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International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 2010 This article retrieves Kant’s imitatio Christi as a viable alternative to the recent construal of mimesis as a universal human desire, in particular to Ward’s reformulation of the imitatio Christi in such terms (in which the human condition is defined by an intrinsic desire for God as other).
Whistler, D
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Ethics and _Imitatio Christi_ in 1 John: A Jewish Perspective
Tyndale Bulletin, 2018 This paper focuses on one of the ethical features of 1 John, namely ‘the imitation of Christ’. It argues that this ethical feature is related to the believers’ identity and vocation as the people of God. Just as in the OT Israel is obliged to reflect God’
Mavis M. Leung
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Imitatio Christi and Imitatio Dei: High Christology and Ignatius of antioch’s Ethics [PDF]
Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2019 Scholars have long noted Ignatius of Antioch’s statements of high christology. Jesus, who as God appeared in human form (Eph. 19.3), is ‘God in man’ (Eph. 7.2) and is ‘our God’ (Eph. inscr.; 15.3; 18.2; Rom. inscr.; 3.3; Polyc. 8.3).
Hartog Paul A.
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Peace in the spirituality of Thomas á Kempis. An aesthetic perspective on the Imitatio Christi 4.25
Acta Theologica, 2022 The Imitatio Christi of Thomas á Kempis reflects the transformative contribution of the Devotio Moderna as a reform movement from the 14th to the 16th century to the religious discourse up to modern times. This contribution focuses on the theme of peace
P.G.R. de Villiers
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Forgiveness and the Novelty of Christian Ethics
Modern Theology, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 472-489, July 2023., 2023 Abstract Christian faith, and particularly Christian Ethics, must wrestle with the questions of novelty and continuity posed by Scripture's declaration that a new thing has occurred with the advent of Jesus Christ. The contrasting perspectives on the Law by Thomas Aquinas and Herman Bavinck focus these questions and suggest that forgiveness is an ...
Andrew Errington
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Literalising Metaphor in the Poetry of Robert Southwell☆
Renaissance Studies, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 75-91, February 2023., 2023 Abstract This article focuses on a distinctive feature of Robert Southwell's poetic technique, namely, his approach to metaphor. I argue that a number of Southwell's metaphors have a surprisingly literal quality where their vehicles are given greater prominence than their tenors.
Conor McKee
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Alienation: The foundation of transformative education
Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 56, Issue 4, Page 577-592, August 2022., 2022 Abstract Nothing reveals the differences between an internal (i.e., inherently pedagogical) reflection on educational processes and an external (i.e., derived from a philosophical, sociological, psychological, theological or other perspective) more clearly than the differing attitudes towards alienation.
Karsten Kenklies
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Musing on the sources Contemptus mundi in Japan 1596
Cahiers d’études des cultures ibériques et latino-américaines, 2022 The Tenshō Mission organized by Alessandro Valignano S. J. brought one or several books written by Luis de Granada translated into Japanese to Granada when they visited this Dominican friar in Lisbon. The purpose of my article is to examine, by comparing
Aiko Okamoto-MacPhail
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Reconciliation: Divine and Human
The Ecumenical Review, Volume 73, Issue 3, Page 375-387, July 2021., 2021 Abstract Reconciliation is one of the key motifs used by the apostle Paul and other New Testament authors influenced by him as they sought to express the significance and reach of God’s salvific act in Jesus Christ. To reflect on the theme of reconciliation means reflecting on the very centre of the good news. This theme is not one aspect of the gospel
Christophe Chalamet
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La recepción y la difusión del De imitatione Christi en la España del Siglo de Oro
Castilla: Estudios de Literatura, 2015 El objetivo del presente trabajo es el de mostrar la penetración en la España del Siglo de Oro de una obra devocional compuesta hacia la mitad del siglo XV, la Imitatio Christi, que ha sido atribuida al monje agustino holandés Thomas a Kempis.
Elvezio Canonica
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