Partisipasi, Komunitarian, dan Eskatologi

Sebuah Imajinasi Konstruktif antara Membali Puang dan Theōsis

Authors

  • Christianto Sema Rappan Paledung Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Theologi Jakarta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46567/ijt.v6i2.12

Keywords:

Rambu Solo’, membali puang, theōsis, participation, communitarian, eschatology

Abstract

This article proposes an imaginative constructive theology the membali puang in Rambu Solo' [Toraja funeral rites]. The soteriological notion of the Aluk Todolo [Way of the Ancestors] assumes that humans at first were divine beings and would eventually return [membali] to being divine, puang. I will situate membali puang in dialogue with the notion of theōsis from the tradition of Eastern Orthodoxy, as exemplified in the work of Vladimir Lossky. He argues that participation in Trinitarian life occurs only in the divine energy. Therefore, in an imaginative way, I propose that membali puang as theōsis enjoys a similar character of being participatory, communitarian, and eschatological.

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Author Biography

Christianto Sema Rappan Paledung, Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Theologi Jakarta

Christanto Sema Rappan Paledung received his bachelor's degree in Theology from Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Theologi Jakarta in 2017. From May to July 2018, he served at Pos Pekabaran Injil Gereja Toraja Padang Alla’, Pinrang, Sulawesi Selatan. Currently, he serves at Gereja Toraja Jemaat Jatiwaringin, Jakarta, and has research interests on the theologies of Church Fathers, Eastern Orthodox theology, theology of religions and cultural studies.

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Published

2018-12-30

How to Cite

Paledung, C. S. R. (2018). Partisipasi, Komunitarian, dan Eskatologi: Sebuah Imajinasi Konstruktif antara Membali Puang dan Theōsis. Indonesian Journal of Theology, 6(2), 185-203. https://doi.org/10.46567/ijt.v6i2.12