Spiritual formation and the nurturing of creative spirituality: A case study in Proverbs

Verbum et Ecclesia

 
 
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Title Spiritual formation and the nurturing of creative spirituality: A case study in Proverbs
 
Creator Viljoen, Anneke
 
Subject Old Testament Studies; Wisdom lieature; Spiritual formation Spiritual formation; fear of Yahweh; Proverbs; Wisdom; Hermeneutics; Paul Ricoeur; Symbolic world; Textual reference
Description The article is positioned in the interface between Old Testament scholarship and the discipline of spiritual direction of which spiritual formation is a component. The contribution that a Ricoeurian hermeneutic may make in unlocking the potential which an imaginal engagement with the book of Proverbs may hold for the discipline of spiritual formation was explored. Specifically three aspects of the text of Proverbs illustrated the creative process at work in the text, and how it converges with the concept of spiritual formation and the nurturing of creative spirituality. These aspects were, the development in Lady Wisdom’s discourses, the functional definition of the fear of Yahweh (illustrated from Proverbs 10:1–15:33), and the paradigmatic character of the book of Proverbs.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The research is positioned in the interface between Old Testament studies and Practical Theology. The research results in the enhancement of the interdisciplinary dialogue and interchange of resources between the named disciplines with regard to the interest in formation of persons that the biblical book of Proverbs and the discipline of spiritual formation shares.Keywords: Spiritual formation; fear of Yahweh; Proverbs; Wisdom; Hermeneutics; Paul Ricoeur; Symbolic world; Textual reference
 
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Date 2016-04-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Literary analysis
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Identifier 10.4102/ve.v37i1.1534
 
Source Verbum et Ecclesia; Vol 37, No 1 (2016); 8 pages 2074-7705 1609-9982
 
Language eng
 
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