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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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Vernacularizing the Best Interests of the Child: Comparative Insights From Three Legal Systems

Journal of Family Theory &Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study investigates how the Best Interests of the Child principle in the UN Children's Rights Convention (Article 3) has been adapted in custody disputes in Egypt, Sweden, and Uzbekistan. Although the Convention on the Rights of the Child offers a common normative benchmark, divergent legal cultures shape its domestic meaning: Egypt is ...
Anna Lundberg, Monika Lindbekk, Anna Sonander, Rustamjon Urinboyev   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Christianity and Graeco-Roman Paganism

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2022
Through the efforts of Peter, Paul, and the other apostles, the gospel of Jesus Christ was transmitted to those who worshipped the many gods of the Greeks, Romans, and other Mediterranean peoples.
Mattias Gassman
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Self‐Care Experiences and Support Needs of Community‐Dwelling Older Adults With Multimorbidity: A Qualitative Study Informed by the Caring Life‐Course Theory

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore how community‐dwelling older adults with multimorbidity experience, enact and navigate daily self‐care using the Caring Life‐Course Theory to identify opportunities for strengthening self‐care and self‐management support. Design Qualitative descriptive study.
Michael T. Lawless, Caitlin Wyman, Maria Alejandra Pinero de Plaza, Heather Block, Stacey George, Rachel Ambagtsheer, Malcolm Battersby, Alison Kitson   +7 more
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Settler Sociology: Eugenic Responses to Imperial Crises in the 20th Century

Sociology Lens, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the twentieth century, academic concerns about changes in the racial demographics of the United States emanated from the potential crisis of settler colonial decline. In their references to previous empires, stories of contact between people groups, and changes in demographics, settler scholars worked to provide solutions to the ever ...
Heidi Nicholls
wiley   +1 more source

A rhetorical-pastoral analysis of the trial of Jesus

Polonia Sacra
The trial of Jesus is one of the essences of the Gospel accounts. In the first part, this paper introduces Jewish and Roman law and its application to the trial. In the second part, the trial is analysed in terms of the presence of rhetorical components.
Marian Šuráb
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“Me and God, We're Good”: Abortion Morality and Protestant Women Having Abortions in the South

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how 84 Protestant women in the South understand the morality of their abortion decisions, offering a nuanced perspective on the complex relationship between religion and abortion and revealing that many women navigate abortion decisions with theological depth, moral reasoning, and a profound sense of responsibility.
Rebecca Todd Peters
wiley   +1 more source

The Cross and Conflict: How Do Christians Impact Protest Dynamics?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between Christian actors, practices, and sacred sites in US protests and demonstrations, focusing on how political ideology shapes conflict outcomes. Using event‐level data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), the analysis explores 63,000 protest events from 2020 to 2024 ...
Joel Day
wiley   +1 more source

De la loi du talion à l’amour des ennemis. La résolution de la violence chez les Pères latins

Cahiers des Études Anciennes
In the Gospel, Jesus proposes his disciples to go beyond the Old Testament precept of ‘an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth’, linked to proportionate vengeance, and adopt a radically new attitude: ‘If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the ...
Régis Courtray
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