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This (Mortal) Christian Life: Growth in Grace and the Problem of Senescence
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract Theological accounts of the Christian life attempt to describe the manner in which the Holy Spirit's communication of Christ's redemptive work engenders new ways of being in the world. Such descriptions normally entail, in one form or another, the conclusion that the Christian life is marked by progressive growth in grace, an upward spiral in ...
Daniel Lee Hill
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How Might Positionality Be Used in Biblical Studies? Philippians 1:27–2:4 as an Example
ReligionsUsing Philippians 1:27–2:4 as an example, this article will explore the role of positionality in biblical studies. Although the process of reflecting on one’s positionality is more prevalent in empirical-based research, one’s positionality is also ...
Melissa C. M. Tan
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Lost in Communication? Beyond the Aporia of Kenosis
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract Contemporary kenoticist Christologies reach an impasse when they conflate metaphorical and analogical predication. Interpreting divine “self‐emptying” in analogical terms—as divine self‐divestment—generates ethical concerns as well as philosophical, exegetical, and doctrinal difficulties.
Ligita Ryliškytė SJE
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, 2021 Chapel Sermon by Dean Nadasdy from Philippians 4:8-9 on Wednesday, September 22 ...
Nadasdy, Dean
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A Rhetorical analysis of Philippians 1:27-2:18
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2005 A new trend in rhetorical analysis is to reconstruct Paul s rhetorical strategy from the text itself, rather than applying ancient or modern rhetorical models to his letters.
A H Snyman
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Ascetics, slaves, and necessity in Late Antiquity: renouncing all wealth, but for a single slave
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 4, Page 601-622, November 2026.Slave owners in Late Antiquity viewed the possession of at least one slave to be a necessity and a defining mark that distinguished the dignified social classes from the poor. Ascetics who shared this perspective faced a choice when renouncing all worldly possessions in pursuit of spiritual perfection, one not merely about luxury, but also about status
E.T. Dailey, Justin Pigott
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Beyond the Greco-Roman or Jewish Monocle: Reading Philippians and Paul ‘Kaleidoscopically’
ReligionsTypically, scholars view/read the enigmatic apostle Paul monolithically—that is, through either a Greco-Roman or Jewish socio-cultural lens. The traditional Lutheran (Greco-Roman/Western) lens was criticized in the mid-/late-twentieth century by scholars
Gregory E. Lamb
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Rethinking Merit in Calvin's Doctrine of the Atonement: Beyond Possessive Individualism
International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 378-400, October 2026.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
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A Neurocognitive Approach Reveals Paul’s Embodied Emotional Strategies
ReligionsJoy 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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The church of Philippi in the first six centuries of our era
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2005 From the commentaries on Paul's epistle to the Philippians, much can be gleaned about the circumstances of that period. But what happened in the time after the Philippians received Paul's letter?
Eduard Verhoef
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