MISSIONAL-DIACONAL PRACTICES IN JAPAN AND SOUTH AFRICA: by J.S. Van der Watt

“…The article indicates that, in light of frequent natural disasters, sharing God’s compassion in concrete ways has become vital to these churches’ existence. Christians face new challenges, as they deepen their involvement in existential challenges caused by disasters and other existing sociopolitical realities. …”
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THE IMPACT OF PROTESTANTISM ON THE ECONOMY OF THE COHO CHIL PEOPLE IN LAM DONG PROVINCE by Minh Nhat Mai, Thi Hien Tran

“…Protestantism creates a social network and social capital that not only influences their economic life, but also provides timely material support for Christians in need. This paper serves as an additional resource for research related to the relationship between religion and the economy – an intriguing topic that is not found in much previous research in Vietnam.…”
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Theft and robbery in Chrysostom's time by H. F. Stander

“…Prisoners were also dependent on their family or on the charity of Christians for food. But Chrysostom also looked at robbery from a theological point of view. …”
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Transformation of relations in the Chuvash family by N.S. Volkovich

“…Currently, many of them are, however, Orthodox Christians. A small proportion of the population is made by Russians. …”
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Indigenous Agency in the Missionary Encounter: The Example of the Khanty and the Nenets by Eva Toulouze

“…Therefore, while representatives of official Christianity do not see these natives as real Christians, they consider themselves to be so.…”
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Problems in the theoretical foundation of the functional-equivalent approach by G. J. C. Jordaan

“…This  transformation is conducted in a manner which corresponds with the idea that textual form and message can be separated. For Christians who view the Bible as God’s Word which is time-directed but not time-bound, and at the same time God’s Word which communicates with believers of all time, these theoretical viewpoints of the functional-equivalent approach are problematic. …”
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Slaves and Captives Between Castile, Granada, and the Canary Islands: Frontier and Judicial Dynamics in the 15th and 16th Centuries by Mirko Suzarte Škarica

“… By analyzing the encounters at the borders between the Kingdom of Castile and Granada, and those on the Canary Islands, this paper delves into the dynamics of slavery and captivity practiced by Christians, Muslims, and the Indigenous inhabitants of the Canarias archipelago between the 15th and 16th centuries. …”
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La mer, miroir de la légitimité du califat nasride. À propos du Khaṭrat al-ṭayf d’Ibn al-Khaṭîb (1347) by Yann Dejugnat

“…In this symbolic construction, the sea appears as the privileged space to express the caliphal ambitions and the hopes of revenge on the Christians of the nasrid power.…”
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BUILDING COMMUNITY IN THE CHURCH BETWEEN INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS by J. Dickie

“…This empirical study attempts to waken South African members of a local church to the heavy concerns carried by fellow Christians who have had to flee their homelands. The study intends to not only highlight refugees, but also any group within a church that may feel “excluded”. …”
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PRESENT-DAY MISSION PARTNERSHIPS by C van Engen

“…In this new reality, there is an urgent need to discover and create new patterns of missionary partnership among Christians worldwide. It is urgent that church leaders, mission executives, and mission practitioners talk together, analyse, critique, and articulate the possibilities and pitfalls of partnership in mission in the 21st century. …”
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Une vie de saint Benoît à la mode toulousaine : Le Dret cami del Cél (1659) de Bernard Grimaud by Jean-François Courouau

“…Each episode of St Benedict's life is preceded by a section entitled “Mouralo”, explaining how Christians should interpret the different moments of the saint's exemplary life. …”
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Die "Evangeliese Sending" 2010 - uitgedien of relevant? by P. Robinson

“… The Evangelical Mission (EM) dates its official history back to 1846 with the establishment of the Evangelical Alliance with as common goal ‘to promote unity and fellowship among Christians for more effective witness to the gospel’ and ‘to foster interpersonal relationships of common faith, trust and prayer’. …”
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Les mausolées de la fin de l’Antiquité au Moyen Âge central : entre gestion d’un héritage et genèse de nouveaux modèles by Thomas Creissen

“…However, a significant number of these buildings still existed in the Late Middle Ages. Among the Christian mausoleums, those that were later converted into churches are the most famous. …”
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The Influence of Turkish on Cypriot Greek by Ahmet Yıkık

“… When Cyprus was conquered by the Ottomans in 1571, the majority of the local population were Orthodox Greek Christians. After the conquest, Muslim Turks who migrated from Anatolia also settled on the island. …”
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A rhetorical analysis of Philippians 1:1-11 by A. H. Snyman

“…They are part of Paul’s rhetorical strategy in the letter, constructed from the text itself and aimed at persuading his fellow-Christians to persevere in proclaiming and living the gospel that they received at the founding of the church in Philippi. …”
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Wiara w Kościele, lecz dla świata. Rekonstrukcja interpretacji nauczania Vaticanum II by Andrzej Napiórkowski

“…Its main aim was to develop a new relationship between the Church and the modern era, between Christianity and the essential elements of modern teaching. …”
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#CHOOSETOCHALLENGE: COVID-19, COMMUNITY RESEARCH, AND THE CANAANITE WOMAN by M. Ibita, M.S. Ibita

“…We posit that the theological process of seejudge-act, enhanced with evaluate-celebrate/ritualise, using feminist biblical characterisation in interpreting Matthew 15:21-28, serves as a spiritual resource for Christians working for the urban poor realisation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. …”
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God’s Alterity and the Particularity of Christ by Björn Vikström, Elli Barsnes

“…They both underscore that Christians can learn from other religious traditions, and that other faiths or traditions have the potentiality to clarify aspects of the Christian tradition. …”
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Matka naszego Pana czy Królowa Męczenników by Wojciech Życiński

“…In this perspective Mary is one who has inherited the Kingdom of God, because she shares in the power communicated by the Spirit for delivering the world from its evils and for bringing people to Divine filiation and Christian maturity.…”
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‘What makes you think Theology is a subject?’ by Trevor Williams

“…By Confessional Theology I mean the affirmation of an exclusive point of reference by which all other claims to authority and knowledge are judged. Thus Christians ‘confess Jesus Christ is Lord’, and Confessional Theology is the rational articulation of the Christian Faith from within the circle of Faith – the convictions, experiences, and hopes grounded in the story of Jesus and characterized by commitment and involvement. …”
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