Jews, Blacks and the Cold War at the Top

Worldview ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-40
Author(s):  
John Murray Cuddihy
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
New Testament ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
Bernard Malamud ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Christian Love ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
Christ Figures

That Bernard Malamud passes as a Jewish author is a commentary on the cultural and theological illiteracy of our times. Jewish by descent, his literary themes and values are Christian, echt Christian, sometimes nauseatingly so. "Malamud's themes," Stanley Edgar Hyman informed us long ago in The New Leader, "are the typical themes of the New Testament: charity, compassion, sacrifice, redemption…." He added: "these Christian themes are thoroughly secularized." Malamud's central theme, with variations, is not merely redemption, but redemption through love, through sacrificial, universal, altruistic, agapic, Christian love. His heroes are Christ figures. But the d£cor of his novels and their characters are largely Jewish. And that's where the confusion begins.

Talking politics, talking forgiveness

2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Philip Barnes
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Political Forgiveness ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Christian Love ◽  
The Church ◽  
Political Realm

AbstractThe aim of this article is to provide a provisional review and evaluation of recent Christian endorsements of the notion of political forgiveness. Attention is given to the doctrine of forgiveness in the New Testament and to its distinctive theological grammar. The chief theological features of Christian accounts of political forgiveness are outlined, before a number of weaknesses in the literature are identified and discussed. The implication of our discussion is that Christian love is expressed in two different ways, that of forgiveness upon repentance within the church and that of justice tempered by mercy in the socio-political realm.

scholarly journals Indonesia, the Cold War and Non-Alignment: Relations of the Early Indonesian Cabinets with the United States, 1950-52*

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Mason
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cold War ◽  
The United States ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
The Us ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
The Cold War

Indonesia, the Cold War and Non-alignment: Relations of the Early Indonesian Cabinets with the United States, 1950-1952. The Cold War initially focused on Europe but promptly spread to encompass the entire globe. By the early 1950s, the Cold War belligerents began to compete for the allegiance of the newly independent nations. Many of the newly independent nations, however, had from the outset, preferred not to choose sides in the Cold War. India, Burma and Indonesia had all purported to pursue a policy of neutralism and non-alignment in the Cold War. This paper discusses the attempts of the newly independent Republic of Indonesia to steer a policy of nonalignment in the Cold War and the challenges thereto posed by the United States' Cold War policies during the early 1950s. It traces the experiences of the Hatta, Natsir and Sukiman cabinets, 1950-1952. The central theme of the paper is the interplay between the Indonesian policy of non-alignment in the Cold War and the US policy of containment. The paper argues that despite their profession to non-alignment, the early Indonesian cabinets had leaned towards the United States. Indonesia fell with the Anglo-American economic and military orbit. Desirous of American aid, Indonesia increasingly compromised on its stance of nonalignment in the Cold War. The dilemma of dependence proved to be a major stumbling block in Indonesia's attempt to pursue non-alignment.  

Conclusion

2019 ◽  
pp. 343-361
Author(s):  
Zorawar Daulet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Cold War ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
Future Role ◽  
Role Conceptions ◽  
Dramatic Shift ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
Changing Role

This chapter returns to the central theme and examines whether changing role conceptions from a peacemaker to a security seeker is a persuasive interpretation for the dramatic shift in India’s foreign policy during the Cold War. It then situates this study in the broader historiography of India’s foreign policy and suggests why we might need to reconsider the mainstream depiction of India’s statecraft during the Cold War. Some of this book’s implications for future research is also briefly discussed, and finally, the contemporary relevance of this study is underlined by showing that many of the recurring questions and debates about India’s future role can be engaged if we situate India’s foreign policy journey in a larger historical backdrop.

The Image and Likeness of God

2020 ◽  
pp. 265-286
Author(s):  
John Arblaster
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Theological Anthropology ◽  
Human Person ◽  
Imago Dei ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
Mystical Tradition ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
The Subject ◽  
East And West ◽  
The Rich

This chapter examines the subject of humanity as created in the image and likeness of God, a central theme in the Christian mystical tradition. Indeed, the imago Dei forms the foundation of much if not all Christian theological anthropology, and questions of the ‘nature’ and ‘structure’ of the human person are evidently central to questions of the mystical encounter between human persons and God. This chapter first surveys the scriptural background of the imago Dei in both Genesis and the New Testament and then provides a brief survey of current systematic-theological and historical-theological approaches. After providing some background to patristic imago Dei theologies in both the East and West, the chapter focuses in-depth on three lesser-known medieval authors: John of Fécamp, William of St Thierry, and John of Ruusbroec, in an attempt to highlight the rich variation and theological sophistication of their mystical anthropologies.

scholarly journals The Gnostic and Hellenistic Backgrounds of Sophia in 1 Corinthians 1-4

Perichoresis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (s2) ◽  
pp. 3-14
Author(s):  
Corin Mihăilă
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Corinthians 1 ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
1 Corinthians ◽  
Literary Context ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
The Cross

Abstract First Corinthians 1-4 discusses the concept of sophia or wisdom as a central theme. It seems to be both a worldly standard by which the Corinthians judged their teachers and a concept which Paul redefines in light of the cross. Over the last century, two major proposals have been put forth as an explanation for the background of sophia: Gnosticism and Hellenistic Jewish wisdom. Those who advance the hypothesis of Gnosticism behind the concept, correctly identify in these chapters words and terminology that are commonly associated with Gnosticism. However, the literary context of 1 Corinthians 1-4, as determinative of meaning for these words, suggests different meanings associated with the cross. Moreover, claiming Gnostic influence on the writing of 1 Corinthians is guilty of anachronism. The Hellenistic Jewish wisdom proposal is likewise based on alleged linguistic and conceptual parallelism with Philonic type wisdom. It is argued, among other things, that the Corinthians were taught such wisdom by Apollos. This argument, however cannot be sustained, when we look at Apollos’ ministry in light of the information we have in the New Testament. As a result, both Gnosticism and Hellenistic Jewish wisdom are not viable hypothesis for the background of sophia.

scholarly journals The Korean War and US-Indonesia Relations, 1950-1954

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Mason
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cold War ◽  
Korean Peninsula ◽  
Korean War ◽  
The United States ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
United States Policy ◽  
The North ◽  
The Korean War ◽  
The Cold War

The Korean War, which broke out very closely upon the heels of the Communist victory in China, immediately assumed global implications beyond the boundaries of the Korean Peninsula. Essentially a Korean civil war, it immediately became a major ‘hot war’ in the Cold War in Asia. This paper discusses the relations between the United States and Indonesia in the aftermath of the North Korean attack on South Korea, covering the period from the outbreak of the war in 1950 through to the end of the war in 1954. The paper explores the various ways in which the United States attempted to co-opt and coerce Indonesia into the Western camp in the Cold War, and Indonesia’s responses thereto. The central theme of the paper is the interplay between the United States’ policy of containment and the Indonesian policy of non-alignment in the Cold War. An examination of the United States’ policy toward Indonesia, a non-communist but non-aligned nation, vis-à-vis the Korean War, would serve to illustrate the dynamics and nature of the Cold War in Southeast Asia.  

Erasmus’ Paraphrases on the New Testament and the Presentation of Christ’s Teaching

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-21
Author(s):  
Peter Mack
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
New Testament ◽  
Gospel Of Mark ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Christian Love ◽  
Approach To Teaching

Abstract Erasmus wrote his Paraphrases on the New Testament (1517–1524) at the climactic point of his literary career, just after his new edition of the New Testament, the humanistic edition of the Adagia and his edition of the works of St Jerome. This lecture asks why Erasmus gave so much time to paraphrase at such a key moment, what he hoped his paraphrase would give to early sixteenth-century Christians, and how his paraphrase clarifies, dramatizes and adds to the Biblical text. It analyses quotations from the paraphrases on Romans and the Gospel of Mark, relating to his historicization of the text, his criticism of the contemporary church, and his presentation of issues of law, grace and faith, the appropriate attitude to civic authority and Christian love. It compares Erasmus’ approach to teaching from the New Testament to his hero Rudolph Agricola’s Oration on Christ’s Nativity (1484) and to Philipp Melanchthon’s approach in the first version of his Loci communes (1521).

scholarly journals Memahami Signifikansi Misi dalam Perjanjian Lama

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35
Author(s):  
Rasmalem Raya
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The World ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Genesis 3

There is an opinion of some that the theme of the Mission in the Old Testament is insignificant, but if the Bible is thoroughly investigated, there are many verses in the Old Testament that speak of Mission. Even compared to the New Testament, the range of mission in the Old Testament is the same as the range of missions in the New Testament, namely the world. With the fall of Adam, the first man into sin, and therefore all sinned, mankind needed a Savior. Therefore, the promise of the redeemer in Genesis 3 verse 15 becomes the central theme of the Bible both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament. For that the Mission in the OT became very important. Abstrak Ada anggapan sebagian orang bahwa tema Misi di Perjanjian Lama tidak signifikan, tetapi apabila Alkitab diselidiki dengan seksama, ada banyak ayat-ayat dalam Perjanjian Lama yangberbicara tentang Misi. Bahkan dibandingkan dengan Perjanjian Baru, jangkauan misi di Perjanjian Lama sama dengan jangkauan misi yang ada di Perjanjian Baru, yaitu dunia. Dengan jatuhnya Adam, manusia pertama ke dalam dosa, dan karena itu semua orang berbuat dosa, maka manusia memerlukan Juruselamat. Karena itu, janji penebus di Kejadian 3 ayat 15 menjadi tema sentral dari Alkitab baik di Perjanjian Lama maupun di Perjanjian Baru.untuk itu Misi di PL menjadi sangat penting.

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