Abstract In this essay the author examines what Dietrich Bonhoeffer meant when he wrote from prison to his friend Eberhard Bethge and said that he wanted to retrieve “aesthetic existence” in the life of the church as a sphere of freedom. This is related to what he also told Bethge, namely, that it is “only as we hold fast to Christ as cantus firmus ...
John W. de Gruchy
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Guinea Worm Disease in Medieval Islamic Medicine: 'Irq al-Madanī and Early Insights into a Public Health Challenge. [PDF]
Subaşıay GA +3 more
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This (Mortal) Christian Life: Growth in Grace and the Problem of Senescence
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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Fed the same way? Exploring the influence of breastfeeding, weaning, and childhood diet on adult sex ratios through stable isotope analysis of incremental dentine in Medieval Tuscany, Italy (11th-15th c. CE). [PDF]
Amaro A +7 more
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On Theology and the “Overcoming” of Metaphysics: Falque, Betz, Heidegger, and Marion
Abstract John Betz and Emmanuel Falque have recently defined “metaphysics” as something intrinsic to the Christian faith. This faith, they claim, has always spoken metaphysically, until lately challenged by the likes of Heidegger and Marion. However, when we consider Heidegger and Marion's account, we find a completely different approach to metaphysics.
Matthew C. Kruger
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Ancient Plumage Colour Genetics Reveal Goose Domestication and Hybridization. [PDF]
Honka J +7 more
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Creativity and Embodied Knowledge in Nicholas of Cusa's De mente (1450)
Abstract This article aims to nuance the widespread view that embodied experience plays a secondary role in the acquisition of human knowledge in Nicholas of Cusa's thought. With a focus on De mente (1450), I contend that the body is not limited to being a necessary stimulus to provoke the mind's activity, but rather that finite, material experience ...
Massiel Román Molero
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Estimating the Stature of an Ancient North Andean Population From Articular Breadths and Diaphyseal Diameters: An Extension of Anzellini and Toyne (2020). [PDF]
Inskip SA +3 more
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Green Nationalism: The Case for Integrating Ethnosymbolism
ABSTRACT This article makes the case for integrating elements of ethnosymbolism from Anthony D. Smith in the study of green nationalism. It presents a Smithian critique of Ernest Gellner's theory while accounting for criticisms of ethnosymbolism, partially grounding it in modernist foundations. Gellner's theoretical perspective is undoubtedly valuable,
Alexander Robinson
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Bony labyrinth taxonomic identification and long-term evolution of livestock in the Southwest and Central Asia. [PDF]
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