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The Adaptation Of The Papacy Within The Church, Kristyn Demers
The Adaptation Of The Papacy Within The Church, Kristyn Demers
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This short essay briefly details the changes within the Catholic Church's ecclesiology and its view of the papacy from its inception to the modern day. It focuses on the “witness” and “monarch” models that describe the structures of the church during the first and second millennia, and glances at the changes currently happening within the third millennium.
Comparing And Contrasting Luther’S And Aquinas’ Viewpoints Regarding The Essence Of Justification: A Step Towards Promoting Ecumenical Harmony, Paulinus Daeli Osc
Comparing And Contrasting Luther’S And Aquinas’ Viewpoints Regarding The Essence Of Justification: A Step Towards Promoting Ecumenical Harmony, Paulinus Daeli Osc
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This article is intended for Christians who recognize the importance of diversity in ecumenical unity. By comparing the views of Thomas Aquinas and Martin Luther on the idea of justification, the author seeks to convey that faith in Christ helps one to grow and develop spiritually. The similarities and differences of the two figures offered in this sense invite Christians to see that their differences need not be contradictory and that they can be juxtaposed.
How To Talk About God: Origen And Gregory Of Nazianzus On Divine Transcendence And Theological Language, Coleman S. Kimbrough
How To Talk About God: Origen And Gregory Of Nazianzus On Divine Transcendence And Theological Language, Coleman S. Kimbrough
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This article discusses the doctrine of God of the early Church Fathers Origen and Gregory of Nazianzus. According to these two theologians, the tension between God's transcendence and God's immanence conditions the language we use to name and describe God. Such "God-talk" is necessarily limited by the ontological divide between the human and the divine. Using Origen and Gregory as reference points, I examine how the precise and careful use of apophatic, cataphatic, and analogical language is necessary to properly account for both God's eternal nature and God's work in the material world.
One Subject, Two Natures, Three Modes Of Predication, Andrenique Rolle
One Subject, Two Natures, Three Modes Of Predication, Andrenique Rolle
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This article is on the development of language about Jesus' humanity and divinity while describing the historical progression of the church through the first four ecumenical councils.
Wielding The Power Of Prayer: The Use Of Prayer In Conflict, Tim Martin
Wielding The Power Of Prayer: The Use Of Prayer In Conflict, Tim Martin
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A Startling Injustice In The Protestant Reformation: The Contrasting Theologies Of Martin Luther And Thomas Muntzer As Seen In Their Responses To The Reformation Of The Common Man, 1525, Tonya Toutge
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Compares the theologies of reform held by Thomas Müntzer and Martin Luther specifically as their theologies played out in re-sponse to the Peasants’ War of 1525. Müntzer and Luther. This comparison places Müntzer over and against Luther.
From Putrefecation To Sanctification: John Wesley's Understanding Of Original Sin And Theology Of Grace, John Scheuer
From Putrefecation To Sanctification: John Wesley's Understanding Of Original Sin And Theology Of Grace, John Scheuer
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John Wesley’s sermons and writings about Original Sin are filled with lengthy and extreme descriptions of the depravity of humanity. This essay will explore examples from Wesley’s writings that use Scripture to describe humanity’s condition, and whose interpretation is supported by the tradition of the church. This exploration will layout Wesley’s unique theology of grace which provides a remedy for Original Sin by arguing humanity’s only path to redemption is through accepting the resistible grace of God.
Mother, Know Again Your Dead Son: Anselm Of Canterbury's Five Movements Of Ritual Healing, Cody Maynus
Mother, Know Again Your Dead Son: Anselm Of Canterbury's Five Movements Of Ritual Healing, Cody Maynus
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No abstract provided.
Retrieving Ember Days, Roger Pieper
The Octave Day Of Christmas: Historical Development And Modern Liturgical Practice, Christopher Labadie
The Octave Day Of Christmas: Historical Development And Modern Liturgical Practice, Christopher Labadie
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The octave day of Christmas has had a wide variety of commemorations attached to it throughout the Christian era. This work sought to trace the historical development of the feast, beginning with an ancient Marian feast from the Church at Rome. I explore some of the liturgical rites associated with this feast, and the subsequent development of the Feast of the Circumcision. I conclude the paper with a discussion of some of the more recent commemorations tied to the octave and then examine the current liturgical practices according to the Roman Missal.
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Wisdom Christology In Origen And Elizabeth Johnson: A Supplementary Discourse, Adam Paul Koester
Wisdom Christology In Origen And Elizabeth Johnson: A Supplementary Discourse, Adam Paul Koester
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