Theological Doctrines as Scientific Theories? Thinking along with and beyond McGrath
Abstract McGrath's recent analysis of the parallels between scientific theory formation and the development of theological doctrine in The Nature of Christian Doctrine (OUP, 2024) is insightful and largely compelling, but also raises some questions and areas for further exploration. First, there is a remarkable back‐and‐forth between uses of ‘doctrine’
Gijsbert van den Brink
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The Nature of Christian Doctrine: A Conversation with My Critics
Abstract This article opens with a brief account of the six main themes of The Nature of Christian Doctrine, noting in particular the role of the early church as an ‘epistemic community’ of knowledge production, and the significant and helpful parallels between the modern scientific tool of ‘inference to the best explanation’ and early Christian ...
Alister E. McGrath
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Abstract This response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine examines the interplay between Scripture, the Rule of Faith, and evolving Christian doctrine and tradition. Focusing on McGrath’s critique of Lindbeck’s presentation of doctrinal modalities, the article explores how doctrinal formation involves primarily synchronic (canonical),
Tomas Bokedal
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Health-Promoting Schools in Israel, Applying the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. [PDF]
Obeid S +4 more
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Abstract This article puts forward a new methodology in artistic education. It is based on scientific utopia as it aims for the implementation in schools of the cátedras de la Boniteza (the Boniteza's Art Chair), where an inhabiting artist changes the institution from within through the development of quality art projects.
José María Mesías‐Lema
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Impact of ethnicity on long-term mortality following hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Marcus G +8 more
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Women's Experiences of Care and Support Following Postpartum Psychosis: A Meta‐Ethnography
ABSTRACT Background Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that occurs following childbirth. Women are often cared for in general psychiatric units or in psychiatric Mother and Baby units. Postpartum psychosis is associated with a significant risk of relapse.
Vimbai Carr +3 more
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Heterogeneity in vaccination attitudes and behavior within an outwardly homogenous religious group: a cross-sectional study of the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish population in Safed, Israel. [PDF]
Jacobson A, Spitzer S, Edelstein M.
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ABSTRACT Aim To examine the decision‐making processes underlying missed nursing care. Design A qualitative study using Critical Incident Debriefing interviews. Methods Fifteen nurses from inpatient wards in a general hospital participated in semi‐structured interviews following their morning shifts.
Mirit Cohen +3 more
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Sketching the landscape: a scoping review of partnerships at the intersection of faith and health. [PDF]
Boutros E +5 more
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