Lost to Presence: The Entanglements of Writing, Protestant Christianity, and Empire in the 19th-Century Southern Africa by Sepetla Molapo

“…This ontology of force, in which Christianity participates, is a consequence of a modern metaphysics that splits individual and divine will. Cut off from participation in divine will, the autonomous will of Protestant Christian missionaries became the basis for organizing the world of the 19th-century Sotho speakers. …”
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On the Way to a Secularized Theology: Why Today’s Disapproval of an Atemporal God Is Gaining Momentum? by Vladimir K. Shokhin

“…The belief in the inseparability of essential atemporality of the Divine from creationism, which lies at the core of Christianity and other monotheistic religions, is in the process of being revised by a growing majority of Christian theologians. …”
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Essai de recherche d’une typologie de la sainte mystique dans l’islam et le christianisme à partir de l’étude de cas de Rabia Adawiyya by Claude-Brigitte Carcenac

“…The study focuses on a noteworthy eighth-century figure of Sufism, Rabia al-Adawiyya, and examines her case in four aspects : the hagiographic account of a saint’s life in its three main stages (birth, the taking up of a saintly life, death), the forms that the quest for divine love takes, the manifestations of the divine calling, and finally, the place of mysticism in a man-centered environment.…”
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Christianity and medical science: A historical quest for remedy in time of epidemics by V.U. Iheanacho

“… On 27 March 2020, Pope Francis led a special prayer to seek divine intervention for the cessation of the global corona virus pandemic. …”
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Paul’s Jewish Prophetic Critique of Jews in Romans by Lionel J. Windsor

“…Israel’s failure is an intermediate but not an ultimate divine purpose. Jewish distinctiveness and Torah reveal the seriousness of sin and affirm the justice of God’s wrath. …”
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Knowledge and Discernment: Reflections on the Integration of Biblical Studies and Spirituality by Leslie T. Hardin

“…In the introduction to <i>The Violence of the Lamb: Martyrs as Agents of Divine Judgment in the Book of Revelation</i>, Paul Middleton recounts that at the 2008 annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, he was asked about the possible connections between John’s letters to the seven churches of Asia and modern ecclesiastical practice [...]…”
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“Past fearing death”: Epicurean ethics in Measure for Measure by Jonathan Pollock

“…The numerous allusions to Montaigne’s Essays and Lucretius’ De rerum natura, especially in Act III of Measure for Measure, suggest that non only an “evangelical” but an Epicurean reading of the play is possible, according to which the Duke is not so much a divine figure as an atomist philosopher, advocating measure (and pleasure) in all things.…”
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Paupertas (poverty) in John Calvin's Institutes by R. M. Britz

“…In referring to poverty, or to the victim of poverty, Calvin neither argues that the providentia Dei is a passive perpetual divine determinism nor that it is sacrificed to a temporal interim divine involvement. …”
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Did God Cause the World by an Act of Free Will, According to Aristotle? A Reading Based on Thomistic Insights by Carlos A. Casanova

“…As a contribution to the reflection on whether classic Greek philosophy gave priority either to <i>Necessity</i> and the <i>Fatum</i> or to freedom, this paper endeavors to prove three theses: (1) according to Aristotle, God caused the being of the world by an act of His will; (2) such an act of divine will was free and not necessary; (3) however, such causation is subject to the necessity of supposition. …”
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Imperial coinage and representation of Iulia Cornelia Salonina (253-268 AD) by Adrián Gordón Zan

“…As a result, we determine that there are clear differences between the periods 253-259 and 260-268, where she was more associated with traditional divinities in the first case and with messages linked to the imperial family, her virtues, and the divinities in the second. …”
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Droga jako synonim zbawienia w Koranie. Refleksje lingwistyczno-teologiczne by Marek Micherdziński

“…The verbal derivatives serve to define of the divine action in believers life (S. II, 143. 198; VI, 87; XVI, 36; XXXIX, 18; XCIII, ﻫَﺪَى : 7 hadà – „guided”). …”
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L’hallucination de la connaissance : La Tentation de saint Antoine de Flaubert by Dagmar Stöferle

“…With the adherers of Gnosis he shares the dualism of a material, terrestrial world and a divine, otherworldly prime principle.  Hence, the basic question is whether he finally overcomes this dualism by acquiring “gnosis” or whether the dualisms persist in the text.  …”
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The Conceptualization of Religious Moderation in Islamic Economic Jurisprudence: A Study of Al-Risalah by Imam Al-Shafi’i by M Ilham Tanzilulloh, Abdul Mun'im Saleh

“…Through a philosophical qualitative approach, this research examines how al-Shafi'i’s legal thought provides a sustainable framework for balancing textual authority and adaptability in Islamic economic jurisprudence, ensuring that legal rulings are both divinely grounded and responsive to socioeconomic contexts. …”
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“If Jesus lived today, he would smell like smoke”: Contemporary Visions of Jesus Christ in Philip Pullman’s Novel and Tumblr Blogs by Danijela Petković

“…The interpretation of Pullman’s novel and the selected poems is placed within the context of past and current struggles over the historicity, human/divine status, and politics of Jesus Christ. …”
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L’arbre à Tunis : hypothèses pour une histoire de l’espace public by Myriam Bennour-Azooz, Pierre Donadieu, Taoufik Bettaieb

“…Before colonization, the Medina had few trees in public spaces, where the spatial organization drew its roots in the Sharia (Divine Law), and the first precept of them was the respect for families’ privacy. …”
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The Role of the Holy Spirit during Parousia in the Eschatology of Sergius Bulgakov by Maciej Raczyński-Rożek

“…However, since Parousia is the revelation of the glory of the entire Trinity, it is worth asking about the role of the remaining Divine Persons in this event. In the article, the main focus will be on the role of the Holy Spirit and its interpretation in the eschatology of Sergius Bulgakov. …”
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The reformed doctrine of irresistible sanctification by C. Partee

“…However, sanctification is a special case in that the theological focus shifts from divine action to human effort. This emphasis on human striving must avoid the Catholic view of works righteousness, and reject the Thomistic teaching on cooperative grace and condign merit. …”
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The Anastatic Theory of Atonement by Roland Elliott

“…According to this model, union with Christ is achieved by means of expanding the divine act of resurrection to incorporate sinners, thereby granting them access to a new life free from sin. …”
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Les « grottes-sanctuaires » gallo-romaines du Morbihan, éléments d’une géographie du sacré chez les Vénètes by Patrick Galliou

“…In all likelihood, these were places where underground divinities were worshipped in order to obtain abundant harvests. …”
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Images du pouvoir royal dans les Travaux et les Jours d’Hésiode : une approche de Zeus dans le « mythe des races » by Karin Mackowiak

“…Did Hesiod elaborate a divine figure, Zeus, all devoted to the ideal of retributive justice? …”
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