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The four tasks of christian ecotheology : revisiting the current debate by Conradie, Ernst M.

“…This contribution offers a description of the tasks of Christian ecotheology both from a de facto and from a de iure perspective. It suggests that this entails…”
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Augustine and Pelagius as a cameo of the dilemma between original sin and free will by Evans, Annette H.M

“…According to St. Augustine's (354-430) literal reading of the myth of Adam's “fall”, sin is transmitted to all humanity and leaves an uncontrollable…”
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LAW AND FAITH IN ANCIENT ISRAEL AND IN MODERN DEMOCRATIC STATEHOOD AS SEARCH FOR SOCIO-POLITICAL WELLBEING by Lombaard, Christo

“…In this contribution, the argument pits two cultural reflexes against one another. In modern democracies, religion is removed from the socio-political sphere;…”
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READING THE NEW TESTAMENT STEREOSCOPICALLY by Nel, Marius Johannes

“…This article investigates how the reading of the Bible in the segregated spheres of church, society and academy has been institutionalised in the way Biblical…”
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Resentment – excavating a resurgent phenomenon in contemporary society by Balcomb, Anthony

“…Resentment is a powerful human emotion that has both private and social dimensions where it manifests in a variety of ways. It has been identified as the force…”
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Performance of the story of Ruth to promote healing from “township trauma” by Dickie, June F

“…Many children in South Africa grow up in townships, where they are exposed to violence, drugs, gangs, and poverty. Difficulties in their home situations result…”
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AN EXODUS (2:11-22) BEFORE EXODUS (6:2F): RENDERING OF TWO EVENTS IN EARLY BIBLICAL VERSIONS (MT AND ARABIC), COMPARED WITH THE QUR’ANIC (SURAH 28:14F) ACCOUNT by Dockrat, Muhammad Ashraf E.

“…Exodus is the Latinised form of the Greek word, exodos (going out). Two departures of Moses are reported in the Bible. They are firstl,y his fleeing from Egypt…”
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THE CURRENT STATE OF BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP IN ESTONIA by Nõmmik, Urmas, Riistan, Ain

“…Estonia is one of the most extreme nations in the Western world regarding a modest belonging to the churches and scepticism towards religious institutions…”
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A GREEN REFORMATION OF CHRISTIANITY? ANTHROPOLOGICAL, ETHICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL REFLECTIONS ON ECOLOGY AS ECUMENICAL THEME by Conradie, Ernst

“…This contribution builds upon and contributes to many recent ecumenical calls for an ecological reformation of Christianity. It seeks to guide such calls on…”
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CROSSING BOUNDARIES. THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF INTERCULTURAL BIBLE READING IN SECULAR / POST-SECULAR CONTEXTS by Jonker, Louis

“…Intercultural biblical hermeneutics is a fairly recent development in biblical scholarship in general. It emphasises that biblical interpretation almost always…”
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Decolonising or Africanisation of the theological curriculum : a critical reflection by Knoetze, Johannes

“…This article presents a critical reflection on the theological curricula at (South) African Universities' faculties of theology (and religion) from a missional…”
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MOLTMANN SPEAKING AT THE ECO-ENVIRONMENTALISTS CONFERENCE: ECOLOGY AND THEOLOGY IN DIALOGUE by Resane, Kelebogile Thomas

“…This article explains Moltmann’s doctrine of ecology as applied by ecotheologians to address the ecological crisis. Ecotheology is highlighted as a critical…”
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THE (IR)RELEVANCE OF BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP? A CHALLENGE, AND AN OPPORTUNITY by Giffone, Benjamin D.

“…Has biblical scholarship become irrelevant to modern secular societies? Are the threats to the viability of biblical scholarship of the same nature as the…”
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PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP IN LATVIA by Petrenko, Ester, Balode, Dace

“…How did geo-politics and history influence the development of biblical scholarship in Latvia in the last one hundred years (1920-present)? This essay explores…”
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Land dispossession as “original sin”. Can christian original sin talk be used as diagnostic tool within the public domain? by Vorster, Nico

“…This contribution considers the descriptive value of original sin talk within the public domain against the background of the South African land reform debate…”
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African zionism and its contribution to African christianity in South Africa by Resane, Kelebogile Thomas

“…The paper highlights the historical development of African Zionism, with special reference to the four major messianic churches. Socio-political conditions and…”
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Grasping for god in the material : a meditation on Luther’s theology of creation and account of sin as critical response to the ecological crisis by Harris, Wyatt

“…This essay explores the potential contribution of Martin Luther to the current thinking around the ecological crisis. In particular, I argue that Luther's…”
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A Christian doctrine of sin and transhumanism in the public sphere : the Promethean concern of pride by Kotzé, Manitza

“…Transhumanism and its attempts to enhance what it means to be human and overcome natural limitations is often described, also in secular discourses, as…”
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Contexts and interpretation. Perspectives on Qur’anic Surah 112 by Dockrat, Muhammad Ashraf E

“…Surah 112, in its usual format, consists only of four verses. However, in Muslim interpretative tradition, it is highly valued; some even estimate the contents…”
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Comparative hermeneutics, social action, and metanarratives : a response by Van den Heever, Gerhard

“…This essay responds to the three main position papers of the 2018 CIAS workshop, which were published in Religion & Theology 26, no. 1&2 (2019). The main…”
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