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Germ Panic and Chalice Hygiene in the Church of England, c.1895–1930

Journal of Religious History, Volume 50, Issue 1, Page 20-37, March 2026.
The late‐Victorian medical revolution in bacteriology, and growing public awareness of hygienic standards and the danger of disease infection from germs, created alarm about the traditional Christian practice of drinking from a common cup at Holy Communion.
Andrew Atherstone
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Public Theology as Mediation: Navigating the Dutch Protestant Church's Public Calling in a Hypermediated World☆

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 94-114, January 2026.
Abstract The article explores Christianity's role in society through public theology, particularly in relation to the public calling of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PCN). It advocates for reflecting on the dichotomy of church/world through the lens of divine mediation, challenging traditional dualisms and emphasizing a ‘soft difference ...
Rachèl Blokhuis‐Koopman
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The Public Character of Church in the Digital Age☆

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 75-93, January 2026.
Abstract The rise of digital technology in recent decades has led to a rapid change of communication and interaction within society and its public dimensions. As this shift in the technological landscape raises theological questions about the appropriate ecclesial use of digital technology, it also touches upon fundamental questions about the church's ...
Benedikt Levin Heymann
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Testimonial for Christ? A Theology of Witness in the Face of Testimonial Studies

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 34-55, January 2026.
Abstract As a contemporary mode of discourse and basic concept of Christian existence, the concept of witnessing, at the interface of public theology and testimonial studies, is examined with regard to its epistemic dimension: What implications does witnessing as knowledge practice have for theology? To this end, the paper outlines the understanding of
Frederike van Oorschot
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In the Beginning was the Work: Donald MacKinnon’s Metaphysics after Lenin

Modern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 210-236, January 2026.
Abstract Donald MacKinnon expressed a distinctly realist and actualist metaphysic. One aspect of his metaphysics that is less frequently commented upon, however, is his reception of Vladimir Lenin. While not an unqualified admirer of Bolshevism, it is readily apparent that MacKinnon incorporated elements of Lenin’s philosophy and theories regarding ...
Khegan M. Delport, Dritëro Demjaha
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Analytic Theology, Model Pluralism, and Progress

The Heythrop Journal, Volume 66, Issue 6, Page 559-574, November 2025.
Abstract In recent discussions of methodology in analytic theology, attention has been paid to the use of model‐building—providing simplified accounts of doctrines, or clusters of doctrines, that merely approximate to the truth of the matter—as a practice that enables analytic theologians to carry out their work whilst respecting the mystery ...
Harvey Cawdron
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What has Nicaea to do with Canterbury? Creeds, Councils, Tradition and the Fathers in the Church of England and the Anglican Communion

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 525-549, October 2025.
Abstract This article charts the Council of Nicaea's (325) relevance to the Anglican Tradition from the sixteenth century to the present day, as manifested through Anglicanism's engagement with the Nicene Creed, its attitude towards early ecumenical councils, its appeals to ‘the Fathers’ and its approach to ‘tradition’, particularly in relation to ...
E. S. Kempson
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Becoming God in Life and Nature: Watchman Nee and Witness Lee on Sanctification, Union with Christ, and Deification

Religions
This article examines the theological trajectories of Watchman Nee (1903–1972) and Witness Lee (1905–1997) on sanctification, union with Christ, and deification, situating their contributions within recent reappraisals of the doctrine of theosis in the ...
Michael M. C. Reardon, Brian Siu Kit Chiu   +1 more
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Reading the Creed in the Light of Pentecost: An Eastern European Pneumatic Reflection

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 507-524, October 2025.
Abstract Reading the Creed through pneumatic lenses is essential for understanding both humanity's eschatological destiny in the likeness of the Trinity and the consistently triune economy of salvation. In light of this assertion, the essay highlights aspects of the Creed's explicit and implicit pneumatology, offering a reflection from an Eastern ...
Daniela C. Augustine
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Catholic Theology and the Enlightenment (1670–1815) [PDF]

, 2015
This chapter examines the Catholic Church’s engagement with the Enlightenment from 1670–1815. It considers Catholic philosophies of the Enlightenment and new conceptualizations of natural law.
Lehner, Ulrich
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