Even in John, the link is never broken between the Christological confession and the narrative announcement of
a central event of history.
Not exact matches
Even biblical
history is edited
history:
events were chosen to illustrate the
central theme
of the Bible.
In describing John Paul's achievements it is odd that it does not mention the collapse
of Communism or indeed his visits to his native Poland - surely
central events of his Papacy and
of recent world
history.
But as Joseph Bottum has suggested, «the single most significant fact over the past few decades in America — the great explanatory
event from which follows nearly everything in our social and political
history — is the crumbling
of the Mainline [Protestant] churches as
central institutions in our national experience.»
But although practical theology must use them, it still retains the primary task
of critically appropriating and testing its own sources: the
central events, stories and themes
of Judeo - Christian
history.
Because Troeltsch, at the beginning
of this century, was keenly aware
of many trends that became apparent to most observers only at its end: the collapse
of Eurocentrism; the perceived relativity
of all historical
events and knowledge (including scientific knowledge); an awareness that Christianity is relative to its Western, largely European
history and environment; the emergence
of a profound global pluralism; the
central role
of practice in theology; the growing impact
of the social sciences on our view
of the world and
of ourselves; and dramatic changes in the role
of religious institutions and religious thought.
I shall seek to distinguish three constituents alike
of the wider
event and
of this
central core:
history, mythology, and divine activity.
For Christians the
central event in
history is the life, death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ.
If at this point in the
central tragedy in our
history there had occurred the demonstration
of the power and glory
of the God in whom he trusted; if Elijah had come; if he who saved others had been saved; if we know not what natural or supernatural
event had taken place to deliver this soul
of faith from death and further shame; then might not faith as universal loyalty and universal trust have been reconstructed among men?
After Jesus died and rose from the dead, the new believers understood that the death and resurrection
of Jesus was the
central event in the
history of the world, and that all Christian belief and practice focused around this pivotal
event.
But then, in a second exegetical operation, one must look at them also in light
of the total movement
of history and in light
of history's
central event, Jesus Christ.
The
central emphases
of classical prophetism are lacking — the passionate address to the contemporary life
of the covenant nation; the cry for justice and righteousness in the theological ethic; and the consuming concern for ultimate meaning in the
events of history.
+ 3 Cloze activities + Acrostic poem and Mix and match + Sequence the
events + Crack the Code revision activity + Word Search + Guns, Germs and Steel worksheet for video + Conquistadors: Episode 1 - The Fall
of the Aztecs worksheet for video + Conquistadors: Episode 2 - The Conquest
of the Incas + Terms and concepts + Research: Hernán Cortés + Ezine article, Peruvian Ice Caps Preserve a Legacy
of Conquest + Information report + The Great Inca rebellion worksheet for video + Mapping
History: The Conquistadors in
Central America + Crossword + Armor and weapons
of a conquistador + Crossword + Deconstructing a visual image - The Arrival or Conquest
of Hernan Cortez in Veracruz
This book describes the
history of the attempts to facilitate credit transfer at CUNY, and the particular
events leading up to our (the CUNY
central administration's) 2010 decision that a new attempt was needed.
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Discover more about the dark
history of Talos I in this newly released alternate
history video: In the alternate future
of Prey, President Kennedy survives the assassination, which sets off a turn
of events leading to the
central...
Since George Washington was a
central figure, the show explored his leadership style and the
events and decisions that led him to become one
of the most revered Commanders in Chief in US
history.
Of course, listening to and witnessing the clients» experiences remain
central to the treatment process, but we now focus on much more than the traumatic
events in their
histories, knowing these
events don't define who they truly are.
Some dramas take key
events of history where the accuracy
of the facts and their contextual presentation are
central to the story.