Die impak van die verbond op 'n paradigma vir pastoraat by J. Janse van Rensburg, L. Hoffman

“…The actions and experiences of the believer are influenced by this sentence: “I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you … to be your God and the God of your descendants” (Gen. 17:7) …”
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Faith in the year of faith. Ratzinger’s proposal by Pablo Blanco Sarto

“…Faith as an encounter triggering conversion is a fully positive and existencial experience of God, who engages the whole person and personality (unitotality of faith), the reason and love. …”
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The Angelology of Sergius Bulgakov by Maciej Raczyński-Rożek

“…Thus, they constitute “Jacob’s ladder” — the reality that connects the world with God. …”
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Theology and philosophy within Radical Orthodoxy (Milbank) and Reformational Philosophy (Dooyeweerd) by D. Strauss

“… This article aims to show that, despite agreeing on some basic issues such as rejecting the dogma of the autonomy of reason and accepting that there is no territory independent of God, Radical Orthodoxy and Reformational Philosophy nonetheless differ. …”
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On the historical origins of the Heidelberg Catechism by C. Strohm

“…Here papal religion was seen as superstition and a fundamental violation of the true worship of God as well as an infringement of God’s honour. …”
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MISSION AS RECONCILIATION by A van de Beek

“…Renewal of humanity is only possible in the perspective of transcendence: God’s coming in Christ and resurrection to eternal life. …”
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Calvyn oor twyfel by P. C. Potgieter

“…God expects the faithful to actively resist temptations of doubt and uncertainty. …”
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THE CRIMES OF THE NATIONS IN AMOS 1-2 by R Kessler

“…The author of Amos 1-2 sides with the victims and identifies the perspective of the victims with God’s perspective. This lays solid ground for the Book of Amos, in which the social violence of the powerful against the weak and vulnerable in Israelite society is judged in the same way as a crime against God. …”
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A hermeneutic of justice. Justice as discernment in Matthew by Huub Welzen

“…This means that it is a result of the coming of the kingdom of God in history. This coming is thought to occur at the end of time, but it is also a reality in the present. …”
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Unsuspicious reception of Biblical discourse in Africa and its implications for polygamy by B.B. Senokoane

“… The Bible has been conceived and received as a neutral book, as the Word of God, or as containing the Word of God. This understanding and perception enabled missionaries to interpret the Bible in such a way that it disadvantaged and oppressed the “converts”. …”
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THE SERVICE OF THE BELIEVERS: ARTICLE 55 OF THE 2015 CHURCH ORDER OF THE DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH IN PERSPECTIVE by P. Strauss

“…As a rule, church members believe in God with the assurance by Scripture that they are saved people. …”
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Kim jest Bóg i gdzie mieszka? Analiza semiotyczna postaci Boga w percepcji dziecięcej w rodzinach praktykujących katolików by Agnieszka Bzymek

“…The text concerns the issue of children’s perception of God. I link it to the semiotic analysis and Charles Sanders Peirce’s triadic concept of sign. …”
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Together towards new life for missiology? Mission and missiology in the light of the World Council of Churches 2013 policy statement by C. J. P. Niemandt

“…This is the first new mission affirmation by the WCC in 30 years,  and presents a compelling new vision of Christian mission, namely its rootedness in God and its present role in the strengthening/consolidation/reinforcement of the reign of God. …”
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THE AESTHETICS OF COVID-19 WITHIN THE PANDEMIC OF THE CORONA CRISIS. by D.J. Louw

“…Thus, the question is about the challenge how to grow and revisit the meaning dimension of life within a re-evaluation of the value of compassion. In this regard, the God-image of divine companionship, as framed by the ugliness of a “suffering God”, is discussed within the parameters of the praxis of hope care in pastoral ministry. …”
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LOVE IN A TIME OF SCARCITY by Chris Hermans

“…How can love be a gift from God, and yet at the same time human beings can be praised for the love of others? …”
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The Seventh Ecumenical Council and the veneration of icons in Orthodoxy by A. Nicolaides

“…They ultimately serve as conduits to the healing of body and soul through the grace of God and are essentially a prelude to the final transfiguration of the world. …”
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#RAINMUSTFALL – A THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION ON DROUGHT, THIRST, AND THE WATER OF LIFE by Nadia Marais

“…This paper argues that the theological rhetoric of water is embedded in soteriological imagination, which requires remembering – through the sacrament of baptism – the significance of the giving God who wills human and ecological flourishing.2 Moreover, it is argued that the good news of salvation brings rhetoric and ethics, doctrine and life, into a dynamic communicative process, so that water, as that which is freely given by God, has nothing less than abundant life or ecological and human flourishing as its apparent intended focus. …”
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The Problem of Evil: by A.S. Antombikums

“…Further, the open theistic logic-of-love defence propagates a loveless God who respects his covenant with the beloved more than the beloved. …”
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Olódumare and Esu in Yorubá Religious Thought by Benson Ohihon Igboin

“…This conclusion was to navigate the extreme position that Olódumare and the Christian God have nothing in common. Although Segun Ogungbemi recently maintained the strict theological and moral differences between Olódumare and God using existential lens, he has not addressed the practical reality instantiated by the contemporary Yorubá diverse worshipers. …”
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The garden of love: some orthodox perspectives on the spirit and the Church by N. Dumitrascu

“…Due to the fall, human beings have been deprived of Grace. However, God sent the gift of His Son to recreate cosmic unity through His body, the Church. …”
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