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Within the [[Jewish]] and [[Christian]] tradition, '''bridal theology''', also referred to as '''mystical marriage''', is the [[New Testament]] portrayal of communion with Jesus as a marriage, and God's reign as a wedding banquet.<ref name=Kenda>{{Cite book | last1 = Kenda | first1 = Creasy Dean | title = Practicing passion: youth and the quest for a passionate church | year = 2004 | publisher = Eerdmans Pub. | location = Grand Rapids, Mich. | isbn = 0-8028-4712-9 | pages = 124–126 }}</ref> This tradition in turn traces back to the [[Old Testament]].<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Balthasar | first1 = Hans Urs von | last2 = Fessio | first2 = Joseph | last3 = Riches | first3 = John Kenneth | title = The glory of the Lord: a theological aesthetics | year = 1983 | publisher = Ignatius Press | location = San Francisco | isbn = 0-89870-249-6 | pages = }}</ref> This theology has influenced the works of [[Catherine of Siena]], [[Teresa of Ávila]], [[Gregory the Great]] and [[Bernard of Clairvaux]].<ref name=Kenda/> A similar concept existed in [[Valentinianism|Valentinian Gnosticism]] with the notion of the [[bridal chamber]], which involved a marriage to one's heavenly counterpart.<ref>http://www.gnosis.org/library/valentinus/Valentinian_Sacramental.htm</ref> <ref> [http://books.google.ca/books?id=5Rx0oruxQg0C&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=valentinian+bridal+chamber&source=bl&ots=784kHiP7dc&sig=WjnkFy_8O0XIeuZ0WCCQMixFwmo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qVJyUN7AGu200AGC1oCYCw&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=valentinian%20bridal%20chamber&f=false] Philip L. Tite, ''Valentinian Ethics and Paraenetic Discourse''</ref> Some mystics take this 'marriage' as a symbol of Union with God and hence, no negative connotations are sharpened for orthodox thinkers. |
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In the sect known as [[The Family International]], a particularly radical form of bridal theology is taught: members of the group of both sexes are encouraged to masturbate while visualizing themselves as women having sex with Jesus. This is known as the "Loving Jesus revelation". <ref name="tfi">{{cite web|url=http://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Loving_Jesus|title=Loving Jesus}}</ref> |
In the sect known as [[The Family International]], a particularly radical form of bridal theology is taught: members of the group of both sexes are encouraged to masturbate while visualizing themselves as women having sex with Jesus. This is known as the "Loving Jesus revelation". <ref name="tfi">{{cite web|url=http://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Loving_Jesus|title=Loving Jesus}}</ref> |
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Within the Jewish and Christian tradition, bridal theology, also referred to as mystical marriage, is the New Testament portrayal of communion with Jesus as a marriage, and God's reign as a wedding banquet.[1] This tradition in turn traces back to the Old Testament.[2] This theology has influenced the works of Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Ávila, Gregory the Great and Bernard of Clairvaux.[1] A similar concept existed in Valentinian Gnosticism with the notion of the bridal chamber, which involved a marriage to one's heavenly counterpart.[3] [4] Some mystics take this 'marriage' as a symbol of Union with God and hence, no negative connotations are sharpened for orthodox thinkers.
In the sect known as The Family International, a particularly radical form of bridal theology is taught: members of the group of both sexes are encouraged to masturbate while visualizing themselves as women having sex with Jesus. This is known as the "Loving Jesus revelation". [5]
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- ^ a b Kenda, Creasy Dean (2004). Practicing passion: youth and the quest for a passionate church. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans Pub. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8028-4712-9.
- ^ Balthasar, Hans Urs von; Fessio, Joseph; Riches, John Kenneth (1983). The glory of the Lord: a theological aesthetics. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 0-89870-249-6.
- ^ http://www.gnosis.org/library/valentinus/Valentinian_Sacramental.htm
- ^ [1] Philip L. Tite, Valentinian Ethics and Paraenetic Discourse
- ^ "Loving Jesus".
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