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Doctrine, Narrative and the Formation of Christian Identity: A Conversation with Alister McGrath

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article offers a critical and appreciative response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine, exploring the formation of doctrine as a dynamic communal process rooted in Scripture, liturgy and historical context. It highlights McGrath’s analogy between doctrinal development and scientific method, emphasising the search for a ...
Frances Margaret Young
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesInternational 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

A source of reflection on Christian witness and mission under the action of the Holy Spirit [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
The article studies the relationship which binds together the sacrament of Confirmation with the other two sacraments of initiation, namely Baptism and Eucharist.
Scerri, Hector
core  

The Incarnational Aesthetic of David Brown☆

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract The notion of incarnation has historically been a prominent concept for the acceptance of images and the interpretation of art within Christianity. A contemporary proponent of this line of reasoning about the theological potential of art is David Brown, who builds his theology of culture on the doctrine of incarnation. This article presents an
Filip Taufer
wiley   +1 more source

The Way of the Gift [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
(Excerpt) In his classic work on stewardship Helge Brattgard said that it is only as the Spirit of God, working through Word and Sacrament, leads [people] to be grateful for spiritual and material gifts received, and to see their responsibility for the ...
Smith, Ralph F
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Eucharist, preparation, silence, thanks.

open access: yesColloquia Theologica Ottoniana, 2013
The Church from the first moments of her existence has been recognizing in a person of a bishop and a presbyter those, only capable of presiding the Eucharistic celebration.
Dariusz Mazurkiewicz
doaj  

The Reformed-Roman Catholic dialogue on the eucharist with focus on the contribution of Thomas F. Torrance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This thesis investigates the possibilities of theological agreement between the Reformed and the Roman Catholic churches on the Eucharist from the Reformed perspective.
Askani, Hans-Christoph   +2 more
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The Phenomenology of Religious Life: From Primary Christianity to Eastern Christianity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In this paper I attempt a reading of Heidegger’s interpretations of St. Paul’s Epistles in light of the distinction between Eastern and Western thought.
Bejinariu, Alexandru
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Differences in Religious Attendance Among Disabled and Nondisabled Early and Early Midlife Adults

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In general, disabled people value religion as much as people without disability, but do not attend religious services as often. Empirical evidence to date does not robustly examine whether this pattern is applicable even when accounting for possible differences in religiosity among disabled and nondisabled people. Using data from the 2011−2019
Scott D. Landes, Katie Mueller
wiley   +1 more source

Did Jesus Exclude Women from Priesthood? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1977
This sentence purports to give the principle upon which the fundamental affirmation of the Declaration rests, namely, the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith judges it necessary to recall that the Church , in fidelity to the example of the
Schneiders, Sandra Marie
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