PRAYER IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AS SPIRITUAL WISDOM FOR TODAY by C Lombaard

“…This has had far-reaching implications in the Judeo-Christian history of theology, particularly relating to the grace-law emphases, as indicated in this article, but left to unfold more fully in further research. …”
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The use of empirical data in communal discernment and decision-making processes in the Dutch Reformed Church by L. Bosman

“…This data, when used within a framework of discernment, can play an invaluable role in the development of a theology from below, where the theological foundations and concrete reality of the church’s context are taken into account. …”
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Synderesis vs. Consequentialism and Utilitarianism in Workplace Bullying Prevention by Jolita Vveinhardt, Mykolas Deikus

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Augustine on election: the birth of an article of faith by Erik A. de Boer

“…Especially his Ad Simplicianum documents “a veritable revolution in his theology” towards a fully developed doctrine of grace. …”
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A NEXT GENERATION? YOUNG DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH MINISTERS AND THEIR VISION FOR THE CHURCH IN SOUTH AFRICA by G.J. Van Wyngaard

“…Questions on the faith, theology, and spirituality that made this theological and spiritual support possible have been analysed in detail over decades. …”
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THE TONAL AND THE INSTRUMENTAL SYMBOLISM IN “MAGNIFICAT” (BWV 243), D MAJOR, OF J. S. BACH by Gabriela Coca

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Conceptualising religion in the 21st century: Examining the proposal of Mark C. Taylor in After God

“…Taylor points to the co-determination of religion and secularity as well as theology and theory in the West. Such networks are also self-organising and self-maintaining. …”
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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

“…Within the framework of Christian theology, the healing dimension of a theologia crucis is researched. …”
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MARCION OF SYNOPE’S RELEVANCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD VIS-À-VIS RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE by G Andrade

“…Yet, even if his doctrines can seem extravagant, contradictory, alien to modern values, and even anti-Semitic, his theology is relevant in our contemporary world because of the ever-growing threat of religious violence and fundamentalism. …”
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JOHN CALVIN ON SOCIAL CHALLENGES by PC Potgieter

“…This article endeavours to indicate that his 16th-century views have not lost their relevance for the current paradigm on social challenges. To him, theology was no mere theoretical or academic field; it always tended to become a way of living within the sphere of God’s providence. …”
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Theologische hermeneutiek en de postmoderne uitdaging by Willem J. Ouweneel

“…This underlines again the necessity of a Christian-philosophical framework for doing responsible theology. In this respect, Dooyeweerd is not outdated; on the contrary, he has anticipated many of the present hermeneutical developments. …”
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Text-image Iconicity in Assurnasirpal II’s Northwest Palace by Robin Baker

“…It considers the relief’s text-image iconicity through the lens of Assurnasirpal’s theology, since both express theological conceptions. …”
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DIE REFORMIERTE BEERDIGUNGSLIEDER UND - BRÄUCHE DES GEBIETES AM BACH NÁDAS by Miklós-Csaba GYÖRGYJAKAB

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Nostra aetate – stages of creation, with a particular focus on paragraph no. 2… and the people involved in its development by John Dupuche

“…While there been many works on the theology of Nostra aetate, there are few studies that present in detail the major personages and stages, the crucial issues and opposing forces surrounding this prophetic document. …”
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Contemplation of the Body by Ivan Platovnjak

“…In the first chapter he briefly defines the meaning of contemplation and then turns to an understanding of the human body in the light of Scripture and spiritual theology. In the last part, he gives various examples of how we can contemplate the body and its various parts to allow the active presence and love of the Triune God to be revealed to us. …”
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Verkenning van 'n postmoderne epistemologiese konteks vir die praktiese teologie by J Dill, DJ Kotzé

“…It is true to say postmodernism is a reaction to the standard scientific method, but at the same time it proposes new epistemological outcomes to problems (critical realism, holism, pluralism, ermeneutics, discourse analysis, and the narrative paradigms). Practical theology can also benefit from these metatheories and alternative to the limiting effect of subject centered thinking, as is the case with the standard scientific method. …”
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Karl Barth’s Christological anthropology as a basis for building an interreligious relationship by Y.Y. Putra, A. Himawan, Y.K. Susanta

“…A thorough observation of Barth’s Christological anthropology reveals that his theology provides a potential basis for a theological concept of interreligious relations. …”
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Życie i dzieło Marcina Lutra a spór wokół tez i narodzin Reformacji by Wojciech Miedwid

“…The Reformer experienced a deep concern in the area of spiritual life and he solved his dilemmas based on biblical theology, which led him to formulation of the 95 theses. …”
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O „ukrzyżowanym erosie” Ignacego Antiocheńskiego w monografii naukowej Krzysztofa Abucewicza by Arkadiusz Baron

“…In this sense, the article is polemical in nature, aimed at encouraging theologians to read the discussed monograph and use it in their own theological research.…”
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EDITORIAL EXPLOSION by Gabriela COCA

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