Reconciling Embrace
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Reconciling Embrace
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Author : Robert Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications
Release Date : 1998
Reconciling Embrace written by Robert Kennedy and has been published by LiturgyTrainingPublications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Church membership categories.
"How do we think about sacramental reconciliation at this time in history? How do we minister to alienated and inactive Catholics who wish to be reconciled to the church? To begin to answer these questions, ....... [from back cover]
Exclusion Embrace
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Author : Miroslav Volf
language : en
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Release Date : 2010-03-01
Exclusion Embrace written by Miroslav Volf and has been published by Abingdon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-01 with Religion categories.
Life at the end of the twentieth century presents us with a disturbing reality. Otherness, the simple fact of being different in some way, has come to be defined as in and of itself evil. Miroslav Volf contends that if the healing word of the gospel is to be heard today, Christian theology must find ways of speaking that address the hatred of the other. Reaching back to the New Testament metaphor of salvation as reconciliation, Volf proposes the idea of embrace as a theological response to the problem of exclusion. Increasingly we see that exclusion has become the primary sin, skewing our perceptions of reality and causing us to react out of fear and anger to all those who are not within our (ever-narrowing) circle. In light of this, Christians must learn that salvation comes, not only as we are reconciled to God, and not only as we "learn to live with one another", but as we take the dangerous and costly step of opening ourselves to the other, of enfolding him or her in the same embrace with which we have been enfolded by God.
Exclusion And Embrace A Theological Exploration Of Identity Otherness And Reconciliation
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Author : Miroslav Volf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Exclusion And Embrace A Theological Exploration Of Identity Otherness And Reconciliation written by Miroslav Volf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with categories.
Exclusion And Embrace
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Author : Miroslav Volf
language : en
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Release Date : 1996
Exclusion And Embrace written by Miroslav Volf and has been published by Abingdon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Religion categories.
Life at the end of the twentieth century presents us with a disturbing reality. Otherness, the simple fact of being different in some way, has come to be defined as in and of itself evil. Miroslav Volf contends that if the healing word of the gospel is to be heard today, Christian theology must find ways of speaking that address the hatred of the other. Reaching back to the New Testament metaphor of salvation as reconciliation, Volf proposes the idea of embrace as a theological response to the problem of exclusion. Increasingly we see that exclusion has become the primary sin, skewing our perceptions of reality and causing us to react out of fear and anger to all those who are not within our (ever-narrowing) circle. In light of this, Christians must learn that salvation comes, not only as we are reconciled to God, and not only as we "learn to live with one another," but as we take the dangerous and costly step of opening ourselves to the other, of enfolding him or her in the same embrace with which we have been enfolded by God. Is there any hope of embracing our enemies? Of opening the door to reconciliation? Miroslav Volf, a Yale University theologian, has won the 2002 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion for his book, Exclusion & Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation (Abingdon, 1996). Volf argues that "exclusion" of people who are alien or different is among the most intractable problems in the world today. He writes, "It may not be too much to claim that the future of our world will depend on how we deal with identity and difference. The issue is urgent. The ghettos and battlefields throughout the world--in the living rooms, in inner cities, or on the mountain ranges--testify indisputably to its importance." A Croatian by birth, Volf takes as a starting point for his analysis the recent civil war and "ethnic cleansing" in the former Yugoslavia, but he readily finds other examples of cultural, ethnic, and racial conflict to illustrate his points. And, since September 11, one can scarcely help but plug the new world players into his incisive descriptions of the dynamics of interethnic and international strife. Exclusion happens, Volf argues, wherever impenetrable barriers are set up that prevent a creative encounter with the other. It is easy to assume that "exclusion" is the problem or practice of "barbarians" who live "over there," but Volf persuades us that exclusion is all too often our practice "here" as well. Modern western societies, including American society, typically recite their histories as "narratives of inclusion," and Volf celebrates the truth in these narratives. But he points out that these narratives conveniently omit certain groups who "disturb the integrity of their 'happy ending' plots." Therefore such narratives of inclusion invite "long and gruesome" counter-narratives of exclusion--the brutal histories of slavery and of the decimation of Native American populations come readily to mind, but more current examples could also be found. Most proposed solutions to the problem of exclusion have focused on social arrangements--what kind of society ought we to create in order to accommodate individual or communal difference? Volf focuses, rather, on "what kind of selves we need to be in order to live in harmony with others." In addressing the topic, Volf stresses the social implications of divine self-giving. The Christian scriptures attest that God does not abandon the godless to their evil, but gives of Godself to bring them into communion. We are called to do likewise--"whoever our enemies and whoever we may be." The divine mandate to embrace as God has embraced is summarized in Paul's injunction to the Romans: "Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you" (Romans 15:7). Susan R. Garrett, Coordinator of the Religion Award, said that the Grawemeyer selection committee praised Volf's book on many counts. These included its profound interpretation of certain pivotal passages of Scripture and its brilliant engagement with contemporary theology, philosophy, critical theory, and feminist theory. "Volf's focus is not on social strategies or programs but, rather, on showing us new ways to understand ourselves and our relation to our enemies. He helps us to imagine new possibilities for living against violence, injustice, and deception." Garrett added that, although addressed primarily to Christians, Volf's theological statement opens itself to religious pluralism by upholding the importance of different religious and cultural traditions for the formation of personal and group identity. The call to "embrace the other" is never a call to remake the other into one's own image. Volf--who had just delivered a lecture on the topic of Exclusion and Embrace at a prayer breakfast for the United Nations when the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center--will present a lecture and receive his award in Louisville during the first week of April, 2002. The annual Religion Award, which includes a cash prize of $200,000, is given jointly by Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the University of Louisville to the authors or originators of creative works that contribute significantly to an understanding of "the relationship between human beings and the divine, and ways in which this relationship may inspire or empower human beings to attain wholeness, integrity, or meaning, either individually or in community." The Grawemeyer awards--given also by the University of Louisville in the fields of musical composition, education, psychology, and world order--honor the virtue of accessibility: works chosen for the awards must be comprehensible to thinking persons who are not specialists in the various fields.
Imperative To Embrace
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Author : Mike Bullard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Imperative To Embrace written by Mike Bullard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Bible categories.
Revolutionary translation of Romans 16 asserts that "Greet" is an imperative to acknowledge and receive the tremendous diversity of male, female, Jew, Greek, slave and free, listed by name. Writing with humor and contemporary illustrations, the author uses hints about the lives of these real people to build a paradigm for healing divisions among believers today. The book affirms the latest textual scholarship reconnecting chapter 16 as integral to the epistle, lifts up the role of women among early believers, and sees the epistle as a call to reconciliation between Jewish and Gentile believers, written while Paul was in the midst of a daring act of reconciliation.
Reconciling Places
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Author : Paul A. Hoffman
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2020-08-12
Reconciling Places written by Paul A. Hoffman and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-12 with Religion categories.
Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers"--but in our increasingly polarized communities and nation, where can a person of faith begin? In Reconciling Places, pastor and scholar Paul Hoffman introduces laypeople and ministry leaders to a "theology of reconciliation" that equips Christians to act as reconcilers and bridge builders, wherever they are and whatever issues divide their communities.
A Season For The Spirit
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Author : Martin L. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Release Date : 2014-01-06
A Season For The Spirit written by Martin L. Smith and has been published by Canterbury Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-06 with Religion categories.
A spiritual classic, A Season for the Spirit will take you on a 40 day pilgrimage of self-discovery and help you draw closer to God in prayer. Its deeply personal meditations focus on themes of compassion, self-knowledge, wholeness and reconciliation, each accompanied by a prayer to the Holy Spirit, a passage of Scripture, and a spiritual exercise.
Reconciliation In Global Context
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Author : Björn Krondorfer
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2018-10-29
Reconciliation In Global Context written by Björn Krondorfer and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-29 with Political Science categories.
A transdisciplinary approach to reconciliation practices and policies by an international team of scholars and scholar-practitioners. When we open the newspaper, watch and listen to the news, or follow social media, we are inundated with reports on old and fresh conflict zones around the world. Less apparent, perhaps, are the many attempts at bringing former adversaries together. Reconciliation in Global Context argues for the merit of reconciliation and for the need of global conversations around this topic. The contributing scholars and scholar-practitionerswho hail from the United States, South Africa, Ireland, Israel, Zimbabwe, Germany, Palestine, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Switzerland, and the Netherlandsdescribe and analyze examples of reconciliatory practices in different national and political environments. Drawing on direct experiences with reconciliation efforts, from facilitating psychosocial intergroup workshops to critically evaluating official policies, they also reflect on the personal motivations that guide them in this field of engagement. Arranged along an arc that spans from cases describing and interpreting actual processes with groups in conflict to cases in which the conceptual merits and constraints of reconciliation are brought to the fore, the chapters ask hard questions, but also argue for a relational approach to reconciliatory practices. For, in the end, what is important is to embrace a spirit of reconciliation that avoids self-interested action and, instead, advances other-directed care. This is simply the finest collection of essays on reconciliation processes working at the grassroots and mid-levels of societies I have ever seen. It takes up important issues and moves the discussion forward in each instance. Robert J. Schreiter, author of Constructing Local Theologies
The Many Presences Of Christ
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Author : Timothy Fitzgerald
language : en
Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications
Release Date : 1999
The Many Presences Of Christ written by Timothy Fitzgerald and has been published by LiturgyTrainingPublications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with categories.
Essays discussing the meaning of Christ's presence.
The Play World
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Author : Patricia Anne Simpson
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2021-03-09
The Play World written by Patricia Anne Simpson and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-09 with History categories.
The Play World chronicles the history and evolution of the concept of play as a universal part of childhood. Examining texts and toys coming out of Europe between 1631 and 1914, Patricia Anne Simpson argues that German material, literary, and pedagogical cultures were central to the construction of the modern ideas and realities of play and childhood in the transatlantic world. With attention to the details of toy manufacturing and marketing, Simpson considers prescriptive texts about how children should play, treat their possessions, and experience adventure in the scientific exploration of distant geographies. She illuminates the role of toys—among them a mechanical guillotine, yo-yos, hybridized dolls, and circus figures—as agents of history. Using an interdisciplinary approach that draws from postcolonial, childhood, and migration studies, she makes the case that these texts and toys transfer the world of play into a space in which model childhoods are imagined and enacted as German. With chapters on the Protestant play ethic, enlightened parenting, Goethe as an advocate of play, colonial fantasies, children’s almanacs, ethnographic play, and an empire of toys, Simpson’s argument follows a compelling path toward understanding the reproduction of religious, gendered, ethnic, racial, national, and imperial identities, emanating from German-speaking Europe, that collectively construct a global imaginary. This foundational and deeply original study connects German-speaking communities across the Atlantic as they collectively engender the epistemology of the play world. It will be of particular interest to German studies scholars whose research crosses the Atlantic.