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2. Reconciliation

   In Christian theology and political philosophy, five partially overlapping areas of meaning are treated in terms of reconciliation. (1) Dogmatic theology often operates with an umbrella concept covering the entire work of Christ. (2) Philosophical theology employs a concept of atonement/rec...

   ​Author

   Risto Saarinen

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Being and existence, Ethics

3. Quaker Theology

   Originating amid the religious and political upheavals of seventeenth-century England, Quakers are now a geographically widespread and theologically diverse group, often best known for their peace work and for their social and political activism. Although Quakers have often not valued, and ...

   ​Author

   Rachel Muers

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Theological movements

4. 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

5. Participation in the Christian Doctrinal and Philosophical Tradition

   ‘Participation’ or ‘partaking’ has featured in Christian theology since the New Testament, describing a relation of derivation, likeness, or communion. Theologians including Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine of Hippo, Pseudo-Dionysius, Maximus the Confessor, and Thomas Aquinas made this theme a...

   ​Author

   Andrew Davison

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Being and existence

6. Sacrifice and the New Testament

   In the ancient Near East and Roman Empire of the first century CE, sacrificial rituals were a common worship practice of many different religions and cultures. Due to the destruction of the Herodian Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, early Christianity developed – as a movement of Jews who followe...

   ​Author

   Christian Eberhart

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Sacred texts

7. Disability Theology

   Disability theology is a field of study that addresses various theological questions in relation to, and through the lens of, disability. Christian theologians have pondered the meaning of disability and developed pastoral responses to it since the patristic period, although the discourse o...

   ​Author

   Medi Ann Volpe

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Theological methods

8. Franciscan Theology

   This article emphasizes the particular contours that define the Franciscan theological paradigm as a distinct contribution to the discipline of Roman Catholic theology. Grounded in the lives of Francis and Clare of Assisi, the tradition unfolds as a Wisdom tradition, both christocentric and...

   ​Author

   Mary Beth Ingham

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Theological movements

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