scholarly journals TOWARDS AN INTERPRETATION OF THE PHENOMENA OF DEMON POSSESSED/DEMONIZED CHRISTIANS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gani Wiyono
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Scientific Thinking ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Natural Religion ◽  
Age Of Reason ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Human Autonomy ◽  
Excluded Middle

In the pre-modern world people generally believed in the supernatural.  Individuals and culture as a whole believed in the existence of God (or gods), angels, and demons.  The visible world owed its existence and meaning to a spiritual realm beyond the senses.  However, such worldviews began to die with the coming of Enlightenment of 17th and 18th centuries.  The age of reason, scientific thinking, and human autonomy that characterized the Enlightenment brought to being the so-called natural religion.  The result was the disappearance of immanent God (Deism) and the rejection of the socalled “excluded middle” – the unseen world of spirits, and the supernatural.  Such attitude may well be summarized in Rudolf Bultmann’ famous statement:  “It is impossible to use electric light and the wireless and to avail ourselves of modern medical and surgical discovers, and at the same time to believe in the New Testament worlds of spirits and miracles.”

Machiavelli in the New World

Worldview ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
Henry Steele Commager
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
New World ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Long Span ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Massacre Of The Innocents

The fundamental problems of politics, in the modern world as in the ancient one, have been and inevitably will be moral. To the ancients the maxim that no state could long flourish without virtue was clear. Equally clear was the conclusion that no state had ever conducted itself virtuously over a long span of years. We are all familiar with the philosophical and the practical debate over this problem, one that has perplexed statesmen and philosophers from the beginnings of history. We need only think of the New Testament account of Herod's massacre of the Innocents—an issue that conjured up, or seemed to conjure up, Reasons of State.

scholarly journals Problem ciągłości istnienia Boga

2014 ◽  
pp. 109-135
Author(s):  
Mieszko Ciesielski
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
The New Testament

The article discusses the issue of eternal existence of God. The author offers an interpretation of selected excerpts from the New Testament, which show God as pre- or ante-eternal but not post-eternal, which means that He is an entity existing without a beginning but having an ultimate end. In order to support the suggested interpretation, the author formulates a philosophical “mercy-based proof for the current non-existence of God”. 

scholarly journals Satanisme gesien vanuit 'n pastorale perspektief

1998 ◽  
Vol 54 (3/4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Bevolo-Manders
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
World View ◽  
Modern World ◽  
World Views ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Pastoral Counselling

Satanism seen from the perspective of pastoral counselling. Based on observations of Satanism and exorcism, the article suggests that pastors are confronted with two world views which are in conflict with one another: the mythological world view of the New Testament and the modern world view. The article explores the consequences of these conflicting worla views for ministers counselling individuals caught up in the practices of satanism.

The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts: Moving beyond Word and Deed

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-75
Author(s):  
Wilbert R. Shenk
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Social Gospel ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Christian Witness ◽  
The Way

The way we think about Christian witness has been shaped by the controversy early in the century between the social gospel and fundamentalist movements, each a reaction to the Enlightenment. The social gospel emphasized the immanent kingdom expressed concretely in improved human welfare; the fundamentalist put priority on evangelism—calling men and women to prepare for the future kingdom. Since 1945 there has been considerable movement toward a mediating position that holds the two elements together; but this has not resolved the problem. The New Testament model of the kingdom provides the only solution.

scholarly journals Essence and Significance of the Christian Faith in the Modern World

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-130
Author(s):  
Ivan Valkov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Clinical Psychologist ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Correct Definition ◽  
The New Testament

The author offers a discursive analysis of the New Testament faith, based on the biblical definition of it (Heb. 11) and the realization in life of the Old Testament patriarch Abraham, a model of faith in the three monotheistic religions. The author's choice fell to Abraham because of the similarity in God's guidance to him in the Old Testament and to the images in the New Testament. This leads to theological conclusions about what the biblically based Christian faith should be today. In the theological-ethical analysis of the successive stages in the stepwise development of the faith, visualized in the author's diagram, the correct definition, meaning and influence of each stage in the real life of the modern Christian stand out. The theoretical aspect of the research uses methods of systematic theology, biblical hermeneutics, egzegetics, as well as scientific research on the concept of "faith" (Vl. Sveshnikov, K. Barth, Al. Men, Vl. Solovov, D. Kirov etc.). The practical aspect of the study is based on the spiritual experience of Abraham, the historical experience of the Church, as well as the personal experience of the author - theologian and clinical psychologist. This text aims to inspire Christians to overcome daily trials by boldly climbing the steps of faith, which also elevates Abraham to the true glory God has given him. God's promise is that trials will never exceed the power of the one who has ben tested. Keywords: faith, Christianity

Is Cornelius Van Til’s Apologetic Method Christian, or Merely Theistic?

2003 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-268
Author(s):  
John J. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Objective Evidence ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Truth Claims ◽  
Christian Apologetics ◽  
Van Til

This paper compares J. W. Montgomery’s evidentialist approach to apologetics to Cornelius Van Til’s presuppositional approach. My position is that Van Til’s system is only theistic; it may support the existence of ‘God,’ but it does not prove the existence of the Christian God. In fact, Van Til’s method could just as easily be used by a Muslim apologist to assert the validity of Islam. This is because Van Til refuses to allow objective evidence to have any place in Christian apologetics. Because of this, he offers the non-theist no way of judging between the truth claims of Christianity and other religions. In fact, the most powerful weapon in the Christian apologist’s arsenal, the resurrection of Christ, cannot be used in an effective manner. This is in direct contradiction to the New Testament itself, where the resurrection is often used evidentially to validate the Christian faith.

The Doctrine of the Christian Faith

2020 ◽  
pp. 147-179
Author(s):  
Frederick C. Beiser
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Main Work ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Historical Reliability ◽  
The Trinity ◽  
Christian Beliefs

Chapter 11 provides an account of Strauß’s main work on Christian theology, his 1840 Die christliche Glaubenslehre. This work was Strauß’s critique of Christian dogma and therefore concerned more than the historical reliability of the New Testament. But the work was marred by a deep ambivalence: Strauβ‎’s work was meant as a compendium and therefore needed to provide the student with an introduction to Christian dogma; but Strauß also had deep personal reservations about Christianity which resurface in the text. The work contains a severe critique of the Christian beliefs in miracles, immortality, the trinity, and incarnation; but it also provides a demonstration of the existence of God. Though Strauß now distances himself from Hegel, he still does not completely disavow him.

Paradigmaveranderinge in die Bybelwetenskappe 'n Bydrae tot die gesprek tussen die Bybelwetenskappe en Sistematiese Teologie

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.J.J. Spangenberg
Keyword(s):  
Literary Criticism ◽  
New Testament ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
The New Testament

AbstractThe impetus of this article is the response of the New Testament scholar Pieter Botha to a book entitled Bondgenoot en beeld (1991) written by the Systematic theologian Adrio König. König's reaction to Botha's discussion and critique published in one of the issues of Theologia Evangelica (1993) reveals a lack of comprehension of the issues at stake. Botha's main critique is that König does not take the Enlightenment seriously. This article commences with a short historical overview of three main paradigm switches in Biblical Studies: the Reformation, the historical-critical approach and the paradigm switch that came along with the birth of modern literary criticism. It then attempts to identify the paradigms within which Botha and König work and in the last instance discusses the main reason why they are at loggerheads. The conclusion drawn is that only theologians who work within the same paradigm can communicate meaningfully.

On Kierkegaard’s Reaction to H.N. Clausen

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takaya Suto
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
New Testament ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
Strong Focus ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe purpose of this article is to rethink the relationship between Kierkegaard and the Enlightenment by looking at his reaction to Henrik Nicolai Clausen (1793-1877). Certainly, Kierkegaard did not display a historical-critical study of theology in his authorship such as that of Clausen, but nevertheless we can trace a line that runs from Clausen to Kierkegaard that tracks their strong focus and emphasis on the New Testament, self-appropriation, works after inner faith, critique of speculation, the limits of historical research and the positivity of Christianity. For Kierkegaard, Clausen was an important figure in revising the understanding of Christianity in 19th-century Denmark.

scholarly journals Lithuanian Catechism for Rural Schools (1795). Circumstances of its Compilation

Knygotyra ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 72-92
Author(s):  
Žavinta Sidabraitė
Keyword(s):  
Christian Education ◽  
New Testament ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
East Prussia ◽  
The Church ◽  
Local Languages

 Researchers constantly add new items to the bibliography of Lithuanian publications published in East Prussia in the last decade of the 18th century. The initiatives of publishing in local languages of that period were driven by the reforms of the Church and schools carried out by the Prussian authorities while the Enlightenment was coming to an end and the ideo­logy of regional particularism was continuously growing in the country. As can be seen from newly discovered archival documents and already recorded bibliographic information, at least four publications dedicated for primary Christian education were published in Prussia in 1795, namely, the New Testament, the psalm book, the semi-secular reading textbook The Friend of Children (Kūdikių prietelius), and the catechism for rural schools. The editions of the New Testament and Kūdikių prietelius are recorded in the Lithuanian bibliography, however, nothing has been known about the mentioned editions of the psalm book and the catechism so far. The circumstances of their publishing are analysed in the article.

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