Clergy and spirituality; Epistemic requirements in the propaganda of spirituality with emphasis on criticism of Joel Osteen

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استادیار دانشگاه بین‌المللی اهل بیت، تهران، ایران

10.22081/jare.2024.68194.1881

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Joel Osteen's ideas are about re -reading some of the ideas of the New Age of Christianity, and the question is about how the spiritual activism of the clergy in attracting youth influenced by Joel Osteen's ideas is? In the face of the Osteen approach, which can be read as "motivational and positive theology"; The epistemic aspect can be focused on an analytical-critical method, regardless of the actual action that goes back to the practical conduct of the clergy. Thus, the purpose of the article is to analyze the two ways of activating the clergy. First, it is more important in the epistemic -negative action of "countering the incomplete perception of religious -spiritual goals" and "countering the great goals to minor issues"; Because Osteen is distorting religious teachings to the values of contemporary era. Second, it is important in the epistemic-positive action of the "revelation of the revelation of religion" and "communicating the theoretical-theoretical foundations"; On the one hand, the ultimate goal of human happiness is to reform the affairs of life through divine closeness, and on the other hand, neglect of theoretical-theoretical foundations causes many challenges. In fact, theology with Osteen is an excuse to justify a comprehensive effort to succeed in this world. However, this attitude, in addition to distorting revelation goals, ends; The combination ignores the foundations of revelation theology

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