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 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 Music, singing and dancing in relation to the use of the harp and the ram’s horn or shofar in the Bible: What do we know about this?

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Morakeng E.K. Lebaka
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
New Testament ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Religious Reasons ◽  
Secular Life

There are many possible approaches to describing the effects and uses of music in a particular society. It would be a mistake to assume that music in the Bible is not the cement of social life and has no liturgical significance. The present study seeks to explore how people in ancient times employed music using the harp and the ram’s horn (shofar), to cope with roles that were open or never-ending in their demands. In particular, it focuses upon the role played by music in secular life as well as religious rituals, as described in the Bible. The method used was an extensive literature study of the Old and New Testament, textbooks and relevant peer reviewed journals, with a focus on both secular and religious reasons for singing, dancing and playing instruments. It was found that the Bible described the use of the harp and the ram’s horn associated with singing and dancing during celebrations, for military use, as well as mourning or lamentation. It was concluded that music using different instruments, including the harp and shofar, helped people to cope with the demands of everyday life and thus played an important role in both secular life and religious rituals in biblical times.

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.

The Bible and Christian Spirituality Today

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

The Authorship of The Pearl

PMLA ◽  
1932 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 346-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coolidge Otis Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Fourteenth Century ◽  
Church Fathers ◽  
Sir Gawain ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Sacred And Profane ◽  
Unusual Combination ◽  
The Church ◽  
Secular Life

Attempts to name the author of Pearl, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and the two homiletic poems found in MS. Cotton Nero A x. have so far failed. Neither the Scottish Huchown of the Awle Ryale, nor the Londoner Ralph Strode, can well be accepted on the strength of any evidence yet available. But though the name of the poet has escaped detection, much has been learned about him. The thoughtful reader of his works will recognize a man intimate with the Bible and with the writings of the Church Fathers, and one concerned with the theological problems that occupied men's minds in the late fourteenth century. To a strong religious and moral bent there is added a love of romance and the pomp and brilliance of the life in a noble household. The poet's skill in argument and his familiarity with the life and manners of the nobility have led Professor Osgood to the belief that he was a clerk who had studied at Oxford or Paris. Professor Gollancz draws a charming picture of the young man listening to the romantic tales of the minstrels in a great hall, and himself eager to emulate them. The man we seek, then, is an unusual combination of theologian and minstrel, a student of sacred and profane literature, and a close observer of the religious and secular life of the time. Such a man I propose to name as the probable author of the poems before us.

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