The Discernment of the Deceits of the Devil in angelum lucis according to St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. John of the Cross by Juan Manuel Rossi

“…Motions that come from God pass through our soul, but there are also tendencies that are born of our own nature, and there are others that are suggested to us by the devil, whom St. …”
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PREACHING WHEN VIRAL THREATS CONVERGE: USA SERMONS, 31 MAY AND 7 JUNE 2020 by S.A. Brown

“… How is God present and active in this time and place? This question has been a pressing one for preachers and congregations amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts. …”
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De los candires a Kandire. La invención de un mito chiriguano by Isabelle Combès

“…The analysis of colonial texts, however, reveals that the first mention of the term designates a concrete people called « the Candires », who can easily be associated with the Incas; the second « Candire » is assimilated to the idea of Paytiti; and, finally, the third use of the term relates to the « Candire » god of the Itatin Chiriguano. The assimilation of « Kandire » to a « land without evil », or at least its inclusion in a religious complex of representations, can only be attested among the Itatin branch of the Chiriguano and not among the ethnic groups that gave birth to the current Bolivian Chiriguano. …”
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Astrotheology: A proactive contextualization of novelty within space exploration by A.C. Pieterse

“…Scripture’s specific revelation vis-à-vis the essence of the natural world and the nature of God may provide a proactive contextualisation of novelty for future space exploration. …”
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To kneel or not to kneel: Appropriating a religious and sport symbol for racial justice in South Africa by D. Andrew

“…In some religious circles it is believed that kneeling is a form of submission to God and in other circles it is a symbol of resistance to oppressive and dehumanising practices and structures. …”
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Cry of the earth, of the poor, and of the spirit. Physical, ethical, and spiritual dimensions of the ecological crisis by Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam

“…At a still deeper level, the ecological crisis is also a profoundly spiritual crisis, as it results primarily from our inability to look at the physical world as God’s creation, the primordial revelation of divine goodness and glory. !…”
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The inner reformation of the sciences: an ambiguity in the radically orthodox thought of John Milbank? by D. F. M. Strauss

“…Reformational Philosophy questions theology as “queen of the sciences” and holds that every creature has to be “related” to God. Milbank contemplates the idea of a Christian sociology, by considering the church as a distinct society (altera civitas), but considers it to be silly to talk of a Christian mathematics. …”
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Die goedkeuring van kerkrade vir 'n nuwe verband in die NG Kerkfamilie? by PJ Strauss

“…They should also be able to enter into a structure of church unity willingly and in the belief - because the church is an institution of faith - that it is the will of God. …”
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The persuasive function of the blood of Jesus in Matthew 26:28 by M.J. Nel

“…Matthew’s reference to “the blood of the covenant” in 26:28 is an allusion to Exodus 24:8, symbolising Jesus as a sacrificial offering that renews the covenant with God. References to Zechariah 9:9-13 and Isaiah 53:12 further link Jesus’ death to the renewal of the covenant. …”
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Voorveronderstellings in die hantering van die verhouding tussen Ou en Nuwe Testament. 'n Beskrywing na aanleiding van Friedrich Baumgärtel by S. J. P. K. Riekert

“…Both the Old and the New Testament convey the powerful word of God. 4. Once the believer is touched by the gospel, he experiences the Old Testament as a witness about Christ. 5. …”
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Logosowy charakter wiary według Josepha Ratzingera – Benedykta XVI by Krzysztof Góźdź

“…This kind of faith becomes a gate to the communion with God, Lord of history and Lord of the universe. Thus, faith is a personal and not a material category. …”
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Skepping en evolusie: 'n filosofiese besinning oor tyd, ruimte en materie by P. H. Stoker

“… This philosophical reflection on time, space and matter in the debate creationevolution accepts that the universe came into existence as a number of acts of deliberate supernatural creation by an already existing God. Since the first human couple was created on the sixth day, the creation evolves in all spheres of life with time passing by. …”
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TRAJECTORIES OF MUTUAL ZOMBIFICATION IN THE PRAXIS OF POST-COLONIAL FAITH IN SOUTH AFRICA: by B. Dube

“…Observing the praxis of faith in post-colonial states among the “new” religious movements, I argue that there is a need for theologians to rethink theology in the context of religious mafiarisation, extortion, abuse, constitutional delinquency, political oppression and coloniality of God. I use decoloniality theory to articulate and suggest the need for ADT. …”
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EXPLORING CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP IN PARACHURCH ORGANISATIONS IN LESOTHO by J.M. Morenammele, W.J. Schoeman

“…Christians holding leadership positions in parachurch organisations must have strong intentions if they hope to influence and impact on the workplace for God and become the answer to the problems facing Lesotho. …”
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ACTS: INTEGRATING THEORY AND PRAXIS IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY by C. Stenschke

“…According to Acts, the change came about not by theoretical reflection, but by a new “praxis” – a new praxis not by people, but by God who accepted non-Jews as non-Jews. Theoretical reflection followed, in order to understand what had happened and to draw out the implications for non-Jews and Jews. …”
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Infância e errância: imagens da criança abandonada na ficção brasileira by Licia Soares de Souza

“…Then, we investigate the children in City of God , by Paulo Lins, whose innocence is underm ined by the power of drug dealers such as Zé Miúdo/Pequeno. …”
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Pastorale begeleiding van die emosioneel verwonde tiener by W. Coetzer, T. C. de Klerk

“…To experience real meaning in life the teenager’s relationship with God has to be healed, for this relationship determines all other inter-personal relationships. …”
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Imago Dei, Ontological and Relational Interpretations. Introducing Edith Stein to the Debate by Christof Betschart

“…For Edith Stein intrinsic or a priori individuality refers to a unique quality of the person’s soul which unfolds more or less fully in the unity of the person’s body-soul-spirit unity: «the soul is destined for eternal being, and this destination explains why the soul is called upon to be an image of God in a “wholly personal manner.”» (FEB 504 [422]) This ontological approach contributes to a consideration of interpersonal enrichment through love, as a way to personal fulfilment and to complementarity through communion. …”
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Corpo potência e política - Espinosa e os direitos das mulheres by Maria Luísa Ribeiro Ferreira

“…It also presents the double condition of bodies - either while existing in duration or when directly thought by God. The concept of “conatus” and its importance in all bodies, is a pretext to visit the recent work of Antonio Damásio, The Strange Order of Things, and to compare the individual power present in all individuals with the political power in human societies. …”
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‘Thou Whole Burnt-Offering!’ The Mystical Ecstasy in Christina Rossetti’s Poems by Bertrand Lentsch

“…In order to while away the time, she will write poems which stage her one Passion for God, with whom she has fallen head over heels in love, more than with life itself, since she repulses men, whom she finds inadequate, in a Victorian society which yet allotted them pride of place, unwitting though it was of women, who were deemed redundant. …”
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