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The implications of the book of Acts 8:1-8 for the Nigerian Church [PDF]
Pharos Journal of Theology, 2021 During the early centuries CE of the Church, it was characterized by trials, contempt of the faithful and persecutions. Christians who were unwilling to compromise their faith were martyred in the process in the most terrible ways.
Adenigba Olatayo Stephen +1 more
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DASAR SPIRITUAL MANAJEMEN KONFLIK GEREJA MULA-MULA: MENURUT KITAB KISAH PARA RASUL
Manna Rafflesia, 2023 Conflict management is a method used to guide interactions within a social group, both between individuals and groups, to create harmony. In this context, it deals with conflict management within the church to create harmony and peace.
Dihamri +3 more
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Baptism as ordination to the priesthood [PDF]
Вестник Свято-Филаретовского институтаThis article examines the issue of the priestly ministry of the laity. The text is divided into two major parts. The first one introduces the concept of the “royal priesthood” of christians, emphasizes its importance for a balanced doctrine of the Church,
Viktor V. Alexandrov
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The amazing growth of the early church
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2012 The church grew rapidly during the first centuries. The question is: Why? Generations of scholars approached this question from different perspectives and with different methods.
Wim A. Dreyer
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JOHN MOORHEAD, THE POPES AND THE CHURCH OF ROME IN LATE ANTIQUITY
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2015 John Moorhead, The Popes and the Church of Rome in Late Antiquity [Routledge Studies in Ancient History 8], Routledge: New York 2015.
Dan Ruscu
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The role of women in the Korean church as a reflection of the Gospel of Matthew
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021 This article aims to shed light on how the Korean church should set the role and status of women in the church, by dealing with the fact that women have contributed to the Korean church despite the gender discrimination and poor treatment they received ...
In-Cheol Shin
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St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2023 The article presents sovereignty within the context of Christian theology, not as an abstract concept of political theory and action but as a complex historical concept which reflects how power can be generated and performatively exercised as a dynamic ...
Rebekka Klein
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Baptismal Sponsorship in Early Church and Ways of Using this Experience in Modern Catechetical Practice [PDF]
Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института, 2017 The paper is focused on the meaning of the word “sponsor” according to early Christian historical sources. The author describes the baptismal sponsorship experience in the early church as well as the possible ways of applying it in modern catechetical ...
Maria Dikareva, Alexander Kopirovsky
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How much do we really know about the lives of early Christ followers?
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2011 We know very little about the everyday life of Christ believers in the first years. What can be extrapolated from other ancient sources must be combined with the minimal evidence from Christian sources.
Carolyn Osiek
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“The church that cannot err.” Early Reformed Thinking on the Church [PDF]
, 2021 It is a commonplace that the Reformed church is Augustinian. Yet though axiomatic, this might still be scrutinized. Ulrich Zwingli's use of Augustine in relation to the doctrine of the church is particularly open to scrutiny, as we shall see. A range of topics have occupied Zwingli scholarship, but this chapter will focus principally on his use of ...
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