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Architect of the Image: Argumentation, Economy and Translation in Gregory of Nyssa’s On the Human Image

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract In this contribution to a book symposium on Gregory of Nyssa’s On the Human Image, Morwenna Ludlow reflects on John Behr’s attention to the literary structure and argumentative flow of the book, its interplay with the similarly structured Timaeus of Plato and the difficulties of translating a work of such rhetorical and pastoral sophistication
Morwenna Ludlow
wiley   +1 more source

Neuroscience, Spiritual Formation, and Bodily Souls: A Critique of Christian Physicalism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The link between human nature and human flourishing is undeniable. "A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit" (Matt. 7:18).
Evans, C. Stephen, Rickabaugh, Brandon
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Book Symposium Introduction: John Behr, Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article introduces a series of response essays to John Behr’s Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God, which includes contributions from Rowan Williams, Morwenna Ludlow, Paul Blowers, Gabrielle Thomas and Martin Laird – with a final response from John Behr.
Thomas Breedlove, Alex Fogleman
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction: The Rationale for This Special Issue☆

open access: yesInternational 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
wiley   +1 more source

Early Interaction Between Scripture, Rule of Faith, and Evolving Christian Doctrine and Tradition: A Response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine examines the interplay between Scripture, the Rule of Faith, and evolving Christian doctrine and tradition. Focusing on McGrath’s critique of Lindbeck’s presentation of doctrinal modalities, the article explores how doctrinal formation involves primarily synchronic (canonical),
Tomas Bokedal
wiley   +1 more source

Testimonial for Christ? A Theology of Witness in the Face of Testimonial Studies

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract As a contemporary mode of discourse and basic concept of Christian existence, the concept of witnessing, at the interface of public theology and testimonial studies, is examined with regard to its epistemic dimension: What implications does witnessing as knowledge practice have for theology? To this end, the paper outlines the understanding of
Frederike van Oorschot
wiley   +1 more source

Two criticisms of natural theology

open access: yesZagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce, 2014
The article aims at considering two general criticisms often formulated against the natural theology. First criticism is based on the thesis that the conclusions of the natural theology are not adequate with the religious beliefs of non-philosophers.
Błażej Gębura
doaj  

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