RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS IN “THE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MAN” BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY

Staying in the framework of the hermeneutic approach, this article reveals and analyses the religious and philosophical ideas of Saint Augustine of Hippo’s Confessions in the text of Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story “The Dream of a Ridiculous Man”. This study demonstrates that Dostoevsky, while staying within the boundaries of contemporary culture, independently comprehended such universal ideas and problems as the origin of evil, free will, theodicy and salvation, which were first formulated in the European philosophical tradition by Saint Augustine. The author concludes that the idea of unbounded free will and universal salvation, offered by Dostoevsky who demonstrated that rejecting individual freedom is justified only for the sake of said salvation, profoundly influenced Russian religious philosophy of Vladimir Solovyov.

Islam and the Possibility of World Redemption

Rosenzweig’s account of Islamic universalism might lead us to question the extent of that universalism itself. In the context of Islam, it is widely understood that the possibility of redemption is available to “righteous” believers. But what about the world as a whole, the world beyond the realm of righteous believers? These questions have not elicited straightforward responses, as Muslim theologians have long debated the question of who exactly can be saved and admitted into paradise and God’s mercy. In the present essay, I consider certain influential Muslim theological approaches to the topic of world redemption, or universal salvation, with a focus on Sunni thought.

T. F. Torrance on theosis and universal salvation

T. F. Torrance is widely thought to be one of the most important recent theologians in the Anglophone world. There has been quite a lot of research done on his soteriology. This essay contributes to that discussion by assessing five soteriological themes in his thought. These comprise: his account of the vicarious humanity of Christ, the notion of incarnation as atonement, his christological understanding of the divine image, his wholly objective view of the nature of justification and his atonement mechanism. I use this analysis as a means to investigate two broader notions in his theology. These are theosis and universal salvation. In keeping with several other recent treatments of his work I conclude his theology implies a doctrine of theosis. I also argue that it implies universalism, despite his emphatic rejection of the doctrine.

Dari Church Planting ke Hospitalitas: Suatu Tinjauan Kristis terhadap Misi Gereja di Tengah Konteks Keberagaman

The mission is the identity of the church. On the other hand, the reality of diversity requires every religion to practice its dogma by not harming diversity. For this reason, this article aims to propose a new understanding of the mission to renew the traditional mission of the church, that is from church planting to the hospitality of the Triune God. By comparing the church planting model through the church documents research, specifically HKI and the hospitality model specifically from the view of Velli-Matti Kärkkäinen, as well as an explanation of both models, the authors demonstrate the advantages of the hospitality model and its relevance in answering the mission amidst the reality of diversity. The research shows that the hospitality model emphasizes the mission is not merely exploiting diversity for Christianization or church planting but rather giving acceptance to others as the implication of the church's participation in God's universal salvation work. AbstrakMisi dan keragaman merupakan dua hal besar yang menjadi perhatian utama gereja. Misi adalah identitas gereja sedangkan keberagaman adalah realitas yang dihadapi gereja. Persoalan muncul ketika gereja menjalankan misi, na-mun menciderai keberagaman. Gereja menjadikan keberagaman sebagai ob-yek misinya, seperti kristenisasi di tengah dengan tujuan church planting. Artikel ini bertujuan menyajikan sebuah pemahaman misi yang baru sebagai upaya membaharui misi tradisional gereja, yaitu dari church planting kepada hospitalitas Allah Trinitas. Dengan melakukan komparasi antara model church planting melalui penelitian dokumen dan model hospitalitas Allah Trinitas dalam perspektif Velli-Matti Kärkkäinen, serta penjelasan atas kedua model, penulis memperlihatkan keunggulan model hospitalitas Trinitas dan relevansinya bagi misi dalam konteks keberagaman. Penelitian ini menunjuk-kan bahwa, misi tidak semata-mata untuk melakukan church planting di tengah keberagaman, namun pewartaan sekaligus penerimaan akan yang lain.

Review essay: To Hell and back with David Bentley Hart

Extended review of David Bentley Hart, That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2019), pp. 222, ISBN 978-0300246223. £20.00