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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
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- Philosophy and science, Ethics
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
Christian Theology
- This article introduces Christian theology in its substantial, structural, biblical, historical, and contextual dimensions. Section 1 lays out the substance of theology: after an introductory discussion of the term ‘theology’ and its developing meaning within Christianity, the section intro...
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- Judith Wolfe
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
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
Arabic Christian Theology
- This entry starts by exploring the meaning of the term ‘Arabic Christian theology’ to explain its oxymoronic nature. It then introduces the form of Christian theological thought that one can find in the Arabic-speaking regions of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It offers a brief hi...
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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
Grace in Roman Catholic Theology
- Grace may be described as the gratuitous self-communication of God through Christ in the Holy Spirit. The term also refers to the living, actual, and continuous experience humans have of this saving event. In a wholly unmerited way, the Spirit of the risen Christ becomes present in the chur...
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- Paul O’Callaghan and Catalina Vial de Amesti
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
Visual Arts and Christian Theology
- Christianity is sometimes described as a ‘religion of the book’, but visual art has long been used by Christians alongside and in addition to words, to express their experiences of and reflections on God. Its particular significance within some Christian contexts has been justified on chris...
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- Chloë Reddaway and Ben Quash
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Society and culture
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