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The Use of Seneca’s Texts in Antonii Radyvylovskyi’s Sermons [PDF]
In this paper, through the example of Antonii Radyvylovskyi’s work, I examine the impact of Seneca’s texts on the philosophical component of Ukrainian church sermons from the Baroque period.
Spivak, Volodymyr
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Deviant phenomenon in the Church circles: public attitudes and Church reaction
In the article actualized an importance of scientific researches of nature of the deviant phenomena in church circles; also the problem of sexual crimes of modern priests is considered, as well as the questions of public relation and reaction of Church ...
Svitlana Volobuieva
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Macedonian Orthodox Church in the Context of Balkan and European Orthodoxy
The aim of this paper is to examine the recent history and actual position of the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Archbishopric of Ohrid (MOC-AO), which is still not accepted by the Balkan Orthodox churches.
Gjorgjevski, Gjoko
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The Church and the world. The reception and relevance of the thought of Vatican II [PDF]
The Church as a reality both human and divine fulfills her mission of salvation in the circumstances of the modern world. The faithful who constitute the visible structures of the Church, and at the same time are living in the world, take upon themselves
Proniewski, Andrzej
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Pentecostalism and schisms in the Reformed Church in Zambia (1996–2001): Listening to the people
This article is descriptive in nature and a practical theological assessment of the schisms that took place in the Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ) between 1996 and 2001.
Lukas Soko, H. Jurgens Hendriks
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Excerpt: My initial investigation into Aimee Semple McPherson—founder of The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel—and ecology was bleak: every word search returned a spiritual metaphor. “Garbage” came back as “garbage can of Satan,” “pollution”
Bouma-Prediger, Steven, Swoboda, A.J.
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Transfigurative Power of the Holy Spirit by Prayer and Preaching
United Methodist churches (UMC) are declining due to the neglect of the Holy Spirit’s presence and action in congregational settings. Current day United Methodists have sanitized the experiential nature of the Holy Spirit; as well as under emphasizing ...
Daley-Salinger, Debbie
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Our family portrait: the church as a model of social support
The church means many things to many people. Some would describe it as a culture, network, organization, or family. The purpose of this study is to understand of the role of the church in providing social support to individual church members and to ...
Liza Ngenye
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Praying for Peace: Family Experiences of Christian Conversion in Bhaktapur [PDF]
In Nepal’s public discourse, Christianity is often described as a divisive force, perhaps a plot by foreign powers to undermine the cohesion of Nepali society. In this article, I present ethnographic material from Bhaktapur suggesting that, at least with
Gibson, Ian
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Together towards life and mission: A basis for good governance in church and society today
In this research, important policy decisions by the 2013 General Synod of the Dutch ReformedChurch on the missional nature of the church were investigated in dialogue with the newmission affirmation of the World Council of Churches Together towards life:
Cornelius J.P. Niemandt
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