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Rethinking Merit in Calvin's Doctrine of the Atonement: Beyond Possessive Individualism

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Joan Lockwood O'Donovan argues that the Reformation doctrine of grace entails a rejection of the proprietary anthropology of self‐owning individuals and its attendant notion of justice – what C. B. Macpherson termed the “theory of possessive individualism.” Although O'Donovan praises Calvin's anthropology and his account of law for its non ...
John Walker
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Is Assurance of Salvation of the Essence of Saving Faith in the Gospel of John?

, 2023
Catholics, Calvinists, and Arminians deny absolute assurance of salvation. Instead, they imagine only “degrees of,” “a measure of,” “a kind of,” or “some level of” assurance before final judgment.
Vacendak, Robert
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Contrasting Models of Deification: The Technological Anthropology of the AI Age and the Theological Anthropology of Early Christianity

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Ancient ideas about human transformation and divinization have resurfaced in our cultural moment. Artificial intelligence and biotechnology are raising afresh questions about what it means to be human and divine. The Oxford Handbook of Deification has arrived on the scene as its subject matter has splashed out of theological discourse into the
Andrew J. Byers
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Hermeneutic and Existence in the Fourth Gospel

Pensamiento. Revista de Investigación e Información Filosófica, 2014
In this paper we aim to justify the presence of an existencial hermeneutics in one of the foundational texts of Christian, or Judeo-Christian tradition: the Prologue to the Gospel of John.
Diego S. Garrocho Salcedo
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Original Unity. [PDF]

Linacre Q, 2021
Dorner DD.
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Interpreting Barth's Eschatology: An Eco‐Theological Reappraisal

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Critical eco‐theologians do not consider Karl Barth's theology of creation helpful in addressing the contemporary ecological crisis. In this article, I explore a way to interpret Barth's theology that could lead to a fruitful eco‐theological perspective.
Othniël de Jong
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Janowe rozumienie pracy Boga i człowieka. Studium zastosowania terminów ἐργάζομαι oraz ἔργον w czwartej Ewangelii

Verbum Vitae, 2014
The article deals with the concept of work as reflected in the Fourth Gospel, encompassing the two cognate lexemes ἐργάζομαι and ἔργον. The analysis is organized according to the subjects who are performing a given work, to wit: the Father, the Son ...
Adam Kubiś
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Identifying Deification: Methodological Reflections in Response to the Oxford Handbook of Deification

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper offers a reflection on methodological issues surrounding the historical study of deification in response to the approach proposed in the Oxford Handbook of Deification. The paper contextualises the OHD's proposal in light of previous attempts to address the question of how to define/identify the concept of deification.
Brendan A. Harris
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The Authentication of the Past: Narrative Representations of History in the Gospel of John

, 2020
Narrative historiography in John’s gospel operates with a number of literary strategies, such as historical referentiality and eyewitness testimony, which serve to authenticate the narrative and to inscribe the (hi)story of Jesus into ancient history. At
Luther, Susanne, Susanne Luther
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Faith and Hope in the Gospel of John. A Biblical-Theological Analysis of John 11:17–44 in light of “Realized Eschatology” 

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This paper offers a biblical-theological analysis of John 11:17–44, with particular attention to the themes of faith and hope. Through a close reading of Jesus’ dialogues with Martha and Mary, it explores the distinctive Johannine perspective on faith ...
Arkadiusz Krasicki, Ivan Benaković
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