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Trauma Theology
- 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...
- Author
- Karen O'Donnell
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
Feminist Theologies
- The entry summarizes and analyses some of the main theological trends within Jewish feminisms. Taking a broader sense of theology as the conceptual religious underpinning that serves as a lens through which new options for interpreting the Jewish canon emerge, it focuses on five main themes: ...
- Author
- Ronit Irshai
- Faith tradition
- Judaism
- Topics
- Theological methods
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...
- Author
- Timothy Pawl
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
Hermeneutical Theology
- Hermeneutical theology is an approach to theological inquiry arising from the work of Karl Barth and Rudolf Bultmann around the midpoint of the twentieth century. The movement materialized in the works of Gerhard Ebeling, Ernst Fuchs, and Eberhard Jüngel as they engaged with the broader ‘li...
- Author
- C. M. Howell
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
Feminist Biblical Interpretation
- This article offers a critical reflection on feminist biblical interpretation that, over the past forty plus years, has contributed greatly to changing the face of Christian biblical scholarship. After offering a definition, as well as an overview of the field of feminist biblical interpretat...
- Author
- L. Juliana Claassens
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Sacred texts, Theological methods
Theological Reflection
- ‘Theological reflection’ is a way of referring to the many ways in which Christians reflect on experience in the light of their faith. At its best, it functions as an educational and formational tool to assist people to explore life’s challenges and to bring the wisdom of theological and bi...
- Author
- Elaine Graham
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices, Theological methods
The Nyāya School of Indian Philosophy
- The Nyāya school of philosophy deals with questions of logic, causation, epistemology, and soteriology. These topics are grounded in, and have implications for, concepts of cognition, perception, and the self. Nyāya philosophy is concerned with attaining liberation through knowledge: for th...
- Author
- Nirmalya Guha
- Faith tradition
- Hinduism
- Topics
- Philosophy and science, Theological methods
Law and Religion in Brahmanism: the Dharmaśāstra
- This entry delves into the origin, sources, and role of the Dharmaśāstra (science of dharma) in the historical and cultural context of ancient India. In contrast to other ancient civilizations (such as the Roman Republic and Empire), ancient Indian society was characterized by the lack of a...
- Author
- Alessandro Giudice
- Faith tradition
- Hinduism
- Topics
- Law, Theological methods
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