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The Pan‐Orthodox Celebration of the 1600th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 1925

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the attempts to organize a Pan‐Orthodox Council in the years following the First World War that could gather in 1925 on the occasion of the 1600th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. While some of these efforts were remarkably ambitious, and although they were not always feasible or fully realized, they
Natallia Vasilevich
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Kvinnelige ledere i kirken

Scandinavian Journal for Leadership & Theology, 2019
Female Leadership in the Church. A Pentecostal Perspective This study discusses the question of whether women may lead on every level in a Christian church, from a Pentecostal hermeneutical perspective.
John Daniel L. Andersen, Åse-Miriam Smidsrød, Karl Inge Tangen   +2 more
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The psychological-type profile of lay church leaders in Australia [PDF]

, 2012
A sample of 845 lay church leaders (444 women and 401 men) from a range of 24 different denominations and movements (including house churches and independent churches) completed the Francis Psychological-Type Scales within the context of the 2006 ...
Ball IL, Bellamy J, Bellamy J, Butler A, Craig C, Craig CL, Craig CL, Craig CL, Craig CL, Delis-Bulhoes V, DeVellis RF, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Francis LJ, Gerhardt R, Jung CG, Kaldor P, Kaldor P, Kaldor P, Kaldor P, Kaldor P, Kaldor P, Kaldor P, Keirsey D, Leslie J. Francis, Mandy Robbins, Myers IB, Myers IB, Oswald RM, Rehak MC, Robbins M, Robbins M, Robbins M, Ross CFJ, Ross CFJ, Ross CFJ, Ruth Powell   +57 more
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Religion Affects Whether US Women Marry Early, Without Cohabiting or Having a Nonmarital Birth First

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent US cohorts, premarital sex is ubiquitous, and cohabitation typically precedes marriage. Yet many religions discourage premarital sex, which implies disapproval of cohabitation or premarital birth. Using a discrete‐time event history, we assess how religious denomination, frequency of religious service attendance, and a rich set of ...
Man Xu, Paula England
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Posterity or Prosperity? Critiquing and Refiguring Prosperity Theologies in an Ecological Age

, 2015
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, prosperity theologies have simultaneously received a warm reception by some and a critical cold shoulder by others.
Swoboda, A.J.
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Reforming Pentecostal marriage theology in the aftermath of a schism

African Journal of Pentecostal Studies
Background: Several scholars have mentioned the Pentecostal paradox, in which Pentecostal churches seem to be liberatory and at the same time very oppressive.
Terence Mupangwa
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The Mediating Roles of Political Ideology, Dominion Belief, and Stewardship Belief in the Relationship Between Christianity and Environmentalism: Evaluating Lynn White's Thesis in the Netherlands

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Previous studies provide mixed empirical support for White's thesis that Christianity has contributed to the ecological crisis. This study aims to add nuance to White's thesis by examining different aspects of Christianity within the secularized context of the Netherlands.
Nienke P. M. Fortuin, Carl Sterkens
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Megacostalism and the pandemic: Developing a megacostal theology of care beyond COVID-19

Verbum et Ecclesia
Megacostalism is a concept developed here to refer to the growing trend of mega Pentecostal churches in Africa. The mega Pentecostal churches are popular in the United States of America with leading pastors such as T.D. Jakes, Creflo Dollar, Joel Osteen,
Mookgo S. Kgatle
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An Exploration of Stages of Engagement and Pentecostal Social Theology [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology
The Pentecostal mission has always been labeled a mission for the number of people who believe in God. The Church Center is the main target, and social-cultural involvement is left alone.
Andreas Budi Setyobekti, Anggi Maringan Hasiholan, Jannes Eduard Sirait, Yogi Mahendra, Susanna Kathryn, John Riwu Pekuwali   +5 more
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Keener\u27s Spirit hermeneutics: Reading scripture in the light of Pentecost (Book Review)

, 2017
A review of Keener, C. S. (2016). Spirit hermeneutics: Reading scripture in the light of Pentecost. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans. 522 pp.
Jensen, Dale R.
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