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The Legacy of Benjamin Franklin in the Biblical Studies Classroom in the United States

Teaching Theology &Religion, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 78-80, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Across many secular American research universities, biblical studies is taught largely from an historical–critical perspective. This article traces this approach back to some very specific stipulations for the study of the Bible made by Benjamin Franklin when he founded the University of Pennsylvania in the 18th century.
Liane Feldman
wiley   +1 more source

“BOŞLUKLARIN TANRISI” KAVRAMI ÜZERINE BIR DEĞERLENDIRME

Felsefe Dünyası, 2013
Bu makalede tarihsel bir geçmişe sahip olmasına karşın özellikle kuantumaraştırmalarıyla tartışmalara konu olan “boşlukların tanrısı” kavramını ele aldık.Bu amaçla öncelikle kavramın tarihsel gelişimi ve değişimine dikkat çektik. Ayrıcabu kavramın modern
Hasan Özalp
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L’histoire d’un vrai faux traité philosophique (Ḥatatā Zar’a Yā‘eqob et Ḥatatā Walda Ḥeywat). Épisode 2 : Le temps de la démystification et la traversée du désert (de 1916 aux années 1950)

Afriques, 2013
This second article in a series devoted to the history of the philosophical treatises attributed to Zar’a Yā‘eqob and his disciple Walda Ḥeywat explores the phase of “demystification”.
Anaïs Wion
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Voltaire\u27s Convincement

, 2014
The aim of this essay is to trace the evolution of Voltaire\u27s perspective toward Quakers and Quakerism during the course of his life. The record begins when in 1726 he was forced into exile and chose to go to England.
Ayoub, Raymond
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Theological themes in Ricardo’s papers and correspondence [PDF]

, 2017
I review evidence from published and unpublished sources on Ricardo’s theological ideas. The main focuses of interest are the existence of a natural morality independent of religious confessions, morality as the essence of religion, useless of ...
Cremaschi, Sergio Volodia Marcello
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The Magistracy of Moses: The Old Testament in Local Government, 1689–1750

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 48, Issue 2, Page 199-215, June 2025.
Abstract This article explores the popularity of Moses as a model for government in the early eighteenth century. It examines references to Moses in sermons preached at civic or political events such as assizes, elections of mayors, and meetings of reform societies.
Daniel Rignall
wiley   +1 more source

Deism Historically Defined [PDF]

The American Journal of Theology, 1920
characteristic of the movement; some emphasize one thing, some another. Often it is conceived wholly, or almost wholly, as a metaphysical theory, which represents God as the Creator of the world, but now as withdrawn and separate from it and its concerns; it is the absentee God of literature.
openaire   +1 more source

Does Evolution matter?: a case study in Brazil of the effects of an evolutionary-thinking academic atmosphere in postgraduate students' belief in God/religious belief

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2012
Although the theory of evolution is more than 150 years old, a substantial proportion of the world population does not mention it when explaining the origin of human beings.
Ivan A. Dias, Rodrigo H. Willemart, Antonio C. Marques   +2 more
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Şüphe ve İnanç Kıskacında Gençlerin Din ve Dindarlık Algıları

İlahiyat Akademi, 2020
Bu araştırmada günümüz gençlerinin dinî sorgu ve şüpheleri üzerinden din ve dindarlık algıları incelenmektedir. Çalışmanın amacı, modernlikten post-modernliğe doğru evrilen dünyada Müslüman Türk gençlerinin anlam dünyasında din ve dindarlığın yerini ...
Asım Yapıcı
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Providence

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2022
Though not linguistically prominent in Christian scripture, the theology of providence captures several recurring scriptural themes. These include the order of the cosmos, the wisdom reflected in the natural and social worlds, the direction of the ...
David Fergusson
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