The role of religious values in extending social protection: a South African perspective by L. G. Mpedi

“…It also examines various factors that contribute towards informal social security dependency in AICs, namely the influence of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, the limited scope of social security coverage, the restricted family concept (underlying much of the formal system which does not reflect the family context in South Africa), African traditional values, and Christian principles. In addition, the article investigates the nature of the relationship between informal coping mechanisms (such as those in AICs) and formal social security, i.e. whether informal social security strengthens or weakens formal social security. …”
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Religiöse Spuren im Alltag by Matthias Werner

“… Acronyms, songs, advertisements, movies, television series, comic strips, memes or even sports news: Traces of Christian symbols, sayings, or references can be found in numerous places and contexts. …”
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Franc Jeza v Trstu by Ivo Jevnikar

“…Based on literature and testimonies, the article analyzes the life of Franc Jeza (1916–1984), a writer, journalist, and fighter for an independent and democratic Slovenia. A Christian socialist, member of the Liberation Front, and former camp prisoner, Jeza left Yugoslavia after the Second World War, permanently settling in Trieste. …”
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« Combattre les perversions morales qui les ont poussées au mal » : la prise en charge de la déviance féminine par le tribunal pour mineurs de Valence (Espagne, 1939-1958) by Amélie Nuq

“…Religion and work were meant to reform those “fallen” young women, mostly from popular backgrounds, in order to shape them into Christian mothers and spouses, in conformity with the female archetype glorified by the Francoist dictatorship.…”
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Fêtes et processions de Maaloula : une mise en scène des identités dans l’espace d’un village chrétien by Sylvia Chiffoleau

“…Such is the case of the Christian village of Maaloula where, at the end of the summer, the Catholic and Orthodox Churches jointly celebrate a Feast of the Cross, before honouring their respective patron saints. …”
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Définir l’ennemi national. La restauration sécuritaire du président égyptien al-Sisi by Laure Guirguis

“…The Egyptian State is the main agent reproducing minoritization-processes of Christians. Hence, analyzing these processes allows understanding the regimes of veridiction (Foucault) that characterize Egyptian authoritarian situation. …”
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Kristus ukřižovaný na palmě, „locus tristis“ a emblematika 17. století by Pavel Panoch

“…John’s hand by his side, was a traditional sign of Christian Martyrs and its origin is rising from the mystical tradition of a Cartusian order. …”
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Portretul unui neam: Captivus Septemcastrensis, princeps cantemirius by Ioana Costa

“…The Romanian literature written in Latin offers two extended portraits of the Ottoman world: besides the famous Historia Othmanica of Dimitrie Cantemir, there is Tractatus de moribus, condicionibus et nequicia Turcorumi, composed by a writer from Sebes, known under several names (Georg Captivus Septemcastrensis, Georgius de Hungaria, The Romosan Student). The explicit Christian perspective and, nevertheless, the direct knowledge of the Ottoman realia are elements that connect the two writings, separated by a century and a half of impetuous history. …”
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Divine hiddenness, the melancholic self, and a pandemic spirituality by R. Venter

“…The state of insecurity has become a new horizon for doing Christian theology, and the new experience makes it inevitable that the spiritual implications be explored. …”
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Bourdonnements des insectes et musique de David : image sonore de l’Éthiopie chez le père franciscain Remedius Prutký (1752) by Anne Damon-Guillot

“…A sensory-oriented reading of this text is possible by paying attention to the way the catholic missionary "hears" orthodox Christian Ethiopia. This yields a new, sensory understanding of the perception of otherness. …”
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Liberative Black theology: a case study of race in theological education by M. Naidoo

“…The new interracial relationships that are created in religious organisations can become a model of social cohesion for South African society. However, Christian organisations are structured in patriarchal and hierarchical ways with their authoritarianism; hence, the roots of oppression lie deeper. …”
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Mercy, love and salvatioin in orthodox spirituality by N. Dumitrascu

“…The ideal state of Plato’s Republic exhibits mercy in a form that contrasts sharply with the Christian concept. The latter does not distinguish between those of different social conditions. …”
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Reflection on the theology of Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) by J. Corkery

“…Following a brief look at the background to my own interest in Ratzinger, I present some important features of his theology, shedding light on it particularly through drawing attention to those theological figures in the Christian tradition, Augustine and Bonaventure, who have influenced him the most. …”
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LINEN SIEVES – THOUGHTS ON THE MARGIN OF ANGI ISTVÁN'S MUSICOLOGICAL WRITINGS (ANGI ISTVÁN: SITE DE IN, EDITURA MEDIA MUSICA, CLUJ-NAPOCA, 2014) by Attila FODOR

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The structure and dynamics of Luther's Catechism by K. Zwanepol

“…Only then its specific dynamics will manifest itself which make Luther’s Catechism very suitable for instruction about the Christian Faith at several levels. Following this impetus this Catechism against a tradition of misuse as a confessional text book might be recaptured as life book which proves to be useful in handing down the relevancy of Protestant tradition in the entire faith community …”
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Navigating Civic Agency and Civic Space Amid Authoritarian Realities in Myanmar: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Concept of Divine Mandate as Public Theology by Lap Yan Kung

“…It explores divine mandates as essential for protecting civic space, advocates for Christian discipleship as a means of civic agency, and sparks moments of possibility by recognizing the hidden God in times of suffering. …”
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An Update on Clinicopathological and Molecular Features of Plexiform Fibromyxoma by Hsuan-An Su, Hsu-Heng Yen, Chih-Jung Chen

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Zu den ökologischen Metaphern bei Paulus by Andrzej Najda

“…Paul makes use of them when speaks of the reality, the nature and the tasks of the Christian community (e.g.: Rom 7,4ff.; 9,21; 1 Cor 3,9), when he wants to describe his missionary activity or to express his apostolic consciousness (e.g.: 1 Cor 3,6; 3,10; 2 Cor 10,8; 13,10).…”
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De la politique de la rue à la lutte institutionnelle : le témoignage de deux militantes à travers le livre politique by Ludivine Thouverez

“…Drawing on the theoretical contributions of Christian Le Bart, this paper examines whether the writing of these two activists breaks with the canon of the usual political books and reflects an evolution in political practice over the last decade. …”
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Song of Songs and the charism of Mother Theresa of Calcutta (Cant 1:5-2:17) by Krzysztof Bardski

“… The ancient Christian tradition considered the allegorical interpretation of the Bible as an important mean of spiritual formation in the life of the Church. …”
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