Doctrine, Narrative and the Formation of Christian Identity: A Conversation with Alister McGrath
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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Human dignity, minimum and maximum: what is the justification for the difference between male and female Diyah" in Islam? [PDF]
Jafari SA +5 more
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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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Mapping the Landscape of Religious Coping: Review and Bibliometric Analysis of Theocentric and Non-Theocentric Practices. [PDF]
Joseph JJ +3 more
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Rethinking Merit in Calvin's Doctrine of the Atonement: Beyond Possessive Individualism
Abstract Joan Lockwood O'Donovan argues that the Reformation doctrine of grace entails a rejection of the proprietary anthropology of self‐owning individuals and its attendant notion of justice – what C. B. Macpherson termed the “theory of possessive individualism.” Although O'Donovan praises Calvin's anthropology and his account of law for its non ...
John Walker
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Development of the self-directed RECEIVE Forgiveness workbook: a Christian-sensitive resource to support experiencing reconciliation with God. [PDF]
Cowden RG +3 more
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Interpreting Barth's Eschatology: An Eco‐Theological Reappraisal
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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'Sometimes sheep need a vet': A qualitative study of Pentecostal clergy knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours regarding mental health. [PDF]
Muthaih J +3 more
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Comparisons Ancient and Modern: Was Cyril of Alexandria a Good Reader of Paul?
Abstract Cyril of Alexandria is the final stop on Michael Magree's analysis of the patristic interpretation of Pauline kenosis, serving as the culmination of the historical arc he surveys. Although Magree is careful to avoid overtly judging the success of various interpreters as readers of the Apostle, it is clear that he finds Cyril's appropriation of
Matthew R. Crawford
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The Theological Poetics of Pauline κένωσις in Patristic Authors: A Dialogue with Michael C. Magree☆
Abstract This review engages in dialogue with Magree's methodological assumptions (literary, rhetorical, philosophical and theological) and approach to the history of reception of this critically important Pauline passage (Philippians 2:7) and then provides a critical assessment of the textual evidence for his contention that Origen of Alexandria ...
Margaret M. Mitchell
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