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- Religion, Comparative Religion, Philosophy Of Religion, Comparative Philosophy

The intention of this paper is to interpret the ontological conditions of youth identity crisis missionally. This is first done by conceptualising identity crisis as a psychological phenomenon using frameworks of authenticity and attachment to explain the impact of early attachment abuse, abandonment depression, insecure attachment anxiety with God, and self-regulation on the identity formation of the youth. Secondly, the paper introduces a missional hermeneutic that provides an interpretative framework for coping with the crises of identity amongst young people. A missional hermeneutic of care for coping with the crisis of identity formation, therefore, elaborates on the missional basis of biblical interpretation as a powerful framework within which to interpret a skewed, conflicted identity. The author herewith proposes a missional opportunity that can activate the missional consciousness of young people in their time of crisis and identity formation. Furthermore, the author insists that this missional methodology can be a very useful strategy for producing therapeutic change in young people and can help youth ministry workers and pastoral caregivers to reframe the crisis of youth identity from the perspective of 'missio Dei'.

- by Victor Counted
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- Christianity, Psychology, Positive Psychology, Behavioral Sciences
- by John W. Hoyum
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- Theology, Systematic Theology, Prolegomena, Martin Luther

This article is about two great obstacles that stand in the way of receiving and cultivating pure bhakti: personality cult of the guru and disinterest in the Word of God. In order to avoid both, the German bhakti guru Svami Sadananda Dasa (1908–1977) withdrew from the guru role and was very "careful with bhakti", i.e. he was careful to teach bhakti according to the disciples' qualification or the purity of their wish to serve God. If their wish was still mixed with other motives, i.e. was distorted by maya, he helped them to adjust their view by teaching them sambandha jnana over and over again. – This article consists of three main sections. In section (I) an overview of Sadananda’s life is given with particular attention paid to his relationship with Walther Eidlitz. In section (II) possible theological and spiritual reasons for his reluctance to play the conventional guru role shall be discussed. In the final section (III) the direct instructions Sadananda received from his guru, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, and their presumed connection with Sadananda’s final instruction to be “careful with bhakti” shall be presented.

- by Katrin Stamm
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- Theology, Vaishnavism, Bhakti Traditions, Guru

This article is about the question whether or not human religiousness can be interpreted and explained by evolution. First four concepts of evolution are introduced and discussed (general, teleological, functional, Darwinian). It turns out that a purely functional understanding of evolution proves to be to narrow. It is argued that only a combination between an essentialist and functionalist understanding of religion is sustainable. From this perspective a taxonomy of religions is developed to classify them. The core of the argument is that religion can be understood as a continuing process of selftranscendence. Thus the aspects of rite, myth, mysticism can be understood as results of this process of selftranscendence. Finally the relation between human religiousness and Christian belief is being discussed.

- by Wolfgang Achtner
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- Religion, Evolutionary Biology, Human Evolution, Theology

This thesis explores a theology of a three-fold form of proclamation of the Word of God, in which "proclamation" is both direct (i.e., sermon and sacraments) and indirect (i.e., witness in acts of love and mission), and seeks to identify whether the life of the Church, thanks to its communicative union with Christ, is a true form of proclamation. Simply stated, communicative union is the shorthand term for the Church's and the individual believer's participation in the proclamation of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. This project reclaims Calvin as a resource for establishing a fitting and appropriate ecclesiology that naturally participates in proclamation through union with Christ, moving from worship to the missio Dei.

- by David D Feiser
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- Theology, Preaching, Ecclesiology, Mission

Bishop John Spong is Christianity’s version of the Dalai Lama: a purveyor of an earnestly inoffensive spirituality, which possesses all the substance and fibre of lukewarm parsnip juice.

- by Deane Galbraith
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- Theology, John Shelby Spong

There is a close systematic relationship between panentheism, as a metaphysical theory about the relation between God and the world, and transhumanism, the ethical demand to use the means of the applied sciences to enhance both human nature and the environment. This relationship between panentheism and transhumanism provides a ‘cosmic’ solution to the problem of evil: on panentheistic premises, the history of the world is the one infinite life of God, and we are part of the one infinite divine being. We ourselves are therefore responsible for the future development of the life of the divine being. We should therefore use the means provided by the natural sciences to develop the history of the world in such a way that the existence of evil shall be overcome and shall no longer be part of the divine being in whom we move and live and have our being. The metaphysics of panentheism leads to the ethics of transhumanism.

- by Benedikt Paul Göcke
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- Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Theology

"The presentation guides you to discover in a fresh way how TESOL is a partial and integral expression of the Christian path to wholeness by virtue of the process of cultural, linguistic and identity paradigm shifts. What a meta-cognitive model integrating TESOL and Christianity does, is build from the empirical to the realm of the mind, heart and spirit - which is core transformation. It’s a journey to an unseen and ideal place, much like Norton’s “imagined communities”. This can be translated, of course, to Abraham’s journey to a heavenly city. We meet our students there, in no-man’s-land as it were, and this model gives teachers and students a handle on how to move forward.

- by Angelina Van Dyke
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- Neuroscience, Theology, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics

Calvin's Doctrine of Union and Modern Interpretations

- by Josh Skinner
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- Theology, Historical Theology, Systematic Theology, Calvinism

Programme from a recital given at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC celebrating the Feast of Candlemas through Charles Tournemire's "L'Orgue Mystique".

- by Rich Spotts
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- Music History, Theology, Biography

Catharine Trotter Cockburn is best known for her _Defence of Mr. Locke’s Essay of Human Understanding_ (1702). However very little has been said about Trotter’s treatment of Locke’s metaphysical commitments therein. In this paper I give a brief description of the history of Trotter’s _Defence_. Thereafter I focus on two (of the many) objections to which Trotter responds on Locke’s behalf: 1) the objection that Locke has not proved the soul immortal, and 2) the objection that Locke’s view leads to the absurd consequence that our souls are in constant flux. I argue that Trotter offers a compelling response to both of these charges. This is not only because of what Trotter explicitly claims in the _Defence_, but also because the _Defence_ invites and encourages the reader to return to Locke’s text. I then argue that in Trotter we find additional insights and clarifications once we move past the two objections I just mentioned, and on to the related topic of personal identity. In this short paper I am not able to offer a full explication or evaluation of Trotter’s treatment of Locke’s metaphysical commitments. I am, however, able to show that this aspect of Trotter’s _Defence_ warrants careful consideration and further study.

The design argument, also known as the teleological argument, is one of the most commonly used evidences of the existence of a Creator God. Over the centuries, the argument has taken many forms, from the pre-Socratics to Jewish rabbis to Hindu philosophy and the modern debate over Intelligent Design (ID) and theistic evolution (TE). Present day controversies seem to show that disagreements over the apparent design of nature have roots in deep historical and metaphysical differences. We believe there is much to learn from how different religious traditions (here, Judaism, Christianity and Islam) have engaged or are engaging with design discourse. So, we are arranging a two-day online closed-door workshop on the history and metaphysics of design arguments, to be hosted at the University of Helsinki.

- by Shoaib A . Malik
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- Abrahamic Religions, Philosophy Of Religion, Jewish Studies, Theology

Examines the zombie walk phenomenon, particularly with the figure of zombie Jesus, and what this may say about postmodern concepts of apocalypse, the body-self, and life after death. Concludes with suggestions for fresh theological... more

- by John W . Morehead
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- Theology, Apocalypticism, Zombies, Zombie Walk

Догматические сочинения Хосровика Таргманича -
один из лучших представлений христологии Армянской Церкви

- by Khachik Grigoryan
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- Theology, Christology, Armenian Apostolic Church, non-Chalcedonian Christianity
- by Andrew J Henshaw
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- Theology
- by Chris S Stevens
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- Theology, New Testament, Book Reviews

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- by Daniel M Keeran MSW
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- Creative Writing, Marketing, Christianity, Buddhism
- by Tobias Braune-Krickau
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- Aesthetics, Philosophy Of Religion, Theology, Hegel

The Ukrainian sacred culture and especially its wooden
churches tradition is an outstanding European phenomenon which has been formed on complex intercultural basis. Being placed between eastern and western Christian brunches, Ukrainian culture has assimilated characters of both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
influence. On the other hand being located in the middle
of European area it occurred in the middle of multicultural interrelations, in the very center of European cultural traditions crossroad. The folk wooden architecture of Ukraine was developed in the context of Eastern Slavic traditions.
European architecture has also made its great impact on the Ukrainian culture. IX-XII century is connected with the time of architectural forms and constructions general unity development. In XVI-XVIII century the national specific features of Ukrainian wooden architecture was intensively developed. That is why its features were manifested in Ukrainian distinguish of style.

- by Igor Klimov
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- Theology, History of Religion, Semantics, Conservation and Restoration

This is a draft section of a chapter in my forthcoming Ph.D., in which I explore the anti-Semitic theories and theological views of 19th-century German preacher and politician Adolf Stoecker. I examine Stoecker's influence on Nazism, and suggest that whilst Stoecker certainly influenced Nazi ideology, it is a mistake to view his own anti-Semitism through the lens of the Holocaust.

- by Ryan Buesnel
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- Religion, Jewish Studies, Theology, Antisemitism (Prejudice)
- by Jason Zurawski
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- Philology, Theology, Hellenistic Philosophy, Hellenistic History

The question of religion in the public sphere is an important issue in many Western countries today that is characterised by disintegration of Christian hegemony (secularization), and by the emergence of religious diversity. The starting point for the
discussion in this paper is the new relations between Church and State in Norway, i.e. how the connection between them is considerably weakened in the Norwegian Constitution at the same time as other religions and Christian denominations than
Lutheran Christianity are becoming more visible in the public sphere. The new Constitutional wording is a result of a search for possible common values across religious affiliations in a post-Lutheran state.I argue, with references to important strands of thought in the discourse of religion and secularism,for the importance of having a unifying values base and a key strategy for future social integration in today’s societies, where religious minorities including the Catholic Church are recognized and supported.

- by Olav Hovdelien
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- Christianity, Sociology of Religion, Political Philosophy, Theology

In the second half of the 16th century, Girolamo Righettino, a brilliant draughtsman and theologian (a member of the Order of the Canons Lateran), produced city views with ornamental frames characterised by their rich allegorical programme. The drawings earned him widespread fame and were handsomely rewarded. A recently discovered autograph manuscript by Righettino sheds precious light on his only surviving view-an elaborate plan of Turin (1583). This article offers an introductory portrait of a personality forgotten to history and presents new research that allows us to situate his unique output-at the intersection of art and science, theology and politics, topography and allegory-in the wider context of Counter-Reformation Italy, when the ambitions of absolutist rulers were stoked by the fear of Turkish advances in the Mediterranean.

- by Denis Ribouillault
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- Cultural History, Cartography, Visual Studies, Art History
- by Hilarion Rakoto
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- Theology, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Spirituality
- by Paolo Broggio
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- Censorship, Theology, Early Modern History, Inquisition

Situated within the wider post-secular turn in politics and international relations, this collection focuses not on religion per se, but rather explicitly on theology. Contributions to this volume highlight the political theological foundations of international theory and world politics, explicitly recasting theology and politics as symbiotic discourses with all the risks, promises and open questions this relation may involve. The overarching claim this volume makes is that all politics has theology embedded in it, both in the genealogical sense of carrying ineradicable traces of its theological origins, but also in the more ontological sense of being enacted by alternative configurations of the theologico-political. The book is unique in bringing together a diverse group of scholars, spanning knowledge areas as varied as IR, political theory, philosophy, theology, and history to investigate the complex interconnections between theology and world politics. It will be of interest to students and scholars of political theory, international relations, intellectual history, and political theology.

Taft R. F. The Great Entrance. A History of the Transfer of Gifts and other Preanaphoral Rites of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. [A History of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, vol. II]. Roma, 1975. (Orientalia Christiana Analecta;... more

- by Will Desmond
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- Management, Semiotics, Gnosticism, History
- by Chad Mower
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- Theology, Dementia, Image of God, Imago Dei

This study deals with the rite of artoklasia in the Eastern Orthodox Church, as an integral part of the monastic all-night vigil, in order to indentify its historical origins and stages of teleturgical development, and also to give the appropriate, theological and liturgical interpretation of this akolouthia. Blessing of the five loaves of bread, wheat, wine and oil has been constituted in the East in order to strengthen the assembled Christians in a physical and spiritual way toward liturgical heed, watching and praying on the eve of the second coming of Messiah, which is being foretasted at the holy liturgy after the monastic agrypnia. Artoklasia was gradually introduced into all monasteries and parish churches of the Eastern Church under the impact of Typikon of Mar Saba’s Lavra, starting probably from the period of the 10th–11th century, and still holds a unique place in the liturgical life of the Eastern Orthodox Christians.

Owen, John (1616-1683)
Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library --
Description: Pneumatologia--or, 'Owen on the Holy Spirit,' as the work has generally been called--is perhaps one of the best known, and most highly esteemed of John Owen's treatises. Pneumatologia is divided into five parts. The first part contains a general and preliminary account of the Holy Spirit. The second part addresses the operations of the Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments. The third part discusses the doctrine of regeneration. The fourth part addresses the doctrine of sanctification, and the role of the Holy Spirit in it. The final part contains arguments extolling the reader to holiness. This is a beloved treatise, as John Newton once wrote to a correspondent: "We are favoured with many excellent books in our tongue, but I with you agree in assigning one of the first places as a teacher to Dr. Owen. I have just finished his discourse on the Holy Spirit which is an epitome, if not the masterpiece of his writings."

- by ERNST R WENDLAND
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- Theology, Systematic Theology, Biblical Studies, Pneumatology
- by Luke Barnesmoore
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- Critical Theory, Christianity, Human Geography, Anthropology

In henadological Platonism, the significance of “the One” is understood to lie, not in an eminent singular entity, but in the modes of unity and the ways of being a unit. The science of units qua units is a systematic ground and counterweight to substance-based ontology, and manifests an organic bond with theology as the science of relation to supra-essential individuals or Gods. Because of the basic nature of unity relative to being, doctrines respecting unity tend to situate themselves as critiques of ontology; they exhibit both an analytical and a soteriological value. For its part, bhakti is not a mere sectarian movement but rather an inquiry at once speculative and practical into the nature of the relationship between the human and the divine. It bridges the diverse genres of ancient Indian thought (including the theophanic/cultic, the epic, along with diverse philosophical perspectives) and displays key commonalities with henadological Platonism. This paper begins the process of identifying these common themes with particular reference to the Bhagavadgītā. Chief among its themes is the distinction between structuring cause and structured mixture, which runs through Platonism from the Phaedo to the doctrine of principles, and which parallels the account of action in the Gītā as freedom independent of result, insofar as the latter pertains to the solidarity of worldly causality heteronomous to the agency of the ātman.

- by Edward P Butler
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- Hinduism, Philosophy Of Religion, Theology, Proclus

This chapter examines some of the assumptions that are typically employed when dealing with the development of the Hebrew Bible. The first part of the chapter is a critique of the very term "Jewish Bible." It points out some of the problems with the term and make a plaidoyer against being politically correct. The second part focuses on what it means to explain the "development" of the Hebrew Bible and suggests that diachronic analysis alone cannot fully explain its formation. In this author's view, proper understanding of the development of the Bible requires drawing upon intellectual and literary models more commonly associated with the period of the “reception of scripture” than with conventional composition history.

- by Bernard M Levinson
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- Theology, Hebrew Language, Hebrew Bible, Textual Criticism
- by Domenic Marbaniang
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- Theology

Geopolitical change at the start of the 20th century wrought significant change to the study of theology. After the Russian Revolution, exiled intellectuals found their way to the West and connected with like-minded scholars. One of these was Sergius Bulgakov, whose life was particularly complex: beginning as a Marxist and later returning to Orthodox Christianity, he became one of the most prominent, and contentious, theologians of the Russian diaspora. He forged ecumenical connections, including with the Fellowship of St Alban and St. Sergius. Traditionally, scholars have categorised him with the so-called “Russian School”, largely due to his sophiology. But scholars have come to question the accuracy of this categorisation. For example, Andrew Louth has proposed that Bulgakov be regarded as a theologian of the eucharist. Consideration of period documents confirms Bulgakov’s eucharistic consciousness, especially with ecumenism, corroborating Louth’s hypothesis. More research is justified into an important direction in the study of Russian diaspora theology.

- by Daniel Kisliakov
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- Theology, Orthodox Theology, Church History, Eucharistic Theology