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Latin American Research Review, 2021 For the first time within living memory, the rural Roman Catholic parish of Talavera in the south-central Peruvian Andes features only native clergy. By placing the Talaveran Catholic priests in theological and historical context, this article shows how ...
Christine Lee
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The Fragrant Seal of the Spirit: the Aesthetics of Chrism
ESPESDespite recent developments in the fields of olfactory aesthetics, phenomenology of liturgy, religious aesthetics, and theological aesthetics, the complex presence of odours in the Christian culture has been scarcely discussed.
Mădălina Diaconu
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MediaThis article aims to discuss the Catholic marriage as a covenant according to Canon Law in the light of Pope John Paul II's theology of the body. This paper is designed as a review article and focuses its attention on Canon 1055 §1-2 of Canon Law.
Innoccentius Gerardo Mayolla +1 more
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Children &Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article interrogates the politics of othering embedded in the taken‐for‐granted association of childhood, play, joy, and happiness. It explores how these notions are historically inscribed as forms of otherness tied to the affective normativity of joy.
Chushan Wu
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Converting Consumerism: A Liturgical-Ethical Application of Critical Realism
Religions, 2019 Critical realism as a lens of thought is not new to theological inquiry, but recently a growing number of theologians have been using its conceptual frameworks to guide their thought on how social structures function theologically, and how ethics might ...
Benjamin Durheim
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Retrieving Your Concepts: Iris Murdoch on Original Sin
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract In The Sovereignty of Good, Iris Murdoch argues that our moral thinking will be impoverished until it possesses a secular conception of original sin. Such a notion would need to remove unacceptable Christian baggage while retaining a genuine claim to be a descendant of the original Christian concept.
Samuel Filby
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Penal‐Reparative Atonement: A Synthesis of Penal Substitution and Satisfaction Models
The Heythrop Journal, EarlyView.Abstract I will argue that through Jesus Christ's life, death, resurrection, and ascension—considered as an organic whole—Christ presented his humanity before the Father as the visible instantiation of both God's condemnation of sin and God's delighted acceptation of the Son.
Sean Luke
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Annales Canonici, 2012 The article discusses the meaning of the canonical and theological principle of the identity between marriage bond and sacrament in the case of two baptized persons.
Andrzej Wójcik
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Doctrine, Narrative and the Formation of Christian Identity: A Conversation with Alister McGrath
International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This article offers a critical and appreciative response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine, exploring the formation of doctrine as a dynamic communal process rooted in Scripture, liturgy and historical context. It highlights McGrath’s analogy between doctrinal development and scientific method, emphasising the search for a ...
Frances Margaret Young
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Why Are Young Men Increasingly Drawn to Christianity? A Study of Finnish Young Men
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent surveys in the Global North suggest a possible reversal in established gender patterns of religiosity, with young men increasingly engaging with Christianity. This study examines this development in Finland, a highly secular country, drawing on qualitative individual and small‐group interviews with 30 men attracted to Christianity.
Kati Tervo‐Niemelä +1 more
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