[PDF] Top 20 Church and culture: A religio theological perspective

... It is known that Barth held Feuerbach in high esteem. In 1922, for instance, he advised ministers he was addressing to drop pastoral-theological journals and rather to immerse themselves in Feuerbach's writings ... See full document

... traditional church setting the use of more contemporary or popular forms of musical style (and other liturgical elements for that matter) can help the church appeal to the culture that they seek to ... See full document

... the church adopts the western style beam column masonry arch ...the church is still use local stone and ...the church mainly uses yellow and gray and use red and green as sup- ...the church ... See full document

... invisible church is well-known. In the early stages of his theological reflection he said that the invisible church comprises all the believers of all times as well as ...visible church is an ... See full document

... maintain existing relationships, it is definitely used to form new social bonds. Online communities are used for different needs; for example, LinkedIn users share professional information whilst Facebook is mostly used ... See full document

... abandon the world. Nevertheless, this world is not the final reality. It can never become paradise. For a Christian, this world remains a temporary dwelling. This world is the place where the gospel must be preached, but ... See full document

... Apel (1999) records that when some Maasai were asked “what God thought about polygyny” (p. 31), a slight majority of those who answered 16/28 (57%) believed that God approved or at least accepted polygyny. Most of the ... See full document

... Mass migration is found throughout Asia. From The Philippines Maruja Asis notes that an estimated 191 million people live outside their country of birth. For many Asians, migration as a rite of passage has long given way ... See full document

... One can wonder too whether McGrath’s experiential appeal would optimally work even in other theistic contexts, such as Judaism. During his lifetime, Schleiermacher addressed also the issue of Judaism, which he believed, ... See full document

... Devito 26 believes that technology and media are inspiring a decrease in intercultural differences, which traditionally leans toward a more homogeneous society. He argues that in doing so, however, often means neglecting ... See full document

... Christian theological imagi- nation as well as the pious imagination around the “dispossession of ...“faith, culture and politics” register as “improvements in political ... See full document

... NT Church relied considerably on liturgy and singing with no consideration to the use of musical instruments in ...NT church used many of the Jewish Psalms and songs of worship taken from the synagogue ... See full document

... institutional culture, the inadequacy of state funding of higher education, the level and escalation of tuition fees, student debt and the question of fee-free higher education (Badat ... See full document

... unique culture and a history, which from its earliest records portrays a country that knew where it was going, and through changing allegiances in self-defence never broke up into the parts from which it was ... See full document

... The impeachment has important things to tell us about print and the public sphere, two themes which have generated much discussion over recent years. 45 Several contributions to this volume focus on the national debate ... See full document

... Kerk en kultuur 'n godsdiens teologiese perspektief P J van der Merwe Departement Godsdiens en Sendingwetenskap (Afd A) Universiteit van Pretoria Abstract Church and culture a religio theological pers[.] ... See full document

... The advent of the missionary enterprise and the colonial factor introduced not only a new way of thinking but a new religious practice that somehow replaced nak. The indigenous churches arose in those areas where there ... See full document

... The pervasiveness of the problem of witchcraft in present-day South Africa also becomes clear when the many initiatives to combat the negative effects of witchcraft, namely witch-hunts and witch-killings, are considered. ... See full document

... attempts to show that despite the apparent difference between them, Aristotle and Plato are in fact in agreement. Based on his theocentric perspective, al-Farabi strove to reconcile religion and philosophy, ... See full document

... There is a link between belonging with place and belonging with events in that place. Events are for many the primary way through which belonging to place is expressed. The church building which has hosted ... See full document