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Automation and Augmentation in Theological Perspective
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract AI enables forms of automation that threaten unemployment and deskilling, eliminating important opportunities for the development of virtue. The concomitant loss of virtue and meaningful employment makes it a theological problem from the perspective of Catholic social teaching and theological anthropology.
Paul Scherz
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “Religionless Christianity”: Secular and Divine
Консультативная психология и психотерапия, 2016 Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “Religionless Christianity” brought its author a scandal- ous reputation. Bonhoeffer’s name is associated with serious changes in the life of Western society in the second half of the twentieth century.
Nyrkov A.
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Happiness and Transcendence: Heavenly or Earthly—Augustine and Bonhoeffer
Religions, 2023 This article explores two views of happiness in Christianity. According to one view, happiness is heavenly, something that is attained only in eternal life. In the other view, happiness can be experienced on earth. Augustine (354–430) advocated the first
Wessel Stoker
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Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 36, Issue 2, March/April 2026.ABSTRACT Positive intergroup contact promotes positive outgroup attitudes (primary transfer effect; PTE), and these primary outgroup attitudes can generalise to other outgroups (the secondary transfer effect; STE). However, experimental evidence demonstrating the STE is rare.
Hermann Swart +4 more
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Good Public Theology is Twilight Theology. A Constructive Deconstruction of Public Theology
International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 56-74, January 2026.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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The Cruelty of Supersessionism: The Case of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Religions, 2022 The impact of the Shoah on Christian biblical and theological studies has been significant. The Christian doctrine of supersessionism, the replacement of the Jews and Judaism by the Christian church, has come in for particular criticism.
John E. Phelan
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International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 19-33, January 2026.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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‘Whatever became of that earlier time of grace?’ Luther, Bonhoeffer and the quincentennial
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018 The quincentenary of the Protestant Reformations creates a challenge. With reference to Protestant churches in South Africa, the ambiguity inherent in this challenge is considered in the first part of the essay. In the second part, Martin Luther’s famous
Henco van der Westhuizen
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Karl Barth's Anti‐Ideological Theology: A Reconsideration of Barth's Approach to Philosophy
International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 3, Page 372-400, July 2025.Abstract Barth's approach to borrowing from philosophical figures and schools is underwritten by several convictions that made such an approach intelligible. These convictions entailed that (1) Barth had no firm commitment to a philosophical school; (2) Barth's use of philosophy and philosophical terminology displays a pragmatic though principled ...
Kimlyn J. Bender
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Bonhoeffer in South Africa: Role model and prophet
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2007 Dietrich Bonhoeffer , arguably more than any other European theologian, influenced the way in which South African Christians, clergy and laity alike, have come to see their role in the struggle against apartheid.
PGJ Meiring
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