Notation publications in the context of musical life in Lithuania in the XVI-XVII centuries by Jūratė Trilupaitienė

“…In the middle of the 16th century, with the Reformation well-established, the printing of Protestant hymnals began with Martynas Mažvydas' Katekizmas (Catechism). …”
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Learning theological ethics through the Heidelberg Catechism by D. F. Ottati

“… This article looks to the logic of grace and gratitude in the Heidelberg Catechism (HC) in order to examine a disposing pattern of sensibility and affection as well as four lessons for a contemporary Protestant theological ethic. It also suggests a revision of the catechism’s basic theology in light of the current ecological crisis and in conjunction with a theocentric strand in Reformed theologies of creation. …”
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THE 450 YEARS OLD PSALMS FROM GENEVA AND THE ATTEMPT TO TRANSLATE THEM INTO ROMANIAN by Csaba PÉTER

“… In the midst of the written records of protestant missions held among the Transylvanian Romanians we put a great store on translating the congregational songs, mainly the psalms from Geneva to Romanian. …”
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Authority of the Father: Eternal functional subordination – Quo Vadis? by W.H. Oliver

“…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. EFS claims that the roots of this view go back to the Bible and the tradition of the early church, referring to the Creeds and the Councils, including the Church Fathers. …”
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INTERCULTURAL TRANSLATIONS OF CHRISTIAN CANONICAL SCRIPTURES

“…Several theories have guided the translation of those books into different languages within the canonical boundaries of Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant churches. Those theories have mostly been more recently inspired by Nida’s functional equivalence theory. …”
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Mysticism and the Reformation: a brief survey by B. McGinn

“… A number of influential theologians over the past two centuries have denied that Protestant Christianity has a place for mysticism understood as the mingling of the divine and human natures. …”
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Freiheit zu ökumenischer eucharistischer gastfreundschaft/zur offenen kommunion by H. H. Eßer

“…After a short review of the last 70 years in the Protestant/Roman Catholic ecumenical relation in this regard, the main part treats the following: The presence of Christ in Word and Sacrament tending to the rediscoveryof the Epiclesis. …”
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Beyond "two source theory" and "sola scriptura": ecumenical perspectives on Scripture and tradition by R. Moss

“…The Constitution, Dei Verbum, promulgated by the Second Vatican Council and the two Protestant Conferences held almost contemporaneously at Oberlin and Montreal suggest a possible convergence beyond the impasse. …”
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Writing Against Culture with Online Poker by Jukka Jouhki

“…The game is also characterized by its contradictory embodiment and rejection of the virtues of the Protestant work ethic. It emphasizes diligence, yet places a high value on quick success and money. …”
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Pentecostal ecclesiology in the new adaptation era: by J. Gultom, D. Ming

“… The Synod of the Gereja Bethel Indonesia/GBI (Bethel Church of Indonesia) is Indonesia’s largest Protestant and Pentecostal denomination, with over 7,000 local churches and nearly three million church members. …”
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The Heidelberg Catechism: elements for a theology of care by F. de Lange

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Contemplation and social transformation: the example of Thomas Merton by P. Sheldrake

“…It concludes with an exploration of the relationship between contemplation and politics in a number of twentieth and twenty-first century theologians, both Catholic and Protestant. …”
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Symposium on the role of religious leaders in peacemaking and social change in Africa: Zambia's case by F.D. Sakala

“…It also discusses how the Christian Church (Catholic and Protestant) has worked together on political and social issues in Zambia. …”
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HISTORICAL MELODIES IN GALLUS HUSZÁR’S HYMNAL OF 1560 by Ágnes TÖRÖK

“… Gallus Huszár’s hymnal is the first Hungarian Protestant congregational hymnbook. The origin of its melodies is mainly from Europian sources: Luther’s songs, odes, Gregorian chants, other mediaeval melodies and their variations can be found in this cantional. …”
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Christianity and Islam - the development of modern science nad the genesis of the modern (just) state by D. F. M. Strauss

“…It was only within the Protestant countries of Europe that the modern constitutional state under the rule of law emerged,  accompanied by a process of societal differentiation unparalleled in world history. …”
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Auch eine Gewerkschaft? Der Deutschnationale Handlungsgehilfenverband und die Angestellten by Martin Otto

“…The biggest union by far was the »German National Union of Commercial Employees« (Deutschnationaler Handlungsgehilfenverband, DHV) with 400.000 exclusively male and mostly protestant members. Founded in Hamburg in 1893, with roots in Adolf Stoecker’s nationalist Christian social movement, it defined itself explicitly as a Christian union with anti-socialist and also antisemitic tendencies.The number of commercial employees rose during the German Empire, and most clerks obviously lacked any chance of becoming independent. …”
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Theologen van de twintigste eeuw en de christologie by A. van de Beek

“…Roman Catholic theology is usually less liberal than Protestant theology is. But the confrontation with modern thought could not be avoided — and according to many theologians, should not be avoided. …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…She explores how Bismarck implements a cultural strategy, Kulturkampf, to suppress the religious identities, especially of Catholic minorities under Protestant Prussian rule. Kulturkampf also aimed at the secularization of education and this has been a milestone in the creation of young generations with German identity. …”
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WHEN THE UNHEARD VOICES BECOME VIOLENT. PERSPECTIVES FROM PSALM 109 AND THE #FEESMUSTFALL MOVEMENT by L. Sutton

“… In October 2015, the #FeesMustFall protest movement began. These protests started as a protest by the poor who could not afford the tuition fees of South African universities. …”
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O princípio esperança e o movimento de multidão de 2013 by Douglas M. R. Porto

“…Our main goal is to investigate the manner in which hope motivated the protesters’ actions and structured the manifestations. …”
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