Browsing by Subject "Transcendence"
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Beyond the academic’s dilemma: Transdisciplinary and existential perspectives of re-enchantment
(2015)The purpose of this article is to stimulate debate about the developing paradoxes and dilemmas facing the university academic. This article argues that academics are increasingly being steeped in an inauthentic existence ... -
Deug en Lewensin
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Probably every human being strives after a good (meaningful) life. This may be an oversimplification, but if it were true, the question surely would be: Is modern moral society a true reflection of what a good life, and ... -
Encountering transcendence: Žižek, liberation theology and African thought in dialogue
(MDPI, 2017)The concept of transcendence has been described by various academic disciplines like philosophy, theology, art and literature, but also by various religions and cultures. This has also been the case with the three traditions ... -
The evolution of defining spirituality over the last century
(Die Suider-Afrikaanse Kerkorrelistevereniging, 2021)Spirituality is an elusive and a subjective concept built on several opinions (Senaji and Anyanje, 2020). However, it remains hard to articulate spirituality as an academic discipline. Barber (2019) describes spirituality ... -
Revisiting the conceptualisation and categorisation of appreciation of beauty as a character strength : a narrative review
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)In order to better understand the concept of human strengths, Peterson and Seligman (2004) developed the Values in Action (VIA) classification of 24 character strengths and six virtues. Appreciation of beauty (natural, ... -
The relevance of continental philosophy of religion for theology in contemporary South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2017)heology in South Africa has a strong metaphysical element. This article argues the relevance of the work of modern continental philosophers of religion and theology for a post-metaphysical South African context. In their ... -
Transendensie, toeval en geluk
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns/South African Academy of Science and Arts, 2022)The question posed in this article is how happiness in life relates to transcendence and chance. This question is linked to questions about the core of our being as negation (something negative) and/or affirmation (something ... -
Transimmanence and the im/possible relationship between Eschatology and Transendence
(MDPI, 2016)Although we live in a post-metaphysical age, there is a renewed interest in transcendence, especially at the intersection of philosophy, religion, and theology. There are several reasons for this: among others, the important ... -
Validation of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale in a group of black South African students
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)This study’s principal aim was to statistically validate the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) in a group of black South African students. In order to do so, the research objectives were: to investigate the ...
