the character of the church in all its plurality from the often insightful descriptions of anthropologists who have recently started to take a strong interest in Christianity. On the other hand, theologians can help anthropologists come to more complex understandings of the meaning of Christianity. Concerning contrasting anthropological perspectives of anti-essentialism and culture theory regarding the nature of Christianity, this article suggested that the work of missiologists, such as Andrew Walls, might usefully aid the progression of the debate and referred to the historical interplay and conflict between Christianity and indigenous knowledge in southern Africa by way of illustrating this point. The argument pursued in this article hinges on the prioritising of an interdisciplinary approach in theological studies, a cause which Prof. Julian M�ller has long championed. Therefore, this contribution sought to honour his legacy by illustrating a further avenue of interdisciplinary engagement.

scholarly journals Uang dan Keterasingan

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-226
Author(s):  
Nelman Asrianus Weny
Keyword(s):  
Moral Responsibility ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
The Church

Money is, in of itself, an anonymous and neutral force. However, throughgoing capitalization in all dimensions of life has brought humankind to regard the making of money as its sole objective to be achieved by any means necessary. At the same time, the misuse of money breeds alienation. The expression, “Whosoever has the money, has the power,” only exacerbates alienation. As a social reality, alienation presents a confessional challenge to the church, including churches in Indonesia. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, with particular emphasis upon philosophical and theological studies, I argue that the church bears ethical-moral responsibility for overcoming this challenge. The solution that I offer amounts to a “new language” for money within the framework of a “theology of money”: To meet its ministry obligations, the church needs money, yet the church must also combat the idolization of it. To wit, churches must dare to prove that each, whether as individual or institution, is truly free from all forms of monetary idolatry.

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