The unified body of Christ as Biblical metaphor for being church by Lourens Schoeman

Get full text

Christ’s redemption and giwu: Cultural contextualisation in Pamona, Indonesia by Pieter G.O. Sunkudon, Daud Daud, Juanda Juanda, Yewin Tjandra, Selmita Paranoan

“…This article examines the contextualisation of the concept of Christ’s redemption in Pamona culture in Central Sulawesi, focussing on the practice of giwu as a restorative mechanism against social and ethical transgressions. …”
Get full text

Saints et Sainteté dans le mormonisme de Joseph Smith et celui de l'Église de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers Jours by Chrystal Vanel

Get full text

‘Blood’ Kinship and Kinship in Christ’s Blood: Nomadic Evangelism in the Nenets Tundra by Tatiana Vagramenko

Get full text

"Christ transforming culture"? Nagedink oor die aard van die gereformeerde geloof by D. Smit

“…Richard Niebuhr’s well-known claim that the Reformed faith represents a form of “Christ transforming culture” Christianity, implying both that the Reformed faith positively affirms reality and life and that Reformed faith continuously strives for transformation and renewal of reality and life. …”
Get full text

A WOMAN UNITED WITH THE SACRIFICE OF CHRIST – BLESSED KLEMENSA STASZEWSKA OSU (1890–1943) by Anna Emmanuela Klich

“…In the second part of the article, a study is carried out on the spiritual desire expressed by Blessed Klemensa in her plan of life, written on the day of her perpetual vows to unite herself to the Sacrifice of Christ and to His intentions and the inner  disposition with which He offered Himself on the Cross. …”
Get full text

Community engagement to develop a dialogue-drama on adolescent pregnancy in a marginalised migrant population on the Thailand-Myanmar border: an ethnographic approach to participat... by Saw San Soe, Saw Thwe Paw, Mu Lwel Tha Dah, Day Mu Dah, Thae Thae Naing, K Mwee Hser, Solomon Naw, Htet Khaing Lu, Kanjana Winyoorat, Primprapaporn Thongdee, Saw Win Tun, Poe Poe, Rose McGready, Poe Christ, Htee K Poung, Win Win Cho, Hser Nay Wah, Htoo Hser, Saw Phee Do, Paw Bway Shee, Bulakorn Tinoi, Prapatsorn Misa, May Myo Thwin, Ladda Kajeechiwa

Get full text

From ‘no space’ to ‘scholarly space’: a reflection on the place of scholarship in the third space by Silvina Bishopp-Martin, Ian Johnson

Get full text

Spring reproductive success influences autumnal malarial load in a passerine bird by Pigeault, Romain, Cozzarolo, Camille-Sophie, Wassef, Jérôme, Gremion, Jérémy, Bastardot, Marc, Glaizot, Olivier, Christe, Philippe

Get full text

Christology and the Catholic Encounter with World Religions by Francis V. Tiso

“…Christian spirituality is an intentional search for the fullness of Christ’s humanity so that the community at prayer can embody the Risen One under all circumstances. …”
Get full text

Nkunimdie Christology: An Akan contextual expression of the Christus Victor motif of atonement by I. Boaheng

“… The Akan community of Ghana has a large Christian following. …”
Get full text

Theology and Conversion: Anthropocentric or Theocentric? by Matthew Levering

“…Theologians underline the importance of grace received by the human community. The tendency of such theology is o$en to ignore the importance of God’s action and to interpret the events connected to the resurrection of Christ in a symbolic way, as it is exemplified in the theology of Edward Schillebeeckx. …”
Get full text

Lesbianism: Deconstructing the Christian church and social hierarchies in South Africa by L. Joubert

“… Christianity places a high value on one’s faith in Jesus Christ, and from this belief, one fosters a perception of LGBTQI people. …”
Get full text

Matka naszego Pana czy Królowa Męczenników by Wojciech Życiński

“…Whereas worldly kingship is expressed by domination, imposition, and egoistic pursuits, the kingship of Christ is manifested in the rejection of violence and in love and service of the truth, unto the total giving of self. …”
Get full text

Christian Humanism, Progressive Christianity, and Social Transformation by John de Gruchy

“…Central to the conversation is how we understand the role of creeds and confessions in Christian faith, and the significance of the confession that Jesus, the truly human one, is the Christ of faith. This leads me into a discussion on the Incarnation as the foundation for Christian humanism, and Eucharistic community as the embodiment and agent of social transformation. …”
Get full text

Graffiti of Healing: Therapeutic Elements of Hip-Hop Dance among Indian Youth by Tanushree Mishra, Oindrila Mukherjee

Get full text

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. For the Christians, mercy is not limited to members of one’s own community, but includes others, regardless of race, social class or even religion. …”
Get full text

The promise of attending to literary context for contextual biblical hermeneutics in Africa by D.W. Ellington

“… For important reasons, African contextual hermeneutics raises the main question: “What does the Scripture mean to us and our community?”. This article asserts that the reader-centred approach tends to allow the voice of the community to ring louder than the voice of Scripture. …”
Get full text

Verstedeliking: Riglyne vir 'n kerklike bediening by B. du T. Jackson

“…Churches should focus its ministry on the squatter communities. According to the Bible God in Christ never turned his back on the city, in spite of the concentration of sin within it, he is present with his children in the city. …”
Get full text

Posoborowa instytucjonalna odnowa Kościoła krakowskiego według kardynała Karola Wojtyły by Jan Dyduch

“…The renewal was deeply rooted in the theology of the Second Vatican Council, especially in its teaching on the Church, presented by the Council as a community of the People of God, and the Mystical Body of Christ. …”
Get full text