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Towards Unity in Baptism: Exploring the Current State and Future Possibilities of Ecumenical Recognition

Khazanah Theologia, 2023
This study discusses the current state of ecumenical discussions on the mutual recognition of baptism and the possibilities for progress. Baptism is considered the basic sacrament of unity in Christianity, yet mutual baptismal confession is still not a ...
Tomi Karttunen
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Pluralism of ethnic identities as a factor in the formation of parallel Orthodox hierarchical structures in Ukraine

Українське Pелігієзнавство, 2009
Eucharistic ecclesiology (in its universal dimension), which underlies Orthodox ecclesiology, has at its core a communion between the Local Churches.
A. Babins’kyi
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The problem of the Middle Ages in the Martin Luther’s Theology [PDF]

Религия, церковь, общество, 2016
The article is devoted to the interpretation of the Middle Ages from the engle of the Martin Luther’s theology. The main problem is dual status of the Middle Ages.
Alexey Igorevich Ivanenko
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Charismatic Ministries in Eucharistic Ecclesiology: The Conception of Nikolay Afanasiev and its Sources [PDF]

Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института
The article explores in detail the concept of charismatic ministries in the legacy of N. Afanasiev. It examines the role of charisma within Eucharistic ecclesiology and highlights the differences between Afanasiev’s understanding of charisma and that of ...
Vyacheslav Yachmenik
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The Luthetan traditionalism and high Church [PDF]

Религия, церковь, общество, 2012
At the present day decline in theology regarded as «book learning» lies behind crisis of confessional identity. Family and ethnic traditions, aesthetic preferences and other factors determine one’s membership of a confessional fellowship. As a result, a
Aleksandr Michaylovich Prilutskiy
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The Sacramental Foundations of Ecclesial Identity: Barrier or Passageway to Ecumenical Unity? [PDF]

, 2013
Two important events this year make it clear that ecclesiology still deserves a prominent place on the theological agenda. Pope Francis announced the creation of a council of cardinals to assist him in governing the world-wide Catholic Church. During the
Wood, Susan
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Germ Panic and Chalice Hygiene in the Church of England, c.1895–1930

Journal of Religious History, Volume 50, Issue 1, Page 20-37, March 2026.
The late‐Victorian medical revolution in bacteriology, and growing public awareness of hygienic standards and the danger of disease infection from germs, created alarm about the traditional Christian practice of drinking from a common cup at Holy Communion.
Andrew Atherstone
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What has Nicaea to do with Canterbury? Creeds, Councils, Tradition and the Fathers in the Church of England and the Anglican Communion

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 525-549, October 2025.
Abstract This article charts the Council of Nicaea's (325) relevance to the Anglican Tradition from the sixteenth century to the present day, as manifested through Anglicanism's engagement with the Nicene Creed, its attitude towards early ecumenical councils, its appeals to ‘the Fathers’ and its approach to ‘tradition’, particularly in relation to ...
E. S. Kempson
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Reading the Creed in the Light of Pentecost: An Eastern European Pneumatic Reflection

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 507-524, October 2025.
Abstract Reading the Creed through pneumatic lenses is essential for understanding both humanity's eschatological destiny in the likeness of the Trinity and the consistently triune economy of salvation. In light of this assertion, the essay highlights aspects of the Creed's explicit and implicit pneumatology, offering a reflection from an Eastern ...
Daniela C. Augustine
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Mainstreaming Disability Theology: A Review Essay

Journal of Religious Ethics, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 135-157, March 2025.
ABSTRACT This essay offers both a review of recent texts in disability studies and religious ethics as well as appreciation in the guild's growing interest in disability ethics. When the Journal of Religious Ethics (JRE) solicited this essay, I felt a sense that recognition of the important work that disability ethics offers to our guild had arrived ...
Mary Jo Iozzio
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