An architectonics of desire: the person on the path to Nada in John of the Cross by F. England

“…It employs the notion of ‘desireless desire’, in order to describe John’s final position of waiting as one that neither dispenses with an authentically human and desiring subject, nor compromises the final aim of union with God. …”
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Genealogies and spiritualities in Genesis 4:17-22, 4:25-26, 5:1-32 by C. Lombaard

“…Each of these approaches to genealogy has a different intent; each wants to indicate a different aspect of God’s care. Each thus evidences an own (though not unrelated) configuration of faith experienced, that is, a different spirituality. …”
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INTRODUCTION by G Van der Watt

“…Since 1981, he has been a minister of the Word of God in the Dutch Reformed Church; since 1992, he has been lecturer and, from 1997, Professor in Missiology. …”
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PREFACE by A.M. Brazal, R. Pieris

“…It is a community that goes beyond the boundaries of gender, class, or race/ethnicity, fostering the right relations with God, other peoples, and creation. This Special Issue is a collection of selected articles from that Conference. …”
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Die ouderling in twee kerkordes in die Dordtse tradisie by P. J. Strauss

“…In essence the elder is seen as an office that governs the church through the Word of God. This is why the elder in the Calvinistic-Dordt tradition is a worthy and winning opponent of the Roman Catholic pope. …”
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Prediking in die wêreld van die hoorders by HJC Pieterse

“… The problem which this article addresses is the need of the congregation to hear the living Word of God and the implications of this word in their concrete world of a society in transition. …”
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VREDE TE MIDDE VAN GEWELD: by E Scheffler

“…The article also reflects on the psychological issue (referring to Freud’s concepts of eros and thanatos) of how human prophets advocate both peace and violence, involving the concept of God in the process. …”
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The Black Church as a caring community for the poor: Southern Synod as investigative centre by L. Modise

“… In this article, the researcher discusses first the Black Church in relation to God, one another, and the world and, secondly, the blackness of the URCSA reflected in terms of her membership’s pigmentation and her identity of the Black church. …”
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Die genade van gehoorsaamheid. Hoe evangelies is die etiese preke wat ons in Suid-Afrika hoor? deur Johan Cilliers by M. D. Terblanche

“…Cilliers se hoofmotief met die skryf van die boek voer hy terug na Luther se uitspraak: “Die Woord van God kom om ons te verander.” …”
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Posoborowa instytucjonalna odnowa Kościoła krakowskiego według kardynała Karola Wojtyły by Jan Dyduch

“…The renewal was deeply rooted in the theology of the Second Vatican Council, especially in its teaching on the Church, presented by the Council as a community of the People of God, and the Mystical Body of Christ. To achieve accurate reception of the teaching of the Council, card. …”
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Źródła duchowości służebnicy Bożej Dorothy Day by Wojciech Zyzak

“…Dorothy Day is a Servant of God, whose Canonization Process gives hope that one day she can be presented to the entire Church as an example of lay spirituality. …”
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Los dzieci zmarłych bez chrztu – nieznana historia i współczesne pytania by Marta Ficoń

“…The aim is also to understand that God loves and wills to save everyone, especially the smallest representatives of the human race who has no chance to be baptized.…”
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Godsdiens en Samelewing. Christelike betrokkenheid op die markplein by BJ van der Walt

“…Hy stel dit ook baie duidelik dat hy die gereformeerde oortuiging van die heerskappy van God as aboslute uitgangspunt neem. …”
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Mysticism and the Reformation: a brief survey by B. McGinn

“…Today a more adequate understanding of the mystical element of Christianity as a deeper awareness of God’s presence in the life of believers suggests a new evaluation of the relation of Protestantism and  mysticism, beginning Martin Luther, and continuing with figures like Johann Arndt, and a number of the “Spiritual Reformers,” such as Andreas Karlstadt, Sebastian Franck, Valentin Weigel, as well as the theosophical Lutheran Jacob Boehme. …”
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Gebed en Ou-Testamentiese teologie by D. F. O'Kennedy

“… Prayer should be an intrinsic part of theology because the way in which people understand the nature of God determines the nature and content of their prayers. …”
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MATTHEAN ATONEMENT RITUALS by M Nel

“… This article focuses on rituals in the Gospel of Matthew that affect forgiveness between God and human beings, as well as between human agents. …”
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Food for thought: interpreting the parable of the loyal and wise slave in Q 12:42-44 by L. Howes

“…It should not come as a surprise that the parable in Q 12:42-44 is all about feeding God’s people. …”
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Discernment in 1 Thessalonians by P. Sciberras

“…in 1 Thessalonians 5:21 points towards the ongoing nature of discerning God’s will and, finally, how Paul’s eschatological context in 1 Thessalonians implies that discernment also has a future dimension. …”
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