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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

The value of traditional African religious music into liturgy: Lobethal Congregation

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015
The purpose of this study was to discover whether the integration of traditional African religious music into Evangelical Lutheran liturgical church services, could effect a change in member attendance and/or participation.
Morakeng E.K. Lebaka
doaj   +1 more source

Immanuel Lutheran Church records [DIGITAL CONTENT]

, 1880
This collection contains documents, books, and a small number of photographs from the records of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Alexander ...
Immanuel Lutheran Church (Alexander, Ark.)
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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

Final Reports of the Minnesota Synod of the Lutheran Church in America, December 31, 1987

, 2015
Final Reports of the Minnesota Synod of the Lutheran Church in America, December 31 ...
Minnesota Synod, Lutheran Church in America;
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Why Are Young Men Increasingly Drawn to Christianity? A Study of Finnish Young Men

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent surveys in the Global North suggest a possible reversal in established gender patterns of religiosity, with young men increasingly engaging with Christianity. This study examines this development in Finland, a highly secular country, drawing on qualitative individual and small‐group interviews with 30 men attracted to Christianity.
Kati Tervo‐Niemelä, Pietari Hannikainen   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Church Sponsored Higher Education and the Lutheran Church in America: A Study Document

, 2014
The writer entertains the hope that this document may be useful in the following ways: 1. To the colleges - in developing their "self-consciousness" as colleges of the Church. 2.
Carlson, Edgar Magnus.; Lutheran Church in America;
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Religious Pluralism and Social Networks: How Exposure to Religious Pluralism Through Social Ties Influences Baptism Decisions

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A longstanding debate in the sociology of religion has focused on how religious pluralism affects religious participation. Existing research shows mixed findings, often relying on macro‐level measures that overlook how individuals are actually exposed to religious pluralism in their lives. This study shifts focus to the meso‐level by examining
Elis Carlberg Larsson
wiley   +1 more source

Endocarditis Associated With Maxillary Sinusitis and Complicated by Cerebral Emboli in a Young Man

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2017
HACEK endocarditis is often difficult to diagnose given the slow-growing characteristics of the organisms involved. Haemophilus parainfluenzae , one of the HACEK organisms, is an uncommon cause of endocarditis.
Anthony E. Duzenli MD, John Dwyer DO, Jeanne Carey MD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in South Africa: an introduction to its archival resources held at the Lutheran Theological Institute (LTI) Library, and the challenges facing this archive (Part One).

Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 2014
This article consists of two parts, the first dealing with the contents of the Lutheran Theological Institute Archive in the context of the history of the Lutheran church in South Africa, the second covering the practicalities of the management of this ...
Garaba, Francis , Annalise Zarvedinos
doaj   +1 more source