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Can Systematic Theology Be Saved? Doctrine and Its Discontents

Religions
This paper explores recent discussions on the nature and character of Christian doctrine and doctrinal arrangement within leading accounts of systematic theology, that is, the attempt to offer an integrated and cohesive account of the central commitments
Andrew Clark-Howard
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The choice to submit: freedom, gender, and the figure of God in Pentecostal Nigeria Le choix de se soumettre : liberté, genre et figure divine chez les Pentecôtistes du Nigeria

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Why do some women choose to submit to their husbands in marriage? In anthropology, the paradox of ‘chosen submission’ has famously been explored by Saba Mahmood. Her work amongst Egyptian women donning the veil in the Islamic da'wa movement spotlights the notion of ‘piety’ to explore how devotion to God can act as a powerful motivator of human ...
Naomi Richman
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Laity and participation: a theology of being the church [PDF]

, 2002
The basic assumption of this thesis is that there should be a theology of the laity that is truly positive, ecumenical and catholic. The prime concern, therefore, is less with specific contents and more an exploration of the dimensions such a new ...
Höbel, Thomas
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Transformations in the Catholic Ethical Theology [PDF]

اخلاق وحیانی, 2014
The Christian ethical theology has undergone numerous transformations. The New Testament is considered to be the main origin of Christian ethics. The central theme of Jesus’s teachings was the kingdom of God and the transformation which was considered to
Ahmadreza Meftaah
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studies in the doctrine and worship of the Church of England (1976-2000) [PDF]

, 2002
The aim of this MA Thesis is to provide a research in the Church of England doctrine and worship from the 1970s till almost the present day. In order to meet its aims, the research is largely based on the analysis of the Reports of the Doctrine ...
Ponomarev, Anton
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The theological eschatology of Geerhardus Vos [PDF]

By addressing the research question—What is the doctrinal location of eschatology in Vos’s theology?—this study contributes to Vosian studies by retrieving, systematizing, critiquing, and developing Geerhardus Vos’s eschatological thought.
Li, Pengxiang
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Between Basilea and Utopia: Exploring the Impact of Kingdom Theology in US Latinx Pentecostalism

Religions, 2021
This article is a general exploration of US Latinx Pentecostalism’s explicit and implicit theology of the Kingdom of God and how it can contribute to US Latinx Pentecostalism’s socio-political engagement.
Juan C. Morales
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A History of ‘Religious History’

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
As a category denoting the analysis of religious actors across history disinterestedly and on their own terms, “religious history” is a relatively recent coinage. This article offers a brief contextualisation of the emergence of the field in the twentieth century. It distinguishes “religious history” from an older, “confessional” mode of ecclesiastical
Joshua Bennett
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‘Pro‐Germans in the Pulpits’: The Queensland Presbyterian Church and the Great War

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
During World War I, Protestant churches in Australia, on the whole, enthusiastically supported the war effort. The Queensland Presbyterian Church was a significant exception. This study analyses discord and tensions among its clergymen about what constituted an appropriate response to the war.
Mark Cryle
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Meaning to be human: Conversations with George Lindbeck‘s The Nature of Doctrine [PDF]

, 2010
In his The Nature of Doctrine (1984), George Lindbeck offered a culture-theoretical approach to doctrine over against liberal and conservative approaches.
Fletcher, Douglas
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