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Christian Theology
- Christian theology is a multifaceted discipline that encompasses the study of God, religious beliefs, and the practice of faith within the Christian tradition. This article introduces Christian theology in its substantial, structural, biblical, historical, and contextual dimensions. Section...
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- Judith Wolfe
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
Conversion
- Conversion – the turning from one religion, belief, or way of life to another informed by the saving activity of Christ – is a central theme of Christianity. From a theological perspective, conversion, the human experience of salvation, is distinguished from regeneration, the hidden, divi...
- Author
- David W. Kling
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theology of religions
Arabic Christian Theology
- Arabic Christian theology is a rich and diverse field of theological thought that has developed among Christian communities in Arabic-speaking regions of the Middle East and North Africa. It encompasses various denominations, including Melkite, Maronite, Coptic, and Syriac Orthodox, each co...
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- Najib George Awad
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements
Missiology
- 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
- Topics
- Theological methods
Chinese Christian Theology
- This article offers an overview of some of the major Christian theological themes that have arisen from the concerns of Chinese Catholic and Protestant Christians since the seventeenth century. It explores contextual factors that have shaped competing categories of loyalty, from differing c...
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- Alexander Chow and Stephanie Wong
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements
Church Law in the United Kingdom
- Church law in the United Kingdom encompasses the legal frameworks and regulatory instruments that govern various Christian denominations, reflecting both their internal governance and their relationship with the state. This entry examines the laws and other regulatory instruments of a range...
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- Norman Doe and Stephen Coleman
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
World Christianity
- World Christianity as a historical phenomenon emerged in the last quarter of the twentieth century, showing the global reaching of Christianity physically, numerically, and characteristically. Even though the number of Christians at the beginning of the twenty-first century (around thirty-t...
- Author
- Lalsangkima Pachuau
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements
Architecture and Christian Theology
- There is an obvious convergence, in the spaces used for Christian worship, between the practice of architecture and the concerns of Christian theology. Even the most utilitarian of spaces – an old warehouse, a community hall, a converted office building – when adapted for use in Christian w...
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- Murray Rae
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Society and culture
Christian Views of Islam
- Christian views of Islam have evolved significantly over the centuries, reflecting a complex interplay of theological interpretations and historical contexts. In the contemporary world, Christians and Muslims make up the world’s two largest religious communities, together comprising somewhe...
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- Hugh Goddard
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theology of religions
Music and Orthodox Theology
- The expression of theology by means of music in the Orthodox Church is something that has been discussed and regulated since the Patristic era, which itself takes as its basis the Psalms and the Gospels. The way in which this expression has been achieved practically, however, has varied consi...
- Author
- Ivan Moody
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
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