29th July: Proper 12: Ephesians 3:14-21
The article discusses the text of Ephesians 3:14-21, and debates the necessity of using the God in Christ theory in guiding ideologies of the West. It discusses the promotion of positive psychology by professor Martin Seligman, historian René Girard's theory of mimetic desire and scapegoating,...
| Published in: | The expository times |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2012]
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The expository times
Year: 2012, Volume: 123, Issue: 9, Pages: 452-454 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
positive psychology
B Bible. Ephesians B God (Christianity) B Girard, Rene, 1923-2015 B Bible. Epheserbrief 3,14-21 B SELIGMAN, Martin |
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| Summary: | The article discusses the text of Ephesians 3:14-21, and debates the necessity of using the God in Christ theory in guiding ideologies of the West. It discusses the promotion of positive psychology by professor Martin Seligman, historian René Girard's theory of mimetic desire and scapegoating, and the religious-secular distinction between the works of Girard and Seligman. It is opined that the adoption of Seligman's positive psychology would benefit the churches. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524612444088d |