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Hindu Avatāra and Christian Kenosis: A New Approach in Comparative Theology1

open access: yesThe Heythrop Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Within comparative theology, the Hindu doctrine of avatāra has traditionally been compared to the Christian doctrine of the incarnation, both of which are expressions of divine embodiment in creaturely form. This article, however, contrasts the doctrine of avatāra with a reading of the incarnation that frames the latter within the broader ...
Christian J. Ivandić
wiley   +1 more source

ETHICS FOR ARTIFICIAL HISTORIANS

open access: yesHistory and Theory, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial historians do not need to have intentions to complete actions or to solve problems. Consequently, a revised approach to the ethics of history is needed. An approach to ethics for artificial historians can be proposed through the recognition of historiographical logic, which is a hybrid of modal, propositional, and erotetic (question‐
Marnie Hughes‐Warrington
wiley   +1 more source

Doubting Thomas: Aquinas on Doubt and the Act of Faith

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Several modern theologians affirm that doubt is compatible with faith, even as authoritative voices from the Christian tradition deny this. While Thomas Aquinas is often seen as an exemplar of the traditional view, few scholars have devoted serious attention to the nature of doubt in Thomas’ thought.
Patrick X. Gardner
wiley   +1 more source

Karl Barth's Anti‐Ideological Theology: A Reconsideration of Barth's Approach to Philosophy

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Barth's approach to borrowing from philosophical figures and schools is underwritten by several convictions that made such an approach intelligible. These convictions entailed that (1) Barth had no firm commitment to a philosophical school; (2) Barth's use of philosophy and philosophical terminology displays a pragmatic though principled ...
Kimlyn J. Bender
wiley   +1 more source

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