A further example of Christ with gynecomastia
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DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01779-6
Abstract: A recent paper by H. Valdes-Socin and M. Vuidar [1] has reported an instance of a painting of Christ with female characteristics, such as breasts and feminine curves, suggesting a spiritual androgyny. This painting, “a… read more here.
Keywords: iconography; example christ; christ gynecomastia; christ ... See more keywords
Christ’s dead limb
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DOI: 10.1017/s0036930625000043
Abstract: Abstract Is Christ hypostatically united to his human nature during Holy Saturday? If so, how, given that he is (in effect) an object whose parts are in different ‘places’? In this article, I argue that… read more here.
Keywords: christ; holy saturday; christ dead; theology ... See more keywords
Kierkegaard on imagination: possibility, hope, and the imitation of Christ
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DOI: 10.1080/01916599.2020.1799558
Abstract: ABSTRACT What happens to the imagination in the process of overturning despair and becoming an authentic (i.e. a Christian) self? Using the mystic concept of Entbildung (i.e. getting cleansed of images) as heuristics, the article… read more here.
Keywords: imagination; kierkegaard imagination; christ; possibility ... See more keywords
The history and tradition of the Precious Blood of Christ in Mantua
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DOI: 10.1080/1474225x.2017.1437084
Abstract: AbstractThe relic of the Precious Blood of the Passion of Christ is kept in the crypt of the Basilica of Sant’Andrea in Mantua. Venerated over the centuries by popes and emperors, it was, according to… read more here.
Keywords: history tradition; christ; tradition precious; blood ... See more keywords
John Calvin’s Theological Reflection on the Necessity of Prayer: How to Promote a Covenantal Relationship of God and Humanity in Christ
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DOI: 10.1177/00211400241307987
Abstract: This article explores the perceived tension in John Calvin’s teachings regarding human prayer within the broader theological context of predestination and the bondage of the human will to sin. Contrary to claims of a logical… read more here.
Keywords: christ; prayer; theological reflection; john calvin ... See more keywords
The "Social Kingship of Christ" and Religious Pluralism: A Comparison of Two Broad Approaches
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DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2024.a943891
Abstract: precis:The titles of "Lord" and "King" have been applied to Christ since the earliest days of Christianity. Many have interpreted these titles as implying that Christ, as the God-human, is the only human to contain… read more here.
Keywords: christ; two broad; social kingship; kingship christ ... See more keywords
Praying the Psalms in Union with Christ
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DOI: 10.2478/perc-2024-0028
Abstract: Abstract The believer’s oneness with Christ creates profound roots within the believer’s soul. This union undergirds the believer’s spiritual life as he or she prays the Psalms. This essay explores the theological realities that explain… read more here.
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Christ in Yaqui Garb: Teresa Urrea’s Christian Theology and Ethic
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DOI: 10.3390/rel12020126
Abstract: A healer, Mexican folk saint, and revolutionary figurehead, Teresa Urrea exhibited a deeply inculturated Christianity. Yet in academic secondary literature and historical fiction that has arisen around Urrea, she is rarely examined as a Christian… read more here.
Keywords: christ; yaqui; christ yaqui; theology ethic ... See more keywords
Christ also ours in Africa: A consideration of Torrance's incarnational, Christological model as nexus for Christ's identification with African Christians
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DOI: 10.4102/ve.v38i1.1679
Abstract: The perceived foreignness of Christ in African Christianity is an ongoing challenge that is captured in various pieces of African theological literature. This problem partly arises from some early Western missionaries’ presentation of the gospel… read more here.
Keywords: christ african; incarnational christological; christological model; christ ... See more keywords
The question of deification in the theology of John Calvin
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DOI: 10.4102/ve.v38i1.1701
Abstract: Calvin scholars debate whether Calvin’s theology supports the Eastern Orthodox theosis, which advocates the believers’ participation in the intrinsic divine life, mediated by Christ’s humanity in their union with Christ. To attempt to give an… read more here.
Keywords: theosis; theology; question; calvin ... See more keywords