Theology Before and After Bishop Robinson’s Honest to God (1963)

“…Since the Enlightenment brought to humans the freedom to think for themselves – Bonhoeffer labelled this phenomenon ‘Humanity’s coming of age’ – so the theological enterprise gradually changed from being the exposition of divinely revealed dogmas to the human exploration of religious experience. …”
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Katharsis and Phantasia in Plotinus’ Thought by ilker Kisa

“…In this way, reason firstly stops busying itself with the lower content which takes place in phantasia and secondly, thanks to the first step, identifies more and more with the higher content, which also belongs to phantasia as a faculty of the soul which unfolds the content of the divine intellect, Nous. Katharsis’ extended work upwards is also key for the transformation of the lower components of the human soul and reduction of the demands of bodily life to its natural minimum. …”
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La biodiversité dans les paysages viticoles : exemple d’un projet européen mené en France et sur la péninsule ibérique by Soazig Darnay

“…Embodying this initiative, the European BioDivine programme gradually incorporated landscape issues in the scientific study of biodiversity. …”
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Augustine on angelic knowledge by Ovie Valentine Aghoghophia

“…Augustine treated the nature of the knowledge the angels can acquire with their natural angelic faculty and the nature of the knowledge they acquire through the grace of God. Divine illumination is equally enjoyed by the angels and even more than humans do. …”
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Le débat juridique et religieux sur la sorcellerie en Libye by Mazek Ayoub

“…In 2024, the Authority succeeded in enacting Law No. 6, which criminalizes witchcraft, conjuring, divination, and related practices. This law and the “ḥaṣīn” program have sparked intense debates. …”
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İTAAT KÜLTÜRÜNÜN OLUŞMASINDA HADİSLERİN ROLÜ by İlyas Canikli

“…The people who recognized Islam through the arrival of Divine Inspiration to Prophet Mohammed, implemented the doctrines of the Holy Koran and the practices (sunnas) of prophet Mohammed in their political lives. …”
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عادت أولي العزم من الرسل في حياتهم الاجتماعي من خلال القرآن والسنة by Fadhli Ananda, Saadeldin Mansour Gasmelsid, Ahmad El-Mogtaba Bannga Ahmed Ali

“…Among the conclusions of this study is that the Apostle Ūlū alĀzm both have noble morals, because the Apostle Ūlū alĀzm applies social values that are guided by Allah Ta'ala, as for the differences in times and social conditions experienced by the Apostle Ūlū alĀzm are different but if there are causes and characteristics that are repeated they will use the same approach in improving and restoring social values in their society, because all social values and the ultimate criteria for good and bad social behavior are rooted in divine revelation. …”
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The critical role of anthropology in attaining happiness: An Islamic perspective by Agha-Mohammadi Morteza

“…The ultimate and most distinctive form of human perfection is achieved through the attainment of divine love. Reaching this state of spiritual fulfillment brings about a form of happiness that transcends sorrow and grief, offering a unique state of pure joy in human existence.…”
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Phenomenon of androgyne as «post-gender»: psychological and philosophical analysis by E. Shishlova

“…The transformation of the concept of androgyne is analyzed: from its interpretation as а first man to divine, ritual, psychological androgyne finally regarded as a "post-gender". …”
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Spirituality Phenomenon and the Ideal-Realism Method in Modern Education by A. P. Vetoshkin

“…The correlation between the ideal and material in social and individual life is demonstrated along with the dialectics and wholeness of the divine and human, religious and secular, ecclesiastical and civil.The author addresses the philosophic heritage of I. …”
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La Sacralisation littéraire et picturale de la montagne au XIXe siècle : (re)naissances et épiphanies by Françoise Dupeyron-Lafay

“…We shall see the various—and sometimes complementary and converging—approaches to mountains from the late 18th century on: those emphasizing their pristine, Edenic nature; those extolling their power, sublimity and elemental violence, Turner’s paintings being emblematic in this respect : and those bringing out their divine essence, their sacred and holy quality. The corpus will mainly pertain to the latter category and through the study of Novalis, De Quincey, Ruskin, and Caspar David Friedrich’s paintings, we shall discover stories of birth and rebirth, regeneration and redemption. …”
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"The Horse on which Words Ride": Proverbial Narrative in Toyin Falola's A Mouth Sweeter than Salt by Felicia Ohwovoriole

“…Through the use of proverbial narration, Fa­Iola presents a tale replete with magic, religion, divination, spirituality and various folklore elements. …”
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Les Dépravés de Dieu by Romain Simenel

“…This article begins with an analysis of a celibacy-treatment ritual practiced in many regions in southwest Morocco (a ritual that allows the “youth” category to be defined from the angle of both gender relations and religious relations) and then develops a more general study of representations linked to male youth—particularly as they relate to “licit” life and divine judgement. It is then demonstrated that in southern Morocco, from the religious point of view, men are “born twice”. …”
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Paradigm shifters: tricksters and cultural science by Hartley John

“…This paper seeks to link anthropological and economic treatments of the process of innovation and change, not only within a given ‘complex system’ (e.g. a cosmology; an industry) but also between systems (e.g. cultural and economic systems; but also divine and human systems). The role of the ‘Go-Between’ is considered, both in the anthropological figure of the Trickster (Hyde 1998) and in the Schumpeterian entrepreneur. …”
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Harriet Martineau (1802–1876), from Unitarianism to Agnosticism by Odile Boucher-Rivalain

“…Her belief in the world being the result of evolution and not of divine creation was the source of her lifelong intellectual commitment. …”
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Usages et limites de la violence de guerre à la haute époque hellénistique by Isabelle Pimouguet-Pédarros

“…The aim is therefore not only to consider the situations in which these acts occur, but also to highlight the vocabulary associated with them, likely to reflect the crossing of a moral boundary, or even an infringement of the rules governing man’s relationship with the divine. From this point of view, Polybios’ writings are particularly interesting in that they raise the question of a possible redefinition of the uses and limits of war violence in the Hellenistic period.…”
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Sword of heaven by Richard Wilson

“…It was Middleton’s tampering with Shakespeare’s text that transformed it from a drama of demonic substitution, focused on the ‘outward-sainted deputy’ [3.1.93] into an allegory of divine sovereignty, idealizing the monarch as a deus ex machina. …”
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Penser au singulier [1984] by Éric de Dampierre

“…Evans-Pritchard, consacré à l’étude de la causalité et de la divination, attirait à nouveau l’attention sur les sociétés zandé et nzakara. …”
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ILMU SABUKU, A LOCAL TAREKAT PRACTICED FOR CENTURIES BY THE BANJAR SOCIETY, SOUTHERN KALIMANTAN by Ahmad

“…Ilmu Sabuku teachings offer a deep understanding of the relationship between the self and the divine, as well as ways to work towards enlightenment and spiritual growth. …”
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Western Medical Rehabilitation through Time: A Historical and Epistemological Review by Andrea A. Conti

“…In ancient Greece disability was surmounted only by means of its complete removal, and given that disease was considered a punishment attributed by divinities to human beings because of their faults and sins, only a full physical, mental, and moral recovery could reinsert disabled subjects back in the society of “normal” people. …”
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