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November 2016 UpdatePlease note that Axis Mundi is not currently processing any new submissions. You can still access all of our previous articles (via "Archives"), though! Kristian Klippenstein RSGSS President Site RevampHello readers, editors, and authors, As many of you know, Axis Mundi has had some significant technological difficulties the last few months which required a complete overhaul of the website. While we were doing all of that behind-the-scenes work, we also decided to make a few design changes as well, which we hope you'll enjoy. I'd especially like to thank Oksana Cheypesh, our webmaster, and Ramal Kanaweera, team lead of the University of Alberta Arts Resources Centre, for helping get things back up and running again. And I to apologize to anyone who was inconvenienced by our rather prolonged absence. Thank you for your patience. Janet Klippenstein Editor-in-Chief Added July 27, 20133rd Year, MA Theology Talbot School of Theology, Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California Malachi’s prophetic voice continues to speak
today through its interpreters. This article considers two of Malachi’s
oracles, namely the pronouncement against divorce (Mal 2:10-17) and a call to
faithful temple tithing (Mal.3:8-12) citing some of their contemporary and
popular interpretations. It notes major themes that run through the book,
highlighting key cultural and historical realities of Malachi’s day and its
context of corporate unity. It demonstrates how differently Malachi can be
understood by ignoring or utilizing the interpretive framework of historical, cultural
and religious backgrounds. Added July 18, 2013Will D. Simpson 2nd Year, MA Religious StudiesThe study of mystical experiences is an endeavor that has been approached in many ways. One unresolved issue in this area of study is whether or not there is a particular type of experience underlying the traditionally religious interpretations, which can be termed “mystical.” In this paper, the author posits that some of the foundational claims of the common core view and the social constructivist view of the nature of such experiences, respectively, are not completely incompatible. Rather, the two approaches may converge with regard to the cognitive foundations of cross-culturally accessible anomalous experiences. |     |