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Cover And Front Matter, Black Catholic Theological Symposium Dec 2012

Cover And Front Matter, Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Cover, table of contents, administrative information

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From The Editor's Desk: Triumph!, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton Dec 2012

From The Editor's Desk: Triumph!, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

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Chronology, Black Catholic Theological Symposium Dec 2012

Chronology, Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Listing of Black Catholic Theological Symposium meetings, 1978 to present

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Review — Fraternity, By Diane Brady, Diana L. Hayes Dec 2012

Review — Fraternity, By Diane Brady, Diana L. Hayes

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

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Still We Remain: Living Religious Liberty Consciously And Unconsciously, Shawnee Daniels-Sykes S.S.N.D. Dec 2012

Still We Remain: Living Religious Liberty Consciously And Unconsciously, Shawnee Daniels-Sykes S.S.N.D.

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Here, Dr. Daniels‐Sykes explores the principle of religious liberty, which has become one of the focal points in the current health care debate. She considers how one should ‘live’ religious liberty from the perspective those parishioners who live on the margins – those whose parishes have been closed, and the victims of individual and institutional racism.

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The Satanic Nature Of Racist “Christianity”, Susan Peppers-Bates Dec 2012

The Satanic Nature Of Racist “Christianity”, Susan Peppers-Bates

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

In this paper, Dr. Peppers‐Bates ponders the persistence of individual and institutional racism among modern‐day Christians by applying the anthropological‐psychological lens of the scholar René Girard and his concepts of mimesis and the scapegoating mechanism. The message of the Gospel is incompatible with violence and hatred, yet those who embrace racial stereotyping, even as they call themselves ‘Christians’, are deaf to it.

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Building Interreligious Encounter/Dialogue Through Friendship In A Pluralistic World: The Nigerian Context, Simonmary A. Aihiokhai Dec 2012

Building Interreligious Encounter/Dialogue Through Friendship In A Pluralistic World: The Nigerian Context, Simonmary A. Aihiokhai

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

In this essay, Dr. Aihiokhai explores the philosophical concept of friendship as a model for fostering interreligious dialog across the Christian, Muslim, and the Ihiebve Traditional religions in Nigeria, based on qualitative research conducted between 2011 and 2012, and also on first‐hand experiences. By using alterity as grounds for communication and by worshiping openly and collaboratively, we can begin to appreciate not only the ‘other’, but also ourselves.

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Introducing James Cone’S The Cross And The Lynching Tree, Jon Nilson Dec 2012

Introducing James Cone’S The Cross And The Lynching Tree, Jon Nilson

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Based on a talk delivered during the 2011 Annual Meeting, Dr. Nilson engages James Cones’ recent book, The Cross and the Lynching Tree, which Cone describes as the culmination of his life’s work. Nilson critiques this important contribution to black theological scholarship in an essay that is part review, part response to Cone’s invitations to dialogue with white theologians.

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Framing Salvation: Biblical Apocalyptic, Cinematic Dystopia, And Contextualizing The Narrative Of Salvation, Caesar A. Montevecchio Oct 2012

Framing Salvation: Biblical Apocalyptic, Cinematic Dystopia, And Contextualizing The Narrative Of Salvation, Caesar A. Montevecchio

Journal of Religion & Film

Christian biblical authors used the apocalyptic genre to help contextualize the meaning of salvation for their audiences. Today, dystopian film can serve a similar function. In each case, the narrative diagnoses a sinister mis-ordering of human civilization and attempts to prescribe ways in which it can be overcome. Just as apocalyptic gave biblical authors the ability to make statements about what salvation was salvation from, dystopian narratives can similarly demonstrate what social conditions today remain in need of remediation. When these dystopian narratives do so by making use of symbols and themes associated with Christian soteriology their diagnoses can become …

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The Transformation Of The Pope: The Agony And The Ecstasy (1965) And The Second Vatican Council (1962-65), Jennifer Mara Desilva Oct 2012

The Transformation Of The Pope: The Agony And The Ecstasy (1965) And The Second Vatican Council (1962-65), Jennifer Mara Desilva

Journal of Religion & Film

In 1965 the film The Agony and The Ecstasy (dir. Carol Reed) presented Renaissance artistic culture, Catholic iconography, and the papal court in Rome to a popular, broad, and non-denominational audience. Based on the novel by Irving Stone (1961), the narrative follows Michelangelo and Pope Julius II through the decoration of the Sistine chapel ceiling (1508-12), outlining a relationship between the two protagonists that suggests some spiritual equality. In the same way that the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) strove for spiritual renewal and an emphasis on the wonder of humankind’s relationship with God, The Agony and The Ecstasy portrays the …

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"Everything's Going To Be Ok:" Source Code And The Dramas Of Desire, David L. Smith Oct 2012

"Everything's Going To Be Ok:" Source Code And The Dramas Of Desire, David L. Smith

Journal of Religion & Film

Source Code (Duncan Jones, 2011) is a science fiction film concerned with an ambiguity at the heart of religion and its ideas about the meaning of life. It interrogates the kitsch-phrase "everything's going to be OK" to uncover two distinct ideas of heroism, or of how life acquires meaning. One is keyed to narratives of attainment. The other stresses the immediacy or immanence of meaning in our present conditions. The film enacts the tension between these paradigms in ways that parallel cases from Christianity and Buddhism. It explores what remains of religious hope when its literal sense is exposed as …

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Hitchcock And The Scapegoat: Violence And Victimization In The Wrong Man, David Humbert Oct 2012

Hitchcock And The Scapegoat: Violence And Victimization In The Wrong Man, David Humbert

Journal of Religion & Film

Alfred Hitchcock’s The Wrong Man tells the story of Emmanuel Balestrero, arrested for a crime committed by his physical double. This paper examines the theme of the scapegoat in the film and argues that it portrays in miniature what theorist René Girard has described as a mimetic crisis. While the plight of the central character is usually portrayed as a product of blind chance, it is instead due to the mimetic fears, desires, and vanities of the members of society that accuse him. The fate of Balestrero reveals the operation of a specific kind of scapegoat mechanism that has its …

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The Reenchantment Of Eschatology: Religious Secular Apocalypse In Akira Kurosawa’S Dreams, Justin Heinzekehr Oct 2012

The Reenchantment Of Eschatology: Religious Secular Apocalypse In Akira Kurosawa’S Dreams, Justin Heinzekehr

Journal of Religion & Film

The possibility of nuclear destruction in the modern world has created a secular eschatology which, unlike religious eschatologies, creates nihilism and apathy rather than ultimate meaning. The Japanese film Dreams, by Akira Kurosawa, depicts this secularized eschatology as well as a counter-apocalyptic utopia. However, Kurosawa does not merely repeat the Western visions of nuclear apocalypse, but uses Japanese folk religion as a lens through which this apocalypse can be viewed. By doing so, Kurosawa creates a specifically Eastern response to nuclear destruction: a “religious secular” eschatology. Despite its lack of critical success, Dreams provides a valuable alternative for Western …

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The Magdalene Sisters: How To Solve The Problem Of ‘Bad’ Girls, Irena S. M. Makarushka Ph.D. Oct 2012

The Magdalene Sisters: How To Solve The Problem Of ‘Bad’ Girls, Irena S. M. Makarushka Ph.D.

Journal of Religion & Film

This article focuses on Peter Mullan’s The Magdalene Sisters which explores the scope and complex nature of the punishment experienced by the women incarcerated in the Magdalene Asylum near Dublin. The analysis reflects my long-standing interest in religion, film and feminist values as well as my revulsion at the sexual abuse and predatory practices of countless Catholic priests and nuns. It is the same revulsion that drove Mullan to bring the horrors of the Magdalene Asylums out from beneath the culturally sanctioned shadows into plain sight. My analysis focuses not only on women as victims of abuse, but also on …

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Two Kingdoms Perspective And Theological Method: Why I Still Disagree With David Van Drunen, Jason Lief Sep 2012

Two Kingdoms Perspective And Theological Method: Why I Still Disagree With David Van Drunen, Jason Lief

Pro Rege

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Abraham Kuyper's Wisdom And Wonder: Review Essay, Jan Van Vliet Sep 2012

Abraham Kuyper's Wisdom And Wonder: Review Essay, Jan Van Vliet

Pro Rege

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Grace Vs. Works: R. H. Boll & The Premillennial Battle Among Churches Of Christ, Richard T. Hughes Jul 2012

Grace Vs. Works: R. H. Boll & The Premillennial Battle Among Churches Of Christ, Richard T. Hughes

Leaven

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Pensees, Blaise Pascal, Douglas Brown Jul 2012

Pensees, Blaise Pascal, Douglas Brown

Leaven

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Disciplines For The Inner Life, Bob Benson, Sr., John L. Lee Jul 2012

Disciplines For The Inner Life, Bob Benson, Sr., John L. Lee

Leaven

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A Serious Call To A Devout And Holy Life, William Law, Jim Dalton Jul 2012

A Serious Call To A Devout And Holy Life, William Law, Jim Dalton

Leaven

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Ordering Your Private World, Gordon Macdonald, Mikee Delong Jul 2012

Ordering Your Private World, Gordon Macdonald, Mikee Delong

Leaven

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Celebration Of Discipline, Richard Foster, Barbara Ash Jul 2012

Celebration Of Discipline, Richard Foster, Barbara Ash

Leaven

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A Center Of Quiet, David Runcorn, Doug Conder Jul 2012

A Center Of Quiet, David Runcorn, Doug Conder

Leaven

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Prayer: Finding The Heart's True Home, Richard J. Foster, Brad Dudley Jul 2012

Prayer: Finding The Heart's True Home, Richard J. Foster, Brad Dudley

Leaven

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Marriage Spirituality: Ten Disciplines For Couples Who Love God, Paul Stevens, Dennis Lynn Jul 2012

Marriage Spirituality: Ten Disciplines For Couples Who Love God, Paul Stevens, Dennis Lynn

Leaven

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Contemplative Prayer, Lori Glenn Jul 2012

Contemplative Prayer, Lori Glenn

Leaven

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The Spiritual Discipline Of Study, Brad Dudley Jul 2012

The Spiritual Discipline Of Study, Brad Dudley

Leaven

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The Discipline Of Fasting, Dan Dozier Jul 2012

The Discipline Of Fasting, Dan Dozier

Leaven

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Journaling As A Spiritual Discipline, Jim Martin Jul 2012

Journaling As A Spiritual Discipline, Jim Martin

Leaven

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Personal Spirituality: Return To The Desert, Chris R. Bullard Jul 2012

Personal Spirituality: Return To The Desert, Chris R. Bullard

Leaven

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