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The heresy of tzarebozhie as the "reincarnation" of the cult of the deified rulers of the Ancient World

Studia Humanitatis, 2014
From theological perspectives, this paper studies the current movement of Russian Rastafarianes. The author analyzes the origins of this movement rooted in pre-revolutionary sectarianism; also, he conducts typological parallels with the cult of the ...
Nikolsky Evgeny Vladimirovich
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The Paradoxical Beauty of the Cross: Theological Aesthetics and the Doctrine of the Atonement in Athanasius’ Contra Gentes-De Incarnatio [PDF]

, 2011
In his two-part treatise Contra Gentes-De Incarnatio, Athanasius offers an interesting apologetic for the Christian doctrine of the atonement by employing various aesthetic themes and forms of expression drawn from the classical notion of beauty found ...
Little, Marcus
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El simio de diosLos Indígenas y la Iglesia frente a la evangelización del Perú, siglos XVI-XVII

Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines, 2001
The Church constantly put to doubt the validity of its evangelisation of Peru, accusing the Indians of being just as idolatrous as they had been in the past and of practicing a hypocritical superficial form of Catholicism.
Juan Carlos Estenssoro
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A New Contextual Look at the Place the Lord has Chosen as his Own in Deuteronomy 12:13–19 [PDF]

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
Deuteronomy 12, stresses the idea of having a central place of worship, where the Lord has chosen to establish his name. Deuteronomy 12:13-19 is a pericope which forms one of the four parallel laws concerning cult centralization.
Michael Ufok Udoekpo
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Transhumanism, Religion, and Techno-Idolatry: A Derridean Response to Tirosh-Samuelson

Religions
This paper critiques Hava Tirosh-Samuelson’s view of transhumanism as techno-idolatry by applying Derrida’s notion of the unconditional “to-come” and the generalized fetish.
Michael G. Sherbert
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“Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius” o la idolatría:una lectura en clave atlántico-bíblica

Cuadernos LIRICO, 2019
This article analyzes J. L. Borges’s short story “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”, in light of biblical myths of rebellion, and the legend of Atlantis as it was reinterpreted by Francis Bacon and later by Nazism.
Daniel Attala
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Shaping Religious Identity on the Northern Edge of the Christianitas: Portraits of Pagans and Idolaters in the Twelfth Century Pomerania

Edinost in Dialog, 2021
This study analyses the image of pagans and paganism in Pomerania during the first half of the twelfth century. It also analyses the relationship with idolatry known since early Christianity.
Mihai Dragnea
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Satan Is Alive and Active - Chapter 2 of Counseling and the Demonic

, 1988
Chapter 1 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K ...
Bufford, Rodger K
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They Are Not Gods! Jewish and Christian Idol Polemic and Greco-Roman Use of Cult Statues

, 2014
Excerpt: One set of trademark convictions of early Judaism and Christianity includes their aniconic tradition, monotheistic commitment, and polemic against idols.
Gupta, Nijay K.
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Generations, Genesis, and Genetically Engineered Plants: Fall and Salvation Narratives that Question The Goodness of Creation [PDF]

, 2012
As salvation and fall narratives predominate the arenas of both theology and biotechnology, the author presents here an exploration of the ethical and ecological implications of such narratives as they aim to moderate the relationship of human beings to ...
Roskos, Nicole
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