Nathaniel Culverwell's stoic theory of common notions
Abstract This article takes a closer look at the theory of knowledge developed by Nathaniel Culverwell in his 1652 Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature. Based on Culverwell's endorsement of Edward Herbert of Cherbury against Plato and Aristotle, his critical reception of René Descartes, and his contributions to a controversy between ...
Mogens Lærke
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Calvinism and the arts: A re-assessment [PDF]
Although many believe John Calvin had a negative attitude towards the arts, particularly visual art, my contention is that we find within his writings and the development of the Reformed tradition a more positive attitude, to the arts than has hitherto ...
Joby, Christopher Richard
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Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB) is a reference work aimed at undergraduates, graduate students, researchers, professors and experienced professionals at all levels. About a hundred new genera and 600+ new species have been described per year for each of the last 5 years.
Elke Brockmann, Peter Vandamme
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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts: A Review of Calvinism for a Secular Age [PDF]
The authors invite us to know what it is like to live and work within a tradition that has significant flaws alongside profound insights. Posting about the book Calvinism for a Secular Age from In All Things - an online journal for critical ...
Doornbos, Gayle E.
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Polemické spisy luterských ortodoxů jako reakce na konverzi Jana Zikmunda Braniborského
The study deals with the polemical texts of Lutheran Orthodox Theologians, who responded to the conversion of Johann Sigismund von Brandenburg to Calvinism (1613/1614).
Anna Kancírová
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This article is an evaluation of two anthologies which respond to Lynn T. White Jr., who traces the cause of the present ecological destruction to implementation of religious worldviews in the past, and concludes that Christianity as a very
Emanuel Gerrit Singgih
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‘There Has Been a Scandal’: Cultural Performers and the Strangers’ Churches of London
ABSTRACT Despite what one might assume to have been a rigid line between London's refugee community—with its strict brand of Protestantism—and the city's performance cultures—often the target of strict Protestants' ire—historical records reveal a number of overlaps between those domains.
Matteo Pangallo
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Rethinking Merit in Calvin's Doctrine of the Atonement: Beyond Possessive Individualism
Abstract Joan Lockwood O'Donovan argues that the Reformation doctrine of grace entails a rejection of the proprietary anthropology of self‐owning individuals and its attendant notion of justice – what C. B. Macpherson termed the “theory of possessive individualism.” Although O'Donovan praises Calvin's anthropology and his account of law for its non ...
John Walker
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1. Calvinism: what’s in a name?
The roots of Calvinism are found in 16th-century Zurich and Geneva, which became major centres for Reformation under the guidance of Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, and Heinrich Bullinger.
Jon Balserak
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Die Sinode van Emden: Bakermat van die Nederduitse Kerke in Suid-Afrika
The Synod of Emden: Cradle of the Netherdutch churches of South Africa. The Synod of Emden, which took place from 04 to 13 October 1571 in the city of Emden, is of great importance to the reformed churches in South Africa.
Willem A. Dreyer
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