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Paper: Pilgrimage Sanctification through Effective Communication, by Nico de Klerk
Nico de Klerk, in his paper presented at the SSCS meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa in May 2015, describes the importance of spiritual practices for the Reformed Church, in particular the practice of pilgrimage. His essay makes the following two statements: Pilgrimage has a … Continue reading
Paper: Medical Science and Spirituality in Dialogue, by Marlene Martin
Marlene Martin’s paper, presented at the SSCS meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa in May 2015, reports on research that found “that there are those who exercise a spirit or attitude of entitlement to healing and perfect health and this spirit of entitlement … Continue reading
Paper: The Difference Bhaskar’s Philosophy of Meta-Reality Makes for Post-Secular Holism and the Makings of Holiness, by Dudley Alexander Schreiber
The SSCS meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa in May 2015 was a wonderful opportunity for scholars of Christian spirituality to share their research. This paper is the first of several that will be posted on this blog as a … Continue reading
Paper: The Awe-Filledness of Awfulness: Experiencing God in Suffering
This post is another in a series of posts describing papers delivered at the “Wondrous Fear and Holy Awe” conference held at the University of Notre Dame earlier this summer. The paper described below was by Hans Gustafson, Associate Director, Jay … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Heschel, Jürgen Moltmann, John Polkinghorne, Martin Buber, sacraments, suffering, Thomas Aquinas
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Paper: ‘Holy, Solemn, Humble Awe’ in the Spiritual Writings of Susanna Anthony
Another paper from the recent SSCS conference “Wondrous Fear and Holy Awe” at the University of Notre Dame, this time by Tom Schwanda, associate professor of Christian Formation and Ministry at Wheaton College. Here is the abstract: Healthy and balanced Evangelical spirituality … Continue reading
Paper: To Praise and Live as ‘Love’s Apprentice’: The Poetry of Anne Porter
This paper by Dana Greene was presented at the recent SSCS conference “Wondrous Fear and Holy Awe” at the University of Notre Dame. Here is the abstract: Anne Channing Porter’s poetry gives witness to an inner life nurtured by a … Continue reading
Paper: The Reformation Recovery of the Wrath of God
This paper by Ralph Keen was presented on June 30 at the recent SSCS conference “Wondrous Fear and Holy Awe” at the University of Notre Dame. SSCS members may contact the blog’s moderator for a copy of the paper. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged divine wrath, Jean Calvin, Martin Luther, Philipp Melanchthon
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