An umbrella group for the various sub-disciplines of academic theology: from philosophical theology to various sub-fields in Christian theology (Biblical theology, LGBT and feminist theologies, etc.), to horizons beyond classical/Abrahamic theism.
Erwin Samuel Henderson deposited Apostolicity as Divine Attribute in Trinitarian Relationship: the origin and nature of apostolicity and how it is demonstrated in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 3 weeks, 1 day ago
This paper responds to the question what is the origin and nature of apostolicity and how it is
demonstrated? The investigation examines the meaning of apostolicity found in the New
Testament, its significant transition through the post-apostolic period, and the consequence on
contemporary understanding. The dilemma of the first and second…[Read more]Dr. Steven D. Aguzzi deposited Millenarian and Amillennial Theologies of History in Relation to Supersessionism in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 1 month ago
The purpose of this essay is threefold. First we will attempt to define the problem of supersessionism (also known as ‘Replacement Theology’), both by responding to the calls of the Roman Catholic Church within Vatican II to change theologies of supersession, but likewise by addressing the current weaknesses in eschatological though within the Rom…[Read more]
Jonathan Rivett Robinson deposited “To See Your Face Is Like Seeing the Face of God”: Pastoral and Systemic Reflections on Forgiveness and Theosis in the Jacob Story in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 1 month, 2 weeks ago
[Chapter in The Art of Forgiveness, 2018] This paper considers the story of Jacob and Esau’s reconciliation (Gen 32-33) through the lens of my own experience in pastoral ministry and of Family Systems Theory. In one sense it is a psychological reading of the narrative of Gen 32-33. In another it is an attempt to explore the practical and…[Read more]
Michael Miller deposited Journeys to the Otherworld: Jewish Traditions in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 2 months ago
Entry on Hekhalot literature
Michael Miller deposited Jewish Traditions: Prophecy and Visions in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 2 months ago
Handbook entry on Medieval Jewish Prophecy as a form of prognostication
Michael Miller deposited The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem (Critical Dictionary of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements) in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 2 months ago
An entry for the Centre for the Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements’ (CenSAMM) Dictionary: https://www.cdamm.org/
Michael Miller deposited Ben Ammi’s Adaptation of Veganism in the Theology of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 2 months ago
This article will look at the ideology of veganism in the AHIJ. Since the early 1970s their diet has been a core part of their ideology and of their message to the world. Acknowledging that a black/Jewish meat-free diet is far from the exclusive property of the group, let alone a new development on their part, I will argue that it is an expression…[Read more]
Michael Miller deposited Name Theology: Judaism in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 2 months ago
An entry for the Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception on the topic of Name Theology, how this has evolved in different Abrahamic religions from the scriptural origins.
Allan Savage deposited HUMAN NATURE: 20th Century Philosophy in a new Key in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 2 months, 1 week ago
This essay is a précis (for which I take full responsibility) of Chapters One and Two of Leslie
Dewart’s seminal book consisting of Nine Chapters. The perspective he presented here, to my
mind, sets a fresh intellectual trajectory for philosophical contemplation. Written towards the
end of the 20th century the book is not an easy read, bu…[Read more]Allan Savage deposited A CHRISTIAN PHENOMENOLOGICAL CULTURE: A in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 2 months, 2 weeks ago
In this short book, only an introductory and partial discussion can be undertaken respecting the issues distinguish between religious (philosophical) and secular (political) cultural values from a phenomenological point of view. Further, the ideas I consider here are not original. By and large they derive from a new interpretation of human…[Read more]
Sérgio Dias Branco deposited Religion and Film: Representation, Experience, Meaning in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 2 months, 3 weeks ago
This is a book review of Stefanie Knauss, “Religion and Film: Representation, Experience, Meaning” (Brill, 2020).
Allan Savage deposited Secular Polity at Vatican II in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 4 months ago
This article concludes with the following observations. First, there is a demonstrable shift from monarchical government to democratic governance in the Church as a product of the evolution of ecclesial polity. But it must be acknowledged the secular polity is incompatible with divinely inspired government as is most evident from a…[Read more]
Allan Savage deposited A Monograph on “Laïcité”: A Phenomenological Perspective in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 4 months, 2 weeks ago
My intention in this brief monograph is to stimulate a re-assessment of laïcité by philosophers and theologians, particularly within the Anglophone academic world. Often the term is understood by Anglophones not quite as accurately as its French advocates intend. The translated texts are copied from the official French Government website, as i…[Read more]
Allan Savage deposited GAUDIUM ET SPES and LAÏCITÉ: A Philosophical Understanding in Anticipation of Posthumanity in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Laïcité: Some Catholic readers may be familiar with Giuseppe Alberigo’s understanding of the term as outlined in “Facteurs de laïcité au Concile Vatican II” in Revue des Sciences Religieuses, tome 74, fas. 2, 2000, in which he writes in a footnote: “Ce mot est utilisé dans le sens du processus de ‘déclericalisation’ à l’interieur de l’É…[Read more]
Neal Martin deposited A Call to Piety: A New Interpretation of The Judgment of Martin Luther On Monastic Vows in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 4 months, 2 weeks ago
This conference paper presents a new analysis of Martin Luther’s treatise “The Judgment of Martin Luther on Monastic Vows”. This treatise has long been interpreted as Luther’s utter rejection of monasticism. However, upon closer inspection we find that Luther’s treatise is not simply a reactionary writing dealing solely with his utter conte…[Read more]
Reuven Chaim (Rudolph) Klein deposited Weaning Away from Idolatry: Maimonides on the Purpose of Ritual Sacrifices in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 5 months, 3 weeks ago
This essay explores Maimonides’ explanation of the Bible’s rationale behind the ritual sacrifices, namely to help wean the Jews away from idolatrous rites. After clearly elucidating Maimonides’ stance on the topic, this essay examines his view from different angles with various possible precedents in earlier rabbinic literature for such an under…[Read more]
Allan Savage deposited Creed of Life as Realized Through Book Reviews in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 8 months, 3 weeks ago
This book is a compendium of book reviews reflecting my “Creed of Life.” The fact is that my Creed of Life has been fashioned through these authors, as well as others not mentioned here, whose works were personally important to me and significant to my intellectual development. This list is continually being lengthened as authors, living or dea…[Read more]
Allan Savage deposited Critical Thinkers on the Threshold of Posthumanity in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 8 months, 3 weeks ago
In this book I contemplate the possibility of posthuman philosophy within the religious and theological schools of thought. In doing this, I do not focus on the traditional philosophical humanism which characterizes the scholastic and neo-scholastic approach within Western philosophy. Rather, I focus on a dehellenized philosophical way of thinking…[Read more]
Neal Martin deposited Historic Spirituality: Prayer With Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 1 year ago
This is the fifth episode of a five-part podcast series exploring the theology of prayer through a historic lens. The episode explores Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his theology of prayer through select excerpts from his work “Life Together”. The complete five-part series includes a theology of prayer in the works of: Saint Augustine, Saint Francis of…[Read more]
Neal Martin deposited Historic Spirituality: Prayer With Jonathan Edwards in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 1 year ago
This is the fourth episode of a five-part podcast series exploring the theology of prayer through a historic lens. The episode explores Jonathan Edwards and his theology of prayer as seen in both an essay he authored as well as a sermon, “The Most High, A Prayer Hearing God” preached in 1735. The complete five-part series includes a theology of…[Read more]
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