Redemptive meaning of suffering and death

Mary Gemma Neville

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Redemptive meaning of suffering and death

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Mary Gemma Neville. Redemptive Meaning of Suffering and Death. Andover Newton Theological School. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/594817c1-d605-4e90-aaef-7643e9264653.

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M. G. Neville. Redemptive meaning of suffering and death. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/594817c1-d605-4e90-aaef-7643e9264653

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Mary Gemma Neville. Redemptive Meaning of Suffering and Death. Andover Newton Theological School. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/594817c1-d605-4e90-aaef-7643e9264653.

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Mary Gemma Neville

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Abstract

This project facilitates healing and support for the people of God in their struggle toward wholeness and holiness, bringing them to an awareness of the redemptive meaning of sufffering and death. The themes throughout this paper are suffering, death, salvation, redemption, and resurrection. These are followed historically in the Old and New Testaments. Suffering in the OT is thought of variously as a punishment by God, an an educative process, as suffering caused by evil, etc. In the NT these views of suffering are modified in the light of Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection. Resurrection to life in the spirit completes the victory over suffering, sin, and death. The third and fourth chapters deal with these themes from a psychological perspective using the ideas of Jung and Frankl. Frankl's emphasis is the importance of finding meaning in suffering; Jung emphasizes the creative use of suffering. Chapter five is a theological perspective on the pain of God and our human dilemma. Shared suffering is important, and God shares our suffering. In the final chapter I have integrated suffering, death, and resurrection into my ministry.

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