The synthesis of the Gospel and life as a goal of evangelization by Stanisław Dyk

“…In implementing the prophetic purpose, it was emphasized that the proclamation of the Word of God is to illuminate and transform human existence. …”
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Calvyn en die eenheid van die kerk by C. F. C. Coetzee

“…For Calvin, the primacy of the Word of God and therefore the emphasis on the truth of the doctrine was not negotiable. …”
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The church and LGBTQ: Towards the church as an inclusive communion of disciples by Y.B. Setyawan

“…In this article, I discuss the LGBTQ issue faced by churches and I argue that it is essential for the church to become an inclusive communion of Jesus’ disciples that embraces all believers, including LGBTQ individuals, who experience salvation thanks to God’s grace. To become such an inclusive community, the church must be open to seriously consider three important points, namely the scientific findings of LGBTQ, especially in the medical and psychological fields; the latest theological views on LGBTQ and new ways of interpreting the biblical text, as well as an ecclesiological reconstruction of the essence of the church as an inclusive communion of disciples. …”
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Resilient religion: What good is religion for? by C.A.M. Hermans

“…Finally, the author links resilience to the concept of God as creator. …”
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PROPOSING A SHIFT FROM CLASSICAL PENTECOSTAL BIBLE READING AND BACONIAN COMMON SENSE TO A SCIENTIFIC HERMENEUTICS by M. Nel

“…A scientifically informed and Spirit-inspired inductive hermeneutic is proposed that emphasises the context of a text, leaving room for the viewpoints of other interpreters and reading in terms of contemporary encounters with God. This will enhance the exegetical process, by enabling the reader to read the Bible for its impact, value and significance. …”
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Applying Durkheim to Elvis by Mark Duffett

“…This does not make Elvis “sacred,” like a “god” or an object of worship. His entertainment is so thrilling because he, as an individual, adeptly channels the “buzz” of meeting someone so famous. …”
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Paganism in Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure: The Possibility of Faith and Ethics in a Darwinian World by Marie Panter

“…Through the pagan theme, his late works show that man may replace God by nature, and that religion, though needing to be deeply renewed, remains necessary for humanity to be able to found an ethical society. …”
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Księdza Tischnera mocowanie się ze słowem. Wokół Kazań starosądeckich by Witold Ostafiński

“…He offered, but did not impose, his point of view upon recipients, and examined the word of God together with the audience. With his straightforward and fluent narration he invited his audience to enter the space of dialogue. …”
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Oryginalne ujęcie kwestii wiary w encyklice papieża Franciszka Lumen fidei by Henryk Sławiński

“…One can find also in the pastoral letter Lumen fidei the invitation to discover the sings of God in one’s daily life.…”
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On the Edge of Space and Time: Evangelical Missionaries in the Post-Soviet Arctic by Laur Vallikivi

“…I suggest that the Baptists’ agenda is shaped, on the one hand, by the literal reading of the Bible, which allows them to be the divine instruments at the end times and, on the other hand, by the idea of Russia’s special role in God’s salvation plan. I shall analyse the Baptists’ ideas and practices, using among others Bakhtin’s concept of chronotope in order to demonstrate how powerful narratives are created and lived.…”
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The Intellectual and Developmental Character of Cardinal Newman’s University Preaching Style by Edward Ondrako

“…Newman’s aim in university preaching was to cultivate a theology of the heart and gave a persuasive example by his humble contemplation of God.…”
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HEALTH AND POLITICS IN THE COVID-19 CRISIS FROM A NEW TESTAMENT HERMENEUTICAL PERSPECTIVE by P. Lampe

“…New Testament hermeneutics can contribute impulses to the global and crosscultural discourse about change regarding, for example, the perception of health and healing, the ethics of human kindness, the design and application of laws, the limits of freedom, the role of the notion of “God”, and the First Commandment in secular societies or the role of often absolutised principles such as maximisation of profit and efficiency. …”
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Mercy, love and salvatioin in orthodox spirituality by N. Dumitrascu

“…Mercy is the practical manifestation of interhuman love; it raises man from the image to the likeness of God. …”
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Navigating Civic Agency and Civic Space Amid Authoritarian Realities in Myanmar: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Concept of Divine Mandate as Public Theology by Lap Yan Kung

“…It explores divine mandates as essential for protecting civic space, advocates for Christian discipleship as a means of civic agency, and sparks moments of possibility by recognizing the hidden God in times of suffering. This paper highlights that an ethic of responsibility towards others lies at the core of divine mandate. …”
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Relacje między teologią a naukami przyrodniczymi w kontekście edukacji by Sławomir Śledziewski

“…Man, wanting to progress, must educate himself, the sense of attaining education is formed both by „the deeper desire in the human being”, which leads him to reflect on the subject of God and by the will to study natural sciences, which have permanently changed our way of thinking about the world surrounding us and about ourselves. …”
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Religious plurality in Africa: A challenge to the church

“…The Church has to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ nonetheless, but leave the dispensing of salvation in terms of Christian eschatology to God. …”
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Zu den ökologischen Metaphern bei Paulus by Andrzej Najda

“…Many times in his letters Paul underlines that he is an apostle of Christ Jesus chosen, called and sent to proclaim the Gospel of God (cfr. Rom 1,1; 1 Cor 1,1; 2 Cor 1,1). In his teaching he willingly used different metaphors, among which those taken from the held of ecology had an important role. …”
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HERBERT MCCABE’S CHRISTOLOGY by F. Manni

“…On the negative side, McCabe intends to criticise some theological “nonsenses” such as God being within time and resurrection as a distinct chronological further step within a series. …”
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Where have all the bishops gone? by J. E. Wehrmeyer

“…It is suggested that the term boldly declares the colonisation of the kingdoms of men by the kingdom of God. Therefore the translation equivalent also needs to be a term with equivalent semantic content. …”
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H.G.L. Peels and S.D. Snyman (Editors), The Lion has roared. Theological themes in the prophetic literature of the Old Testament by M. D. Terblanche

“…The short summaries of the themes of the individual prophets, for instance “Amos, prophet of God’s justice,” is extremely useful. A single phrase brings the most important theological theme of each prophet to mind. …”
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