‘O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: let the whole earth tremble before him’ (Psalm 96:9)

“…Movements such as the Sea of Faith, or Progressive Christianity attempt to hold on to Christian imagery and cultus while leaving open the question of whether the concept of God is any more than a human construction. …”
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Contemplation and social transformation: the example of Thomas Merton by P. Sheldrake

“… This essay examines the relationship between the Christian tradition of contemplation and social action. …”
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The inner reformation of the sciences: an ambiguity in the radically orthodox thought of John Milbank? by D. F. M. Strauss

“…Milbank contemplates the idea of a Christian sociology, by considering the church as a distinct society (altera civitas), but considers it to be silly to talk of a Christian mathematics. …”
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Interview with Professor Philippe Denis by Helené van Tonder

“…Over the past two decades, his research focused primarily on the history of indigenous Christianity in southern Africa, along with an interest in oral history. …”
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Tubular Duplication of the Midgut Presenting with Acute Abdomen and Hematochezia: A Case Report from Northern Tanzania by Ayesiga M. Herman, David Msuya, Mwemezi Kaino, Hilary Shilanaiman, Joachim Magoma, Christian Issangya, Jay Lodhia, Murad Tarmohamed, Jeremia Pyuza, Patric Amsi, Alex Mremi, Ronald Mbwasi, Nuru Letara

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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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The theology of creation in Vito Mancuso’s Radical Theology by C. C. Simut

“…Mancuso’s concern to re-anchor Christian theology in the experience of today’s people drove him to affirm the fundamental importance of matter as source of everything. …”
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MARCION OF SYNOPE’S RELEVANCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD VIS-À-VIS RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE by G Andrade

“… Marcion of Synope has long been considered a heretic by all Christian churches. He is frequently grouped with the Gnostic trends of Early Christianity, although this is not entirely accurate. …”
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Faith formation in the tension interplay of tools, processes and the course for social transformation by M Moyo, K.J. Pali

“…According to Astley (2018:16), in Christianity, faith formation is more than learning about Christ; it is about “learning” Christ. …”
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The returning dead: unconventional inhumations in Medieval Lithuania by Gintautas Vėlius

“… The paper analyses unconventional burials in Christian Lithuania in the 14th-17th centuries. The burials contain either headless or limbless bodies buried with face downwards or on their side; such inhumations are not to be attributed as occasional or entirely exceptive ones. …”
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Between Sartre and Ratzinger, or the Legacy of the “No Man’s” Revolution by Aleksander Bańka

“…The author shows that this revolution, inspired by Sartre’s existentialism and Marxism, had a profound impact on contemporary culture, challenging the traditional Christian understanding of man, God, and freedom. In response, Benedict XVI stressed the importance of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as the foundation of an authentic faith, the only real alternative to the ideology of absolute freedom, and proposed Christianity as the path to true freedom, underpinned by the love of God. …”
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Duck, R., Worship for the whole people of God. Vital worship for the 21st century by M. Laubscher

“…White’s influential textbook Introduction to Christian worship (Third Edition Revised and Expanded – 2000). …”
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Towards an Abrahamic ecumenism? The search for the universality of the divine mystery by C. van der Kooi

“… This contribution explores the notion of an Abrahamic ecumenism as proposed by Hans Küng and others in search for a way in which Islam, Judaism and Christianity can live peacefully together. It is argued, however, that to pursue a viable political pluralism, it is more promising for Christian theology to take into account the historical development of the image of God instead of an orientation on a common historical origin in Abraham. …”
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Proclaiming the gospel in Macedonia, Achaia and in every place. Missions and 1 Thessalonians 1:6-8 by P. G. R. de Villiers

“… In this article the author analyses 1 Thessalonians 1:6-8 in order to illuminate missiological activities of Pauline Christianity. Paul is often regarded as the zealous missionary who took the rural, Palestinian gospel of Jesus to key cities in the Roman Empire and thus contributed decisively to the founding of Christianity. …”
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Towards a Holistic Approach to Sustainable Development: Inner Development as a Missing Link for Sustainability Transformation by Julia Blanc, Annekatrin Meißner

“…Therefore, we intend to (1) substantiate existing aspects of the Inner Development Goals (IDGs), (2) complement them, and (3) link the concept of the IDGs to normative discourses in Christian Social Ethics and Social Philosophy. Our results show that the dimensions of Being, Relating, and Collaborating in the IDG Framework can be substantiated by the normative discourse on spirituality and by reference to the social principle of personality in Christian Social Ethics, as well as by the Indian Social Philosophical Perspective of Vimala Thakar which focuses on a value-based approach. …”
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Perencanaan dan pelaksanaan supervisi akademik oleh pengawas pada guru Agama Kristen by Wolter Weol, Olivia Cherly Wuwung, Subaedah Luma

“…The purpose of this study was to obtain a clear and detailed description of: Planning and implementation of academic supervision by PAK supervisors for Christian Religion teachers at SMP Negeri 5 Ranoyapo. …”
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"Christ transforming culture"? Nagedink oor die aard van die gereformeerde geloof by D. Smit

“…The essay demonstrates how this twofold emphasis, of affirmation and critical renewal at the same time, is rooted in the heart of the Reformed vision itself, which is described as “a way of being the Christian community in the world, before God”. Four aspects of this description are consecutively highlighted, namely “the Christian community” (the first section), “before God” (the second section), “a way of being” (the third section) and “in the world” (the fourth section). …”
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Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female by Elichilia Shao, Flora Ruhangisa, Neema Minja, Kanankira Nnko, Denis Katundu, George Semango, Eva Mbwilo, Amos Mwasamwaja, Kajiru Kilonzo, Isaack Lyaruu

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Barbara Thiering's interpretation of Jesus' life by JA Naudé

“…The evaluation of Thiering's attempt to equate Christianity and Essenism, as well as the so-called similarities between the Qumran community and early Christianity, will follow logically. …”
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The Church in Sweden. Secularisation and Ecumenism as Challenges by Anders Ekenberg

“…The article treats, against a historical background, two main challenges for the Christian church in the contemporary situation: secularisation as such and ecumenism. …”
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