The Bible and Christian Spirituality Today

2003 ◽  
Vol 114 (11) ◽  
pp. 363-366
Author(s):  
Paul Ballard
Keyword(s):  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
The Bible

scholarly journals The Old Testament in Christian spirituality: Perspectives on the undervaluation of the Old Testament in Christian spirituality

2003 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christo Lombaard
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Critical Scholarship ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Cultural Gaps

Christian spirituality draws strongly on the Bible. Yet, it is the New Testament that almost without exception features most prominently. Ten possible reasons are offered why the Old Testament takes on such a disproportionately diminutive role in the practice and study of spirituality: Textual complexity/critical scholarship/theological educa-tion; Modern popular pieties; The cultural gaps between the Old Testament worlds and our worlds; Theological difficulties/Christian sensibilities; Fear of “boundary-less” interpretations; The reference to Scripture by writers on spirituality; The notion of progressive revelation; Theological diversity within the Old Testament; OT : NT = law : grace; The long and the short of textual units.

scholarly journals Tutu Te Puehu and the Tears of Joseph

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-87
Author(s):  
Simon Moetara
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
Trauma Narratives ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Wisdom Traditions ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Individual

A number of scholars acknowledge the rich resources contained within the wisdom, traditions and knowledge of Indigenous peoples for therapeutic healing. Repositories of collective ancient wisdom may well represent an underutilised resource for coping with challenges and trauma at the levels of both the individual and community. This article argues that the Bible is such a source as it contains a number of trauma narratives which can help in working with clients dealing with trauma. This article explores the Tutu te Puehu model proposed by Ngati Pāoa leader Glen Tupuhi. This Indigenous model that draws on the story of Joseph (Gen. 37–50), a biblical narrative that offers insights in terms of dealing with trauma and reconciliation, centred on the seven occasions that Joseph is said to weep. The model draws on the insights and the convergence of three distinct strands of Glen Tupuhi’s training and experience: his knowledge of te ao Māori, his Christian spirituality and worldview, and his experience in the areas of justice and health. Waitara Tēnā ētahi mātauranga ka tautoko arā noa atu kē ngā rawa kai roto i ngā kōrero i ngā tikanga a ia iwi taketake hai haumanu whakaora. Ko ngā huinga kōputunga mātauranga taketake pea te tauria o te rawa kāre e mahia ana hai whakaora i ngā tumatuma i ngā pēhitanga o te tangata o te hāpori rānei. E whakahau ana tēnei tuhinga ko te paipera tētahi o ēnei rawa, ā, kai konei ngā kōrero whētuki ā, he whainga āwhina haumanu kai ēnei mō ngā kiritaki whētuki. E tūhurahia ana e tēnei tuhinga te tauira Tutū te Puehu i whakaputahia ake e Glen Tupuhi, he rangatira nō Ngāti Pāoa, he tauira māori i huri ki te waitara mō Hōhepa (Kēnehi 37–50), he kōrero tāpaenga titirohanga ki te momo pānga ki te whētuki me te noho tahi, pērā ki ngā wāhanga e whitu i kīia nei i tangi a Hōhepa. Ka whakahahakihia ake ngā mōhiotanga me ngā pūtahitanga o ngā io e toru whakangungu, whēako o Glen Tupuhi: tōna mātauranga o te ao Māori, tōna wairua Karaitiana tirohanga whānui ki te ao, me ngā whēako whaiaro mai i te ture me te hauora.

scholarly journals Biblical Spirituality and transformation

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christo Lombaard
Keyword(s):  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Human Spirituality

Transformation is one of the key elements of the human spirituality phenomenon and is one of the foundational areas of study within the discipline of Christian Spirituality. Transformation entails the meaningful, deep changes within individuals as they are touched by the Holy and as they mature in their experience of and expression given to their faith. This article places that dynamism within the framework of the academic discipline of Biblical Spirituality, which is briefly described in the first part. After depicting the concept of transformation in some detail, its relationship with and its occurrence in the Bible are outlined.Bybelse Spiritualiteit en Transformasie. Transformasie is een van die sleutelelemente binne die menslike spiritualiteitsverskynsel en is een van die grondbeginsels van die studieveld binne die Christelike Spiritualiteitskunde. Transformasie behels betekenisvolle en diepgaande verandering in individue namate hulle deur die Heilige aangeraak word, groei in die belewenis van hulle geloof en hoe uitdrukking daaraan gegee word. Hierdie artikel plaas dié dinamiek binne die raamwerk van die akademiese dissipline van die Bybelse Spiritualiteit wat kortliks in die eerste gedeelte beskryf word. Nadat die transformasiekonsep in redelike besonderhede uiteengesit is, word die verwantskap daarvan aan, en die voorkoms daarvan in die Bybelomskryf.

scholarly journals Karl Marx and Liberation Theology: Dialectical Materialism and Christian Spirituality in, against, and beyond Contemporary Capitalism

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 598-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter McLaren ◽  
Petar Jandrić
Keyword(s):  
Critical Pedagogy ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Karl Marx ◽  
Historical Materialism ◽  
Dialectical Materialism ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
Human History ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Individualism And Collectivism

This paper explores convergences and discrepancies between liberation theology and the works of Karl Marx through the dialogue between one of the key contemporary proponents of liberation theology, Peter McLaren, and the agnostic scholar in critical pedagogy, Petar Jandrić. The paper briefly outlines liberation theology and its main convergences with the works of Karl Marx. Exposing striking similarities between the two traditions in denouncing the false God of money, it explores differences in their views towards individualism and collectivism. It rejects shallow rhetorical homologies between Marx and the Bible often found in liberation theology, and suggests a change of focus from seeking a formal or Cartesian logical consistency between Marxism and Christianity to exploring their dialectical consistency. Looking at Marxist and Christian approaches to morality, it outlines close links between historical materialism and questions of value. It concludes that the shared eschaton of Marxism and the Christianity gives meaning to human history and an opportunity to change it.

Defining the Role of the Bible in Spirituality: “Three Degrees of Spirituality” in American Culture

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam McClendon
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
American Culture ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Objective Standard ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Church

Though the use of the word “spirituality” abounds, the meaning can vary greatly. Three increasingly narrow categories seem to cover the essence of “spirituality” within American culture: general, Christian, and biblical. General spirituality is broad and all-inclusive. Christian spirituality introduces the necessity of Christ and the Holy Spirit, but has been undermined to a degree by the elevation of personal subjectivism. As a result the need has arisen for a third category. Biblical spirituality emphasizes the Bible as the basis for shaping one's understanding of and experience with God, as well as determining what is and is not of the Spirit of God. The Bible is still relevant and should be the spiritual basis for determining what appropriate expressions of faith are, grounding spirituality in an objective standard. Biblical spirituality should be advocated today within the church in capturing the essence of New Testament spirituality.

Scriptural Spirituality as Postmodern Theology

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-370
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Fortin
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
Dietrich Bonhoeffer ◽  
Abstract Concepts ◽  
Transformative Experience ◽  
Privileged Access ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Postmodern Theology ◽  
History Of

Embracing David Tracy’s prophetic and christocentric vision for postmodern theology, this article argues that Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s evolving interpretation of the Psalms forms a paradigmatic example of postmodern Christian spirituality and discipleship. From the 1935 lecture on Christ in the Psalms, through Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible, to the unfinished exposition of Psalm 119, Dietrich Bonhoeffer came to find in the Psalter a privileged access to lifelong transformative experience of Jesus Christ and his redeeming power. Today, Jesus Christ is made incarnate not through abstract concepts and theories, but by means of prayerful personal participative involvement in the history of salvation.

scholarly journals SPIRITUALITAS KRISTEN DALAM MATIUS 22:37-40 SEBAGAI POLA HIDUP KRISTIANI

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-134
Author(s):  
Yosua Sibarani
Keyword(s):  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Secular Life

There are so many questions and personal struggles about the spirituality of a Christian. In practice, spirituality is separated from the reality of life; the higher a person's spirituality, the further he should be from secular life. However, in Christianity, spirituality has a much more special and unique meaning than other religions or beliefs. The Bible has given teachings about true spirituality for believers as written in Matthew 22: 37-40. This article aims to explain the correct meaning of Christian spirituality in Matthew 22: 37-40 as a Christian lifestyle

scholarly journals Kajian Analisis Deskriptif Prinsip Spiritualitas Zakharia Sebagai Upaya Pembaharuan Formasi Rohani Kristen Masa Kini

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-209
Author(s):  
Made Nopen Supriadi ◽  
Daniel Sarwono ◽  
Estherlina Maria Ayawaila
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Formation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
Christian Life ◽  
The Bible

This paper is a phenomenological descriptive analysis of the living conditions of Christians today. The author found several problems in the life of Christian spirituality today, namely: the failure of Christians to reflect on their spirituality by their religious positions, the emergence of an apathetic attitude to show a good spiritual life due to an experience of failure, a lack of practical implementation of the values ​​of spirituality that are understood, the life of spirituality. without obedience and the presence of a center of non-biblical spirituality in the Christian life. The writer observes this problem as a problem in building the spiritual formation of Christianity today. This problem the writer observed was also experienced by Zacharias, but the Bible provides the fact that Zacharias was able to overcome these problems. Thus this paper refers to the principle of Zacharias spirituality in answering this problem. Hopefully this article adds insight and provides answers to the lives of Christians today.

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