El presente artículo pretende mostrar cómo la fenomenología de Jean-Luc Marion está suponiendo una gran provocación para la teología contemporánea. Partiendo del pensamiento de Martin Heidegger, el ...filósofo francés está imponiendo repensar el propio discurso teológico a partir de la distinción que establecen ambos autores entre teología y teiología. Concluiremos afirmando que la teología nos obliga a pensar a Dios fuera de la metafísica y, por lo mismo, fuera del ser del ente. Dios solamente puede darse a pensar sin caer en idolatría si es pensado como don, como el Agapè que se dona al hombre.
Tyler Tate replies Tate, Tyler
The Hastings Center report,
July‐August 2023, 2023-Jul, 2023-07-00, 20230701, Letnik:
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The author responds to a letter by D. Brendan Johnson in the July‐August 2023 issue of the Hastings Center Report concerning his and Joseph Clair's article “Love Your Patient as Yourself: On Reviving ...the Broken Heart of American Medical Ethics.”
In 2021 was published a unique monograph on the interpretation of the evocation of Ignatius of Antioch, “My Eros”, presenting research from the beginning of Christianity (the letters come from the ...beginning of the 2nd century) to our times. It is a book by Krzysztof Abucewicz entitled The Crucified “Eros” of Ignatius of Antioch (Katowice 2021, 676 pages). The book is unique due to the wide scope of research and the extremely high competency of its author. The extensive amount of the work put into the research is awe-inspiring. The aim of the article is to show the content and main qualities of the book and to critically analyze of the conclusions drawn by Krzysztof Abucewicz. This article tries to clarify answers to the question about the possibility of establishing unequivocal conclusions, which researchers of history, literature and theology come to, regarding the interpretation of the evocation of Ignatius of Antioch. In this sense, the article is polemical in nature, aimed at encouraging theologians to read the discussed monograph and use it in their own theological research.
This book explores the relation between agape (or Christian
charity) and social justice. Timothy Jackson defines agape as the
central virtue in Christian ethical thought and action and applies
his ...insights to three concrete issues: political violence,
forgiveness, and abortion. Taking his primary cue from the New
Testament while drawing extensively from contemporary theology and
philosophy, Jackson identifies three features of Christian charity:
unconditional commitment to the good of others, equal regard for
others' well-being, and passionate service open to self-sacrifice
for the sake of others. Charity, prescribed by Jesus for his
disciples and named by Saint Paul as the "greatest" theological
virtue, is contrasted with various accounts of justice. Jackson
argues that agape is not trumped by justice or other
goods. Rather, agape precedes justice: without the work of
love, society would not produce persons capable of merit, demerit,
and contract, the elements of most modern conceptions of justice.
Jackson then considers the implications of his ideas for several
questions: the nature of God, the relation between Christian love
and political violence, the place of forgiveness, and the morality
of abortion. Arguing that agapic love is to be construed as a gift
of grace as well as a divine commandment, Jackson concludes that
love is the "eternal life" that makes temporal existence possible
and thus the "first" Christian virtue. Though foremost a
contribution to Christian ethics, Jackson's arguments and the
issues he takes up will find a broader readership.
Agape, a Greek term for unconditional love, is often overlooked in the context of leadership, which has traditionally emphasized control and dominance. Agape leadership is a type of leadership that ...places the well-being and growth of individuals, communities, and society at the forefront. This style of leadership is characterized by a profound sense of compassion and consideration for others and is grounded in the principles of love, compassion, and empathy. This paper reviews the literature on agape leadership, exploring how it is conceptualized, practiced, and studied. The review finds that agape leadership is linked to favourable results, including increased trust, motivation, performance, respect, and collaboration, in which people can thrive and reach their full potential. This style of leadership is not only focused on achieving specific goals or outcomes, but also on fostering a sense of purpose, meaning, and fulfilment in the lives of those being led. The leadership style of agape can bring about enduring and constructive transformations in society as it motivates and galvanizes individuals to collaborate toward a collective aspiration of a more promising tomorrow. Agape leaders also place a high value on personal growth and development and are constantly seeking to learn and grow in their own leadership journey.
Ὠφέλεια y ἀγάπη: Una ética desde la responsabilidad Negroni, José Isaac Ramón; Márquez Pagán, Marcos Manuel
Teología (Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina Santa María de los Buenos Aires. Facultad de Teología),
12/2021, Letnik:
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When we consider the role of the church in the modern world, we also need to contemplate the relationship that exists between the church in God's Kingdom. Churches should not be considered as simply ...being institutions residing in various denominations but should rather be viewed as entities in the service of the Creator. As such they are essentially transcendent over any man-made institution and are inevitably bound to be responsive to the word of God as manifested in Holy Scriptures, Holy Traditions and daily living, and are expected to do His will until God’s Kingdom comes. The church offers us an epiphany the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ – and of the Kingdom of God and it allows us to go back in time to the life of Jesus Christ as the God-man (Theanthropos), who is totally faithful to the Father. Not only does the church look backwards, but it also anticipates futuristic revelation. The manner in which the church and the world are interrelated is ultimately determined by the relationship of each to Gods Kingdom. The Orthodox Church today as always, strongly asserts the truth of freedom in Christ through its evangelisation, mission, theology, devotional and pastoral endeavours. It teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church established by Jesus Christ in His Great Commission, and that all bishops are essentially the successors of Christ's apostles. Thus, the church upholds practices held by the original Christian faith, as they have been passed down to us via Holy Tradition and she has a life-giving role to play in a highly distressed world.
This article explores the theological concept of othering. It investigates how society categorizes those different to the norm in historical, contemporary and biblical narratives. It does not offer ...solutions as such but finds hope in overcoming the othering in the message of agape that Christian love is unconditional.
In this study, we examine the conflicts and unintended consequences that arise from the diverse social conventions constituting a transformative service. We draw on convention theory and an ...ethnographic study to interpret a community-based palliative care initiative in Kerala (India) as a transformative service system. We contribute to transformative service research by developing a dialectical transformative service system framework that is a synthesis of the calculative conflict-ridden regime of justice and the noncalculative regime of agape based on love. In this framework, the calculative regime of justice has civic conventions at its core and industrial, inspired, market, domestic, and fame conventions as ancillaries. While the regime of justice is associated with the undesired, unintended consequence of conflicts, the regime of agape constitutes a desirable unintended consequence. Our framework provides a microlevel understanding of disputes and their reconciliation, advances a diffused understanding of worth that ruptures the binary of legitimate or illegitimate actions, and delineates the significance of morality. Our study also contributes by explaining agape’s role in transformative service, particularly in health and caregiving.
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