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Liturgy of the Byzantine Rite
- The present entry deals with the Byzantine rite, a term employed here in its broad meaning to refer to the liturgical tradition of Eastern Chalcedonian Christians. These are Eastern Orthodox and various Eastern rite Catholics, who share a common liturgical tradition shaped in the Eastern pa...
- Author
- Damaskinos Olkinuora
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
Christian Apocrypha
- The article offers an overall introduction to Christian apocrypha. After a discussion of several terminological problems, it provides criteria for a definition of apocryphal literature and related traditions. After that, it discusses aspects of the question of why it may be meaningful to st...
- Author
- Tobias Nicklas
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Sacred texts
Secularization in Modern Jewish Thought
- This article discusses the main challenges that secularization presented to Judaism and to Jewish thought, and maps the key strategies and central thinkers who responded to this challenge, from the eighteenth century up to the turn of the twenty-first. Attention is also given to some secular ...
- Author
- Zohar Maor and Ori Werdiger
- Faith tradition
- Judaism
- Topics
- Society and culture
Music and Orthodox Theology
- The expression of theology by means of music in the Orthodox Church is something that has been discussed and regulated since the Patristic era, which itself takes as its basis the Psalms and the Gospels. The way in which this expression has been achieved practically, however, has varied consi...
- Author
- Ivan Moody
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
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 relati...
- Author
- Cyril Hovorun
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological movements, Society and culture
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...
- Author
- Razvan Porumb
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Theological methods
Charismatic Gifts
- The Christian theology of charismatic gifts has a rich and complex history, relating to many different biblical, historical, and ecclesial traditions. This article will examine these traditions and seek to discover their unique insights and contributions to the broader theology of charismat...
- Author
- Jacob Dodson with Amos Yong
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
Divine Energies
- This article discusses the historical origins and the development of the Eastern Orthodox doctrine of the divine energies. After a brief discussion of Aristotle and Plotinus, an overview is given of the relevant biblical material in the Old and New Testament. The article then looks at the...
- Author
- Christoph Schneider
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
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