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Public Theology as Mediation: Navigating the Dutch Protestant Church's Public Calling in a Hypermediated World☆

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
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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QUANTUM PHYSICS AND THEOLOGY: JOHN POLKINGHORNE ON THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS

Zygon, 2012
Thought experimentation is part of accepted scientific practice, and this makes it surprising that philosophers of science did not seriously engage with it for a very long time.
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The Public Character of Church in the Digital Age☆

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract The rise of digital technology in recent decades has led to a rapid change of communication and interaction within society and its public dimensions. As this shift in the technological landscape raises theological questions about the appropriate ecclesial use of digital technology, it also touches upon fundamental questions about the church's ...
Benedikt Levin Heymann
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‘Theological Metaphysics’ and the Christological Determination of the Principle of Analogy: A Response to John Betz's Christ, the Logos of Creation

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper is a response to John Betz's book, Christ, the Logos of Creation: An Essay in Analogical Metaphysics (Emmaus Academic, 2023). The essay confines itself to answering two methodological questions, namely: Does Przywara's approach to analogy indeed represent the basic form (‘Denkform’) that analogy has ‘always assumed’ in Catholic ...
Archie J. Spencer
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Evaluating Rudolf Bultmann’s Eschatology in Christian Theology

, 2021
محمدرضا بیات, سامان مهدور   +1 more
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Palamism Does Not Disfigure the Gospel: A Reply to Thomas Weinandy

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract In a 2024 article in the IJST, Fr. Thomas Weinandy argues that the theological system of Gregory Palamas is in grave error, especially with respect to its commitment to an objective ontological distinction between God's essence and His energies. In his concluding paragraph Fr.
Travis Dumsday
wiley   +1 more source

Can Systematic Theology Be Saved? Doctrine and Its Discontents

Religions
This paper explores recent discussions on the nature and character of Christian doctrine and doctrinal arrangement within leading accounts of systematic theology, that is, the attempt to offer an integrated and cohesive account of the central commitments
Andrew Clark-Howard
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Good Public Theology is Twilight Theology. A Constructive Deconstruction of Public Theology

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
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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Why Retiring Public Theology Is Not A Good Idea. An Intervention from German‐Speaking Public Theology

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract While no longer exactly a theological youngster, Public Theology (‘Öffentliche Theologie’) is not ready to retire. Focusing on the particular German‐speaking context, this contribution makes a case for the importance of continuing the conversation with Public Theology, seeking to alleviate misunderstandings between the different conversation ...
Christine Schliesser
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Theological Doctrines as Scientific Theories? Thinking along with and beyond McGrath

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract McGrath's recent analysis of the parallels between scientific theory formation and the development of theological doctrine in The Nature of Christian Doctrine (OUP, 2024) is insightful and largely compelling, but also raises some questions and areas for further exploration. First, there is a remarkable back‐and‐forth between uses of ‘doctrine’
Gijsbert van den Brink
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