Lamp as a symbol in theology and iconology of light in the Mediterranean [PDF]
Light and fire have been a part of the religious experience since the dawn of civilization, its cultic use can be traced back to as early as the Paleolithic.
Tešić-Radovanović Danijela T.
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Seaweed derivatives have demonstrated various biological activities, including anti-inflammatory and antiviral activities. Porphyridium purpureum (P. purpureum) polysaccharide were analyzed for their composition and barrier and antipruritic effects in a ...
Ran Liu +5 more
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The vision of divine light in Saint Gregory Palamas's theology
The Hesychast debates of the 14th century between the representatives of the Western and Eastern tradition over the issue of the light seen in the experience of prayer are still relevant nowadays.
F. T. Tomoioagă
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Erken Bizans Dönemi’nde Grifon Kulplu Kandiller ve Antalya Müzesi’nden Bilinmeyen Bir Örnek
Müzeler ve özel koleksiyonlarda bulunan ve 4. ve 7. yüzyıllar arasına tarihlenen çok sayıda grifon başlı kulpa sahip bronz kandiller, kökeni Antik çağlara dayanan kandillerde görülen uygulamanın erken Bizans döneminde de yaygın olduğunun kanıtıdır ...
Ahmet Arı
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The Examination of the Divine Life Style in the Light of the Thematic and Structural Readings of Sūrat al_Ḥujurāt Based on the Semantic of Iman and Kufr [PDF]
This note aims to study the divine life style in the light of the thematic and structural Qira'at (an special readings -recitations- of the holy Quran) of sūrat al_Ḥujurāt with paying attention to the theoretical subject of the semantic of kufr and iman.
Abolfazl Hurri
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The "Place of God": Biblical Exegesis and Spirituality in Evagrius Ponticus
This article examines Evagrius Ponticus’s spirituality, centering on the metaphor of “the place of God” (τόπος Θεοῦ). It argues that Evagrius defines this “place” not as a geographical location but as the “formless state” of the intellect (νοῦς ...
Daniel Jugrin
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Revealing the structure of land plant photosystem II: the journey from negative‐stain EM to cryo‐EM
Advances in cryo‐EM have revealed the detailed structure of Photosystem II, a key protein complex driving photosynthesis. This review traces the journey from early low‐resolution images to high‐resolution models, highlighting how these discoveries deepen our understanding of light harvesting and energy conversion in plants.
Roman Kouřil
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Aquinas and Scotus on the Metaphysical Foundations of Morality
This paper retraces some of the contrast between Aquinas and Scotus with respect to the metaphysical foundations of morality in order to highlight how subtle differences pertaining to the relationship between the divine will and the divine intellect can ...
J. Caleb Clanton, Kraig Martin
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Difficulties of Simplicity [PDF]
This paper attempts to show that the doctrine of divine simplicity suffers from difficulties which undermine its plausibility. The main difficulties explored are Plantinga’s problem of double identification, Pruss’ multiple attributes problem, and ...
Bradley, Cody M
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Augustine’s Paradigm ’ab exterioribus ad interiora, ab inferioribus ad superiora’ in the Western and Eastern Christian Mysticism [PDF]
I argue that St. Augustine of Hippo was the first in the history of Christian spirituality who expressed a key tendency of Christian mysticism, which implies a gradual intellectual ascent of the human soul to God, consisting of the three main stages ...
Alexey, Fokin
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