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On Wisdom Christology and the Wise Use of Scripture
Abstract Following the grammar of 2 Timothy 3:15–17, this article reflects on the relation between the Christological salvation unto which Scripture ‘makes us wise’ and the corresponding use of Scripture as one among many ‘good works’. Dogmatically restated, it seeks to indicate Scripture's wise use by attending to the Christological Wisdom to which ...
Kyle McCracken
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Abstract This article charts the Council of Nicaea's (325) relevance to the Anglican Tradition from the sixteenth century to the present day, as manifested through Anglicanism's engagement with the Nicene Creed, its attitude towards early ecumenical councils, its appeals to ‘the Fathers’ and its approach to ‘tradition’, particularly in relation to ...
E. S. Kempson
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The depth and extent of Ficino’s reception and use of Proclus has already attracted much scholarly attention. The present paper builds on and tries to enrich these results, focusing specifically on Ficino’s reception of Proclus’ Elements of Physics and ...
Sokratis-Athanasios Kiosoglou
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Theology and practice in Piers Plowman
The fourteenth-century English poem Piers Plowman, by William Langland, tells of a quest for and pilgrimage to Truth, or God. The poem is lengthy and diffuse, and evidences Langland’s keen interest in philosophy, theology, politics, social conditions and
D. Levey
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THE DOCTRINE OF DEIFICATION IN ORTHODOX THEOLOGY [PDF]
The doctrine of salvation is the most important part of the Christian theology. Soteriology can answer the questions about the sense of life of the Christian, its final aim and the means of achieving this aim. Deification is one of the synonyms of the salvation, which means the ability of the man to reflect the perfections of God.
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Post-reformation reformed dogmatics, volume 1: prolegomena to theology [PDF]
Reviewed Book: Muller, Richard A. Post-reformation reformed dogmatics, V 1: prolegomena to theology.
Cooke, Timothy R.
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Ecumenical perspectives on pentecostal pneumatology [PDF]
This contribution responds to the unbearable but undeniable tension between the ecumenical movement and the Pentecostal movement by exploring the doctrinal differences in this regard. More specifically, the aim is to understand the challenges posed to
Conradie, Ernst
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Revisiting the Literal Sense of Scripture, in Dialogue With Thomas Aquinas
Abstract Brevard Childs suggests that ‘one of the burning issues in theology lies in a search to recover a new understanding of the sensus literalis’. In this article, I retrieve and commend Thomas Aquinas's account of the literal sense, using Peter's Pentecost speech in Acts 2 as a way of testing Thomas's mettle.
Christopher R. J. Holmes
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Paul Bouts and the Short Life of Psychognomy in Brazil. [PDF]
André C.
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Abstract This article considers John Betz's book Christ, the Logos of Creation as an exercise in the relation of doctrines within Christian systematic theology.
Andrew Davison
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