Jeremy D.B. Walker, To Will One Thing: Reflections on Kierkegaard's 'Purity of Heart'

2017 ◽  
pp. 279-282
Keyword(s):  
Purity Of Heart

What are the Spiritual Sacrifices of 1 Peter 2:5? Some Light from Philo of Alexandria

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-17
Author(s):  
Philip Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Philo Of Alexandria ◽  
Peter 2 ◽  
1 Peter ◽  
Purity Of Heart ◽  
Shed Light

Peter’s reference to ‘spiritual sacrifices’ in 1 Pet. 2:5 is unspecified and scholars have proposed a variety of possible solutions to identify their referent. In this paper, we shed light on this question by considering how the term may have been heard by the readers in their historical context. Most scholars consider the audience to be majority Gentile and clearly in a diaspora setting (1 Pet. 1:1). Philo, as a Hellenistic Jewish author writing to the diaspora, has much to say about spiritual sacrifices, connecting them with the rational soul of virtue, which is purified from the passions and issues in virtuous conduct. Returning to 1 Peter, we observe the wider context of 1 Pet. 2:5 emphasizes purity of heart and soul, a disciplined mind and a self-controlled avoidance of passion, which also issues in virtuous conduct. This framework would have helped the original readers to identify the spiritual sacrifices.

Justification to Others

2020 ◽  
pp. 349-362
Author(s):  
Albert Weale
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Moral Action ◽  
Moral Code ◽  
The Social ◽  
Psychological Element ◽  
Moral Duties ◽  
Purity Of Heart ◽  
External Reasons

Prichard posed the question of whether there was a reason for persons to take on the obligations of morality. Scanlon offers a distinctive contractualist answer to this question, which is based on the notion of what it is reasonable for persons to act on as moral duties. It is useful to contrast Scanlon’s theory will John Stuart Mill’s conception of sanctions. For Scanlon, by contrast with Mill, there is no need to appeal to a special psychological element to explain how a person could be moved to moral action. The motivation is adequately captured in the idea of external reasons, which derive from the social relations in which persons stand to one another. This is not intended as a reply to the egoist, but as an account of what moves people to act morally. Scanlon has to assume a thesis of ‘purity of heart’ akin to that of Rawls, and this is implausible. A useful way of understanding Scanlon’s approach is via the idea of relative necessity, where the necessity is relative to the code of a particular society. However, understood in this way, Scanlon’s thesis is vulnerable to the fact that some societies have deep divisions, in which there is no coherent and agreed moral code. Yet, there can still be justice between strangers.

Guilt, Self-Awareness, and the Good Will in Kierkegaard’s Confessional Discourses

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-370
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Feeling ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Final Word ◽  
Good Will ◽  
Purity Of Heart ◽  
The Relationship

The specific aim of this article is to focus on Kierkegaard’s confessional discourses and to examine his appreciation for the experience of guilt—the feeling of guilt and the acknowledgment of guilt—in a person’s efforts to act with a good will, or what he calls ‘purity of heart’. The article offers an interpretation of what Kierkegaard means by the ‘purity of heart’ that guilt serves, and it makes an argument that in this service to ‘purity of heart’ the relationship between guilt and self-awareness is especially significant. For Kierkegaard, without the subjective feeling of guilt and without a self-reflective endorsement of that feeling, a person cannot overcome a bad or divided will; a person who strives to have a good will is a person who is able rightly to acknowledge, appropriate or endorse his or her guilt. Furthermore, Kierkegaard’s claim is not simply that this acknowledgment of guilt is a necessary precondition for a good will but that it is itself a quintessential action of a good will. The article concludes with a note of caution that while Kierkegaard does not want to make guilt a final word about a person, a word that overshadows grace and pardon, he is also very wary of the ways people fail to take their own guilt seriously and thereby forfeit the benefits of its self-disclosing power.

scholarly journals Being an Authentic Christian: an Analysis Based on The Philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-91
Author(s):  
Shelomita Selamat
Keyword(s):  
Soren Kierkegaard ◽  
Personal Relationship ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Fear Of God ◽  
Purity Of Heart ◽  
Authentic Person ◽  
Research Studies

Kierkegaard emphasis the importance of each individual being an authentic person. In his works, he gives an overview and direction to become an authentic person. Realizing whether someone authentically is not easy. Nowadays, I see many Christians who do not really live their lives as a Christian. The focus of this research is to present Kierkegaard's view on the criteria of an authentic Christian. The method used is a critical reading analysis of Kierkegaard's works (particularly Purity of Heart and The Sickness unto Death), previous research studies, observations, and interviews with several individuals. The author finds six criteria about authentic Christian individuals, namely: (1) Living in repentance, (2) Personal relationship with God, (3) Fear of God, (4) Willingness to suffer, (5) Being a loving person, and (6) Living in silence.

scholarly journals BAHAN BACAAN DAN ORIENTASI KEAGAMAAN GURU PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM SMA DI KOTA PALEMBANG

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zulkarnain Yani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Purity Of Heart ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Reading Interest

 AbstractThis paper described research result regarding religious reading materials and religious orientation of Islam Education (PAI) teacher at Senior High School (SMA) in Palembang. Research aimed to obtain the information on reading interest and the variety of reading materials used by the PAI teachers level SMA in Palembang and their religious orientation. Research concluded that the reading interest of the PAI teacher in Palembang, based on their reading materials, is still low. It is due to the lack of references used in teaching-learning process in class. In addition, the religious orientation of the PAI  teacher at SMA showed that 51% or 38 teachers are intrinsic-orientated. They highly respect the purity of heart, vision, understanding, and commitment to clarify the religious rituals. Meanwhile, 49% or 37 teachers are extrinsic-oriented. They regard religion is used not to receive the blessings of God, but to receive respect from others.Abstrak Tulisan ini menyajikan hasil penelitian tentang bacaan keagamaan dan orientasi keagamaan guru Pendidikan Agama Islam (PAI) di Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) di kota Palembang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai minat baca dan ragam bahan bacaan yang digunakan oleh guru-guru mata pelajaran pendidikan agama Islam tingkat SMA yang ada di kota Palembang dan orientasi keagamaan para Guru PAI SMA tersebut. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa minat baca guru PAI SMA kota Palembang dilihat dari bahan bacaan yang digunakan tergolong rendah karena kurangnya referensi bacaan yang digunakan dalam proses belajar mengajar di kelas. Selain itu, orientasi keagamaan para guru PAI SMA tersebut sebanyak 51% atau 38 orang guru yang beriorientasi intrinsik, dimana mereka menjunjung tinggi kemurnian hati, visi, pengertian dan komitmen yang memberikan makna pada ritual-ritual keagamaan yang dilakukan dan sebanyak 49% atau 37 orang guru yang berorientasi ekstrinsik, mereka memandang bahwa agama digunakan bukan untuk meraih keberkahan Tuhan, melainkan supaya orang lain menghargai dirinya.

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