lundi 11 juin 2018

Topics Often Discussed In Theology Articles

By Michelle Phillips


When it comes to religion and spirituality, there are a number of different schools of thought. For example, the number of different Christian denominations and belief systems alone show how differently people think about God. In some cases, Theology articles can answer questions about religious ideologies. Whereas, in others, the publications can create more questions than answers.

In the Christian faith, one of the foremost organizations which publishes a wide variety of these type articles is that of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. When it comes to the content published by this organization, some can be extremely controversial. For example, some recent topics have included, the separation of church and state, issues related to alternative lifestyles and discussions on God, government, religion and power.

In other cases, articles have been known to discuss different names and terms used for God such as Creator, Great Mystery, Universe, Lord and Father. For, while the old testament refers to God as Lord, the new testament gospels always use the term Father. Most likely because the new testament focuses on Jesus as the Son of God.

Different names are given to God in the Old and New Testament of the Bible. Most often, it is a shared view that this is because God was not yet known as the Father of Jesus in Old Testament writings. Whereas, New Testament teachings include the birth, death and resurrection and recognizes Jesus as the Son of God.

Some current trends in recent articles on the topic have included LGBTQ Christians and churches. In some cases, the conversation can benefit these individuals, and in others be almost as discriminatory as those whom use the Bible to create bigotry, hatred, homophobia and racism in the world. As a result, when reading articles of this nature, it can often good to maintain an open and questioning mind.

In many cases, it is not uncommon for people to question God's love when experiencing bigotry, discrimination, hatred, homophobia and racism based on Biblical text. Most often, when this occurs, the text is being taken out of context and is rarely represented as the writers intended. As a result, people move away from God and religion due to fear which has been imposed by many whom have no concept for the love which many believe God offers freely to all people.

One of the best articles of this nature is that of The Life and Doctrine Connection: It's Complicated written by Derek Rishmawy, April 8th, 2016. The article covers the topic of Paul's injunction for Timothy in which Timothy is asked to keep a close watch on his life and doctrine. For, in doing so, it shows the importance of the ministry as an aspect of life.

Individuals interested in reading content related to religion and spirituality might want to check church newsletters and seminary, divinity school and university libraries as well as websites related to religion and spirituality. In addition, if there are spiritual community centers or reading rooms in the area, these can also be good resources.




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