Introduction to the Festschrift for Prof. D.F. (Francois) Tolmie by L. Sutton, N.E. Müller van Velden

“…Internationally, he is acclaimed as both a Johannine scholar and a Pauline scholar, a feat few scholars can claim. …”
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Interpretations of the Tower of Babel narrative in the African context by M. Rathbone

“…The contemporary move among some biblical scholars from the African context that focus on the interaction between scholarly and non-scholarly interpreters of the Bible is an attempt to address the problems associated with rationalism. …”
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Research in theology in the digital age: opportunities and limitations by A. C. Neele

“… Digital text repositories in the field of theology and history, including the works of John Calvin (1509-1564), are promising tools assisting scholars with comprehensive search capabilities, collaborative projects, annotations, and editing options. …”
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Values of the Land: Kinships as Climate Solutions in ‘The Honorable Harvest’ and ‘Land as Pedagogy.’ by Abigail Morton-Wilcox

“…Potawatomi scholar Kyle Powys Whyte’s concept of kinship time promotes responses to the climate crisis grounded in kinships and responsibilities. …”
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Qiraat Shadhdhah in Deriving Legal Rulings of the Hanafi and Shafii Schools of Jurisprudence by Muhammad Mukmin Alhafiz Zahari, Sabri Mohamad

“…The study found that Qiraat Shadhdhah is an essential source in the legal reasoning of fiqh scholars when determining the ruling on a matter. This importance is evident when some narrations of Qiraat Shadhdhah are still used in fiqh scholars' discussions, even though those recitations have been abrogated.…”
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The story of Jesus and the blind man: a speech act reading of John 9 by Hisayasu Ito

“… From text: Since the enigmatic nature of John’s Gospel has attracted a great deal of attention from many scholars, numerous studies of this Gospel have been produced. …”
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Reaching for Epistemic Humility by Lyudmila Bryzzheva

“…This article traces the journey of a white Russian female scholar from voice, agency, and her ultimate reach toward epistemic humility. …”
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Introduction by Meyer Weinshel

“… This introduction provides an overview of the eight scholarly works published in the sixth volume of the Central Europe Yearbook …”
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Facilitating the Research Writing Process with Generative Artificial Intelligence by Laurie O. Campbell, Thomas D. Cox

“…Concerns about how and if to utilize chatbots in the classroom are at the forefront of scholarly discussion. This quick-hit article presents a plan to teach learners about generative AI writing tools and their ethical use for writing purposes. …”
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We Have Come a Long Way and We Have a Long Way to Go: A Cross-Survey Comparison of Data Quality in 16 Arab Countries in the Arab Barometer vs the World Values Survey by Saskia Glas, Veronica Kostenko

“… With the launch of the Arab Barometer (AB) project and the incorporation of Arab countries in the World Values Survey (WVS) in the 2000s, public opinion scholars have increasingly turned their attention to the Arab region. …”
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Herbesinning oor die betekenis en funksionering van die stadspoort gedurende die Yster II-tyd in ou Israel by A Coetzee

“…Classified as fortification, some scholars are of the opinion that the city gate and wall were built for this purpose only. …”
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A lesson in love: Farid al-Din Attar’s story of Sheikh San’an and the Christian girl by R. de Groot

“…The meeting between the sheikh and the Christian girl may be compared with the encounter between Rumi and Shamsoddin of Tabriz, in the sense that both are transformed by shock from an eminent scholar into a true lover of the divine. …”
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LEADERSHIP AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ESTABLISHING THE THEORETICAL NEXUS by Achor, Joy Achile

“…In spite of the divergence perspective of scholars in theorizing leadership, the emphasis is the virtues being it moral, religious, political, economic, cultural, or otherwise; the essence is to arrive at good leadership. …”
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Comparison Between Tafsir Al-Zamakhsyari And Al-Qurtubi Regarding The Interpretation Of Verse 59 Of Surah Al-Ahzāb by Ikmal Adnan, Khairulnazrin Nasir, Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Ahmad Asraff Ismail

“…The process of its development happened so rapidly that there were many famous scholars who produced works in the interpretation of the Qur'an. …”
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The Concept Of Matan Critism And Its Application In The Book Al-Tamyīz By Muslim Bin Ḥajjāj by Dzulfaidhi Hakimie Dzulraidi

“…However, there is still a lack of research that systematically highlights the practices of hadith scholars in this field. Among the renowned hadith scholars in ‘ilal al-hadith is Muslim bin al-Hajjāj. …”
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Bridging the cultural gap in Bible translation as a case in point by C. Nord

“…It was the first translation of these texts that involved a theologian and a translation scholar, and it was the first translation based on modern functional translation theory. …”
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Editorial by I.D. Mothoagae

“…For this reason, African biblical scholars, particularly those applying their hermeneutical lenses as theoretical tools, and scholars within the social sciences have argued that the Christian corpus of literature that was translated and composed during “Christianisation”, “colonisation”, and “civilisation”, using the strategies of conversion and assimilation of the “wretched”, are by their very nature colonial products. …”
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The Development of Sufism and Orders in Kelantan by Abdul Ghani Muhamad, Nik Yusri Musa

“…Sufism is one of the disciplines within the Islamic scholarly civilisation. Sufism is a teaching that finds its foundation in both theory and practice. …”
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Lärdom och läsande kring sekelskiftet 1800 by Peter Josephson

“… During the latter half of the 18th century, the doors of German universities were opened from within. Scholars abandoned Latin in favor of the vernacular and turned outward to a broader audience. …”
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