International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 318-329, July 2026.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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Automation and Augmentation in Theological Perspective
Modern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 612-628, July 2026.Abstract AI enables forms of automation that threaten unemployment and deskilling, eliminating important opportunities for the development of virtue. The concomitant loss of virtue and meaningful employment makes it a theological problem from the perspective of Catholic social teaching and theological anthropology.
Paul Scherz
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“That We May Love the As Yet Unknown God”: The Meaning of Analogy in Augustine’s De Trinitate
Modern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 708-729, July 2026.Abstract Recent interest in the idea of analogy and the analogy of being, along with the apparent invocation of Augustine’s De Trinitate in the definition of Lateran IV, calls for a renewed investigation into the idea of analogy in the aforementioned text. Methodologically, “analogy” in De Trin. names a form of discourse which attempts to see the truth
Samuel J. Korb
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The Prohibition of Suicide and Its Theological Rationale in Catholic Moral and Canonical Tradition: Origins and Development. [PDF]
J Relig Health, 2023 Adamiak S, Dohnalik J.
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Friendship in the New Political Theologies
Modern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 686-707, July 2026.Abstract As a distinct academic discipline, political theology rose and fell with Carl Schmitt. If there was any hope of redeeming it, the discipline would have to be entirely renewed. A deep‐seated and understudied feature of that renewal lies in the reconceptualisation of the political relation.
Andreas E. Masvie
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What did the dove sing to Pope Gregory? Ancestral melody reconstruction in Gregorian chant using Bayesian phylogenetics. [PDF]
PLoS OneBallen GA, Mühlová KH, Hajič J.
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The role of 'Alay Kapwa Spirituality' amid COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
J Public Health (Oxf), 2021 Rosales RJJ, Agena KEG.
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Correction to: "With the Pandemic Still Raging, I am Blessed to Do My Part to Defeat it": Exploring COVID‑19 Jewish Liturgy and Prayers in Israel and the United States. [PDF]
J Relig HealthBen-Lulu E.
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A year of COVID-19 and the spiritual well-being of the people. [PDF]
J Public Health (Oxf), 2021 Rosales RJJ.
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