Authors: Manfred Kohl, Averell Aragon, Jeremy Fields, Fred Gingrich
Keywords: Recovering God’s Compassion, Broken World, Theology of Land, Christian Answer, Hebrew-Arab Conflict, Development of the Doctrine of Resurrection, Book of Daniel, Discovering a Lifestyle of Compassion, Theological Reflection, Buddhist Belief and Practices, Joining Forces, Pastor and the Christian Counselor, Compassion, Dualism, Dualistic Thinking, Resurrection, Apocalypse, Sin, Justice, Healing, Love, Transformation, Phronesis, Practical Wisdom, Theory, Praxis, Kingdom Values, Family, Church, Community, Societal Institutions, Nation, Land, Covenant, Messianic, Eschatological, Apocalyptic, Divine Warrior, Social Action, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Psychology, Integration, Secular, Spiritual
Description: This issue addresses theological responses to suffering and conflict. Kohl develops a Theology of Land to address the Hebrew-Arab conflict, arguing that territorial promises are superseded by Christ’s kingdom. Aragon traces the Development of the Doctrine of Resurrection in the Book of Daniel, showing how it gave hope during persecution. Fields draws on Buddhist belief and practices to propose discovering a lifestyle of compassion based on personal experience and unity. Gingrich examines the historical tension between the Pastor and the Christian Counselor, advocating for collaboration and integration of faith and psychological principles to provide effective soul care.
- Towards a Theology of Land: A Christian Answer to the Hebrew-Arab Conflict – Manfred Kohl
- The Development of the Doctrine of Resurrection in the Book of Daniel – Averell Aragon
- Discovering a Lifestyle of Compassion: A Theological Reflection on Buddhist Belief and Practices – Jeremy Fields
- Joining Forces: The Pastor and the Christian Counselor – Fred Gingrich
Insights from PHRONESIS Volume 9, No. 2 (2002)
- “The new land concept, the kingdom of God, has a different presupposition from the old.” -Manfred Kohl
- “Resurrection will be the only way of making possible God’s vindication of the martyrs and his judgment on the apostates.” -Averell Aragon
- “It is precisely this willingness to see and to share pain which enables us to feel and to act.” -Jeremy Fields
- “The ministry of Christian counseling begins to emerge in the Philippines, I pray that some of the tensions between pastors and counselors that have plagued the Western church can be avoided here.” -Fred Gingrich