SACRED ENCOUNTER OF THE LIVING SPIRIT
Narratives and Living Faith in Rûah Elohim
Keywords:
Ancestral Spirits, Creational Pneumatology, Jewish Mysticism, Indegenous Religions, In-spirational Co-creativity, Interreligious Dialogue, Mythological World, Religious Pluralism, Primal Religions, Rûah ElohimAbstract
With the inclusion of the plural religions as integral to God’s economy of salvation, the Church has changed her perspectives on the beliefs of the primal religions. This shift has enabled theologians to generate a more sensitive theological framework in appreciation of the primal religions. The emerging perspective of creational pneumatology postulates that Rûah Elohim, who emanates creation, has assumed a panentheistic corporeality with the Cosmos-Earth. This perspective further posits that all created ancestral and nature spirits are the localized presence of Rûah Elohim, and nature/Earth is the divine expression of Rûah Elohim. This corporeal perspective facilitates the integration of the lifegiving spirits with the faith of the indigenous Christians
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