A Comparative Study of Sanctification between John Calvin and John Wesley

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 127-162
Author(s):  
Kwon Soo Cho
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
John Calvin ◽  
John Wesley

scholarly journals AI and data-driven Christian Theology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Geoffrey
Keyword(s):  
Christian Theology ◽  
John Calvin ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
John Wesley ◽  
Text Corpus ◽  
John Chrysostom ◽  
Open Development ◽  
George Whitefield ◽  
Further Development

An NLP based AI tool was developed for topic mining Christian writings of major figures from different Christian eras and movements. The text corpus chosen for text mining includes : the volumes of Augustine and John Chrysostom from the patristic period, the writings of Thomas Aquinas from the Scholastic period, the writings of John Calvin the reformer and the text corpus of sermons by George Whitefield and John Wesley that mark the beginning of the modern Christian evangelical movement and evangelicalism. The topics text mined and topics summarized include : Gospel, Salvation, Jesus Christ, Sin, Temptation, Tribulation, Pride, Lust, Envy, Joy, Hope, Charity, Marriage, Church, Heaven, Hell. They are downloadable from the link - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tG2Y36MF1ApvYnhPM_njtNvKYiv7_8RL?usp=sharing and this is expected to help Christian content developers. The link to the code of the NLP tool hosted in the GitHub repository is provided to aid further development - https://github.com/bengeof/AI-driven-Theology-Open-Development. These tools must not be viewed as threatening the role of the human in humanities research broadly and specifically in Christian theology but as empowering the human with additional powers of AI for research in the humanities in the age of Big Data.

Cultivating Self-Control: Foundations and Methods in the Christian Theological Tradition

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-210
Author(s):  
James S. Spiegel
Keyword(s):  
Self Control ◽  
John Calvin ◽  
John Wesley ◽  
Christian Leadership ◽  
Spiritual Discipline ◽  
Augustine Of Hippo ◽  
Desert Fathers ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
History Of ◽  
Fruit Of The Spirit

In the New Testament the concept of self-control or voluntary restraint of one’s desires is highlighted as a “fruit of the Spirit,” a trait of the spiritually mature, and a hallmark of Christian leadership. But as a Christian virtue, self-control is a product of spiritual discipline, a trait for which the Christian must engage in “strict training.” This biblical theme has inspired a long history of Christian moral-spiritual practices aimed at cultivating self-mastery or strength of will. Here I discuss several of these as found in the writings of the Desert Fathers, Augustine of Hippo, Julian of Norwich, Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin, Thomas à Kempis, and John Wesley. Despite their theological diversity, these Christian thinkers are united in the belief that self-control can and ought to be intentionally nurtured via the systematic practice of self-denial.

scholarly journals AI and data-driven Christian Theology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Geoffrey
Keyword(s):  
Christian Theology ◽  
John Calvin ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
John Wesley ◽  
Text Corpus ◽  
John Chrysostom ◽  
Open Development ◽  
George Whitefield ◽  
Further Development

An NLP based AI tool was developed for topic mining Christian writings of major figures from different Christian eras and movements. The text corpus chosen for text mining includes : the volumes of Augustine and John Chrysostom from the patristic period, the writings of Thomas Aquinas from the Scholastic period, the writings of John Calvin the reformer and the text corpus of sermons by George Whitefield and John Wesley that mark the beginning of the modern Christian evangelical movement and evangelicalism. The topics text mined and topics summarized include : Gospel, Salvation, Jesus Christ, Sin, Temptation, Tribulation, Pride, Lust, Envy, Joy, Hope, Charity, Marriage, Church, Heaven, Hell. They are downloadable from the link - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tG2Y36MF1ApvYnhPM_njtNvKYiv7_8RL?usp=sharing and this is expected to help Christian content developers. The link to the code of the NLP tool hosted in the GitHub repository is provided to aid further development - https://github.com/bengeof/AI-driven-Theology-Open-Development . These tools must not be viewed as threatening the role of the human in humanities research broadly and specifically in Christian theology but as empowering the human with additional powers of AI for research in the humanities in the age of Big Data.

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