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The Relevance of Paul's Preaching Activities in Athens to the Preaching of the Church Based on Acts 17:16-34 Bonaventura Priyo Sutejo; R.F. Bhanu Viktorahadi Pr.
Khazanah Sosial Vol. 4 No. 1 (2022): Khazanah Sosial Vol 4, No 1 April 2022
Publisher : UIN Sunan Gunung Djati

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/ks.v4i1.17141

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One of the reporting strategies is dialogue. Acts 17:16-34 describes Paul's dialogical way of proclaiming the Gospel to the Athenians. First, he used public spaces to meet, communicate, and interact with Athenians. Second, he regarded the Athenians as partners in discussion. Third, he used the richness of local Athenian culture as an entry point for his sermons and corrected them. In this way, Paul knew and understood their mindset and lifestyle. Although it has not succeeded in converting the Athenians, it offers an alternative preaching strategy. The next question is how this strategy can be applied today. This paper uses the text analysis method to find the stages of the procedure used in current reporting. Thus, the proclamation of the Church not only elevates the context of society but also makes a positive contribution to them. Therefore, Paul's narrative in Acts 17:16-34 can be a model approach for the Church to realize a dialogical proclamation.
Religieuses du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus (RSCJ) as a Religious Social Movement R.F. Bhanu Viktorahadi; Martha Gabriela Hernández
FOCUS Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Focus
Publisher : Parahyangan Catholic University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mgzbs235

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This study aims to analyze whether Religieuses du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus (RSCJ) can be categorized as a religious social movement and to explain the characteristics of this movement based on the principal missions it has developed. The study employs a qualitative approach using the library research method and utilizes social movement theories developed by Sydney Tarrow, Max Weber, Talcott Parsons, and Neil J. Smelser as its analytical framework. The findings reveal that the emergence of RSCJ cannot be separated from the context of the French Revolution and the development of modernism, both of which encouraged various forms of social and religious reform. The study also demonstrates that RSCJ can be understood as a value-oriented religious social movement that translates the spirituality of the Sacred Heart of Jesus into collective action through education, interreligious dialogue, and the promotion of spirituality and a culture of peace. The implications of this study indicate that spirituality-based religious social movements play a strategic role in strengthening education, fostering interfaith dialogue, and developing a culture of peace within increasingly pluralistic and complex societies. The originality of this study lies in its effort to position RSCJ within the perspective of religious social movements, thereby expanding the fields of sociology of religion and social movement studies, which have traditionally focused on mainstream religious organizations and civil society–based social movements.
Imaji dan interpretasi bencana dalam Perjanjian Lama Jonmedi Tarigan; R.F. Bhanu Viktorahadi
KURIOS Vol. 9 No. 2: Agustus 2023
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Pelita Bangsa, Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30995/kur.v9i2.367

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Disasters are an inseparable part of the dynamics of human history. The texts of the Old Testament Scriptures contain various kinds of disaster narratives. In turn, these texts provide images and interpretations of disasters. There are three images and interpretations of Old Testament Scriptures for disasters. First, as God’s judgment and punishment. Second, as a result of human persecution of nature, and as a presence, power. Third, God’s sovereignty over nature. This study has two objectives: to describe images and interpretations and to find their relevance to the current meaning of disasters. First, it describes the imagery and interpretation of disasters in the Old Testament Scriptures. Second, find the significance of these images and interpretations in interpreting disasters in human life today. This research uses text analysis methods to achieve these two objectives as a qualitative literature study. This research finds the conclusion and the relevance of images and interpretations of disasters in the Old Testament Scriptures as an invitation to carry out ‘ecological repentance’. AbstrakBencana merupakan bagian yang tidak terpisahkan dari dinamika sejarah kehidupan manusia. Teks-teks Kitab Suci Perjanjian Lama memuat aneka macam narasi kebencanaan. Pada gilirannya, teks-teks ini memberikan imaji dan interpretasi atas bencana. Ada tiga imaji dan interpretasi teks-teks Kitab Suci Perjanjian Lama atas bencana. Pertama, sebagai penghakiman dan hukuman Tuhan. Kedua, sebagai akibat penganiayaan manusia terhadap alam, dan sebagai kehadiran, kuasa. Ketiga, kedaulatan Tuhan atas alam. Guna mendeskripsikan imaji dan interpretasi sekaligus menemukan relevansinya untuk pemaknaan bencana yang terjadi saat ini penelitian ini memiliki dua tujuan. Pertama, mendeskripsikan imaji dan interpretasi bencana dalam Kitab Suci Perjanjian Lama. Kedua, mencari dan menemukan relevansi imaji dan interpretasi tersebut dalam memaknai bencana dalam kehidupan manusia dewasa ini. Untuk mencapai kedua tujuan itu, sebagai penelitian kualitatif literatur, penelitian ini memakai metode analisis teks. Penelitian ini menemukan simpulan sekaligus relevansi imaji dan interpretasi bencana dalam Kitab Suci Perjanjian lama itu dalam wujud ajakan untuk melaksanakan ‘pertobatan ekologis’.