scholarly journals The Concept of Beauty in the Theology of Martyrius-Sahdona (7th Century)

2020 ◽  
pp. 94-111
Author(s):  
Максим Судаков
Keyword(s):  
Image Of God ◽  
Concept Of Beauty

В своих аскетических сочинениях известный восточно-сирийский писатель Мартирий-Сахдона много внимания уделяет теме обожения человека, в связи с которой он регулярно употребляет понятие «красота» (šuprā). Этим словом он обозначает как свойство Бога, так и свойство человека как образа Божьего. В последнем случае Мартирий понимает красоту как качество добродетелей и как свойство твари в её неповреждённом состоянии, сообщённое ей Богом. В статье выясняется значение понятия «красота» для антропологического и аскетического учения, выраженного Мартирием, а также предпринимается попытка установить место, которое занимают его мысли о красоте в контексте произведений сирийских и греческих авторов, некоторые из которых могли оказать на него влияние, а некоторые - бесспорно оказали. После анализа употребления данного понятия в различных сочинениях Мартирия становится очевидной систематичность и последовательность его мысли, выражаемой с помощью указанного термина. Сопоставление высказываний о красоте у Мартирия и у многих других авторов, в свою очередь, позволяет говорить, что учение Мартирия о красоте вполне соответствует мнениям этих авторов, среди которых бóльшая часть - православные святые отцы. In his ascetic writings a famous East Syriac writer Martyrius-Sahdona pays much attention to the theme of deification of man, due to what he regularly uses the beauty (šuprā) consept. He designates by this word the property of God as well as the property of man, as image of God. In the last case Martyrius understands the beauty as the quality of virtues and as the attribute of the creature in its undamaged state, which is given to it by God. The article attempts to clarify the significance of the concept beauty for the anthropological and ascetic teaching, expressed by Martyrius. Also there is undertaken an attempt to definite a place, which his ideas about the beauty occupy in the context of the works of the Syriac and Greek authors, some of which may have influence on him, and some - certainly have. After the analysis of the use of this concept in several writings of Martyrius systematic and consistent character of his thought, expressed by this, becomes obvious. In its turn the comparison of assertions about the beauty by Martyrius and by a lot of other authors allows to say, that the teaching of Martyrius about the beauty is consistent with the opinions of these authors, most of which are the Orhodox Holy Fathers.

Our Father Which Art in Heaven: Parataxic Distortions in the Image of God

1982 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Heinrichs
Keyword(s):  
Image Of God ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Object Relations Theory ◽  
God Concept ◽  
Relational Experiences ◽  
Biblical History ◽  
Object Relatedness ◽  
Perceptions Of God ◽  
The Image Of God

One's God-concept, herein referred to as the “image of God,” is a major determinant of the quality of one's personal relationship with God. In addition, the image of God one maintains may be observed to correlate with one's capacity for relational experiences with significant others. In this article object relations theory is applied to perceptions of God. The development of object relatedness in the child is discussed and the concept of parataxic distortions in the image of God is considered within the context of biblical history and childhood development. Parataxic distortions as found in the psychotherapeutic relationship are also briefly addressed, as is the psychotherapeutic resolution of distorted God-percepts.

scholarly journals La ciudad y la estética: siete maneras de pensar la belleza = City and aesthetics: seven ways to think beauty

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara González Moratiel
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Concept Of Beauty

Conscientes de la complejidad que supone adentrase en juicios sobre la calidad del paisaje urbano especialmente para una sociedad, como la actual, altamente desvinculada de su medio habitado, el trabajo de tesis doctoral precisó una revisión teórica sobre el papel heredado de la belleza en la formación histórica de las ciudades europeas. Dicho trabajo de investigación es el que aquí se presenta. En él se tratan las cuestiones de definición del concepto de belleza así como sus mutaciones en el plano teórico en paralelo al valor de “lo bello” en la ciudad desde finales de la Edad Media hasta la época contemporánea. Debido al carácter diverso de la belleza, las reflexiones se estructuran en un “espacio de pensamiento” entorno a siete categorías estéticas consideradas por Tatarkiewicz como variedades de belleza. Estas son: la aptitud, el ornamento, la atracción, la gracia, la sutileza, la sublimidad y el concepto de belleza dual. Mediante ejemplos históricos narrativos del espacio público (principalmente de plazas) según dichas categorías estéticas, se concluye que, ya sea desde su concepción amplia (sensu largo) o limitada (stricto sensu), la belleza ha ido acompañando a la formación histórica de las ciudades, al menos, en estos últimos ocho siglos.Abstract:Aware of the complexity involved in entering into judgments about the quality of the urban landscape especially for a society, such as the current one, highly disconnected from its inhabited environment, the doctoral thesis work required a theoretical review on the inherited role of beauty in training historic of European cities. This research work is the one presented here. It deals with the questions of definition of the concept of beauty as well as its mutations in the theoretical plane in parallel to the value of "the beautiful" in the city from the end of the Middle Ages to the contemporary era. Due to the diverse nature of beauty, the reflections are structured in a "space of thought" around seven aesthetic categories considered by Tatarkiewicz as varieties of beauty. These are: fitness, ornament, attraction, grace, subtlety, sublimity and the concept of dual beauty. Through historical narrative examples of public space (mainly squares) according to these aesthetic categories, it is concluded that, whether from its broad conception (long sensu) or limited (stricto sensu), beauty has been accompanying the historical formation of cities, at least, in these last eight centuries.

scholarly journals Ἀμήχανόν τι κάλλος. Re-evaluating the Concept of Beauty in Heliodorus’ Aithiopika

Nova Tellus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-129
Author(s):  
Markus Hafner ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Concept Of Beauty ◽  
Persuasive Effect ◽  
Divine Beauty

Of the extant ancient Greek novels, Heliodorus’ Aithiopika is by far the most ‘sophisticated’. One of its topics is the virtually irresistible, and almost ‘divine’, beauty of both protagonists, Theagenes and Charicleia. Whereas earlier scholarship brought Heliodorean beauty into line with Platonic concepts and highlighted its ethical value or even metaphysical character, this article tries to throw into relief another aspect of Heliodorean κάλλος, emphasising a link between the Aithiopika and rhetorical exercises based on beauty. Thus, κάλλος makes explicit the persuasive effect of the text itself. By means of Heliodorus’ art of description, the quality of beauty also bears meta-literary implications. The Aithiopika, consequently, advertise in a self-referential way their own rhetorical attraction and persuasiveness.

Protest Views of Singer

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-261
Author(s):  
ALBERT S. CALLIE
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Special Form ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Image Of God ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Philosophical Foundations ◽  
Sanctity Of Life ◽  
The Image Of God ◽  
Made In

To the Editor.— Singer, in his article "Sanctity of Life or Quality of Life?" (Pediatrics 1983;72:128-129) has rejected the "sanctity-of-life view"—as he defines it. He calls it "the obsolete and erroneous notion of the sanctity of all human life." He states that "the philosophical foundations of this view have been knocked asunder." He adds "We can no longer base our ethics on the idea that human beings are a special form of creation made in the image of God."

Ayurvedic perspective of Cosmetology

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr.Sumedh Wasnik ◽  
Tanuja Naik ◽  
Anita Ghodke ◽  
Vaibhav Sulakhe
Keyword(s):  
Perceptual Experience ◽  
Life Science ◽  
Toxic Materials ◽  
The Senses ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Concept Of Beauty ◽  
Physically Attractive

Cosmetology deals with various aspect of beauty. Beauty is the quality of being physically attractive, the qualities in a person or a thing that give pleasure to the senses or the mind. It is the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit. Beauty is the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, colour, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else. It pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight. Beauty of person gives perceptual experience of pleasure or satisfaction. According to Ayurveda, the concept of beauty includes physical, mental, social and spiritual elements. Ayurveda is the science of health care and healing, works on four levels body, Breath, mind and spirit. When these are in perfect harmony, a person radiates with inner and outer beauty. In fact, the concept of beauty and cosmetics is as old as mankind and civilization. Ama (toxic materials) inside our body make a person ugly and diseased and Sodhana i.e. Panchakarma (purification) is the best therapeutic intervention to eliminate body toxins. Being Ayurveda as a life science and tradition of India, soon India will be the global cosmetic industry’s capital because of advantages of Ayurveda and Ayurvedic medicines.

scholarly journals Relations between quality of image of God and psychoticism in parents of exceptional children

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 223-226
Author(s):  
Ali Akbar Haddadi Koohsar ◽  
Bagher Ghobary Bonab
Keyword(s):  
Image Of God ◽  
Exceptional Children

scholarly journals Relation Between Quality of Image of God and Mental Health in College Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 247-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Akbar Haddadi Koohsar ◽  
Bagher Ghobary Bonab
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Image Of God

“The Migrated Others”: Mission as Practicing Compassionate Presence

2021 ◽  
pp. 026537882098513
Author(s):  
Maraike Joanna Belle Bangun
Keyword(s):  
Image Of God ◽  
Economic Welfare ◽  
Moving Targets ◽  
Filipino Migrants ◽  
The Image Of God

One of the popular missional consensuses in the context of migration is seeing migrants as “moving targets” for evangelism. There is an urge to respond differently realising that migrants are not merely workers for economic welfare but persons created in the image of God. To reconstruct a model of mission that is embedded in the complex reality of migration, this paper will look into the details of three narratives of Indonesian and Filipino migrants who live and attend a Charismatic church in Sabah, Malaysia. It will give insights into the process of othering and discover the quality of compassion in their lives. Based on their experiences, I argue mission as a compassionate presence provides a sound theological basis for churches to respond to the continuous othering of migrants. It invites us to rethink evangelism, not solely as winning souls for Christ, but to embody Christ by being present.

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