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Christian Theology
- This article introduces Christian theology in its substantial, structural, biblical, historical, and contextual dimensions. Section 1 lays out the substance of theology: after an introductory discussion of the term ‘theology’ and its developing meaning within Christianity, the section intro...
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- Judith Wolfe
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- Christianity
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African American Pastoral Theology
- This article provides a critical overview of African American pastoral theology. It documents the discipline’s history, developments, major themes, sources, and methods. Particular focus is given to the unique contributions African American pastoral theology, within the liberal protestant t...
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- Jay-Paul M. Hinds
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- Christianity
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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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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
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- Christianity
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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
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- Christianity
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Natural Theology
- This article explores the biblical foundations and historical development of natural theology, noting in particular its relationship with the emergence of the natural sciences. After considering some questions of definition, the biblical foundations of natural theology are considered, follo...
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- Alister McGrath
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- Christianity
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Missiology
- This article highlights key themes from history, current practice, and future directions in missiology. It traces the development of missiology as a discipline, highlighting some of the key voices, groups and movements along the way. It provides a brief overview of the history of missiology, ...
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- James Butler, Harvey Kwiyani, and Cathy Ross
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- Christianity
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- Theological methods
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...
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- Jack Slater and Susannah Cornwall
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- Christianity
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Religious Disagreement in Analytic Theology
- Religious disagreement means holding incompatible views of the truth or of the plausibility of some position that is religiously relevant. It is well known that many religious and non-religious worldviews make apparently incompatible claims about ultimate reality. This poses both theoretica...
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- Olli-Pekka Vainio
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- Christianity
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Missio Dei
- Missio Dei represents a missiological attempt to articulate a theocentric concept of mission with reference to the missionary nature and act of the triune God. This attempt arose as a reaction to the ecclesiocentric understanding of mission which was predominant within the Western global ...
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- Chung-Hyun Baik and Sinwoong Kim
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- Christianity
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