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Insights of Blaise Pascal (about the Book “France and Russia: around Blaise Pascal”) [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Litterarum, 2021
The monograph edited by K.Yu. Kashlyavik contains contributions of the speakers at the international conference “France and Russia: around Blaise Pascal,” held at the Department of Humanities of the Higher School of Economics — Nizhny Novgorod in 2018 ...
Sergei M. Fomin
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The Doctrine of Predestination According To The Old Testament

open access: yesJournal of Comparative Study of Religions, 2021
This study aims to find the meaning of the doctrine of predestination in the old testament and seek the basis of the conflict between Christian theologians.
Yuangga Kurnia Yahya   +1 more
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Political Consequences of Ayn al-Qudat Al-Hamadani’s Conceptualization of “Predestination and Free Will” [PDF]

open access: yesادبیات عرفانی, 2023
The issues of “predestination and free will” have long been among the contentious topics in the history of Iranian-Islamic thought. The conducted studies have chiefly showcased the dominance of fatalistic ideology in the political and mystical history of
Arash Amjadian   +2 more
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Predestination and ‘pre-activation’: A theological reflection on this famous, yet often disputed doctrine. Does not this doctrine make people careless and profane?

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2020
In the first part of this article, the classic as well as modern interpretations of the doctrine on predestination (Augustine, Calvin, Dort/Barth, Smit, Van der Walt) is investigated, while in the second part, I try to answer the question whether this ...
Jan H. van Wyk
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New technologies and the entertainment industry: Dichotomy of Supernatural and Predestination in the Narratives of Nollywood Movies

open access: yesIanna Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2021
Background: The importance of genre creativity in the context of cinematic experience cannot be overstressed. This is because whoever controls content dominates audience’s mind.
Joe Odedina
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Are the Canons of Dordt a true reflection of Calvin’s view of predestination?

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2018
As the delegates to the Synod of Dordt were bound by oath to use only the Word of God and not human writings in deliberations about doctrine, in the documents of Dordt there are no references to Calvin as a source of specific ideas in the Canons.
Donald W. Sinnema
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GLORIA DEI AS A KEY TO UNDERSTAND CALVIN'S DOCTRINE OF PREDESTINATION

open access: yesVerbum Christi, 2020
This article analyses the doctrine of predestination in Calvin's thought and offers an alternative to understand it from the perspective of the glory of God.
Billy Kristanto
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The Notion of Causality in Edo Metaphysics: a hermeneutico philosophical study [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Philosophical Investigations, 2022
One of the most important and most discussed problems of traditional and contemporary metaphysics and philosophy of science is the problem of causality. The problem has generated a lot of controversies and debates from scholars.
Emmanuel Asia
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Pocohontas's baptism : Reformed theology and the paradox of desire [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Seeking to elucidate certain elements of Reformed theology, the writer explores the conversion narrative concerning the baptism, in the early 17th century, of the Native American woman Pocahontas.
Fudge, Erica
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Luther and Calvin on predestination: A comparison

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2018
Alexander Schweizer propagated the thesis that predestination is a central theme of Calvin’s theology and that later Calvinism had to defend his teaching as the distinguishing point between the Lutheran and reformed traditions.
Ignatius W.C. van Wyk
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