MELINTAS Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i2.7398

Ferriandis Harsono

{"title":"Critique of Medical Perspective on the Beginning of Human Person Based on Biblical and Biological Insights","authors":"Ferriandis Harsono","doi":"10.26593/mel.v38i2.7398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26593/mel.v38i2.7398","url":null,"abstract":"Many people and (Catholic) medical practitioners use or provide all kinds of contraceptives, including those that work by preventing implantation of zygote. Some medical experts affirm that preventing implantation of zygote is not an abortion because before the implantation, zygote is not considered as human person and does not have basic rights to live as human person. However, the Catholic Church affirms that human life must be respected and given the basic rights to live as human person since the conception. The difference between medical experts and the Catholic Church results from the different perspectives on the time of the beginning of human person. Both medical experts and the Catholic Church agree that human life begins at the time of conception, but they do not agree that human person begins at the time of conception. Many medical experts say that after the conception and before the implantation, zygote can split into identical twins so that human personhood cannot be determined before the implantation. In this article, the medical perspective will be criticized using biblical and biological insights. These insights may enlighten us that preventing an implantation of zygote is an abortion because zygote is already a human person.","PeriodicalId":18472,"journal":{"name":"MELINTAS","volume":"47 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139006982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Tradisi Biantara dan Paparikan dalam Pembuka Tata Ibadat Pemberkatan Pertunangan Masyarakat Sunda-Katolik 巽他-天主教订婚祈福仪式开幕式上的比安塔拉（Biantara）和帕帕里坎（Paparikan）传统习俗

MELINTAS Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i2.7401

Thomas Galih Joko Riyanto

{"title":"Tradisi Biantara dan Paparikan dalam Pembuka Tata Ibadat Pemberkatan Pertunangan Masyarakat Sunda-Katolik","authors":"Thomas Galih Joko Riyanto","doi":"10.26593/mel.v38i2.7401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26593/mel.v38i2.7401","url":null,"abstract":"Language is an inseparable element of culture and is capable of expressing complex realities. The universal Church and the local churches are connected in the process of inculturation of faith, where pastoral workers should pay attention to the local socio-cultural conditions. Inculturation is not only considered in rituals, but also has an impact on the moral-ethical dimension of the faithful. The principles of lex orandi and lex credendi can be complemented by the principle of lex agendi, where the spreading of the Gospel not only teaches truths but also introduces culturally relevant elements in the process of inculturation. Inculturation in the Sundanese culture as the context of this article requires wise steps and in-depth study to understand the backgrounds and the theological perspective of the local culture. This article analyzes the role of Biantara and Paparikan of the Sundanese culture in the ritual of engagement in the Catholic Church as well as in the preparatory exercises. This practice of inculturation needs to be evaluated in order to reconsider the viewpoints of the faithful, the need for further development, and the possible modifications that might be required in the local church context.","PeriodicalId":18472,"journal":{"name":"MELINTAS","volume":"53 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139007015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Membongkar Rasionalitas: Pemikiran Amartya Sen tentang Kekuasaan Ekonomi 瓦解理性：阿马蒂亚-森关于经济权力的思考

MELINTAS Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i3.7408

Wilhelmus F. N. Runesi

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Johann Adam Möhler’s Dynamic Ecclesiology 约翰-亚当-莫勒的动态教会神学

MELINTAS Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i3.7406

Thomas Kristiatmo

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Konsep Lera-Wulan Tana-Ekan Orang Lembata dalam Tinjauan Filsafat Agama Hegel: Suatu Upaya Berdialog 回顾黑格尔宗教哲学中的伦巴塔人的莱拉-乌兰-塔纳-埃坎概念：对话尝试

MELINTAS Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i2.7400

Eric Yohanis Tatap

{"title":"Konsep Lera-Wulan Tana-Ekan Orang Lembata dalam Tinjauan Filsafat Agama Hegel: Suatu Upaya Berdialog","authors":"Eric Yohanis Tatap","doi":"10.26593/mel.v38i2.7400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26593/mel.v38i2.7400","url":null,"abstract":"Faith and culture are often considered as interesting areas of topics for the academic discussions. They can become fruitful dialogue partners in the search of truth. Each area refers to the sources of truth at different levels compared to others outside of their areas. This article is an effort to reconcile the truth claims on the ontological and empirical levels by way of dialogue. The dialogue raised here brings together religion in Hegel’s philosophy and the cultural belief of the Lembata people called Lera-Wulan Tana-Ekan. Both are on different paths, one is a series of philosophical ideas while the other is a local wisdom from a certain part of Indonesia, particularly among the Lembata people in East Nusa Tenggara. This article aims to elevate the claims of truth that exist in a belief from a certain culture to the public domain of philosophy. The method used in this writing is dialectical by analyzing whether the ideas in Hegel’s philosophy of religion are in line with the beliefs held by the Lembata people. The belief in the universe, the highest morality, and the origin of creation are analyzed in relation to the movement of the Spirit discussed by Hegel in the natural religion, the religion of art, and the revealed religion.","PeriodicalId":18472,"journal":{"name":"MELINTAS","volume":"28 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139008586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Problem Argumen Improbabilitas dalam The God Delusion: Kritik terhadap New Atheism Dawkins 上帝的妄想》中的不可能性论证问题：对道金斯新无神论的批判

MELINTAS Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i3.7409

Reza Alfarizi, Naupal Asnawi

{"title":"Problem Argumen Improbabilitas dalam The God Delusion: Kritik terhadap New Atheism Dawkins","authors":"Reza Alfarizi, Naupal Asnawi","doi":"10.26593/mel.v38i3.7409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26593/mel.v38i3.7409","url":null,"abstract":"This article aims to criticize the improbability argument put forth by Dawkins, which serves as the central thesis in the new atheism. Dawkins uses this thesis to justify religion as the root of evil and violence, while also forms the basis for the denial of the existence of God. The improbability argument fundamentally has some issues ontologically, epistemologically, and ethically. Dawkins constructs the improbability argument by referring to his explanation in “The Ultimate Boeing 747” and the theory of natural selection, in which he considers creation from nothingness to be as improbable as the spontaneous formation of a Boeing 747 from a tornado’s debris. Dawkins also criticizes the NOMA perspective that positions Science and Theology as equals. Through the framework of critical realism, this article demonstrates the philosophical problems in Dawkins’ improbability argument, which reduces reality (ontology) based on subjective perception (epistemology), and thus obscuring the uniqueness of natural phenomenon and negating the existence of God. Alternative ethical perspectives regarding religion and God are presented to address Dawkins’ accusations to religion as a source of evil and violence.","PeriodicalId":18472,"journal":{"name":"MELINTAS","volume":"85 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139008027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Impact of Philosophy on Religious Education for High School Students 哲学对高中生宗教教育的影响

MELINTAS Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i3.7405

Andreas Doweng Bolo, M. B. B. Simanjuntak, Masmuni Mahatma

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Spiritualitas Pelayanan dan Pewartaan di Dunia Digital oleh Kaum Religius dan Rohaniwan 宗教和灵修人士在数字世界中的传道和宣讲精神

MELINTAS Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i2.7402

Gregorius Dimas Arya Pradipta, H. Tedjoworo

{"title":"Spiritualitas Pelayanan dan Pewartaan di Dunia Digital oleh Kaum Religius dan Rohaniwan","authors":"Gregorius Dimas Arya Pradipta, H. Tedjoworo","doi":"10.26593/mel.v38i2.7402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26593/mel.v38i2.7402","url":null,"abstract":"In Christianity, religious and priests express their respective spirituality in various unique ways, different from the laity. This article explores the emerging spiritualities in serving the faithful by way of evangelization in everyday life, especially those expressed in the contents spread over the digital world by Catholic religious and priests. Spirituality motivates them to create different ways of catechesis and evangelization and at the same time challenges and deepens their motivations, especially in the middle of today’s technological leaps. The author also proposes some practical recommendations for religious and priests in refreshing their interpretations of their respective spirituality in order to proclaim the Gospel to the ever-connected people in the world. Refreshing their motivations in serving the faithful in this digital age can particularly help them be faithful to the calling of the Lord. This article invites religious to recontextualize the spirituality of their respective congregation and priests to recontextualize the spirituality of their respective diocese. In this digital age, their works might be called a kind of contemporary digital catechesis that connects the faithful from all over the world and that continues the Church’s mission today.","PeriodicalId":18472,"journal":{"name":"MELINTAS","volume":"7 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139009145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Kristus Kosmis Menurut Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 克里斯图斯-科斯米斯-梅努鲁特-皮埃尔-泰哈德-德-夏尔丹

MELINTAS Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i2.7399

Ambrosius S. Haward

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Spiritualitas Humanum: Penghargaan Martabat Kaum Perempuan di Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi Katolik 人文精神：尊重天主教高等教育机构中女性的尊严

MELINTAS Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i3.7407

Andrian Widi Karyanto, H. Tedjoworo

{"title":"Spiritualitas Humanum: Penghargaan Martabat Kaum Perempuan di Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi Katolik","authors":"Andrian Widi Karyanto, H. Tedjoworo","doi":"10.26593/mel.v38i3.7407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26593/mel.v38i3.7407","url":null,"abstract":"An institution of Catholic higher education as an academic community is tasked with protecting and respecting the dignity of human life. It has an institutional autonomy to carry out its functions and guarantee its members a freedom based on the values of truth, justice, equality, and general welfare. Its vision leads to the formation of a community that is authentically human (humanum) and imbued with the spirit of Christ. Everyone involved in this higher education is inspired by the Christian principles and therefore is encouraged to live out their Christian calling in a mature and responsible manner. Catholic higher education as part of the Church must give a space for spiritual life assistance for young people who are studying in the institution. Furthermore, it should pay attention to all the problems and the needs of the students today, especially those concerning the human dignity. This article proposes a spirituality of humanum practised in a Catholic university as a framework for higher education in order to respect the dignity of women and men involved in the institution. In this framework, all individuals in the campus may increasingly experience acceptance and respect for their human dignity as noble image of God may live in accordance with the Christian values.","PeriodicalId":18472,"journal":{"name":"MELINTAS","volume":"39 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139007406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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