주제: 세속화 시대의 기독교영성 : 세속화 시대의 기독교 영성 회복을 위한 구약성서적 제언 = Secularization and Christian Spirituality : Proposals from the Old Testament for the Recovery of Christian Spirituality in the Age of Secularization

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this article is to search for ways of recovering Christian spirituality based on the fact that the recovery of Christian spirituality is essential to maintaining the health of the Korean church in a secularized era. In the introduction, the writer defines secularization and discusses the prominent phenomena of secularization in the Old Testament. Furthermore, as for the secularization, he indicates that the Old Testament focuses on how the people of God responded to the various cultures and religions of the neighboring nations, in contrast to the fact that modern sociologists are interested in how people outside of the church respond to the church. In the main body of this article, the writer seeks to understand the characteristics of Christian spirituality by reviewing not only the activities and interests of the Spirit of God(Yahweh) in the Old Testament but also the peculiarities of the people who were influenced by the Spirit of God. For this matter, the writer conducts a contextual and sociological study of the phrases in which the term, the Spirit of God(Yahweh) is used in the Torah, prophets, and the writings of the Old Testament. As a result, he searches for the personal and communal changes that the Spirit of God caused for God-chosen leaders as well as the people of God. Finally, the writer suggests six proposals from the Old Testament for the recovery of Christian spirituality in the era of secularization: (1) The recovery of Christian spirituality means the life of experiencing God`s presence.; (2) The recovery of Christian spirituality means returning to the holy living.; (3) The recovery of Christian spirituality means acknowledging God`s sovereignty.; (4) The recovery of Christian spirituality means the usage of the Spirit-given talents and abilities in order to accomplish the will of God.; (5) The recovery of Christian spirituality means recognizing one`s holy and practical responsibility and achieving it throughout his/her life as the people of God in the Old Testament did.; (6) One of the essential prerequisites of the recovery of Christian spirituality is the recovery of spirituality among the Christian leaders.