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Social Justice as a Catalyst for Ecumenical Engagement

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article provides a comprehensive overview of the historical formation of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America (FCC), examining the social and political context in the United States that shaped its adoption of ecumenical practices focused on social justice.
Geneva Blackmer
wiley   +1 more source

The Pan‐Orthodox Celebration of the 1600th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 1925

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the attempts to organize a Pan‐Orthodox Council in the years following the First World War that could gather in 1925 on the occasion of the 1600th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. While some of these efforts were remarkably ambitious, and although they were not always feasible or fully realized, they
Natallia Vasilevich
wiley   +1 more source

The Development and Spread of Different Types of Constitutional Courts

Journal on European History of Law
In international comparison, two basic constitutional models are recognized. In one model, traditional courts – headed by the Supreme Court – compare individual legal norms with constitutional standards, and ultimately overturn any conflicting statues ...
Csaba Cservák
doaj   +2 more sources

Unity or Distinction? Herman Bavinck’s Use of John Calvin and Later Reformed Orthodoxy in His Doctrine of the Two States

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the doctrine of Christ’s two states of humiliation and exaltation in Herman Bavinck’s and John Calvin’s thought, with the aim of illuminating Bavinck’s use of Calvin. The article begins by exploring Calvin’s use of the two states and argues that his treatment of Christ’s descent into hell is an important though ...
Sarah Killam Crosby
wiley   +1 more source

Ecclesiastical law journal.

, 2018
An International Journal for the Comparative Study of Law and Religion. Published three times a year in association with the Ecclesiastical Law Society, the Journal publishes articles on all aspects of ecclesiastical law.

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The Reputational Configuration and Dynamics of Christian Churches in Switzerland

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how the reputation of Christian churches is configured, and which sociodemographic variables and experiences (personal or mediated) relate to it. It provides in‐depth insights into how the Swiss population evaluates Roman Catholic, Reformed Protestant, and Evangelical churches on the basis of various theories, such as ...
Rebekka Rieser, Mark Eisenegger, Jörg Schneider   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Law reports.

, 1876
Vols. for 1881-1890 have subtitle: Cases determined in the Courts of Probate and Divorce, in the Admiralty and ecclesiastical courts, and on appeal therefrom in the Privy Council, and in the Court of Appeal.Includes cases in the Court of Appeal.Mode of ...
Great Britain. Court of Appeal., Stone, Arthur P., Great Britain. Privy Council., Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales., Bulwer, James Redfoord., Great Britain. High Court of Justice. Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division.   +5 more
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Religious Participation After Covid‐19: Evidence From US Catholic Dioceses and Smartphone Data

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do religious rules and regulations affect behavior? We examine this question using changes in Catholic regulations during the Covid‐19 pandemic combined with mobility data from 15 million smartphone users from 2019 to 2022. We first document overall trends: Total religious attendance declined sharply in March 2020 and thereafter recovered ...
Angela Cools, Carlos Esparza S.J., Jiwon Park   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of civil law on the establishment of patronage’s right

Kościół i Prawo, 2013
According to the institution of ius patronatus, catholic founders of churches and chapels gained patron enjoyed privileges and duties. A better understanding of patronus can be obtained by reference to the roman law, is which this term means somebody had
Ryszard Pankiewicz
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A reflection on the Shari’a debate in Britain

, 2010
This is the published version of this article. ‘A reflection on the Shari’a debate in Britain’. In: (2010) Vol. 13 Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego (Studies of Ecclesiastical Law), pp.
SHAH, P
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