The church is facing a season of challenge in Western Europe and America, areas where once the church was strong and influential. We find, however, that the affluent suburbs in Cape Town are themselves not exempt from the challenge western culture is bringing to the church. Though there are signs of growth in some Christian sectors to inspire hope, there remains a great responsibility on the leaders of the local church today to engage this challenge. A responsibility rests on church leaders to hold firmly to the timeless message of the scriptures, and lightly to the forms of church that no longer engage a culture increasingly unimpressed with the face of modern Christianity. Within this thesis, we will attempt to outline a tenet of the western church’s ecclesiology that has been diluted in many places; this weakness has impacted the church’s ability to engage its community, as well the form and shape of the activities of the local church. Through investigating Jesus’ intention for the local church, we will shown that the church is not defined by the form of its activities, but by people’s response to the demands of the kingdom. We will show that focusing on the church’s response to the demands of the kingdom is able to be a uniting and strengthening force in the church in this season of cultural challenge. The demands of the kingdom are, therefore, to set the agenda for local church leaders, and free those leaders to redesign the form of the church’s activities to engage the local community in culturally appropriate ways. Copyright / Dissertation (MA(Theol))--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Practical Theology / unrestricted

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In this dissertation an attempt has been made to investigate the means by which God is at work in our world. The researcher has acted on the assumption that God rules in our world, but investigates the content of such a belief. The question whether God acts in our world from a basis of control, or from a motivation of shared interest is currently brought to the surface. Istrumental is the use of Critical Theory to investigate the above mentioned problem. With this instument oppressive perspectives (paternalistic views) are identified and unmasked as well as new perspectives (stewardship) implemented. Biblical stewardship seems to be a perspective on how God wants to use the local church to assist in his plan of salvation for those in need. Authority with others rather over others seems to be the stewardship strategy God wants us to participate in. / In hierdie verhandeling word ondersoek ingestel na die wyse waarop God in die wereld betrokke is (Missio Dei). Daar word uitgegaan van die veronderstelling dat God in die wereld regeer en wat hierdie navorsing poog om te verstaan hoe God in die wereld regeer. Die problematiek wat deurgaans in hierdie studie hanteer word, hou verband met die vraag of God vanuit 'n beheerstelsel (pantokratiese stelsel) in die wereld betrokke is en of sy werksaamhede eerder vanuit 'n bestuurstelsel (oikonomos) verstaan moet word. In 'n poging om bogenoemde probleem op te los word gebruik gemaak van die Kritiese Teorie. Met hierdie instrument word enersyds gepoog om onderdrukkende perspektiewe (soos God as Pantokrator) te weerle, wat onderdrukkende ideologie instand hou. Andersyds word die Kritiese Teorie as instrument gebruik om alternatiewe te ondersoek (soos God as bestuurder van ons heil) wat nuwe perspektiewe daar kan stel. Bybelse rentmeesterskap hou gevoglik daarmee verband dat God die mens/kerk medeverantwoordelik maak in bogenoemde bestuursproses ten einde God se Missio Dei deelnemend te bestuur. / Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology)

The Scriptures, as found in the Old and New Testaments, are foundational to a genuine Christian spirituality. Among the different existing approaches to spirituality, the evangelical and charismatic churches in South Africa today need to rediscover a distinctive biblical approach to spirituality for themselves in order to facilitate the discipleship of their own members. A holistic biblical spirituality can also serve society in practical ways and challenge the perceptions and practices of a South African society which is seeking to advance without religious foundations. / Philosophy and Systematic Theology / M.Th. (Christian Spirituality)

Title in English and Afrikaans / Summaries in English and Afrikaans / In this dissertation an attempt has been made to investigate the means by which God is at work in our world. The researcher has acted on the assumption that God rules in our world, but investigates the content of such a belief The question whether God acts in our world from a basis of control, or from a motivation of shared interest is currently brought to the surface. Instrumental is the use of Critical Theory to investigate the above mentioned problem. With this instrument oppressive perspectives (paternalistic views) are identified and unmasked as well as new perspectives (stewardship) implemented. Biblical stewardship seems to be a perspective on how God wants to use the local church to assist in his plan of salvation for those in need. Authority with others rather over others seems to be the stewardship strategy God wants us to participate in. / In hierdie verhandeling word ondersoek ingestel na die wyse waarop God in die wereld betrokke is (Missio Dei). Daar word uitgegaan van die veronderstelling dat God in die wereld regeer en wil hierdie navorsing poog om te verstaan hoe God in die wereld regeer. Die problematiek wat deurgaans in hierdie studie hanteer word, hou verband met die vraag of God vanuit 'n beheerstelsel (pantokratiese stelsel) in die wereld betrokke is en of sy werksaamhede eerder vanuit 'n bestuurstelsel (oikonomos) verstaan moet word. In 'n poging om bogenoemde probleem op te los word gebruik gemaak van die Kritiese Teorie. Met hierdie instrument word enersyds gepoog om onderdrukkende perspektiewe (soos God as Pantokrator) te weerle, wat onderdrukkende ideologie instand hou. Andersyds word die Kritiese Teorie as instrument gebruik om alternatiewe te ondersoek (soos God as bestuurder van ons heil) wat nuwe perspektiewe daar kan stel. Bybelse rentmeesterskap hou gevolglik daarmee verband dat God die mens/kerk medeverantwoordelik maak in bogenoemde bestuursproses ten einde God se Missio Dei deelnemend te bestuur. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M.Th.(Missiology)

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-06-26T12:36:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Sarah Fernandes Santana Bernardo.pdf: 565504 bytes, checksum: 428a35aed8ee9ff2c6f121d50c86843e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-26T12:36:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sarah Fernandes Santana Bernardo.pdf: 565504 bytes, checksum: 428a35aed8ee9ff2c6f121d50c86843e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-20 / Fundação São Paulo - FUNDASP / Meditative thinking, which thinks the sense of being and exactly for this reason, represents a space of greater intimacy, is proposed by Martin Heidegger as a counterpoint to the rational thinking, or as he calls it, calculative thinking. This calculative thinking, which is not restricted to calculations only, expresses the cybernetic mode that is always looking for the next opportunity, carried by the values of effectiveness, efficiency and performance results, that conquers the absolutism in the current season of planetary technique. Now, if the power, control and calculation, coming from Metaphysics, dominate the whole world how does it interfere with religion? Trying to understand the implications of the scarcity of meditation in religion, this research seeks to approach Heideggerian concepts as a key to the reading of the Iurdian context - Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. First presenting the Heideggerian perspective as a basis for the approximation of meditative thinking; then explaining the development of technique in theology, in order to understand the metaphysical tradition bequeathed to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God; and finally, to raise three phenomena that reveal the meditative lacking in the Iurdian context / O pensamento meditativo, que pensa o sentido do ser e justamente por isso trata de um espaço de maior intimidade, é proposto por Martin Heidegger como um contraponto ao pensamento racional, ou como ele denomina, pensamento calculador. Esse pensamento calculador, que não se restringe apenas aos cálculos, expressa o modo cibernético que está sempre atrás de uma próxima oportunidade, carregado pelos valores da eficácia, eficiência e desempenho de resultados, que conquista absolutismo na época vigente da técnica planetária. Ora, se o poder, controle e cálculo, advindos da Metafísica, dominam a terra inteira, como será que isso interfere na religião? Intentando buscar compreender as implicações da escassez da meditação na religião busca-se por meio dessa pesquisa uma aproximação dos conceitos heideggerianos como chave para leitura do contexto Iurdiano - Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus. Primeiramente, apresentando a perspectiva heideggeriana como base para aproximação do pensamento meditativo; depois explanando o desenvolvimento da técnica na teologia, a fim de entender a tradição metafísica legada à Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus; e por fim, poder levantar três fenômenos que desvelam a escassez da meditação no contexto Iurdiano

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T13:46:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JOSE ALVES SANTOS.pdf: 1232940 bytes, checksum: 77192de71f53814cec722c0bea8dfb8c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-11-30 / This thesis presents a study on the Kingdom of God in the light of the Gospel of Mark. Begins, with a contextualization of the political, socio-cultural and economic history of Palestine (first century AD), place and context in which Mark wrote his Gospel, in which there is an account of the situation of the recipients of the message of the Kingdom. The Evangelist heads towards all people, especially those living in Palestine and its, surroundings and facing difficult moments of persecution by the Roman Empire and the current religious power. Then approaches the specific theme of the Kingdom of God engendered by Mark from the axis expression that is used in this paper: After John was arrested, came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God, saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel (Mark 1:14-15). Emphasizes the dynamic character of the proposal from Kingdom in defense of life in all its dimensions expands to a current a reflection, life threatened by climate change / Esta tese contém um estudo sobre o Reino de Deus à luz do Evangelho de Marcos. Ela se inicia com uma contextualização da história política, sociocultural e econômica da Palestina (século I d.C.), lugar e contexto onde Marcos escreveu seu Evangelho, no qual há o relato da situação dos destinatários da mensagem do Reino. O Evangelista se dirige a todos os povos, principalmente àqueles que viviam na Palestina e nos seus arredores, e enfrentavam momentos difíceis de perseguições por parte do Império Romano e do poder religioso vigente. Em seguida, aborda a temática específica sobre o Reino de Deus engendrado por Marcos a partir da expressão-eixo que é utilizada nesse trabalho: Depois que João foi preso, veio para a Galileia proclamando o Evangelho de Deus, dizendo: O tempo está cumprido e o Reino de Deus está próximo. Convertei-vos e crede no Evangelho (Mc 1,14-15). Enfatizando-se o caráter dinâmico da proposta do Reino em defesa da vida em todas as suas dimensões, amplia-se a uma reflexão atual, a vida ameaçada pelas mudanças climáticas.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T13:48:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DANILO DOURADO GUERRA.pdf: 1520191 bytes, checksum: 86cf08302abd0aa679e4d7e45374e3d4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-04 / This research aims to investigate the Kingdom of God and the world under the bias of the Johannine community from Jo 18:36 exegesis. The objective is to demonstrate that, from the discourse of Jesus on his kingdom, recorded in John 18:36, the Johannine community is a heterotopic construction both in relation to incipient rabbinic Judaism as to the Roman Empire in first century. For thus, the study was divided into three chapters. The first chapter is an introduction to the Fourth Gospel, with emphasis on the Johannine community history and its Christology. The second chapter is an exploratory journey to the cosmos and the basileia from John 18:36. In the third chapter, the heterotopic aspects of the Johannine community are analyzed in relation to the world, based on the theoretical framework of Foucault. In this way, it can be shown that the Kingdom of God promotes heterotopias over time and societies, making it clear, the achievement of a critical space in relation to its world in the Johannine community, that is, a space of decisions and resignifications, capable of breaking socio-religious paradigms and change existing power relations. / Esta pesquisa se propõe a investigar o Reino de Deus e o mundo sob o viés da comunidade joanina a partir da exegese de Jo 18,36. Objetiva-se demonstrar que, a partir do discurso de Jesus sobre o seu Reino, registrado em Jo 18,36, a comunidade joanina é uma construção heterotópica tanto em relação ao incipiente judaísmo rabínico quanto ao Império Romano do século I. Para tanto, o estudo foi dividido em três capítulos. O primeiro capítulo é uma introdução ao Quarto Evangelho, com ênfase na história da comunidade joanina e sua cristologia. O segundo é uma jornada onde explora-se o cosmos e a basileia a partir de Jo 18,36. No terceiro, os aspectos heterotópicos da comunidade joanina são analisados em relação ao mundo, com base no referencial teórico de Foucault. Nesse percurso, é possível demonstrar que o Reino de Deus promove heterotopias ao longo dos tempos e das sociedades, explicitando, na comunidade joanina, a concretização de um espaço crítico em relação ao seu mundo, ou seja, um espaço de decisões e ressignificações, capaz de romper com paradigmas sócio-religiosos e alterar as relações de poder existentes.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T13:49:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MARIA LUCIA PEREIRA DE OLIVEIRA.pdf: 675415 bytes, checksum: d259f2cc96969944f555cd6a091e4bf3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-02-23 / This essay has as the center of the discussion the question of personal identity in the process of conversion into Universal Church. This study analyses the psychosocial processes which take identities out of the context and disorganizes the person leading him to mistrust, hopelessness, or in other words, creates an identity crisis. It analyses the way in which people arrive to Universal Church and what it has to offer them. At last, it analyses the new vision of itself and of the world after conversion to Universal Church of the kingdom of God. / Esta dissertação tem como centro o debate sobre a questão da identidade pessoal no processo de conversão à Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus. Este estudo analisa os processos psicossociais que descontextualizam identidades e que desestruturam a pessoa, levando-a à desconfiança, desesperança, ou seja, instalando na pessoa a crise de identidade. Analisa como essas pessoas chegam à Igreja Universal e qual oferta esta tem a lhes oferecer. Por fim, faz uma análise da nova visão de si e do mundo depois da conversão à Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus.

Submitted by William Justo Figueiro (williamjf) on 2015-07-18T12:33:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 44c.pdf: 3593088 bytes, checksum: 69bab01695df8cdfec828dc8e0a00b81 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-18T12:33:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 44c.pdf: 3593088 bytes, checksum: 69bab01695df8cdfec828dc8e0a00b81 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / FORD - Programa Internacional de Bolsas de Pós-Graduação da Fundação Ford / Esta pesquisa investigou o posicionamento estratégico da Rede Record de Televisão no mercado brasileiro de TV aberta, tendo como aporte teórico-metodológico basilar a Economia Política da Comunicação (EPC), que foi articulada com outras teorias do âmbito comunicacional ao longo do texto dissertativo. Esta análise permitiu observar que o grupo estudado compete com o Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) pelo segundo lugar no cenário televisivo; no entanto, na faixa do prime time, a Record manteve a vice-liderança no período da pesquisa. Tal projeção foi sustentada pela retomada produtiva da cabeça de rede na esfera jornalística e de teleficção. Outra circunstância que interveio no processo estratégico da Rede Record foi o investimento extramídia, com repasse de verba não convencional ao do mercado publicitário, feito pela Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus. Segundo informações avaliadas nesta pesquisa, tal investimento corresponderia a aproximadamente R$ 400 milhões por ano, referentes à compra de horários no período da madrugada. Ainda foi observado que o padrão produtivo do objeto estudado entende o telejornalismo como o principal produto para desenhar sua ascensão nacional. A rede realiza ao todo seis telejornais, e as praças produzem de quatro a cinco produtos jornalísticos por dia. Dada essa importância do telejornalismo para a emissora, a investigação se propôs a caracterizar o padrão tecno-estético da Rede Record por meio do seu principal produto jornalístico, o Jornal da Record (JR), e do atual conceito editorial do jornalismo da rede, jornalismo verdade. Assim, foi possível apreender que as “verdades jornalísticas” contidas no JR são construídas, por exemplo, através da utilização da passagem ao vivo com certa frequência em eventos convencionais e o predomínio da editoria de Polícia/Segurança Pública nos fatos noticiados pelo JR. / The present research investigated Rede Record de Televisão’s (Record Television Network) strategic positioning in the public-access TV Brazilian market. The basic theoretical-methodological contribution to this work was the Political Economy of Communication (PEC), which was connected to other communication theories throughout the expository text. This analysis revealed that the group studied competes with SBT, standing for Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão ( Brazilian Television System), for the second place in the television scenario. However, Record TV Network maintained the second position in primetime viewership during the research. This projection is supported by the network head’s resumption of production in the television fiction and journalistic spheres. Another circumstance which influenced on Record Network strategic process was the investment derived from outside the media. This investment came from funds not common to the advertising market, transferred by Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God). According to information assessed herein, the mentioned investment would be equivalent to about R$ 400 million per year, and it is related to the purchase of predawn airtime. It has also been observed that the production pattern of the object of study considers telejournalism as the main product to shape its rising nationally. The TV network broadcasts six news programmes altogether, and the affiliates produce 4 to 5 journalistic products a day. Due to the importance of telejournalism to the network, the present investigation proposes to characterize Record TV Network’s aesthetic and technical pattern through its main journalistic product, O Jornal da Record (Record News), and through the current network’s journalism editorial concept, a factual journalism rather than a more reflective or analytical one. Thus, it could be apprehended that the ‘journalistic truths/facts’ in the news programme are based on, for instance, frequent live broadcasting parts in conventional events; and, also, on the predominance of reports on the Police and Public Safety events.