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Patristics beyond ‘East’ and ‘West’

, 2015
Book Description: To mark the fiftieth anniversary of its inception, the International Association of Patristic Studies, in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Christianity in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, convened an international ...
Stewart, Columba
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Theological Doctrines as Scientific Theories? Thinking along with and beyond McGrath

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract McGrath's recent analysis of the parallels between scientific theory formation and the development of theological doctrine in The Nature of Christian Doctrine (OUP, 2024) is insightful and largely compelling, but also raises some questions and areas for further exploration. First, there is a remarkable back‐and‐forth between uses of ‘doctrine’
Gijsbert van den Brink
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AI: Anarchic Intelligence: On Epinoia

Religions
With a few notable exceptions, the word “epinoia” has not been heard with a philosophical ear since the time of Epicurus and the Stoics. In addition to the scarce mentions it had received in philosophy, epinoia was strewn across the plays of Euripides ...
Michael Marder
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The Nature of Christian Doctrine: A Conversation with My Critics

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article opens with a brief account of the six main themes of The Nature of Christian Doctrine, noting in particular the role of the early church as an ‘epistemic community’ of knowledge production, and the significant and helpful parallels between the modern scientific tool of ‘inference to the best explanation’ and early Christian ...
Alister E. McGrath
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From Patristics to Postmodernity: Does a Message Still Exist? [PDF]

, 2015
Dr. David Wheeler once advised that while not all are called to be an evangelist, all Christians are called to be evangelical. Although some may counter that postmodernity is waning, the question remains how one might be evangelical in a postmodern world.
Taylor, Douglas
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The Reception of Aristotle in “On Icons” by St. John Damascene

Forum Theologicum Sardicense
This text will explore Aristotle’s influence on the defense of the veneration of holy images in St. John of Damascus’s Three Apologetic Treatises against Those Decrying the Holy Images.
Alena Kerezova
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Introduction: The Rationale for This Special Issue☆

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This introduction outlines the rationale and scope of our special issue examining Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine (2024). It contextualizes McGrath’s work within ongoing debates about doctrine’s nature since George Lindbeck’s influential typology, then presents six critical responses from scholars in historical theology ...
Michael Borowski, Gijsbert van den Brink
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Paula of Bethlehem: Blending the Ascetic and Aristocrat Worlds

Forum Theologicum Sardicense
In late antique Rome, a unique lady formed a hybrid of the virtues expected for aristocrats and ascetics. Paula, a "daughter of Cornelia" was a Christian who joined two paths in a life that spanned the splendor of imperial Rome and Christian reforms of ...
Rebecca Ruth Faber
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The people of God (λαòς θεοῦ). General Priesthood and the service of the faithful in the world [PDF]

Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института
This article examines the theological foundations of the general priesthood of the faithful. The analysis identifies three distinct yet interconnected aspects of priesthood within the New Testament: first, the unique priesthood of Christ; second, the ...
Mihoc V.
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THE SEMITIC SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN PATRISTICS

Освітній дискурс, 2021
The Jewish community of Antioch was not monolithic. Communities of different currents tended to gather separately. Apparently, some of them, having received the news of the coming of the Messiah from the apostles, became the first centers of Christianity
Daria Morozova
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