“God’s Righteousness Is Revealed in Every Believer from Faith to Faithfulness” (Rom 1.17): A Possible Reading

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-116
Author(s):  
Yongbom Lee
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Christian Life ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Literary Context ◽  
Justification By Faith

This study proposes understanding Rom 1.17 as: “For God’s righteousness is revealed in every believer from faith to faithfulness, as it was written, ‘The righteous will live by faith,’” based on various exegetical considerations in both its syntagmatic and literary context and its role in the overall shape of Romans. It highlights Paul’s holistic and dynamic picture of Christian life in which justification by faith produces its fruits in a believer’s everyday life.

scholarly journals Beauty lived towards shalom. The Christian Life as Aesthetic-Ethical Existence

2020 ◽  
Vol Supp (29) ◽  
pp. 93-113
Author(s):  
A.M. Coates ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Theological Aesthetics ◽  
Christian Life ◽  
Relational Commitment ◽  
Modes Of Existence ◽  
Embodied Imagination

The apparent irrelevance of beauty to questions of justice reflects a problematic schism between aesthetic and ethical existence. While a theological aesthetics focused on the transcendent nature of beauty offers an important contribution, such an understanding of the place of beauty in human existence is incomplete without a complementary understanding of it as this-worldly: beauty as lived, as a relational category impelled by visceral desire and fuelled by the embodied imagination. By rightly ordering the appreciation and cultivation of beauty in everyday life, its relationship to works of justice is immediately apparent, as both modes of relating mutually serve as fitting shalom. In this light, fittingness becomes a measure of not only aesthetic but also ethical excellence, the two modes of existence being inextricably intertwined. Cultivating beauty-and-justice, as an expression of shalom, is a following after Christ’s being-for-the-other. It is a relational commitment, a life of discipleship that founds beauty in love.

Some Principles for Reconstructing a Doctrine of the Imitation of Christ

1972 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Tinsley
Keyword(s):  
Christian Life ◽  
Imitatio Christi ◽  
Imitation Of Christ ◽  
Justification By Faith ◽  
Catholic Tradition ◽  
The Ideal

Generally speaking the Christian catholic tradition has been more uniformly well disposed than protestantism towards the idea of the imitatio Christi. In protestantism there is a perceptible nervousness about using the term at all. This has been particularly the case since the time of Luther. His final antipathy to the ideal became the orthodox protestant tradition on the matter. Luther was critical of the ideal of the imitatio Christi, partly because he was repelled by the excesses of some of the sects where it was being interpreted in a crudely liberal way (e.g. among the Anabaptists) and partly because he became convinced that the ‘imitation’ of Christ conflicted with the essence of the Christian gospel as he had come to interpret it. He found himself unable to reconcile the presuppositions of the practice of the imitation of Christ with his doctrine of justification by faith. The imitation of Christ he believed must inevitably involve a denial of grace and conceal an incipient doctrine of works.Luther did, however, leave a more positive legacy to Christian thinking about the imitatio Christi. This was his distinction between imitatio and conformitas. Imitatio he disliked because he thought it suggested some human moral endeavour to emulate Christ undertaken apart from the work of the Spirit in grace. He preferred to speak of conformitas to Christ: the Christian life as a process of conformation to Christ through the work of the Creator Spirit.

Women and Spread of Christianity

Augustinianum ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-336
Author(s):  
Angelo Di Berardino ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Christian Life

Two topics already studied to a sufficient extent are the spread of Christianity in the first centuries and the ministry of women in the early Church. This article focuses, however, on the contribution of women in making known the faith and Christian life in the context of everyday life. Some apostles were married and traveled together with their wives, who in turn spoke of their life with those with whom they came in contact. In this sense we may speak possibly of a ‘family’ apostolate. In the second and third centuries this mission took place especially inside their families among their husbands and children. Then, as now, grandmothers and mothers were the vehicles of transmission of the Christian faith, in as much as they taught to the children their first prayers and the foundational elements of the faith.

scholarly journals Gendered African (biblical) scholarship: An ode to Talitha

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarman S. Tshehla
Keyword(s):  
Reading Strategies ◽  
African Women ◽  
Biblical Hermeneutics ◽  
Christian Life ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Literary Context ◽  
Biblical Scholarship ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Bible Reading ◽  
Do So

Attributed in Christian scripture to Jesus’s very lips, the intriguing Aramaic phrase ‘Talitha, Kum!’ has emerged as an important refrain within gendered African theological scholarship. African women’s experiences in the hands of religion and culture do so resonate with the two tangled stories that comprise the phrase’s literary context. The resonance is such that African women’s Bible reading strategies have come to be referred to as ‘Talitha cum African women’s biblical hermeneutics’ or some variant thereof. The ensuing panegyric by a male admirer engages the fresh ways whereby African women biblical hermeneutics (aka Talitha) are breathing new life into (African) biblical scholarship. In appreciation and tribute to African women theologians’ fragrant contributions to Christian life and reflection, the ode samples their work in a manner that in places feels intrusive whilst certainly nowhere near complete.

scholarly journals A critical investigation of Romans 4:3: Its determinative value for justice and righteousness

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 321
Author(s):  
Peter Nagel
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Literary Context ◽  
Justification By Faith ◽  
Critical Enquiry ◽  
Theological Thought ◽  
Conceptual Relationship ◽  
Critical Investigation

The theological significance of Romans 4 is undisputed and within it the explicit citation in Romans 4:3 is pivotal. It has informed theological thought, stimulated debates, and shaped faith communities for millennia. But does the concept of ‘justification by faith’ or ‘righteousness through faith’, as portrayed in Romans 4:3, hold enough essential universal elements for it to inform faith communities in particular and society in general? How did Paul arrive at the idea that through faith one can be declared righteous? Is there any hint in Romans 4:3 to a conceptual relationship between justice and righteousness? The aim of this paper is to critically investigate Romans 4:3 within its literary conceptual context to determine if it has anything significant to offer for societal concepts of justice and righteousness. Such a critical enquiry must include considering Paul’s concept of justice and righteousness in comparison to a more modern concept of these terms. This investigation will also demand a critical reflection on Genesis 15:1-21 and Paul’s interpretation of the text. One also ought to deal with this matter within the literary context of Romans 3:21-4:25.

The Beginning of the Orthodox Church in Japan: The Long-Lasting Legacy of Saint Nicholai

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Orthodox Christianity ◽  
Church Fathers ◽  
Christian Life ◽  
Church Father ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Church

Japanese Orthodox Christians faithfully preserve the legacy of St Nicholai as a great help in living the Orthodoxy Christian life today. Especially regarding evangelisation in Japan, St Nicholai's thoughts and missionary activities are studied and referred to just as the Church Fathers are referenced to find answers for theological questions. In this sense, he is considered to be a modern Church Father by Japanese Orthodox Christians. Although detailed study of his thoughts and activities is still in progress, research findings will benefit both clergy and the faithful in any church when they encounter modern day problems as Christians. The secret of his success is found in the fact that he always remembered to bring Orthodox Christianity within the context of everyday life and culture.

scholarly journals Moral Calls Resulting from the Gift of the Eucharist in the Teaching of Pope Benedict XVI

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-108
Author(s):  
Marek Kluz
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Moral Life ◽  
Christian Life ◽  
Pope Benedict Xvi ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
The Gift

The role of the Eucharist in shaping the moral life is enormous and in fact, thanks to the Eucharist, the essence of Christian life can be read. Therefore, it is not surprising that Pope Benedict XVI has often addressed the Eucharist in his teachings. In this way, he wanted to deepen and revive the worship of Eucharistic Jesus. In his teachings, he showed the Eucharist as the greatest treasure given to man for shaping the moral life. He constantly reminded us of the obligations arising from the participation in the Eucharist. Because of its specificity, the Eucharist contains moral calls: to sacrifice, to feeding on the bread of life, to praise and giving thanks, and to living in faith and love. Fulfilling all these attitudes and moral calls in everyday life is a way to progress in the Eucharistic life.

scholarly journals Families’ Support and Influence on College Students’ Educational Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloe DeFauw ◽  
Katelyn Levering ◽  
Rosemary Tendai Msipa ◽  
Sam Abraham
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Educational Performance ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Frequency Of Contact ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this study was to explore families’ support and influence on the educational performance of students on a faith-based campus in northern Indiana, USA. The study answered the following research question: How does families’ support influence college students’ educational performance? This research question was developed after reviewing the literature and coming to the realization that there is little research on families’ influence role in college students’ academic performance. The data was collected through in-depth interviews with 12 students who resided at the college campus. Themes recognized within the study were used to discuss families’ role in students’ academic performance. Considering the families’ role in students’ everyday life and the background support is vital to their educational performance. Themes included: (1) Frequency of contact with family, especially mother; (2) Levels of parental financial involvement; (3) Independence from family; (4) Siblings’ influence on academics; (5) Parents’ spiritual involvement; and (6) Parents’ educational background.

Heresy and Hermeneutics

2019 ◽  
pp. 50-76
Author(s):  
Amy Nelson Burnett
Keyword(s):  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Biblical Hermeneutics ◽  
Christian Life ◽  
System A ◽  
Justification By Faith ◽  
Philipp Melanchthon ◽  
Medieval Heresy

The two most important factors for the development of the Eucharistic controversy were medieval heresy and the application of humanist biblical hermeneutics to passages concerning the sacraments. John Wyclif’s criticisms of transubstantiation were further developed by Hussite theologians in the fifteenth century and spread into Germany in the early 1520s. The inner-evangelical debate over the sacraments grew from the different understandings of the sacraments expressed in Erasmus’s devotional and exegetical works and in Martin Luther’s alternative to the medieval sacramental system. A comparison of the exegetical works of Erasmus with Philipp Melanchthon shows that the former emphasized affective piety and the Christian life, while the Wittenbergers highlighted justification by faith and the assurance to consciences given by the sacraments. By 1524, both Johannes Oecolampadius and Ulrich Zwingli had rejected belief in Christ’s corporeal presence.

scholarly journals Spekin og síðnútíminn. Önnur nálgun í samstæðilegri guðfræði

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigurjón Árni Eyjólfsson
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Systematic Theology ◽  
Justification By Faith ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Wisdom Tradition

This article concerns itself with the shifts in approach taking place within systematic theology. In the field, there is a tendency to move away from all-encompassing systems towards a more restricted treatment of particular issues and their ambiguity. The article deals with the writings of one of the representatives of this development from German speaking scholarship, Hartmut Rosenau, a Lutheran theologian. By grounding his theology in the Biblical wisdom tradition, Rosenau questions the significance of tradition and eschatology, focusing on the value of everyday-life as it is described in the Old Testament and the Lutheran doctrine on justification by faith.

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