Perspectiva Teológica

585-607

Authors: Francys Silvestrini Adão

Neste artigo, o A. apresenta uma nova abordagem teológica, denominada “teogastronomia”. Esta estética teológica defende que a relação que uma pessoa, um povo e uma civilização estabelecem com sua “gastronomia” – no sentido etimológico do termo – tem um valor teofânico e é detentora de uma discreta fecundidade pastoral e teórica. Para demonstrar esta hipótese, o artigo procede em três momentos. Em primeiro lugar, reflete sobre o conceito de teogastronomia, bem como sobre a relação entre esta abordagem e o saber religioso da revelação bíblica. Em seguida, situa esta estética teológica em seu “berço” literário e espiritual próprio, a saber, os escritos sapienciais. Por fi m, mostra como este ramo sapiencial da teologia pode levar-nos a revisitar, em profundidade, o núcleo vivo da fé cristã: o mistério pascal de Jesus Cristo, expressão definitiva de sua livre decisão de dar a própria vida como alimento pela multidão incontável de homens e mulheres em busca de vida em plenitude.

609-626

Authors: Sander van Maas

Focusing on the question of the metaphysical possibility of change, the article explores a particular musical instance of change: the loss of world. Starting from the general observation that music plays a special role when it comes to the collapse of worlds, it studies two philosophical scenes (from Plato and Schopenhauer) in which music is thought as opening the possibility of change. In Plato, music occurs as an educational facilitator of (individual, personal) change that is ambiguously described in terms of sovereignty and groundlessness. In Schopenhauer, music is thought as the very edge of the world, where the loss of world (and the transition to religious renunciation) is a structural aspect of music’s very concept. This notion of music as being somehow outside, or on the margin of the world, but in a hyperbolical and almost redemptive sense, is then taken into a discussion of the Hollywood blockbuster The Big Short (2015), in which the (historical) 2007 collapse of Wall Street is prophesized by a number of marginal figures, one of whom entertains a special relation to music. Again, music appears as a figure (a cipher) of the change that these characters feel coming, and a shift near the end of the movie suggests a loss that not only affects the world, but this time also music. While music has historically been regarded as an agent of change (of feeling, concept, or sociality), here it would seem that it is music itself that is affected by the possibility of change beyond recognition, and perhaps beyond its own concept. The idea of music would then suggest a logic of change reminding on one hand of the eminent hyperboles of ancient music theologies (Augustine), and on the other hand the more recent accounts of change, apocalypse and miracles in such diverse thinkers as Derrida and Meillassoux, and in contemporary ‘apocalyptic’ novels such as David Markson’s Wittgenstein’s Mistress (1988). Does the loss of music in these works suggest a possibility of new worlds?

655-681

Authors: Miguel Ángel Mansilla, Zicri Orellana

El objetivo de este artículo es describir e interpretar el rol de la música en el pentecostalismo chileno, para destacar su relevancia en el fundacionalismo, su imaginario literario y su importancia y significados en los espacios y tiempos mortuorios, velatorios y postmortuorios. Nuestro abordaje, nos permite poner atención en la percepción de las realidades musicales, en los sentimientos musicales que transmite un individuo perteneciente a un determinado grupo y los sentimientos musicales que produce condicionado por las enfermedades, el dolor, la muerte, la pérdida y/o la miseria. Desde lo metodológico trabajamos con la revista Fuego de Pentecostés, perteneciente a la Iglesia Evangélica Pentecostal. Así mismo, incluimos dos novelas cuyos autores incorporan en sus narrativas personajes pentecostales y donde se destaca el rol de la música en cultura religiosa del movimiento. Ambas fuentes nos permiten enriquecer y complementar el rol de la música en el pentecostalismo.

683-701

Authors: Álvaro Mendonça Pimentel

The article examines the four guiding principles of the social dimension of evangelization, in particular the promotion of the common good and social peace, according to the teaching of Pope Francis, contained in his Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium: a) Time is greater than space; b) Unity prevails over conflict; c) The reality is more important than the idea and d) The whole is superior to the part. It is intended to fill an interpretative gap on the subject in question, since scholars have been content to expose the principles without clarifying them or even have used them indiscriminately and ambiguously. Based on knowledge of philosophical reflection about time, the author develops a philosophical-theological reflection and interpretation that demonstrates the scope and challenge that the four principles present for social life and Gospel proclamation, the dialogue between peoples and world peace.

719-735

Authors: Marcus Aurélio Alves Mareano

In the central part of the Book of Revelation (4:1−22:9), there is a group of hymns (4:8-11; 5:9-14; 7:10-12; 11:15-18; 12:10- 12; 15:3-4; 19:1-8) that synthetizes the theological drama of the book. The plot of this part presents a judgement in which God acts as a fair judge against the enemies. Thus, this paper presents a literary analysis of the narration conclusive hymn (19:1-8). The chosen text sings God’s salvation and invites everyone to praise (19:5), because of God’s reign (19:6) and the nuptials of the Lamb with his wife (19:7), the community of faith, dressed with the Saints’ righteousness (19:8). The following topics will be developed in this presentation: the list of the hymns on the Book of Revelation; the literary context and the delimitation of 19:1-8; and the text’s literary analysis. The last hymn constitutes an ending that recapitulates many themes present in other passages of Revelation, mainly in its hymns.

755-774

Authors: Diego Soto Morera

En este artículo se aborda la relación entre comunidad y enemistad en la teología de Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Particularmente, este artículo se enfoca en los textos del período 1937-1940 donde la noción de enemigo ha sido ampliamente desarrollada por el teólogo luterano. En adelante se discutirá cómo al interior de la teología de Bonhoeffer las nociones amigo, hermano y enemigo tienen un lugar diferenciado pero constitutivo de ambas comunidad y cristianismo. Un propósito vinculado con este trabajo consiste en determinar la continuidad o ruptura del pensamiento de Bonhoeffer con tradiciones filosóficas o teológicas que han ubicado los términos amigo, hermano y enemigo como criterios de discriminación en torno a los vivientes que propician o amenazan una vida común.

799-818

Authors: Jacob Buganza

El artículo busca poner de relieve la importancia que tiene la elección entre la virtud y el vicio, esto es, entre el bien y el mal, entre seguir la Voluntad de Dios y la propia voluntad, de acuerdo con el pensamiento de san Basilio de Cesarea, asumiendo, para ello, una perspectiva filosófica. El artículo busca entresacar las principales líneas argumentativas del santo capadocio, resaltando preeminentemente el concepto de virtud, que es el bien humano genuino, el cual se diferencia del resto de los bienes caducos en cuanto conduce eminentemente a Dios. Es necesario elegir entre dos géneros de vida: el celestial y el terrenal; cierta- mente, el verdadero cristiano se decanta por el primero. En un segundo momento, el artículo explora la importancia que san Basilio otorga a la literatura pagana (lo cual pone de realce, por lo demás, lo significativo que era para él la formación de la juventud), la cual resulta imprescindible en vistas a que los jóvenes se formen en la elección entre la virtud y el vicio.