IF GOD IS EVERYWHERE, IS GOD IN A BLACK HOLE? A THEOLOGY-SCIENCE DISCUSSION ON OMNIPRESENCE by W. Bentley

“… This article explores the question of divine omnipresence in light of the recent visual representations of a black hole. …”
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Transformation in love in Paul's letter to the Galatians by Pieter G. R. de Villiers

“…After a discussion of the polemical nature of the letter, the article analyses Paul’s presentation of divine love in the letter as the origin of God’s salvific and transformative action and of love as a divine characteristic, and how divine love marks the identity of the believing community. …”
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Discernment in 1 Kings 19:1-18: biblical spirituality in works of art by Anne-Marie Bos

“…It is a story about a divine-human relational process of Elijah and his God, but also a story that draws the reader into a divine-human relational process. …”
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Implementation of character education in islamic education by Maslani Maslani, Zen Anwar Saeful Basyari, Rifqi Rohmatulloh, Laelatul Nuroh

“…The most admirable student personality is one shaped by attitudes and deeds that reflect divine values. The Prophet Muhammad SAW became a human prototype who taught the five divine values of faith, honesty, dependability, divine messengership, and intelligence. …”
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HOW P. TILLICH ANSWERS THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION OF ONTOLOGY by Tomas Kačerauskas

“…Their function is to displace (not to transcend). These acts of the divine revelation become like a symbol. The human being and the divine being in the symbol intersect there. …”
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Ritual as mechanism for securing life and averting evil among the Krobo by G. Ossom-Batsa

“…To the Krobo life without the divinity cannot attain its fullness; hence the constant appeal to the divinities for protection and blessings. …”
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The transformative potential of the Apocalypse of John by Paul B. Decock

“…The transformation in view is not merely an individual and temporary one, but a cosmic, social and divine-human one in which perseverance in doing the works of Jesus to the end and holding on to the witness to/of Jesus (Rev 2:26; 12:17) play a crucial role. …”
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The missions of Jesus and the disciples according to the fourth gospel. With implications for the fourth gospel's purpose and the mission of the contemporary church by DF Tolmie

“…Carson at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. …”
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“Millions of false eyes / Are stuck upon thee.” The scope of surveillance in Measure for Measure by Sébastien Lefait

“…To this effect, I first relate the surveillance practices of Shakespeare’s time to some of the play’s prevalent thematic pairs: imprisonment and punishment, authority and the prerogatives of the ruler, divine rule and secular law. I then show that the Duke stands as a polymorphous vehicle of surveillance, his status being characterised by hypervision and overinformation, but also by a propensity to act as a stage producer. …”
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Contours of biblical spirituality as a discipline by Huub Welzen

“…A definition is given: Biblical spirituality is about the divine human relational process in the Bible and about the Bible in the divine human relational process. …”
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La Représentation de la montagne dans la littérature anglaise d’inspiration religieuse au XVIIe siècle by Jean-Louis Breteau

“…In all religions throughout the world, the mountain has always been represented as a privileged place, where the divine touches the terrestrial. In many countries or regions there are one or several "sacred mount(s)" where the Godhead is supposed to dwell and towards which one needs to turn oneself in order to find salvation. …”
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EMPIRE, TRINITY, AND IRONY: RHETORIC AND THE BOOK OF REVELATION by Rian Venter

“…The creative portrayal of the Divine enabled afflicted communities to navigate a way of life resistant of empire.     …”
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Conrad's allegorical reading of 1 Samuel 14: an analysis of a sermon by Conrad of Saint George on the worthy reception of the blessed sacrament by Jos Huls

“…Modern readers will have to discover anew the divine address in the text, again and again. …”
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Peace in the spirituality of Thomas á Kempis. An aesthetic perspective on the Imitatio Christi 4.25 by P.G.R. de Villiers

“…The article then analyses the two main aspects of peace that emanate from an aesthetic analysis of the chapter, namely its divine nature as spiritual gift. A second section analyses the interiorising of peace as the human response to the divine gift and, finally, examines the mystical quality of the chapter in its discussion about the heart of peace as resting in God. …”
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The Use of the Stoic Concept of Phronēsis by Irenaeus and Lactantius by Gábor Kendeffy

“…These are integrated into Lactantius’ idea of divine deception, which is inherent to his doctrine of the two ways. …”
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Mercy, love and salvatioin in orthodox spirituality by N. Dumitrascu

“…In the Jewish tradition, non-observance of mercy was perceived as a transgression against a divine command which could potentially bring divine retribution on the entire community. …”
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Las nominaciones de Dios en el argumento del Proslogion by José Luis Gaona Carrillo

“…The nominations or names of God, are the different ways by which Saint Anselm explained the divine attributes. From a reinterpretation of Ricardo O. …”
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Spiritualiteit in het Lucasevangelie: geschiedenis en bevrijding by H. Welzen

“…The liberating character of this divine initiative is revealed in the ministry of Jesus as a Davidic king and as a prophet. …”
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RELIGIOUS FAITH: EXISTENTIAL-ANTHROPOLOGICAL MEANINGS by O. I. Predko

“…Religious faith, unfolding as a permanent process of "search and finding" opens the "code" of transcendence, a new level of relations of the Human and Divine.…”
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'Sanctifying Sex': Exploring 'Indecent' Sexual Imagery in Pentecostal Liturgical Practices by Sarojini Nadar, Johnathan Jodamus

“…This consideration not only expands the interpretive possibilities for how we mark relationships with the divine, but also how sexual relationships between humans are shaped and possibly destigmatized. …”
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