Embodiment and the Prophetic Message in Isaiah’s Memoir

Pneuma ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-456
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Grey
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Political ◽  
Second Child ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
A Value ◽  
Physical Presence ◽  
The Future ◽  
Prophetic Community ◽  
Real World Problems

Abstract In the Isaiah memoir, the prophet refers to three children that function as signs that embody his message. The signs of all three children are connected to the political situation of the Syro-Ephraimite Crisis preoccupying Judah at that time. The physical presence of Shear-Jashub (Isa 7:1–9) emphasized the immanence of the prophetic word. It highlights a value of the prophetic community of Isaiah: that a prophetic word, like embodiment, is present. The second child, Immanuel (Isa 7:10–16), highlights the importance of the physical presence of bearers of the prophetic message as imperative to the prophetic message. That is, the message of Isaiah relied upon the prophet and those that embodied his signs to be visible in the community, even when their presence was uncomfortable and unwanted. The third sign (Isa 8:1–4) is produced by the collaboration of Isaiah and the woman-prophet. This highlights the prophetic community of Isaiah as a discerning community that emphasized inclusivity as imperative. Like Isaiah’s community, the pentecostal family both historically and today identifies itself as a prophetic community. Isaiah’s memoir reminds us that prophetic communication should be relevant and immediate. A prophetic community addresses real-world problems and offers solutions that promote the holistic well-being of people and creation in their context. A prophetic community is committed to embodying its message. Yet, while this community is embodied and located in a culture, it needs to see beyond its own culture and the political challenges of its location. While it is important to identify and address the theological and social issues of each location, however, this should not be the sole lens through which we envision the future of Pentecostalism and the future of the Society for Pentecostal Studies.

A.I. Solzhenitsyn Apropos of Russia’s Future: Specific Outlook Features Depending on Different Historical Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 327-334
Author(s):  
Inga V. Zheltikova ◽  
Elena I. Khokhlova
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
The Future ◽  
Pessimistic Attitude ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Images Of The Future ◽  
The Church

The article considers the dependence of the images of future on the socio-cultural context of their formation. Comparison of the images of the future found in A.I. Solzhenitsyn’s works of various years reveals his generally pessimistic attitude to the future in the situation of social stability and moderate optimism in times of society destabilization. At the same time, the author's images of the future both in the seventies and the nineties of the last century demonstrate the mismatch of social expectations and reality that was generally typical for the images of the future. According to the authors of the present article, Solzhenitsyn’s ideas that the revival of spirituality could serve as the basis for the development of economy, that the influence of the Church on the process of socio-economic development would grow, and that the political situation strongly depends on the personal qualities of the leader, are unjustified. Nevertheless, such ideas are still present in many images of the future of Russia, including contemporary ones.

scholarly journals The 7-th degree of kinship in marriages within Rurikids in the XII century

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 98-101
Author(s):  
Sergey Navilievich Abukov
Keyword(s):  
The Political ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
Old Russian ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Relationship

The question of the political situation in Rus in the XII century can not be considered in isolation from the relationship between the Rurikids. The marriages within dynasty of Old Russian princes, which played a very important role in the political relations of that period, were a part of political relations. However, there were religious prohibitions, which limited the possibility of such matrimonial alliances. Historians discuss about permissible in such cases, the degree of kinship in marriages. This article focuses on the role of the 7th-degree relatives in the dynastic marriages of Rurikids in the XII century. The author studied famous examples of conjugal unions between different lines of descendants of Yaroslav the Wise, and came to the deduction that such a degree of relationship was initially recognized as valid for the conclusion of such unions of ancient princes. At the beginning of the century, this tradition was connected with family of Vladimir Monomakh. Later it continued among the descendants as Monomakh and Oleg of Chernigov. During the second half of XII century within dynasty there were marriages of the 6th degree of kinship, but this practice was rather an exception. 7th degree of kinship remained closest to Rurikids in the future.

War and Seduction in Cybele’s Garden: Contextualizing theBallet des Polonais*

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 809-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Kociszewska
Keyword(s):  
The Political ◽  
Visual Context ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Military

AbstractThis article examines theBallet des Polonais(1573), a magnificent festival given by Catherine de Médicis on the occasion of the election of her son, Henri de Valois, the future Henri III of France, to the throne of Poland. It argues that the invention of spectacle, as described in the official Latin account by the poet and humanist Jean Dorat, is much more relevant to the political situation of the time than scholars have previously recognized. Placed in an immediate historical, literary, and visual context, the text of theBalletmakes allusions to contemporary topics, including the military glory of Henri de Valois and the imperial destiny of the French monarchy. The elaborate web of references to books 5 and 9 of theAeneidand to Catullus 64 displays the primary role of Catherine de Médicis, who is lauded for overcoming her maternal sorrow at Henri’s departure for the sake of promoting the Valois Empire.

scholarly journals Nilai Universal dan Hubungannya dalam Syariat Menurut Perspektif Maqasid Al-Shari’ah

2019 ◽  
pp. 128-138
Author(s):  
Muhammad Safwan Harun ◽  
Luqman Haji Abdullah ◽  
Muhamad Ikhlas Rosele
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Early Conclusion ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
A Value ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Islamic Values

Term of maqasid al-shari'ah is increasingly heard in debates related to Islam. Maqasid al-shari'ah has come on the stage in making any considerations of well-being especially related to social issues. The situation turns more critical when some parties see that Islam is a value rather than a way of life (al-nafs) or al-din. Therefore, there are many literatures stated that Islam exists in modern countries like Europe but no Muslims there because of the existence of Islamic values such as freedom, justice, social rights and so on. These values are actually also could be found in other religions and ideologies. Hence, this study was developed to explain the true concept of maqasid al-shari'ah and to evaluate its relationship with the syariah. Therefore, in order to accomplish these objectives the study will use a mixed method in the data collection and analysis process. Early conclusion find that maqasid al-shari'ah is not an element that distinguishes between religions but the Shariah itself contained in Islam becomes referee. ABSTRAK Maqasid al-shari’ah kian kedengaran dalam perbahasan yang berkait langsung dengan Islam. Maqasid al-shari’ah diletakkan di hadapan tanpa pengawasan nas dalam membuat sebarang pertimbangan untuk kesejahteraan hidup masyarakat lebih-lebih lagi menyentuh isu sosial. Situasi bertambah kritikal apabila sesetengah pihak memahami bahawa Islam adalah nilai dan bukan lagi sistem kehidupan (way of life) atau al-din. Dengan sebab itu, terdapat banyak penulisan yang berpendapat Islam wujud di negara-negara maju seperti Eropah tetapi tidak kelihatan Muslim di sana disebabkan terdapatnya nilai Islam seperti menerapkan nilai kebebasan, menegakkan nilai keadilan, memelihara hak asasi sosial dan sebagainya. Sedangkan nilai-nilai ini turut wujud dalam agama-agama lain. Justeru, kajian ini dihasilkan bagi menjelaskan konsep sebenar maqasid al-shari’ah serta menilai hubungannya dengan syariat Islam yang syumul. Oleh itu, bagi menyelesaikan objektif-objektif tersebut kajian akan menggunakan metode campuran dalam proses pengumpulan dan analisis data. Dapatan awal menyimpulkan, maqasid al-shari’ah bukanlah elemen yang membezakan antara agama-agama tetapi syariah yang terkandung dalam agama Islam bagi mencapai maqasid al-shari’ah tersebut menjadi pemisah antara Islam dan sebaliknya.  

scholarly journals The Well-Being of Future Generations

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Broome
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Pareto Principle ◽  
Intergenerational Justice ◽  
Future People ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Future

This chapter surveys some of the issues that arise in policymaking when the well-being of future generations must be taken into account. It considers the different sorts of discounting that may be applied to future well-being, and considers whether any of them are permissible. It next argues that policymakers cannot properly ignore the effects that different policies have on the number of future people who will come into existence. These effects are pervasive, and the chapter goes on to consider what theoretical basis is available for setting a value on them. Finally it describes the “nonidentity effect,” through which a choice of policy affects the identity of people born in the future, and examines what implications it has for intergenerational justice and for the Pareto principle.

Britain and the Crisis

1948 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
Bernard Wall
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
World Wide ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Many ◽  
Partisan Review ◽  
At Home

It seems impossible to sort out where all the many strands in British life are leading just now, or to forecast the political future of the country. Too much depends on outside influences. There is the world-wide question of the future of relations between America and Russia. There is the question of what way continental Europe will turn in the next year or two. There is the appalling complication of the economic crisis. The political situation at home and abroad is still a fluid one.Some American readers may have read a “London Letter” by Arthur Koesder to the Partisan Review which appeared some months ago. Koestler, with all his ability for penetrating and destructive criticism, called England an island of “virtue and gloom.” This is an impression many people now get when they compare England with continental countries in many ways far worse off, such as France or Italy.

scholarly journals THE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE TURKS AND THE SUI DYNASTY IN 609 – 617

2017 ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
R. T. Ganiev
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Tang Dynasty ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Career ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
Political Upheaval ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Military

The  article  studies  the  events  of  the  military  confrontation  between the Shibi Qaghan and Sui Dynasty in 609 – 615 AD. It shows the political situation in China whose deterioration led to the political upheaval in 617 AD and the young Tang Dynasty came to power. By the end of the Sui Dynasty period there were more than 200 organized armed gangs that were tearing the empire apart and often found support from the Turks. In 615 AD the Turks also surrounded Emperor Sui Yangdi in the fortress of Yanmen and thereby put an end to his political career. At the beginning of VII century the Eastern Turk Empire had a great military and political influence in Central Asia and posed a threat to its neighbors. Along with the separatists who  opposed  the  Sui  Dynasty,  the  military  governor  Taiyuan  Li  Yuan  sought the assistance of the Turks. He formed an alliance with them, and the Turks supported his nomination as the new ruler of China. Thus, in the events of 609 – 617 AD the Eastern Turks played a key role, and contributed to the deterioration of the situation at the end of the Sui Dynasty as well as to the ascent to power of the future first emperor of the new Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan. 

scholarly journals Babies and Boomers

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Toby Rollo
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
The Political ◽  
Liberal Democracies ◽  
Health Decisions ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
The Future

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how public health decisions in mass liberal democracies always reflect a political tradeoff between protecting privileged groups and leaving more marginalized groups precariously exposed. Examining the “political epidemiology” of COVID-19, I focus on the ways that the lives and well-being of children are sacrificed to secure adult interests. I argue that in our efforts to protect older adults we have endangered children and abandoned the future of today’s youth. This, I conclude, is indicative of a liberal preoccupation with adults and adult forms of agency, a defect that can only be adequately challenged by working toward more robust forms of democratic inclusion that include children and youth.

You Can't Go Home Again: War, Women and Domesticity in Aristophanes' Peace

Ramus ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 44-63
Author(s):  
Chiara Sulprizio
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Home Front ◽  
The Political ◽  
Peloponnesian War ◽  
Military Action ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
Battle Fatigue ◽  
The City ◽  
Greek World ◽  
Previous Summer

Peace was performed at the City Dionysia in 421 BCE, just days before the signing of the fifty-year treaty known as the Peace of Nikias, which brought an end to the first ten years of the Peloponnesian War. The negotiations that led up to this definitive moment for Athens and Sparta had been initiated the previous summer by the simultaneous deaths of Cleon and Brasidas at Amphipolis, who had been, according to Thucydides, ‘the two principal opponents of peace on either side’ (5.16.1). These unexpected deaths created a power vacuum which was filled by more moderate politicians on both sides of the conflict—Nikias and Pleistoanax, respectively—each of whom had his own personal reasons for desiring peace, apart from alleviating the battle fatigue felt keenly throughout the Greek world by this point. At Athens, the break in military action occasioned by this transference of power put the focus back on the political situation at home, and it was during this break that Aristophanes produced his cautiously optimistic play Peace, which, in its celebration of this fortuitous turn of events, also displayed a renewed interest in the well-being of the Athenian home front at this time.

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