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Baptism as ordination to the priesthood [PDF]

Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института
This article examines the issue of the priestly ministry of the laity. The text is divided into two major parts. The first one introduces the concept of the “royal priesthood” of christians, emphasizes its importance for a balanced doctrine of the Church,
Viktor V. Alexandrov
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The Spirit as Plural Person

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 94-125, January 2025.
Abstract According to plural person theory, a group of close friends can act together not just distributively, as separate individuals all at once, but also corporately, as a nonmetaphorical plural person supervening on the friends. This article proposes that the Spirit is a plural person in precisely this sense.
Olivia Bustion
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Followership in British Christian churches: A comparative study

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 273-306, Winter 2024.
Abstract Emerging research on followership has overwhelmingly been focused on for‐profit organizations. This research investigates four British congregations from different Christian denominations to explore how differing contexts shape the understanding of followership in nonprofit organizations.
Krystin Zigan, YingFei G. Héliot, Alan Le Grys   +2 more
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Reconsidering ecclesiology: feminist perspectives [PDF]

, 1997
The predominant model in feminist theologians' critique of theology and praxis of the church has been that of women-church based on the concept of base ecclesial communities developed by liberation theology.
Knödel, Natalie, Knoedel, N.
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Koinonia in Bilateral Dialogues

Astra Salvensis, 2019
The present study gives an outline on how bilateral dialogues have used the notion of koinonia in relation to ecclesiology with a view to full visible Eucharistic fellowship.
Lucian Zenoviu BOT
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The Wind of Spirit Blows Where It Will: Catholic Performances of Faith in San Felipe, Cobán, Guatemala

Religious Studies Review, Volume 52, Issue 2, Page 357-361, June 2026.
Virginia Garrard
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The Nicene Creed, the Church, and Christian Mission

International Review of Mission, Volume 113, Issue 2, Page 311-323, November 2024.
Abstract This article critically examines the significance of the Nicene Creed for mission within the evolving missional context of 2025, particularly in Southern Africa. In an era defined by the globalized nature of mission, the church is no longer viewed as the sender but as the one being sent, reflecting the missio Dei framework.
Johannes J. Knoetze
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TRANS-ECCLESIAL EUCHARIST? AN EXPLORATION OF SOME CRITIQUES OF EUCHARISTIC ECCLESIOLOGY AND THE OUTLINING OF POTENTIA NEW PATHS

Astra Salvensis, 2019
Eucharistic ecclesiology has emerged during the 20th century as the ecclesiology of the Orthodox Church. Its roots can be traced back to the generation of Russian émigré theologians, but its current state has been mainly influenced by the work of ...
Theodor Avramov
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Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) as a Supporter of the “Theory of Primacy” of the Constantinople Patriarch [PDF]

Вестник Екатеринбургской духовной семинарии
The article examines views of the leading theologian of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the second half of the 20th — early 21st century, Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon, namely his teaching on the primacy of the Patriarch of ...
Hegumen Dionysius (Alexey V. Shlenov)
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Dialogism, Schismogenesis, and Tradition: Why Do Carismáticos Stay?

Religious Studies Review, Volume 52, Issue 2, Page 347-353, June 2026.
Bruno Reinhardt
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