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Christian Ethics
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Christian ethics encompasses a rich tapestry of moral thought and practice that is deeply rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ and the broader Christian tradition. Contributed by scholars from diverse traditions and perspectives around the world, this article evidences both unifying and ...
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- Esther D. Reed, Dion Forster, and Rudolf von Sinner with Ernst M. Conradie, Jörg Haustein, Daniel Heide, Ángel F. Méndez-Montoya, and Upolu Lumā Vaai
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
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- Ethics
Biblical Hermeneutics
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Biblical hermeneutics is the study and interpretation of biblical texts, encompassing a rich historical evolution influenced by various philosophical and theological perspectives. The changing shape of biblical hermeneutics in Christian theology over the centuries has encompassed an implicit ...
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- Richard S. Briggs
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Sacred texts
Mind and Consciousness
Orthodoxy conceives of the second person of the Trinity becoming incarnate as Jesus Christ, but this is a matter of embodiment rather than the incorporeal God becoming identical with a physical body.
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Mind and consciousness are philosophically and theologically significant in many religious and secular traditions. This article focuses on the importance of the concepts of mind and consciousness in Christian theological views of human nature and God. Christian theological teachings that ...
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- Charles Taliaferro
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
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- Being and existence, Philosophy and science
European Literature and Christian Theology (1700–1900)
Both strands of philosophical inquiry seek to limit, if not dismantle outright, Christianity’s grounding in revelation and its insistence on central ‘mysteries’ of the faith , such as the doctrine of the Trinity and both Catholic and Dutch Reformed teachings on sin, predestination, and grace.
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This entry considers major developments in European literature, from the early Enlightenment to the end of the nineteenth century, with particular emphasis on the relation between literary production and Christian theological inquiry in a rapidly changing cultural and political environment.
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- Thomas Pfau
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- Christianity
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- Society and culture
Trauma Theology
Swain develops a trinitarian pastoral model in the context of trauma, describing three movements within the Trinity as Earth-making, Pain-bearing, and Life-giving ( Swain 2011 ).
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Trauma theology is a theological discipline that seeks to both do theological justice to traumatic experiences and also to reimagine theologies in the light of such experiences. Whilst suffering has always been of interest to Christian theology, trauma theology distinguishes between sufferi...
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- Karen O'Donnell
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- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
The Lord’s Prayer
Knowledge of God’s name, ‘Father’, and the prayer for the kingdom, seek this unification with the Trinity. The daily bread represents the Truth, God’s Word, and participation in Christ’s very life, which, unlike normal food, assimilates the receiver to God (cf.
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Christians throughout the world recite the Lord’s Prayer in their personal devotions and in liturgical settings. Its universality and authority stem from its origin in the very words of Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Thus, Cyprian of Carthage (210–258) could write: ‘For what can be...
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- John Gavin
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- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
Charismatic Gifts
Against Heresies 3.9.3; Tertullian, Against Marcion 5.8; Novatian, On the Trinity 29). The post-Nicene Greek fathers approached Isa 11:2–3 with greater interest in gifts as an expression of trinitarian life ( Schlütz 1932 : 32 ).
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Charismatic gifts, often referred to as spiritual gifts, are understood within Christian theology as bestowed by the Holy Spirit upon believers for the purpose of edifying the church and advancing its mission. The Christian theology of charismatic gifts has a rich and complex history, relat...
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- Jacob Dodson with Amos Yong
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- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
Dispensationalism
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The theological approach to the Bible called dispensationalism has had a long and controversial history in the Christian church, and its impact on the global church over the last century and a half can hardly be denied (69–100; 9–56; ; ). The movement emerged in the nineteenth century and h...
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- Darrell L. Bock
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- Christianity
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- Theological movements
Missiology
The rise of the Alpha course from Holy Trinity Brompton was a form of evangelism, which grew rapidly from middle-class west London and now has a global impact, encouraging a ‘course’ approach to evangelism and shaping mission practice of churches all around the world ( Booker and Ireland 2010 ).
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This article highlights key themes from history, current practice, and future directions in missiology. It traces the development of missiology as a discipline, highlighting some of the key voices, groups and movements along the way. It provides a brief overview of the history of missiology, ...
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- James Butler, Harvey Kwiyani, and Cathy Ross
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
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- Theological methods
Quaker Theology
This grouping includes both Quakers who would not use any label of religious belonging other than ‘Quaker’, and smaller numbers who explicitly connect themselves with some specific non-Christian religious tradition (for example, on the beliefs and identities of ‘Buddhist Quakers’, see Huber 2001 ).
3 The Spirit in Quaker theology
3.1 Experiencing divine presence
One consequence of the relative lack of systematic doctrinal theology in Quakerism is a relative lack of attention to the doctrine of the Trinity – and indeed often a suspicion of the non-biblical ‘speculation’ involved in Trinitarian theology.
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Originating amid the religious and political upheavals of seventeenth-century England, Quakers are now a geographically widespread and theologically diverse group, often best known for their peace work and for their social and political activism. Although Quakers have often not valued, and ...
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- Rachel Muers
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements
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