Called to Become a Blessing

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Called to Become a Blessing "
Martin Prudký

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1069647
Doc. No	:	LA113276
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15697320-12341413‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Martin Prudký
Title & Author	:	Called to Become a Blessing [Article]\ Martin Prudký
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	International Journal of Public Theology
Date	:	2015
Volume/ Issue Number	:	9/4
Page No	:	397–411
Abstract	:	The religious traditions and texts of ancient Israel have shaped European civilization and culture in a fundamental way. One of the key motifs that the Hebrew Bible has contributed to the formation of the spiritual traditions of this culture is the conception that faith entails a ‘stepping out’ of the status quo on the new journey to which God calls a person. An archetypal story in this respect is the narrative concerning the call of Abram (Gen. 12:1–3). This paper presents the basic motifs of Abram’s call in the context of the book of Genesis and sketches their impact on subsequent religious traditions. It pursues the question of the relationship of vocation and mission (of ‘stepping out’ and ‘charting a course’), which are two fundamental aspects of Abraham’s role as ‘the father of the faith’. In addition, this paper reflects on these motifs’ potential to impact the public domain. The religious traditions and texts of ancient Israel have shaped European civilization and culture in a fundamental way. One of the key motifs that the Hebrew Bible has contributed to the formation of the spiritual traditions of this culture is the conception that faith entails a ‘stepping out’ of the status quo on the new journey to which God calls a person. An archetypal story in this respect is the narrative concerning the call of Abram (Gen. 12:1–3). This paper presents the basic motifs of Abram’s call in the context of the book of Genesis and sketches their impact on subsequent religious traditions. It pursues the question of the relationship of vocation and mission (of ‘stepping out’ and ‘charting a course’), which are two fundamental aspects of Abraham’s role as ‘the father of the faith’. In addition, this paper reflects on these motifs’ potential to impact the public domain.
Descriptor	:	Abrahamic traditions
Descriptor	:	biblical studies
Descriptor	:	blessing
Descriptor	:	mission
Descriptor	:	vocation
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15697320-12341413‬