Klaagliedere 3:42: vergifnis of nie-vergifnis? by D. F. O'Kennedy

“…Does Lamentations 3 only speak about punishment and judgement or do we find references to divine forgiveness? Lamentations 3 speaks about punishment, but not rejection or unwillingness to forgive. …”
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Religious experience and sacred text by A. Holder

“…But the Book of Revelation implies that the sacred text will no longer be needed, only because its promises have been fulfilled by direct experience of the divine presence. …”
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Calvyn oor die leiding van die Heilige Gees in die verklaring van die Skrif by P. C. Potgieter

“…While he firmly believed in the divine inspiration and clarity (claritas) of the Bible, he also recognised the total depravity of mankind. …”
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Die geheim van die prediking: om mondig te word by J. Cilliers

“…The main thrust of the argument is that preaching is constituted simultaneously by a deeply human and profoundly divine activity in the life of the church. …”
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ZARûRİYYÂT DÜZEYİNDEKİ GÂÎ DEĞERLERİN MAHİYETİ VE EVRENSEL NİTELİĞİ ÜZERİNE by Ali Pekcan

“…Thanks to this procedure, not only would the capability and being binding of the source turn out, but the cause and the divine wisdom behind his act also would be understandable for the sane adult (mukallaf).…”
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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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Le statut de la sainteté dans les « religions politiques » by Yves Bizeul

“…It has, therefore, a quasi-divine character. The party and its charismatic leader, who are seen as incorporations of the whole body politic, take the empty place God has left. …”
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EINE BETRACHTUNG DER DARGESTELLTEN LEHRMETHODEN JESU IM MATTHÄUSEVANGELIUM AUS DER PERSPEKTIVE DER METHODEN DER ERLEBNISPÄDAGOGIK by M. Hagel

“…Jesus, the meaning of his life, and his divine mission constitute the central message of the Gospel of Matthew. …”
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“Supplications in Mathnawī: A Narratological and Rhetorical Interpretation” by Hamidreza Tavakkoli

“…This study suggests that a narratological perspective on supplications in Mawlānā Rūmī’s Mathnawī reveals not only several artistic characteristics of the prayers, but also the poet’s views on certain aspects of the dialogue between mankind and the Divine Creator. Most of the supplications in Mathnawī appear unexpectedly. …”
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Making Maoshan Great Again: Religious Rhetoric and Popular Mobilisation from Late Qing to Republican China (1864–1937) by Qijun Zheng

“…Through a detailed analysis of primary sources, including editions of the <i>Maoshan Gazetteer</i>, liturgical manuals such as the scripture (<i>jing</i> 經), litany (<i>chan</i> 懺), and performative texts such as the precious scroll (<i>baojuan</i> 寶卷) of the Three Mao Lords, this study identifies six key rhetoric strategies employed by Maoshan Daoists, using the acronym IMPACT: (1) Incorporation: Appending miracle tales (<i>lingyan ji</i> 靈驗記) and divine medicine (<i>xianfang</i> 仙方) to address immediate and practical needs of contemporary society; (2) Memory: Preserving doctrinal continuity while invoking cultural nostalgia to reinforce connections to traditional values and heritage; (3) Performance: Collaborating with professional storytellers to disseminate vernacularized texts through oral performances, thereby reaching broader audiences including the illiterate. (4) Abridgment: Condensing lengthy texts into concise and accessible formats; (5) Canonization: Elevating the divine status of deities through spirit-writing, thereby enhancing their religious authority; (6) Translation: Rendering classical texts into vernacular language for broader accessibility. …”
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Jerome A. Stone’un Minimal Aşkınlık Modeli by Elif Ünlü

“…Stone rejects any metaphysical divinity and defends a naturalistic understanding of religion that emphasizes nature. …”
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La notion de ‘awra selon Abû l-Ḥasan ‘Alî b. Muḥammad b. al-Qaṭṭân al-Fâsî (m. 628 /1231) by Eric Chaumont

“…He is the author of probably the most exhaustive treatise ever written in Islam on the body as it could be “shown” or “looked at” according to the divine Law. This treatise analyses a topic which is constituent to the Alomohad ideology : the reassessment of the legal prescritions related to the body as it arouses passions among human beings, especially men, but also women. …”
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Martha’s Dialogue with Jesus (John 11,21-27) in Light of the Psalms of Lament by Richard Francis D’Souza OCD

“…While the first part of the dialogue corresponds to the plea section of a lament psalm with the constituent elements of address, complaint, petition, and motivation (Jn 11,21-22), the second part mirrors the praise section of the psalm which consist of words of assurance and divine praise (Jn 11,23-27). The second part of the paper is a theological interpretation of the profound dialogue between Jesus and Martha. …”
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Status prawny hermafrodytów w Rzymie by Jarosław Rominkiewicz

“…Romans applied this term to describe peculiar phenomena caused—as they believed—by divine activity, which were aimed at indicating the imminent rupture of pax deorum, i.e. an accord between humans and the gods. …”
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« It starts when you begin to overlook good manners. Any time you quit hearin Sir and Mam the end is pretty much in sight » : la jérémiade dans No Country for Old Men by François Gavillon

“…It has no less emphatically described the just retributions that divine wrath rains on apostates and sinful communities. …”
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The Heidelberg Catechism: elements for a theology of care by F. de Lange

“…God as a caring, ‘mothering” God; 2. human beings as having care as their essence and divine vocation; and 3. the relationship between God and human beings as a relationship of mutual care. …”
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Robert of Torigni’s Liber Chronicorum: The Chronography as a textual project in Avranches, Bibliothèque patrimoniale, ms 159 by Gabriele Passabì

“…Whilst maintaining the visual unity of the manuscript, Robert altered its chronographic structure to include the Anglo-Saxon and the Anglo-Norman past as the realization of the divine plan. As contextualized in the visual totality of Avranches 159, Robert of Torigni’s chronography appears as a sophisticated textual project that aimed to integrate Henry II’s dynastic past into universal history to enhance the legitimacy of the English king.…”
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Augustine on election: the birth of an article of faith by Erik A. de Boer

“… The doctrine of divine election is part of the heritage of Western Christianity. …”
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An incarnation engaged worship and spirituality by EK Foshaugen

“…People are turning ro exotic cultures and esoteric practices in search of intimacy - a desire to experience human love and trust, meaning and purpose; and transcendence - recognition of the divine. Through developing a theology of spirituality and worship chis article attempts to define a practical theological theory for worship and spirituality. …”
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Charles Humbert « enlumine » l’Enfer de Dante vers 1920 by Philippe Kaenel

“…A l’occasion du sixième centenaire de la naissance de Dante, Charles Humbert (1891-1958), peintre neuchâtelois, calligraphie et enlumine le texte de La Divine comédie dans un volume monumental conservé dans le fonds qu’il a déposé à la bibliothèque de La Chaux-de-Fonds (55 sur 35 centimètres et comptant 445 pages). …”
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