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The power of the past: materializing collective memory at early medieval lordly centres
Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.The repurposing of earlier sites and monuments is an enduringly popular theme in early medieval archaeology, but in England it has attracted little interest among Late Saxon and early post‐Conquest studies. From the tenth century, however, an increasingly prevalent pattern is discernible of secular lords locating their power centres in relation to ...
Duncan W. Wright +7 more
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Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future
The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
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The Meta-Analysis of Researches on Secularization in Iran Based on Indicators Inferred from the Religious Scriptures [PDF]
اسلام و مطالعات اجتماعی, 2015 The question about occurring or not occurring of secularization in Iran after the Islamic revolution has been one of the main concerns of researchers of sociology of religion field during recent years, and it has received diverse answers from them.
Hossain Bostan (Najafi)
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COSMOPOLITAN PHILOLOGY AND SACRED GRAMMAR
History and Theory, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Persian developed a formal grammatical tradition comparatively late in its thousand‐year history as a lingua franca. This article takes up the emergence of Persian grammar within the larger trajectory of Persian philology. It explores questions about why and when such a tradition developed in Persian by closely analyzing the earliest formal ...
ALEXANDER JABBARI
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International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract The article explores Christianity's role in society through public theology, particularly in relation to the public calling of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PCN). It advocates for reflecting on the dichotomy of church/world through the lens of divine mediation, challenging traditional dualisms and emphasizing a ‘soft difference ...
Rachèl Blokhuis‐Koopman
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El retorno antimoderno. Mito y teología política en tiempos postseculares.
Theoría Revista del Colegio de Filosofía, 2017 The main argument of this essay highlights the political importance of the myths regarding the formation of the modern debate around secularization, especially the role that political myths and theologies play in the configuration of the modernity.
Ángel Octavio Álvarez Solís
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Good Public Theology is Twilight Theology. A Constructive Deconstruction of Public Theology
International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract The article outlines the basic features of a good public theology that is inspired by Paul’s description of the situation of the church and Christians: ‘The night has passed, the day is not far distant’ (Rom 13:12). In his analysis of the present, the author identifies eight specific challenges of contemporary culture – challenges that have so
Günter Thomas
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Sociological Definitions, Language Games and the "Essence" of Religion [PDF]
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McKinnon, Andrew M.
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International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract While no longer exactly a theological youngster, Public Theology (‘Öffentliche Theologie’) is not ready to retire. Focusing on the particular German‐speaking context, this contribution makes a case for the importance of continuing the conversation with Public Theology, seeking to alleviate misunderstandings between the different conversation ...
Christine Schliesser
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