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Stranger – Ger
- The commandment to protect the ger, often translated as stranger, is asserted several times in the Torah. The book of Exodus requires the Israelites ‘not to do wrong to a ger or oppress them’ (22:21). Leviticus teaches that a ger who resides with Israelites shall be treated as an Israelite ci...
- Author
- Armin Langer
- Faith tradition
- Judaism
- Topics
- Ethics
Immanent and Economic Trinity
- The immanent and the economic Trinity refer to the distinction and relation of the Trinity in its immanent and economic aspects. This is a central concern of the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. This article explores (1) the development of the concepts relevant to this doctrinal locus tha...
- Author
- Mark P. Hertenstein
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
Dialogical Theology
- Dialogical or interreligious theology is a new kind of theology that accepts and celebrates religious plurality and is grounded in dialogical praxis. Object and method of this theology are dialogical. Whereas confessional theology is the reflection upon one’s own religion, interreligious th...
- Author
- Ephraim Meir
- Faith tradition
- Judaism
- Topics
- Theological methods
Experience: A Philosophical View
- The philosophical account of experience presented here considers this ‘most deceitful’ (16) and ‘obscure’ (346) word as an epistemological category, that is, as integral to our access to truth in both its gnoseological and ontological dimensions. Experience, in this sense, is the practical ...
- Author
- Antonio López
- 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 ...
- Author
- Paul Oslington
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Society and culture
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.
- Author
- Thomas Pfau
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Society and culture
Music in the Western Theological Tradition
- This entry examines the ways in which Christian theology has shaped and elucidated the activities of music-making and music-hearing, and in turn how musical practices have been appropriated to advance the enterprise of theology. Attention is focused primarily (though not exclusively) on textl...
- Author
- Jeremy Begbie
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Society and culture
Yoga
- Yoga represents both a philosophy and a practice, with the goal of liberation. Although ascetic practices existed previously, and the word yoga appears in the Vedas, the first definition is in the Kaṭha Upaniṣad, where it is described as ‘the steady restraint of the senses’, building on the...
- Author
- Zoë Slatoff
- Faith tradition
- Hinduism
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
Beatrice Lane Suzuki (1875–1939)
- Beatrice Lane Suzuki was the American born wife of renowned Zen scholar Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. Until very recently, nothing beyond this had been written about her. She was, however, also a very significant figure in introducing Japanese Buddhism to the West, a partner in the mission to mak...
- Author
- Judith Snodgrass
- Faith tradition
- Buddhism
- Topics
- Figures and thinkers
History of the Second Vatican Council
- This article provides a historical-theological picture of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II). By examining the main phases leading up to the council, the actual proceedings of Vatican II, and its reception, the article will highlight the main actors and debates that shaped the council’...
- Author
- Dries Bosschaert
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements
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