Walking as a Sacred Duty: Theological Transformation of Social Reality in Early Hasidism

1996 ◽  
pp. 180-207
Author(s):  
Elliot R. Wolfson
Keyword(s):  
Social Reality ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Attachment To God ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Demonic

This chapter presents some crucial aspects of the itinerant motif as it is developed in early hasidism. At the outset, two distinct typologies can be distinguished, although only the latter is rooted in teachings ascribed to the Besht. The first involves the use of the walking motif as a symbol for the spiritual progression through various grades, culminating ultimately in a state of devekut, cleaving or attachment to God. This usage is found in a wide range of authors including two of the most prominent followers of the Besht. One can distinguish between at least two models of cleaving to God in hasidic sources: (a) a vertical one, which entails the metaphor of ascent and descent, and (b) a horizontal one, which entails the metaphor of traversing from place to place. Hasidic writers used both models to delineate the individual's intimate relationship with God. The second typology, which is traceable to the Besht himself, or so one may gather from the hasidic sources, is decidedly soteriological in its orientation: it emphasizes two acts whose redemptive nature, from the kabbalistic perspective, is beyond question, namely the liberation of the sparks of light trapped in the demonic shells and the unification of the masculine and feminine aspects of the divine.

Attachment to God: A Qualitative Exploration of Emerging Adults' Spiritual Relationship with God

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia N. Kimball ◽  
Chris J. Boyatzis ◽  
Kaye V. Cook ◽  
Kathleen C. Leonard ◽  
Kelly S. Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Attachment To God ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
Spiritual Relationship

The Aims of Antisemitism

1984 ◽  
pp. 671-691
Author(s):  
Stephen Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Jewish Question ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Social Entity ◽  
Legal Controls

This chapter studies the aims of antisemitism as far as Jews were concerned. The French antisemites at the end of the nineteenth century proposed a wide range of solutions to the “Jewish question.” These ranged from full assimilation through various legal controls to expulsion and extermination. Both the first and the last would, by very different means, have destroyed the Jews as a social entity, while legal controls would have maintained them as a distinct but inferior group. Generally speaking, one could identify the former as characteristic of “modern” antisemitism, antagonistic towards or oblivious of Jewish social reality and actual distinctiveness, and the latter as characteristic of “traditional” antisemitism, which was conscious of both and prepared to recognize them on its own terms. The chapter then considers how far these solutions are to be seen as serious practical proposals, how far as ritual or rhetoric.

Toward a General Theory of Anomie The Social Psychology of Disintegration

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (01) ◽  
pp. 109-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Abrutyn
Keyword(s):  
Physical Space ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Emile Durkheim ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Social Pain ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Self Harm

AbstractThough anomie is one of sociology’s most unique conceptual contributions, its progenitor, Emile Durkheim, was notably ambiguous about its meaning. Consequently, its use in contemporary sociology has varied wildly. In part, the confusion surrounding anomie stems from Durkheim’s insistence that it iscausedbyderegulation, which has resisted operationalization. Nevertheless, careful consideration of the “four faces” of anomie most prominent in the sociological canon—that is, (1) the anomic division of labor, (2) anomic suicide, (3) Mertonian strain, and (4) the micro-level symbolic-cultural versions—reveals that disruption and disintegration, rather than deregulation, are the common threads woven through each. Drawing from this insight, a new theoretical conceptualization for anomie is offered that defines it as (a) a social psychological force operating at both the (b) individual- or “meso”/corporate unit-level of social reality that results from (c) chronic or acutedisruptionsthat, in turn, generate (d) real or imagined disintegrative pressures. Furthermore, disruptions are not only predicated on the real or imagined loss of social ties (dissolution), but also on the real or imagined loss of attachment to a coherent social reality (disjunction) and/or physical space (dislocation). This recalibration allows anomie to enter into deeper dialogue with a wide range of other phenomena that may in fact share some overlapping elements with anomie related to the pain of potentially losing cherished social relationships and the motivation toward self-harm, anti-socialandeven pro-social behaviors to escape this social pain.

scholarly journals DOA PUASA DI ANTARA KEPEMIMPINAN PENGGEMBALAAN, ROH KUDUS, DAN PERTUMBUHAN GEREJA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
Sewie Elia Huang
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Voice ◽  
The Church

Abstract Fasting prayer has a very significant role for the growth of faith and congregation in the growth of the church because fasting prayer is their intimate relationship with God. The purpose of this paper answers the question: What is meant by fasting prayer? What is the relationship between fasting prayer and the Holy Spirit? What is the relationship between fasting prayer and shepherding leadership? What is the relation of fasting prayer in the growth of the Church? The research method uses descriptive literature research. The results of the study are: (1) fasting prayer is abstaining from all physical food for other bodies describing the consequences of fasting, namely: "suffering of the soul". (2) the relationship of fasting prayer with the Holy Spirit is fasting prayer which brings clarity of the way, the voice of the spirit, so that it will be sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit to provide guidance in obtaining spiritual and material victory as well. (3) the relationship of fasting prayer with the leadership of the shepherding is a servant of God who truly is a servant of God whose life of prayer is accompanied by fasting. (4) the relation of fasting prayer in the growth of the Church is the pastoral service can help realize the need for maturity and encourage growth in spirituality.AbstrakDoa puasa mempunyai peran yang sangatlah signifikan bagi pertumbuhan iman dan jemaatnya dalam pertumbuhan gereja karena doa puasa merupakan hubungan intim mereka dengan Allah. Tujuan penulisan ini menjawab pertanyaan: Apakah yang dimaksud dengan doa puasa? Bagaimanakah relasi doa puasa dengan Roh Kudus? Bagaimanakah relasi doa puasa dengan kepemimpinan pengembalaan? Bagaimanakah relasi doa puasa dalam pertumbuhan Gereja? Metode penelitian menggunakan penelitian deskriptif literature. Hasil penelitian adalah: (1) doa puasa adalah berpantang dengan semua makanan jasmani untuk tubuh yang lain menggambarkan akibat berpuasa, yaitu: “penderitaan jiwa”. (2) relasi doa puasa dengan Roh Kudus adalah doa puasa mendatangkan kejernihan jalan, akan suara roh, sehingga akan peka dengan suara Roh Kudus untuk memberikan bimbingan memperoleh kemenangan rohani dan materi juga. (3) relasi doa puasa dengan kepemimpinan pengembalaan adalah seorang hamba Tuhan yang sungguh sungguh adalah hamba Tuhan yang hidup doanya disertai puasa. (4) relasi doa puasa dalam pertumbuhan Gereja adalah pelayanan penggembalaan dapat menolong menyadari kebutuhan akan kedewasaan dan mendorong bertumbuh dalam kerohanian.

scholarly journals Makna Kata τέλειος Dalam Injil Matius 5:48 Dan Implikasinya Bagi Orang Percaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-78
Author(s):  
Fajar Gumelar ◽  
Christopher James Luthy ◽  
Robi Panggarra ◽  
Hanny Frederik
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Work ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Perfect State ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Historical Interpretation ◽  
Sermon On The Mount ◽  
Library Research ◽  
God's People ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Interpretation Method

Abstract: Matthew 5:17-48 is part of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, where it is the deepest reflection of God's law which contrasts sharply with the patterns and teachings of the scribes and Pharisees. This passage concludes with Jesus' mandate to His followers to be perfect as their Father in heaven is perfect (5:48). The word perfect in this text is translated from the Greek word τέλειος which can actually be translated as perfect, complete or mature. The difference in interpretation of the meaning of the word τέλειος has led to several different thoughts and doctrines. In Matthew 5:48's research, the author uses general hermeneutic principles to find the meaning or meaning conveyed by the author to the first reader. This research used the critical historical interpretation method. In addition, the author also uses library research methods, by reading books, journals and investigating books related to the discussion of this scientific work. Based on the description of this scientific work, the authors draw the following conclusions: first, the meaning of the word τέλειος in Matthew 5:48 does not refer to a sinless perfect state, but rather to the meaning of completeness. Second, the example of life for believers is God himself, not others. Third, the command to be perfect like God is not an impossible thing for God's people to do. Fourth, completeness like God can only be experienced if humans have an intimate relationship with God. Fifth, Jesus calls His people to be complete in fellowship. Abstrak: Matius 5:17-48 merupakan bagian dari khotbah Yesus di bukit, dimana isinya merupakan refleksi terdalam terhadap hukum Allah yang sangat kontras dengan pola dan ajaran ahli-ahli Taurat dan orang-orang Farisi. Perikop ini diakhiri dengan amanat Yesus kepada para pengikut-Nya untuk menjadi sempurna sebagaimana Bapa di surga adalah sempurna (5:48). Kata sempurna dalam teks ini diterjemahkan dari kata Yunani τέλειος yang sebenarnya bisa diterjemahkan sebagai sempurna, lengkap atau dewasa. Perbedaan tafsir akan makna kata τέλειος ini kemudian memunculkan beberapa pemikiran dan doktrin yang berbeda-beda. Dalam penelitian Matius 5:48 ini penulis menggunakan prinsip-prinsip umum hermeneutik guna mencari makna atau maksud yang disampaikan penulis kepada pembaca pertama. Metode tafsir yang digunakan adalah metode tafsir historis kritis. Selain itu penulis juga menggunakan metode penelitian kepustakaan atau library research, dengan membaca buku-buku, jurnal-jurnal dan menyelidiki kitab yang berkaitan dengan bahasan karya ilmiah ini. Berdasarkan hasil uraian dari karya ilmiah ini, penulis menarik kesimpulan sebagai berikut: pertama, makna kata τέλειος dalam Matius 5:48 tidak menunjuk pada keadaan sempurna yang tanpa dosa, melainkan pada arti kelengkapan. Kedua, keteladanan hidup bagi orang percaya adalah Allah sendiri, bukan orang lain. Ketiga, perintah untuk menjadi sempurna seperti Allah bukanlah suatu hal yang mustahil untuk dilakukan umat Allah. Keempat, kelengkapan seperti Allah hanya dapat dialami jika manusia memiliki hubungan yang intim dengan Allah. Kelima, Yesus memanggil umat-Nya untuk menjadi lengkap di dalam persekutuan.

scholarly journals Konsep Teologi Kekudusan Seorang Hamba Tuhan Menurut John Chrysostom

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 310-330
Author(s):  
Fransiska Juliawati ◽  
Hendi Hendi
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Growth ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Spiritual Discipline ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
John Chrysostom ◽  
Christ Church

The holiness of a priest is an important review in this paper based on the study of the text in the book entitled Six Books on the Priesthood written by John Chrysostom. A book dealing with the priesthood. The holiness of life is not only seen from one aspect, but there are three things that must be considered both in the position as a representative of Christ, in shepherding, and spiritual growth through spiritual discipline. That is why an Imam has a very noble job despite many difficulties and temptations. Only the priest is qualified to bring offerings to God on a holy (intermediary) altar. The priest is not only responsible for his status as a representative of Christ (church confirmation) but must lead Christ's sheep to salvation even if his own life is at stake. Grace and mercy as well as an intimate relationship with God will further purify the heart, soul, and mind of a priest so that through the spiritual discipline he does (prayer and repentance) more and more reflect Christ in his life, including his pastorate.

The Primacy of Relation In Paul Tillich's Theology of Correlation: A Reply to the Critique of Charles Hartshorne

1991 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 541-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. W. Sinnett
Keyword(s):  
Christian Theology ◽  
Human Relationship ◽  
Adequate Account ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Response Process ◽  
Full Generality ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Concept Of God ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Charles Hartshorne

Have process philosophers understood what Christian theologians are trying to say? The process critique of the broad tradition of Christian theology is motivated, at least in part, by the belief that the God of the Church's traditional confession is too unreservedly transcendent; that is, that he is insufficiently related to his creation. In response, process philosophers have defended a ‘dipolar’ concept of God according to which God is fully transcendent in his ‘primordial nature’ and fully immanent (i.e. ‘surrelative’) in his ‘consequent nature’. The dipolar construction undoubtedly solves the ‘problem’, but the question remains whether there really is a problem to be solved in the first place. Many Christian theologians, after all, have understood their faith, as well as their attempts at the rational exploration of their faith, to depend upon the divine-human relationship constituted by God's own self-disclosure. They have further understood the meaning of the terms of their theological explication to be immanent to this same experiential context of divine-human encounter, within which relationship with God is the primary reality experienced. As a particular aspect of the controversy aroused by the process critique of Christian theology, therefore, the question arises whether process philosophers have taken adequate account of the manner in which Christian theology has been conditioned by this context of divine-human encounter. I have no pretensions within the scope of this brief essay to address this question in its full generality, either with respect to the multifarious theological positions which the process critique has engendered, or with respect to the wide range of difficulties involved in any attempt to understand the relation of the Creator to his creation.

Attachment to God Uniquely Predicts Variation in Well-Being Outcomes

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 225-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas A. Keefer ◽  
Faith L. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Style ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Attachment To God ◽  
Large Samples ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
Perceptions Of God ◽  
Theoretical Question

Prior research shows that one's relationship with God is often patterned on interpersonal attachment style. In other words, the expectations people have about the supportiveness of close others tend to color perceptions of God. Past research also shows that well-being corresponds with a more secure view of others in attachment relationships, both interpersonal and divine. This raises an important theoretical question: Are the associations between attachment to God and well-being due to the unique nature of that bond or are they merely due to the incidental overlap between human and divine attachment style? We predicted that having a more secure (i.e., less anxious and avoidant) attachment toward God would tend to predict better well-being, even after statistically controlling for interpersonal attachments. We found broad support for this prediction in two large samples over a wide range of well-being indicators. These data suggest that attachment to God uniquely fosters well-being.

scholarly journals J. G. Ballard’s Surrealist Liberalism

2020 ◽  
pp. 009059172098189
Author(s):  
Duncan Bell
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Early Years ◽  
First Century ◽  
Political Thinking ◽  
Freudian Psychoanalysis ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Political Stance ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Source Materials

J. G. Ballard was one of the most original writers of the postwar era. Although he has drawn considerable attention from scholars across various fields, the character of his political thinking remains a puzzle. He has been claimed as both a radical and a conservative, while others suggest that his work expresses no distinct political stance. Drawing on a wide range of source materials, I argue that from the 1960s to the early years of the twenty-first century Ballard developed a bold and intriguing account of liberalism grounded in insights drawn from surrealism and Freudian psychoanalysis. This was an idiosyncratic version of the liberalism of fear. The essay analyzes Ballard’s sociopolitical vision, focusing in particular on his account of human nature, social reality, totalitarianism, and the power of the imagination.

Asserting Religious Text in the Modern World

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Mazen Hashem
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Religious Imagination ◽  
Analysis Study ◽  
Religious Text ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Face ◽  
Concentric Circles

The khutbah delivered each Friday in mosques represents an important facet of the Muslims’ religious imagination. Islam, being an ultra-scriptural religion, requires that those who deliver this sermon, the khatib, engage in a wide range of creative handling of texts. The khutbah stands as concentric circles of belonging to a text-rooted religion and to the continuous realignment of those texts when addressing social reality; the khatib stands as an interpreter of lived experiences as well as a maker and shaper of such experiences. The quest of relevance in the khutbah is counterbalanced by the quest for authenticity. This discourse analysis study, which analyzes two years’ worth of khutbahs delivered in Southern California, focuses on three interrelated dimensions of khutbahs: how certain texts assert their authority, the different approaches to contextualizing the text, and how texts are reinterpreted in the face of the challenges of modernity.

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