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This contribution consists of two parts. The first part identifies Augustine’s qualities as a mystagogue on the basis of the only poem he wrote that has been handed down: the Psalm against the Donatists.
Geest Paul J. J. van
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Learning Spiritual Discernment [PDF]
In his article prepared on the basis of his presentation at the conference “Discernimento e vita Cristiana” (“Discernment and Christian Life”), held in Bose (Italy) in September 2018, the author reflects on the relevance of spiritual discernment as one ...
John Behr
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In the 20th century, research on Christian source texts was again undertaken, thanks to which essential ecclesiological and sacramentological elements were discovered. Bernhard Poschmann (1878–1955), Karl Rahner (1904–1984), Herbert Vorgrimler (1929–2014)
Tadeusz Kuźmicki
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Augustine’s Paradigm ’ab exterioribus ad interiora, ab inferioribus ad superiora’ in the Western and Eastern Christian Mysticism [PDF]
I argue that St. Augustine of Hippo was the first in the history of Christian spirituality who expressed a key tendency of Christian mysticism, which implies a gradual intellectual ascent of the human soul to God, consisting of the three main stages ...
Alexey, Fokin
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“To Those Who Have Ears to Hear:” Clement of Alexandria on the Parables of Jesus
This article addresses the topic of parables in the Stromateis of Clement of Alexandria. The broad thesis is that New Testament scholarship can help clarify early Christian interpretation of the New Testament.
Vennerstrom Carl
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Medicinal plants used in ethnobotanical traditions to treat or prevent diseases have gained renewed interest for their largely untapped potential in drug discovery. In this study, we developed and tested novel methods to prioritise plant species based on their unexplored medicinal potential. By enabling researchers to target the most promising species,
Giovanni Zecca +3 more
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A History of ‘Religious History’
As a category denoting the analysis of religious actors across history disinterestedly and on their own terms, “religious history” is a relatively recent coinage. This article offers a brief contextualisation of the emergence of the field in the twentieth century. It distinguishes “religious history” from an older, “confessional” mode of ecclesiastical
Joshua Bennett
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'Flattening' in Latin biblical citations [PDF]
A paper presented at the International Patristics Conference in Oxford, August 2007. It investigates the alterations to biblical citations made by Church Fathers consistent with their quoting from memory, and identifies features typical of "flattening ...
Houghton, H.A.G.
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Strict patterns of co‐divergence have rarely been documented other than among organisms and their symbionts. In this paper, using a molecular approach, we inferr the population‐level phylogenies of a Mediterranean ant species Pheidole pallidula and its nest parasite, the obligate myrmecophilous beetle Paussus favieri. We then investigate the role of co‐
Davide Bergamaschi +2 more
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Preaching in the Patristic Age: Studies in Honor of Walter J Burghardt [PDF]
Reviewed Book: Hunter, David G. Preaching in the Patristic Age: Studies in Honor of Walter J Burghardt.
Riegert, Eduard R.
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