Missional insights on socio-political realities, religious vulnerability, and the choice of Barabbas by Ignatius W. Ferreira

“…Furthermore, we explore how this vulnerability manifested in the decision to prefer Barabbas, a figure representing worldly resistance, over Jesus Christ, the embodiment of divine grace. From a missional perspective, we reflect on the implications of this historical event for contemporary Western Christian engagement with socio-political issues. …”
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Breaking the Frame: Arabesque and Metric Complexity in the Sunrise Scene from Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé (1912) by Gurminder Kaur Bhogal

“…At this moment, the motif bursts into the foreground to suggest the symbolic fusion of nature, divinity, and human emotion. The structural role of the arabesque figure on metric and narrative levels unsettles prevailing viewpoints of ornament as meaningless and non-essential. …”
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S. T. Coleridge, Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit (1840): Its Place in the History of Biblical Criticism by David Jasper

“…Coleridge définit une herméneutique résolument moderne qui définit la Bible comme le Verbe de Dieu mais qui considère aussi « le chariot vivant qui porte (pour nous) le trône de l’Humanité Divine ». Dans ses Confessions, Coleridge confirme que les Écritures sont à la fois une grande œuvre littéraire, et, par là-même, un ouvrage théologique sur la révélation religieuse.…”
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Playing in Tongues: The Hammond Organ and Black Pentecostal Instrumentality by Braxton D. Shelley

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The Beginning of Liturgical Formation in Romania: The First Liturgical Manual in the Romanian Language by Dumitru A. Vanca

“…This study investigates, from a liturgical and doctrinal perspective, the first manual of liturgical training, published in the Romanian language at Iași (1697) translated by Jeremiah Cacavelas: Holy Teaching about the Holy and Divine Liturgy. Considered by some specialists to be an adaptation of similar works by Simeon of Thessalonica or Nikolaos Bulgaris, the manual presents in the form of questions and answers the teaching and spiritual understanding of the Orthodox Church regarding the Holy Liturgy. …”
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Jezus, de unieke drager van Gods Geest by G. D. J. Dingemans

“…For all of the authors of the New Testament the divine presence culminated in the experience of the Risen Lord. …”
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பெரியபுராணத்தில் நாயன்மார்களின் பண்பாட்டு மரபுகள் / Cultural Traditions of the Nayanmars in Periyapuranam... by முனைவர் க. முத்துமாரியம்மாள் / Dr. K. Muthumariammal

“…These saint-poets not only attained divine realization themselves but also imparted their spiritual insights to fellow devotees and Tamil society. …”
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Natural Human Freedoms as the Basis of Legal Regulation by Yu. G. Izotov

“…The author is critical of the opinion that natural law is morality or divine law. Instead, it is proposed to build a concept based on the biological characteristics of the human body. …”
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Marcel-Lenoir et la fresque by Marie-Ange Namy

“…In his paintings, Marcel-Lenoir, Rider of ideal communion is human and divine. As an independent man, guided by his religion aesthetics, he left then a personal work, modern, distinguished among all the assets dedicated to the fresco.…”
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CONSTRAINTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE GHANAIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by Ernest Kissi, Divine Kwaku Ahadzie, Edward Badu

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The Challenge of Implementing Smoking Prevention Measures in Malaysia: An Analysis from a Hadith Perspective by Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Ahmad Sanusi Azmi, Razin Mohamed Rosli, Alia Abdul Rashid

“…In conclusion, policy implementation initiatives such as GEG to prevent the culture of smoking in Malaysia should be maintained in line with the demands for the protection of mental well-being contained in maqāṣid al-sharī'ah (Objectives of Islamic Divine Law).…”
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Traditional knowledge, uses, and perceptions of mushrooms among the Wixaritari and mestizos of Villa Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico by Mara Ximena Haro-Luna, Felipe Ruan-Soto, Laura Guzmán-Dávalos

“…In addition, the Wixaritari were found to associate toxic mushrooms with the divine, as evidenced by one case of the use of mushrooms as a hierophanic agent. …”
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A symbolic reading of Ibn Arabi's Shatranj al-Ārifin and Sheikh A’lā al-Dowleh Semnāni 's Shatranjiya Treatise by Elham Rezvani Moghadam, Ghodratollah Khayatian

“…Therefore, Ibn Arabi's symbolic system is very complex and mysterious compared to that of Sheikh A’lā al-Dowleh, and at the same time, it is indicative of valuable knowledge from the treasures of divine secrets.…”
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The Anthropology of Fear of God Based on Allameh Tabatabai's Perspective: A Psychological Approach by mahmood khaliliyan shalamzari

“…In addition, fear of God has two types, fear in balance with hope and fear of divine position. Moreover, the phenomenon of fear of God is based on four characteristics in humans: 1) purposefulness, 2) the existential characteristics of man, 3) man with the motivation to avoid harm, and 4) the levels of man's knowledge of monotheism. …”
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Proving the Innocence of Prophet Noah in Facing His Son Based on the Appearances of the Verses with a Critique on the Theory of Allameh Tabatabai by mohammad daneshnahad, Mohammad Hasan Vakili

“…But due to his tolerance and high existence from a position and God's promise to save his family from divine punishment, this false impression arose for Prophet Noah that his son would be one of the saved, while such an idea was incorrect. …”
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Images et société au début du xie siècle : le décor sculpté de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire et Saint-Germain-des-Prés by Barbara Franzé

“…In Saint-Germain-des-Prés, in a double space shared by clerics and laymen, the prerogatives of each are characterized : to the first the management of the sacred and intermediation with the divine, to the sovereign the defense of Christianity. …”
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Investigation of paradoxical structures in Hafez's Ghazals by Maedeh Shegheft, Yadollah Shokri, Mohammad Rezaei, Rasool Rasoolipour

“…However, the two semantic and hybrid types of paradox in Hafiz's poetry not only serve as an instrumental or literary industry but also structurally form the inferior space between the two human-divine talents of Hafiz's poetry subjects. What this means is that paradoxes, in addition to playing their role as aesthetic delusions, have a double application in the formation of a paradoxical space in general. …”
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Application of Crisis Management Principles in Earthquake-Stricken Urban Areas by Hamedreza Sobhi, Mahmoud Rahimi, Mehdi Ravanshadnia

“…The general effects of accidents include death and injury of individuals, damage to property, products, services, and infrastructure, and thus the impact on lifestyle and its social and psychological dimensions, from a doctrinal point of view, accidents, and disasters are part of the world of creation and divine test for awakening, and sometimes, the result of the actions and punishment of human sins and its occurrence causes the growth and excellence of human society. …”
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« Ilé Tuntun » à La Havane by Alain Konen

“…This paper offers a detailed ethnography of a shrine house based in Havana called Ilé Tuntun, whose leader is the babalawo (priest-diviner of Ifá) Frank Obeché. Ilé Tuntun aims, with the help of Yoruba political and religious dignitaries, to re-establish lost links with Africa and reform Ifá’s practice in Cuba. …”
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Pentecostal Reinventions of the Passover: Contextual Reflections on the End of Year Night Worship Festivals in Uganda by Alexander Paul Isiko, Enock Kisekka

“…The study of the Pentecostal end of year worship festivals unravels one of the innovations that justifies the uniqueness of African Pentecostalism, promulgating theologies and traditions on the one hand, and reinventing Judeo-Christian practices in African perspectives, which in a sense give African Pentecostal Churches a claim to divine originality, on the other. In another way, theologies, traditions, and practices emerging from the observance of the annual Pentecostal worship festivals place African Pentecostal Churches among the towering African Christian traditions, which then borrow rather than debunk such Pentecostal theological innovations. …”
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