This short article attempts to construct a liturgical theology of the General Assembly of Presbyterian Churches in Korea (GAPCK). As a Reformed tradition, the GAPCK has two solid foundations for its theology and practice: the Bible and the theology of Calvin. The GAPCK frequently uses Calvin’s theology as the primary hermeneutic for interpreting the Bible and applying it to ministerial practice...

ion of the metaphysical concept of divine being is thus overcome, and the concrete unity of God as Spirit for Hegel, the trinitarian conception is ultimately embraced. What is thus advocated, and what emerges ultimately from this Calvary of absolute Spirit, is meant to be a deeper and purified conception of God. The result is that spiritual transcendence is no longer distinct from immanence, bu...

Introduction In his early article on the philosophy of hope, Paul Ricoeur admiringly spoke of Moltmann’s eschatological theology: “For my part I have been very much taken with – I should say, won over by – the eschatological interpretation that Jurgen Moltmann gives to the Christian kerygma in his work The Theology of Hope.” It is quite uncommon for a contemporary European philosopher to so exp...

In eighteenth-century post-Leibnizian German philosophy, the debate on immortality did not concern only fate of soul after death but also body. Leibniz had famously maintained that no animal ever dies, for is never entirely deprived its living spite Bilfinger’s almost isolated defense, this doctrine became dominant, even among Leibniz’s followers. Christian Wolff, long considered a mere popular...

The BioLogos Foundation • www.BioLogos.org/projects/scholar-essays 1 In teaching at an evangelical liberal arts college that holds firmly to the inspiration and authority of Scripture, I find most of my students think the biblical doctrine of creation (DoC) is limited to two points: (1) God created out of nothing (ex nihilo) and (2) God created the world in six days (whatever they think “days” ...

1 Quality of Life, Spirituality and Coping, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, 58313 Herdecke, Germany 2 Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany 3 Caritas Sciences and Christian Social Work, Faculty of Theology, Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, 79098 Freiburg, Germany 4Research Unit of Health,...

.priscianus of lydia’s solutionum ad chosroem is a series of answers to questions asked at a philosophical debate held at the sasanian court c. 530 ce. priscianus of lydia was one of seven non-christian philosophers from the byzantine empire who journeyed to the sasanian empire to take part in the debate. long overlooked in the history of philosophy, priscianus of lydia’s text represents a bran...

Abbey of St. Victor in Paris. Probably a student of William of Champeaux, he became a leading master in the abbey's school. His writings encompass a wide range of commentaries, treatises, and mystical works. The two most important are De sacramentis christianae fidei, the first theological summa, and Didascalicon, which proposed an influential framework for scientific inquiry and biblical inter...

different concepts and approaches toward god in western theology and philosophy, from greek period to modern age, has regarded from negative theology view point. but this concepts and approaches at the same time can be regarded from new perspective in modern age. in other word, it can be shown that in the modern age we can see a negative theology, i.e. refutation of resemblance between god and ...