The author argues that the exceptional independence and strength of Dantes forceful stance vis- -vis other authors, amply on display in both the Commedia and so-called minor works, is informed by a deep...
When work falls out underneath you, when money is short, when children suffer, when the depression that plagues me is a battering ram on the soul then, for me, only then do I find in the Scriptures the truth that I am not in control. Why do some people have to lose so much, and ...
Through prayer and searching the Scriptures, Godawa realized that while God cares deeply for rationality, it wasn’t the only tool he used to reach people with his truth. He discovered that storytelling, visual images, and other art in the Bible were central to Biblical evangelism and Christian...
Many of our Advent scriptures and hymns are of lament. A very familiar Advent hymn, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” has a haunting minor melody, in which the chorus cries out for God to save God’s people, to “ransom captive Israel.” In the final days of Advent, many churches hold ...
Linzey and Cohn-Sherbok are aware that with their focus on the pro-animal sentiment and ethics, they could be accused of engaging in yet another selective reading of the Scriptures. In reality, they identify other equally authentic elements in those texts. They are not pretending that their ...
Paul Ricœur’s narrative hermeneutic provides a unique lens for interpreting liturgy as narrative. Liturgy begins with the collective, prefigured knowledge of the assembly and configures symbols, music, prayers, scriptures, and actions into an interpr
According to the testimony of the Scriptures, there is only one possible answer: Hemustbe God in the flesh: YHWH Himself. No wonder thefearthey felt in the presence of the forces of mere nature (Greekdeilia, a “cringing cowardice”) is transformed on the spot into thedreadandawe(Greek...
It is not for man and his interpretation of scriptures to say how God works and how His Spirit can operate. Once this Divine love occurs within an individual soul, the human being of that soul undergoes powerful changes by nature because of this intimate contact with the Source of Life –...
By the Grace of God, eventually I accepted that I am the one Jesus loves—thanks to Brennan Manning and my husband, and sweet, sweet mercy. I found a restored understanding of God, by reading the full narrative of YAHWEH in scriptures, end to end. ...
Over the decades, this has been clear in policy matters like the Hindu Code Bills of the mid-1950s, executive prioritizations, and the number of occasions when the Supreme Court of India has taken it upon itself to interpret the Hindu scriptures in order to explain the Indian secular ideal...