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The Mysterious Stranger and Modern Enchantment
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sociological accounts of modernity have long emphasized rationalization, alienation, and the attenuation of affective intensity. While these diagnoses capture crucial dynamics of modern social order, they leave underexplored a persistent and generative dimension of social life: enchantment.
Dmitry Kurakin
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Faith community as a centre of liberationist praxis in the city
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2014 Theologians speak of the silence of churches’ prophetic voice in the ‘new’ South Africa, whilst the country features amongst the socio-economically most unequal countries in the world, and the urban areas in particular continue to be characterised by ...
Elina Hankela
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Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future
The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
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Social Justice as a Catalyst for Ecumenical Engagement
The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.Abstract This article provides a comprehensive overview of the historical formation of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America (FCC), examining the social and political context in the United States that shaped its adoption of ecumenical practices focused on social justice.
Geneva Blackmer
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International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.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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Doctrine, Narrative and the Formation of Christian Identity: A Conversation with Alister McGrath
International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.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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The Apostolic–Prophetic role in the Pentecostal–Charismatic movement: Towards a revised leadership model [PDF]
, 2020 There is a new understanding within the Pentecostal–charismatic tradition of the apostolic–prophetic role as a concept for deploying effective leadership. The so–called New Apostolic Reformation movement establishes an alternative approach within today's
Krueger, Volker
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Toward an Ecumenical Metaphysics? A Response to Reviewers of Christ the Logos of Creation
International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract After a series of promising ecumenical meetings in 1929 and 1931 with the Jesuit Erich Przywara, who advocated an analogical understanding of the relationship between God and world – doing so in part to ward off the danger posed by modern forms of pantheism – Karl Barth abruptly threw down the gauntlet and presented a serious obstacle to ...
John R. Betz
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Challenges to the Churches in Asia Today [PDF]
, 2020 Georg Evers, in “Challenges to the Churches in Asia Today,” begins with a brief overview of the situation of the Asian churches before Vatican II. He then discusses the significance of the Council for the Asian churches with special attention to the ...
Evers, George
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An inventory of unreinforced masonry churches in New Zealand [PDF]
, 2015 Churches are an important part of New Zealand's historical and architectural heritage. Various earthquakes around the world have highlighted the significant seismic vulnerability of religious buildings, with the extensive damage that occurred to stone ...
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