Why Hair Needs to Be Long by Nicolas Sihlé

“…Tibetan notions of embodied divinity and ritual power attached to hair indicate that it is important to include questions about cultural perceptions of the nature of hair and of its relationship with the individuals themselves, or with the beings that can inhabit it.…”
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The Heidelberg Catechism: elements for a theology of care by F. de Lange

“…God as a caring, ‘mothering” God; 2. human beings as having care as their essence and divine vocation; and 3. the relationship between God and human beings as a relationship of mutual care. …”
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Robert of Torigni’s Liber Chronicorum: The Chronography as a textual project in Avranches, Bibliothèque patrimoniale, ms 159 by Gabriele Passabì

“…Whilst maintaining the visual unity of the manuscript, Robert altered its chronographic structure to include the Anglo-Saxon and the Anglo-Norman past as the realization of the divine plan. As contextualized in the visual totality of Avranches 159, Robert of Torigni’s chronography appears as a sophisticated textual project that aimed to integrate Henry II’s dynastic past into universal history to enhance the legitimacy of the English king.…”
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Augustine on election: the birth of an article of faith by Erik A. de Boer

“… The doctrine of divine election is part of the heritage of Western Christianity. …”
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An incarnation engaged worship and spirituality by EK Foshaugen

“…People are turning ro exotic cultures and esoteric practices in search of intimacy - a desire to experience human love and trust, meaning and purpose; and transcendence - recognition of the divine. Through developing a theology of spirituality and worship chis article attempts to define a practical theological theory for worship and spirituality. …”
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Living wounds (anfechtungen) or blacksmithing of the human soul? The pastoral art of marvellous exchange (mirifica commutatio) in spiritual well-being by D.J. Louw

“…Thus, the emphasis on divine substitution in a pastoral approach of “double switching”, while facing the factuality of the irreversibility of Anfechtungen (spiritual dread and anguish) and human imperfection. …”
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Les terres cuites des Salines de Kition : étude d’un culte chypriote d’époque classique by Pauline Maillard

“…The use of specific processes, combining moulding and modelling, reveals the strong attachment of local workshops to Cypriot coroplastic techniques, as well as their adaptability to local cults and divinities, in the context of a cosmopolitan Cypro-Phoenician city.…”
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“Christian Socialism and English Literature: Frederick Denison Maurice's Teaching of Shakespeare” by Marta CEREZO

“…To analyse this until now unexplored issue, the following paper will first focus on the underlying social principles of Maurice’s theology of the Incarnation; second, on the main lines supporting his educational method as a national and providentialist enterprise, and on how Maurice perceived English literature as essential in that national educational scheme; and third, on how his emphasis on the earthly, social, and material nature of the Incarnation, on a Godly order ruling society and the resulting notion of divine revelation and progress reveal themselves in his teaching of Shakespeare’s drama, especially of his history plays.…”
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PREACHING WHEN VIRAL THREATS CONVERGE: USA SERMONS, 31 MAY AND 7 JUNE 2020 by S.A. Brown

“…Sermons preached in the USA in congregations of distinctive predominant racial identity on the two Sundays following Floyd’s death (31 May and 7 June 2020) are assessed hermeneutically, asking: “In what ways did US sermons, preached on 31 May and 7 June 2020, interpret divine presence and activity in relation to the preacher’s interpretation of listeners’ needs and responsibilities; biblical text(s) referenced, and/or the dual public crisis impinging on national life?” …”
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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. !e author skillfully weaves together the physical, moral, and religious dimensions of the problem into a unitary whole, and argues that it is only a holistic view of the crisis that can awaken us to the true magnitude of the unprecedented challenge facing our common home.…”
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EMBODIMENT, IDENTITY FORMATION AND MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP: ROOTS OF THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION by J. Barentsen

“…Missional leadership is intent on discerning divine involvement in embodied faith practices in neighbourhoods, communities and contexts. …”
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Let's do theology - as in the book of Job: Developing theology in dialogue by V. Kessler

“…It is argued that the Book of Job contains at least two Kairos experiences, the divine speech from the storm and the soft voice in Eliphaz’ first speech, which was unfortunately overheard. …”
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Christianity in Transformation: The rise of African Christianity among the AmaXhosa of the Eastern Cape by J. Mokhoathi

“…Reflecting on the character and life of Ntsikana, who was both a Xhosa Christian prophet and a diviner, this article debates the acceptance of African Christianity by indigenous converts as a way of transforming or contextualising Christianity to communicate with the African religious heritage. …”
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Making Maoshan Great Again: Religious Rhetoric and Popular Mobilisation from Late Qing to Republican China (1864–1937) by Qijun Zheng

“…Through a detailed analysis of primary sources, including editions of the <i>Maoshan Gazetteer</i>, liturgical manuals such as the scripture (<i>jing</i> 經), litany (<i>chan</i> 懺), and performative texts such as the precious scroll (<i>baojuan</i> 寶卷) of the Three Mao Lords, this study identifies six key rhetoric strategies employed by Maoshan Daoists, using the acronym IMPACT: (1) Incorporation: Appending miracle tales (<i>lingyan ji</i> 靈驗記) and divine medicine (<i>xianfang</i> 仙方) to address immediate and practical needs of contemporary society; (2) Memory: Preserving doctrinal continuity while invoking cultural nostalgia to reinforce connections to traditional values and heritage; (3) Performance: Collaborating with professional storytellers to disseminate vernacularized texts through oral performances, thereby reaching broader audiences including the illiterate. (4) Abridgment: Condensing lengthy texts into concise and accessible formats; (5) Canonization: Elevating the divine status of deities through spirit-writing, thereby enhancing their religious authority; (6) Translation: Rendering classical texts into vernacular language for broader accessibility. …”
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La notion de ‘awra selon Abû l-Ḥasan ‘Alî b. Muḥammad b. al-Qaṭṭân al-Fâsî (m. 628 /1231) by Eric Chaumont

“…He is the author of probably the most exhaustive treatise ever written in Islam on the body as it could be “shown” or “looked at” according to the divine Law. This treatise analyses a topic which is constituent to the Alomohad ideology : the reassessment of the legal prescritions related to the body as it arouses passions among human beings, especially men, but also women. …”
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Status prawny hermafrodytów w Rzymie by Jarosław Rominkiewicz

“…Romans applied this term to describe peculiar phenomena caused—as they believed—by divine activity, which were aimed at indicating the imminent rupture of pax deorum, i.e. an accord between humans and the gods. …”
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Charles Humbert « enlumine » l’Enfer de Dante vers 1920 by Philippe Kaenel

“…A l’occasion du sixième centenaire de la naissance de Dante, Charles Humbert (1891-1958), peintre neuchâtelois, calligraphie et enlumine le texte de La Divine comédie dans un volume monumental conservé dans le fonds qu’il a déposé à la bibliothèque de La Chaux-de-Fonds (55 sur 35 centimètres et comptant 445 pages). …”
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Disclosing the Spirit in Evangelical Leadership Discourse by Hadley Bennet

“…These quantitative results offer evidence to suggest that a full account of the Divine Move that is Spirit, and the leading activity of the Spirit, fails to be disclosed in these texts. …”
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MARCION OF SYNOPE’S RELEVANCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD VIS-À-VIS RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE by G Andrade

“…In his attempt to cleanse Christianity of its Jewish elements, Marcion set the bases for a critique of the cult to a violent God and the divine inspirations of violence. Marcion believed that the Old Testament God (Yahweh) was, in fact, the same as the creator or the material world, from which we must escape. …”
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Le littoral du Latium méridional et de la Campanie septentrionale entre le ix e et le iii e s. av. J.‑C. by Laura Déchery

“…This complex system of exchange seems to attribute a particular role to sanctuaries: they are used to mark the territory but serve also as meeting places and asylums where merchants can profit from divine protection for their activities and their journey.…”
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