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Interpreting Barth's Eschatology: An Eco‐Theological Reappraisal

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 431-452, October 2026.
Abstract Critical eco‐theologians do not consider Karl Barth's theology of creation helpful in addressing the contemporary ecological crisis. In this article, I explore a way to interpret Barth's theology that could lead to a fruitful eco‐theological perspective.
Othniël de Jong
wiley   +1 more source

Faith, gender and financial investment: Providence and Presbyterianism in Scotland and abroad

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 66, Issue 2, Page 152-174, July 2026.
Abstract Mid‐nineteenth century fictional representations of misdirected investment by widows and clergy position them as ignorant in financial matters and hence pitiable. While scholars have recognised female agency in nineteenth century commerce, insufficient attention has been paid to religious belief in financial decision‐making.
Jennifer Jones, Susan Poole
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Unity or Distinction? Herman Bavinck’s Use of John Calvin and Later Reformed Orthodoxy in His Doctrine of the Two States

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 219-241, July 2026.
Abstract This article examines the doctrine of Christ’s two states of humiliation and exaltation in Herman Bavinck’s and John Calvin’s thought, with the aim of illuminating Bavinck’s use of Calvin. The article begins by exploring Calvin’s use of the two states and argues that his treatment of Christ’s descent into hell is an important though ...
Sarah Killam Crosby
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A Review of the New Calvinism: The Resurgence of Calvinism

open access: yes, 2016
Calvinism has been on the rise among evangelical churches for several years now, and it is infiltrating beyond its typical borders. What is Calvinism, and why is it attractive to so many?
Stanglin, Keith
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The Savage Worlds of Henry Drummond (1851–1897): Science, Racism and Religion in the Work of a Popular Evolutionist

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, Volume 50, Issue 1, Page 77-95, March 2026.
The savage was a familiar as well as deeply problematic figure in late‐Victorian literary and scientific imaginaries. Savages provided an unstable but capacious and flexible signifier to explore human development and human difference, most often in ways that followed a disturbing racial logic.
Diarmid A. Finnegan
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Public Theology as Mediation: Navigating the Dutch Protestant Church's Public Calling in a Hypermediated World☆

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 94-114, January 2026.
Abstract The article explores Christianity's role in society through public theology, particularly in relation to the public calling of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PCN). It advocates for reflecting on the dichotomy of church/world through the lens of divine mediation, challenging traditional dualisms and emphasizing a ‘soft difference ...
Rachèl Blokhuis‐Koopman
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The Rise of Calvinist Christianity in Urbanising China

open access: yesReligions, 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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Good Public Theology is Twilight Theology. A Constructive Deconstruction of Public Theology

open access: yesInternational 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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Putting Grace Back in the Doctrines: A Review of Humble Calvinism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Collin Hansen describes the popular resurgence of Calvinist doctrine in the first decade of the twentieth century in three words: young, restless, and Reformed.
Bailey, Justin
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034. What is Calvinism?

open access: yes, 2009
Dr. Rast responds to the questions What is Calvinism?https://scholar.csl.edu/americanreligiousscene/1033/thumbnail ...
Rast, Lawrence
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