Theological Renewal (1975-1983): Listening to an Editor's Agenda for Church and Academy

Pneuma ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-107
Author(s):  
Mark Cartledge
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Theological Education ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Charismatic Renewal ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractThis article explores the theological agenda set out by Thomas A. Smail during the Charismatic Renewal of the mid 1970s and early 1980s through his contribution to the journal Theological Renewal, which he edited (1975-1983). Smail expounds a theology of renewal that engages with church and academy by offering a trinitarian framework and a christological focus. These features are placed in dialogue with his own personal experience of renewal in the Holy Spirit, contemporary issues in the Charismatic Renewal, and his theological education in the Reformed and Barthian traditions. What emerges from a critical reflection is not only insight into the theological climate of the period in which an early renewalist theologian was engaged, but also resources for contemporary Pentecostal/Charismatic theological construction.

Veni Cinderella Spiritus!

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-80
Author(s):  
Myk Habets
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Charismatic Renewal ◽  
The Church

AbstractThrough a brief survey of developments in the doctrine of the Holy Spirit over recent years an obvious theological convergence is being witnessed between the Roman Catholic and Pentecostal traditions. Both traditions offer a form of sacramental pneumatology, both tie the Spirit to the Church and both traditions have been impacted by the charismatic renewal. This present article seeks to survey some of these similarities and offer some critical reflection on them, arguing that ultimately there is little to keep these two traditions apart.

Catholic Charismatic Renewal and Pentecostalism

2020 ◽  
pp. 60-66
Author(s):  
Opoku Onyinah
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
John Xxiii ◽  
Early Twentieth Century ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Charismatic Renewal ◽  
Pope John Xxiii ◽  
Catholic Charismatic Renewal

A new set of Pentecostal renewal started in the early twentieth century leading to the proliferation of Pentecostal denominations, and renewal movements within the then existing denominations. The beginning of this Pentecostal renewal has often been linked with the Bethel Bible School, which was started by Charles Fox Parham, and amplified by William Joseph Seymour at Azusa Street, Los Angeles, in the US. This article brings another dimension of the renewal by demonstrating that, for the Catholic Charismatics the outbreak of the Holy Spirit in the early twentieth century was partly an answer to the prayer of Pope Leo XIII. In addition, the Catholic Charismatic advocates consider the Pentecostal experience, dubbed Duquesne Weekend, which led to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movements as the answer to the prayer of Pope John XXIII at the Second Vatican. The considerations of the Catholic Charismatics are presented apparently as an affirmation of the sovereignty of God over his Church and the world.

The Pauline Letters in James D.G. Dunn's Baptism in the Holy Spirit

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Janet Meyer Everts
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Biblical Interpretation ◽  
Clear Indication ◽  
Long Line ◽  
Spirit Baptism ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Charismatic Renewal ◽  
Book Of Acts

AbstractJames D.G. Dunn's Baptism in the Holy Spirit asserts that Pentecostalism and its doctrine of baptism in the Holy Spirit is built solely on the book of Acts. Dunn thinks that the letters of Paul offer no support for the doctrine of Spirit-baptism and wholly agree with his conversioninitiation understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit. But in making this assertion, Dunn is ignoring a long line of biblical interpretation in the Anglican tradition. This interpretive tradition, which begins with the Puritans and continues through the Keswick convention and the Anglican Charismatic renewal sees the 'sealing of the Spirit' found in 2 Cor 1.21-22 and Eph 1.13-14 as a clear indication that Paul knew a second empowering experience of the Spirit, an experience that is indicated in many places in his letters.

scholarly journals Publieke Pastorale Leiers 2: Roeping, Werwing, Keuring, Opleiding, Ordening

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malan Nel
Keyword(s):  
Theological Education ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Core ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Pastoral Leaders ◽  
And Training ◽  
Insight Into

In the first article it was attempted to provide insight into the corporate nature of being called to ministry. The article also tried to discern what the specifics of the  ministry of the public pastoral leader were. Equally important what I call in this article the teleological core of theological education. I want to build upon the concepts established in the first article. I explore the contributions of a number of well-known scholars who devoted much of their research to this field: Schner , Farley,  Wood, Hough and Cobb, Heitink, Van der Ven and others. The ultimate issue is that there is some consensus about the telos of  theological education. It is phrased differently and the different dimensions are indeed complementary. Concepts like ‘vision and discernment’, ‘critical reflection’  ‘reflective practitioner’, ‘hermeneutical-communicative competence’  and others are being discussed as it relate to the core research problem as described in article number 1. In this article I also explore the implications of the departure points for the praxis of recruiting, screening and training of future public pastoral leaders. The article points towards necessary changes that need to take place to get the local church involved in recruitment and screening - taking it serious that ‘we’  are all in the ministry. It also describes how a few churches are managing the process. In doing this, the place of the denominational community of churches is also emphasized and described.

Reformed Theology and Modern Biblical Criticism

2020 ◽  
pp. 112-133
Author(s):  
Don Collett ◽  
Mark Gignilliat
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Reformed Theology ◽  
Institutional Dynamics ◽  
Previous Discussion ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Historical Phenomenon ◽  
Canonical Text ◽  
Insight Into

Reformed theology’s relation to scripture’s canonical status as divine in genesis, preservation, and purpose settles comfortably alongside the Bible’s creaturely and historical character. As the previous discussion intimates, the canonical formation of scripture as a two-testament canon is itself an historical phenomenon, the result of a tradition-building process under the providential governance of human activities. Reshaping scripture’s canonical form in light of a reconstructed historical or tradition-historical schema runs the real danger of attenuating this achievement of providence. Modern criticism brings a set of challenges and opportunities for Reformed theology and hermeneutics. Where modern criticism dismantles the canonical text, Reformed thought registers its reservations. Where modern criticism provides insight into the historical and literary machinations leading to scripture’s final form, a Reformed view of providence remains open to critical inquiry. Navigating these challenges within the institutional dynamics of Reformed thought continues as a challenge. But the twin commitments remain intact. The Christian scriptures as a twofold canon assume the operative work of the Holy Spirit in scripture’s human production and continued effectiveness.

scholarly journals A Complicated ‘Denominator’ of the Beginnings of the History of the Charismatic Renewal in the Roman Catholic Church

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-88
Author(s):  
Artur Antoni Kasprzak
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
The United States ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
History Of ◽  
Charismatic Renewal ◽  
The Church

Every story has its beginning. Most stories have their end. An attempt at a synthetic analysis of the history of the beginning of the Charismatic Renewal in the Roman Catholic Church turns out to be confronted with a  certain initial reality: not only does this history not have a specific beginning, but it also has no end. It is a story that is still open. In celebrating its fiftieth birthday in the Roman Catholic Church recently (2017), a symbolic experience was taken as the original reference date. The receipt of charisms by members of a small group of American students on 18 February 1967, in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) in the United States, is a date and place that is in a sense only symbolic. Neither that moment nor that event exhausts the vast and much broader charismatic experience of the Holy Spirit in the Church, which can be seen in various and numerous moments in the history of the Church. This study efforts to explain this singular experience from the perspective of analysing the essential elements of the first structuring of the Charismatic Renewal in the Roman Catholic Church in the 20th century. The study is also an attempt at a synthetic look at the history, but also at its authors, including Ralph Martin, Steve Clark, Gerry Rauch, Veronica O'Brien, Cardinal Léon-Joseph Suenens and Pope Paul VI.

scholarly journals Peran Roh Kudus Sebagai Allah yang Personal di dalam Gereja

MELINTAS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-56
Author(s):  
Edy Syahputra Sihombing
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Theological Language ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Trinity

The Holy Spirit in Christianity is portrayed as God who exists actively through human experiences. The presence of the Holy Spirit who dwells in human’s heart is a unique presence of one of the Persons of the Trinity. However, the Holy Spirit’s presence in human experiences is not always identified as the ‘Person’ of God. Here the language of dogmatic theology might not be clear and inspiring to Christians to recognise the unique presence of the Holy Spirit in their hearts and in the living of faith in the Church. There is a need to contemplate the aspects of human personal experience of the Holy Spirit in relation to the theological language of the Persons in Trinity so that the faithful may discern the presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives. It is therefore important that in theological discussions about the Holy Spirit there is an awareness to view the need of ‘translating’ theological language into simpler language of catechism. In order that the faithful are able to identify the presence and the works of the Holy Spirit in experiences, in prayer, and in the life of faith, catechetical language about the Holy Spirit should bring more images related to human experience.

scholarly journals It is the Spirit who gives life (John 6:63): Experience and the Formulation of Theology

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-183
Author(s):  
Olga Zaprometova
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Martin Luther ◽  
History Of Christianity ◽  
Hildegard Of Bingen ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Real Presence ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
History Of

Abstract This paper was presented at the international conference “Theology of the Holy Spirit: Personal Experience and Charismatic Movements in Contemporary Churches” held in Sibiu (2014). Although the role of the charismatic experience in the history of Christianity is a well-known fact it is still of particular interest for today due to the growth of Pentecostalism and charismatic movements worldwide. By turning to Hildegard of Bingen and to Martin Luther for a better understanding of the “faith of the heart”, this study aims to emphasize faith not just as a matter of understanding God but rather as experiencing the real presence of the Holy One. A particular focus is on clarifying terms and seeking the understanding of one another’s positions on the issue of the Holy Spirit.

A Clash Between Paideia and Pneuma? Ecstatic Women Prophets and Theological Education in the Second-century Church

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 32-53
Author(s):  
Josef Lössl
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Theological Education ◽  
Church Leadership ◽  
Second Century ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Christian Leadership ◽  
Theological Discourse ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Women Prophets

The second half of the second century saw the development of a more hierarchical institutionalized church and of a theology of the Holy Spirit (Pneuma) reflecting this development. A driver of this development was a higher educational level among church leaders and Christians participating in theological discourse. In fact, ‘higher education’ (paideia) became a guiding value of Christian living, including for the study and interpretation of Scripture and for theology and church leadership. Yet the same period also saw a new wave of ‘inspired’, ‘pneumatic prophecy’, later known as ‘Montanism’, which was perceived as a threat in an increasingly institutionalized church and attacked and suppressed. This article sees a paradox here, and asks how Pneuma could be promoted as a source of Christian leadership under the banner of paideia, when the Spirit (Pneuma) at work in the ‘New Prophecy’ was perceived as such a threat. One area of investigation which may provide answers to this question is the controversial role women played both as educated participants in theological discourse and leading figures in the Montanist movement.

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