The Role of Religion and Religiosity in Health-Promoting Care for the Body During the Lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Egypt, Poland and Romania. [PDF]
J Relig Health, 2022 Lipowska M +10 more
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Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract In this essay the author examines what Dietrich Bonhoeffer meant when he wrote from prison to his friend Eberhard Bethge and said that he wanted to retrieve “aesthetic existence” in the life of the church as a sphere of freedom. This is related to what he also told Bethge, namely, that it is “only as we hold fast to Christ as cantus firmus ...
John W. de Gruchy
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Black Humanism: Sameness and Difference in Being Human and Being Black in the United Kingdom
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This essay outlines a variety of responses to a central question pertaining to Black humanism: namely, what does it mean to be a Black human, given the existence of systemic racism within the Body of Christ and in many White majority societies in the African Diaspora, in this case, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain?
Anthony G. Reddie
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10. Election, Christ’s Return; Worship
, 2017 Election, Christ’s Return; Worshiphttps://scholar.csl.edu/deaf_pah_churches_in_america/1009/thumbnail ...
Konkel, Dennis
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The Reverb of Divine Revelation: Theological Poetics in John of the Cross
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the theological poetics of John of the Cross, investigating both the conditions under which contemplative experience gives rise to speech and the theological status of that speech within John's account of divine revelation.
Michael C. Costas
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This (Mortal) Christian Life: Growth in Grace and the Problem of Senescence
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract Theological accounts of the Christian life attempt to describe the manner in which the Holy Spirit's communication of Christ's redemptive work engenders new ways of being in the world. Such descriptions normally entail, in one form or another, the conclusion that the Christian life is marked by progressive growth in grace, an upward spiral in ...
Daniel Lee Hill
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On Theology and the “Overcoming” of Metaphysics: Falque, Betz, Heidegger, and Marion
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract John Betz and Emmanuel Falque have recently defined “metaphysics” as something intrinsic to the Christian faith. This faith, they claim, has always spoken metaphysically, until lately challenged by the likes of Heidegger and Marion. However, when we consider Heidegger and Marion's account, we find a completely different approach to metaphysics.
Matthew C. Kruger
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Language, Otherness, and the Art of Struggle: A Dialogical Reading of the People of Babel
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract Many have valued the story of Babel for its anthropological insights. However, what these might be has remained contentious. One of the most recent debates has concerned the nature of the people's sin. Where more traditional accounts have accentuated the severity of their actions and the finality of God's retributive response, other ...
Matthew D. Kirkpatrick
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James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”
The Muslim World, EarlyView.Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
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The Economy of Life and the Catholic Identity of Catholic Hospitals in an Age of Secularization. [PDF]
Linacre Q, 2018 Burke RLC.
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