THE RISE AND BOOM OF NEO-PENTECOSTAL WOMEN MINISTRY IN NIGERIA: AN ENTERPRISE OF LIBERATION AND EMPOWERMENT

Author(s): Ngozi N. Iheanacho / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2016

In early Christianity and the orthodox churches that flourish in Nigeria, especially before the 1990s, women were seemingly absent in leadership, priesthood and performance of sacerdotal duties. The trend has changed since the rise and boom of neo-Pentecostal variety of Christian practice. This paper examined women’s stake in the development, with the method of phenomenological enquiry, balanced with indepth interview technique. In the qualitative report, women are identified as major beneficiaries of the gender neutral, open ministry enterprise and accommodationism praxis of neo-Pentecostalism. Unprecedentedly, women-founded and led neo-Pentecostal ministries are ubiquitous in Nigeria. Profoundly, women are liberated from the discriminatory patriarchal configurations of the church, ipso facto men’s priesthood hegemony and expropriation. Again, maintenance of equilibrium between spiritual and material empowerment finds deep structure of confluence in the praxis of women’s ministry. They build on the premise of sacred attributes and leadership calling to become entrepreneurs, managing enormous assets, as well as embracing the associated elevated social status. The husbands seldom challenge the changing status.

Duch Święty prowadzi ku zbawieniu

Author(s): Grzegorz Maj / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2014

Vatican Council II is one of the most special moments of pneumatological experience in the twentieth century. This article is showing some of the pneumatological aspects especially those contained in the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum, one of the most common documents of Vatican Council II. Revelation is God's great gift to man but at the same time also an invitation. A man in his freedom is invited to respond to the voice, but with-out the help of God’s intervention, he is not able to do that. Hence, by God's initiative, we find different ways by which God gives us the means to enter into this "dialogue of salvation".This article present the route to God’s dialogue and how the Holy Spirit in our time passes on the gift of redemption. Primarily has been made the analysis of Dei Verbum pneumatological aspects to understand better the Holy Spirit’s place in the transmission of the revelation of God in the Church. To emphasize this update the topic is worth quoting the words of Paul VI, whose beatification we expect . He emphasized that one of the most important messages of Vatican II was to recognize that the Church lives by the grace, presence and the action of the Holy Spirit,the Spirit of Christ, received by the growing Church on the day of Pentecost.The last Council focused around ecclesiological pneumatology. This article underlines pneumatological and fundamental truths concerning God's revelation and His message .This work will aim to see how the Fathers of the Vatican Council spoke of the Holy Spirit in his role in passing on the gift of salvation.

Przesłanie „Pieśni pochwalnej" na cześć Judy Machabeusza (1Mch 3,3-9)

Author(s): Grzegorz Mariusz Baran / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2014

“The Song of praise” in honor of Judas Maccabeus is one of the poetic fragments of 1 Macc. As shown by exegetes, the original version of the song was created in Hebrew, therefore one can perceive characteristic features of Hebrew poetry in it. Looking at the message of the song,the author of the song – praising the person and deeds of Judas Maccabeus – shows him as the savior of Israel sent by God, who fought in defense of the Law, the covenant and the Jewish people. The final result of actions taken by Judas was reversal of God’s wrath from the Jewish community (1 Macc 3:8). As emphasized by the author of the song, Judas Maccabeus covered his name with glory, which “resounded to the ends of the earth” (1 Macc 3:9), and “extended the fame of his people” (1 Macc 3:3).

Homila (neo)apologetyczna, jako współczesna forma przepowiadania

Author(s): Tomasz Szałanda / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2014

The paper presents one of the contemporary methods of homily preaching, referred to as neoapologetic. Based on truth, it is meant to aim at the Truth, which is the Triune God. This will happen through the preacher's faith and reason, which will allow each listener to decide on accepting the Truth in full freedom, as well as through apologetic, understood as committed testimony of a herald of the Gospel.

Internowanie biskupa Stanisława Łukomskiego, czyli o obchodach żałobnych marszałka Piłsudskiego w diecezji łomżyńskiej

Author(s): Wojciech Guzewicz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2014

The article presents the question of the celebration of the funeral of Marshal Pilsudski in the diocese of Lomża in May 1935, which took place in the context of the internment of Bishop Stanislaw Łukomski by the administrative authorities and the state. Next to shift the course of events in the article was also outline the background to the conflict, as well as answers to questions about how the incident occurred, who was his main inspiration and organizer of why the celebration of the funeral of Marshal Pilsudski in the diocese of Lomża turned into a political and an anti-Church and then ended the whole thing.

Snake Figures In The Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period

Author(s): Bahattin Çelik / Language(s): English Issue: 31/2016

The snake is generally associated with the world of the dead in almost all faiths. The snake features chthonian property in majority of the mythologies as its poison can be lethal and as the snake molts its skin. That is, the snake represents the death as well as immortality. The Neolithic societies inhabited the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey during Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period depicted snake figures intensively on the stones, vessels and bones. Yet, we are not sure why such societies depicted the snake figures. When we look at the animals depicted on the pillars at Göbekli Tepe, we can observe that the livestock exploited by the societies of that era, such as cattle, gazelles, donkeys, pigs, foxes as well as the wild animals that are dangerous for the people of that era, such as scorpion, snake, spider and the lion were depicted. The figures carved on the stone vessels and bones discovered at the graves (burial sites) in Körtik Tepe also depict both beneficial and depredatory animals. This study will deliberate the sites where the snake reliefs were discovered until this day as well as the snake reliefs recently discovered in the region.

Edessa’da Paganizm ve Hıristiyanlık

Author(s): Yusuf Albayrak / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 32/2016

Edessa, is a perfect example in terms of showing religious and cultural assimilation due to its geographical location in Northern Mesopotamia. The pagan belief system based on stars and planet cults was seen in Pre-Christian Edessa. Paganism has continued for centuries in Edessa even tough Christianity appeared and spread quickly. Paganism completely disappeared in 5. Centrury AD and Edessa became a Christianty city.

VJERA U SVAKODNEVNICI

Author(s): Mustafa Hasani / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 27/2006

Reading through the new educational program for religious education we note that Islamic jurisprudence (Fikh) subjects are not dominant and that this approach should be further promoted. If we check on the number of verses (Ayat) that deal with legal issues, we are faced with a striking figure of only 500, which is indeed a very small portion of Allah’s book, meant to be a guidance for the mankind. Even though the published literature gives out impression that Fikh subjects dominate, we should promote an approach that legal issues too should be put into a context of what is the end purpose and what is just the means of achieving it. By constantly paying attention to the reality that surrounds us, we will make the religious education contemporary, useful and attractive. This article deals with issues of how to present Fikh in religious education, giving some pointers as to the direction in which this presentation should go so as to make it more efficient and suitable for children of that age.

Lutrowi podobałby się Kościół w Polsce

Author(s): Marcin Hintz,Zbigniew Nosowski / Language(s): Polish Issue: 669/2017

Marcin Luter i kościelna pedagogika strachu

Author(s): Sebastian Duda / Language(s): Polish Issue: 669/2017

Nie tylko litania luterańska

Author(s): Monika Waluś,Kalina Wojciechowska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 669/2017

Przeprowadzki Boga. O potrzebie myśli postsekularnej

Author(s): Piotr Bogalecki / Language(s): Polish Issue: 669/2017

M — jak matecznik

Author(s): Michał Zioło / Language(s): Polish Issue: 669/2017

KOMPARATIVNA ANALIZA ZAKONSKE REGULATIVE O SLOBODI VJERE I PRAVNOM STATUSU VJERSKIH ZAJEDNICA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI, REPUBLICI HRVATSKOJ I DZ SRBIJI I CRNOJ GORI

Author(s): Ifet Mustafić / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 24/2005

The three laws analyzed and compared in this work, although dealing with the same issue of religious rights and freedoms, show the conceptual differences in their approaches. These differences are mirrored in the priorities or preferences they give to various issues, or sets of issues, visible, among other things, from the amount of attention they dedicate to those issues. At the same time, and leaving these differences aside, we could say that these laws are very similar, especially in terms of the form and the choice of the issues they regulate.

ANALIZA SADRŽAJA - PRIMJENA METODE U VJERONAUČNOJ NASTAVI

Author(s): Ishak Alešević / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 19/2004

The author is not insisting on the detailed study of the text analysis method as his intention was only to point out to this easily applicable method, with excellent results in detecting opinions and orientations among the youth. Widely used in general, this method should occasionally be applied in religious education in both official schools and mosque schools (maktab). He further points out to the contraproductive conflicts between the process participants: parents, religious educators, school educators, scientists working with the youth. In order to succeed there should be a joint effort on the part of all the participants as well as the adoption of the unique plan, strategy and criteria in this complex process of helping the youth. This opens the issue of redefining the work of Islamic priests (imam) and Islamic educators (muallim).

TUMAČENJE ISLAMA U SAVREMENOM SVIJETU - KOMUNIKOLOŠKI DISKURS

Author(s): Meho Šljivo / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 19/2004

The article discusses possibilities of, qualitatively and methodologically, new interpretation of Islam, capable of adequately fulfilling the specific spiritual needs of the modern man. In the first part of the article the author discusses some of the important intellectual standpoints of the contemporary western thinkers which are indicative of the prevalent spiritual, cultural and ethical disorientation of the modern man. Technological revolution, consumerism, psychological deformations and pathological phenomena, like the widespread phenomenon of boredom, are some of the important characteristics of the modern life. An irrational side of human existence is unsatisfied and neglected. It reemerges from human existence with demands in the form of ultimatum. It basically lacks the true peace and happiness, both of which are unattainable through the union of spiritually free ratio and unselectively praised technology.

DUHOVNI PROFIL IMAMA U SUVREMENOM DRUŠTVU

Author(s): Esad Ćimić / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 16/2003

This article points out to a difference between a profession and a calling. A professionalism, with all its advantages (qualifications, quality of work, etc.), has its limitations since it's often characterized by plodding through a job, which lacks an important humanistic motivation. A person who stays within the limits of a profession is wary of everything that's out of his occupation. A calling, on the other hand, means inner excitement, enthusiasm, self-fulfillment, etc. Undoubtedly, the spiritual profile of an Imam in the modem society also includes this other dimension, but the accent is on a calling, which not only does not exclude profession, but, to the contrary, it comprises it.

ODGOJ U PORODICI

Author(s): Ishak Alešević / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 15/2003

The family is the most important center in which a person is formed. lt is extremely important for a child that his/her parents are honorable and pious people and that they possess knowledge on the child upbringing. lt is also important that the parents have the desire and will to dedicate the time and attention necessary to their child.

KLJUC SRETNOGA BRAKA

Author(s): Ruqayyah Waris Maqsood / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 15/2003

Sva ljudska bića dijele iste osnovne potrebe: da osjete da ih drugi trebaju, da ih se cijeni, poštuje i voli. Za ljudsko stvorenje bez ovih potreba ne može se reći da je stvarno ljudsko biće. Ono što je najočitije kod ovih potreba jeste da one u potpunosti ovise o odnosu jedne osobe s drugom. Ove potrebe su tako temeljne da se na osnovu njih može slobodno tvrditi da je Bog ljudsku potrebu da ima partnera, seksualni odnos i međusobnu interakciju, te da učestvuje u stvaranju sretnih i stabilnih porodica dao kao znak.

EVROPSKO ISKUSTVO RADA IMAMA U DIJASPORI

Author(s): Mustafa Klanco / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 13/2003

The Muslim tradition distinguishes Sunni and Shia concept of imamah. The Sunni concept includes a number of different approaches varying from Arabic, Turkish to traditional Bosnian approach. The work of imam in the Muslim diaspora, like the one in the western European social and civilizational environment, requires expressive and special professional qualification. A number of special circumstances also have to be considered: the work leaves little time for the spiritual life; preservation of the Islamic identity in the Christian environment can be difficult;