Christ as once for all sacrifice: a cultrual reading of Hebrews by K. J. Pali

“… The practice of sacrifices to the ancestors is still prevalent among some African Christians and it is inspired by various factors such as religious considerations or political aspirations through African renaissance. …”
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PLAYFUL SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: TOWARD TRANSFORMING ACTION by A. Stavnichuk

“… This article demonstrates how re-imagining our understanding of the Holy Spirit in more comprehensive ways can be effective in moving Christians toward creative, transforming activities in the world. …”
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Unity in Diversity: Coinfluence of Basic Mythological and Philosophical Systems of India by O. G. Ulltsiferov

“…The article examines one of the main questions of intercommunications between main religious and cultural systems in India: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity. The article, using detailed factual material, focuses the similarities and differences between those systems, results in the basic data regarding ontology, cosmology, ethics and sociology of those systems. …”
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The spirit that moves. A new society and its first publication by Pieter G. R. de Villiers

“… From text: As will become evident in this journal (cf. contributions of Kees Waaijman and Celia Kourie), the academic study of spirituality at institutions of advanced learning, is a major new development in the field of theology and religion, although writings about and the practice of spirituality are part of the oldest traditions in the history of Christianity. In addition, it is something that is found across boundaries of faith and denominations. …”
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Panthéisme de Flaubert by Philippe Dufour

“…During the Romantic period in Europe, the great god Pan was back, in response to Christianity. The century read Spinoza, and Hegel analyzed pantheism, whereas the Abbé Maret fought against it. …”
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Moral Economies and Practicing Moral Laws in Religions by Maria Frahm-Arp

“…With this particular focus, the timing of this edition is poignantly relevant as we face a global recession, the war in the Ukraine, ongoing and deep-rooted corruption in various political systems throughout the world, and the rise of a form of Christianity – prophetic Pentecostalism – which appears to have a weak understanding of morality and ethics. …”
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Saint Marc : enjeux communautaires et dynamiques politiques  by Sandrine Keriakos

“…The figure of Saint Marc is central in the Egyptian christianity. The very context of the return of his relics in 1968, in a time marked by the political sidelining of the Coptic population and a spiritual revival within it, shows the prevalence of political stakes over the religious dimension, notably because of Nasser's will to stage national unity beyond denominational divisions. …”
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As «Leis Jacobinas». Estudo e transcrição by Margarida Garcez Ventura

“…As in another realms of Christianity, also the portuguese king, using both the theological reasons as the roman law, considered his right and duty to exercise jurisdiction over many cases that the clergy had as exclusively theirs. …”
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Marriage, sexuality, and holiness: aspects of marital ethics in the Corpus Paulinum by R. Zimmermann

“…Foucault as the transition from a “matrimonial” to a “conjugal” marital concept. While early Christianity participated in this development, it also influenced it at decisive points and developed its own marital ethics. …”
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El hecho extraordinario: García Morente by Juana Sánchez-Gey Venegas

“…Manuel García Morente, a Spanish philosopher of the 20th century, well-known Kantian scholar and convinced agnostic, narrates in a work entitled El hecho extraordinario his experience of conversion to Christianity and, even more, his priestly vocation. Thus, the professor of ethics and dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of Madrid explains the experience of God in his life, the previous argumentation about the existence of God, through the understanding of the concepts of determinism and providence and, in a special way, the event that marked his personal life that April night in Paris.…”
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Gender and indentity aspects in costume of different time periods and peoples by Yu. L. Gerasimova, O. A. Kirillova

“…Comparison of gender characteristics of clothing based on the lifestyle of pagans and christians is given. There is considered the relationships of gender and clothing. …”
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Religião e lutas identitárias por cidadania e justiça: Brasil e Argentina by Joanildo A. Burity

“…The analysis, which is part of a broader comparative study under way will focus on the fi eld of Christianity in Brazil and Argentina.…”
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Coïmbre, Tolède, Lisbonne by Jean-Pierre Molénat

“…At Coimbra, in 1064, as at Toledo, in 1095, and again at Lisbon, in 1147, the so-called "Reconquest" coming from the north of the peninsula, even from further afield, found on the spot groups of Arabized Christians, who are commonly refered to as "Mozarabs". …”
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Pilgrimage and Pilgrim Hierarchies in Vernacular Discourse: Comparative Notes from the Camino de Santiago and Glastonbury by Tiina Sepp

“…The co-existence of the different belief systems of Christianity and New Age and the conflicts and tension between them will be explored. …”
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Between the Pandemic, the War and the Value Conflict: Polish Ecumenism at Crossroads by P. Kopiec

“… Poland is still an exception on the European map of Christianity, although this exceptional position is increasingly fading away. …”
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Heiliging en die Pentekostalisme

“…Bruner (1976:20) stel dit soos volg: "Pentacostalism wishes in brief, to be understood as experiential Christianity, with its experience culminating in the baptism of the believers in the Holy Spirit, as at Pentacosst, by speaking in other tongues. …”
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"Bond of love": the action of the Spirit by D. T. Williams

“…It is hoped that increased understanding of the work of the Spirit will contribute to the healing of divisions in Christianity which emerged out of conflicting attitudes to the modern experiences. …”
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A brief overview of Bible translation in South Africa by E. A. Hermanson

“… Christianity came to South Africa in 1652, but missionary outreach to the indigenous population only began in earnest in the 19th century. …”
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Interpretation of the mass possession in Morzine by contemporary Austrian press by Peter Ondreička

“…The last two discourses focus on the medical context of the case and the connection of the symptoms to Christianity. …”
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KÜRESELLEŞME VE KÜRESEL TEOLOJİ ARAYIŞLARI by Şamil Öcal

“…This study aims at examining the influences of globalization for Christianity and particulary İslam, regarding their new geographical and theological borders that has been fashionining with the Globalization. …”
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