God’s spirit (of wisdom) has been sent into the world, not Covid-19 : a contextual systematic-theological perspective

dc.contributor.authorVeldsman, Daniel Petrus
dc.contributor.emaildanie.veldsman@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-22T07:06:38Z
dc.date.available2021-04-22T07:06:38Z
dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.description.abstractHow are we to make theological sense of the Covid-19 pandemic? In response to the viewpoint of Wilhelm Jordaan as expressed in a popular newspaper that it is foolish to understand Covid-19 as God’s punishment or nature’s way for restoration, it is critically argued that Jordaan mostly helps us with what not to think, but not so much with what to think of the current situation from a Christian theological perspective. The theological perspective that is presented in response to Jordaan takes as the vantage point a different interpretative line of an image of God (as ‘regretting/sorrow God’) over against more popular and established lines of God images such as God the Almighty. It is argued that the different God image of a ‘silent God’ and the need for wisdom that is prompted by the image challenges us here and now with an invitation to take (self)responsibility for the Covid-19-pandemic before a silent (distanced) God. CONTRIBUTION: This article represents original systematic-theological reflection on the doctrine of God and anthropology within contemporary theology-science discourses. It focuses on a Christian biblical neglected God image of a ‘regretting/sorrow God’ (Genesis) in relation to embodied personhood within the current Covid-19 pandemic. It proposes a newly formulated understanding of a ‘silent God’ on the one hand and human self-responsibility and the seeking of wisdom on the other hand.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentDogmatics and Christian Ethicsen_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVeldsman, D.P., 2020, ‘God’s spirit (of wisdom) has been sent into the world, not Covid-19: A contextual systematic-theological perspective’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 76(1), a6222. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v76i1.6222.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v76i1.6222
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/79560
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSISen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectWilhelm Jordaanen_ZA
dc.subjectWisdomen_ZA
dc.subjectCovid-19 pandemicen_ZA
dc.subjectSelfresponsibilityen_ZA
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)en_ZA
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_ZA
dc.subjectRegretful Goden_ZA
dc.subjectSorrow Goden_ZA
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-03
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleGod’s spirit (of wisdom) has been sent into the world, not Covid-19 : a contextual systematic-theological perspectiveen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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