Paul often uses the phrase ‘in Christ’ in his letters. Teresa Morgan has written an important book that rejects a participatory interpretation of this phrase, suggesting an encheiristic ...interpretation instead (that it means ‘in his hands’). I provide a participatory view, in terms of a sharing of divine and human minds, in experience, feeling and action. By considering Professor Morgan’s account of ‘en Christo’ in Galatians, I argue that a participatory view adds something important to, without detracting from, an encheiristic view.
This article argues that human flourishing is grounded in relationships of mutual judgement according to which we live and grow as characters in the stories of others. More specifically, it will make ...a theological case that true human flourishing emerges in a world governed by the judgement of the triune God who creates us to find fulfilment in Jesus Christ, by the Spirit, according to the will of the Father. In so doing, it contends that human flourishing is both grounded in and brought about by relationships of accountability.
This research question is how the principle of disability ecclesiology are seen from the perspective of the philosophy of welcoming guest in Javanese culture is. To answer this question, the author ...used a descriptive qualitative approach. The data collection technique was carried out by means of participant observation, where the author was present and directly involved in ministry activities by the Special Needs Congregation Commission (KJBK) at the Javanese Christian Church (GKJ) Klaten. The result of the research showed that the Javanese philosophy of welcoming guest can become the spirit and philosophical-theological basis for disability ministry. Disability ecclesiology is a principle of collaborative and participatory church ministry. In the end, disability ecclesiology places disabilities not as the others but as fellow members of the body of Christ.Abstrak. Bagaimana prinsip eklesiologi disabilitas dalam perspektif filsafat menerima tamu dalam budaya Jawa inilah yang menjadi pertanyaan penelitian ini. Untuk menjawab pertanyaan tersebut, penulis menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara observasi partisipatif, di mana penulis hadir dan terlibat langsung dalam kegiatan pelayanan oleh Komisi Jemaat Berkebutuhan Khusus (KJBK) di Gereja Kristen Jawa (GKJ) Klaten. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa filsafat penerimaan tamu masyarakat Jawa dapat menjadi semangat dan dasar filosofis-teologis bagi pelayanan disabilitas. Eklesiologi disabilitas menjadi prinsip pelayanan gereja yang bersifat kolaboratif dan partisipatif. Pada akhirnya, eklesiologi disabilitas menempatkan disabilitas bukan sebagai liyan melainkan sebagai sesama bagian dari tubuh Kristus.
Die »Leib Christi«-Metapher ist in ihrer Relevanz für Christologie, Ekklesiologie und Sakramententheologie eine Schlüsselkategorie. Zugleich besitzt sie eine legitimierende Funktion insbesondere im ...Blick auf das traditionelle katholische Amts- und Kirchenverständnis. Saskia Wendel nimmt eine kritische Relektüre dieser Funktion sowie der Genese und Bestimmung der »Leib Christi«-Metapher und der damit verknüpften sozialen Konstruktionen des individuellen Körpers Jesu aus gendertheoretischer Perspektive vor. Sie lotet theologische Alternativvorschläge zu einem universal verstandenen Leib Christi kritisch aus und skizziert ein eigenes Modell einer »gendersensiblen« Theologie.
The Catholic Church believes in the intrinsic and inseparable bond of the Holy Eucharist and the Church. In reference to its dogmatic Constitution, Lumen Gentium paragraph 11 (LG 11) the Church ...professes that the Eucharist, which is the body and blood of Jesus Christ, is “the source and summit of Christian life.” Each of these two sacraments effects and builds each other. This implies that as the church celebrates the Eucharist, the members as they partake in the Holy Communion manifest concretely their unity and become one body of Christ. This article seeks to underscore the indissoluble reciprocal causality of the Eucharist and the Church, while it stresses on the Eucharist as the origin, the being, and the destiny of the Church. The study drums home critically the idea that the Eucharist builds the Church, and the Church makes the Eucharist. These are but two complementary terms, the Body of Christ, the Church which lives and continuously builds itself up through the Eucharist, Body of Christ. This great theological theme is one of the central points of a deeper interest in Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Anglican ecclesiology. However, the paper examines critically the reciprocal causality between the Church and the Eucharist from the Catholic perspective as proposed by H. de Lubac, a French theologian. It finally treats the interpenetration of the Eucharist as the Body of Christ and the Church as the Body of Christ from the perspective of sacramental theology.
The Vatican II Council was very much concerned about presenting us an idea of the Church which could serve as a reference point concerning her identity and mission in the world today. It wanted to ...express a vision of the Church which could elicit new enthusiasm among the faithful and offer a new alternative to the way the world perceived reality. In concretizing this vision, the Council chose trinitarian images and symbols of the Church, regarding them as basic for our time: the Church as the New People of God; the Church as the Body of Christ; and the Church as the Temple of the Holy Spirit. The article elucidates these images in the light of the thoughts of the Italian theologian Bruno Forte. For him, the Church can best be understood from a trinitarian point of view. The Church is an icon of the Holy Trinity, and her communion is structured in the image and likeness of the trinitarian communion.
Until recently Christian worship has emphasised people coming together to participate as a community. The COVID pandemic has presented a challenge to this primary activity. It was no longer possible ...to attend church, receive the sacraments or to share faith in small groups. New means of sustaining faith communities had to be put in place in unprecedented ways. Researchers and authors have been swift to begin an analysis of the ways in which churches have responded. In particular the acceleration of the use of digital technology has been charted. We are fortunate that publishers have made research known more widely with books and research articles. Two of these, Ecclesiology for a digital Church: Theological reflections on the new normal edited by Heidi A. Campbell and John Dyer (SCM, 2022) and Holy Communion in contagious times: Celebrating the eucharist in the everyday and online worlds by Richard A. Burridge (Cascade Books, 2022) are discussed and analysed alongside others in this review article.
This paper aims to discuss and address the phenomenon of unity and unity in Indonesia. Where there have been many events, parties or groups that have tried to undermine the phenomenal unity of the ...Indonesian people lately. By exploring the theological biblical foundation it is hoped that it can strengthen the foundations of the principle of Indonesian unity, to find a theological basis and be expected to draw implications and relevance for the church to build its participation in realizing Indonesian unity, for the sake of the continuity of Indonesia which is unity in diversity.
This paper engages David Fitch's idea of faithful presence with the lived experiences of autism to explore how the church can embody the concept of unity in diversity. To belong as God's family with ...people considered the least among us begins with seeing them as persons, not projects. Next, the power differential in a giver-receiver relationship needs to be addressed. Then, following the lead of the Spirit into Christ's presence, church members submit to one another mutually and equally, receiving each other as gifts of God. Finally, as the body of Christ, we tend to Christ in our shared life inside and outside the church. In the process, all in the body encounter Christ, who transforms our hearts towards loving one another, desiring to share each other's burdens and joy, thus becoming one in Christ.
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