Theological Doctrines as Scientific Theories? Thinking along with and beyond McGrath
Abstract McGrath's recent analysis of the parallels between scientific theory formation and the development of theological doctrine in The Nature of Christian Doctrine (OUP, 2024) is insightful and largely compelling, but also raises some questions and areas for further exploration. First, there is a remarkable back‐and‐forth between uses of ‘doctrine’
Gijsbert van den Brink
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The Nature of Christian Doctrine: A Conversation with My Critics
Abstract This article opens with a brief account of the six main themes of The Nature of Christian Doctrine, noting in particular the role of the early church as an ‘epistemic community’ of knowledge production, and the significant and helpful parallels between the modern scientific tool of ‘inference to the best explanation’ and early Christian ...
Alister E. McGrath
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Introduction: The Rationale for This Special Issue☆
Abstract This introduction outlines the rationale and scope of our special issue examining Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine (2024). It contextualizes McGrath’s work within ongoing debates about doctrine’s nature since George Lindbeck’s influential typology, then presents six critical responses from scholars in historical theology ...
Michael Borowski, Gijsbert van den Brink
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Abstract This response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine examines the interplay between Scripture, the Rule of Faith, and evolving Christian doctrine and tradition. Focusing on McGrath’s critique of Lindbeck’s presentation of doctrinal modalities, the article explores how doctrinal formation involves primarily synchronic (canonical),
Tomas Bokedal
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Correction: Anaphase onset requires CKS-1-mediated destruction of securin in meiosis I and cyclin B1 in meiosis II. [PDF]
Yang J, Sumiyoshi E, Bowerman B.
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Doctrine, Narrative and the Formation of Christian Identity: A Conversation with Alister McGrath
Abstract This article offers a critical and appreciative response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine, exploring the formation of doctrine as a dynamic communal process rooted in Scripture, liturgy and historical context. It highlights McGrath’s analogy between doctrinal development and scientific method, emphasising the search for a ...
Frances Margaret Young
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ABSTRACT Aim To synthesise evidence on the impact of pre‐ and post‐loss family support interventions on bereavement outcomes and families' perceptions of their usefulness and benefits in specialist palliative care. Design A rapid mixed‐methods systematic review drawing on JBI and Cochrane guidance.
Torsten Schwalbach +3 more
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Comparison of AceScope With Tube-Channelled Blade Versus McGRATH MAC Video Laryngoscope With Non-channelled Blade in a Difficult-Airway Manikin Model. [PDF]
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Women's Experiences of Care and Support Following Postpartum Psychosis: A Meta‐Ethnography
ABSTRACT Background Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that occurs following childbirth. Women are often cared for in general psychiatric units or in psychiatric Mother and Baby units. Postpartum psychosis is associated with a significant risk of relapse.
Vimbai Carr +3 more
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Correction: New Miocene litoptern remains from Colombia and ecological structure of American Neogene herbivore guilds. [PDF]
McGrath AJ +6 more
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