What eschatology fits our socio-cultural conditions better? An exercise in theology ‘from below’

IF 0.1 4区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY
José Antonio Jurado, Lluis Oviedo, Sara Lumbreras
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Abstract

Eschatological beliefs have matured alongside both biblical composition and Christian history. This evolution can be traced using cultural evolutionary studies. The process reflects attempts to adapt to new conditions and challenges—sometimes giving place to more focused views, but also sometimes to failures and dysfunctional forms or fruitless variations. It becomes a theological duty to assess this evolution better. The key element is the reception of these eschatological beliefs, to discern what expressions of them are more helpful in encouraging Christian fidelity, coping with distress, and engaging with individual and societal challenges. In this article, we outline a research programme that links eschatology to anthropology, and that tries to analyse beliefs according to state-of-the-art methods, such as evolutionary cultural studies and research on the believing process. We also contribute a case study based on the concept of hell to test the proposed approach.

哪种末世论更适合我们的社会文化条件?自下而上 "的神学实践
末世论信仰是伴随着《圣经》和基督教历史的发展而成熟起来的。这种演变可以通过文化进化研究来追溯。这一过程反映了人们为适应新的条件和挑战所做的尝试--有时会产生更有针对性的观点,但有时也会出现失败和功能失调的形式或毫无结果的变化。更好地评估这一演变过程是神学的责任。关键在于对这些末世论信仰的接受,以辨别其哪些表现形式更有助于鼓励基督徒的忠诚、应对苦难以及应对个人和社会的挑战。在这篇文章中,我们概述了一项将末世论与人类学联系起来的研究计划,该计划试图根据最先进的方法,如进化文化研究和信仰过程研究,对信仰进行分析。我们还提供了一个基于地狱概念的案例研究,以检验我们提出的研究方法。
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期刊介绍: Founded on the conviction that the disciplines of theology and philosophy have much to gain from their mutual interaction, The Heythrop Journal provides a medium of publication for scholars in each of these fields and encourages interdisciplinary comment and debate. The Heythrop Journal embraces all the disciplines which contribute to theological and philosophical research, notably hermeneutics, exegesis, linguistics, history, religious studies, philosophy of religion, sociology, psychology, ethics and pastoral theology. The Heythrop Journal is invaluable for scholars, teachers, students and general readers.
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