More Than Hospitality: A Reflection on The Parish Ministry of Welcoming and Hospitality by Pierre-Alain Giffard

“…This article examines the biblical and traditional understanding of hospitality as well as strategies employed by mission-minded and thriving churches to effectively practice it. Through theological reflection, we uncover overlooked and essential aspects of this ministry. …”
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“I will open my mouth in a parable”: “History” and “metaphor” in the Psalms by K. Jacobson

“… Metaphorical expression is profoundly transformative, both cognitively and theologically. However, not all metaphors are created equal, nor simplistically metaphorical in the strictest sense. …”
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Sujets d’Histoire : les renaissances de L’Éducation sentimentale by Judith Frömmer

“…Taken in its radical non-theological dimensions, the concept of rebirth as it is renegotiated by Flaubert’s novel offers a vision on history and historicity which, through the materiality of art, challenges all organs of human reproduction, especially by replacing the use of central perspective and the correlative notions of subjectivity by a “manière absolue de voir les choses”.…”
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GERMAN PATTERN MELODIES OF THE 16ᵀᴴ CENTURY PROTESTANT HUNGARIAN HYMNS by Ágnes TÖRÖK

“… The appearance of the hymns of the German Protestantism in Hungary were clear and reasonable from theological and practical points of view of as well. …”
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Gebed in die liturgie: 'n prakties-teologiese verkenning by Cas Wepener

“…In this article, a practical theological exploration regarding prayer in the liturgy is undertaken. …”
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The church and LGBTQ: Towards the church as an inclusive communion of disciples by Y.B. Setyawan

“…To become such an inclusive community, the church must be open to seriously consider three important points, namely the scientific findings of LGBTQ, especially in the medical and psychological fields; the latest theological views on LGBTQ and new ways of interpreting the biblical text, as well as an ecclesiological reconstruction of the essence of the church as an inclusive communion of disciples. …”
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PROPOSING A SHIFT FROM CLASSICAL PENTECOSTAL BIBLE READING AND BACONIAN COMMON SENSE TO A SCIENTIFIC HERMENEUTICS by M. Nel

“… Although early Pentecostals read the Bible in terms of common sense, it differed from fundamentalists’ use in their theological endeavours. However, by the 1940s, the vast majority of Pentecostals adopted a fundamentalist view of Scriptures. …”
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GOD AS PURE POSSIBILITY AND THE WONDER OF POSSIBILISATION by C.A.M. Hermans

“…It is necessary to rethink theological concepts within these coordinates that are considered characteristic for the self-understanding of modern people. …”
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HERBERT MCCABE’S CHRISTOLOGY by F. Manni

“…On the negative side, McCabe intends to criticise some theological “nonsenses” such as God being within time and resurrection as a distinct chronological further step within a series. …”
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A travel journal by a preacher during the annual Pentecost prayer meetings in the Dutch Reformed Church: by J.-A. van den Berg

“… A travel journal by a preacher during the annual Pentecost prayer meetings in the Dutch Reformed Church is an autoethnographic description of, and reflection on historical, geographical, theological, as well as intimate and personal topics. …”
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Silent no more: sexual violence in conflict as a challenge to the worldwide church by D. Tombs

“…This article argues that a church response should have pastoral, biblical and theological dimensions. Starting with the Silent No More report it examines the prevalence of sexual violence in conflict and the silence of the churches on this subject. …”
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THE RENAISSANCE FRENCH PSALTER. (THE ROMANIAN VERSIFICATION OF THE PSALMS WITH HUGUENOT MELODIES. ON THE OCCASION OF CELEBRATING THE 450th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST FRENCH PSALTER,... by Anamaria Mădălina HOTORAN

“…., Th. D, Pentecostal Theological Institute of Bucharest). …”
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RE-IMAGINING THE CONGREGATION’S CALLING – MOVING FROM ISOLATION TO INVOLVEMENT by W.J. Schoeman

“…Congregations need, from a theological perspective, to answer the question: What is the calling of the congregation? …”
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Communities facing disruption: the need to shift from individual to community paradigms in pastoral care by D. P. Mouton

“…It further provides Biblical and theological motivation for a (w)holistic understanding of health, well-being, healing and restoration that is only fully understood when such understanding is undergirded by an acute awareness of the relational and communal dimension of each of these. …”
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Forgiveness, reconciliation and justice á la Desmond Tutu by P.G.J. Meiring

“…The TRC operated within the mandates given to it by the South African parliament, but Tutu with his theological background, strong views, and dynamic personality put his own stamp on the truth and reconciliation process in South Africa. …”
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Od diecezji lubuskiej do Ziemi Lubuskiej. Kościół i region w re-konstrukcji by Andrzej Draguła

“…In the case of a church unit, not only historical, social and cultural factors should be taken into account, but also theological, including ecclesiological, factors. In the case of the Zielona Góra-Gorzów diocese, we can talk about layers of memory or a kind of cultural palimpsest, which consists of: reconstructed memory, inherited memory and displaced memory. …”
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THE EXPERIENCES OF CURRENTLY AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC: IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE-GIVING COMMUNITIES by D.T.M. Veloso

“… This article assesses the adequacy of the church’s responses to women currently and formerly in conflict with the law in the Philippines and offers feminist theological reflections on the need for gender- and culturally sensitive pastoral services for them in a time of pandemic. …”
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A Christian ethical perspective on the moral status of the human embryo by J. M. Vorster

“…The article examines three biblical concepts from the perspective of a biblical-theological hermeneutical model in order to unfold this argument. …”
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Artists in Resi/stance by Volker Küster

“…In this article, I investigate twentieth-century contextual art from an intercultural perspective. Theologically, memory and hope, the remembrance of the victims in the light of the dangerous memory of the crucified, and the hope in the presence of the risen Christ among the poor and oppressed, have emerged as the overarching generative themes in coping with conflicts. …”
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