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Beyond dualism: The sacred value of biological totems in Christian Platonic thought

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
The Christian Platonic theology and philosophy have been criticised for many years by various scholars. The dualistic perspective may belittle the value of plant and animal kingdoms, entangling humans in anthropocentric bias and promoting hierarchical ...
Zhilong Yan, Aixin Zhang
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İbn Meymūn’un Astroloji Mektubu

Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 2022
İbn Meymūn, Fransa’nın Montpellier şehrinden kendisine gönderilen bir dizi soruya cevap olarak astroloji konusundaki görüşlerini kaleme aldığı bir mektup yazmıştır.
Yasin Meral
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Imprisonment, Liberation and Peregrination of Jan Simonides and His Comrade Tobias Masnik in the Context of The Smalcald Articles by Luther [PDF]

Slovenska Literatura, 2015
The 16th and 17th centuries, which are of interest to me, were a period of intolerance not only from the Catholic side, but also among Protestants. However, it cannot be evaluated by contemporary standards.
Barbara Suchoń-Chmiel
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Death by Stoning in the Hebrew Bible and in Post-Biblical Traditions

Old Testament Essays, 2022
Different modes of death appear in the Hebrew Bible, among which we find stoning as a form of execution. Since the person is dead, why does the Bible go to such lengths to describe this manner of death? In order to proffer an answer, we shall examine the
Shaul Bar
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Questions of Peace: Judges 6:11-32 and the Obstacles to Harmony between Gideon and His Elders [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology
The Hebrew Bible exhibits a deep interest in the transmission of the faith tradition from one generation to the next, and the book of Judges is no exception.
Lee Roy Martin
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In Defence of Anthropomorphic Theism [PDF]

, 2011
I reply to seven objections to anthropomorphic theism: (1) That anthropomorphic theism is idolatrous. In reply I rely on the concept/conception distinction. (2) That faith requires certainty.
Forrest, Peter
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Why Should we Worry about Nigeria's Fragile Security?

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the multifaceted implications of Nigeria's persistent security crisis, highlighting its domestic, regional and global consequences. It examines the humanitarian toll, economic disruption, poverty, food insecurity and the erosion of social cohesion within Nigeria. Regionally, it analyses how Nigeria's instability exacerbates
Onyedikachi Madueke
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Worship and the church\u27s mission [PDF]

, 1983
The article contends that when the church creates, especially in and through worship, her own world, her mission will be truncated and/or narrowly defined; when it accepts God\u27s created world, her worship will empower mission.
Riegert, Eduard R.
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Hair as sensory skin: sensitive bodies, ritual shaving, and the maintenance of bodily boundaries in Hindu Suriname De la pilosité comme peau sensorielle : corps sensibles, rasage rituel et maintien des limites du corps chez les hindous du Surinam

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Hair is an integral part of the skin's interface and has sensory capacity. It actively contributes to processes of bodily materialization and facilitates transactional exchange with other social actors and environments, particularly regarding energies and vibrations that can be perceived as subtle matter.
Sinah Theres Kloß
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The Forgotten Language of Nontheistic Mysticism: Religious Factors in Erich Fromm’s Humanism

Religions
In You Shall Be as Gods, Erich Fromm (1900–1980) defines his position as nontheistic mysticism. This research clarifies the term, considers its importance within Fromm’s humanism, and explores its potential origins.
Ronen Pinkas
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