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L’adaptation linguistique des Jésuites à Taiwan sous le gouvernement de Chiang Kai-shek : les enjeux politiques et culturels

Chrétiens et Sociétés, 2007
In Taiwan, the nationalist system wants to sinicize the island, Japanese from 1895 to 1945. The episcopate accepts this sinicization. But the population speaks various dialects and the Jesuit missionaries adapt themselves well to this linguistic ...
Tsung-ming Chen
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Preparation of an unsighted or visually impaired child for the First Communion in the Catholic Church in Poland

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
The aim of the article is to present the preparation of the unsighted and visually impaired children for the First Communion and for their first confession.
Dariusz Lipiec
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Retrieving Your Concepts: Iris Murdoch on Original Sin

European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract In The Sovereignty of Good, Iris Murdoch argues that our moral thinking will be impoverished until it possesses a secular conception of original sin. Such a notion would need to remove unacceptable Christian baggage while retaining a genuine claim to be a descendant of the original Christian concept.
Samuel Filby
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking Merit in Calvin's Doctrine of the Atonement: Beyond Possessive Individualism

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Religious Participation After Covid‐19: Evidence From US Catholic Dioceses and Smartphone Data

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do religious rules and regulations affect behavior? We examine this question using changes in Catholic regulations during the Covid‐19 pandemic combined with mobility data from 15 million smartphone users from 2019 to 2022. We first document overall trends: Total religious attendance declined sharply in March 2020 and thereafter recovered ...
Angela Cools, Carlos Esparza S.J., Jiwon Park   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organizacja katechezy w diecezji

Colloquia Theologica Ottoniana, 2015
The following article is devoted to the organisation of cathesis in the diocese. Firstly, the diocesan Bishop’s office is presented, who is the first catechist and is the person who organises teaching in his diocese.
Jerzy Adamczyk
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Mothers against the natural order: Gender representations and desertion of identities in the drama of disinheriting a son in eighteenth‐century Barcelona  

Gender &History, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 487-496, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The disinheritance of a firstborn son accustomed to the privileges of exclusion has for centuries been a dramatic event for families, especially if the decision was taken by a woman, the son's own mother. Very few dared to do so, because it symbolised a break with the notion of virtuous, compassionate motherhood; it represented a failure to be
Mariela Fargas Peñarrocha
wiley   +1 more source

Unity or Distinction? Herman Bavinck’s Use of John Calvin and Later Reformed Orthodoxy in His Doctrine of the Two States

International 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
wiley   +1 more source

Toerusting van begeleiers op die geloofsreis

Verbum et Ecclesia
Equipping companions on the journey of faith. Faith formation is a multifaceted process involving various role players. Parents, pastors, mentors, catechists, youth leaders, and church board members all play a significant role in a congregation’s faith ...
Lyzette Hoffman
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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
wiley   +1 more source