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Discipleship and Imagination [PDF]
, 2017 We are creatures ruled to a much greater degree by our desires and senses than we usually admit. Posting about how discipleship can be cultivated from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ...
Roth, Donald
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Ascetics, slaves, and necessity in Late Antiquity: renouncing all wealth, but for a single slave
Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.Slave owners in Late Antiquity viewed the possession of at least one slave to be a necessity and a defining mark that distinguished the dignified social classes from the poor. Ascetics who shared this perspective faced a choice when renouncing all worldly possessions in pursuit of spiritual perfection, one not merely about luxury, but also about status
E.T. Dailey, Justin Pigott
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Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future
The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
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BLUE THEOLOGY AND WATERSHED DISCIPLESHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA
Acta Theologica, 2019 In an era increasingly shaped by escalating water crises, Ched Myers calls the church to watershed discipleship, arguing that watershed discipleship is a faithful response to Christian mission amidst a looming environmental catastrophe.
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Reflexão, 2020 This article explores how the “Masters of Suspicion” can be used for understanding discipleship. From this, it queries into expanding this canon of masters to include decolonial thinkers.
Justin Sands
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Social Justice as a Catalyst for Ecumenical Engagement
The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.Abstract This article provides a comprehensive overview of the historical formation of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America (FCC), examining the social and political context in the United States that shaped its adoption of ecumenical practices focused on social justice.
Geneva Blackmer
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Preparation for Discipleship- Discipleship in Jesus\u27 Farewell Discourses, St John13-17 [PDF]
, 1966 The meaning of discipleship is significant for the church today. As the world changes, the church and the members of the church change, and it becomes necessary for the church to renew her churchliness. In order to be the church, the church must know the
Hempelmann, L Dean
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Theological training in Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches: A necessity for discipleship
In die SkrifligTheological education is downplayed by many Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches (PCCs), resulting in church leaders who lack theological proficiency.
Ronele M. Prince, Johannes J. Knoetze
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Nafsanalysis: The Problem of Refinement in Sufi Ethics
Ethos, EarlyView.Abstract The nafs is the spirit in its ordeal of embodiment. It is the veil through which separation from God becomes the condition of relation to Him. Drawing on two years of ethnographic fieldwork among practitioners of the Naqshbandia Awaisia Sufi order in Pakistan, this article approaches the nafs as the site of enjoyment that survives refinement ...
Muhammad Osama Imran
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Developing a Discipleship Measurement Tool [PDF]
, 2016 This article discusses the development of a discipleship measurement tool. It looks at existing frameworks for the development of such a tool, studies that have been undertaken in the past, the current study undertaken, and how such a study can be ...
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