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Methodist Theology
- Methodist theology is elusive. When John Wesley attempted to describe The Character of a Methodist (), he began by telling the reader what a Methodist is not. The distinguishing marks of the Methodist, he observed, are not a peculiar set of opinions, notions, doctrines, actions, or customs.
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- Paul Chilcote
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- Christianity
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- Theological movements
Analytic Theology
- In Christian theology, the term ‘analytic theology’ refers both narrowly to a particular kind of scholarly activity and more broadly to an overall style or approach to doing theology. It may also refer to what some characterize as an intellectual culture – ‘a rough grouping within a particu...
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- Michael Rea
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- Christianity
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- Theological methods
Protestant Theology in Korea
- This article deals with the landscape of Korean Christianity, focusing on the development of Protestant theology in socio-cultural contexts and the main issues of theological discourse. This article consists of mainly three parts: first, it illustrates the dawn and rise of Korean Protestant C...
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- Meehyun Chung
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
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- Theological movements
Theological Language
- Theological language is, in its most direct sense, language about God, though questions pertaining to language about God quickly raise further questions about how we speak of creatures. The task of speaking rightly – accurately, reverently, appropriately – about God and all things in relati...
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- Jarek M. Jankowski
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
Theology in Australia
- Theology, in Australia’s brief history, has been shaped by its colonial origins, the impact of the changing demographics of the Christian population, and the secular strand in Australian history. This article outlines the historical development of theology in Australia, the institutional fr...
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- Peter Howard
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements
Postliberal Theology
- Postliberal theology is an overarching, but not monolithic, narrative-focused theological sensibility that moves beyond the conservative/liberal divide. Not to be confused with political ‘postliberalism’ – a response to liberal, market-driven economics – postliberal theology is a distinct...
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- Ronald T. Michener
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
Theology in Africa
- This article provides a broad overview of key issues that have animated theology in Africa. It thinks of theology in Africa as African Christian theology and engages the key issues from a historical and continental perspective. It shows how Christian theology in Africa has engaged key issue...
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- David Ngong
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- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements
Orthodox Pastoral Theology
- This brief article delineates Orthodox pastoral theology by chiefly emphasizing the organic connection between Liturgical/sacramental life and social/pastoral involvement in the Christian Orthodox tradition. It shows how Orthodox pastoral theology, in encompassing the entire life of the Chu...
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- Razvan Porumb
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
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...
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- Mark P. Hertenstein
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
Primordial Human Nature (fiṭra)
- The concept of fiṭra (primordial human nature or natural disposition) plays an important role in Islamic theological anthropology. It is first and foremost a scriptural concept, being present both within the Qur’an (Q. 30:30) and the Hadith (especially the hadith ‘every child is born upon t...
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- Ramon Harvey
- Faith tradition
- Islam
- Topics
- Being and existence
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