„Zjevení Božího hněvu.“ Poznámky k výkladu Ř 1,18–32 by Jan Roskovec

“…In this context, he presents homoerotic behaviour as a manifestation of arbitrariness. Obviously, this argument is only possible if one views homosexuality as the behaviour of heterosexually oriented individuals.…”
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François Lamy’s Cartesian Refutation of Spinoza’s Ethics by Jack Stetter

“…I then discuss a central argument in Lamy’s refutation, namely the Cartesian objection that Spinoza’s account of the conceptual independence of attributes is incompatible with the theory of substance monism. …”
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РERSONAL PHILOSOPHIZING MOTIVES: DESCARTES AND KIERKEGAARD by A. M. Malivskyi

“…A common and important thing in the views of both thinkers is their strong interest in individual and personal aspects of human nature as a constituent factor of God’s existence.…”
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Localizing Violations of the Principle of Sufficient Reason—Leibniz on the Modal Status of the PSR by Sebastian Bender

“…The paper shows that, despite appearance to the contrary, this is possible. In a nutshell, the argument is that the only possible PSR violation Leibniz allows for is God’s creation of a suboptimal world; there is no Leibnizian possible world, though, which intrinsically violates the PSR. …”
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P. TILLICHO ONTOLOGIJA IR I. KANTO TRANSCENDENTALINĖ FILOSOFIJA by Mindaugas Briedis

“…In other words, reason naturally seeks for something beyond the limits of empirical knowledge which can supply unity and coherence to the diversity of facts which fall within that boundary. Kant’s moral argument for God’s existence assumes that the moral law exists and that it can be fulfilled only by the retributive justice of an omnipotent God. …”
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De-automatisation in Romans 1-5 by A. H. Snyman

“…By way of these devices, Paul draws the attention of his readers/listeners to important themes in his argument, such as justification through faith alone; God’s judgement on what man does, not who he is; the benefits of justification through faith; and life for all, who believe in Christ. …”
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Hasan Al-Banna's Approach In Reconciling The Flow Of Salaf And Khalaf: Study And Evaluation by Nasron Yaacob

“…Hasan al-Banna claims that these two schools of thought, though they approach the subject of God's khabariyyah nature differently, are actually in agreement on three things. …”
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Paupertas (poverty) in John Calvin's Institutes by R. M. Britz

“…In terms of Calvin’s argumentation, it is clear that paupertas is linked to the (provided) true knowledge of God, Christ and ‘ourselves’ in terms of biblical revelation and qualification. …”
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El hecho extraordinario: García Morente by Juana Sánchez-Gey Venegas

“…Thus, the professor of ethics and dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of Madrid explains the experience of God in his life, the previous argumentation about the existence of God, through the understanding of the concepts of determinism and providence and, in a special way, the event that marked his personal life that April night in Paris.…”
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THE SPIRIT, JUSTICE AND BEAUTY?

“… In this article I want to make four interrelated arguments. Firstly, I argue for the theologically important relation between justice and beauty; secondly, that the Spirit of God is the Spirit both of “justice” and of “beauty”; thirdly, that a theology of the Spirit further defines “justice” and “beauty” and allows for a deepened understanding of both; and fourthly, that a theology of the Spirit allows us to understand the ambiguities with regards to these differentiated themes – and therefore highlights not only the importance of the interrelation between “beauty” and “justice” – but, I argue, is this interrelation. …”
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Philippians 4:10-23 from a rhetorical perspective by A. H. Snyman

“…In the second section (4:21-23) Paul instructs the church leaders to greet all God’s people in Philippi. In analysing the rhetorical strategies and techniques in 4:10-23, the focus is on the manner in which Paul argues, the type of arguments he uses and the rhetorical techniques that could enhance the impact of his communication. …”
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Święty Maksymilian Maria Kolbe – męczeństwo z miłości by Wiesław Bar

“…Includes, among others, arguments of a group of senators, with which initiative was declared the Year 2011 as “Year of St. …”
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Marriage by Proxy: A Remedy to Divorce and Single Parenting as Presented in Ifá Ogbèdí Divination Poetry by Samuel Kayode Olaleye

“…However today, some people have attributed the problem of marriage breakup to abandoned culture and modernity through Western education, foreign culture, and religions, while others premise it on women’s liberation. Yet, the latter argument may not be strong enough since many prominent women were successful in their business enterprises and marriage even in times of the gods such as Ajé who had 200 slaves that helped her to take her wares to the market. …”
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Apocalypse Now: Dombey in the Twenty-First Century by Jennifer Gribble

“…And renewed currency is being given to the Victorian debate about God, pursued in this novel’s remorselessly ticking clocks and watches, weighing railway time against the end-time of 1840s millenarianism and the timelessness of eternity. …”
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Modeling the relationship between the moral charter derived from Islamic teachings and performance with the mediating variable of employees' perception by leila jahantigh, Abbas Babaeenezhad, Mohsen Zayandehroudi, saeed sayadi

“…He believed that the personal benefit of a human kind is the providence of God, not the will of the state. Smith presented the fourth philosophy of natural liberty, which represents the classical argument for open market competition and free trade. …”
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Call for Papers: Constitutions and Intergenerational Justice by IF and FRFG

“…In: Tremmel, Jörg / Mason, Antony / Dimitrijoski, Igor / Godli, Petter (eds.): Youth quotas and other efficient forms of youth participation in ageing societies. …”
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