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Nonhuman Animals in Christian Theology
- The twentieth century saw a dramatic growth in theological considerations of nonhuman animals and the nonhuman world in general. A number of varying perspectives, including ecotheology, animal theology, liberation theology, ecofeminism, creation spirituality, and Indigenous spirituality –...
- Author
- Ryan McLaughlin
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
Embodiment and Liturgy
- People assembled in worship and prayer constitutes one of the most common images of the Christian religion; indeed, it is often what people have in mind when they say ‘church’. While Christian worship has developed patterns and content specific to its beliefs from the New Testament period...
- Author
- Bruce T. Morrill
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices, Being and existence
New Creation in the Christian Scriptures and Tradition
- This entry analyses biblical and subsequent Christian approaches to new creation, under the rubrics ‘the good’, ‘the new’, and ‘the beautiful’. The introduction sketches points of debate: ‘new creation’ as realized or eschatological, renewed or utterly new, as heaven or New Jerusalem, and...
- Author
- Edith M. Humphrey
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Sacred texts
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
Baptism
- Baptism (from the Greek baptizo: to immerse, to submerge) is a ritual that is practised in practically all Christian churches and communities. It involves a person being immersed in water – or having water poured over them – along with the spoken trinitarian formula. This article outlines the...
- Author
- Dagmar Heller
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
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
Christian Experience: A Catholic View
- Building on the philosophical groundwork regarding experience, this article examines the meaning of Christian experience from a Catholic perspective. Christian experience of God is here understood as a graced act through which a person becomes affectively aware of the meaning of the event o...
- Author
- Antonio López
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
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
Sacrifice and the Eucharist
- As the uniquely Christian form of worship, the Eucharist is studied by ‘systematic’ theologians in terms of its coherence with revelation as a whole, and by ‘dogmatic’ theologians in light of historic definitions that still impact the churches of today. Examination of ‘eucharistic sacrifi...
- Author
- John Stephenson
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
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
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