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Full-Text Articles in Religion
The Magnificat: A Reflection, Kaitlyn Kruger
The Magnificat: A Reflection, Kaitlyn Kruger
Obsculta
A personal reflection on Mary’s Magnificat, the author connects her experiences working in a missionary community in Haiti with the words “my spirit rejoices.”
What Can Buddhist Artistic Traditions Learn From Christian Iconography, Jotipālo Bhikkhu
What Can Buddhist Artistic Traditions Learn From Christian Iconography, Jotipālo Bhikkhu
Obsculta
The three images included come from the author’s year-long residency at the Collegeville Institute.
Ideas To Disrupt: A Theology Of Ministry, Cindy Gonzalez
Ideas To Disrupt: A Theology Of Ministry, Cindy Gonzalez
Obsculta
A theology for ministry grounded on the call towards Woman Wisdom found in the Old Testament. Wisdom, in accordance to the book of Proverbs, leads the faithful closer to God. This theology of ministry makes a case for how only Wisdom may lead the faithful towards recognition of the need for radical inclusion in a world where social injustice continues to prevail.
A Homily On The Parable Of The Persistent Widow, Patrick Martin
A Homily On The Parable Of The Persistent Widow, Patrick Martin
Obsculta
No abstract provided.
Obsculta Mission And Vision, Obsculta Editors
1,000 Years Later: What Can We Learn From Saint Peter Damian’S Liber Gomorrhianus?, Robert Craven
1,000 Years Later: What Can We Learn From Saint Peter Damian’S Liber Gomorrhianus?, Robert Craven
Obsculta
No abstract provided.
Embracing And Engaging Holistically: A Pastoral Response To Youth (Or Anyone) Struggling With Anxiety And Depression, Meghan Stretar
Embracing And Engaging Holistically: A Pastoral Response To Youth (Or Anyone) Struggling With Anxiety And Depression, Meghan Stretar
Obsculta
Following Richard Osmer’s framework for practical theological interpretation, this paper’s overall task seeks to examine the question of how to engage and encourage youth who are struggling with anxiety and depression to seek counsel. Separated into four sections, the descriptive task invites the reader into the author’s personal experience before drawing attention to the larger societal issue at hand. The interpretive task invites psychologist Erik Erikson’s identity development into the conversation, inviting more questions and possible solutions. The third section, a theological interpretation and analysis examines the Rule of St. Benedict and the pastoral implications of the incarnation. Finally, the …
Monks And The Church’S Obligation For The Poor, Toan Phan
Monks And The Church’S Obligation For The Poor, Toan Phan
Obsculta
Examining aspects of contemplative life as a Cistercian monk, this paper looks at the intersection of the Rule of St. Benedict and raises the question of its compatibility and implications with Catholic Social Teachings focused on the Church’s teachings on maintaining a ‘preferential option for the poor.’
Saint Patrick: A Hagiographical Study, Molly Kluever
Saint Patrick: A Hagiographical Study, Molly Kluever
Obsculta
Reflecting on her semester abroad in Galway, Ireland, the author was inspired to write about the conflicting images of St. Patrick’s personal writings and various accounts of his life written by hagiographers in the centuries following his death. This essay is an attempt to articulate the intersection of fact and fiction, and how they play a role in shaping the Irish saint.
Who Shall Be Welcome In God’S Tent: Disrupting The Liturgical Legacies Of White Supremacy To Promote The Flourishing Of The Body Of Christ, Andrew Remick
Obsculta
No abstract provided.
Solidarity And Suffering: Liberation Christology From Black And Womanist Perspectives, Kelsi Watters
Solidarity And Suffering: Liberation Christology From Black And Womanist Perspectives, Kelsi Watters
Obsculta
As an individual without sight, the author is committed to radical acceptance of and liberation for marginalized groups, as well as a commitment to deep solidarity with womanist theology. This piece focuses on a God whom we know, and love is actively, sacramentally, eternally present in Jesus Christ, whose self-emptying reflects radical solidarity with the oppressed. The author seeks to bring to light a Christological perspective that identifies with the marginalized Jesus – namely, black and womanist liberation theology. Black theology centralizes Jesus as Liberator of the oppressed. It is only in solidarity with the oppressed that we will ourselves …
Wielding The Power Of Prayer: The Use Of Prayer In Conflict, Tim Martin
Wielding The Power Of Prayer: The Use Of Prayer In Conflict, Tim Martin
Obsculta
No abstract provided.
Macrina The Younger: A Silent Prophet, Alexander Blechle
Macrina The Younger: A Silent Prophet, Alexander Blechle
Obsculta
No abstract provided.
'Holy Seeing' From The Art Of The Saint John's Bible, Barbara Sutton
'Holy Seeing' From The Art Of The Saint John's Bible, Barbara Sutton
School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
A Non-Dualistic Reading Of Body And Soul In The Gospel Of Matthew: Focusing On Matthew 10:39 In The Context Of Discipleship, Alexander Blechle
A Non-Dualistic Reading Of Body And Soul In The Gospel Of Matthew: Focusing On Matthew 10:39 In The Context Of Discipleship, Alexander Blechle
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
The aim of this paper is to suggest a non-dualistic reading of σωμα and ψυχή in the Gospel of Matthew, which will reveal a better understanding of ψυχή in Matthew 10:39, especially in the context of discipleship. Three perspectives of body and soul will be considered: The Platonic, Middle-Platonic, and Matthean.
The Legacy Of Natural Species And Substantial Form For Thomistic Evolution, James R. Hofmann
The Legacy Of Natural Species And Substantial Form For Thomistic Evolution, James R. Hofmann
Forum Lectures
Exploration of theistic evolution within a Thomistic framework has taken on the label of Thomistic evolution. Although the conceptual boundaries of this approach are not precise, a historical trajectory of its scholastic methodology can be traced back to the views of Aquinas himself. An enduring central concept in this tradition has been the idea of substantial form. For Aquinas, distinct substantial forms were associated with the kinds of animals and plants that have no prior ancestry and are ascribed to God's production during the Genesis days of adornment. Later in the tradition, the early twentieth century Jesuit Erich Wasmann referred …
Catholic Social Teaching And The Christian Responsibility To The Poor, Rose Aspholm
Catholic Social Teaching And The Christian Responsibility To The Poor, Rose Aspholm
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
This paper examines the development of the Catholic Church’s understanding of the Christian responsibility to people who are poor through papal and conciliar documents, Scripture, and the writings of patristic authors.
Ecumenical Ecclesiology In Its New Contexts: Considering The Transformed Relationship Between Roman Catholic Ecclesiology And Ecumenism, Kristin Colberg
Ecumenical Ecclesiology In Its New Contexts: Considering The Transformed Relationship Between Roman Catholic Ecclesiology And Ecumenism, Kristin Colberg
School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications
The quest for Christian unity is entering a new phase amidst the movement’s many voices, perspectives and tensions. Christians are witnessing the advent of an emerging ecumenical paradigm, which, because it is not fully realized, is still realizing its full definition. The paradigm operates in a global context rather than a Eurocentric one, and even as it is more global, it is simultaneously more local. It cultivates shared praxis while being less concerned with the comparison of dogmas. Ecclesiology is also entering a new paradigm which shares many features with its ecumenical counterpart, particularly its global perspective and interest in …
Review Of Buddhism & Political Theory By Matthew J. Moore, Charles W. Wright
Review Of Buddhism & Political Theory By Matthew J. Moore, Charles W. Wright
The Journal of Social Encounters
Buddhism & Political Theory, by Matthew J. Moore, proposes to extract a political theory from the Pali language texts of the Buddhist religious tradition that is palatable to Western academic sensibilities so that it might be ushered into the company of contemporary political and ethical philosophy. "Let me introduce you," the book in essence says to the world of Western philosophy, "to a long overlooked, unusual, and interesting perspective on political and ethical theory that you really ought to include in your conversations."
Review Of Flourishing: Why We Need Religion In A Globalized World By Miroslav Volf., Jon Armajani
Review Of Flourishing: Why We Need Religion In A Globalized World By Miroslav Volf., Jon Armajani
The Journal of Social Encounters
Dr. Miroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale University and the Founding Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. His works have spanned several subfields within the discipline of theology -- from a book, published in 1988, on Karl Marx’s concept of labor and its theological value, to a book published in 1996, which is a theological exploration of identity, otherness, and reconciliation, to a book published in 2012 on Jews, Christian, and Muslims in dialogue. In Volf’s Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World, he attempts to shed …
An Overview Of Four Traditions On War And Peace In Christian History, Joseph J. Fahey
An Overview Of Four Traditions On War And Peace In Christian History, Joseph J. Fahey
The Journal of Social Encounters
This essay examines four traditions on war and peace that have developed in Christian history. They are: Pacifism, Just War, Total War, and World Community.Pacifism characterized the earliest Christians; Just War appeared in the late fourth and fifth centuries; Total War in the eleventh century; and World Community began in the sixteenth century. All four positions continue today and are held by people who sincerely call themselves Christian.
Cotidie Ante Oculos: On The Cornerstones Of Saint John’S Churches, Old And New, Martin Connell
Cotidie Ante Oculos: On The Cornerstones Of Saint John’S Churches, Old And New, Martin Connell
Headwaters
Drawing from the Bible and the Rule of Saint Benedict, campus inscriptions on the Saint John’s campus were set in place at times when all Roman Catholic worship and art was in Latin. Because we pass them every day often without appreciating their significance and potential inspiration, Cotidie ante oculos takes two of the most unseen articles of campus art—the cornerstones of the former and current abbey churches, unrejected by builders and set in place in 1879 and 1958— and places them in the cultures, societies, and beliefs of Christian and Benedictine life in those years. The essay aims to …
Life Or Death And Other False Dichotomies: A Theology Of Hospice, Kayla Stock
Life Or Death And Other False Dichotomies: A Theology Of Hospice, Kayla Stock
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
Feelings of fear and failure are often ascribed to death and dying; hospice offers a new way forward. This paper considers fear of death from a personal and evolutionary psychological perspective, then branching into the ways fear of death and death anxiety are made manifest in the health care system. Within the health care system, in particular the biomedical model of health care, death is construed as the enemy, the ultimate mark of failure. In one sense, death is fundamentally unknown, and is therefore naturally fear-inducing. Simultaneously, death is also both singularly and universally knowable; it is the only thing …
Wedding Bans: Why Do Parishes Turn Young Catholic Couples Away?, Michael Leonard Hahn
Wedding Bans: Why Do Parishes Turn Young Catholic Couples Away?, Michael Leonard Hahn
School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Clericalism: Advancing The Theological Basis For Vatican Ii's Call For An Active Laity, William Orbih
Clericalism: Advancing The Theological Basis For Vatican Ii's Call For An Active Laity, William Orbih
Obsculta
It is the purpose of this paper to echo the Second Vatican Council’s call for a more active laity by, on the one hand, drawing atten-tion to the theological basis of this call (baptism), and, on the other hand, identifying and denouncing clericalism as the biggest obstacle to a more active laity in the church.
Homily Given On The Solemnity Of The Epiphany, Reginald Udouj Osb
Homily Given On The Solemnity Of The Epiphany, Reginald Udouj Osb
Obsculta
No abstract provided.
The Intimacy Of The Cross: Kenotic Love In Hans Urs Von Balthasar And Sufjan Stevens, Kellen Troxell
The Intimacy Of The Cross: Kenotic Love In Hans Urs Von Balthasar And Sufjan Stevens, Kellen Troxell
Obsculta
This essay discusses how von Balthasar describes the relationship between the Father and the Son and how this has implications for the relationship between Christ and the Church. In addition, the author uses “To Be Alone With You” by Sufjan Stevens in order to further examine the implications of this relationship.
Instruments Of The Soul: Oikonomia And Bodily Asceticism, Aiden Putnam
Instruments Of The Soul: Oikonomia And Bodily Asceticism, Aiden Putnam
Obsculta
One strength of the monastic model as presented in the early desert literature is the pastoral responsiveness to individual needs, while one weakness of this model is the apparent divide between body and spirit. The current image many of today’s readers might have of the monastic desert is of wizened, brittle hermits continuously at war with their bodies in an attempt to subjugate the flesh. Rather, I would propose that the early monks can offer us a refreshing view of psychosomatic integrity, one that can speak to current discussions of pastoral accompaniment.
Hospitality And Contemplative Presence: A Local Reflection, Cindy Gonzalez
Hospitality And Contemplative Presence: A Local Reflection, Cindy Gonzalez
Obsculta
Nota Bene During an age of people not knowing their neighbors and of hurtful racial division throughout the United States, I find myself living in a small town. This reflection is a plea for people to look up from their smart-phones and welcome those who need hospitality. This is also a plea for all to become community-building advocates through contemplative presence.
Amazonian Reform, Alyssa Maty
Amazonian Reform, Alyssa Maty
Obsculta
This paper intends to show how Pope Francis’ ecclesiology and environmental consciousness are intimately related. Pope Francis calls on the church as a community to come together to preserve important environments like the Amazon rainforest from human devastation. This communal call is similar to how Pope Francis uniquely calls on the local church to be involved in general ecclesial matters.