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Hunting for Hollanders: The community responsibility system, trade sanctions, and public debt in the late‐medieval Low Countries

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract To persuade creditors to lend, cities in the Low Countries relied on a community responsibility system that made all citizens personally liable for public debt. This exposed itinerant citizens to significant risks: their merchandise could be confiscated by creditors, and they could even be imprisoned for debt.
Jaco Zuijderduijn
wiley   +1 more source

Christians of East and West: Patristic Tradition, Spiritual Experience, and Ecclesial Dialogue

Spirituality Studies
This article examines the twentieth-century patristic renewal through a comparative study of Placide Deseille, Jean Daniélou, and Olivier Clément. While often presented as a unified movement of ressourcement, the study argues that it unfolds through ...
Georges Antaby
doaj  

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
wiley   +1 more source

The Kairos of Missionary Reciprocity

Ecclesial Futures
The global redistribution of Catholic missionary agency from the global South to historically missionary-sending regions represents one of the most significant ecclesiological developments of the twenty-first century.
Januarius Asongu
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Soul Recreation: Spiritual Marriage and Ravishment in the Contemplative-Mystical Piety of Isaac Ambrose [PDF]

, 2009
Tom Schwanda Soul Recreation: Spiritual Marriage and Ravishment in the Contemplative-Mystical Piety of Isaac Ambrose This thesis examines the theology and piety of Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664), a moderate Lancashire Puritan minister.
SCHWANDA, TOM
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Social Justice as a Catalyst for Ecumenical Engagement

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article provides a comprehensive overview of the historical formation of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America (FCC), examining the social and political context in the United States that shaped its adoption of ecumenical practices focused on social justice.
Geneva Blackmer
wiley   +1 more source

From Simplicity to the Filioque: A Proposal

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract I will defend the position that trinitarian metaphysics relying on a strict theory of divine simplicity has a significant ecumenical advantage over other approaches to trinitarian theology. Specifically, it can help us resolve disputes around the filioque irenically.
James Dominic Rooney
wiley   +1 more source

Mafisa: Communion ecclesiology of Acts 2:42–47 in action

In die Skriflig
The Batswana people practise a cultural tradition known as mafisa, which involves borrowing and lending as a way of poverty alleviation within the community. Its main purpose is to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor.
Kelebogile T. Resane
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Unequal Solidarity: Club Rules and Crisis Support in the European Polity

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Is European solidarity during crises due to common or close identities? Or do Europeans punish rule‐breaking countries by showing them less solidarity? Research on the determinants of European solidarity increasingly focuses on ‘solidarity to’, how givers' attitudes are shaped by their perceptions of receiving member states.
Zbigniew Truchlewski, Daniel Kovarek, Joseph Ganderson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source