Oor die teologiese inhoud van die Belydenis van Belhar by D. J. Smit

“…Regarding the Confession of Belhar, the theological content consists in three confessional claims (each including allusions to the false teaching that is implicitly thereby unmasked and rejected) within the broader framework of an introduction and conclusion, involving key theological claims as well, respectively about the nature of the church and the lordship of Jesus Christ. After some interpretive comments on all five of these structural aspects – the introduction and conclusion and the three claims – brief consideration is given to the nature of reception of confessional documents in the Reformed tradition and some implications for the reception of the theological content of the Confession of Belhar. …”
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Caracolus sagemon (Mollusca: Solaropsidae), depredado por Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae), nuevo registro para Cuba by Yolanda F Rodríguez Toledo, José M Ramos Hernández

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Unusual presence of atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) neonates in a coastal lagoon in southeast Gulf of Mexico by Armando T. Wakida-Kusunoki, Vicente Anislado-Tolentino, Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores

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Corruption: how should Christians respond? by P. M. Theron, G. A. Lotter

“…On an individual level, it entails personal honesty and the living of exemplary lives. The golden rule of Jesus Christ can serve as a guiding principle for everyday life, namely do to others what you would have them do to you. …”
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Hacer caridad para el alma, organizarse para defender la fe. Las asociaciones católicas bogotanas (1863-1885) by Sindy Paola Veloza Morales

“…Concretamente el trabajo se enfoca en las sociedades de San Vicente de Paúl, Juventud Católica, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús e Hijas de María, todas estas organizaciones católicas integradas por miembros de la elite capitalina.…”
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Espace et art de la formule visuelle à Rome sous le pontificat de Pascal Ier (817-824) : l’exemple de la basilique Sainte-Praxède  by Raphaël Demès

“…In this decorated set, Pascal 1st was placed in a half-position between Roman founder martyrs, the apostles and Jesus-Christ.…”
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"Abba" revisited: merging the horizons of history and rhetoric through the new rhetoric structure for metaphors by S. Tsang

“…Paul used the metaphor to attack the agitators by excluding them from the spiritual familia of Jesus. In this recipient-oriented reading, it is shown that Paul used the metaphor to exhort with great urgency those on the fringe to return to the fold. …”
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Ritual, teatro y performance en un culto al niño dios y al diablo. Las pastorelas de la región purépecha, Michoacán (México) by Elizabeth Araiza

“…The Christmas pageant (pastorela) is, in principle, a living and dialogical representation that evokes the birth of Jesus, the zeal of the shepherds to celebrate that event, and the attempts by the Devil to impede them. …”
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The promise of attending to literary context for contextual biblical hermeneutics in Africa by D.W. Ellington

“…Repercussions can include a limited role of Jesus Christ and a heightened role of material prosperity in some African expressions of Christian faith. …”
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Die belydenis van die kerk by J. Buitendag

“…The presupposition of all this is that God has revealed Himself in Jesus Christ. Scripture is therefore primarily not revelation as such, but testimony of the revelation in Christ. …”
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La función historiográfica del mundo asiático en la Historia General de España de Juan de Mariana (siglos XV-XVI) by Iago Brais Ferrás García

“… Este artículo propone, a partir de un enfoque teórico vinculado a la Historia Intelectual, que Juan de Mariana incluye ad hoc las relaciones entre la Península Ibérica y las Indias Orientales en su Historia general de España para satisfacer las expectativas historiográficas de la Monarquía hispánica y de la Compañía de Jesús. Además, presenta la conexión que Mariana realiza de lo “global” asiático con lo “local” portugués y cómo de su pluma emerge una crítica al tiempo presente desde el que escribe. …”
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THE CONUNDRUM FACING CHRISTIAN TRADITIONAL LEADERS by SJ van der Merwe, OG Thebe

“…Given the statement “For there is only one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Tim. 2:5), the question is: Where does this place traditions, customs and culture? …”
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Invasive bacterial infections in febrile infants younger than 3 months old after SARS-CoV-2 pandemic by Leire Bizkarra-Txurruka, Ainara Lejarzegi, David Andina, Borja Gomez, Santiago Mintegi

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Especie nueva de Eusiroides (Amphipoda: Calliopioidea: Pontogeneiidae) del golfo de México by Carlos Varela, Manuel Ortiz

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Wyjaśnienie dogmatu chalcedońskiego w VI wieku. Interpretacja osoby i natury przez teologów „neochalcedonizmu” według Aloisa Grillmeiera by Giacomo Calore

“…In this article, with the help of Alois Grillmeier’s analysis in his work Jesus der Christus, the author presents the efforts of the two most influential theologians who defended and deepened the teaching of the Council within the framework of the so called “Neochalcedonism” in the sixth century, Leontius of Byzantium and Leontius of Jerusalem. …”
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Not by order, nor by dialogue: the metanoetic presence of the kingdom of God in a fluid new world and church by S. Joubert

“…Through “metanoia,” as the urgent boundary-crossing call of Jesus, individuals become part of this subversive new world where selfless love for God and others dominates. …”
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Brat – ojciec – matka. Specyfika braterstwa minoryckiego by Wiesław Block

“…The idea of Minorite brotherhood is not limited to the community of the Friars Minor only but also extends to the whole creation, though for the most part he focuses on the relationship that has the scope of uniting the brothers from the four corners of the earth into a fellowship following in the footsteps of the poor and humble Jesus Christ. Structurally, the work is divided into two parts, the first of which describes the maturation of Francis’ attitude of being a brother (awareness of being a “brother” to entire humankind), while the second dwells upon the figure of mother, which is the prototype of fraternal relationships, according to the mind of Francis. …”
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Deconstructing Theology or Prophetic Theology? A Comparative Protestant and Eastern Orthodox Christian Perspective by Nathanael Neacșu

“…Thus, Orthodox theology must deliver the eternal word and life of Jesus Christ, addressed to the contemporary context, in order to guide the Church and the Faithful toward the Kingdom of God. …”
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Święty Maksymilian Maria Kolbe – męczeństwo z miłości by Wiesław Bar

“…In the first part, on based of 26th texts from the Scriptures and the 33rd texts from the Conference, presents a concept of love by Father Maximilian as God’s gift to man, as revealed in Jesus crucified, who left himself in the Eucharist, that the man is strengthened in the love of neighbor, also enemies, even to give one’s life. …”
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Mulatto Bodies and the Body of Christ by Nathaniel Jung-Chul Lee

“…At the center of my argument will be a critique of the way Carter and Bantum offered their revised un derstanding of racial identity and hybridity by reimagining the identity Jesus through mulatto/a bodies and persons. This, I will claim, is a dead end. …”
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