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Augustine on theosis and divine illumination as the theologic framework for decolonisation

Verbum et Ecclesia
This study examined the plausibility and role of theosis in Augustine’s theory of divine illumination as a theologic framework for decolonising theology. Theologic refers to God’s revelation about himself and his nature. Therefore, through an analysis of
Godfrey T. Baleng
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Desire: A Theological Reappraisal

The Heythrop Journal, Volume 66, Issue 1, Page 3-23, January 2025.
Abstract Desire and its cognates—longing, yearning—do a lot of hard work in modern theology, the work grounded in philosophical precedents going back at least as far as the early German Romantics. These precedents helped to inaugurate the twentieth century explorations of psychoanalysis.
Graham Ward
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Acerca de la filiación a Dios. Traducción del opúsculo De filiatione Dei

Escritos
Esta es una traducción del opúsculo De filiatione dei, del autor neoplatónico alemán del renacimiento Nicolás de Cusa. Para elaborar esta traducción, se examinó la versión del opúsculo en latín publicada por la editorial Felix Meiner principalmente ...
Cristian Camilo Ruiz García
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The Spirit as Plural Person

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 94-125, January 2025.
Abstract According to plural person theory, a group of close friends can act together not just distributively, as separate individuals all at once, but also corporately, as a nonmetaphorical plural person supervening on the friends. This article proposes that the Spirit is a plural person in precisely this sense.
Olivia Bustion
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Mistyka oblubieńcza w Cherubinowym wędrowcu Angelusa Silesiusa

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Angelus Silesius lists spousal love as one of the paths to theosis (epigram VI, 1), which constitutes the central motif of The Cherubinic Wanderer. The nuptial motif present in chosen epigrams has been analysed based on, among others, writings of mystics
Alicja Kałużny
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On the Homoousia

International Review of Mission, Volume 113, Issue 2, Page 261-279, November 2024.
Abstract The affirmation of the co‐equality (homoousia) of the first and the second persons of the Trinity at the Council of Nicaea is a major milestone in the history of theology and the church. Established at a time when the Roman empire developed its Christian identity, it has often been assumed that Nicene theology was imperial theology.
Joerg Rieger
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Theology of Education in the Second Vatican Council’s Gravissimum Educationis

Theology and Philosophy of Education, 2022
Theology of education regards the growth in the journey with God and being with God and others. Gravissimum Educationis (GE) calls for moral learning in education, and specifically Christian education so Christians grow in God, become more Christ-like ...
Stuart Nicolson
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The Spirituality of the Nicene Creed and Its Missionary Implications in the Parish Community

International Review of Mission, Volume 113, Issue 2, Page 324-340, November 2024.
Abstract This article explores the missionary implications of the Nicene Creed in Orthodox parishes, focusing on trinitarian theology, incarnation, and decolonizing mission. Through the lens of the Nicene Creed, the article highlights how Orthodox parishes reflect trinitarian communion and engage in eucharistic mission to transform society. The article
Cristian Sonea
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A Theology of Seeing, Experiencing, and Vision. An Editorial Introduction

Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2019
What may seem astonishing is the near dismissal of the beatific vision doctrine in the last 50+ years of biblical and theological scholarship in contrast to the emphasis given to it throughout church history.
Brandt Ryan A., Farris Joshua R.
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Living on This Earth as in Heaven: Time and the Ecological Conversion of Eschatology

Modern Theology, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 833-858, October 2024.
Abstract Eschatological and apocalyptic patterns of thought are today prominent in environmental discourse, across multiple disciplines and media. Yet some theologians criticise these thought patterns for their role in perpetuating and even causing the environmental degradation we now witness. This article argues that the construal of salvation and the
Gunnar Gjermundsen
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