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Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 686-697, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
wiley   +1 more source

Germ Panic and Chalice Hygiene in the Church of England, c.1895–1930

open access: yesJournal 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
wiley   +1 more source

Love at Arms’ Length: Reconciliationism and its Tentative Future

open access: yesThe Heythrop Journal, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 65-79, January 2026.
Abstract In a string of articles, over the years, Shawn Bawulski has propagated a palatable via media between full‐fledged apokatastasis and a traditionalist doctrine of hell. Though not original to Bawulski, reconciliationism, in the eyes of many, offers a more faithful and effective synthesis of varied Christian eschatological commitments.
Andrew Hronich
wiley   +1 more source

Pobedonostsev's views on the people representative state body in Russia

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Law, 2008
The article is devoted to the views of Attorney - general of the Holy Synod K.P. Podedonostsev on the possibility of existence of representative state bodies equally with the monarch in Russian empire in Nineteenth century, and also his attitude to the ...
N V Pavlov
doaj  

The Vicar of the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, the Archbishop of St. Petersburg and Shlisselburgsky, a member of the Holy Synod Silvester (Kulyabko), 1750–1761 [PDF]

open access: yesРелигия, церковь, общество, 2013
The article studies the life and activity of the archbishop Silvester. He was a great preacher and wrote some philosophical works. His contribution to education and enlightenment as well as administrative system of the Orthodox Church are particularly ...
Alexander Filippovich Panichkin
doaj   +1 more source

Louis Henry Ziemer: A Journey of Faith [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This article seeks to present the importance of studying lesser known leaders in American Evangelicalism by looking into the life, conversion, and ministry of Dr. Louis Henry Ziemer.
Gibbs, Melissa
core   +1 more source

Why Retiring Public Theology Is Not A Good Idea. An Intervention from German‐Speaking Public Theology

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 19-33, January 2026.
Abstract While no longer exactly a theological youngster, Public Theology (‘Öffentliche Theologie’) is not ready to retire. Focusing on the particular German‐speaking context, this contribution makes a case for the importance of continuing the conversation with Public Theology, seeking to alleviate misunderstandings between the different conversation ...
Christine Schliesser
wiley   +1 more source

Do National Histories Affect National Identities? Ancient Athens, Byzantium and Greece Today, a Survey Experiment

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 114-127, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Do national histories affect national identities? Most nations have complex and multiple pasts. Nationalist historians can smooth over discontinuities by either merging them into an unbroken national narrative or by skipping over pasts that do not fit the story.
Peter Gries   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tinjauan Teologis Perjamuan Kudus bagi Anak dari Sudut Pandang Teologi Calvinis dan Relevansinya Bagi Wacana Teologi Masa Kini

open access: yesDunamis: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristiani
. Currently the issue of Holy Communion for children is still being debated in several churches. Meanwhile, the Javanese Christian Church (GKJ) has implemented Holy Communion for children through a synod decision.
Elfrida Saragih, Danny Phillipe Bukidz
doaj   +1 more source

September 1972 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1972
Dear Brother: A few years ago a British theologian spoke of the contemporary members of the church, and particularly pastors, as the children of the afterglow. To a certain extent that is true.
Kretzmann, O.P.
core   +1 more source

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