Seeking Redemption And Sanctity
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Seeking Redemption And Sanctity
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Author : Yunjing Xu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Seeking Redemption And Sanctity written by Yunjing Xu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Electronic dissertations categories.
Although the history of China's contact with Christianity can be traced back much further, it is the "third wave" of contact initiated by the Jesuit missionaries in the second half of the sixteenth century that developed into a multi-faceted communication and interaction between the Catholic side of Europe and the late imperial China. As many scholars have demonstrated, the histories of both sides of the Euro-Asia continent were affected in many aspects by this religious, cultural and political contact which lasted for over two centuries. Within this field, the study of educated Chinese Christians have gained momentum especially since the paradigm shift in the late 1970s "from a mainly missiological and Eurocentric to a Sinological and Sinocentric approach." On the other hand, we still know more about a few high-profile Christians' public performance than we do about the private selves of educated Chinese Christians across social strata, and we still know more about how they were represented than how they represented themselves. It is my belief that a more thorough paradigm shift would necessarily result in more studies that portray Chinese Christians as exercising far greater agency than is generally acknowledged. This dissertation, by focusing on the self-writing of three seventeenth-century Chinese Christian literati--Wang Zheng (1571-1644), Zhang Shi (1605-1623) and Wu Li (1632-1718)--seeks to situate these men in their own cultural background and individual lives, in order to better understand their often complex and complicated engagement with their new religious faith. It explains how these three literati, by making use of a variety of literary genres and writing strategies, were able to use their writing as an instrument with which to both explore and express the deeper religious and spiritual significance of their adopted Christian faith in their personal lives. The diversity of their experiences and self-perceptions points to the divergent processes of religious conversion and personal identity formation. Together, they offer illuminating examples of how the meaning of being "Christian" in the seventeenth-century China was negotiated. Part One (Chapters One and Two) of this dissertation is devoted to Wang Zheng, a late Ming scholar-official who found particular strength and inspiration in a series of Desert Father stories, which is discussed in Chapter One. Serving as the co-translator, editor, prefacer, commentator and publisher of these texts, Wang Zheng establishes his own authorial persona as a scholar-penitent, and carves out a textual space to tell his own life-story together with those of the Western saints. By including his own story alongside the translated primary texts, Wang Zheng is able to publically give voice to his personal dilemma, which involved finding ways to reconcile his social and familial obligations as a Confucian scholar-official with his personal faith in the Christian God and desire for salvation. Chapter Two deals with a series of qu (non-dramatic lyric) poems Wang Zheng wrote, in which he explores the aesthetics of reclusion through an amalgamation of different reclusive personae including the Confucian sage, the Daoist free-roamer, the Chan Buddhist master and the Early Christian Desert Father. His failure to create a consistent persona of a Chinese Christian recluse reflects the ultimately incompatible notions of transcendence behind these different recluse ideals. Nevertheless, a close reading of these poems sheds light on the difficulties encountered by Wang Zheng as he struggled to shape a new literary identity for himself as Christian literatus and author. In Part Two (Chapters Three and Four), I turn to Zhang Shi, a Chinese Christian who, embracing the autobiographical trends of the time, was more audacious both in terms of his self-indictment and his self-celebration as a Christian. Zhang, a young man from a gentry family in Fujian province, constructed his authorial persona as a "sinful slave" who was granted a vision that not only healed him of his illness and converted him to Christianity, but also served to confirm his life mission as a "special messenger from God." In his writings, Zhang Shi often breaks away quite radically from traditional Confucian social norms in order to seek personal redemption and sanctity. This radical stance, together with his accounts of visions and his interpretations of the divine messages conveyed to him during these visions, attracted many admirers and followers, especially after his premature death at the age of only 19 sui. There is a complete extant biography of this young man, which together with accounts of other people's dreams about him, offers us a rare opportunity to understand not only Zhang's construction of his own religious self-image, but also the reception and subsequent modification of this image by others after his death. Finally, in Part Three (Chapter Five), I turn to the more well-known Chinese Christian, Wu Li, the famous painter, poet and recluse who was also one of the first ordained Chinese Jesuit priests. My focus here is on Wu Li's Christian poetry, a topic that I also look at in Chapter Two in relation to Wang Zheng. I argue that Wu Li, living as he did in the unique political atmosphere of the post-Qing-conquest Jiangnan and enjoying an unprecedented access not only to a Jesuit education but to the priesthood itself, was able to resolve some of the conflicts Wang Zheng grappled with and successfully create a poetic voice of a Chinese Jesuit priest using traditional shi poetry. In the epilogue, I narrate briefly the reason why the voices of these seventeenth century Chinese Christians were smothered in the following two centuries, and how they were "rediscovered" by the first generation of Western-educated modern Chinese church leaders in the early twentieth century.
Thinking About God S Love
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Author : Lorraine Cavanagh
language : en
Publisher: Fortress Press
Release Date : 2015-12-01
Thinking About God S Love written by Lorraine Cavanagh and has been published by Fortress Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-01 with Religion categories.
There are many people who are put off Christianity by the way the doctrines of atonement and redemption are communicated. People find it hard to believe in a loving God who appears at the same time to be so angry and vindictive. Many also feel that Christian teachings, publicly or privately, do not connect with them in any meaningful way. This is either because they are put off by the narrow theological framework in which Christianity is presented, or because what is said about atonement and redemption seems theoretical and remote from their experience of life. This book seeks to address some of the difficult questions that these people are asking. It is written for those who may be wanting to return to their faith, who would like to explore it in greater depth, or in a more open theological landscape. The intention is that readers will find in this book a new understanding of what it really means to live as people who have been forgiven and brought home into a more honest and deeper relationship with God through the atoning and redemptive work of Jesus Christ.
Our Redemption
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Author : Frederic Alphonso Noble
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
Our Redemption written by Frederic Alphonso Noble and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Redemption categories.
The Sanctity Of The Church
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Author : Patrick Francis Moran
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1907*
The Sanctity Of The Church written by Patrick Francis Moran and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1907* with Redemption categories.
Redeemed By The Lamb
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Author : Bill Vincent
language : en
Publisher: RWG Publishing
Release Date : 2023-10-25
Redeemed By The Lamb written by Bill Vincent and has been published by RWG Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-25 with Religion categories.
Redeemed by the Lamb: Embracing the Power of Jesus's Sacrifice In "Redeemed by the Lamb," delve deep into the transformative power of Jesus's sacrifice, exploring the profound impact of His redeeming blood on our lives. Through heartfelt narratives, spiritual revelations, and a passionate call to worship, the author unveils the journey of salvation, forgiveness, and true healing. Learn about the spiritual doors that we unknowingly open, giving the enemy a foothold, and how the blood of Jesus can close these portals, restoring peace and sanctity. Discover the significance of honor, especially within the family, and the steps we need to take to fully embrace redemption. Set against the backdrop of personal anecdotes, divine manifestations, and scriptural interpretations, this book emphasizes the magnitude of the price Jesus paid for our sins. Readers are encouraged to introspect, recognize the chains binding them, and seek liberation through the love of Christ. As we approach the pivotal season of Resurrection, this book serves as a timely reminder to roll away the stones covering our hearts and to immerse ourselves in the love and grace of Jesus. Whether you're struggling with past regrets, seeking deeper spiritual enlightenment, or yearning for a closer relationship with God, "Redeemed by the Lamb" is a beacon of hope, illuminating the path to spiritual freedom.
Sin And Redemption
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Author : John Garnier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
Sin And Redemption written by John Garnier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Atonement categories.
The Spirit In Redemption
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Author : George Shaw
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2006-05-01
The Spirit In Redemption written by George Shaw and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-01 with Religion categories.
The field of consciousness is a difficult one to explore. It is also difficult to go outside one's own consciousness in the discussion of those inner states of subjective religion. Consciousness differs in individuals. Therefore there is much confusion among the people concerning the witness of the Spirit to salvation. Some speak of it as an outward voice speaking to the soul, or as an inward voice. Some Christians seem to get a much clearer witness than others, and that leads earnest souls to doubt their acceptance with God, because they have not had that vision at conversion that some Christians claim to have had. -from "The Witness of the Spirit" More devotional than academic, this collection of ponderings on the Gospel endeavor to give the Holy Spirit his rightful place in Christian theology. "The Spirit has not been honored as He should have been," Shaw writes in his Preface, and dedicates his thoughtful essays to examining the Holy Spirit's role in an individual's faith, from the Spirit's role in offering repentance and extending temptation to how a believer can better pray to the Spirit and how one can be led by the Spirit to a place of greater holiness. First published in 1910, this is a beautiful work of piety that will inspire Christians to renew their relationship with an important figure of the faith. OF INTEREST TO: Christian scholars, readers of religious philosophy, seekers after wisdom GEORGE SHAW (b. 1870) was dean of the School of Theology at Central Holiness University. He is also the author of Acquainted with Grief (1906) and The Conflict of Jesus (1916).
Holy In Christ
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Author : Andrew Murray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-03
Holy In Christ written by Andrew Murray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03 with Religion categories.
Excerpts: "There is no holiness but what He has, or rather what He is, and gives. Holiness is not something we do or attain: it is the communication of the Divine life, the inbreathing of the Divine nature, the power of the Divine Presence resting on us... When God calls us to holiness, He calls us to Himself." "Where God is, there is holiness; it is the presence of God makes holy." "Holiness is not something we bring to God or do for Him. Holiness is what there is of God in us. God has made us his own in redemption, that He might make Himself our own in sanctification." "Seek not holiness in the first place in what you are or do; seek it in God. Seek it not even as a gift from God, seek it in God Himself, in His indwelling Presence." "As we enter in and abide in the holiness of Jesus, it will enter in and abide in us." "The more I see and have apprehended of the holiness of Jesus, the less shall I see or seek of holiness in myself. He will make me holy: my tempers and dispositions will be renewed; my heart and mind cleansed and sanctified; holiness will be a new nature; and yet there will be all along the consciousness, humbling and yet full of joy: it is not I; Christ liveth in me." The older I get in the Lord, the more I appreciate the simplicity that is in Christ. I am not smart enough to remember all the steps to make myself good enough for a real Christian. And they have no charms for me. But I can remember Jesus, who gave Himself for me, and lives to make intercession for me, and invites me --ME-- to abide in Him, and He in me. And He wins me over every time I think on Him. His kindness towards me; His patience with me; His work on my behalf sweep my soul off its feet. His love for me is a mystery I do not understand. But I want it, and I am so thankful for it. This book highlights it.
Chasing Holiness
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Author : Stacey Weeks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Chasing Holiness written by Stacey Weeks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
The Dreaming Mind And The End Of The Ming World
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Author : Lynn A. Struve
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2019-03-31
The Dreaming Mind And The End Of The Ming World written by Lynn A. Struve and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-31 with History categories.
From the mid-sixteenth through the end of the seventeenth century, Chinese intellectuals attended more to dreams and dreaming—and in a wider array of genres—than in any other period of Chinese history. Taking the approach of cultural history, this ambitious yet accessible work aims both to describe the most salient aspects of this “dream arc” and to explain its trajectory in time through the writings, arts, and practices of well-known thinkers, religionists, litterateurs, memoirists, painters, doctors, and political figures of late Ming and early Qing times. The volume’s encompassing thesis asserts that certain associations of dreaming, grounded in the neurophysiology of the human brain at sleep—such as subjectivity, irrationality, the unbidden, lack of control, emotionality, spontaneity, the imaginal, and memory—when especially heightened by historical and cultural developments, are likely to pique interest in dreaming and generate florescences of dream-expression among intellectuals. The work thus makes a contribution to the history of how people have understood human consciousness in various times and cultures. The Dreaming Mind and the End of the Ming World is the most substantial work in any language on the historicity of Chinese dream culture. Within Chinese studies, it will appeal to those with backgrounds in literature, religion, philosophy, political history, and the visual arts. It will also be welcomed by readers interested in comparative dream cultures, the history of consciousness, and neurohistory.