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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

Letters of Pope Paul VI and pope John Paul II concerning the veneration of the virgin Mary: a study in ecumenical development [PDF]

, 1991
As seen from the outside, the Roman Catholic and the Orthodox Churches appear to have many things in common. Among these is the veneration of the Virgin Mary, which is part of their common heritage of over 1000 years, though the Orthodox would insist ...
De Trana, Mary Ann
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Crucified and Glorified Art : Lutheran and Orthodox Theology of the Image by Six Prominent Theologians of the Twentieth Century [PDF]

, 2022
This study concerns the theology of image, artworks, and icons. My study is ecumenical: I analyze questions, possibilities, and tensions between Lutheran and Orthodox theologies of images.
Korhonen, Timi
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Personalism in orthodox theology

Skhid, 2016
The paper looks into the personalistic doctrine of the orthodox theological tradition. It covers the prerequisites of development of Christian understanding of personhood in Judaism and Greek philosophy and analyzes the origin of the personalistic theory in the theological tradition of eastern patristics.
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Identifying Deification: Methodological Reflections in Response to the Oxford Handbook of Deification

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper offers a reflection on methodological issues surrounding the historical study of deification in response to the approach proposed in the Oxford Handbook of Deification. The paper contextualises the OHD's proposal in light of previous attempts to address the question of how to define/identify the concept of deification.
Brendan A. Harris
wiley   +1 more source

The development of the concept of authority within the Romanian Orthodox Church during the Twentieth Century

, 1994
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Adopting the presupposition that religious authority is a relational category, both its nature and forms of expression are explored within the context of ...
Negrut, Paul, Negrut, P
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The orthodox patristic teaching on the human embryo and the ethical repercussions on abortion and related issues [PDF]

, 1998
Abortion and related issues have caused a conflict between Medical progress and Religious ethics. Historically, the life of the embryo was subordinated to the interest of the State in ancient Greece and of the father in ancient Rome (even though the ...
Televantos, FR Anastasios
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Religio‐Racial Lines, Intimate Ties: Christian–Muslim Couples, Birth Rituals, and the Bounds of Belonging

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Building on scholarship that conceptualizes race and religion as co‐constitutive forces within a “race‐religion constellation,” this article explores how this entanglement—profoundly infused and structured by secularity—is lived and negotiated in everyday life.
Deniz Aktaş
wiley   +1 more source

Phenomenology and Social Construction within Orthodox Theology [PDF]

, 2007
[S.T.D. THESIS] Even though philosophy is of secondary importance within Orthodox theology, the philosophical perspective held by the theologian affects the theological interpretation given to experience.
Allan Savage
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Elder Gerontius (Gherontie) of Tismana and the Paradigm of the Fool for Christ—Contemporary Perspectives on Paradoxical Holiness

Religions
This study examines the phenomenon of “foolishness for Christ” as reflected in the contemporary Orthodox figure of Elder Gerontius of Tismana. Starting with a general review of the diverse phenomena of divine madness present in various world religions ...
Răzvan Brudiu, Călin-Alexandru Ciucurescu   +1 more
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