Early Christian values in cultural encounter, Zeus and the Rain, Mammon and modern medicine men

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dc.contributor.authorBreytenbach, Cilliersen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-07T12:32:47Z
dc.date.available2014-07-07T12:32:47Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionCITATION: Breytenbach, C. 2013. Early Christian values in cultural encounter, Zeus and the Rain, Mammon and modern medicine men. Scriptura, 112(1):1-11, doi:10.7833/112-0-70.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the article is to revitalize traditional Christian values to prevent them from getting lost. For the Judaeo-Christian tradition, the confession to one living God is the cornerstone of the intra-cultural encounter. For Christianity the relative worth of wealth is an essential principle. Mammon is to be used in view of the future good of humanity. The task of interpreting tradition is a common theological one. In taking care of the poor and the weak, in taking responsibility for them, there is a huge demand on the wealthy and the strong. Bearing in mind that in the beginnings of Christianity the poor and the weak were entrusted to the bishop, there is a huge responsibility on church leadership. Reinterpreting Jesus’ eschatological warnings, the long term dignity of humanity is the touchstone for Christian engagement within the world.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://scriptura.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/70en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent11 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBreytenbach, C. 2013. Early Christian values in cultural encounter, Zeus and the Rain, Mammon and modern medicine men. Scriptura, 112(1):1-11, doi:10.7833/112-0-70.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2305-445X (online)en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0254-1807 (print)en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.7833/112-0-70en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/94673en_ZA
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch University, Faculty of Theologyen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectTheology of Early Christianityen_ZA
dc.subjectCreation -- History of doctrinesen_ZA
dc.subjectChristian ethicsen_ZA
dc.subjectPoor -- Biblical teachingen_ZA
dc.subjectWealth -- Biblical teachingen_ZA
dc.titleEarly Christian values in cultural encounter, Zeus and the Rain, Mammon and modern medicine menen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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