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A rhetorical analysis of Philippians 1:12-26

open access: yesActa Theologica, 2005
In this article Philippians 1:12-26 is analysed from a rhetorical perspective that differs from the typical approach of researchers, who tend to force ancient rhetorical categories on a letter. The analysis is done in terms of what is called a “grounded
A. H. Snyman
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The (trans)national Russian religious imagination in exile: Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977)

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract The article offers a case study of how Russian Orthodox who migrated from the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 reimagined their religious identity and their church in a transnational setting. Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977) was a Russian aristocrat who fell victim to the Stalinist purges but survived the Soviet prison system ...
Ruth Coates
wiley   +1 more source

Singing to “Lord Jesus Christ”: A Prose Hymn and Its Philippian Recipients

open access: yesReligions, 2023
Religious audiences frequently hear prose hymns as a part of their ceremonies. The “Lord Jesus Christ” hymn in Philippians 2.6–11 is one such example.
William Shiell
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The Death of Tragedy: The Form of God in Paul’s \u3cem\u3eCarmen Christi\u3c/em\u3e and Euripides’ Bacchae [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Scholarship on Phil 2:6–11 has long wrestled with the question of “interpretive staging.” While acknowledging that Jewish sapiential and apocalyptic literature as well as Roman apotheosis narratives provide important matrices for the hymn, the following ...
Cover, Michael
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The Diremption of Meaning

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Examining work by Rowan Williams, this essay explores what he often refers to as the ‘difficulty’ of writing theology. The difficulty of theology lies in engaging the ruse of having ultimate answers to ultimate questions. The stakes are high: ‘God‐talk’ must concern itself with truth, with reality.
Graham Ward
wiley   +1 more source

The Shadow Side of Second-Person Engagement: Sin in Paul’s Letter to the Romans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper explores the characteristics of debilitating versus beneficial intersubjective engagements, by discussing the role of sin in the relational constitution of the self in Paul’s letter to the romans.
Eastman, Susan Grove
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Gadamer, Paul and Inspired Speech in Corinth

open access: yesModern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 88-102, January 2026.
Abstract The goal of this article is to elucidate two aspects of Hans‐Georg Gadamer’s hermeneutics that impinge on the question of transcendence and then to bring them into conversation with the Apostle Paul’s discussion of divinely inspired speech in Corinth.
Benjamin A. Edsall
wiley   +1 more source

The Stability–Asymmetry Paradox in International Trade: A Fuzzy Logic Categorization of Partnerships

open access: yesComplexity, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The 21st century has witnessed political upheavals, economic shocks, and inflation, all of which have disrupted global trade. In response, nations are increasingly aligning with blocs such as the SCO, BRICS, INSTC, and IMEEC to strengthen their resilience. This study asks How can countries identify reliable trade partners with stable openness?
Iman Bastanifar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paulus se hantering van eksterne stressors, en die verhouding tussen identiteit, etiek en etos in Filippense

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2012
Paul coping with external stressors: Exploring the relationship between identity, ethics and ethos in Philippians. Stress is one of the most prominent sicknesses of the third millennium.
Chris Franken
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A Neurocognitive Approach Reveals Paul’s Embodied Emotional Strategies

open access: yesReligions
Joy is a central theme in Philippians. Joy is also a central emotional habit Paul deploys and encourages as a strategy for building community. In this paper, the examination of Philippians through recent developments in the neurocognitive study of ...
Julia Lambert Fogg
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