AT 2013 Volume 33 Issue 1

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    Not by order, nor by dialogue: the metanoetic presence of the Kingdom of God in a fluid new world and church
    (Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2013) Joubert, S.
    Fluid modernity favours new forms of individualism, complexity and non-linear change. Therefore, the emphasis on order, predictability and open dialogue in religious circles, as preferred ways of responding to change and problems, must be augmented by a metanoetic understanding of the kingdom of God. As a subversive, upside-down new reality, God's kingdom is relationally driven, open-ended and in constant flux. Through "metanoia", as the urgent boundary-crossing call of Jesus, individuals become part of this subversive new world where selfless love for God and others dominates. As an ongoing process of personal metamorphosis, "metanoia" simultaneously facilitates new forms of "complexity leadership", where religious leaders turn into sages who create fluid new structures to facilitate familial relationships and a new culture of respect in which believers are allowed to thrive in their Spirit-induced flow states.
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    The spirit of the body of Christ: the Holy Spirit's indwelling in the church
    (Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2013) Van de Beek, A.
    Contrary to present-day tendencies in theology, the author argues that the church is the exclusive place of the work of the Holy Spirit, with reference to early church fathers such as Cyprian and Augustine, and to the New Testament. The Spirit is the presence of Christ who indwells his body. Therefore, the concept of social Trinity is rejected. As the Spirit of the Crucified, the Spirit displays the same strength in weakness : a pneumatologia cruces is the consequence of a crucis as aspects of a theologia crucis. Specific attention is paid to I Corinthians.