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The gender order of prophetic diaconia [PDF]
The article starts from a growing ecumenical consensus on the importance of prophetic diaconia in relation to the global challenges of the 21st century. The specific question addressed concerns how the churches can lay a better foundation for prophetic diaconia by discarding their traditional gender structure. The more churches free themselves from the
Ninna Edgardh, Erik Lundström
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The The Church as diaconia. One view of the Reformed understanding of diaconia
The Church of John Calvin in Geneva is nowadays known as the beginning of the Reformed Church tradition. When we strive a general description of the central elements of the reformed view of deacons and their tasks of today (diaconia), which is the goal of this article, we have it difficult to define an adequate source for this information.
Avila, Mariano, Ryökäs, Esko
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Inter-church aid and international diaconia in the Church of Finland. A historical perspective
International diaconia is a concept that has been used by the Lutheran World Federation and other Christian organisations. The full meaning of international diaconia has remained unclear however.
Tiina Ikonen
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Dimensions of diaconia: the public, political and prophetic [PDF]
In this article, I inquire into the concept of diaconia by examining the relationship between its public, prophetic and political dimensions. Firstly, I introduce the main constitutive features of public, political, and prophetic theology and the related
Kjetil Fretheim
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There has always been a conviction in the ecumenical movement that social service is part of the essence of what it means to be the church. The strengthening of social and political witness of churches through church-related agencies and networks in the ...
Dietrich Werner
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Between 2019 and 2021, volunteers of a local Protestant congregation in Amsterdam, professional artists, and (other) local residents organised the interactive exhibit A(t) home in the Staats.
Erica Meijers
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The Distinctiveness of Diaconia and the Post-Secular Condition: Gustaf Wingren Revisited
The new visibility of religion in the public sphere calls for a rethinking of what characterizes the distinctiveness of diaconia. In the context of nordic Lutheran theology this question has traditionally been treated within the framework of ...
Tron Fagermoen
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Towards a transformation of power: New Testament perspectives on diaconia and empowerment
Empowerment is an ambiguous concept, especially within the field of diaconia. Therefore one has to use this concept very carefully. One idea is to use basic New Testament traditions to interpret both the concept and the content fresh. The notion of power
Johannes Nissen
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Editors’ Comment: Pastoral Care as Diaconia – Diaconia as Pastoral Care
Mikkel Gabriel Christoffersen +2 more
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Insulin Resistance Is Not Associated With Perceived Exertion or Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Women. [PDF]
Insulin resistance (IR) may jeopardise cerebral oxygenation and increase perceived exertion during exercise. We investigated whether IR is independently associated with perceived exertion or cerebral oxygenation during exercise and whether perceived exertion is associated with cerebral oxygenation during exercise.
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