About Galatians, apocalyptic and the switching of paradigms by Gys M. H. Loubser

“…Written against the background of modern day Christianity still grappling with law and the old paradigm two thousand years into new creation, this article hopes to share some of Paul’s vigour toward understanding the time we live in as post-law. …”
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ON THE SPECIFICS OF TEACHING, SCHOOLS AND INTELLECTUAL CENTERS OF PALESTINE OF LATE ANTIQUITY by Zhanna M. Sukhova, Irina Yu. Vashcheva

“…These centers combined the legacy of antiquity, Christian traditions, and local cultural peculiarities. …”
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Męczeństwo – chrześcijańska wyłączność? by Krzysztof Kościelniak

“…Martyrdom as a phenomenon peculiar to monotheistic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) has also analogies in Far East belief systems (e.g. …”
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Stuart Cloete's construction of Voortrekker religion in Turning Wheels by F. Hale

“…Among the thematic elements are belief in divine purpose and providence, postfigurative uses of the Pentateuchal characters Moses and Abraham, the image of the clergy, the failure of religious belief to maintain ethical norms among the Voortrekkers and the contribution of an ethnocentric distortion of Christianity to disharmonious relations with black Africans. …”
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Henri Bergson et les conservateurs espagnols (1907-1940)/II by Camille Lacau Saint-Guily

“…Bergson helps to restore, in those times of Catholic intellectualism, the mystical side of Christianity and Catholicism. Berrueta also relies on him to reconnect with the Augustinian and Franciscan tradition of immanent contemplation in the quest for God. …”
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The Imagination in the Life and Thought of John Henry Newman by Terrence Merrigan

“…The Christian ‘idea’ can only be discerned to the degree that it comes to expression in a variety of historical forms. …”
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"And Africa will be saved!"? Nadenke oor die kerk, die sending en die nood van Sub-Sahara-Afrika by P. Verster

“… Livingstone (1813-1873) with his emphasis on “Christianity, civilisation, commerce” had high expectations that Western influence would lead to total new conditions in Africa and the end of slave trade. …”
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The gospel contra Nietzsche: a South African literary critique of Wille zur Macht by F. Hale

“…In Doke’s critique of Nietzsche, he also described ethnic and religious clashes and implicitly argued for the moral superiority of Christianity and the ethical need for missionary endeavours. …”
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Paganism in Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure: The Possibility of Faith and Ethics in a Darwinian World by Marie Panter

“…While Hardy’s support of paganism has been much debated, the comparison between these two novels shows that everything tends towards an unambiguous praise of paganism, which appears as a possible alternative to Christianity. Hardy reads paganism as a form of pantheism and ethics based on ‘Nature’s Law’, which matches his Darwinian view of nature. …”
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EMPIRE, TRINITY, AND IRONY: RHETORIC AND THE BOOK OF REVELATION by Rian Venter

“…A trinitarian naming of God was entangled with empire already at an early stage of Christianity. It was simultaneously implicated by and subversive of empire. …”
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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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Morality and religion in African thought by P. J. Nel

“…The assumption that faith or religion is the foundation of African morality can only be partially endorsed when one grants space for hybrid moral constructions between Christianity and indigenous religion. However, African morality is not necessarily based on religion or faith, but on the beneficiary values of collective family and community well-being, without dissolving the individual’s character. …”
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Psychosocial determinants of the willingness to pay for social health insurance among workers at a commercial bank in Dessie, Ethiopia: a multi-setting study by Alemayehu Mebratu Abate, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Abebe Kibret Assfaw, Husien Nurahmed Toleha, Ewunetie Mekashaw Bayked

“…The WTP was found to be significantly affected by being female (AOR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.26–0.98), being affiliated with orthodox Christianity (AOR = 0.48, 95% CI: 0.23–0.99), the presence of ≥5 family members in the household (AOR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.06–0.52), experience of illness in the last 6 months (AOR = 4.95, 95% CI: 2.23–11.00), and perception toward it (AOR = 4.07, 95% CI: 2.03–8.17).ConclusionThe WTP for the scheme was suboptimal, attributed to limited benefit packages, lack of medicines and equipment, and poor healthcare quality, and significantly influenced by being female, being affiliated with orthodox Christianity, family size, experience of illness in the last 6 months, as well as perceptions toward it.…”
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Katechizm biblijny Kościoła kartagińskiego by Tomasz Kaczmarek

“…This image is that interesting because it is the only pre- Nicean Christology compendium of this type, which directly introduces us to theological thought preceding a very difficult for Christianity trinitian controversy. The main focus is on the issues of presented by biblical testimonia, secondly on the biblical basis of Christological catechesis as to consider three aspects of sacramentum Christi, i.e. …”
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Salome, an Obsessive Compulsive Myth, from Oscar Wilde to Richard Strauss by Jacques Coulardeau

“…Salome is the archetypical monster in Christianity. She provokes Herod, John himself and everyone else around her and pushes them to the extreme limits of decency. …”
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The Debate Concerning Creation in Relation to Ecology by Sławomir Śledziewski

“…Some authors tried to accuse Christianity that the theology of creation is responsible for the crisis of the natural environment. …”
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Ostrov Pereon a středoevropská misie kolem roku 1000 by Jan Stejskal

“…Young emperor supported various attempts to expand the Christianity together with his own influence beyond the border of his empire. …”
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Augustine on election: the birth of an article of faith by Erik A. de Boer

“… The doctrine of divine election is part of the heritage of Western Christianity. Discussions in the reformed tradition point to the older Augustine as the one who developed the doctrine of double predestination in the controversy with the semi-Pelagians. …”
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Being an assistant to a shaman by Tanka Subba

“…In the end, the author shows concern for the future of shamanism, as it seems to be losing out to organised religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity.…”
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The coloniser or the missionary? Identity crisis as a conflict in Biblical reception among the Agikuyu of Central Kenya by R. Muya

“…The article analyses how the missionaries inculcated the biblical message and how the Agikuyu gradually shifted from their initial belief that "there is no difference between a White coloniser and a White missionary" to a friendly relationship with missionaries and acceptance of Christianity. To explore these dynamics, the article employs witness accounts from African scholars, intertextual analysis of texts regarding Agikuyu because of the initial challenge of distinguishing British colonialists from missionaries. …”
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