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The Righteous doctor Nikolai Pirogov: to the 215th anniversary of his birth

Studia Humanitatis
The paper is devoted to the 215th anniversary of Nicolai Pirogov’s birth (1810-1881), an outstanding Russian doctor, scientist, pedagogue and citizen. The author examines the life path and professional activity of the great surgeon through the prism of ...
Melkov Andrey Sergeevich
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Another Look at the Prophecy of Habakkuk in the Light of Christian Spirituality [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology
Issues of faith and theodicy which hinges on why the wicked prosper over the righteous dominate Habakkuk's theology and spirituality (Habakkuk 2:1-4). This includes, his expression of faith experience in relation to God, self and others. Habakkuk laments,
Prof. Michael Ufok Udoekpo, Rev. Dr. Alexander G. K. Salakpi, Rev. Dr. Celestine Chibueze Uzondu, Rev. Dr. Michael Kodzo Mensah, Sr. Prof. Mary Sylvia Nwachukwu DDL Godfrey   +4 more
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The Imputation of Righteousness in Calvinistic Federal Theology: An Adventist Perspective

, 2023
This article presents an Adventist perspective on the imputation of righteousness in Calvinistic federal theology. The first part examines God’s sovereignty, divine grace and righteousness, imputation of righteousness, and the effects of righteousness in ...
Yoon, Sung-Hyun
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Which Decolonization? Theorizing Decolonization beyond Decoloniality and its Critics

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The debate on decolonial thought has reached an unhelpful stalemate. A core problem in assessing decolonial thought is that the term ‘decolonization’ has been stretched so widely that it now allows for many competing uses. For some critics of decolonial thought such as Nigerian philosopher Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, this overuse points to conceptual ...
David Myer Temin
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Bioethics and the World Order: A Curious Coincidence Between Chinese and African Approaches

Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The post‐1945 world order is standardly pictured as a Westphalian system, in which each state is equal under the law with sovereign authority over its territories. This paper argues that the Westphalian system is changing and examines the implications for bioethics. We show that cross‐border health, economic, ecologic, and sociopolitical risks
Nancy S. Jecker, Jing‐Bao Nie, Anita Ho   +2 more
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Understanding the Relationship of Humanity to God and to Creation Through God's Love: Tuomo Mannermaa's New Interpretation of Martin Luther's View of the Two Kinds of Love

Dialog, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on Luther's twenty‐eighth thesis in the Heidelberg Disputation, which contrasts God's love and human love, Tuomo Mannermaa offers a detailed analysis of the theme of love in Luther's theology, highlighting its paradoxical character. According to Mannermaa's interpretation, Luther insists that God's love and human love move in opposite ...
Ying Yang, Paulos Z. Z. Huang
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Why Does Mengzi Consider Human Nature Good?

European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay examines the theoretical relation between moral sentiments and the goodness of human nature in Mengzi's moral philosophy. Mengzi's claim that human nature is good is often understood through the heart of compassion and the sages' exemplary achievements.
Dobin Choi
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The integration of the pre-Qin Confucian concept of righteousness and profit into primary education theory

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The current moral education component in primary schools faces significant challenges. Many elementary students’ everyday behavior appears excessively self-centered and pragmatic, potentially negatively impacting their future growth and character ...
Da Deng, Chunshan Deng
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A newly discovered Carolingian text: Candidus' Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti, written for Charlemagne

Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
This article presents a newly discovered Latin text: a theological treatise titled Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti that was written by Alcuin’s friend Candidus (Wizo) at the request of Charlemagne. By discussing selected passages from the Heptateuch, Candidus seeks to demonstrate that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, thus the whole Christian ...
Lukas J. Dorfbauer
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So that We Might Become the Righteousness and Justice of God: Re-examining the Gospel in 2 Cor 5:21 for the Church's Contribution to a Better World

Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 2016
This article interprets Paul's summary of the gospel in 2 Cor 5:21 as saying that Christ died so that believers might be transformed into God's righteousness (not only deemed as righteous by God).
Ellington, Dustin W.
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