In the study of Christian eschatological thought, virtually no attention has been given to past interpretations of the biblical phrase the new heavens and earth. John Duff uncovers the interpretations of this phrase that were extant in seventeenth-century England. These interpretations fall into two basic campsthose that understood the phrase metaphorically and those that understood the phrase literally.Some English divines believed the new heavens and earth referred to the new age of the gospel that commenced in the first century CE. At that time, God flung open the doors of salvation to Gentiles while at the same time bringing judgment to the Jewish nation for its failure to recognize and embrace Jesus as Messiah. This epic transition was fittingly described as a new heavens and earth.A second group of English interpreters believed the phrase stood for a yet future time when the political and religious circumstances of the world would change for the betterment of the church for one thousand years. The new heavens and earth stood for a future millennium in which Christ would establish his reign over the world prior to the day of resurrection and final judgment. Theologians who accepted a literal understanding believed the new heavens and earth described the renovation of the physical creation at the final judgment. Among this group, differences of opinion existed with respect to how much of the world would need cleansing, what creatures would be restored and of what use would a renovated world serve. The idea that the earth, and not heaven, would be the final abode of the saints emerged among a few obscure writers.

Stephen J. Hamilton attempts to create a "portrait" of "born-again" Christianity by providing a general introduction to the doctrine of regeneration, including its development in modernity, as well as short exegeses of relevant scriptural texts, followed by a close reading of four theologians Philipp Jakob Spener, Jonathan Edwards, Friedrich D.E. Schleiermacher, and Charles G. Finney who all associate the doctrine of regeneration with an experience of presence in the individual believer.In light of these analyses, he then traces a general theological structure of the "born-again" understanding of regeneration, including a catalogue of theological issues over which there is significant disagreement, in order to create a topography of "born-again" theologies. In the final section, he applies these results to contemporary conversion narratives of non-theologians. It is in such conversion narratives, the author argues, that theologians can discover an implicit, "lived" theology that reveals how doctrines are perceived and put into practice among Christians. Accordingly, this is to be understood as the result of the creative reciprocity between (often tacit) theological convictions and the experiences of the Christian life. The final chapter, as a coda to the entire work, offers some concluding reflections on the present cultural and political situation in the USA pertaining to "born-again" Christianity and argues against any oversimplifications of the relationship between "born-again" theologies, culture, and politics.

The early Christian movement known as "Montanism" referred to itself as the "New Prophecy". This collected volume, featuring contributions from the first-ever symposium on the New Prophecy, examines the origins of the Phrygian New Prophecy during the pandemic under Marcus Aurelius, its debated presence in North Africa and its relation to Tertullian, its relationship with mainstream Christians in Asia, its female leaders, and its echoes in the writings of Lucian of Samosata, Celsus, Origen, Eusebius, Epiphanius, and Honoriuss legislation. The book concludes with a systematic-theological reflection for todays churches and William Tabbernees bibliography.Contributions by Heidrun E. Mader, Bernard Doherty, Peter Lampe, David E. Wilhite, Andrew McGowan, Petr Kitzler, Megan DeVore, Barbara Crostini, Ronald E. Heine, Ilaria L.E. Ramelli, Maria DellIsola, Andrzej Wypustek, Geoffrey D. Dunn, Alistair C. Stewart, and Gyula Homoki.

The Kingdom of God Is Within You is a metaphysical essay written by Leo Tolstoy. As a result of Tolstoys lengthy deliberation, it presents a new structure for the world built on an understanding of Christianity through the lens of universal love.

Neste ano, o tema do "Mês da Bíblia" é a Carta de Paulo aos Gálatas e o lema é "Todos vós sois um só em Cristo Jesus" (Gl 3,28d), extraído do "hino batismal", descrito em Gl 3,26-28, quando Paulo afi

Die Totung von Menschen wird in vielen biblischen Texten thematisiert. Locus classicus ist das Totungsverbot im Dekalog (Ex 20,13; Dtn 5,17).Im Kontext von Krieg oder als Strafe fur schwerwiegende Verbrechen erschien die Totung eines Menschen fur die Verfasser der biblischen Texte wohl kaum problematisch. Gott selbst wird als jemand beschrieben, der das Toten von Personen anordnet und Menschen toten fur ihn. Manchmal ist es sogar Gott selbst, der totet.Andere biblische Aussagen und Traditionen sperren sich gegenuber dieser Sicht: Wurde der Mensch nicht nach dem Bild Gottes geschaffen (Gen 1,26-27; 9,6)? Die Gottahnlichkeit des Menschen impliziert das Verbot, einen Menschen zu toten. In diesem Kontext steht bekanntlich auch das 5. Gebot des Dekalog: Du sollst nicht toten!Die zentrale Frage des vorliegenden Bandes ist, ob und wie biblische und nicht-biblische Totungsverbote als Norm in der Antike funktionieren. Beitrage aus den Bereichen des altorientalischen und antiken Rechts, der Bibelwissenschaft, der alten Geschichte, des antiken Judentums und der fruhen Kirchengeschichte geben Einblicke in diese bis heute aktuelle Thematik. Fachkundige Experten behandeln das Totungsverbot, indem sie die zentralen Frage- und Problemstellungen, die sich in altorientalischer, patristischer und mittelalterlicher Zeit unterschiedlich darstellen, kritisch beleuchten und diskutieren.

The present volume aims at a clarification and a discussion of the church in the 16th century: What did the reformers think about the essence and origin of the holy, apostolic and Catholic church? What was seen as the aim of it, its task and mission? Can human beings see the true church or not? Does it have one existence in this world and another in the world to come? Furthermore, the concept of church is indissolubly connected to the theological concepts of sin, faith, justification, sanctification, and salvation, and the study of the church also involves reflection upon the nature and scope of the sacraments, the role of the clergy, the aim of church-buildings, the significance of church properties and upon the constituent parts of the mass/church service. Finally, and not least, it is important to investigate the role of the church in the societies of the 16th century, such as the impact of the ruling powers upon them, their significance for education and social cohesion, and the cultural significance of migrating believers, on the run within and beyond the borders of Europe. Together with theological, philosophical and art-historical questions, these issues are considered in order to create a much fuller picture of the church at the time of the Reformation.

At the twilight of the Weimar Republic, politicians, scientists, and theologians were engaged in debates surrounding the so-called "Jewish Question." When the Nazi Party came to power in 1933, these discussions took on a new sense of urgency and poignancy. As state measures against Jews unfolded, theological conceptions of the meaning of "Israel" and "Judaism" began to impact living, breathing Jewish persons.In this study, Ryan Tafilowski traces the thought of the Lutheran theologian Paul Althaus (18881966), who once greeted the rise of Hitler as a "gift and miracle of God," as he negotiated the "Jewish Question" and its meaning for his understanding of Germanness across the Weimar Republic, the Nazi years, and the post-war period. In particular, the study uncovers the paradoxical categories Althaus used to interpret the ongoing theological significance of the Jewish people, whom he considered both an imminent threat to German ethnic identity and yet a mysterious cipher by which Germans might decode their own spiritual destiny in world history.Sketching the peculiar contours of Althaus theology of Israel, this study offers a fresh interpretation of the Erlangen Opinion on the Aryan Paragraph, which is an important artifact not only of the Kirchenkampf, but also of the complex and ambivalent history of Christian antisemitism. By bringing Althaus into conversation with some of the most influential theologians of the twentieth centuryfrom Karl Barth and Emil Brunner to Rudolf Bultmann and Dietrich BonhoefferTafilowski broadens the scope of his inquiry to vital questions of political theology, ethnic identity, social ethics, and ecclesiology. As Christian theologians must once again reckon with questions of national self-understanding under the pressures of mass migration and resurgent nationalisms, this investigation into the logic of ethno-nationalist theologies is a timely contribution.

Em "1/3 da vida", Ermance Dufaux traz ensinamentos sobre a importancia da energia vital absorvida durante o sono. Este romance retrata o desdobramento da alma durante o sono, atividade que representa um terço da vida no corpo fisico, e e considerada como o periodo mais rico em espiritualidade.Sem duvida, enquanto o corpo dorme a alma desperta.

Partindo de Jesus e de uma viso crist da vida, os conselhos deste livro podem ajudar a tornar a vida das crianças mais feliz, segundo os valores cristos. Uma boa educaço crist dada aos filhos comporta uma imensa possibilidade de sentido para lhes estruturar a vida tanto psicologica como religiosamente, uma vez que, se privados disso, as consequencias so lamentaveis.

En 1993, se publicó el libro colectivo 10 mujeres escriben teología, en el que diez teólogas españolas se daban a conocer. Desde entonces, algunas cosas han cambiado y otras parecen resistir el paso del tiempo.Estas son las palabras que se desarrollan: Experiencia (Rosa Cursach), Proceso (Lucia Ramon), Compromiso(Marta Zubia), Fiesta (Isabel Gomez-Acebo), Tradicion (Carmen Marquez), Palabra (Carmen Soto),Identidad (Elisa Estevez), Misterio (Trinidad Leon), Propuesta (Pilar de Miguel), Metodo (Mercedes Navarro).

Guardini pronosticó que el siglo XX sería el de la Iglesia, y también lo es el siglo XXI. La renovación, puesta al día y reforma de la Iglesia que pretendían las corrientes renovadoras del siglo XX, y a la que apunto el Concilio Vaticano II, sigue siendo una tarea incompleta e irrealizada. Muchos problemas que afectan hoy al catolicismo son eclesiologicos. No basta con una renovacion espiritual, sino que es necesario un cambio institucional, para responder a los nuevos retos de la secularizacion, la laicidad del Estado y la sociedad, y el proceso vigente de globalizacion. Estas diez palabras (comunion, democracia, Iglesia, laicos, ministerios, mision, pobres, pueblo, sacramento, sinodalidad) se centran en temas eclesiologicos claves, en puntos de incidencia con vistas a la identidad y actualizacion catolica. No pretenden ofrecer un tratado sistematico sobre la Iglesia, sino abrir perspectivas en cuestiones vitales. El conjunto de autores y de temas de este volumen permite captar algunas de las problematicas que afectan hoy a la crisis del catolicismo en las modernas sociedades del Primer y Tercer Mundo

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Masculinity is under attack.Now more than ever, the world needs powerful men of faith and integrity. 31 Decrees of Blessing for Men puts the power of Gods Word in the hands and mouths of men, equipping them to be the husbands, fathers, brothers, leaders, and servants that God created them to be.Each day includes: an encouraging devotion written around a spiritual truth found in Scripture, an empowering decree to root you in the certainty of Gods blessings, related Bible passages to enrich your understanding, and an activation to mobilize your faith. You are a beloved son of God. Harness the power you have in Christ and become a blessing to the lives around you.