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Good Public Theology is Twilight Theology. A Constructive Deconstruction of Public Theology
International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 56-74, January 2026.Abstract The article outlines the basic features of a good public theology that is inspired by Paul’s description of the situation of the church and Christians: ‘The night has passed, the day is not far distant’ (Rom 13:12). In his analysis of the present, the author identifies eight specific challenges of contemporary culture – challenges that have so
Günter Thomas
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‘The Devil Made Me Do It’ Electus per Deus and Quasi‐Occult Crime in South Africa
Religion Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT This study interrogates the phenomenon of ‘occult crime’ in South Africa, focusing on the perspectives of crime such as Electus per Deus, the murder of Kirsty Theologo, Hansie Cronjé, and the context behind the assumed connection between criminal culpability, mens daemonica, and the occult.
Tristán Kapp
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Marilynne Robinson’s Calvinist apology in fiction and essay [PDF]
, 2015 While Calvinism has not fared particularly well in the mainstream Zeitgeist of late, Péter Pásztor’s paper reflects on how it has recently found a major apologist in the work of the novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson.
Pásztor, Péter
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Weber’s Protestant Work Ethic: a case study of Scottish entrepreneurs, the Coats family of Paisley [PDF]
, 2016 This study examines the potential of Weber’s Protestant Work Ethic (PWE) to illustrate the growth, development and business philosophy of J & P Coats, a thread manufacturer from Paisley. The company grew from humble beginnings in 1826 to dominate the
Kininmonth, Kirsten
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Population, Space and Place, Volume 31, Issue 7, October 2025.ABSTRACT Various areas around the world have been identified as areas with significantly higher proportions of centenarians than elsewhere. These so‐called ‘blue zones’ are assumed only to be found in geographically and/or historically isolated regions with more traditional lifestyles.
Frans van Poppel +2 more
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Van Til versus Stroud: Is the Transcendental Argument for Christian Theism Viable? [PDF]
, 2018 In this paper I introduce the transcendental argument for Christian theism in the context of Reformed theologian and philosopher Cornelius Van Til’s thought. I then present the critique proffered by Barry Stroud against ambitious transcendental arguments,
Békefi, Bálint
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Визуальная теология, 2019 The main issue of the Dutch 17 th century painting as visual material is the correlation between the pictorial content and the verbal interpretation of plots and motives.
Larisa Nikiforova / Лариса Викторовна Никифорова
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Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 4, October/December 2025.ABSTRACT Across the United States, White Christian Nationalism (WCN) has emerged in public discourse, policy, and practice around literacy education. Examining varied localized enactments of censorship further nuances accounts of how WCN asserts its vision for public literacy education. In particular, school board campaigns have become spaces of debate
Katie Ward +4 more
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Divine Foreknowledge and the Problem of Evil: Four Views [PDF]
, 2016 This paper examines the issues of divine foreknowledge and the Problem of Evil from the standpoint of four different theological systems: Open Theism, Arminianism, Molinism, and Calvinism.
Justice, Nathan S
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The Rise of Calvinist Christianity in Urbanising China
Religions, 2019 Over the past decade, Reformed Christianity, broadly based on the theology of Calvinism, has spread widely in China, especially by appealing to Chinese ‘intellectuals’ who constitute most of the house church leaders in urban areas.
Jie Kang
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