This article focuses on an important aspect of the Son of God and redeeemer of humanity,who became man in the incarnation.The study delves into the human dimension of Jesus Christ as a man for others and with others.H...This article focuses on an important aspect of the Son of God and redeeemer of humanity,who became man in the incarnation.The study delves into the human dimension of Jesus Christ as a man for others and with others.His closeness to fellow men and women is striking.This closeness is accomplished through his pedagogical method by means of the stories(parables)he vividly narrated,as well as through the miracles he astonishingly carried out to help or heal others.Both parables and miracles lie at the basis of his proclamation of the Kingdom of God.Jesus was particularly close to those who were at the fringes of society.Jesus’social behaviour is also highlighted,with special reference to his especially unique style of table fellowship,going counter to the strict norms of his people.The climax of his being for others and with others is reached in his paschal mystery,namely his total self-offering in his passion,death and resurrection from the dead.展开更多
Teaching the Catholic religion in the University setting is very challenging especially now that we are living in thepostmodern world. In the context of the postmodern world, there can arise two questions： First; ＂H...Teaching the Catholic religion in the University setting is very challenging especially now that we are living in thepostmodern world. In the context of the postmodern world, there can arise two questions： First; ＂Having in mind achallenge of the postmodern world, that is incredulity to grand narratives, is it better to remove the Catholic religionin the curriculum since it is a form of a grand narrative？＂ And second; ＂Having in mind a phenomenon that thepostmodern world brings which is hyperreality, what happens to the teacher and to the student of the Catholicreligion in the classroom？＂ This paper will try to make sense of those questions by exploring first our postmodernworld through the lens of two great postmodern philosophers namely Jean-Francois Lyotard and Jean Baudrillard.展开更多
This article attempts to explore the possibility that Jesus was a homosexual by referring to studies made by psychiatrists as well as to Biblical sources. For over a century various psychiatrists have thought that Jes...This article attempts to explore the possibility that Jesus was a homosexual by referring to studies made by psychiatrists as well as to Biblical sources. For over a century various psychiatrists have thought that Jesus was a paranoid schizophrenic and we now know that the most frequent cause of schizophrenia is the repression of homosexuality. The Gospel of John has two passages that seem to confirm the hypothesis that Jesus was homosexual.展开更多
There is no doubt that Jesus Christ is the eternal embodiment of the Christian faith. The story of salvation,especially the life of Jesus, forms the basis through which many Christians encounter the eternal. Indeed, e...There is no doubt that Jesus Christ is the eternal embodiment of the Christian faith. The story of salvation,especially the life of Jesus, forms the basis through which many Christians encounter the eternal. Indeed, each facetof Christ is intricately intertwined with the others and that Christian literature often focuses on redefining variousfigures in the image of Christ and on illustrating morality. Without disparaging in any way the story of Jesus Christ,this paper parallels the conceptualization of epic heroism and the narrative of Jesus Christ. In doing this, the articleprovides a critical exegesis of elements of epic heroism in the story of Christ. Ultimately, reading the story of JesusChrist through the prism of epic heroism helps us submit that it is a ＂tale of Christian identity＂ comparable to theepic identity and able to eonvey eternal meaning to Christian groups who recognize it as ＂their story of salvation＂.展开更多
Buddhist parable plays an important role as a medium and bridge in Buddhist education.In order to elaborate different theoretical themes,each Buddhist sutra also presents diversified characteristics in the application...Buddhist parable plays an important role as a medium and bridge in Buddhist education.In order to elaborate different theoretical themes,each Buddhist sutra also presents diversified characteristics in the application of parables,so that different classical parables naturally have their own characteristics.The study analyzes the similarities and differences of Buddhist parable between The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment and The Lotus Sutra after introducing the two classic sutra and respective parable characteristics.展开更多
This paper probes on one of the famous parables of Jesus-the Wheat and Weeds, and demonstrates some implied meaning and morals connoted in it. Through an interesting contrast between the calm restraint of the househol...This paper probes on one of the famous parables of Jesus-the Wheat and Weeds, and demonstrates some implied meaning and morals connoted in it. Through an interesting contrast between the calm restraint of the householder and high anxi ety of his slaves, this parable suggests that people should stay calm and learn from God to be tolerate and lenient religiously to"let wheat and weeds grow together until the harvest". Meanwhile, God drops a subtle hint to seed wheat positively in stead of sug gesting people to remove weeds negatively.展开更多
The essay deals with the so-called“Toledoth Yeshu,”one of the most cryptic stories about Jesus Christ from Middle Ages.They referred to some stories of the Gospels of the New Testament and rearranged them again in o...The essay deals with the so-called“Toledoth Yeshu,”one of the most cryptic stories about Jesus Christ from Middle Ages.They referred to some stories of the Gospels of the New Testament and rearranged them again in order to set up a counter story.The thesis of the paper is that these counter stories did not aim at the New Testament as such,but at the Christological dogmatic that stripped Jesus of his Jewishness and turned him into a figure similar to pagan deities opposing and damaging Jewish tradition mainly by exercising magic.At the end,“Toledoth Yeshu”told a story claiming that Yeshu was sentenced to death only by Jewish authorities,because he practiced the blasphemous act of magic of God’s name,seduced his followers by doing so and,therefore,damaged the faith in the One God.That is why I consider“Toledoth Yeshu”a strong and self-conscious Jewish polemic not against the Jewish roots of Christianity,not even against the Jewish Christians that long have perished,but against Gentile or pagan Christianity and its successful attempt to turn Christ into a paganized divine being acting out magic instead of observing the Torah.展开更多
Interest in including spiritual assessments in therapeutic settings has increased in recent years.Even though many psychologists view spirituality as very important to clients’well-being,many report that they do not ...Interest in including spiritual assessments in therapeutic settings has increased in recent years.Even though many psychologists view spirituality as very important to clients’well-being,many report that they do not discuss spirituality in their practice.An inclusion of spirituality may be particularly important when dealing with specific groups for which spirituality/religiosity is a large part of their worldview,such as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Therefore,this study examined a number of comprehensive spiritual assessment tools to consider when working with members of the Church of Jesus Christ.These tools were evaluated by 100 clinicians.In general,this set of tools was moderately to be mostly consistent with the culture of the Church,with each one having specific strengths and limitations.展开更多
Jesus Christ(耶稣基督)有以下五种别名: 1.the Redeemer和 the Saviour 对基督徒来说,the Redeemer和 the Saviour两者都是指拯救人类的Jesus Christ。the Saviour表示Jesus把人类作为一个整体从罪恶和死亡中拯救出来。而Redeemer则暗...Jesus Christ(耶稣基督)有以下五种别名: 1.the Redeemer和 the Saviour 对基督徒来说,the Redeemer和 the Saviour两者都是指拯救人类的Jesus Christ。the Saviour表示Jesus把人类作为一个整体从罪恶和死亡中拯救出来。而Redeemer则暗示Jesus拯救个体犯罪者一对一的作用。展开更多
马克·吐温是人们熟悉的美国作家,也是著名的幽默大师。他曾讲述其少年时的一段幽默小插曲:在他当印刷学徒工时,厂里一位印刷工在印刷一本宗教手册时图省事,把 Jesus Christ 缩写成了 J.C.。老板见后大为光火,痛斥了这位印刷工一顿...马克·吐温是人们熟悉的美国作家,也是著名的幽默大师。他曾讲述其少年时的一段幽默小插曲:在他当印刷学徒工时,厂里一位印刷工在印刷一本宗教手册时图省事,把 Jesus Christ 缩写成了 J.C.。老板见后大为光火,痛斥了这位印刷工一顿,并责令他立即改为全称。印刷工遵命修改,结果他又画蛇添足地排上 Jesus H.Christ,让老板哭笑不得。为什么这位印刷工会加上 H.呢?展开更多
Within the span of five months during the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000,the Catholic Church published two documents focused on Jesus Christ:Dominus Iesus and Novo Millennio Ineunte(with emphasis in this article on it...Within the span of five months during the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000,the Catholic Church published two documents focused on Jesus Christ:Dominus Iesus and Novo Millennio Ineunte(with emphasis in this article on its second chapter).Although in various instances,both documents converge and deal with the same subject,one can observe how the perspectives and attitudes expressed in both differ in various ways.Their aim is different because Dominus Iesus was issued to oppose certain erroneous positions in the context of theories of religious pluralism,while Novo Millennio Ineunte is a pastoral reflection on the fruits of the Jubilee and the state of the community of Christ’s faithful at the turn of the last century.This article seeks to address the content of the two documents,while highlighting the differences in their style and approach.展开更多
文摘This article focuses on an important aspect of the Son of God and redeeemer of humanity,who became man in the incarnation.The study delves into the human dimension of Jesus Christ as a man for others and with others.His closeness to fellow men and women is striking.This closeness is accomplished through his pedagogical method by means of the stories(parables)he vividly narrated,as well as through the miracles he astonishingly carried out to help or heal others.Both parables and miracles lie at the basis of his proclamation of the Kingdom of God.Jesus was particularly close to those who were at the fringes of society.Jesus’social behaviour is also highlighted,with special reference to his especially unique style of table fellowship,going counter to the strict norms of his people.The climax of his being for others and with others is reached in his paschal mystery,namely his total self-offering in his passion,death and resurrection from the dead.
文摘Teaching the Catholic religion in the University setting is very challenging especially now that we are living in thepostmodern world. In the context of the postmodern world, there can arise two questions： First; ＂Having in mind achallenge of the postmodern world, that is incredulity to grand narratives, is it better to remove the Catholic religionin the curriculum since it is a form of a grand narrative？＂ And second; ＂Having in mind a phenomenon that thepostmodern world brings which is hyperreality, what happens to the teacher and to the student of the Catholicreligion in the classroom？＂ This paper will try to make sense of those questions by exploring first our postmodernworld through the lens of two great postmodern philosophers namely Jean-Francois Lyotard and Jean Baudrillard.
文摘This article attempts to explore the possibility that Jesus was a homosexual by referring to studies made by psychiatrists as well as to Biblical sources. For over a century various psychiatrists have thought that Jesus was a paranoid schizophrenic and we now know that the most frequent cause of schizophrenia is the repression of homosexuality. The Gospel of John has two passages that seem to confirm the hypothesis that Jesus was homosexual.
文摘There is no doubt that Jesus Christ is the eternal embodiment of the Christian faith. The story of salvation,especially the life of Jesus, forms the basis through which many Christians encounter the eternal. Indeed, each facetof Christ is intricately intertwined with the others and that Christian literature often focuses on redefining variousfigures in the image of Christ and on illustrating morality. Without disparaging in any way the story of Jesus Christ,this paper parallels the conceptualization of epic heroism and the narrative of Jesus Christ. In doing this, the articleprovides a critical exegesis of elements of epic heroism in the story of Christ. Ultimately, reading the story of JesusChrist through the prism of epic heroism helps us submit that it is a ＂tale of Christian identity＂ comparable to theepic identity and able to eonvey eternal meaning to Christian groups who recognize it as ＂their story of salvation＂.
文摘Buddhist parable plays an important role as a medium and bridge in Buddhist education.In order to elaborate different theoretical themes,each Buddhist sutra also presents diversified characteristics in the application of parables,so that different classical parables naturally have their own characteristics.The study analyzes the similarities and differences of Buddhist parable between The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment and The Lotus Sutra after introducing the two classic sutra and respective parable characteristics.
文摘This paper probes on one of the famous parables of Jesus-the Wheat and Weeds, and demonstrates some implied meaning and morals connoted in it. Through an interesting contrast between the calm restraint of the householder and high anxi ety of his slaves, this parable suggests that people should stay calm and learn from God to be tolerate and lenient religiously to"let wheat and weeds grow together until the harvest". Meanwhile, God drops a subtle hint to seed wheat positively in stead of sug gesting people to remove weeds negatively.
文摘The essay deals with the so-called“Toledoth Yeshu,”one of the most cryptic stories about Jesus Christ from Middle Ages.They referred to some stories of the Gospels of the New Testament and rearranged them again in order to set up a counter story.The thesis of the paper is that these counter stories did not aim at the New Testament as such,but at the Christological dogmatic that stripped Jesus of his Jewishness and turned him into a figure similar to pagan deities opposing and damaging Jewish tradition mainly by exercising magic.At the end,“Toledoth Yeshu”told a story claiming that Yeshu was sentenced to death only by Jewish authorities,because he practiced the blasphemous act of magic of God’s name,seduced his followers by doing so and,therefore,damaged the faith in the One God.That is why I consider“Toledoth Yeshu”a strong and self-conscious Jewish polemic not against the Jewish roots of Christianity,not even against the Jewish Christians that long have perished,but against Gentile or pagan Christianity and its successful attempt to turn Christ into a paganized divine being acting out magic instead of observing the Torah.
文摘Interest in including spiritual assessments in therapeutic settings has increased in recent years.Even though many psychologists view spirituality as very important to clients’well-being,many report that they do not discuss spirituality in their practice.An inclusion of spirituality may be particularly important when dealing with specific groups for which spirituality/religiosity is a large part of their worldview,such as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Therefore,this study examined a number of comprehensive spiritual assessment tools to consider when working with members of the Church of Jesus Christ.These tools were evaluated by 100 clinicians.In general,this set of tools was moderately to be mostly consistent with the culture of the Church,with each one having specific strengths and limitations.
文摘马克·吐温是人们熟悉的美国作家,也是著名的幽默大师。他曾讲述其少年时的一段幽默小插曲:在他当印刷学徒工时,厂里一位印刷工在印刷一本宗教手册时图省事,把 Jesus Christ 缩写成了 J.C.。老板见后大为光火,痛斥了这位印刷工一顿,并责令他立即改为全称。印刷工遵命修改,结果他又画蛇添足地排上 Jesus H.Christ,让老板哭笑不得。为什么这位印刷工会加上 H.呢?
文摘Within the span of five months during the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000,the Catholic Church published two documents focused on Jesus Christ:Dominus Iesus and Novo Millennio Ineunte(with emphasis in this article on its second chapter).Although in various instances,both documents converge and deal with the same subject,one can observe how the perspectives and attitudes expressed in both differ in various ways.Their aim is different because Dominus Iesus was issued to oppose certain erroneous positions in the context of theories of religious pluralism,while Novo Millennio Ineunte is a pastoral reflection on the fruits of the Jubilee and the state of the community of Christ’s faithful at the turn of the last century.This article seeks to address the content of the two documents,while highlighting the differences in their style and approach.
