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La malédiction du catéchiste

Socio-anthropologie, 2018
The introduction of indigenous catechists would constitute the armed wing of evangelization in Cameroon and the Bamileke chiefdoms. Recruited to fill the benches of the Christian school, children and adolescents represented for the missionaries the ...
Franck Beuvier
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Contrasting Models of Deification: The Technological Anthropology of the AI Age and the Theological Anthropology of Early Christianity

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 299-317, July 2026.
Abstract Ancient ideas about human transformation and divinization have resurfaced in our cultural moment. Artificial intelligence and biotechnology are raising afresh questions about what it means to be human and divine. The Oxford Handbook of Deification has arrived on the scene as its subject matter has splashed out of theological discourse into the
Andrew J. Byers
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Establishing the Lay Ministry of Catechists in the Church: Preserving Tradition in New Circumstances

Religions
This article, including the Introduction and Conclusion, consists of five parts. The first part discusses the role of the catechist in the early Church and its significance in the process of faith education, particularly during the preparation for ...
Denis Barić
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The Formation of Catechists Through a Laboratory

Roczniki Teologiczne, 2018
This article seeks to show how the on-going formation of catechists can be more adapted to the contemporary needs of catechists. Today, we can no longer speak of a homogeneous society which encounters the same difficulties and problems. On the other hand, our society is characterised by fluidity and constant change.
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The Coptic Church in the Aftermath of the Second Vatican Council: Theological or Tactical Anti‐Judaism?

Modern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 667-685, July 2026.
Abstract Vatican II's declaration on the Jews, absolving them from collective guilt of deicide, marked a significant turning point in Catholic theology. Arab governments tended to perceive this development as evidence that Catholics (or Christians generally) were taking the side of Zionist Jews in the Arab‐Israeli conflict.
Amir Krispel
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The Polish Association of Catechists as a Promoter of the Progress of Professional Competencies in Religious Education in Galicia in the First Decade of the 20th Century

Religions
At the end of the 18th century, due to the neighbouring states of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, Poland lost its independence. Despite not being represented on the political maps of Europe, its citizens embarked on numerous initiatives that fostered their
Roman Ceglarek, Michał Borda
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Adaptive Religious Education at the Service of Inventiveness: A scientific way of being creative and effective in Religious Education

The Person and the Challenges, 2011
Student uniqueness demands that the teacher/catechist is inventive not only in the learning methods and teaching techniques employed but also in the way content is structured.
Adrian Gellel
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The Protestant Menace: Catholic Missionary Anti‐Protestantism during and after the First World War (1918–1922)*

Journal of Religious History, Volume 50, Issue 2, Page 147-162, June 2026.
Christian missions have been integral to the making of the modern world. Unsurprisingly, the rise of global history over the past two decades has been accompanied by a growing historiography of Christian missions. Yet several key milestones and dynamics in mission history remain insufficiently explored. The first aim of this article is to shed light on
Sante Lesti
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Paradigm of Precatechesis of People with Anomalies and Peculiarities in Mental and Physical Health (Severely Ill, Mentally Handicapped, or Goners): Practice of the Early Church and Present-Day Experience [PDF]

Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института, 2012
The article examines the paradigm of precatechesis and main characteristics of the precatechesis process in cases of severely ill or dying people and precatechumens with anomalies in mental health.
Zoya Dashevskaya
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Unpacking the Multispecies Family: Predicting Pets as Family Members Using the General Social Survey

Sociological Forum, Volume 41, Issue 2, Page 320-333, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The multispecies family has grown rapidly over the past 30 years in the United States. Scholarly understanding of pets as legitimate family members is increasing, but most work has been qualitative in nature. Statistical modeling of these dynamics has been bound by a lack of access to large‐scale, nationally representative datasets paywalled ...
Andrea Laurent‐Simpson
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