Power and authority in Matthew's gospel by F. P. Viljoen

“…He represents the Kingdom of God and ironically counters their unfair rule with his authority. …”
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Un nouveau dieu provincial chez les Viromanduens : Apollon Vatumarus by Jean-Sébastien Cocu, Stéphane Dubois, Aurélie Rousseau, William Van Andringa

“…The two shafts built beside the temple have revealed architectural blocks and and some material involved in the life of the sanctuary, among them, an inscribed mortar with a dedication to the god Apollo Vatumarus, object of this study.…”
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Between Secularisation and Loss of Faith by Dorin Mircea Dobra

“…At a summative and sentimental look, it would seem that faith in God is losing ground among the masses. The desecration of more and more religious edifices, or their simple depopulation, creates an image that confirms the thesis of contemporary society's distance from the Church. …”
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Ontological Sovereignty: Black Justifications for Violent Resistance to Slavery, 1500-1900 by Dalitso Ruwe

“…This essay advances the claim that Africana thinkers between the 16th and 19th centuries developed critiques of slavery with the following themes: (a) slavery as a function of ignorance of biblical or secular knowledge; (b) slavery as a function of European carnal impulses; (c) slavery as a crime, for which the God-ordained punishment was death; (d) justification of self-defense to restore African liberty; and (e) economic restitution for stolen labor. …”
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Theology and Conversion: Anthropocentric or Theocentric? by Matthew Levering

“…The tendency of such theology is o$en to ignore the importance of God’s action and to interpret the events connected to the resurrection of Christ in a symbolic way, as it is exemplified in the theology of Edward Schillebeeckx. …”
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Patient’s psychological experiences during and after recovery from COVID-19 pandemic: a phenomenological study in Pakistan by Farooq Ahmed, Rubina Bhatti, Najma Iqbal Malik, Muhammad Sohaib Haleem, Attia Rehman, Anam Yousaf, Muhammad Saleem, Neelum Kahlid, Rashed Nawaz, Shaoqing Gong

“…The first was post-traumatic growth, which included attachment to God, acceptance of death, gratitude (toward God), trust in interpersonal relationships, gratitude toward people, and the significance of life. …”
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The Seasons by James Thomson and the Baltic German Poetry about the Seasons in the Era of Baltic Enlightenment by Kairit Kaur

“…Some years before Thomson the famous Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi had created his violin concerto The Four Seasons (1718) and a German poet and senator from the city of Hamburg, Barthold Hinrich Brockes, had started to publish his series Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott (Earthly Delight in God) (1721–1748) in which he meticulously described many objects from and views of nature as God’s creations, inspired by English and Dutch physical theology. …”
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The Influence of Foundation Bodies in The Teaching of Religious Education in Selected Primary Schools in Kasagama Sub-County Lyantonde District. by Kafeero, Athanus

“…The study revealed that; there were influences of foundation bodies in the teaching of religious education in primary schools and these included encouraging to grow up following the cultures and beliefs of their religion. encouraging pupils to have good manners and putting God first in their academics'. There were reasons why foundation bodies tended to influence in the teaching of religious education in Primary Schools and these included encouraging good morals among pupils, encouraging them to concentrate in their studies and putting God first in their academies. …”
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The eschatology of 1 Thessalonians in the light of its spirituality by P. G. R. de Villiers

“…Thirdly, it describes the present situation in Thessalonica and, fourthly, the future in terms of God’s ultimate soteriological and judicial actions for humanity. …”
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A Particle of Amazement Which Will Become the Essence of Eternity. The Meaning of Friendship in the Life and Thought of Saint John Paul II by Filip De Rycke

“…Among the friends, it works out a deep union that is an image of the triune God and an anticipation of the everlasting communion of the saints. …”
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What's turning the wheel? The theological hub of Song of Songs by S. Fischer

“…It has a key-function for the theology of the book which is understood as creational theology because love recalls paradise. God is identified with the third voice, encouraging the lovers to enjoy love in all its fullness. …”
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Discernment in 1 Kings 19:1-18: biblical spirituality in works of art by Anne-Marie Bos

“…It is a story about a divine-human relational process of Elijah and his God, but also a story that draws the reader into a divine-human relational process. …”
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What profit is the reign of Christ to us? The Heidelberg Catechism and its potential for the future by M. Welker

“… The article helps to understand the disturbing statement of the Heidelberg Catechism: “I have a natural tendency to hate God and my neighbor.” It unfolds the wide breadth of meaning of “hate” and argues that the catechism offers a deep and realistic understanding of sin. …”
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The Role of the Holy Spirit during Parousia in the Eschatology of Sergius Bulgakov by Maciej Raczyński-Rożek

“…According to the Russian theologian, Parousia is a revelation not only of Christ’s glory, but also of the hypostatic Glory of God, i.e. the Holy Spirit, and in this way it’s the final realization of Pentecost. …”
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No rasto da guerra by Iria Gonçalves

“…The outcome of the battle of Aljubarrota, proving that God had heard their prayers, led them, as sign of gratitude, to increased the actions of praise previously determined with promises of amendment.…”
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Mystical handbooks of the late middle ages by B. McGinn

“… Mystical handbooks, or how-do-it books describing the path to union with God, was a genre that arose in Western Europe in the 12th century and lasted into the Early Modern period. …”
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Insurance in the Light of Biblical Teaching by Miroslava Čilová

“…Some Christians believe that using non-compulsory insurance is good, while others think it expresses a lack of belief in God or that using insurance is a sin. This study will show the reader that Biblical texts encourage prudent provision for more difficult times. …”
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Faith, Politics and Eschatology in the Thought of Joseph Ratzinger by Tracey Rowland

“…Ratzinger emphasises that Christian faith destroyed the myth of the divine state and replaced it with a conception of the state governed by ‘the objectivity of reason’ and for Ratzinger ‘true human reason involves morality, which lives on God’s commandments’. Ratzinger strongly opposed the alignment of politics with eschatology. …”
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Allegorising: the relevance of an old method of interpretation by P. B. Decock

“…This broadening of the focus is very important for understanding religious texts as texts about God’s transforming relationship to people. This article considers the Biblical interpretation of the Church Fathers, and particularly their use of allegory, as this may inspire us to develop ways of interacting with the Biblical texts as religious texts meant to speak to our times. …”
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Początki ekologii w Biblii by Andrzej Jacek Najda

“…Ecology is thus the fulfillment of the creating will of God.…”
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