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At the mercy seat
No full text"At the Mercy Seat" explores the relentlessness of mercy as it permeates the natural world and also our relationships, opening them to mystery. Whether the poems reclaim biblical stories or the voices of McCaslin’s poetic progenitors, they are compelling and finely nuanced events leading to a contemplative being-in-the-world, in which spirit and matter, the sacred and profane, the delicate and the disturbing develop as a unified field.This is a book about thresholds: the meeting places of silence and language, suburbia and coastal wilderness, the seemingly disparate worlds of parent and child, husband and wife. The poems remind the reader that magical transformations can occur at places both “here” and “there,” that we are all to some extent “threshold dwellers,” that divine mercy still breaks into the middle of our most ordinary lives — with a sudden rupturing of the fabric, the “jagged edge of raw blue silk torn from its skein.” --From publisher description.poetr
Mercy as a Theological Term
No full textThe author of the article analyses different meanings of the term ‘mercy’. He begins with the ancient use of the word by pagan philosophers. This is the background for the analysis of the term ‘mercy’ in the Old and New Testament. The biblical sources lead to the definition of dogmatic foundations of God’s Mercy and allow the ethical and moral aspects of the human mercy to be shown. Closely connected with the last is the social dimension of the mercy. The author also deals with other dimensions of the mercy, such as: pastoral, liturgical, psychological and juridical. He also discusses the meaning of the mercy in the spirituality and Christian art.The author of the article analyses different meanings of the term ‘mercy’. He begins with the ancient use of the word by pagan philosophers. This is the background for the analysis of the term ‘mercy’ in the Old and New Testament. The biblical sources lead to the definition of dogmatic foundations of God’s Mercy and allow the ethical and moral aspects of the human mercy to be shown. Closely connected with the last is the social dimension of the mercy. The author also deals with other dimensions of the mercy, such as: pastoral, liturgical, psychological and juridical. He also discusses the meaning of the mercy in the spirituality and Christian art
Mercy as a Theological Term
No full textThe author of the article analyses different meanings of the term ‘mercy’. He begins
with the ancient use of the word by pagan philosophers. This is the background for
the analysis of the term ‘mercy’ in the Old and New Testament. The biblical sources
lead to the definition of dogmatic foundations of God’s Mercy and allow the ethical
and moral aspects of the human mercy to be shown. Closely connected with the last
is the social dimension of the mercy. The author also deals with other dimensions of
the mercy, such as: pastoral, liturgical, psychological and juridical. He also discusses
the meaning of the mercy in the spirituality and Christian art
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy: An Ethic of Reconciliation
No full textThe author of this dissertation contends that reconciliation is the goal of divine and human action. The problem addressed is that human attempts at reconciliation are incomplete. Reconciliation can be defined with careful attention to the use of the words mercy, justice, and truth. The disse1iation\u27s thesis is that the South African expe1ience of mercy provides a reconciliation model for relationship, conversation, and ministry in Portland, Oregon. Chapter 1 introduces the challenge of addressing the problem through an account of a Restorative Listening Project on Gentrification meeting. The challenge is to move from words to action. Chapter 1 then describes the ministry contexts in and around Westminster Presbyterian Church in P01iland. Chapter 2 addresses four key issues: (a) human and divine aspects of reconciliation and the relationship between them, (b) reconciliation as a central theme in the Bible, (c) enacting human reconciliation, and (d) biblical roots of the words restorative justice and mercy. Chapter 3 addresses four issues similar to those in chapter 2 from a theological perspective: (a) human and divine aspects of reconciliation, (b) a postmodern challenge to universals and reconciliation as a goal, ( c) enacting human reconciliation, and ( d) justice out of balance. The final issue exemplifies how determining the meaning of the word justice can lead to tension. In this chapter, as in the previous one, the author intentionally chooses scholars who disagree to explore the tensions that stand in the way of reconciliation. Chapter 4 describes the South African experience of mercy, relates mercy to forgiveness, and defines truth as narrative truth. It examines critiques of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission experience in South Africa and provides a model for reconciliation based on the South African experience. Chapter 5 describes the Restorative Listening Project on Gentrification and the Genesis Community Fellowship, used by the dissertation\u27s author in translating the reconciliation model from chapter 4 into action. Chapter 6 claims that a balance of mercy, justice, and truth is the strongest and deepest reconciliation response to human divisions and injustice. The dissertation claims that balance demands increased attention to mercy. The dissertation shows that though human attempts at reconciliation are imperfect, it is important to continue them
“O Good One, Open the Door of Your Mercy…”: Reflections on Divine Mercy in West Syriac Tradition
No full textAbstract: This paper is a study of certain notions of ‘Divine Mercy’ in the West Syriac liturgical tradition in the light of Word of God and liturgical prayers. The author tries to explore the theme of ‘Mercy’ (rahme) in the liturgical prayers in West Syriac liturgical tradition using certain technical phrases coined with the word rahme. Some of the phrases are “Door of Mercy” (tar’o drahme), “Dew of Mercy” (talā drahme), “Sea of Mercy” (yamā drahme) and “Wings of Mercy” (kenfe drahme)
Divine mercy as a source and exemple of mercy according to St. Faustyna Kowalska
No full textANOTATION Titel of the work: Divine Mercy as a source and exemple of mercy of St. Faustyna Kowalska Surname and name of the author: Matysková Veronika Diplom work analyses spirituality o Divine Mercy in the life of St. Faustyna Kowalska. It looks at the source of inspiration in spirituality inneren relationship of the Holy Trinity, in act of creation and redemption of humanity in the Eucharist. Knowledge of Divine Mercy leads the saints to realize the mercy in practice, in the words, in the prayers to the Suffering Lord Jesus Christ, as participation in Divine Mercy for the lost souls. Presented are also specific tasks of St. Faustyna, flowing from her mission of spreading the devotion to the Divine Mercy. Key words: Divine Mercy Teophany Experience Mission Rescue of soul
Divine mercy as a source and exemple of mercy according to St. Faustyna Kowalska
No full textANOTATION Titel of the work: Divine Mercy as a source and exemple of mercy of St. Faustyna Kowalska Surname and name of the author: Matysková Veronika Diplom work analyses spirituality o Divine Mercy in the life of St. Faustyna Kowalska. It looks at the source of inspiration in spirituality inneren relationship of the Holy Trinity, in act of creation and redemption of humanity in the Eucharist. Knowledge of Divine Mercy leads the saints to realize the mercy in practice, in the words, in the prayers to the Suffering Lord Jesus Christ, as participation in Divine Mercy for the lost souls. Presented are also specific tasks of St. Faustyna, flowing from her mission of spreading the devotion to the Divine Mercy. Key words: Divine Mercy Teophany Experience Mission Rescue of soul
Mercy Meets Misery: The Presentation of Divine Mercy in the Macaronic Sermons of MS Bodley 649
No full textThe first half of the manuscript in the Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 649, is a collection of Sermons written in England in the first quarter of the fifteenth century. These sermons provide a wealth of information in a number of areas, and have been studied especially, but not exclusively, for their linguistic and historical interest as well as the political views of the anonymous author.
References to divine mercy abound in the sermons: adjectives describing the God of mercy; metaphors for mercy; exhortations to trust in the mercy of God, to accept that mercy and to show it to others through, especially, the corporal works of mercy. This thesis begins to study the theology that underlies some of the writer’s presentation, especially the influence of Anselm of Canterbury. The illustration of this influence is compared briefly to other presentations of mercy in these sermons.Master of Arts (MA
Christ as the Face of the Father’s Mercy. A Top-Down and Theophanic Conception of God’s Mercy
No full textThe author of the article Christ as the face of the Father’s mercy. A top-down and theophanic conception of God’s Mercy draws the most fundamental approach to the mystery of mercy as a form of the inner revelation of the Triune God's life from the ample Polish literature devoted to the issue of God’s Mercy, and analyzes it. Also practicing mercy, according to this conception, may be done in the right way if its features are recognized in Jesus Christ the Incarnated Son’s deeds. The author calls this perspective of theology of mercy “a top-down conception”, as humanity is not able to comprehend the essence of mercy without the aid of the supernatural world that, on the one hand, shows what God is like in His essence, and on the other, how one should follow God to be saved. God's self-revelation in the salutary events becomes – according to the author – the best interpretation key of God's theology of mercy, showing His Trinitarian character
Christ as the Face of the Father’s Mercy. A Top-Down and Theophanic Conception of God’s Mercy
No full textThe author of the article Christ as the face of the Father’s mercy. A top-down and theophanic conception of God’s Mercy draws the most fundamental approach to the mystery of mercy as a form of the inner revelation of the Triune God's life from the ample Polish literature devoted to the issue of God’s Mercy, and analyzes it. Also practicing mercy, according to this conception, may be done in the right way if its features are recognized in Jesus Christ the Incarnated Son’s deeds. The author calls this perspective of theology of mercy “a top-down conception”, as humanity is not able to comprehend the essence of mercy without the aid of the supernatural world that, on the one hand, shows what God is like in His essence, and on the other, how one should follow God to be saved. God's self-revelation in the salutary events becomes – according to the author – the best interpretation key of God's theology of mercy, showing His Trinitarian character
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