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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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Costly tolerance

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016
Tolerance is an aspect of the balance between power and freedom. This contribution starts from a decision taken by the general synod of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, in 1914, on the issue of church members who did not recognise infant baptism.
Leo Koffeman
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The Shifting Ecumenical Landscape at the 2017 Reformation Centenary [PDF]

, 2017
The 2017 Reformation Centenary is the first commemoration to take place during the ecumenical age and marks fifty years of Lutheran–Roman Catholic dialogue.
Wood, Susan K.
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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Une affaire lyonnaise : la succession de l’abbé Couturier

Chrétiens et Sociétés, 2012
The Abbot Paul Couturier pioneer of "spiritual ecumenism" died in Lyon in march 1953. Then his collaborators divided on the new forms they could give to a work so marked by the personality of its founder.
Étienne Fouilloux
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Voice of Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI in Defence of the Eucharist as a Propitiatory Sacrifice in the Context of the Catholic-Protestant Controversy

Wrocławski Przegląd Teologiczny, 2023
The article was inspired by the text Significatio della Comunione contained in Benedict XVI’s posthumously published book Che cos’è il cristianesimo. Quasi un testamento spirituale, which caused a considerable stir in ecumenical circles and was usually ...
Jacek Froniewski
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“A minimum of domination”—the overt normative orientation of Foucault's work

European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract Answering the charge of ‘crypto‐normativity’ that has long overshadowed Michel Foucault's work, I argue that this work is animated by an overt normative orientation to keep domination to a minimum. This orientation operates both at the level of content and form.
Fabian Freyenhagen
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Religious Books in the Reconstructed Fond in the Library of the Orenburg Theological Seminary

Библиосфера, 2022
The article is devoted to the library of the Orenburg Theological Seminary, which was lost in 1918. It was based on the books of spiritual and religious content.
A. V. Bezpalova
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Creation as an Ecumenical Problem: Renewed Belief through Green Experience [PDF]

, 2014
Loss of a sense of creaturehood and of members has occurred across the lines of divided churches in a secular context. The author explores the question whether green experience of nature can be a path toward a renewed sense of creaturehood.
Hughson, Thomas
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Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
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