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Supriyadi, Agustinus. "DIPANGGIL KEPADA KEKUDUSAN." JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik 20, no. 1 (April 3, 2020): 26–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.34150/jpak.v20i1.251.
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Humans be created in the image of God. All people are called to holiness, that is to perfection, just as the Father in heaven is perfect. The theme called to holiness is first placed in the frame of the Basic Diocese of Surabaya which deals with the great theme of the Disciples of Christ. The theme of holiness contains elements about: what, when, where, who, why and how. The Kipling method or the 5W-1H method helps the writer in describing this holiness theme. Being called to holiness in context has the same meaning as being called to be holy. Holiness itself has a charge as perfect love. Holiness and love are two inseparable things, because God is both Holy and Love. Human union with God is the essence of holiness. Holiness has a relationship with the perfection of love, so holiness cannot be understood separately from one's attitude and actions towards God through his actions towards the poor who suffer. Holiness is a lifestyle that is connected with daily life according to the Beatitues that Jesus conveyed to His disciples.
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Sameer Yadav. "All Shall Love Me and Despair!" Journal of Analytic Theology 11 (October 25, 2023): 457–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.12978/jat.2023-11.180017240021.
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In Divine Holiness and Divine Action Mark Murphy seeks to establish four key claims: first, that divine holiness consists in a supreme desirability of creaturely union with God and a commensurately supreme creaturely unfittingness for that union; second, that this holiness-concept is grounded in a value-gap between God and creatures which by default motivates God to withdraw from creatures rather than love us or seek our welfare; third, that the love and concern for creaturely welfare exhibited in God’s creating and redeeming is a contingent and freely chosen override of the default stance of holiness; and fourth, that God should be thanked and emulated in virtue of exhibiting a kind of humility in overriding the demands of holiness for our sakes, though not worshipped or praised for this humility, since these latter attitudes should be reserved for necessary rather than contingent features of God. I argue that each of these four claims is mistaken, and further that it is a good thing they are mistaken, because if Murphy’s account were right the appropriate response to God would be neither worship nor thanks but rather abject despair.
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Mališa, Snježana. "A Contemporary View of Christian Holiness." Bogoslovska smotra 92, no. 5 (2023): 1015–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.53745/bs.92.5.5.
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In modern times, the understanding of holiness is often overshadowed by notions of achievement in various areas of human existence, and holiness could be understood as merely human commitment in the moral realm. Therefore, within the Christian tradition there are discussions of a call to holiness and not only to moral perfection, where holiness rests above all on the fact of God’s chosenness, to which the Christians respond by changing concrete lives. This article shall highlight several main characteristics of holiness as a model of Christian existence important to the Church in the third millennium. Firstly, a biblical-theological account of holiness shall be presented as a landmark of understanding holiness in the Church and in theology. Then, the fundamental dimension of holiness shall be introduced which is the principle of giftedness, opposed in a certain contrast to the widely present principle of achievement and perfection. The third part shall highlight the exemplary character of holiness, which has the ability to attract others, thus realizing in the life of the Church its main character of holiness that comes from God Himself. In their response to God, Christians find a model among the saints who have accepted various means of consecration within the Church and given God an answer to His call to holiness. Finally, the importance of a personal response to the call to holiness shall be indicated. The goal of Christian holiness is to unite with God, and on the way to this union, the effort of every individual who manifests himself primarily in accepting God’s gifts and His grace is also needed. Moral and sacred life is not primarily the adventure of spiritual giants of tried and tested moral behaviour and virtues, where these behaviours and virtues are only the result of their own endeavour and humanistic aspirations, but rather holiness is a response to God to his great love, which he expressed in the history of salvation and in the lives of people.
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Gause, Hollis. "Pentecostal Understanding of Sanctification from a Pentecostal Perspective." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 18, no. 1 (2009): 95–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/174552509x442174.
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AbstractThe doctrine of the Holy Trinity is the product of divine revelation, and is a doctrine of divine worship. The expressions of this doctrine come out of worshipful response to divine revelation demonstrating the social nature of the Trinity and God's incorporating the human creature in His own sociality and personal pluralism. The perfect social union between God and the man and woman that he had created was disrupted by human sin. God redeemed the fallen creature, and at the heart of this redemptive experience lies the doctrine of Holy Trinity, with the Holy Spirit as the communing agent of all the experiences of salvation. The Spirit is especially active in the provision and fulfillment of sanctification, which is presented here as the continuum of 'holiness-unity-love'. He produces the graces of the Holy Spirit – the fruit of the Spirit. He implants the Seed of the new birth which is the word of God. He purifies by the blood of Jesus. He establishes union and communion among believers and with God through His Son Jesus. This is holiness.
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Fesko, J. V. "Sanctification and union with Christ: a Reformed perspective." Evangelical Quarterly 82, no. 3 (April 30, 2010): 197–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/27725472-08203002.
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This essay sets forth a précis of the Reformed doctrine of sanctification explaining the doctrine and its relationship to the rest of the order of salvation, especially justification. The key to the Reformed doctrine of sanctification is to recognize that holiness and sanctity finds its source in union with Christ but also to recognize the priority of justification over sanctification. Greater sanctity in the Christian life is found, not in the believer’s good works, but in seeking Christ by faith alone through the means of grace (word, sacraments, and prayer). The essay also interacts with and critiques the doctrine of definitive sanctification as espoused chiefly by the late John Murray.
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Orečný, Stanislav. "Il fenomeno del paradosso nella visione ecclesiologica di Henri de Lubac." Verba Theologica 21, no. 2 (2022): 23–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.54937/vt.2022.21.2.23-36.
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The study analyzes the significance of paradox in the ecclesiological vision of Henri de Lubac (1896-1991) based on some of his writings. The French theologian presents paradox in an original way in order to find ways of drawing on biblical and patristic insights and to address the issues raised by the modern world for the Church. Paradox allows one to see the union of opposites while maintaining their individual distinctions. From the paradoxical point of view, de Lubac defines the Church as a mystery, keeping her human and divine elements in tension. This Church is relational in the divine, mystical, sacramental, historical, and social dimension. In it, there arise and live the paradoxes of the natural and supernatural dignity of man, of individual and collective salvation, of his temporal-eternal and visible-invisible aspect, of holiness and sin. The “paradoxical” Church is the missionary Church on the road to holiness – the Church that proclaims God’s salvation to all.
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Wellings, Martin. "Renewing Methodist Evangelicalism: the Origins and Development of the Methodist Revival Fellowship." Studies in Church History 44 (2008): 286–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s042420840000365x.
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When the Wesleyan, Primitive and United Methodist Connexions combined in 1932 to form the Methodist Church of Great Britain, much was made of their shared evangelical heritage. The doctrinal clause of the founding Deed of Union affirmed that the Connexion ‘ever remembers that in the Providence of God Methodism was raised up to spread Scriptural Holiness through the land by the proclamation of the Evangelical Faith and declares its unfaltering resolve to be true to its Divinely appointed mission.’
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Amadi, Amadi. "Upacara Adat Basaru’ Sumangat dalam Konteks Batalah Tradisi Dayak Kanayatn dan Hubungannya dengan Liturgi Gerejani dalam Konteks Sakramen Pembaptisan." VOCAT: JURNAL PENDIDIKAN KATOLIK 1, no. 1 (January 29, 2021): 9–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.52075/vctjpk.v1i1.14.
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This research aims to find out the basic meaning of the traditional ritual of Basaru 'sumangat in the context of batalah for Dayak Kanayatn people, the meaning of baptized sacrament in the Catholic Church, the relationship between Adat basaru' sumangat in the context of Batalah Kanayatn traditions with baptized sacrament Catholic Church. Using a qualitative approach, data were obtained from the results of in-depth interviews which focused on the village of Nangka, Landak district. The results of the research analysis show that: First, the basic meaning of the Batalah tradition of the Kanayatn Dayak people in Nangka Village is a ceremony that allows a newborn to gain safety. According to Kanayat Dayak belief in Nangka Village by carrying out the batalah ceremony, all bad things in the baby's body are removed thanks to the prayers delivered by the panyangahatn priest to Jubata or God, and by carrying out this batalah ceremony the existence of a baby will be recognized in society. Second, the meaning of the batalah tradition is almost the same as the tradition of the baptismal ceremony in the Catholic Church, which focuses on the appreciation of union with Jesus Christ which leads to holiness and salvation. Third, the relationship between the basaru 'sumangat ceremony in the context of the Batalah Dayak Kanayatn tradition with the sacrament ceremony of baptism in the Catholic Church is the path of holiness to salvation and the initiation of salvation. The path of holiness to salvation means that the holiness received through baptism or through the bat ceremony brings a person to salvation. Whereas the initiation of salvation is intended as a process that initiates a person into belonging to those who have safety. Both as members of the community (in babies who are questioned) and as members of the Church (in people who are baptized).
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Sinkevych, Nataliia. "Saints and heroes: Ukrainian hagiographical narratives of the first half of the 17th century between Rome, Constantinople and Moscow." Textus et Studia, no. 4(24) (July 26, 2021): 7–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.15633/tes.06401.
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No other period in the history of the Kyiv Orthodox Metropolis gives rise to such contradictory opinions as to the history of the first half of the 17th century. The struggle to preserve the Orthodox identity after signing of the Union of Brest in 1596 and the need to represent the Orthodox way of salvation in anti-Catholic polemics sparked a keen interest in the idea of holiness and saints. This interest, however, did not trigger the canonization of contemporary figures, but rather a reminder of the former hagiographic and historical heritage.
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Korbut, Ewa. "The Holy Family as a Model of the Spiritual Life in Bl. Bolesława Lament’s Teaching." Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej 19 (2020): 19–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.15290/rtk.2020.19.02.
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The Christian spiritual life, the essence of which is holiness, needs an example that sheds clear light on the path of love for God and neighbor. In her teachings, Bl. Bolesława Lament indicates that the example of the Holy Family of Nazareth’s life is especially helpful in for man’s spiritual development. The Holy Family’s example can help shape the spiritual life of believers according to the Incarnation. The essence of the Holy Family’s example is its deep focus on the mystery of Incarnation and, thus, union with Christ, the Incarnate Word. Moreover, the hidden life of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph provides a solid foundation on which apostolic life can take on form.
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Bušková, Magda. "Conversion as the Path to the Recovery of Humanity in the Context of St John Paul II’s Theology of Holiness." AUC THEOLOGICA 11, no. 1 (September 27, 2021): 109–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/23363398.2021.6.
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The study focuses on Pope John Paul II’s view of conversion as an essential aspect of holiness. It explores why he emphasises the personal conversion of a Christian to God, and in a broader context, how conversion relates to the recovery of humanity and human dignity. The reflection is based on the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, especially as presented in the documents Gaudium et Spes and Lumen Gentium. Conversion is viewed from the perspective of spiritual theology and the union between God and the human person and focuses on some related features from John Paul II’s ‘Trinitarian’ group of encyclicals. The reflection also examines the importance of Christian conversion to God as an internal process of transformation in the human person in the context of both internal ruptures and external existential threats.
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CHRIST, MICHAEL. "Preaching and Definitive Sanctification." Unio Cum Christo 7, no. 2 (October 1, 2021): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.35285/ucc7.2.2021.art7.
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This article proceeds from the assumption that the way a preacher conceptualizes a Christian’s identity in Christ shapes how he brings moral exhortation to the congregation. The concept of definitive sancti- fication—first coined by John Murray and developed by Richard Gaffin and others—identifies the believer as, in some sense, holy in Christ. This is not the holiness of imputed righteousness but a renovative change. Moreover, having been made holy, believers must act according to the logic of their identity in Christ. Three implications for preaching emerge from definitive sanctification: (1) preaching Christ and moral commands must be kept together, (2) the biblical indicative and imperative must inform each other, and (3) preaching must be eschatologically oriented. KEYWORDS: Sanctification, John Murray, preaching, eschatology, definitive sanctification, union with Christ
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Zelenin, Sergey V. "On the Nature of Russian Holiness: the Role of the North Area in the Life of John of Kronstadt." Almanac “Essays on Conservatism” 102 (March 1, 2020): 25–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.24030/24092517-2020-0-1-25-88.
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The article is devoted to the visits of Saint John of Kronstadt to the territory now known as Vologda region. The author also examines certain important issues related to John of Kronstadt’s life and activities. Special attention is paid to the history of the region, including the history of the activity of the local branch of the Union of Russian People. This research is the first attempt to summarize various data on the visits of John of Kronstadt to Vologda region.
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Ilyasin, Mukhamad, and Miftahur Ridho. "ISLAMIC STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS' STRATEGY OF COMMUNICATING AND MAINTAINING ISLAMIST IDEOLOGY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN EAST KALIMANTAN." al-Balagh : Jurnal Dakwah dan Komunikasi 6, no. 2 (December 18, 2021): 357–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.22515/al-balagh.v6i2.3511.
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This paper aims to explain the role of KAMMI (Kesatuan Aksi Mahasiswa Muslim Indonesia/ the Indonesian Muslim University Students Action Union) in Universities in East Kalimantan in shaping the political dynamics among students in university settings. Utilizing a qualitative approach to analyze data collected through interviews with members of KAMMI in Samarinda, findings reveal that KAMMI’s main strategy to maintain its’ Islamist ideology consists of three distinctive steps: 1) introducing KAMMI to potential members in high schools via vacation trip program (rihlah); 2) recruiting members during admission time via personal approaches; and 3) maintaining solidarity by utilizing small circle study groups. In the first two steps, KAMMI would introduce potential new members with personal holiness, which aims to guard the students' morality. In the third phase, members would be familiarized with the concept of “Muslim Negarawan,” in which they are asked to view their campus as a political arena of competition for power.
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Molnar, Paul D. "Karl Barth and the Importance of Thinking Theologically within the Nicene Faith." Ecclesiology 11, no. 2 (May 28, 2015): 153–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17455316-01102003.
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This article argues that if Catholic and Protestant theologians, prompted by the Holy Spirit, allowed their common faith in God as confessed in the Nicene Creed to shape their thinking and action, this could lead to more visible unity between them. Relying on Barth, the article suggests that the oneness, holiness, catholicity and apostolicity of the church can be understood best in faith that allows the unique object of faith, namely God incarnate in Christ and active in his Spirit, to dictate one’s understanding. Such thinking will avoid the pluralist tendency to eviscerate Christ’s uniqueness and attempts to equate church unity with aspects of the church’s visible existence. These approaches tend to undermine the importance of faith in recognizing that such unity means union with Christ through the Spirit such that it cannot be equated with or perceived by examining only its historical existence in itself and in relation to other communities of faith.
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Arias Bautista, María Teresa. "TERESA DE CEPEDA Y AHUMADA. UNA VIDA DE AMOR Y TRANSGRESIÓN EN UN MUNDO DE VIOLENCIAS." RAUDEM. Revista de Estudios de las Mujeres 3 (May 23, 2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/raudem.v3i0.617.
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Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada: Una vida de amor y transgresión en un tiempo de violencias Resumen: Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada fue una mujer peculiar y extraordinaria. Su vida y su obra literaria y fundacional ha hecho correr tinta desde su propio tiempo hasta el presente. Mi aportación se centra en tres cuestiones sugerentes y ligadas entre sí: el amor con el que amó, ese sentimiento intenso del ser humano que, partiendo de su propia insuficiencia, necesita y busca el encuentro y unión con otro ser, según define la RAE y que ella centró en Dios. En la transgresión, o su capacidad para romper las normas, y, finalmente, en la violencia que la rodeó.Palabras clave: Mujeres, historia, santidad femenina, Santa Teresa, Inquisición, mujeres escritoras. Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada.A Life of Love and Transgression in a Time of Violence Abstract: Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada was a peculiar and extraordinary woman. Her life and her literary and foundational work have run ink from her own time to the present. My contribution focuses on three suggestive questions and bound together: the love with which she loved, that intense feeling of the human being, from her own inadequacy, needs and seeks contact and union with another being, as defined by the RAE, and which she focused on God. In the transgression, or her ability to break rules, and finally, in the violence that surrounded her.Key words: Women, history, female holiness, Santa Teresa, Inquisition, women writers.
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Rachwalska, Marzena. "Role of the family in the spiritual formation of Karol Wojtyła." Forum Teologiczne, no. 22 (October 13, 2021): 141–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.31648/ft.6927.
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The Wojtyła family is a special family which, in God's plan, is an example of heroic faith, hope and love. The Pope's parents were his role model and the perfect foundation for his journey to holiness. Prayer and the sacraments were a means of union with God. They fulfilled God's will by living in the spirit of the Gospel and total devotion to Mary - Totus Tuus. Following the life and pontificate of John Paul II, the above article shows and illustrates the influence of parents on Karol, the future pope. Therefore, it is a great inspiration for families, educators, and caregivers who are nowadays looking for original, charismatic authorities that will inspire and lead them to the right path.
In 2020, when the 100th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s birth was celebrated, on May 7, the Episcopate consented to the commencement of the beatification process of Karol and Emilia Wojtyła by the Archdiocese of Krakow. Thus, the Holy See was asked to start the process at the diocesan level.
The initiation of the beatification process of Pope Wojtyła's elder brother Edmund remains an open issue. He died in 1932, taking care of his sick patients at the hospital in Bielsko. Edmund received the title of Doctor of Medicine at the Jagiellonian University on March 29, 1930. The beatification committee was established in 1997.
Karol Wojtyła's family did not differ from the average Catholic family of that time. What distinguishes this family today is Love and Faithfulness to God and people. Devotion, service and humility. Holiness is a gift that the baptized receive with the first sacrament. As such, this gift should be nurtured and developed in the Catholic Church community through sacramental life and a life of prayer. The Wojtyła family is an example of fulfilling God's will in everyday life. It abided with God and continues to do so.
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Mititelu, Cătălina. "The Service of the Romanian Orthodox Church to Migrants." Ecumeny and Law 9, no. 1 (June 29, 2021): 45–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.31261/eal.2021.09.1.03.
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Through the concrete steps taken by its members (clergy, believers, and monks), from 1998 until now, the Romanian Orthodox Church has carried out extensive actions to monitor and solve the migration crisis.
Thanks to this approach, initiated and improved by its current Primate, His Beatitude, Patriarch Daniel, both in the country and in the diaspora of our Church, the phenomenon of migration was not only be monitored, but also solved both in accordance with Church rules and with State laws, as well as those of the Law of the European Union, that is, of the EU Member States.
From our article, the informed reader will be also able to see that, in its actions for monitoring and solving the migration problem, our Church has taken into account both the guidelines issued by the bodies of the Ecumenical Council of Churches and the guiding principles stated by the leaders of the two Churches, Catholic and Orthodox, namely, His Holiness, Pope Francis, and His Beatitude, the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I, in their joint Declarations on the issue of migration, hence the ecumenical nature of the approach to the issue of migration.
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Sucharski, Tadeusz. "Chrześcijanie w łagrze (w wybranych dziełach literatury polskiej i rosyjskiej)." Slavia Occidentalis, no. 73/2 (June 14, 2018): 147–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/so.2016.73.36.
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The aim of this article is to reflect on the religiosity of Stalinist prisoners shaped by religion or the Christian tradition. A comparison of works of Polish and Russian literature demonstrates that prisoners from the Soviet Union and Poland essentially otherwise referred to the faith, to the Decalogue. Most of the inmates came into the camp from the country’s militant atheism, infected with a hostility to religion as “the opium of the masses”, and only in the camp were they looking for ways to return to the faith of their fathers. However, they often kept faith in the value of humanity, they represented a secular holiness. A substantial majority of Polish prisoners affirmed their Catholicism, which was not only a witness of their faith, but also synonymous with Polish culture. Such an attitude often hampered relations with the Orthodox and Greek Catholics. A large part of the Polish inmates reluctantly referred to them as Christians of the Eastern Rite, as a consequence of Catholic education in pre-war Poland, but also out of hostility towards Russians and Ukrainians. Many of them, however, disregarded religious issues, they referred to a fellow prisoner with respect, regardless of his religion. They looked at them from the human perspective.
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Loue, Sana. "Parentally Mandated Religious Healing for Children: A Therapeutic Justice Approach." Journal of Law and Religion 27, no. 2 (January 2012): 397–422. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0748081400000436.
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Significant controversy surrounds individuals' reliance on religious healing approaches to the treatment of illness, particularly when such efforts focus on the provision of care for children. These approaches, rooted in organized religions and their theologies, encompass a wide range of practices, ranging from prayer, meditation, and the laying on of hands, to exorcism, speaking in tongues, Spiritism, shamanic intervention, and various rituals of Santería. Numerous faith communities espouse one or more forms of religious healing while discouraging reliance on conventional medical treatments: These communities include the Christian Science Church, the Church of the First Born, End Time Ministries, Faith Tabernacle, Followers of Christ Church, Bible Believers' Fellowship, Christ Assembly, Christ Miracle Healing Center, Church of God Chapel, Church of God of the Union Assembly, Holiness Church, Jesus Through Jon and Judy, “No Name” Fellowship, Northeast Kingdom Community Church, and The Source.Others, such as the Assemblies of God, have moved away from an exclusive reliance on religious healing practices to a more holistic approach that combines religious-healing with at least some aspects of biomedicine. For many of these listed groups, health and illness represent the physical manifestation of moral concerns relating to salvation, which can only be addressed through religious healing.
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Григорьева, Наталья Ивановна. "The Church and Archaeological Cabinet of the Moscow Theological Academy and the Personality of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy I (Simansky)." Theological Herald, no. 2(49) (August 15, 2023): 318–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.31802/gb.2023.49.2.015.
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Настоящая статья посвящена изучению роли Святейшего Патриарха Алексия I (Симанского) в возобновлении и становлении крупнейшего в современной России и единственного во времена Советского Союза церковного музея — Церковно-археологического кабинета Московской духовной академии. Патриарх Алексий I не только способствовал открытию Московских духовных школ и их возвращению в стены Троице-Сергиевой Лавры, сыграл важную роль в сохранении памятников церковного искусства в стенах Церковно-археологического кабинета, устроенного по его благословению в Царских Чертогах Троице-Сергиевой Лавры, но и стал идейным вдохновителем существующей по сей день концепции академического музея. Воспитанный в дореволюционной академии, патриарх Алексий имел непосредственную живую связь с профессорами церковной археологии Московской духовной академии XIX в., а опосредованно эта связь доходила до митрополита Московского Филарета. Источниковедческой базой для раскрытия темы послужили дневниковые записи крестника Патриарха Алексия — заведующего Церковно-археологическим кабинетом протоиерея Алексия Остапова, а также сборники «Материалы Церковно-археологического кабинета», «Журналы Учёного Совета», хранящиеся в библиотеке и архиве Московской духовной академии. This article is devoted to the study of the role of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy I (Simansky) in the renewal and development of the largest church museum in modern Russia and the only church museum during the Soviet Union — the Church and Archaeological Cabinet of the Moscow Theological Academy. Patriarch Alexy I not only contributed to the opening of Moscow theological schools and their return to the walls of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, played an important role in the preservation of monuments of church art within the walls of the Church-Archaeological Cabinet, arranged with his blessing in the Royal Halls of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, but also became the ideological inspirer of the concept of the academic museum that exists to this day. Brought up in a pre-revolutionary academy, Patriarch Alexy had a direct, living connection with the professors of church archeology at the Moscow Theological Academy of the 19th century, and indirectly this connection reached the Metropolitan of Moscow Filaret. The source study base for the disclosure of the topic was the diary entries of the godson of Patriarch Alexy — the head of the Church and Archaeological Cabinet, Archpriest Alexy Ostapov, as well as the collections «Materials of the Church and Archaeological Cabinet», «Journals of the Academic Council», stored in the library and archive of the Moscow Theological Academy.
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Semenenko-Basin, Ilya V., and Stefano Caprio. "Russian Liturgical Memories in the Slavic Byzantine-Catholic Menologion (Recensio Vulgata) of the Mid-20th Century." Slovene 10, no. 1 (2021): 368–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.31168/2305-6754.2021.10.1.16.
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The article is devoted to the menologion (calendar of saints) compiled in the 20th century for Russian Byzantine Catholics. The latter are a church community with its own Byzantine-Slavic worship and piety, which follow both the Catholic and the Eastern spiritual traditions. Like the entire liturgical literature of the Russian Eastern Catholics, the menologion was created in Rome under the auspices of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, as part of the activities of the Russian Catholic Apostolate, i.e., of the mission of the Catholic Church addressed to Russia and the Russian diaspora in the world. The corpus of service books for Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian Eastern Catholics was called Recensio Vulgata. The menologion under study is contained in the books of Recensio Vulgata and was compiled on the basis of the Orthodox menologia of pre-revolutionary Russia. The compilers of the Byzantine-Catholic menologion did not just select Russian liturgical memories in a certain way, they also included the names of several martyrs of the Eastern Catholic Churches and some additional commemorations of Western saints. According to the compilers of the menologion, the history of Catholic (orthodox) holiness in North-Eastern Russia ended at the turn of the 1440s, when the Principality of Moscow and the Novgorod Republic abandoned the Union of Florence. The menologion reflects the era after the Union of Florence in the events that show the invariable patronage of the Mother of God over the people and the Russian land. The Recensio Vulgata menologion (RVM) contains twelve Russia-specific holidays that honor icons of the Mother of God, nine of which celebrate the events of the period from the late 15th to the 17th centuries. The compilers of the menologion created a well-devised system in which the East Slavic saints, the ancient saints of the Byzantine menologion, the Latin teachers of the Church, the saints of the Byzantine Catholic churches of different eras all are subject to harmonious logic, and harmony serves to organize the whole.
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Burtseva, Alla O. "The Soviet Journal “LOKAF” on Foreign Literature: How not to Become a Remarquable." Slovene 10, no. 1 (2021): 347–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.31168/2305-6754.2021.10.1.15.
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The article is devoted to the menologion (calendar of saints) compiled in the 20th century for Russian Byzantine Catholics. The latter are a church community with its own Byzantine-Slavic worship and piety, which follow both the Catholic and the Eastern spiritual traditions. Like the entire liturgical literature of the Russian Eastern Catholics, the menologion was created in Rome under the auspices of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, as part of the activities of the Russian Catholic Apostolate, i.e., of the mission of the Catholic Church addressed to Russia and the Russian diaspora in the world. The corpus of service books for Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian Eastern Catholics was called Recensio Vulgata. The menologion under study is contained in the books of Recensio Vulgata and was compiled on the basis of the Orthodox menologia of pre-revolutionary Russia. The compilers of the Byzantine-Catholic menologion did not just select Russian liturgical memories in a certain way, they also included the names of several martyrs of the Eastern Catholic Churches and some additional commemorations of Western saints. According to the compilers of the menologion, the history of Catholic (orthodox) holiness in North-Eastern Russia ended at the turn of the 1440s, when the Principality of Moscow and the Novgorod Republic abandoned the Union of Florence. The menologion reflects the era after the Union of Florence in the events that show the invariable patronage of the Mother of God over the people and the Russian land. The Recensio Vulgata menologion (RVM) contains twelve Russia-specific holidays that honor icons of the Mother of God, nine of which celebrate the events of the period from the late 15th to the 17th centuries. The compilers of the menologion created a well-devised system in which the East Slavic saints, the ancient saints of the Byzantine menologion, the Latin teachers of the Church, the saints of the Byzantine Catholic churches of different eras all are subject to harmonious logic, and harmony serves to organize the whole.
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Pancerz, Roland Marcin. "Obrona integralnego człowieczeństwa Chrystusa przeciw apolinaryzmowi w dziełach Epifaniusza z Salaminy." Vox Patrum 68 (December 16, 2018): 253–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.31743/vp.3352.
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Epiphanius of Salamis was one of the Church Fathers, who reacted resolutely against incorrect Christology of Apollinaris of Laodicea. The latter asserted that the divine Logos took the place of Christ’s human mind (noàj). In the beginning, the bishop of Salamis tackled the problem of Christ’s human body, since – as he told himself – followers of Apollinaris, that arrived in Cyprus, put about incorrect doctrine on the Saviour’s body. Among other things, they asserted it was consubstantial with his godhead. Beyond doubt, this idea constituted a deformation of the original thought of Apollinaris. Anyway, Epiphanius opposing that error took up again expressions, which had been employed before by the Apostolic Fathers and Apologists in the fight against Docetism. Besides, Epiphanius told that some followers of Apollinaris denied the existence of Christ’s human soul (yuc»). Also in this matter, in all probability, we come across a deformation of the original doctrine of the bishop of Laodicea. A real controversy with Apollinaris was the defence of the human mind of the Saviour. Epiphanius emphasized that He becoming man took all components of human nature: “body, soul, mind and everything that man is”, in accordance with the axiom “What is not assumed is not saved” (Quod non assumptum, non sanatum). A proof of the integrity of human nature was the reasonable human feelings the Saviour experienced (hunger, tiredness, sorrow, anxiety) as well as knowledge he had to gain partly from experience, which was witnessed by Luke 2, 52. In the latter question, the bishop of Salamis was a forerunner of contemporary Christology. The fact that Epiphanius admitted a complete human nature in Christ didn’t bring dividing the incarnate Logos into two persons. Although the bishop of Salamis didn’t use technical terms for the one person of Jesus Christ, he outlined nonetheless the idea of the hypostatic union in his own words, as well as through employing the rule of the communicatio idiomatum. The ontological union of the divine Logos with his human nature assured Christ’s holiness, too.
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Oh, Sung Wook. "Understanding of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit in the Tradition of the International Holiness Union & Prayer League (1897) : Focused on Martin Wells Knapp’s and William B. Godbey’s Understanding." Journal of Youngsan Theology 35 (December 31, 2015): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.18804/jyt.2015.12.35.41.
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Yuvsechko, Yaroslav Volodymyrovych. "Family Values in Doctrine and Practice of Synthetic Neo-Religions." Religious Freedom, no. 21 (December 21, 2018): 130–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.32420/rs.2018.21.1269.
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The article analyzes the beliefs and practical activities of synthetic neo-religions on issues of family, marriage, marital life, children’s education, attitude to parents, etc. In particular, the position of Baha'i Faith, Unification Church and Church of Scientology is considered.
The peculiarity of this research is the complex analysis of the doctrine and practice of these neo-religious movements and finding of common aspects in their views on family values, both among themselves and with traditional religions. It emphasizes their syncretism and refute the available warning in society about the destructive influence of neo-religions’ beliefs on established family values.
In the teaching of the Unification Church, the issue of the family, marital relations, holiness and purity of marital ties, the inadmissibility of premarital and extra-marital relations occupy one of the central places. In the doctrine of the Baha'i Faith, the vital importance is given to the institution of the family. It emphasizes the sanctity of marriage, the equality of men and women in their rights, privileges, upbringing and social status. The Baha'i recognize the principle of equal rights, opportunities and privileges for men and women, the requirement of monogamy and marital fidelity. In the teaching of the Church of Scientology, the family is regarded as an important bricks of society: the biological model of family relationships and the development of an organism is that ensures the continuation of human existence. Marriage is the basis of a family. The family is the closest union in a society, which provides itself for the continuation of own existence and own protection. The family is also necessary for the society by an economic point of view. According to Scientologists, the whole culture will perish if its foundation - the family - will cease to exist. Thus, in their opinion, there is no doubt that the one who destroys the marriage union also destroys civilization.
It is emphasized that despite the claims of these religious organizations to the exclusivity and authority of their own religious sources, their positions on family values are quite similar to each other. Also they often overlap with the principles of Christianity and other world religions.
The author draws attention to the lack of awareness of the general public with the basics of dogma of the Baha'i Faith, the Unification Church and the Church of Scientology. As a result, there is a fear in society about the spread of doctrines of synthetic neo-religions, despite the fact that their positions on family values do not contradict the generally accepted norms of social morality and mostly accord with them.
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Bingemer, Maria Clara. "Dorothy Day: mística e ativista no século sem Deus." Revista Eclesiástica Brasileira 83, no. 324 (April 25, 2023): 58–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.29386/reb.v83i324.4741.
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O presente texto pretende apresentar a figura de Dorothy Day, jornalista e ativista estadunidense católica e que hoje se encontra em processo de beatificação por parte da Igreja, e avaliar sua contribuição teológico-social. Apresenta-se primeiro seu perfil biográfico fazendo-se posteriormente uma análise de diversas perspectivas de sua sensibilidade como mulher: corporal, estética, social e espiritual. Essa sensibilidade multifacética faz de Dorothy Day uma rara síntese de figura feminina que vive uma união mística com Deus ao mesmo tempo em que professa um profundo compromisso com os mais pobres. A segunda parte do texto analisa o movimento fundado por Dorothy Day – o Catholic Worker Movement (CWM) –, comparando-o com a Teologia da Libertação na América Latina. Ambos os movimentos se configuraram em torno da opção pelos pobres, um nos Estados Unidos, outro no Sul da América. Na conclusão procuramos chegar a algumas pistas sobre a importância de Dorothy Day como inspiração para a sociedade e a Igreja de hoje.
Palavras-chave: Mística; Justiça social; Teologia; Compromisso; Santidade.
Abstract: The present text intends to present the figure of Dorothy Day, a Catholic journalist and activist from the United States who is currently in the process of beatification by the Church. Her biographical profile is presented first, followed by an analysis from different perspectives of her sensibility as a woman: corporal, aesthetic, social and spiritual. This multifaceted sensitivity makes Dorothy Day a rare synthesis of a feminine figure who lives a mystical union with God while professing a profound commitment to the poorest. The second part of the text analyzes the movement founded by Dorothy Day - the Catholic Worker Movement (CWM) - compared with liberation theology in Latin America. Both movements were configured around the option for the poor, one in the United States and the other in South America. In the conclusion we try to arrive at some clues about the importance of Dorothy Day as an inspiration for society and Church today.
Keywords: Mysticism; Social justice; Theology; Commitment; Holiness.
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Sa'dudin, Ihsan. "Reorientasi Nilai Sufisme Individual-Transedental Dalam Naskah at Tuhfah al Mursalah Menuju Sosio-Empirik." Jurnal Online Studi Al-Qur'an 14, no. 2 (July 30, 2018): 123–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.21009/jsq.014.2.02.
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The manuscript at-Tuhfah al-Mursalah as a track record of the past is full of virtues. Seeking virtue means preparing yourself through the purification process. Sufism, as a purification step to reach the Most Holy One. The spiritual experience gained by Salik when meeting and union with God (individual-transcendental values) should be felt also by others. The transmission of spiritual experience is implemented in empirical life (socio-empirical values) as a form of practicing and teaching the teachings of a loving Islam, so that the concept of rahmatan lil 'alamin can be felt by all creatures. The process of attaining the maqam requires clarity of heart; peace of mind, mind and environment; as well as sincerity amaliyah. Awareness to negate the existence of self (‘alam nasut) and purify the existence of divinity (‘alam lahut) in self as a form of preparation to accept the holiness of the Khaliq. It is this doctrine of purity that should be practiced and spread by the salik and perceived by all beings to create goodness in the universe.Goodness that does not look to ethnic, religious, ethnic, and state boundaries.Universal goodness as the real essence of Islam rahmatan lil a'lamin
Keywords: Sufism,Manuscript, Individual-transcendental values,Socio-empirical
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Naskah at-Tuhfah al-Mursalah sebagai rekam jejak masa lalu yang sarat akan nilai kebajikan. Mencari kabajikan berarti menyiapkan diri melalui proses penyucian. Tasawuf, sebagai langkah menyucikan diri untuk mencapai Sang Maha Suci. Pengalaman spiritual yang didapatkan oleh salik ketika berjumpa dan bersatu diri dengan Tuhan (nilai-nilai individual-transedental) hendaknya dirasakan juga oleh yang lain. Penularan pengalaman spiritual diimplementasikan dalam kehidupan empirik (nilai-nilai sosio-empirik) sebagai bentuk pengamalan dan pengajaran ajaran islam yang penuh cinta kasih, sehingga konsep rahmatan lil ’alamin dapat dirasakan oleh segenap makhluk. Proses untuk mencapai maqam tersebut membutuhkan kejernihan hati; ketenangan jiwa, pikiran, dan lingkungan; serta kesungguhan amaliyah. Kesadaran untuk menegasikan eksistensi diri (alam nasut) dan menyucikan eksistensi ketuhanan (alam lahut) dalam diri sebagai bentuk persiapan menerima kesucian Sang Khaliq. Ajaran kesucian ini lah yang hendaknya diamalkan dan ditebarkan oleh salik serta dirasakan oleh seluruh makhluk sehingga tercipta kebaikan di semesta alam. Kebaikan yang tidak memandang suku, agama, etnis, dan batas negara. Kebaikan universal sebagai hakikat nyata Islam rahmatan lil a’lamin.
Kata kunci: Sufisme, Naskah, Nilai Individual-transedental, Nilai sosio-empirik
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Nikolić, Kosta. "Komunizam i religija: istoriografsko-antropološki ogled." Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology 12, no. 1 (March 31, 2017): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.21301/eap.v12i1.2.
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Marxism was not merely a teaching of historical or economic materialism; it was also a teaching about the rescue, a “Messianic mission”, of the proletariat, about a perfect society due in the future, a teaching of the man’s power and defeat of the irrational forces of nature and society. The features of the selected “People of God” have been transferred onto the proletariat. A logically contradictory blend of materialist, scientific-deterministic and non-moralist elements with the idealistic, moralistic and religious mythmaking elements has existed in the Marxist system. Marx created the proletariat myth and his mission was object of faith. Marxism was not merely a science and politics, but also a religion. His power was based on this.Communist atheism represented a type of “apophatic theology”, the next step of development that should lead to deletion of the theological component. The most significant features of this process were violence and totalitarianism. The energy of negation of the previous religious concept was transferred into affirmation of the new, terrestrial hierarchy. That is how the god-type leaders appeared quite rapidly as the state forms of the service and worshipping of God, which represented more than good conditions for the formation of personality cults. Just like all religions, communism is irrational, dogmatic and based on faith, rather than on science. Just like Christianity and Islam, communism had its own scriptures, the works of Marx, Lenin and Stalin. Just like most other religions, required irrational faith; the people living in communist countries had to cherish absolute faith in the order and its leaders, whereas the others were treated as classic heretics.Like in the Soviet Union, the totalitarian political power in Yugoslavia was imposed through sacralization of the Communist party and its leader. The most important elements in this process were the level of party Manichaeism, viewing of the party as the center of “holiness” surrounded by the sinister “mass of enemies”. A new faith was developed over time, which replaced the original tendency to have things improved. Communists were unforgiving in treating their political opponents as deadly enemies. Any connivance was experienced by the representatives of “new religion” as “intolerable weakness”.In the overly religious world at the turn of 20th century one of the instantly obvious characteristics of communism as ideology was the apparently clear lack of religiousness. When it turned out that “the plagues of communism had brought nothing more than death and poverty, totalitarian regimes and tyrants”, offending of atheists, especially after the world wars, by labeling them communists was widespread very much. And indeed, communism did not appear to have any gods, churches or holy books. Nevertheless a logical question came up why an apparently godless ideology has caused a catastrophe of such scale. The answer is more than simple: that ideology was far from atheistic, communism contains all the most specific features of religion, so it is no wonder it has brought so much pain, suffering and death.
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Efendi, Liza Anhar, and Bustami Abubakar. "Takhi Dampeng Suku Singkil di Kampung Binanga Kecamatan Rundeng Kota Subulussalam." Indonesian Journal of Islamic History and Culture 1, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 182–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.22373/ijihc.v1i2.697.
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Takhi Dampeng is a dance of the Singkil tribe. This dance has its own symbols and meanings as well as cultural values for the community. For this reason, this article discusses the cultural values, symbols, and meanings of the Singkil tribe for the people of Binanga Village, Rundeng District, Subulussalam. The cultural values of the takhi dampeng dance to the people of Kampung Binanga has three aspects of values, namely the moral aspect, the social aspect, and the aspect of faith or divinity. The Takhi dampeng of the Singkil tribe for the people of Kampung Binanga has its own meaning and symbol. Takhi dampeng is performed in a circular manner, this process is interpreted as an effort to protect the honored guest from harm and criminals. The silat movement in takhi dampeng means the need to be ready to look after the guest of honor. The symbols contained in takhi dampeng include the appreciation of listening to poetry accompanied by a takhi dampeng musical instrument which is a symbol of the state of the soul and awakens it to build the unity of the Singkil community in solial and community life. Forming a circle in unison and swinging, lifting the legs, bending forward and other movements are symbols of the diversity of the people of Singkil which has to be maintained and open to accept diversity. Then, the typical takhi dampeng clothing is in the form of a veil, namely yellow, red, white, green and black. The yellow color is a symbol of joy, splendor used by kings. The red color is a symbol that symbolizes the courage and heroism used by commanders or knights. The white color symbolizes holiness which is used by sharia officials or religious leaders. The green color is a symbol that symbolizes fertility and justice which is used by advisors and leadership decision makers. The black color is a symbol that symbolizes the fortitude and sturdiness used by customary stakeholders.
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Соколов, Роман Александрович, and Максим Алексеевич Костыря. "HISTORICAL MEMORY ABOUT ALEXANDER NEVSKY: SCULPTURAL VISUALIZATION." ΠΡΑΞΗMΑ. Journal of Visual Semiotics, no. 1(27) (April 2, 2021): 95–123. http://dx.doi.org/10.23951/2312-7899-2021-1-95-123.
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Истоки поздних версий скульптурной визуализации Александра Невского были заложены еще в древности; важно, что в допетровскую эпоху иконописный канон по преимуществу предусматривал изображение князя в образе схимника, но не был единственно возможным. Установлено с высокой степенью достоверности, что первым дошедшим до нас его изображением является неатрибутированная ранее фигура, представленная на иконе «Богоматерь Тихвинская с протоевангельским циклом и святыми» (первая половина XVI в.). Изменение иконописного канона на «светскую» версию (1724) имело объективные предпосылки, поскольку и до этого Александр изображался в княжеских одеждах в монументальной живописи, миниатюрах, на житийных иконах. «Переходный» характер имеет фреска из Софийского собора в Вологде. Изготовление первой скульптуры Александра Невского («грудной статуи», 1754) связано с именем М. В. Ломоносова, из мозаичной мастерской которого происходят и два портрета князя. Указанному скульптурному произведению предшествовал барельефный портрет князя на его раке (1747–1752, ГЭ (Санкт-Петербург)). В XIX в. статуи князя установили на южных вратах Исаакиевского собора в Санкт-Петербурге (И. П. Витали, 1841–1846) и памятнике «1000-летие России» в Великом Новгороде (М. О. Микешин, И. Н. Шредер, 1862). В постреволюционную эпоху власть отказалась от использования в идеологических установках прежних символов, и герой Невской битвы оказался в забвении. Ренессанс произошел после выхода кинокартины С. М. Эйзенштейна. Это привело к появлению новой версии визуализации князя – в образе Н. К. Черкасова. В послевоенные годы эта версия была отражена и в скульптуре (памятник в Переславле-Залесском). Однако в Российской империи и Советском Союзе скульптурных изображений князя было создано все же слишком мало. На примере установки стелы в Усть-Ижоре (Архив Санкт-Петербургского Дома ученых) показано, что процесс согласования даже небольших памятных знаков был крайне сложным. С начала 1990-х годов ситуация изменилась. Памятники князю и скульптурные композиции, связанные с его именем, появились во многих городах страны, что делает актуальной задачу их типологизации. Самым ранним по времени появления является тип «часовни», представляющий собой вертикальную архитектурно-пластическую композицию, завершенную «куполом» и крестом. Сам же князь представлен в виде воина (Пушкин, Усть-Ижора, Кобылье Городище, отчасти пос. Ленинское). К этим памятникам примыкает еще один тип – «инок» (Городец). Данные скульптурные изображения можно соотнести с образцами иконописной традиции – допетровской («инок», клейма житийных икон) и петровской («святой воин»), а также с миниатюрами лицевых сводов. Остальные типы монументов представляют князя в образе воина, где атрибуты его святости, за редким исключением, играют второстепенную роль. В первую очередь это относится к конным памятникам (Псков (гора Соколиха), Санкт-Петербург (пл. Александра Невского) и др.). В статье показана связь этих произведений с отечественной и зарубежной художественными традициями. Широко распространенным типом памятников Александру Невскому является скульптура в виде одиночной фигуры (Городец, Курск, Волгоград, Владимир и др.). Несмотря на то, что в большинстве случаев связь с тенденциями визуализации, идущими из глубины веков, в этом типе сведена к минимуму, тем не менее она прослеживается, прежде всего, через элементы православной символики. И только два памятника этого типа – в Петрозаводске и Александрове – представляют Александра Невского в образе и воина, и святого. The origins of the later versions of Alexander Nevsky’s sculptural visualization were laid back in ancient times. It is important that, in the pre-Petrine era, the icon-painting canon mainly provided for the image of Nevsky as a schemamonk, but it was not the only possible one. It has been established with a high degree of certainty that the first image of Alexander that came to us is the previously non-attributed figure represented on the icon “Our Lady of Tikhvin with the Proto-Gospel Cycle and Saints” (first half of the 16th century). The change of the icon-painting canon to the “secular” version (1724) had objective prerequisites, since, before that, Alexander had been depicted in princely robes in monumental painting, miniatures, on hagiographic icons. The fresco from Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda has a “transitional” nature. The creation of the first sculpture of Alexander Nevsky (the “chest statue”, 1754) is associated with the name of Mikhail Lomonosov; two portraits of Nevsky also come from his mosaic workshop. This sculpture was preceded by a bas-relief portrait of Nevsky on his shrine (1747–1752, State Hermitage, St. Petersburg). In the 19th century, statues of Nevsky were erected on the southern gates of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg (I.P. Vitali, 1841–1846) and on the monument “1000th Anniversary of Russia” in Veliky Novgorod (M.O. Mikeshin, I.N. Schroeder, 1862). In the post-revolutionary era, the government refused to use the old symbols in ideological settings, and the hero of the Neva battle was forgotten. The renaissance occurred after the release of the film Alexander Nevsky by Sergei Eisenstein. This led to the emergence of a new version of the visualization of the prince – in the image of Nikolay Cherkasov. In the postwar years, this version was also reflected in sculpture (a monument in Pereslavl-Zalessky). However, in the Russian Empire and in the Soviet Union, too few sculptural images of the prince were created. Using the installation of a stele in Ust-Izhora (Archive of the St. Petersburg House of Scientists) as an example, it is shown that the reconciling of even small commemorative plaques was extremely difficult. Since the early 1990s, the situation has changed. Monuments to the prince and sculptural compositions associated with his name appeared in many cities of the country, which makes the task of typologizing them urgent. The earliest type is a “chapel”. It is a vertical architectural plastic composition completed with a “dome” and a cross. The prince himself is represented in the image of a warrior (Pushkin, Ust-Izhora, Kobyl’ye Gorodishche, partly the Leninskoye village). One more type adjoins these monuments – a “monk” (Gorodets). The sculptural images of this type can be correlated with samples of the icon-painting tradition, both of the pre-Petrine (“monk”, the scenes of life of hagiographic icons) and Petrine (“holy warrior”) eras, and with miniatures of illustrated chronicles. The remaining types of monuments represent Nevsky in the image of a warrior, in which the attributes of his holiness, with rare exceptions, play a secondary role. First of all, this refers to equestrian monuments (Pskov (Sokolikha Mountain), St. Petersburg (Alexander Nevsky Square), etc.). The article shows the relationship of these works with domestic and foreign artistic traditions. A widespread type of monuments to Alexander Nevsky is a sculpture in the form of a single figure (Gorodets, Kursk, Volgograd, Vladimir, etc.). Despite the fact that in most cases the connection with visualization trends that come from the depths of centuries is minimized in this type, it can still be traced, first of all, through elements of Orthodox symbolism. Only two monuments of this type – in Petrozavodsk and Alexandrov – represent Alexander Nevsky in the image of both a warrior and a saint.
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Guzikauskienė, Audronė, and Arvydas Ramonas. "NAŠLYSTĖS FENOMENAS ŠIUOLAIKINĖJE VISUOMENĖJE: PSICHOLOGINIAI ASPEKTAI." Mokslo ir tikėjimo dialogai. Tiltai. Priedas: Mokslo darbai, December 23, 2022, 111–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.15181/mtd.v0i8.2482.
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The central principle and goal of Christian life is the lifelong pursuit of Christ-likeness in our thinking and our relationships with people and the world. People are called to grow, to celebrate, to seek true friendship with God in their present life situation. The essence of holiness, the fullness of the Christian life, is union with Christ, living his mysteries, which is possible in every situation of life. The period of widowhood is painful, but it is an invitation to purify oneself inwardly, to grow in love, and to serve one’s neighbours and all other members of the Church and of society. This is the origin of the spirituality of widowhood, a holiness based on faith. Widows can contribute to the holiness of the Church by living in God’s grace, by accepting and managing their situation psychologically, and by giving themselves up to God and to others. Widows often experience the loss of a spouse as an irreversible fact, a loss that matures them, so that, in the light of their faith, they are able to adapt to the changed reality and rebuild their lives.
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Peterson, Ryan S. "“Emotions in the Image of God? The Holistic Vision of Classical Christian Anthropology”." Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, October 21, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19397909231206633.
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In conversation with classical Christian anthropology, this article offers a holistic account of the human person in which reason, emotion, and desire are united in drawing humans to God, mutually informing life lived with a Godward orientation. First, I explore the ways several Christian theologians have construed the relation of reason and emotion in the pre-fall state. I give special attention to Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa. I then bring the themes of these accounts into conversation with contemporary accounts of emotion in philosophy and psychology. I conclude by arguing that the most persuasive accounts of Christian anthropology take the regulation of reason, emotion, and desire to be governed by relationship with God. A holistic walk with God requires the well-ordered collaboration of reason, emotion, and desire. In fact, the union of reason, emotion and desire expresses a creaturely reflection of God’s oneness and holiness.
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"PATH OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IN PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS VIEWS OF THE UKRAINIAN MIDDLE AGES AND THE EARLY MODERNISM REPRESENTATIVES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DOCTRINE OF THEOSIS." Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Series "Philosophy. Philosophical Peripeteias", no. 62 (2020): 117–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.26565/2226-0994-2020-62-13.
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In the article the author tries to analyze the vision of the path of spiritual formation in the philosophical and religious views of the Ukrainian Middle Ages and the early modernism representatives in the context of the doctrine of theosis. It is noted that the doctrine of deification is considered fundamental to the theology of holiness. Theosis, the idea of which is to renew the image and the likeness of God in a person, is the main goal of life from the standpoint of the Eastern Church. After all, the combination of the Divine and human natures opens the way to God for a person. As a state of subjective experience of a human person, theosis is considered in hesychasm, which interprets it as synergy - an interacting combination of energies of man and God. The path to the development of knowledge about God is connected with the ascetic rejection from the worldly life, and the path to the union with Him is connected with the union of the Divine and human natures in a person. Followers of hesychasm believe that theosis is the practice of the subjective experience of a human person; synergy is the interacting combination of the energy of man and God. The main task of austerity is the attainment of divine grace. It dissolves the will of man in the process of a human being transformation. The doctrine of theosis had an impact on the formation of the theocratic idea in the culture of Kiev Rus, in which love of wisdom played an important role in human understanding themselves as the image of God. Analyzing the views of the Ukrainian Middle Ages and early modernism representatives on the path of spiritual development of man, the author concludes that they were characterized by the vision of deification as a person’s approach to God through self-exploration and moral improvement. Theosis is the final result on the path of spiritual growth for the representatives of the Middle Ages and early modernism philosophical conception, who attached great importance to gaining inner mystical experience and sought to experience spiritual ecstasy as the ultimate goal in the mystical path to deification.
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Salij, Jacek. "The Greek-Latin Dispute Over the Communion of Infants." Studia Theologica Varsaviensia, December 31, 2020, 319–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.21697/stv.7777.
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$. e Greek-Latin dispute over the communion of infants is an integral partof the dispute over Eucharistic worship. e reason for the dispute are thechanges in the western liturgy as a result of the reaction against Berengar. echanges themselves were based on drawing consequences from the traditionalEucharistic realism, but they are a novelty in relation to specific traditional customs. us, Orthodox theology accused the West of illegitimate noveltyin relation to traditional rites, while Catholic theology justified the changes withfidelity to the traditional worship of the Blessed Sacrament. Both approachesreflect two different approaches to ecclesiastical tradition. In the East, moreattention is paid to the permanence of the deposit received, while in the West,the need for the organic development of tradition is appreciated.+. In addition, the dispute revealed separate positions on the necessity of theEucharist for salvation. Some emphasised the sacramentum, while others emphasisedres. Eastern theology taught about the necessity of material consumptionof the Eucharist, and Simeon of essaloniki or Gregory Dattivensis evenclaimed that anyone who has never consumed the Eucharist can never be saved.Western theology, on the other hand, emphasised that already through baptismman really becomes a member of the Body of Christ.%. e dispute revealed the different links between the theology of the Eucharistand theology of grace. e Eastern followers of infant communion saw in theEucharist, above all, the food of a new creation, food for eternal life. Defendersof the Western custom emphasised that infants are free from temptation, sothey do not need the help of the Eucharist in the fight against evil. e firsttheology links the Eucharist rather with the grace of holiness, the second withthe grace of works.*. e diversity of liturgical disciplines is also reflected in pastoral ministry.In the churches that administer all three sacraments of initiation to infants,there is less awareness that anyone, not only a priest, can baptise someonein life-threatening circumstancs.?. e original attitude towards the other party’s otherness was characterised byaggressive reluctance on both sides. However, the allegation of a deviation from thetruth appeared only in Eastern theology. is is not some particular merit of Westerntheology but is due to objective reasons. Western theology, by its very nature,could not sharply stigmatise a custom, the tradition of which was indisputable.3. At the Florentine Council, which clearly distinguished heresies from legitimatedifferences, the communion of infants was placed on the list of the latter.However, as the Florentine solutions were not widely accepted, they increasedthe original diversity of positions. In the Orthodox Church, it is still generallyconsidered dogmatically unacceptable not to grant communion to infants.e position of Orthodox theology has become established especially duringanti-Uniate polemics. In the Western Church, on the other hand, the admissibilityof the Eastern custom is now clearly proclaimed, however, quite o;en itsown custom is considered to be more appropriate. is teaching was officiallyconfirmed by the Council of Trent.
0. Uniate theology, in defending the legitimacy of Western custom, basicallyuses classical Western argumentation, which sees in the Eucharist above all thesource of works and graces.5. In the post-reform period, especially in the polemic a;er the Brest Union,Catholics of both rites o;en invoke the communion of infants as a testimonyto the legitimacy of communion in one form.4. e Uniate opponents of the Latinisation of the union most o;en did nottake a clear position on the western influences on the Eucharistic spiritualityof the Uniate Churches. e subject of their criticisms were, by their very nature,those manifestations of Latinisation which have no connection with dogma.e silence about transformations in Eucharistic spirituality expressed ratherthe conviction that these changes were correct. Partly, however, it could havebeen tactical silence. History also knows of the silence caused by the disregardfor theology, which was replaced by official orders and repressions during theliquidation of the union.$@. Using the example of the communion of infants, the difficulty of carryingout a strict borderline between the catholicisation and the Latinisation of theEastern liturgy is revealed. With regard to Eucharistic customs, this distinctiondepends on the extent to which the doctrine of concomitance and the liturgicalconsequences drawn from it in the Western Church belong to the essenceof Catholicism, and to what extent they are only a specific feature of Westernspirituality. Traditionally, the first alternative was rather accepted, but in thetwentieth century there were opinions in favour of a second solution.