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The law in the theologies of Wingren and Reuther : a comparative studyHess, Nancy Anne Olson 11 1900 (has links)
This thesis is a comparative study of the concept and role of the law in the
theologies of Rosemary Radford Ruether and Gustaf Wingren. The analysis of
their theologies shows that Wingren uses the law as a formal theological
category and Ruether does not. The absence of the law in Ruether's theology
has implication for theological ethics.
For Wingren the law has two uses. The first use, the so called political use, is
that which compels and coerces ethical behavior in the human. The first use of
the law is used to insure that all humans receive the fullness of life that God
intends for all of creation. The second use of the law, the so called spiritual
use, accuses the human when he/she does not meet the demands of the law.
When the conscience is accused the human is prepared to hear the gospel. For
Wingren, the gospel is what gives the human a new will to live by freeing the
human from the burden and condemnation of the law. The law and the gospel
serve each other but have distinct functions. The law demands ethical behavior
and the gospel gives salvation. According to Wingren, the source of ethical
behavior is located in the doctrine of creation not in the doctrine of the
revelation of God through Jesus Christ; thus preserving the notion that the gift
of grace is not earned by good works but is given freely.
For Ruether, appropriate ethical behavior is revealed to humans through
paradigmatic individuals who denounce systems of oppression and announce
God's intent for creation, namely, liberation. Jesus is one such paradigmatic
individual who both denounces oppression and announces the kingdom of God.
Jesus both demands justice in relationships and offers liberation. The gospel
message of Jesus, in effect, collapses the law and the gospel into one entity.
The follower of Jesus hears that salvation is dependent upon appropriate
ethical behavior thereby nullifying the notion that grace is an unearned gift.
The thesis concludes with a constructive statement which develops a feminist
theology based on Wingren's concept of the law / Biblical and Ancient Studies / D. Th. (Systematic Theology)
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Honouring sacred spaces : voicing stories of terminal illnessScrimgeour, Elizabeth 30 November 2002 (has links)
The marginalisation of palliative and pastoral care practices by conventional approaches to care for terminally ill patients, motivated the research curiosity. The significance of terminal patient's spirituality,
their language practices and communities of concern are endorsed as being the major contributing factor to meaningful 'living' with terminal illness.
Listening to stories has been the qualitative research practice, revealing meaning-making, quest stories. Feminist theology and post-modern ideas and discourses have assisted me, and the participants, in the
deconstruction of power, patriarchy and dualism as the primary contributing factors to marginalisation of people due to illness, race, gender, poverty, culture and education. Pastoral care practices and feminist theology have guided us to emphasise the necessity to recognise the God of Grace as an important part to ensuring holistic patient care.
Recognising the 'God-Self, respectful narrative and pastoral care practices paved the way to honour sacred spaces and voice stories of terminal illness. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M.Th (Specialisation Pastoral Therapy)
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Vroue in die teologiese antropologie van die Afrikaanse Gereformeerde tradisiePlaatjies, Mary-Anne 30 September 2003 (has links)
Women in the Theological Anthropology of the Afrikaans Reformed Tradition
This dissertation examines women in the theological anthropology of the Afrikaans Reformed Churches. The study is set out as follows:
In Chapter 1, a survey of methodology is presented. The exposition of the question about the theological anthropology is done against a poststructural background. Both structuralism and poststructuralism largely put aside existentialism as an inadequate methodology.
Chapter 2 aims to give an overview of the contribution of Michel Foucault. The chapter begins with a discussion of structuralism. This brief overview is then followed by a classification and investigation of the basic aspects of Foucault's approach. The chapter highlights Foucault's rootedness in poststructuralism.
Chapter 3 attempts to explain silence of women in the theological anthropology of Dutch Reformed Church. The central aim of Chapter 3 is to demonstrate, against the development of the women ministries and the discourse about the ordination of women, that the Dutch Reformed Church theological anthropology is deeply influenced by the discursive practices developed during 1928-1932.
Chapter 4 gives an overview of the developments in the theological anthropology of the Dutch Reformed Mission Church, Dutch Reformed Church of Africa and the Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa that took place from 1924 until 2002. Different approaches to the women question developed in the course of time. At the heart of the discourse is the shift in the reading process. The developments in the feminist standpoint theory as such led to this displacement.
In Chapter 5 the deconstruction of the theological anthropology are being discussed. Preference is given in this chapter to the concept partnership or transformative relations.
In the concluding chapter [Chapter 6], a poststructural feminist discourse is presented. Selected guidelines that the church may wish to take into account in the deconstructing of the theological anthropology are suggested. In the future, the frame of reference to the women question would likely be poststructural. / Systematic Theology and Theological Ethics / D. Th. (Systematic Theology)
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"Lighting his way home" : pastoral conversations with a missing child's motherBrink, Anna Margaretha 30 November 2003 (has links)
Missing children is one of the horrors that we are confronted with in today's society. The case study method, a feminist co-search methodology, is used to give a missing child's mother the opportunity to tell and re-tell the painful story. During this co-search process the following aspects of doing ethics and pastoral care and counselling with the mother are constantly negotiated. The term "missing child" is defined and the relevance between the distinction of "missing children" and "run-away children" is discussed. Furthermore, this study explores the many diverse practices of narrative pastoral care and counselling with parents of missing children within an economically disadvantaged community. The conceptualisations regarding loss, hope and meaning-making and how these are utilised in the life of a missing child's mother is discussed. / Practical Theology / M.Th.
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Pastoral care and counselling as a reciprocal gift between counsellor and counselleeStapelberg, Liezel 30 November 2003 (has links)
Youth Centres such as Faure Youth Centre provide a challenge to questions such as violence and crime. This qualitative research journey started at Faure Youth Centre using narrative pastoral care and counselling and participatory action research to assist the young people there to find alternative ways of standing against violence and crime. Changing circumstances at Faure however, paved the way for the research to follow another direction. This resulted in different voices to emerge and for my family to receive an unexpected `gift' in the process. The `gift' that my pastoral care and counselling at Faure gave to my family initiated a process of change in us and transformed it into a spiralling journey of challenging patriarchal practices and finding alternative ways of living. / Practical Theology / M.Th. (Practical Theology)
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A fully human spirituality : a gendered response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic for the South African churchSnyman, Desiree 30 November 2006 (has links)
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a crisis for the South African government, society and Church. About sixty percent of the HIV population are in Sub Saharan Africa with women being three times more likely to be infected with HIV than their male counterparts. Governmental, societal and Church responses seem to have had little effect in reducing the pandemic as can be seen from the rising prevalence rates. Responses to the HIV/AIDS pandemic lack a gender focus. Some churches have not responded to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Other Church-based responses have been isolated and simplistic in that they have concentrated on one aspect of the HIV illness. The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a growing crisis to which the Church should respond.
The hermeneutical point of departure in this thesis is to express a preferential option for the poor by standing in solidarity with a group of women living on the margins of society. To this end the perspectives of black people, who are materially poor, HIV positive and part of support groups are articulated in the study. The research project suggests that the preferential option for the poor has the potential to contribute to the personal and social transformation of society.
Focussing on the deep-seated longing many desire for fullness of life, this thesis explores and describes a gendered Christian response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic that could contribute to the full humanity of people. Full humanity is understood as transformation to wholeness and incorporates unity with God, others, creation and within oneself. A multifaceted, integrated and gendered response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic is suggested by way of a model of full humanity.
The South African context of HIV/AIDS, patriarchy and poverty pose a challenge to the way that Christians develop their spirituality. This thesis aims to explore and describe aspects of a fully human spirituality emerging from the South African situation. The study suggests that a clearly integrative and holistic approach that embodies the gender perspective is necessary for churches to adopt in responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D.Th.(Christian Spirituality)
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Patriarchy, feminism and Mary Daly : a systematic-theological enquiry into Daly's engagement with gender issues in Christian theologyWood, Johanna Martina 26 March 2013 (has links)
The exposition of patriarchy and feminism in this thesis points toward the difficulty
women experienced in the past, and in many cases still do, in their pursuit for equality
in a male dominated society. Without feminists’ consciousness raising concerning
women’s oppression, women might still be under patriarchal domination, oppression,
and marginalisation; in fact, many still are. As a result, many women today can reject
the views that men are superior, stronger, and more rational than they are, and that
God created men to dominate on male-female relations.
In their struggle against patriarchy, some feminists however, began to transform
Biblical images and language for God, with the result that masculine images of God
were simply replaced with feminine images, presenting God as androgynous and not
as a Deity who transcends sexuality. God’s identity thus, in my opinion, became
obscured. In this thesis I argue that both patriarchy and feminism have contributed to
our experiencing difficulties when we try to identity with a loving and caring God as
portrayed in Scripture.
Daly’s outrage and anger against men and the Christian faith, as well as her decision
to turn away from Christianity on the basis of its patriarchy, I judge to be, for various
reasons given in this thesis, a negative influence in this debate. She is undoubtedly one of the most radical feminists of the past decades and her slogan “since God is
male, the male is God” implies that in order for women to become liberated they
require the emasculation of God. Daly’s line of reasoning is that Christianity is a male
structure with a Scripture that is irredeemably patriarchal. Her belief that Christians
are fixated upon the person of Jesus, a male, and that, therefore, women have to
overcome this idolatry needs serious questioning. Her radical views have created
disunity and separatism between women who are striving to answer life-changing
questions / Philosophy & Systematic Theology / D. Th. (Systematic Theology)
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"... nicht mehr männlich und weiblich ..."? : Ekklesiologie und Geschlecht in ökumenischem Horizont /Walz, Heike. January 2006 (has links)
Univ., Diss.--Basel, 2005. / Literaturverz. S. 448 - 486.
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Geschenkte Menschlichkeit : über die Bedeutung des Kreuzes Jesu Christi für das Verständnis christlicher Identität in feministischer Theologie, bei D. Korsch und bei H.J. Iwand /Zinnecker-Rönchen, Astrid. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (doctoral)--Dortmund, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-295).
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A fully human spirituality : a gendered response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic for the South African churchSnyman, Desiree 30 November 2006 (has links)
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a crisis for the South African government, society and Church. About sixty percent of the HIV population are in Sub Saharan Africa with women being three times more likely to be infected with HIV than their male counterparts. Governmental, societal and Church responses seem to have had little effect in reducing the pandemic as can be seen from the rising prevalence rates. Responses to the HIV/AIDS pandemic lack a gender focus. Some churches have not responded to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Other Church-based responses have been isolated and simplistic in that they have concentrated on one aspect of the HIV illness. The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a growing crisis to which the Church should respond.
The hermeneutical point of departure in this thesis is to express a preferential option for the poor by standing in solidarity with a group of women living on the margins of society. To this end the perspectives of black people, who are materially poor, HIV positive and part of support groups are articulated in the study. The research project suggests that the preferential option for the poor has the potential to contribute to the personal and social transformation of society.
Focussing on the deep-seated longing many desire for fullness of life, this thesis explores and describes a gendered Christian response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic that could contribute to the full humanity of people. Full humanity is understood as transformation to wholeness and incorporates unity with God, others, creation and within oneself. A multifaceted, integrated and gendered response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic is suggested by way of a model of full humanity.
The South African context of HIV/AIDS, patriarchy and poverty pose a challenge to the way that Christians develop their spirituality. This thesis aims to explore and describe aspects of a fully human spirituality emerging from the South African situation. The study suggests that a clearly integrative and holistic approach that embodies the gender perspective is necessary for churches to adopt in responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D.Th.(Christian Spirituality)
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