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Theology and Neuroscience
- Neuroscience, the fastest growing scientific discipline for decades, has affected numerous aspects of Western culture. Thus, one should expect it to have influences on religion as well. This article treats one of the points of intersection with Christianity, the basic metaphysical makeup of...
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- Nancey Murphy and Warren S. Brown
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science
Theology and Technology
- Technology is a multifaceted reality. It is not merely the tools and machines we use but also the skills and processes with which we use them and the attitudes, culture, and social structures they produce or enhance. Given that the purpose of technology is to transform our environment or ou...
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- Noreen L. Herzfeld
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science, Ethics
Jewish Economic Theology
- Jewish economic theology refers to thought about economic matters that takes its fundamental grounding and orientation from Jewish traditions and experiences. This article covers the content, method, history, and to a lesser degree the reception of Jewish economic theology. Because both ‘ec...
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- Samuel Hayim Brody
- Faith tradition
- Judaism
- Topics
- Theological methods
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...
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- Lalsangkima Pachuau
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements
Magisterial Teaching of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis
- This chapter offers an overview of the magisterial teaching of the pontificates of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. This includes a summary of the content of their encyclicals and their other most significant magisterial documents. Summaries are also provided of the major theologica...
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- Tracey Rowland
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements
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
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
Divine Simplicity
- The conceptual notion of divine simplicity is a contested one, both in modern continental Christian theology and contemporary analytic philosophy. Nevertheless, it is of central importance in the patristic and scholastic traditions of mainstream Christian theology and has a place in signifi...
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- Thomas Joseph White O.P.
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
Economics
- This article is about the relationship between economics and Christian theology. It is concerned with economics in the modern sense (distinguished from the ancient art of oikonomia or household management, and personal financial decision making). Economics is about systems of provision for ...
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- Paul Oslington
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Society and culture
Conciliar Christology
- This article presents the concept of Conciliar Christology, the Christology taught at the first seven ecumenical councils of the Christian Church. It then discusses the motivations for considering Conciliar Christology when theorizing about the incarnation. These motivations include the his...
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- Timothy Pawl
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
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