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Theological Doctrines as Scientific Theories? Thinking along with and beyond McGrath

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract McGrath's recent analysis of the parallels between scientific theory formation and the development of theological doctrine in The Nature of Christian Doctrine (OUP, 2024) is insightful and largely compelling, but also raises some questions and areas for further exploration. First, there is a remarkable back‐and‐forth between uses of ‘doctrine’
Gijsbert van den Brink
wiley   +1 more source

The Nature of Christian Doctrine: A Conversation with My Critics

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article opens with a brief account of the six main themes of The Nature of Christian Doctrine, noting in particular the role of the early church as an ‘epistemic community’ of knowledge production, and the significant and helpful parallels between the modern scientific tool of ‘inference to the best explanation’ and early Christian ...
Alister E. McGrath
wiley   +1 more source

Book Symposium on Gregory of Nyssa's On the Human Image of God: An Appreciation of Responses

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract In response to the review essays by Rowan Williams, Morwenna Ludlow, Gabrielle Thomas, Paul Blowers and Martin Laird, this essay by John Behr addresses questions raised about translation methods and the complexities of understanding Gregory's rhetorical style as integral to his mode of writing theology.
John Behr
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic affinities between the ancient Greek colony of Amvrakia and its metropolis. [PDF]

Genome Biol
Psonis N, Tabakaki E, Vassou D, Papadantonakis S, Souleles A, Nafplioti A, Kousis Tsampazis G, Papadopoulou A, Xanthopoulos K, Panailidis P, Georgiadou A, Papakosta D, Koursioti S, Evangelinou M, Papadopoulou V, Evaggeloglou P, Korka E, Christidis I, Ioannou M, Kontogianni T, Arkoumanis A, Stamatakis A, Poulakakis N, Papageorgopoulou C, Pavlidis P.   +24 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Architect of the Image: Argumentation, Economy and Translation in Gregory of Nyssa’s On the Human Image

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract In this contribution to a book symposium on Gregory of Nyssa’s On the Human Image, Morwenna Ludlow reflects on John Behr’s attention to the literary structure and argumentative flow of the book, its interplay with the similarly structured Timaeus of Plato and the difficulties of translating a work of such rhetorical and pastoral sophistication
Morwenna Ludlow
wiley   +1 more source

Malaria in Greece: From Ancient Scourge to Eradication. [PDF]

Cureus
Christodoulou MK.
europepmc   +1 more source

Book Symposium Introduction: John Behr, Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article introduces a series of response essays to John Behr’s Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God, which includes contributions from Rowan Williams, Morwenna Ludlow, Paul Blowers, Gabrielle Thomas and Martin Laird – with a final response from John Behr.
Thomas Breedlove, Alex Fogleman
wiley   +1 more source

Early Interaction Between Scripture, Rule of Faith, and Evolving Christian Doctrine and Tradition: A Response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine examines the interplay between Scripture, the Rule of Faith, and evolving Christian doctrine and tradition. Focusing on McGrath’s critique of Lindbeck’s presentation of doctrinal modalities, the article explores how doctrinal formation involves primarily synchronic (canonical),
Tomas Bokedal
wiley   +1 more source

Uniparental analysis of Deep Maniot Greeks reveals genetic continuity from the pre-Medieval era. [PDF]

Commun Biol
Davranoglou LR, Kofinakos AP, Mariolis AD, Runfeldt G, Maier PA, Sager M, Soulioti P, Mariolis-Sapsakos T, Heraclides A.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

When foods become remedies in ancient Greece: The curious case of garlic and other substances. [PDF]

J Ethnopharmacol, 2015
Totelin L.
europepmc   +1 more source