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Kenōsis in sexuality

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2013
Recent decades have witnessed both a shift in sexual standards, and the loss of the Biblical authority which has traditionally motivated them. This has been the case even with Christians.
David T. Williams
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The Rhetorical Structure of John Chrysostom's Seventh Homily on Philippians in Relation to the Kenosis Hymn

open access: yesClassica Cracoviensia, 2017
Rhetorical Structure of John Chrysostom's Seventh Homily on Philippians in Relation to the Kenosis Hymn The purpose of this study is a description the rhetorical structure of John Chrysostom s seventh homily on Philippians in relation to the kenosis ...
Zofia Latawiec
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This (Mortal) Christian Life: Growth in Grace and the Problem of Senescence

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Theological accounts of the Christian life attempt to describe the manner in which the Holy Spirit's communication of Christ's redemptive work engenders new ways of being in the world. Such descriptions normally entail, in one form or another, the conclusion that the Christian life is marked by progressive growth in grace, an upward spiral in ...
Daniel Lee Hill
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Penal‐Reparative Atonement: A Synthesis of Penal Substitution and Satisfaction Models

open access: yesThe Heythrop Journal, Volume 67, Issue 5, Page 467-482, September 2026.
Abstract I will argue that through Jesus Christ's life, death, resurrection, and ascension—considered as an organic whole—Christ presented his humanity before the Father as the visible instantiation of both God's condemnation of sin and God's delighted acceptation of the Son.
Sean Luke
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Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God: Kenosis of leadership

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
Leadership is at the core of Christianity; it operates from the paradigm of God’s revelation to humanity through creation. The creation of the world and the creation of Imago Dei are markers of the service that God has maintained from creation to the ...
Hlulani Mdingi
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Unity or Distinction? Herman Bavinck’s Use of John Calvin and Later Reformed Orthodoxy in His Doctrine of the Two States

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 219-241, July 2026.
Abstract This article examines the doctrine of Christ’s two states of humiliation and exaltation in Herman Bavinck’s and John Calvin’s thought, with the aim of illuminating Bavinck’s use of Calvin. The article begins by exploring Calvin’s use of the two states and argues that his treatment of Christ’s descent into hell is an important though ...
Sarah Killam Crosby
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KENOSIS AND EMERGENCE: A THEOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS

open access: yesZygon, 2010
Emergence, a hot topic of discussion for the last several years, has implications not only for the study of science but also for theology. I survey Philip Clayton's book Mind & Emergence, drawing from it and applying some of its philosophical ...
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The Incarnational Aesthetic of David Brown☆

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 267-285, July 2026.
Abstract The notion of incarnation has historically been a prominent concept for the acceptance of images and the interpretation of art within Christianity. A contemporary proponent of this line of reasoning about the theological potential of art is David Brown, who builds his theology of culture on the doctrine of incarnation. This article presents an
Filip Taufer
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Testimonial for Christ? A Theology of Witness in the Face of Testimonial Studies

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 34-55, January 2026.
Abstract As a contemporary mode of discourse and basic concept of Christian existence, the concept of witnessing, at the interface of public theology and testimonial studies, is examined with regard to its epistemic dimension: What implications does witnessing as knowledge practice have for theology? To this end, the paper outlines the understanding of
Frederike van Oorschot
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«Del Dios omnipotente a “la humildad de Dios”». Una reflexión sobre la evolución en perspectiva kenótica

open access: yesFranciscanum, 2012
In front of the modern understanding of the universe like process in evolution, Christians wonder about how to articulate the image of almighty God with the scientific developments.
Olga Consuelo Vélez Caro
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