Secular state and freedom of religion in Brazil: The Brazil-Holy See Concordat and the “General Law of Religions” by Jose Ivo Follmann, Celso Gabatz

“…At the same time, it affirms the existence of multiple and divergent senses of laicity, allows observation of different agents in the search for marking, setting, updating, correcting and regulating its application by the State. Catholic and Evangelical activism has generated a lot of contradictory effects. …”
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AMERICAN TELEVANGELICAL FRAMES: RELIGIOSITY, SPIRITUALITY, AND COMMODIFICATION by Nopita Trihastutie

“…This article provides an overview of the socio circumstances and movement roots of evangelism, examines the religiosity and spirituality frames in televangelism, and identifies the commodification of the religiosity and spirituality frames. …”
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Parler de générosité dans la mission contemporaine by Marie-Hélène Robert

“…We could see then how to actualize the evangelical call to be "generous as your Father is generous" and explore models of missionary generosity adjusted to that of God and to contemporary expectations so that the Gospel may always be better proclaimed and received. …”
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Colonial interference in the translations of the Bible in Southern Sotho by T. J. Makutoane, J. A. Naudé

“…The first translation to be discussed was published in 1909 by the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society representing colonial empowerment of the dominated target culture by the hegemonic culture of the translators. …”
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Influence of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells on the Burn Wound Healing Process by Claudio Luciano Franck, Alexandra Cristina Senegaglia, Lidiane Maria Boldrini Leite, Sérgio Adriane Bezerra de Moura, Nathália Forti Francisco, Jurandir Marcondes Ribas Filho

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Authority of the Father: Eternal functional subordination – Quo Vadis? by W.H. Oliver

“… This article aims to provide the reader with a short introduction on, and overview of the movement called Eternal Functional Subordination (EFS) that was introduced in 1977 by a Presbyterian preacher, George Knight. This is mostly an evangelical movement and is generally concerned with the relationship between God the Father and God the Son, which is regarded as an eternal authoritative position of the Father, and an eternal subordination of the Son – against the mainline Protestant churches. …”
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Ewangelia regułą życia osób konsekrowanych w nauczaniu Kościoła od Pawła VI do Franciszka by Małgorzata Pagacz

“…There are many points of convergence in the teaching of the post-conciliar popes on the evangelical character of the consecrated life. This issue is a clear example of the continuity of the teaching of the Church. …”
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The presence of Pentecostalism in social movements: a case study with a psychosocial approach by Raul Gomes de Almeida, Bernardo Parodi Svartman

“…Based on Cultural-Historical Psychology and Liberation Psychology, we aimed to investigate the senses assigned to the presence of the evangelical church by militants of a housing movement located in the city of São Paulo. …”
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O możliwościach ekumenicznej współpracy katolików i luteranów nad kształtowaniem decyzji ustawodawcy polskiego w dziedzinie małżeństwa i rodziny by Piotr Kroczek

“…It is possible in Poland, because the teaching of the Catholic Church and the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland about the marriage and the family have in terms of content much in common. …”
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Virtuoses ambivalents by Graham Jones

“…This article compares the approaches of two different classes of magicians: entertainers who use illusion to entertain and apostles of Christianity who use illusion to evangelize. Instead of presenting their illusions as a demonstration of skill, these gospel magicians use them as a way of imaging figuratively the stories and lessons that carry a Christian message. …”
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Together towards new life for missiology? Mission and missiology in the light of the World Council of Churches 2013 policy statement by C. J. P. Niemandt

“… Any meaningful discussion of the various understandings of mission and Missiology needs to take cognizance of the important policy document accepted by the World Council of Churches at its 10th Assembly in Busan, South-Korea, in October 2013: “Together towards life – mission and evangelism in changing landscapes”. This is the first new mission affirmation by the WCC in 30 years,  and presents a compelling new vision of Christian mission, namely its rootedness in God and its present role in the strengthening/consolidation/reinforcement of the reign of God. …”
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MISSIONARY STRATEGIES AND INDIGENOUS RESPONSE: THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY TO THE BISENI CLAN by JOHN OLUWABUKUNMI OLUWAJANA, OLAITAN OYEDELA, OLAOBA

“…Drawing on historical accounts, oral traditions, and scholarly literature, the study explores how the missionaries' evangelization efforts intersected with pre-existing cultural and religious practices within the Biseni community. …”
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The challenge of poverty in Malawi and Bonhoeffer's soteriology by M. Phiri

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Umori preriformistici in un umanista meridionale: Antonio Galateo by Domenico Defilippis

“…In the exposure of the Pater noster, in the Hermit, in the De situ Iapygiae and in the epistolario, the most known humanist in Puglia shows to slant for a religiousness that he am respectful extremely of the dictated evangelical and he openly condemns the behaviors of the tall hierarchies of the Church, since they seem disattendere the message of the Christ. …”
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Calvin's sudden conversion (subita conversio) and its historical meaning by H. B. Lee

“…After a discussion of these issues the conclusion is drawn that Calvin’s conversion was not the product of a gradual recognition and human decision, but an event of a decisive regeneration, resulting in true and evangelical faith under the sovereign guidance of God. …”
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Corpus based study of verbs explain and clarify as an example of assistance in pedagogical settings by Séguin Maja

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INTERROGATING ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES by Otega Okinono, Okpan Samuel O.

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"In The Spirit" by A. Santoso

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Young Christians in Norway, national socialism, and the German occupation of 1940-1945 by F. Hale

“… The German occupation of Norway during the Second World War caused unprecedented problems for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway and other Christian denominations. …”
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Le Dictionnaire caraïbe-français du dominicain Raymond Breton : témoignage de tensions interculturelles by Marie-Christine Pioffet

“…Despite the efforts of rapprochement made by the missionary, the present investigation shows that the extracts in local language and the anecdotes reported reflect intercultural tensions and resistance of the natives in the face of the Dominican’s evangelization enterprise. The Caribbean statements recorded, evidently captured on the spot, clearly reveal the cultural gap that separates the visitor from his hosts, who are hostile to his teaching. …”
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