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The keys to the garden: Capital, class, and the repurposing of Persian mystical poetry in Los Angeles

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 3, December 2026.
Abstract This article traces the social life of medieval Persian poetry as it is repurposed within Los Angeles's Iranian diaspora. Based on 5 years of immersive ethnography in private erfān classes and mystical assemblies, I argue these gatherings function as contemporary diasporic courts, mobilizing core texts within a spiritual marketplace structured
Zia Khoshsirat
wiley   +1 more source

Baptism

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2023
Baptism (from the Greek baptizo: to immerse, to submerge) is a ritual that is practised in practically all Christian churches and communities. It involves a person being immersed in water – or having water poured over them – along with the spoken ...
Dagmar Heller
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The sacrament of penance in the Orthodox parishes in the North of Russia (since the 18th century till the beginning of the 20th century)

Studia Humanitatis, 2019
The article discusses specific features of the organization of confessional accounting and the implementation of the sacrament of penance in the Russian North.
Pulkin Maxim Viktorovich
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Eros as the Meeting of Ecstasies in Christ: The Eucharistic Link between Divine and Human Love in Dionysius the Areopagite

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 453-473, October 2026.
Abstract Dionysius's vision of eros as a meeting of reciprocal ecstasies – where lover and beloved each pass out of themselves and into the other – has often been read as unifying dimensions of love otherwise thought to stand in tension, such as giving and receiving.
Noah Karger
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Interpreting Barth's Eschatology: An Eco‐Theological Reappraisal

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 431-452, October 2026.
Abstract Critical eco‐theologians do not consider Karl Barth's theology of creation helpful in addressing the contemporary ecological crisis. In this article, I explore a way to interpret Barth's theology that could lead to a fruitful eco‐theological perspective.
Othniël de Jong
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Hesychasm and Psychedelics: Altered States, Purgation, and the Question of Authentic Mysticism

Journal of Contemplative Studies
The purpose of this essay is to introduce the reader to the tradition of Hesychasm—a form of monastic asceticism rooted in the tradition of the Desert Fathers and given a systematic articulation by the Byzantine author Gregory Palamas (1296–1359)—and to ...
Thomas Cattoi
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Rituals and Sacraments [PDF]

, 2021
Christians, like their Islamic brothers and sisters, pray to God regularly. Much like Islam, the most important Christian prayer is praise and thanksgiving given to God.
Ozdemir, Adil, Takim, Liyakat, Fisch, Thomas   +2 more
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The Holy Sacraments of Penance and Anointing as Therapeutic Means in Pastoral Ministry

Forum Theologicum Sardicense
Today, more and more physicians, psychiatrists, and even ordinary people are exploring the psychosomatic connections between psychological illnesses. In this context, the regular administration of the sacraments of Confession and Anointing - both as part
Goran Stoevsky
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Sacrifice and the Eucharist

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2023
As the uniquely Christian form of worship, the Eucharist is studied by ‘systematic’ theologians in terms of its coherence with revelation as a whole, and by ‘dogmatic’ theologians in light of historic definitions that still impact the churches of today ...
John Stephenson
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Федотов Г. П. О таинствах

Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института
Вниманию читателей предлагается перевод статьи известного историка, религиозного мыслителя и публициста Г. П. Федотова. Статья была впервые опубликована в журнале Содружества св. Албания и прп.
Антощенко, А.В.
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