Visualization of the Book: Graphic Metaphors in Art Decoration of Ukrainian Church Editions of the Baroque Epoque by Olena Kurhanova

“…All the complexity of meanings expressed by images of author, addressee, and theological content, demonstrate the baroque means, which Ukrainian church book editors applied to visualize the church book essence. …”
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Islamic boarding schools and human rights enforcement transmission of cultural values for disabilities by Suwarno Suwarno, Uswatun Chasanah

“…However, it is more critical as a form of application, essence, and religion, the theological substance that teaches the equality of human rights, tolerance, and respect for others in all aspects of life. …”
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The racial discourse and the Dutch Reformed Church: looking through a descriptive-empirical lens ... towards a normative task by W. J. Schoeman

“…In the discourse on race, acceptance and unity in the DRC with regard to racial prejudice and attitudes towards the “other” group have a stronger voice than theological or religious arguments. As a normative task in this discourse, at least two aspects can be pointed out: developing a framework for forgiveness and a confession on racism. …”
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The Heidelberg Catechism and the church by E. A. J. G. van der Borght

“…After comparing with other, much more elaborate expositions of the theological meaning on the church in catechisms written by members of the drafting team of the HC, the article puts the HC ecclesiology in historical perspectives and explains its conciseness on the issue. …”
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The reception of the Deuteronomic social law in the primitive church of Jerusalem according to the Book of Acts by A. Friedl

“…Since New Testament exegesis has, to a large extent, neglected the role of this book of the Torah in understanding the Primitive Church, this study investigates the reception of Deuteronomy’s social law in Acts 2:42-47, 4:32-35, and 6:1-7, in terms of its theological or ecclesiological importance. …”
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Wartość życia u podstaw islamskiej (bio)etyki by Marcin Leźnicki

“…Although the text has a propedeutic character it is important because it adds another theological-philosophical layer to the complex bioethical discussion that lies at the heart of the current dispute about the value of human life.…”
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Die ontwikkeling van 'n groeiende bevrydingsbediening: 'n literatuuroorsig veral met verwysing na invloedryke persone en kerklike tradisies by J. P. J. Theron

“…The need to develop a coherent practical theological theory is expressed. …”
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La place des opuscules pastoraux au Portugal du xve siècle. L’exemple cistercien de l’Explication des Dix commandements de la loi de Dieu by Leandro Alves Teodoro

“…In the fifteenth century Portugal, one notice the multiplication of brochures that promoted specifically the principles of the Christian faith, like the commandments of the Church, the works of mercy and the cardinal and theological virtues. In order to examine the role of the Christian pastoral care in Portugal, the purpose of this study is to present the first french version of the work Explicação dos Dez Mandamentos da lei de Deus (Explanation of the commandments of God´s law), written at the Alcobaça monastery in the mid fifteenth century and celebrated for their rich glosses on the elementary rules of the Church. …”
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The church's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in India by Nalini Arles

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Dr. Andries Albertus Odendaal Snr., evangeliedraer in 'n multi-dimensionele konteks. 'n Kort historiese oorsig en sendingkundige evaluering van sy lewe en werk (Deel 2) by P. Robinson

“…This second part of the article discusses Odendaal’s involvement in theological and pastoral training, as well as his continued contributions on synodical level, in particular his endeavour for church unity, his appreciation of and working in the vernacular, his appointment as Bible translator, his passion for preaching the gospel, a testing experience in his life, and the way in which he was honoured by old students and the University of the Free State. …”
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"One in Christ": Fedsem spiritualities of solidarity by G. A. Duncan

“… This article focuses on spirituality as the basis of life at the Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa (Fedsem) (1963-1993) during the apartheid years, when Fedsem, groups and individuals within it were subjected to regular surveillance and scrutiny. …”
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The Angelology of Sergius Bulgakov by Maciej Raczyński-Rożek

“…Bulgakov’s teaching about angels, on the other hand, arose as an indispensable part of the theological system. The orthodox author defines angels as created ideas of reality. …”
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Lékaři, lazebníci a porodní báby z řad moravských novokřtěnců v 16.–17. století by Andrea Loukotová

“…They were required by both the Bohemian and Moravian nobility, regardless of their theological radicalism, for their skilfulness and for the increasing demand for physicians in the 16th century. …”
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WHAT CONVINCED THE WORLD COMMUNION OF REFORMED CHURCHES IN 1998 AND WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES IN 2015 TO READMIT THE DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH AS A FULL MEMBER? by P Strauss

“…The World Alliance of Reformed Churches, which became part of the World Communion of Reformed Churches in 2010, declared a status confessionis against the theological and moral justification of apartheid and suspended the membership of the Dutch Reformed Church at Ottawa in 1982. …”
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Aristotelian scholia in the Serbian Church-Slavonic translation of Gregory Palamas’ “Apodictic treatises on the procession of the holy spirit” by Knežević Mikonja

“…In this paper I will focuss on two of those scholia which reveal the philosophical thread of Palamas’ (theological) argumentation - first of all, the Aristotelian one. …”
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??? ??????? (1 KGS 3:9): receiving and forming towards a listening heart by N. Cachia

“…In Christianity, the “contemplative listening” is intimately linked with the theological tradition of the spiritual senses, which are referred to as the human capacity to know God. …”
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The challenge of poverty in Malawi and Bonhoeffer's soteriology by M. Phiri

“…It proceeds to investigate soteriology as a prominent theme in Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theological thought. Then an exploration is made regarding how Bonhoeffer’s notion of salvation could be employed as paradigm to address the challenge of poverty in Malawi. …”
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Allegorising: the relevance of an old method of interpretation by P. B. Decock

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'n Eksegeties-teologiese interpretasie van Habakuk 3 by S. D. Snyman

“… In this article Habakkuk 3 is subjected to an exegetical-theological interpretation. After a preliminary translation serving as a working translation to clear obscurities in the Afrikaans version of  Habakkuk 3, attention is paid to the demarcation of the unit, text critical matters, a structural analysis of the text (revealing an inclusio), genre (mixture of Gattungen), setting in life, tradition material (Sinai, Exodus, Conquest and Creation) and redactional issues. …”
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Paratextual framings of Psalm 72 and the shaping of interpretive possibilities by D. Davage

“…First, it is noted how the doxology in verses 18-19 is added as a theological correction, creating a tension between the psalm proper and the paratext. …”
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