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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

Why Does Mengzi Consider Human Nature Good?

European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay examines the theoretical relation between moral sentiments and the goodness of human nature in Mengzi's moral philosophy. Mengzi's claim that human nature is good is often understood through the heart of compassion and the sages' exemplary achievements.
Dobin Choi
wiley   +1 more source

The Invasive Ailanthus altissima: A Biology, Ecology, and Control Review

Plants
Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle) is a tree native to China which has invaded disturbed areas in many regions worldwide. Its presence endangers natural ecosystems by displacing native species, modifying habitats, changing community ...
Jordi Soler, Jordi Izquierdo
doaj   +1 more source

The Politics of Pointing: Lessing's Fingerzeig and the Limits of Figural Reading

The German Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Lessing's Fingerzeig—a “pointer” that guides without determining judgment—has often been treated as a stylistic habit rather than a hermeneutic principle. This essay reconstructs it as an ethics of interpretation, a gesture that orients without completing and leaves judgment to whoever follows.
Matthew Thomas Stoltz
wiley   +1 more source

Rowan Tree Church Annual Report, 1993 [PDF]

, 1993
This digital asset was created from the original digital scans by Rev. Paul V. Beyerl and provided to the Valdosta State University, Archives & Special Collections to be part of their Rowan Tree Church Periodicals Collection of the New Age Movements ...
Rowan Tree Church
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Natural spread of Verticillium wilt as effective constraint on Ailanthus altissima invasion

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (tree-of-heaven) is a widespread tree classified as an invasive alien species in the European Union. Recently, severe wilt decay from Verticillium spp. infections in A.
Oliveira Longa CM, Ferretti MC, Andreis D, Maresi G   +3 more
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Penal‐Reparative Atonement: A Synthesis of Penal Substitution and Satisfaction Models

The Heythrop Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract I will argue that through Jesus Christ's life, death, resurrection, and ascension—considered as an organic whole—Christ presented his humanity before the Father as the visible instantiation of both God's condemnation of sin and God's delighted acceptation of the Son.
Sean Luke
wiley   +1 more source

Annual Report of the Rowan Tree Church, 1986-1987 [PDF]

, 1987
This digital asset was created from the original digital scans by Rev. Paul V. Beyerl and provided to the Valdosta State University Archives & Special Collections to be part of their Rowan Tree Church Periodicals Collection of the New Age Movements ...
Rowan Tree Church
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The Nature of Christian Doctrine: A Conversation with My Critics

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article opens with a brief account of the six main themes of The Nature of Christian Doctrine, noting in particular the role of the early church as an ‘epistemic community’ of knowledge production, and the significant and helpful parallels between the modern scientific tool of ‘inference to the best explanation’ and early Christian ...
Alister E. McGrath
wiley   +1 more source

Doctrine, Narrative and the Formation of Christian Identity: A Conversation with Alister McGrath

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source