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How To Talk About God: Origen And Gregory Of Nazianzus On Divine Transcendence And Theological Language, Coleman S. Kimbrough May 2023

How To Talk About God: Origen And Gregory Of Nazianzus On Divine Transcendence And Theological Language, Coleman S. Kimbrough

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This article discusses the doctrine of God of the early Church Fathers Origen and Gregory of Nazianzus. According to these two theologians, the tension between God's transcendence and God's immanence conditions the language we use to name and describe God. Such "God-talk" is necessarily limited by the ontological divide between the human and the divine. Using Origen and Gregory as reference points, I examine how the precise and careful use of apophatic, cataphatic, and analogical language is necessary to properly account for both God's eternal nature and God's work in the material world.


A Central Task Of Theology: Authenticity In Relationship With God, Lydia Mattern May 2023

A Central Task Of Theology: Authenticity In Relationship With God, Lydia Mattern

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This work is a reflection on the beautiful mystery of Theology and what it means to be in authentic relationship with God. It is a cumulative piece of noteworthy ideas taught by Dr. Kristin Colberg in Thinking Theologically, a class that changed Lydia's life. It demonstrates that Theology is a vehicle used to come to understand God.


On The Resurrection Of Microbes: An Eco-Christological Approach To The Resurrection, Denys Janiga Osb May 2023

On The Resurrection Of Microbes: An Eco-Christological Approach To The Resurrection, Denys Janiga Osb

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This article attempts to bring ecology and Christology into conversation through a transdisciplinary approach. It looks at the pastoral implications of eco-anxiety, resurrection ecology in the field of biotechnology, Church teaching on the Resurrection, and concludes by initiating an interpretation of the resurrection appearances in the Gospel of Luke through the lens of the microbiome.


On Revelation, Faith, And Justice, Joseph Penny Jul 2021

On Revelation, Faith, And Justice, Joseph Penny

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Defined as the relational self-disclosure of Godself, divine revelation has the potential to propel us ever deeper into the mystery of the crucified God. In a faith-filled response to the Paschal Mystery's salvific and liberating promise, we can traverse the ontological gap between humanity and divinity, but how does this embodied revelation influence the trajectory of social justice? This paper embarks on a methodological endeavor to articulate the purpose of divine revelation.


Rooted In The Heart Of Relationships A Personal Theology Of Ministry And Discipleship, Meghan Stretar Jul 2021

Rooted In The Heart Of Relationships A Personal Theology Of Ministry And Discipleship, Meghan Stretar

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How is one expected to engage in ministry without having spent time reflecting on what ministry and discipleship are? This piece represents just one potential theology of ministry and discipleship, crafted after three years of studying theology and doing ministry here at St. John's.


Moral Theology Haiku, Mary Lavoy May 2010

Moral Theology Haiku, Mary Lavoy

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All Creation Groans: A Comparison Of Feminist And German Existential Theology Of Romans 8:18-25, Jeffrey R. Reed May 2009

All Creation Groans: A Comparison Of Feminist And German Existential Theology Of Romans 8:18-25, Jeffrey R. Reed

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