The Divergent Teacher, the Plural Society and the Christian Faith

2018 ◽  
pp. 187-196
Keyword(s):  
Christian Faith ◽  
Plural Society

scholarly journals Penginjilan Terhadap Masyarakat Plural Berdasarkan Surat Efesus

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Erna Ngala ◽  
Veydy Yanto Mangantibe
Keyword(s):  
Program Design ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Plural Society ◽  
Plural Societies

This article discusses evangelism to plural societies based on the epistle of ephesians. Evangelism is god’s program, design and work that bring for himself, people to fellowship, worship / praise and serve him in wholeness and harmony. Evangelism is established by god from eternity, because all things are designed by god from eternity in his omniscience and power in evangelism (eph. 1: 4-14). God wants his people to have fellowship with him, become his worshipers and serve him, the true god. The challenge in evangelism is that every religion is different, all religions have objects that are worshiped, therefore it will not be possible to be completely equated between one religion and another. Plural society equates christian faith with other beliefs by looking for loopholes to align christianity with other religions. The duty of the believer is to preach the gospel so that unbelievers hear and believe in the lord jesus and are saved, not compromising the gospel or juxtaposing christian faith with other beliefs. Keywords: Evangelism; Plural Society; Ephesians Letter  AbstrakArtikel ini membahasa mengenai penginjilan terhadap masyarakat plural berdasarkan surat Efesus. Penginjilan merupakan program, rancangan dan karya Allah yang membawa bagi diriNya sendiri suatu umat untuk bersekutu, menyembah/memuji dan melayani Dia dalam keutuhan dan keserasian. Penginjilan ditetapkan Allah sejak kekekalan, sebab segala sesuatu dirancang Allah dari kekal dalam kemahatahuanNya dan kuasaNya didalam penginjilan (Ef.  1:4-14). Allah menghendaki agar umatNya bersekutu dengan Dia, menjadi penyembahNya dan melayani Dia, Allah yang benar. Tantangan dalam penginjilan adalah setiap agama berbeda, semua agama memiliki objek yang disembah, oleh sebab itu tidak akan mungkin dapat disamakan secara keseluruhannya antara agama satu dengan yang lain. Masyarakat plural, menyamakan iman Kristen dengan kepercayaan lain dengan mencari celah untuk dapat menjajarkan kekristenan dengan keagamaan lain. Tugas dari orang percaya ialah memberitakan Injil agar orang-orang yang belum percaya mendengar dan menjadi percaya kepada Tuhan Yesus serta diselamatkan, bukan mengkompromikan Injil atau menjajarkan iman Kristen dengan kepercayaan lain. Kata Kunci: Penginjilan; Masyarakat Plural; Surat Efesus

The Philosopher's Progress: C.S. Lewis' Intellectual Journey from Atheism to Theism

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-143
Author(s):  
Norbert Feinendegen
Keyword(s):  
Christian Faith ◽  
Philosophical Position ◽  
Absolute Idealism ◽  
Intellectual Journey ◽  
Philosophical Progress ◽  
Philosophical Understanding

Although Lewis describes his intellectual journey to the Christian faith in Surprised by Joy and The Pilgrim's Regress, the actual steps of his progress from Atheism to Theism are still a matter of controversy. Based on Lewis' letters, his diary All My Road Before Me and recently published sources (in particular ‘Early Prose Joy’), this paper gives an outline of the main steps of Lewis' philosophical progress during the 1920s. The first part sketches the five main stages Materialism, Realism, Absolute Idealism, Subjective Idealism, and Theism, and submits a proposal for their dating. The second part describes these stages in greater detail and discusses the reasons that urged Lewis to adopt a new philosophical position at a particular time. It will become apparent that a thorough philosophical understanding of these stages is an indispensable prerequisite for any serious effort to establish a chronology of Lewis' intellectual progress during these years.

Charismatic Movements, State Relations and Public Governance in Sierra Leone

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-256
Author(s):  
Joseph Bosco Bangura
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Church Development ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
State Relations ◽  
New Church Development ◽  
The Church

Sierra Leone has seen the rise of Charismatic movements that are bringing about greater levels of co-operation with the state. This new church development aims at renewing the Christian faith and projecting a more proactive role towards public governance. This ecclesial development shows that African Pentecostal/Charismatic theology appears to be moving away from the perceived isolationist theology that once separated the church from involvement with the rest of society. By reapplying the movement's eschatological beliefs, Charismatics are presenting themselves as moral crusaders who regard it as their responsibility to transform public governance. The article probes this relationship so that the Charismatic understanding of poverty, prosperity, good governance and socio-economic development in Sierra Leone can be more clearly established.

“Proclaiming Together”? Convergence and Divergence in Mainline and Evangelical Evangelism, 1945-1967

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-76
Author(s):  
Thomas C. Berg
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Relative Priority ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
Mainline Denominations ◽  
Convergence And Divergence ◽  
Protestant Christians ◽  
Dividing Line

By now, it is a commonplace of the American religious scene that the majority of the nation's white Protestant Christians are split into “two parties.” The ideological dividing line runs between “mainline” denominations—Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians—and a bevy of conservative denominations and groups, but it also cuts through the mainline itself, which contains a substantial contingent of conservatives.Among the two parties' numerous disagreements, theological and political, few have run deeper and longer than their difference over the meaning and importance of evangelism, the activity of “proclaiming the gospel” to those outside the Christian community. Is the church's prime call in this regard to seek conversions to the Christian faith, or is it to show the love of Christ by working for charitable goals and social justice? A well-known 1973 study of Presbyterian clergy found that the greatest polarization between self-described “conservatives” and “liberals” came over the relative priority of evangelism and social action. Indeed, the fight over these goals was an important (though by no means the only) factor precipitating the “split” early in this century.

Urgensi Implementasi Pendidikan Multikultural di Sekolah

1970 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-233
Author(s):  
Iis Arifudin
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
New Order ◽  
Plural Society

Indonesian nation consist of many kind of culture, ethnic, race, religion, etc. At one side that diversity is a treasure of Indonesian, but at other side it triggers social conflict. Conflict that happens about three decade of New Order power is because our education always teaching similarity (uniformity) and averse plurality. Therefore, this paper suggested multicultural education as solution to this problem. Multicultural education has to be implemented on learning process at school. It not necessarily became separated lesson, but can integrated to every lesson . Multicultural education is a process to cultivating attitude to respect each other, honest, and tolerant to cultural diversity that exit on the plural society. With multicultural education we hope there’s toughness and flexibility of this nation to face the clash of social conflict.

The link between coronavirus, anxiety, and religious beliefs in the United States and United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Rigoli
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Stressful Event ◽  
Cultural Implications ◽  
The Impact

Research has shown that stress impacts on people’s religious beliefs. However, several aspects of this effect remain poorly understood, for example regarding the role of prior religiosity and stress-induced anxiety. This paper explores these aspects in the context of the recent coronavirus emergency. The latter has impacted dramatically on many people’s well-being; hence it can be considered a highly stressful event. Through online questionnaires administered to UK and USA citizens professing either Christian faith or no religion, this paper examines the impact of the coronavirus crisis upon common people’s religious beliefs. We found that, following the coronavirus emergency, strong believers reported higher confidence in their religious beliefs while non-believers reported increased scepticism towards religion. Moreover, for strong believers, higher anxiety elicited by the coronavirus threat was associated with increased strengthening of religious beliefs. Conversely, for non-believers, higher anxiety elicited by the coronavirus thereat was associated with increased scepticism towards religious beliefs. These observations are consistent with the notion that stress-induced anxiety enhances support for the ideology already embraced before a stressful event occurs. This study sheds light on the psychological and cultural implications of the coronavirus crisis, which represents one of the most serious health emergencies in recent times.

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