论犹太教末世论

末世论是犹太教原创性教义之一,在2000多年的发展过程中,演变成为一种复杂的思想体系。复杂不仅体现在内容繁多,更体现在各派别在认识上矛盾重重,甚至互相对立,并且在发展过程中又受到波斯等外来思想的影响。对此,本文意在对犹太教末世论思想进行简单梳理,同时对其产生的原因和本质进行比较详细地分析。     

论祈祷

一、什么是祈祷 有人说：祈祷不就是跪在堂里求天主赏自己所求的吗？说的对,但是不全面。全面的答复是：心里思慕天主,钦崇天主或求恩或谢恩,都是祈祷。 思慕天主,就是在工作顺利的时候,想起天主;在不顺利的时候也想起天主;在愉快的时候想起天主,烦闷的时候也想起天主。这些都是思慕的祈祷天主。钦崇天主,就是从心里赞颂天主;大自然的美妙,人类社会所具有的各种真、善、美,都能激发我们从内心赞颂天主。要求天主赏你聪明、才智,求天主赏你良善、和蔼、尊长爱幼的美德,也是祈祷。感谢天主赏你的智慧、健康等等,也是祈祷。 总…     

拉比犹太教探源

拉比犹太教是一个阶段性宗教,这一课题在国内鲜有人问津。由于资料缺乏等原因,它起源于何时,何时终结,至今在学术界争论不断。本文在总结国内外学者观点的基础上,意在对拉比犹太教的源头进行详细探讨,同时对拉比犹太教的内涵进行简单梳理。     

“愿神怜悯这地！”——在杭州教会为四川灾区祈祷特别圣乐崇拜上的证道

耶和华有怜悯,有恩典,不轻易发怒,且有丰盛的慈爱。 ——诗103：8     

论大卫·弗里德兰德的犹太教改革思想

大卫·弗里德兰德作为门德尔松之后德国犹太启蒙运动的代言人,只是在一定程度上继承了门德尔松的启蒙思想;在争取柏林犹太社区解放的背景下,弗里德兰德批判了传统犹太教的形式主义,提出了按照理性宗教和自然宗教的要求,对犹太教律法和仪式进行彻底变革的主张,从而将犹太启蒙运动引向激进化的道路。在当时条件下,弗里德兰德的犹太教改革思想因带有强烈的政治动机而不为基督教社会所接受,又因过于激进也没有得到犹太社区的普遍认同。     

论犹太教的契约观

本文为一篇探讨犹太教的契约观由来及影响的学术论文。首先阐明了犹太教的契约观的定义;随后,介绍、评论了犹太教的契约观的由来,包括3部分:上帝与挪亚订立的契约、上帝与亚伯拉罕订立的契约、上帝与以色列人订立的契约;接着,介绍了犹太教的契约观的两个重要影响:形成了犹太人的天赋使命感,规定了犹太人特有的生活方式;最后,以简短的结语总结了犹太教的契约观在犹太教历史上的积极作用。     

论基督教与犹太教分离视域中的犹太教异端祝祷

一般认为,公元一世纪末,犹太拉比制定异端祝祷咒诅基督徒,以便把基督徒驱逐出犹太会堂,这是导致基督教在二世纪初从犹太教分离的关键因素。而近期研究对异端祝祷最初的谴责对象,以及拉比何时建立对犹太会堂的控制,都有争议。本文对上述争议进行分析,探讨异端祝祷的最初文本、谴责对象,并结合拉比权威在犹太社会中确立的过程,评估异端祝祷实际产生的影响,认为异端祝祷不足以作为基督教与犹太教于二世纪初分离的关键证据。     

论犹太教对马克思的影响

马克思首先是一个对资本主义传统社会毫不妥协的革命者、批判者,同时也是一个吸取了多种文化滋养的文化巨匠,正因如此,犹太教对马克思的影响不应被忽略.本文将犹太教对马克思的影响主要概括为:一是作为一种文化精神的犹太教对马克思的精神气质的影响;二是犹太教对现实的、社会的"人"的重视与马克思思想的主旨具有一定的暗合性;三是与基督教的"博爱""来世精神"相比,犹太教更突出了"平等"、"公义"和现实生活,这与马克思对资本主义的无情批判有一定联系;四是马克思将作为一种生活方式的犹太教与对资本主义金钱崇拜的批判直接对应起来;五是马克思的著名格言"宗教是人民的鸦片"等蕴含着明显的犹太情怀.     

中国基督徒为和平呼唤与祈祷——有感于南京莫愁路堂“前事不忘、祈祷和平”主日崇拜

南京莫愁路堂敲响了"前事不忘,祈祷和平"的警世钟声。日本侵略者曾在南京残暴地屠杀30多万我们的骨肉同胞,战争使中国及包括亚洲人民饱尝着殖民侵略的苦难,我们今天历史中获得的不仅是反对战争,用行动维护和保障世界和平的决心和信心,更重要的是,作为中国基督徒我们必须承担维护和保障和平的责任使命。     

The Prayer of Francis of Assisi: A Counselor's Prayer

The “Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi” is offered as a possible prayer for counselors and related to accepted ethical standards of professional counselors.     

The Interrelation of Prayer and Worship Service Attendance in Moderating the Negative Impact of Life Event Stressors on Mental Well-Being

The interrelation of worship service attendance and private prayer in moderating the negative impact of life event stressors on mental well-being is examined using hierarchical multiple regressions on a national sample of 2601 Americans. A theoretical model is proposed in which stressful life events are made less distressing under conditions in which exposure to pro-social content at worship services is internalized through frequent private prayer. Interactive models controlling for a block of potential confounds are run to confirm that the stress-moderating effects of worship service attendance are noted only when attendance is complemented by relatively frequent engagement in private prayer.     

Christian Prayer and the Local Congregation: A Social Analysis of Individual Prayer Petitions

Abstract

Prayer requests from members and attendees of a progressive Christian church located in a large American City was the subject of this investigation. This church serves congregants from Roman Catholic and Protestant backgrounds, and a large, but not exclusively gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender community. ap Siôn’s study of prayer typology and subject contents from rural England influenced this investigation. This study used computer technology and document analysis to categorize 8,059 individual prayer card requests submitted between 2014-2018 from church members and attendees. Results showed the most common prayer requests were “Thanks and Thanksgiving” prayers with “Praise and Adoration” prayers among the least common. Few references to sin and forgiveness were found. The most frequently mentioned subjects of prayers were those referencing personal needs and concerns. Findings and comparison with ap Siôn and other research suggest these prayer requests demonstrate the social and theological cohesiveness of Christian prayer. Additional research is suggested comparing Christian prayer with prayers in other religions and how prayer behaviors interact with the rise of multiculturalism in society.     

Prayer and Subjective Well-Being: An Examination of Six Different Types of Prayer

Participants (N = 430) were recruited online and completed a measure of six prayer types (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication, reception, and obligatory prayer). Measures of subjective well-being (self-esteem, optimism, meaning in life, satisfaction with life) were also administered. Three forms of prayer (adoration, thanksgiving, reception) had consistently positive relations with well-being measures, whereas the other three forms of prayer had negative or null relations with the well-being measures. The prayer types having positive effects appear to be less ego-focused, and more focused on God, whereas the negative types have an opposite nature. These results highlight the role of psychological meaning as a part of the process whereby prayer impacts psychological well-being.