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The Nature of Christian Doctrine: A Conversation with My Critics

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article opens with a brief account of the six main themes of The Nature of Christian Doctrine, noting in particular the role of the early church as an ‘epistemic community’ of knowledge production, and the significant and helpful parallels between the modern scientific tool of ‘inference to the best explanation’ and early Christian ...
Alister E. McGrath
wiley   +1 more source

Early Interaction Between Scripture, Rule of Faith, and Evolving Christian Doctrine and Tradition: A Response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine examines the interplay between Scripture, the Rule of Faith, and evolving Christian doctrine and tradition. Focusing on McGrath’s critique of Lindbeck’s presentation of doctrinal modalities, the article explores how doctrinal formation involves primarily synchronic (canonical),
Tomas Bokedal
wiley   +1 more source

What is Theology? [PDF]

open access: yesВестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2012
In this article, the well-known Orthodox patristic scholar and theologian Jean-Claude Larchet explores some fundamental questions in Orthodox theology especially touching on its aims and methods.
Jean-Claude Larchet
doaj  

Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Italian Version of the Dignity in Care Scale for Nurses

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To translate, culturally adapt and validate the Dignity in Care Scale for Nurses (DISC‐N) into the Italian language. Design A national multicentre cross‐sectional study. Methods Translation and cultural adaptation followed recognised guidelines for health measurement instruments.
Simone Cosmai   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The theology of revelation and the epistemology of Christian belief : the compatibility and complementarity of the theological epistemologies of Karl Barth and Alvin Plantinga [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This study brings Christian theology and Christian analytic philosophy into dialogue through an examination of the compatibility and complementarity of Karl Barth’s theology of revelation, and Alvin Plantinga’s epistemology of Christian belief. The first
Diller, Kevin S.
core   +1 more source

ACCEPTABILITY CRITERIA FOR WORK IN THEOLOGY AND SCIENCE

open access: yesZygon, 1987
. The philosophy of science of Imre Lakatos suggests criteria for acceptability of work in the interdisciplinary area of theology and science: proposals must contribute to scientific (or theological) research programs that lead to prediction and ...
doaj   +2 more sources

Traces of legal Orientalism: racialized othering and (neo)colonial legacies in R (on the Application of TTT) v. Michaela Community School

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article critiques the controversial decision of the High Court R (on the Application of TTT) v. Michaela Community School (Michaela), where a school's ban on ritual prayers was upheld. Subjecting the case to postcolonial and critical race critique, I contend that Michaela should be understood as a worrying and harmful manifestation of ...
FATIMA MOHAMED AHDASH
wiley   +1 more source

Why Are Young Men Increasingly Drawn to Christianity? A Study of Finnish Young Men

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent surveys in the Global North suggest a possible reversal in established gender patterns of religiosity, with young men increasingly engaging with Christianity. This study examines this development in Finland, a highly secular country, drawing on qualitative individual and small‐group interviews with 30 men attracted to Christianity.
Kati Tervo‐Niemelä   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wolfhart Pannenberg’s Theological Method and Metaphysics

open access: yesReligions
After the rise of logical positivism, even in the realm of theology, there was a trend to give up on accepting the actions of God in history as objective acts and to create an atmosphere of separating faith and reason. Wolfhart Pannenberg’s work presents
Kyungrae Kim
doaj   +1 more source

The Cross and Conflict: How Do Christians Impact Protest Dynamics?

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between Christian actors, practices, and sacred sites in US protests and demonstrations, focusing on how political ideology shapes conflict outcomes. Using event‐level data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), the analysis explores 63,000 protest events from 2020 to 2024 ...
Joel Day
wiley   +1 more source

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