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Christian Feminist Theological Ethics
- Christian feminist theological ethics represents a transformative approach to Christian ethics that emphasizes the importance of women's experiences and perspectives in theological discourse. As Hilde Lindemann has written, ‘Feminist ethics isn’t a branch of ethics – it’s a way of doing eth...
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- Cristina L. H. Traina
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Ethics
Jesus’ Descent into Hell
- The concept of Jesus’ descent into hell, or the harrowing of hell, articulated in the Apostles’ Creed, represents a significant theological belief within Christianity that has evolved over centuries. The Apostles’ Creed affirms that, between his death and resurrection, Jesus Christ descendi...
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- Preston McDaniel Hill and Catherine Ella Laufer
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
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...
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- David W. Kling
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theology of religions
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
Migration and Christian Theology
- This article provides a comprehensive and in-depth Christian theological account of human migration by drawing on various biblical and theological resources. In so doing, it focuses on five key theological themes that lie at the foundation of migration theologies: the Bible, God, Christ, the ...
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- Ilsup Ahn
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Society and culture
Jesus Christ as Ancestor
- One of the recurring themes in African Christian theological discourse is that of Christ as ‘an ancestor’. This article considers the meaning of Jesus Christ as an ‘ancestor’, first by introducing African ancestral belief and then examining perspectives from African theologians who apply an...
- Author
- Reuben Turbi Luka
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theology of religions
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
Faith
- From its origins, ‘faith’ has been a central category which correlates positively with the high regard for the discipline of theology in Christianity. However, it has been understood in various different ways. Current controversies about faith crystallize around an unusual expression empl...
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- Paul R. Hinlicky
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
European Literature and Christian Theology (1700–1900)
- 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
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Society and culture
Substance Dualist Theological Anthropology
- This article explores a conception of the human from a substantival perspective of the wider Christian tradition. After a general survey of substance dualist theological anthropology, the article focuses on the interplay between human constitution and the imago Dei (image of God). By focusi...
- Author
- Joshua Farris
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
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