Peter David Langerman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6794984 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter David Langerman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter David |
| FAMILY NAME | Langerman |
| SIGNATURE | LANGERMAN P D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1054-395X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Of angels and giants
Thomas Merton foresaw the potential for technology to displace spirituality and dehumanise society. His warnings about the danger of replacing angels with machines and the geopolitical power struggles between Gog and Magog are explored in the light of Merton’s concerns about the spiritual implications of technological progress and the erosion of human values. Merton’s prophetic spirituality, characterised by simplicity, solitude and authenticity,…
Cur Deus Homo vs Homo Deus and the Evolution of Humanity
This article deals with the profound shifts that are taking place in light of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, in whichhumanity’s future is highly topical. The article engages Thomas Merton’s re-evaluation of Anselm’s Cur Homo Deo with Harari’s book Homo Deus (2015) and argues that, while we must take Harari’s views seriously, thefuture evolution of humanity is not the human godsuggested by Harari, but that suggested by Merton, who argues that t…
Seers who unmask illusion
As humanity seeks to redefine its relationships with technology, the earth and ultimate reality, the mystics can assist in discerning a way forward. How can we live at peace in a rapidly changing and technologically advancing world? Will these redefined relationships facilitate human flourishing or cause alienation? Twentieth century mystics Thomas Merton and Henri J. M. Nouwen believed that the conversation began with confronting illusion. The i…
Means of grace or magic, sacrament, or superstition
In this article I examine the recent case of the Rev Andres Arango, who was fired from his diocese for using the wrong language formula in baptism and use that incident to interrogate the different views of the Catholic and Reformed traditions to the sacraments. The article begins by going back into the history of Christianity to the Donatist controversy, especially as that controversy relates to the administration of the sacraments, of the fourt…
Between cathedral and monastery
The ordained ministry has a public component which links the ordained person to Christ as prophet, priest, and king. So, the ordained person has a prophetic role, a priestly role and a royal servant role that is defined incarnationally: the ordained person is a disciple who is called to incarnate hope in their prophetic role, incarnate love in their priestly role and incarnate faith in their royal servant role. In order to not neglect their own s…
Between cathedral and monastery
The journey to ordination begins with justification, in which the disciple experiences faith, hope and love in the midst of the Triune God. What follows is a process by which the Christian disciple learns what it means to be conformed to the likeness of Christ, who is prophet, priest, and king. Christ’s on-going ministry has relevance to the church because in Christ’s exaltation and Christ’s spiritual presence in the church, Christ continues to l…
The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification and Social Ethics
The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ) developed out of understanding of the doctrine of justification and how that doctrine relates to social ethics. The article briefly describes how the doctrine of justification and sanctification developed in various traditions and how it came to be seen in the liberal theological context of the late 19th century before a corrective in the middle of the 20th century. I examine the way i…
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Between cathedral and monastery
The journey to ordination begins with justification, in which the disciple experiences faith, hope and love in the midst of the Triune God. What follows is a process by which the Christian disciple learns what it means to be conformed to the likeness of Christ, who is prophet, priest, and king. Christ’s on-going ministry has relevance to the church because in Christ’s exaltation and Christ’s spiritual presence in the church, Christ continues to l…
The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification and Social Ethics
The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ) developed out of understanding of the doctrine of justification and how that doctrine relates to social ethics. The article briefly describes how the doctrine of justification and sanctification developed in various traditions and how it came to be seen in the liberal theological context of the late 19th century before a corrective in the middle of the 20th century. I examine the way i…
Between cathedral and monastery
The ordained ministry has a public component which links the ordained person to Christ as prophet, priest, and king. So, the ordained person has a prophetic role, a priestly role and a royal servant role that is defined incarnationally: the ordained person is a disciple who is called to incarnate hope in their prophetic role, incarnate love in their priestly role and incarnate faith in their royal servant role. In order to not neglect their own s…
Seers who unmask illusion
As humanity seeks to redefine its relationships with technology, the earth and ultimate reality, the mystics can assist in discerning a way forward. How can we live at peace in a rapidly changing and technologically advancing world? Will these redefined relationships facilitate human flourishing or cause alienation? Twentieth century mystics Thomas Merton and Henri J. M. Nouwen believed that the conversation began with confronting illusion. The i…
Means of grace or magic, sacrament, or superstition
In this article I examine the recent case of the Rev Andres Arango, who was fired from his diocese for using the wrong language formula in baptism and use that incident to interrogate the different views of the Catholic and Reformed traditions to the sacraments. The article begins by going back into the history of Christianity to the Donatist controversy, especially as that controversy relates to the administration of the sacraments, of the fourt…
Cur Deus Homo vs Homo Deus and the Evolution of Humanity
This article deals with the profound shifts that are taking place in light of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, in whichhumanity’s future is highly topical. The article engages Thomas Merton’s re-evaluation of Anselm’s Cur Homo Deo with Harari’s book Homo Deus (2015) and argues that, while we must take Harari’s views seriously, thefuture evolution of humanity is not the human godsuggested by Harari, but that suggested by Merton, who argues that t…
Of angels and giants
Thomas Merton foresaw the potential for technology to displace spirituality and dehumanise society. His warnings about the danger of replacing angels with machines and the geopolitical power struggles between Gog and Magog are explored in the light of Merton’s concerns about the spiritual implications of technological progress and the erosion of human values. Merton’s prophetic spirituality, characterised by simplicity, solitude and authenticity,…
Philosophy (6 works) · Theology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Christian ministry (3 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (3 works) · Humanity (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)