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An Evaluation of Bert B. Beach's Views on Ecumenism Langhu, Koberson
Jurnal Koinonia: Fakultas Filsafat Universitas Advent Indonesia Vol 17 No 1 (2025): January-June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/koinonia.v17i1.4078

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Bert Beverly Beach (1928-2022) was the leading Adventist theologian and an authority on Christian ecumenism. His foremost contribution to Adventist theology is his magnum opus, Ecumenism: Boon or Bane? He presents a broad overview of both the historical backgrounds and the major current issues of concern regarding the modern ecumenical movement. Beach died in 2022 but his views are well and alive. They have been a point of controversy and debate among Adventist theologians. The main purpose of the study is to review whether Beach’s views on ecumenism are consistent with the development of Adventists’ attitude to ecumenism in its mission. It employs a literary research methodology based on available historical and theological data. The study reveals that Beach possesses a positive outlook on ecumenism, advocating for Adventists to engage in dialogue and collaboration with other Christian denominations. However, it fails in some major aspects, such as the potential dilution of Adventist distinctiveness. The Adventist Church continues its engagement in ecumenical activities while upholding its theological distinctiveness. Thus, Beach’s views while not accepted in their entirety are acknowledged and valued for shaping the Church’s approach to ecumenism.
The Roman Catholic View of Sunday: A Theological Evaluation Langhu, Koberson
Jurnal Koinonia: Fakultas Filsafat Universitas Advent Indonesia Vol 15 No 1 (2023): January-June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/koinonia.v15i1.3129

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The Christian faith arose from a Jewish cultural and religious background. The earliest Christians were Jews who observed the various Jewish religious practices including the Saturday Sabbath. In the early centuries, many Gentiles converted to Christianity. With the persecution of the Christians by the Jews and the Romans, the Christians distanced themselves from the Jews. They rejected many of the Jewish customs and practices including the Sabbath. In the early centuries, the change from the Sabbath to Sunday was made. Since then, Christianity has been divided doctrinally on the Sabbath and Sunday issue. The Roman Catholic Church played significant role in the origin and observance of Sunday. This paper is an attempt to understand the teachings of the Catholic Church on the Sabbath and Sunday. The study reveals that the Church bases its teachings on the subject on different biblical hermeneutics supported by Church Tradition. The Church argues for a replacement theology for the Jewish Sabbath on the ground of the resurrection of Christ. It also claims to have made the change from the Sabbath to Sunday on divine prerogatives and authority vested in the Church by God.
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