Martha’s Dialogue with Jesus (John 11,21-27) in Light of the Psalms of Lament by Richard Francis D’Souza OCD

“…While the first part of the dialogue corresponds to the plea section of a lament psalm with the constituent elements of address, complaint, petition, and motivation (Jn 11,21-22), the second part mirrors the praise section of the psalm which consist of words of assurance and divine praise (Jn 11,23-27). The second part of the paper is a theological interpretation of the profound dialogue between Jesus and Martha. …”
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« It starts when you begin to overlook good manners. Any time you quit hearin Sir and Mam the end is pretty much in sight » : la jérémiade dans No Country for Old Men by François Gavillon

“…It has no less emphatically described the just retributions that divine wrath rains on apostates and sinful communities. …”
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Une « Laine d’Albâtre » : Quelques cas de surexposition dans la photographie américaine by Jean-Marc Victor

“…Originally considered a technical aberration, overexposure tends to mythify the American land (Timothy O’Sullivan), leading to forms of divinizing and mystical illumination in 19th century landscape photography. …”
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El Greco's representation of mystical ecstasy by Estelle Alma Maré

“…These figures, merging themselves in a divine vision, are depicted with distinctive vertical forms, gesturing heavenwards in a specific way. …”
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Saints et Sainteté dans le mormonisme de Joseph Smith et celui de l'Église de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers Jours by Chrystal Vanel

“…Thus, Mormonism takes the idea of saintliness even further, a word often considered to be a divine attribute.…”
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Once Again on ʾbk wdm in Ethiopian Sabaic by Aaron Michael Butts, Simcha Gross, Michael Hensley

“…Thus, the following formula is proposed: b-s¹qt DN(s) bn X, ‘by the protection of divine name(s) from X’. …”
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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. …”
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The weight of African native-centric ecology in eco-desacralization by Ikechukwu Monday Osebor

“…Abstract The ecological crisis is one of the environmental issues affecting the planet, and it is caused by eco-desacralization, a concept defined by environmental skepticism that relegates the divine identities of the environment. Doubts about the authenticity of environmental degradation or climate change and desert encroachment bear a strong anthropocentric view of nature. …”
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Cyril of Alexandria's critique of the term Theotokos by Nestorius Constantinople by E. Artemi

“…He was born of the Virgin Mary and conceived by the Holy Spirit. His divinity is manifest in the extraordinary circumstances of His birth and, in particular, in the preservation of the virginity of the Theotokos. …”
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Theoretical Evaluation of Pluralism Concept in Architecture by Aya Shukri Mohammed, Kadhim Fathel Khalil

“…Pluralism as a manifestation of the universe and nature that is felt and understood by all human beings is not a new idea, but rather it could identify as a divine principle and eternal, Pluralism applies in all creation fields, especially in architecture, this paper discusses the term of pluralism in different fields such as philosophy, linguistic, literacy, art, until it reaches to the architectural field, and discusses the effect of the term in architecture. …”
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Réflexions sur Der Schwierige d’Hugo von Hofmannsthal by Pauline Belvèze

“…This mystery lies in the manifestation of a timeless and divine principle in each human being, which only an enduring relationship between two persons may reveal. …”
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Coda: The War of Poetry: Duncan’s Heresies by Michael Heller

“…This essay focuses on Duncan’s Tribunals: Passages 31-35, originally published as a separate chapbook in 1970, and the prose surrounding it, such as the earlier “The Sweetness and Greatness of Dante’s Divine Comedy” of 1964, as a central focus of the struggle of Duncan’s war with and for form, the site of risk, undoing and resolution. …”
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Eschatologie alchimique chez jâbir ibn Hayyân by Pierre Lory

“…At the end of times, a messianic divine and human person called the Bayân will manifest the hidden dimensions of being and fulfill the destiny of the whole of mankind.…”
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The beauty of sorrow: by V. Tendenan

“…It argues that dance transcends a mere reflection of the soul, positing that sorrow in the Ma’badong danceis a manifestation of divine presence. This dance, still practiced today, embodies a theological aesthetic of “the beauty of sorrow,” examined through several dimensions. …”
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Vom ‚Vorzug theosophischer Systeme‘ by Philipp Höfele, Jan Kerkmann

“…On the one hand Schelling clearly distances himself from the supposed immediacy of theosophical-mystical texts, since no distinction and differentiation are possible in the uninterrupted ‘mere vision’ (bloßes Schauen) of the absolute and thus no consciousness of the divine or absolute. On the other hand, however, Schelling recognizes as the ‘advantage of theosophical systems’ that there is ‘at least one nature’ in them and that they grasp the ‘abundance and depth of life’ that remains unknown to an autosufficient science. …”
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Klaagliedere 3:42: vergifnis of nie-vergifnis? by D. F. O'Kennedy

“…Does Lamentations 3 only speak about punishment and judgement or do we find references to divine forgiveness? Lamentations 3 speaks about punishment, but not rejection or unwillingness to forgive. …”
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Religious experience and sacred text by A. Holder

“…But the Book of Revelation implies that the sacred text will no longer be needed, only because its promises have been fulfilled by direct experience of the divine presence. …”
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ZARûRİYYÂT DÜZEYİNDEKİ GÂÎ DEĞERLERİN MAHİYETİ VE EVRENSEL NİTELİĞİ ÜZERİNE by Ali Pekcan

“…Thanks to this procedure, not only would the capability and being binding of the source turn out, but the cause and the divine wisdom behind his act also would be understandable for the sane adult (mukallaf).…”
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Le statut de la sainteté dans les « religions politiques » by Yves Bizeul

“…It has, therefore, a quasi-divine character. The party and its charismatic leader, who are seen as incorporations of the whole body politic, take the empty place God has left. …”
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Secular-Believing Diasporic Jews: The Grassroots Theology of Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen by Hagar Lahav

“…The findings indicate that Cohen and Simon demonstrate distinct approaches to divinity. Cohen adopts a more traditional theistic stance, whereas Simon develops a pantheistic theology. …”
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