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Resurrection of the Dead
- This article explores the Christian notion of the resurrection of the dead under four headings: finality, individuality, communality and hope. For each, it takes its starting point in 1 Corinthians 15, and from there explores the debates and controversies associated with each basic affirmat...
- Author
- Susannah Ticciati
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Sacred texts
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
Orthodox Political Theology
- This entry outlines the evolution of various political theologies in the Eastern Christian milieux, from the time of the apostles up until the present. It begins with the definitions of and distinctions between political and public theologies. Then it explores the dialectics of the relation...
- Author
- Cyril Hovorun
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements, Society and culture
Minjung Theology
- This article explores Christian liberation theology in the Korean context, namely minjungsinhak, literally meaning ‘people’s theology’, discussing its history, characteristics, recent developments, and implications. This article shows how the new theology arose as a theological tradition in...
- Author
- Andrew Eungi Kim and Jongman Kim
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements
Queer Theology
- This entry establishes the contested nature of ‘queer’ as a term and provides an overview of some significant theoretical perspectives on queerness. It then outlines the emergence of queer Christian theology as it developed from both theological reflections on LGBT+ sexuality and gender var...
- Author
- Jack Slater and Susannah Cornwall
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
Millenarianism
- The word ‘millenarianism’ is used narrowly to describe the idea, expressed in Rev 20:1–10, of a thousand-year kingdom of the saints before the last judgment, and broadly to describe general expectations of imminent radical betterment on Earth that this idea has sparked throughout Christia...
- Author
- Jayne Svenungsson
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements
Suffering
- Suffering is a topic commonly driven by human questions and experience, with Christians facing these challenges in light of their own sacred scriptures and broad tradition. Individuals and communities are consistently faced with painful situations that provoke them to ask nagging questions,...
- Author
- Kelly M. Kapic
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
Theology and Naturalism
- Historically and today, the movement of naturalism affirms the reality of the natural world, rejecting religious views of God, the soul, and values when these are understood to be supernatural or transcending the natural world. There are two forms of naturalism. According to scientific natu...
- Author
- Charles Taliaferro
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science
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