Faith

Wittgenstein has been considered one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century while being one of its most popular mystics. Considering the staunch secularization of philosophy during the Enlightenment, such combination is rarely seen in philosophers of more recent times. The farthest explication of the relationship between Wittgenstein’s philosophy and his mysticism has not went as far as making a Christian nature explicit. This can be read as analytic philosophy’s identification as an heir to the Enlightenment. There has been much ink spilled in the mystical aspects of his philosophy. Although there are hints of his Christian leanings, patent parallelisms have yet to be drawn properly. Exploring Christian faith and rule-following, this paper asserts that the former is how the latter is characterized in the Philosophical Investigations. Faith and rule-following both provide a way of seeing and are sufficient for action.

Even though the corona discourse emerged just in 2020 it addresses a question that has always been crucial in political communication: Who is trustworthy and who is not. This article deals with rhetorical techniques applied by former Austrian Vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache to undermine the credibility of the government during COVID-19-pandemic. The analysis is based on Facebook posts published through the politician’s official account during the first year of the pandemic. Strache, who is not in charge during the crisis, attacks the government, claiming it is spreading panic and misinformation to manipulate the population. The linguistic analysis will be led by the key concepts trustworthiness, credibility and trust, operationalized on a theoretical background.

Life is unison that cannot be divided into private and public parts, religious and secular parts, or material and spiritual parts. Because the religious and secular parts or material and spiritual parts are not two opposing forces that cannot be reconciled. Unlike other religions, Islam points the way to master it to discover a basis for a realistic regulation of life.
Al Eemaan (the Islamic faith) is the foundation itself, if it is defective, no matter how much repairing and the patch-up job is done to save the superstructure of any aspect of life, sooner or later it is going to collapse. It represents the heart of Islam and it encompasses six unique articles: Belief in Allaah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and the Divine Decree (Qadar).
However, the idea of a divine decree that everything has already been decreed by the Creator from eternity has disturbed theologians and philosophers for centuries, and many sects have developed extreme and misguided theologies as a result.
Divine decree is also more apt to be misunderstood and a powerful tool used to hoodwink people to take their money by misguided religious persons. Conscious Muslims believe all the actions of Allaah are good. Divine decrees may seem to be evil for the slave of Allaah when it is something that he does not like whilst it may involve some good that he is unaware of, such as forgiving his sins or raising his degrees.
So, brethren should be wary of what and who to listen to because good religious’ scholars greatly influence people’s thoughts and beliefs, and an accomplished religious leader can cause havoc in people’s lives especially on the matter of divine decrees - Allaah’s Guidance is sought.
Guidance is the greatest blessing Allaah bestows on believers, and the most essential guidance He grants is the one that shows the right faith. In his unbounded wisdom, Allaah let Muslims differ for a variety of reasons i.e. ignorance, sect inclination, school of thought preference, following one's own desire, etc. The fact that differences will exist makes it a required duty of every Muslim to search for the right path followed by the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions (may Allaah be pleased with them) which this book seeks to address. Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower. Q 3:8

Martin Kočí and Pavel Roubík deal with Tomáš Halík’s approach to religiosity in a postmodern context. They present Halík’s understanding of modern secular culture as a non-institutional “heterodox form of Christian faith”. In the following part, Halík’s philosophical and theological interpretation of the contemporary religious situation (with a special focus on Czech culture) is analyzed and discussed. Part three deals with Halík's reading of the Zacchaeus’ of the current (Czech) religious situation. Following Jesus, the Church should reach out to the Zacchaeuses (i.e. seekers) of today. The last part of chapter six deals with Halík’s particular theological interpretation of atheism. In an extensive conclusion, the authors formulate critical questions and remarks and suggest possible venues for further elaboration on Halík’s original thought.

Introduction Nigerians are highly religious people. The Gallup International (2012) ranked Nigeria as the second most religious country in the world, based on a survey that shows that 93 per cent of her population tended to be religious. Religion plays an important role in the politics, economy and security of Nigeria as a nation. The Nigerian politicians understand this position and are obediently observing a non-writing code of a Christian-Muslim ticket in a political contest. This arrangement has gone a long way to reduce religious tension in the federation. Nigeria has witnessed a series of religious conflicts since the 1980s. There are frequent incidents of Christian-Muslim conflicts, and recently Islamic fundamentalists are proliferating in Nigeria. Certain religious doctrines and rituals are often manipulated to encourage violent conflict. A recent example is the campaign of terror in the Lake Chad region by the Nigerian based Islamist Boko Haram, which has killed over 23,000...

Two episodes from the redactional history of Dei Verbum are taken as symbolic moments of the conceptual path, the Catholic Church came through in the Second Vatican Council. During the preparatory phase, the discussion around the Formula nova professionis fidei and the De deposito fidei custodiendo highlights how the pre-conciliar theology has pointed out in its intellectual aspect the formality of the act of faith. Starting from an intervention of G. Philips, the paper notes the recovery of the action of grace that precedes, accompanies and brings faith to its perfection. Moreover, the chapter 1 of the Council’s Constitution offers a renewed theology of revelation as a personal event; this allows qualifying an intervention by J. Döpfner, taken as a basis for the final writing of Dei Verbum 5, where faith is described as an attitude that involves the whole human person.

İstanbul is one of the world’s oldest habitats. In terms of geopolitical
location, the city is the conjunctional center point of Europe and Asia. From
this point of view it is the cradle of civilizations. As being the heart of
today’s Turkish Republic, Istanbul is a bridge of time. A bridge is a route
to the purpose, a path, a sentimental destination. Engaging from this idea,
it can be said that Istanbul has a perk of combining traditional and modern
concepts. Throughout history, the civilizations rose and fall on this city
and left their foot prints. For all this reasons Istanbul is like an outdoor
museum because of its sociological and artistic characteristics. Istanbul is
known to be settled on seven hills, is also a cultural mosaic concerning
the museums, bridges, wells, palaces and other historical structures. Its
existence can be cased to the prehistory. After the early primitive people
of the region, several civilizations blossomed and ruled the land; these are
Chalcedons, Thracians, Megarians, Spartans, Athenians, Romans and lastly
Turks. Having such a rich history also enriched the traditions and beliefs.
The city possessed natural symbolism, Paleo-Balkan belief system, Greek
Gods, Christianity and finally Islam. Beside these belief systems Judaism
also have been existed. Thousands of years of war taught people to have
peace; today each religion and ethnicity is living in harmony also having the
equality of belief. Beside all these qualifications, the city is being attended
by researchers and artists as a result of its rich history, traditions and faith.

Abstract: Trust in the doctor-patient relationship is an indispensable structural element for the medical profession. The discourse concerning trust and its importance in the healthcare context, although quite old, elicits increasingly more interest in research, especially for empirical approaches. The importance of trust in the doctor and in the medical profession can be demonstrated by starting from the Christian meaning of illness and medicine; generally, the patristic sources see medicine and physicians as God’s gifts. The perception of Christian physicians as dedicated, unselfish and compassionate preservers or restorers of health, always committed to the good of their patients is well known. The model of the Christian physician is a Hippocratic model, of one who seeks the sick so that he may bring relief to them and strengthen them. When illness occurs, Christianity affirms an ethical duty to struggle against sickness, which if unaddressed can lead to death. The moral requirem...

Desde un enfoque interpretativo presentamos los resultados de lectura de Stromata V (89,1– 100,4) de Clemente de Alejandría, en orden a considerar la herencia clásica como instrumento para profundizar la comprensión de Dios. Nos interesa mostrar la correlación entre la secuencia griega-judía y los textos bíblicos y, al mismo tiempo, plantear la continuidad, no exenta de dificultades, entre la peculiar noción de lo divino de la tradición helénica y la concepción increada de naturaleza, que implica la paulatina identificación de las nociones griegas de physis y theós. Según el método de lectura de Clemente, hacemos el análisis de los textos griegos esclarecidos a partir del Antiguo Testamento y viceversa, para concluir en su convicción personal –en el marco del cristianismo primitivo– de que los cristianos son herederos de toda apertura de Dios al mundo. Para alcanzar esta conclusión, Clemente argumenta, en sede platónica, desde una perspectiva a la vez antropológica (el hombre puede ...

Discuss the meaning and importance of hope in the context of pediatric palliative care. Describe strategies for identifying the hope of hild d f ili d id f i c ren an am es an eas or support ng their hope as it changes over time. O tli i ti id f ti i f l u ne nnova ve eas or crea ng mean ng u memories for children and families. Identify variations in the language of hope between staff and family using a Hope Survey Hope is… Multi-dimensional, dynamic. Difficult to define

The paper serves as a reflection reflection on Motoi Yamamoto’s salt art installation 'Labyrinth' placed in the Jesuit Church of St Peter in Cologne in 2010. The reflection delves into the significance of the labyrinth in Medieval Christian art, literature and architecture as a starting point to consider the significance of the artwork to the modern viewer. The materiality of Yamamoto's installation likewise offers a possible reflection on suffering through a theological lens.

The paper was prepared in partial fulfillment of the course "The Way of Beauty: Discovering Faith through Art" organised by the Pastoral Formation Institute in 2021.

טַעַם וָדַעַת: בין אדם לאדם, למקום ולזמן, נפתלי רוטנברג, ירושלים תשפ"ב, 2022.
Naftali Rothenberg
Reason and Opinion
Among Person to Person, God and Time
טַעַם וָדַעַת: בין אדם לאדם, למקום ולזמן, משתף את הקוראים בניסיונות חוזרים ונשנים למפגשים בין אדם לעצמו, לקרוב ולרחוק. במשך כשלושה עשורים בחן המחבר נושאים רבים העומדים במוקד הדיון הציבורי בתרבות היהודית, בחברה ובפוליטיקה הישראלית: נגישות לידע וסמכות הפרשנות; זמנים ומועדים של חיבור וריחוק; מקומות קדושים כזירת-קרב; דמוקרטיה ומדינת-הלאום; רוב ומיעוט; דת ומדינה; זרמים ויחסים בין קבוצות ועוד.  כמה מן הסוגיות הנדונות, נתונות מזה שנים רבות, במחלוקות קשות וסוערות. קובץ המאמרים בספר זה הוא הצעה לניסיון אחר להבעת דעה ולהשתתפות פעילה בדיון הציבורי, בלי לטשטש את ההבדלים והמחלוקות. עמדה ביקורתית ומחלוקת חריפה ועמוקה יכולה להישמע תוך הקשבה לדעות מנוגדות ולאמיתות של אחרים.

Recent trends in the study of pistis contribute to our understanding of belief in the Gospel of John. Beginning with one of the most recent studies on belief in John’s Gospel from Nadine Ueberschaer, it is evident that Johannine belief has a propositional dimension focused on the identity of Jesus. Yet the contextual study by Teresa Morgan demonstrates that the use of pistis and fides in the Graeco-Roman world has a primarily relational focus, questioning the dominant emphasis on propositional belief. An alternative perspective on pistis in the New Testament comes from Matthew Bates, who argues that at times it ought to be translated ‘allegiance’ rather than ‘faith’. While such a translation does not fit in the Johannine context, ‘allegiance’ is a useful term for discussing the broader concept of belief in John, which involves words and deeds, as well as trust and propositional belief.

An extended effort to discuss the nature, scope, and rationality conditions on Kant's account of "Belief" or "faith" (Glaube).  It is familiar that Kant thinks various claims that cannot be objects of knowledge may be the proper object of Belief for moral reasons.  One surprising contention of this paper is that Kant thinks such Belief can also be motivated by theoretical considerations in certain contexts.

Le Bayefallisme est une branche à l'intérieur de la voie soufie de Mouridiyya qui met de l'avant l'importance du travail pour les autres. Les disciples Baye Fall sont majoritairement sénégalais et renégocient leur rapport aux pratiques islamiques telles que la prière rituelle et le jeune. À l’instar de Pézeril (2008), l’enjeu de notre enquête ethnographique est de « comprendre » les Baye Fall. Notre recherche vise à mettre en lumière leurs expériences religieuses à l'aide d'une méthodologie d'observation participante qui tient compte de la présence du chercheur sur le terrain (Turner, 2000) et accorde donc une place importante à la réflexivité (Fabian, 2001). Nous avons remarqué que la majorité de nos informateurs ne déclaraient pas clairement : « Je suis Baye Fall », mais plutôt : « Je veux être Baye Fall ». Cette posture, que nous qualifierons de bayefallisante, nous a tout d’abord semblé problématique pour ensuite devenir notre porte d'entrée. La littérature sur les trajectoires religieuses a déjà démontré qu'elles ne sont pas linéaires, mais remplies d’ambivalences et de contradictions. Pour Schielke (2009) et de Koning (2013), ces contradictions sont induites par les ruptures inhérentes au quotidien en contexte de globalisation. Notre objectif est de démontrer que ces ambiguïtés peuvent également être créées par la qualité intersubjective et réflexive de l'expérience religieuse.Alors que les Baye Fall ont été ethnographiés surtout au Sénégal (Audrain, 2004; Pézeril, 2008; Morris, 2014), notre recherche a l'originalité de rendre compte d’un phénomène de bayefallisation des disciples mourides dans le contexte montréalais. Bayefallism is a sub-group of the Mouride brotherhood that emphasizes hard work and dedication. Baye Fall disciples are mostly Senegalese and they challenge well-known precepts of Islam such as those prescribing daily prayers and fasting. Like Pézeril (2008), I aim at a better “understanding” of the Baye Fall in this study. My research aims to shed light on their religious experience through a methodology of participant observation where the presence of the ethnographer (Turner, 2000) is taken into account and that gives an important place to reflexivity (Fabian, 2001). Most of my informants did not say “I am Baye Fall”; rather they said, “I would like be Baye Fall.” Initially, I saw this as a problem but it soon became the starting point of my research. The literature on religious trajectories has shown that such trajectories are not linear but charged with ambivalence and contradictions. For authors such as Schielke (2009) and de Koning (2013), these contradictions are engendered by certain ruptures that are part of daily life in a globalized context. In my study, I seek to demonstrate that these ambiguities can also be an integral part of of an intersubjective, reflexive religious experience. While ethnographies of Baye Fall have been mainly carried out in Senegal (Audrain, 2004; Pézeril, 2008; Morris, 2014), the originality of this research lies in the fact that it examines the phenomenon of Bayefallism in the context of Montreal.

Abstract:  By the second half of the eleventh century,  in the Christian West,  the theological doctrine of St. Anslem sought to re‐establish the place of  reason  within  the  domain  of  faith. Anselm  arrived  at  a possible re‐enactment of  this  relation under  the  condition  regulated by the principle  fides quaerens  intellectum  –  faith seeking reason. This paper is an attempt  to explore not only  the possible  implications of this principle but to understand the internal logic which constitutes it and holds  it  together. It  is  the  contention  of  this  paper  that  this regulative principle (fides quaerens  intellectum)  could complete such a process of  logically  constituting  itself  through  a  violent  forcing  of thought which gathered and maintained within itself an anomy. This internal paradox    produced  a  logical  excess  which  at  one  hand threatened constantly to expose a crisis,  inhabiting the very centre of the theological system it sought to build...