scholarly journals Human Suffering and Theological Construction of Suffering

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Sonny Eli Zaluchu
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Approach ◽  
Human Suffering ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
The Way ◽  
Suffering God

Suffering, as a natural part of life, will be burdensome and burdensome when we respond in the wrong way. Therefore, it is necessary to have a theological construction so that humans can survive and pass through their sufferings victoriously. This paper aims to build a theological response to human suffering by proposing the presence of a theology of suffering. It can be concluded that through the theology of suffering, suffering humans can accept suffering as God's sovereignty. This theology also builds on the understanding that the way of suffering can identify God. The suffering experienced by humans does not come immediately because it has a unique purpose for everyone. It is also found that in the theology of suffering, God suffered through the death of His Son on the Cross for the benefit of humanity. This paper is written entirely with an analytic approach by relying on various theories and interpretations of Bible verses through in-depth literature studies ABSTRAK: Penderitaan sebagai bagian alami kehidupan, akan menjadi sesesuatu yang membebani dan menjerumuskan ketika ditanggapi dengan cara yang salah. Oleh sebab itu, diperlukan kehadiran sebuah konstuksi teologis agar manusia dapat bertahan dan melewati penderitaanya dengan kemenangan. Paper ini bertujuan untuk membangun tanggap teologis terhadap penderitaan manusia dengan mengusulkan kehadiran teologi penderitaan. Disimpulkan bahwa melalui teologi penderitaan, manusia yang menderita dapat menerima penderitaan sebagai sebuah kedaulatan Tuhan. Teologi ini juga membangun pengertian bahwa Allah dapat dikenali melalui jalan penderitaan. Penderitaan yang dialami manusia tidak hadir serta merta karena memiliki tujuan khas bagi setiap orang. Juga ditemukan bahwa di dalam sebuah teologi penderitaan, Allah ikut menderita melalui kematian anak-Nya di atas Salib untuk kepentingan manusia. Paper ini sepenuhnya ditulis dengan pendekatan analitik dengan mengandalkan berbagai teori dan tafsiran ayat-ayat Alkitab melalui pendalaman kajian pustaka.

2. Speaking of God in the Post-Human Era: An Examination of Radical Life Extension in Relation to Key Theological Concepts and Narratives

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaitlyn Barton
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Life Extension ◽  
The Core ◽  
Psychological Suffering ◽  
The Cross ◽  
And Function ◽  
Radical Life Extension ◽  
The Way ◽  
Changing World

Rapid advancements in radical life extension technologies contribute to humanity’s ever-changing world. The normalization of radical life extension technologies would signify that the present era in which biology and evolution act as dictators of human life and health would come to an end, thereby ushering in the age of the post-human. The purpose of this paper is to engage in a theological analysis of how and to what degree the ways in which humanity speaks about God could be changed or influenced if radical life extension becomes normative within society. . It is likely that this powerful technology would have a significant impact on many facets of culture, including the way in which humanity engages with religion, in particular Christianity. To accomplish this, the technology that could potentially support radical life extension, namely nanotechnology and cybernetic immortality, will be explained in terms of their relevance and function. Subsequently, the affects of radical life extension for human life will be addressed. Specifically, the implications of the partial or full eradication of human biological and psychological suffering and death through the use of cybernetic immortality and nanotechnology and will be considered. From there, the core theological concepts and narratives will be analyzed in the context of the potential actualization of radical life extension technology. A focus will be placed on the ethic of loving thy neighbour, Christ’s suffering on the cross, the hope of salvation and the Christian hope of entrance into heaven after death. 

scholarly journals The Perception of the Urbanized Areas in Case Study of the Town Rosice

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 1557-1565
Author(s):  
Helena Lorencová ◽  
Marcela Gotzmannová
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Composition ◽  
Commercial Development ◽  
Holy Trinity ◽  
Natural Components ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Surrounding Landscape ◽  
The Town ◽  
Panoramic Views ◽  
The Way

This article deals with how the residents of the town Rosice perceive the surrounding landscape in aesthetic terms, how it affects them and which of the landscape components they find the most valuable and necessary to preserve for the next generations. This article briefly describes the essential characteristics as well as the landscape composition of the area in question. It summarizes the results of a sociological survey which was carried out in April 2015. The majority of respondents considered the town of Rosice to be a good place to liveand agreed that what they liked most were visual percepts of the area and the sites where panoramic views could be enjoyed. Those components which the residents of Rosice wished to preserve in the town of Rosice for the next generations is Chateau Rosice, Nejsvětější Trojice (the Holy Trinity) chapel, the Stone bridge, St. Martin’s church, and the way of the Cross leading to the Holy Trinity chapel. The natural components that the respondents frequently mentioned included Rosická Obora (deer‑park) wooded land, the park and garden adjacent to the Chateau, the way of the Cross lined with linden trees leading to the Holy Trinity chapel, and the river Bobrava. One of the most significant problems and threats to the countryside is, according to many respondents, the usurpation of land in the form of residential and commercial development.

scholarly journals The “A-theist” Christ

Kairos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-205
Author(s):  
Teofil Stanciu
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Present Article ◽  
The Other ◽  
Secular World ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Way

For Metropolitan Anthony Bloom, the kenosis of Christ climaxes with his God-forsakenness on the cross. It is this aspect of kenosis that the present article tries to explore and build upon. One key element will be the meaning of the concept of “a-theist” Christ – coined by Bloom – and how this status of the incarnated Son can function as a basis for our identification and solidarity with today’s atheists. By the way of kenosis, the incarnation brings together in one hypostasis the divine and human nature. This reality endowed both our nature and created order with significant dignity. This paper explores the possibilities from this dignity and how it can serve as a bridge for dialogue with humanists and materialists. As Bloom suggests, this can open the discussion towards the secular world and Christians could take some responsibility for the process of secularization. The objective of this article is to demonstrate that Anthony Bloom’s controversial idea of “a-theist” Christ can become a connection point with the other and a mirror in which western Christians might look at some of their anthropological shortcomings that hamper their solidarity and dialogue with those who do not share the faith in God.

The way of the cross

Liturgy ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-74
Keyword(s):  
The Cross ◽  
The Way

The Inspection and Correction of “Reification” Criminal Law— A Case Analysis Based on Tobacco-Involved Crimes

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 5541-5553
Author(s):  
Chen Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Legal Order ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Crime And Punishment ◽  
Security Governance ◽  
Business Operation ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Way

Superficially, the control of trafficking of counterfeit cigarettes in the name of illegal business operation goes against the spirit of modest and restraint, as well as the doctrine, of the Criminal Law; substantially, however, it is the realistic portrayal of the cross-border governing of market misconduct with “reification” criminal law. In recent years, modern criminal law has opened the way to a transformation of functionalism upon the demand for security governance derived from risks to society. It has gone from being a passive night watchman to being a positive leader and pusher, highlighting the trend of “reification” of functionalism-oriented criminal law. The reification not only weakens the contractual value of crime and punishment but also causes dysfunction of the integral legal order. In this regard, while affirming the legitimacy of the functionalism transformation of criminal law, this paper corrects the trend of "reification" of functionalism-oriented criminal law by declaring the modest value of classical humanity-oriented criminal law, and promotes its return to the modest value of "humanity-oriented" criminal law. Based on the principle of unity of legal order, this paper proposes to build a two-tier judgment model consisting of "general violation" and "punishable violation" in an attempt to provide intellectual support for the processing of criminal cases involving tobacco.

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