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The Exodus, Then and Now
No full textBarnabas Ahern reflects on how the exodus of Israel, the exodus of Christ and the exodus of the Christian all form a unity and compenetrate in harmony
The Bridge: A Yearbook of Judaeo-Christian Studies, Vol. 1
No full textVol. 1. The Bridge / John L. McNulty -- The One God / John J. Dougherty -- Abraham and the Ascent of Conscience / Raïssa Maritain -- The Exodus, Then and Now / Barnabas M. Ahern -- According to Matthew / the Abbot of Downside -- Marc Chagall, painter of the crucified / Cornelia and Irving Süssman -- The enigma of Simone Weil / John M. Oesterreicher -- The learned elders of Zion / Pierre Charles and William Granger Ryan -- Kohelet: the veiled God / Bertram Hessler -- Hebrew, Israelite, Jew, in the New Testament / Richard Kugelman -- The trail of the Messiah / Hilaire Duesburg -- The Jewish burial service / M. Thaddea de Sion -- Abraham Heschel and prayer / Edward A. Synan -- Shylock: the quality of justice / Barry Ulanov -- Ledger of death / William Keller -- The Finaly case / Edward H. Flannery -- Book reviews
The Bridge: A Yearbook of Judaeo-Christian Studies, Vol. 1
No full textContents:
A Statement of Purpose / The Editors The Bridge / Msgr. John L. McNulty The One God / Msgr. John J. Dougherty
Studies: Abraham and the Ascent of Conscience / Raïssa Maritain The Exodus, Then and Now / Barnabas M. Ahern, C.P. According to Matthew / the Abbot of Downside Marc Chagall, Painter of the Crucified / Cornelia and Irving Süssman The Enigma of Simone Weil / John M. Oesterreicher The Learned Elders of Zion / Pierre Charles, S.J. and William Granger Ryan
Perspectives: Kohelet: The Veiled God / Bertram Hessler, O.F.M. Hebrew, Israelite, Jew, in the New Testament / Richard Kugelman, C.P. The Trail of the Messiah / Hilaire Duesburg, O.S.B. The Jewish Burial Service / M. Thaddea de Sion Abraham Heschel and Prayer / Edward A. Synan Shylock: The Quality of Justice / Barry Ulanov
Surveys: Ledger of Death / William Keller The Finaly Case / Edward H. Flannery
Book Review
A dialogic reimagining of a servant's suffering: understanding second Isaiah's servant of Yahweh as a polyphonic hero
No full textA definitive identification of the Servant figure of Second Isaiah is notoriously difficult, as attested by centuries of conjecture and debate. The interpretive obstacles are profuse: the Servant is addressed as Israel-Jacob, but then spoken of in terms that are not consistent with the nation's experience; in some texts he seems to represent a community, while in others he speaks as an individual; he seems to suffer extreme hardship and persecution, but then is said to experience new life; some of his experiences appear to be historical, while others are best described as idealistic. Further hampering objective interpretations are the pervasive traditional approaches among Christian and Jewish readers, which associate the Servant, equally emphatically, with Jesus or Israel.
But a primary reason the Servant is so difficult to pin down is rarely considered, and that is that there exists no objective image of the Servant anywhere in Second Isaiah. As a literary character he is constituted entirely by dialogue; that is, by discourse addressed to him, spoken by him, and spoken about him by others in the form of a confession. His actions are never described, and his person is never defined. Scholars have referred to this as his 'fluid' nature, but have lacked the methodological tools for a fuller study of this literary curiosity.
The ideas of literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin speak to this type of characterisation. His 'polyphonic hero' is a fictional character who is constituted by what is spoken to him or her, by what they overhear said concerning them, and by how they make that discourse, and the discourse of the wider world, an aspect of their own self-knowledge. They become known only by the discourse that converges on them, much as the Servant of Second Isaiah is constituted. This thesis develops a reading strategy based on Bakhtin's theory of the polyphonic hero, as well as his broader theories of dialogism. It reimagines the inner discourse of the Servant in order to comprehend him according to the dialogue by which he knows himself, and not according to conventional reading strategies that seek for a fixed, opaque image. In the process it discovers that there are not multiple Servants, which is often posited as a solution to the problem of his fluid nature, but one Servant, Israel-Jacob, whose self-knowledge as the faithful Servant of Yahweh calls empirical Israel to faith in a time of national distress. It concludes that the Servant is present in the collection of Second Isaiah as a 'voice-idea', the embodiment of a theologically critical position that calls many of Israel's theological and ideological presuppositions into question, in order to liberate her for a renewed history as a faithful 'witness' to Yahweh her redeemer
Converting the choir: a process study of member reactions to ministerial succession
No full textDue to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to [email protected], referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 149-159).Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.This thesis examines leader succession in churches from the perspective of church members. The author sought to determine what processes organization members experience as their churches change ministers, as well as how ministers attempt to guide those processes. To that end the researcher analyzed six case studies. One primary case study was explored in depth using process methodology (Poole, et al., in press) to uncover members' experiences. Process methodology calls for obtaining rich data on a continual basis as the process unfolds. This study started with one minister's retirement announcement and continued through the next minister's intentional program of taking charge and encouraging the church to reassess its vision, a total of eighteen months. Five additional case studies from a variety of denominations were examined to find how other members experienced transition and to extend the primary case study's conclusions. Organizational members were found to fit in a typology along three dimensions: commitment to the church, preference for the previous minister, and amenability to change. Many members experienced sincere grief processes while others were able to take leadership through the transition and move the church along. Ministers agreed that the primary way to lead was to communicate in caring, pastoral ways with congregants. Transitions can provide a time of testing for an organization, which can have negative outcomes for some members but can also strengthen the faith of others as they break their bonds with the individual leaders and strengthen their bonds to their churches and their faith in God
Adult mortality and probable cause of death in rural northern Malawi in the era of HIV treatment.
No full textOBJECTIVES: Developing countries are undergoing demographic transition with a shift from high mortality caused by communicable diseases (CD) to lower mortality rates caused by non-communicable diseases (NCD). HIV/AIDS has disrupted this trend in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in recent years, HIV-associated mortality has been reduced with the introduction of widely available antiretroviral therapy (ART). Side effects of ART may lead to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, raising the prospects of an accelerated transition towards NCD as the primary cause of death. We report population-based data to investigate changes in cause of death owing to NCD during the first 4 years after introduction of HIV treatment. METHODS: We analysed data from a demographic surveillance system in Karonga district, Malawi, from September 2004 to August 2009. ART was introduced in mid-2005. Clinician review of verbal autopsies conducted 2-6 weeks after a death was used to establish a single principal cause of death. RESULTS: Over the entire period, there were 905 deaths, AIDS death rate fell from 505 to 160/100,000 person-years, and there was no evidence of an increase in NCD rates. The proportion of total deaths attributable to AIDS fell from 42% to 17% and from NCD increased from 37% to 49%. DISCUSSION: Our findings show that 4 years after the introduction of ART into HIV care in Karonga district, all-cause mortality has fallen dramatically, with no evidence of an increase in deaths owing to NCD
Ibadism in Oman and developments in the field of Christian – Muslim relationships
No full textThe purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between Christians and the IbadT of Oman, as a contribution to Christian-Muslim dialogue. The main focus is an assessment of the contribution offered in the past by the small missionary presence, and of the potential scope and areas of dialogue between the recent guest-worker Christian community, and their hosts - a Muslim country growing in international status. The thesis tells the story of a dynamic engagement in dialogue. The history, customs and beliefs of the country will be outlined, with particular emphasis on meeting points with Christian missionaries. The History of the Imams and Seyyids of Oman by SalTl bin Razlk, translated by CP. Badger and published in 1871, is the source of several more recent works consulted. The Journal of the Arabian Mission of the Reformed Church of America, Neglected Arabia/ Arabia Calling: 1892-1962 and the quarterly The Muslim World (from 1911) have been among other main sources. Some of the many books and articles by Samuel Zwemer have been read; he visited Muscat in Oman on several occasions - his brother Peter contracting a fatal illness while serving there. The IbadT believe their understanding of Islam to be close to that of the Prophet Muhammad; individual in faith, they fiercely claim to be orthodox in their interpretation of the Our'an and they are quick to speak out when they think Its essential tenets are being compromised. They can therefore perhaps afford to be relaxed when it comes to living alongside those who are not themselves IbadT and are willing to listen to them with an open mind. Their courteous meeting with the Christians they welcome to their country offers clues in the wider field of Christian-Muslim relations
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