Editorial by J. Rossouw

“… From text: The first edition of what turned out to be one of the foundational texts of what became known as the intellectual movement of Radical Orthodoxy (RO), John Milbank’s Theology and social theory: Beyond secular reason was published in 1990. Something of this seminal book’s impact is conveyed in the two blurbs on the back cover of the second edition, published in 2006. …”
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K. Nürnberger, Informed by Science, involved by Christ, How science can update, enrich and empower the Christian faith by A. R. Tucker

“…As someone who has a degree in Geology, has been a minister in a mainline denomination for 40 years, and aspires to develop missional congregations I believe that this should set the agenda for Christian apologetics in today’s, increasingly secular and scientifically influenced, world. …”
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THE COLLECTION OF MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE NOUL-NEAMŢ MONASTERY by Stela GUŢANU

“… The new monastery, called “The New Neamţ” (Romanian: “Noul Neamţ”), established in 1864 by the monks who had left the old Neamţ community, took over not only the name of the oldest and richest monastic foundation in Moldova, but also the secular traditions of this important cultural center. …”
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ASPECTS OF THE VOCAL-SYMPHONIC GENRE by Lucian GHIŞA

“…The oratorio is divided in two categories according to the text: the secular and religious oratorio. The religious oratorio has several subgenres given by the use of a pre-established text: Requiem, Mass, Passion, Te Deum, Stabat Mater, and others. …”
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The Popes and the Idea of European Unity by Emília Hrabovec

“…John Paul II relaunched a new evangelisation instead of compromises with secularism and Marxism, but maintained a fundamental European optimism, whereas Benedict XVI did not hesitate to admit that the European culture, transformed into a laicist utopia which substitutes God by the obstinate self-will of man, could disappear, too. …”
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The constant reality beyond exception and rule in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theology by K. Radler

“…As a result, Bonhoeffer responds to a secular method with faith in Christ’s cross and provides for a reality that can serve as a constant grounding for a new life carried by ultimate hope. …”
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HEALTH AND POLITICS IN THE COVID-19 CRISIS FROM A NEW TESTAMENT HERMENEUTICAL PERSPECTIVE by P. Lampe

“…New Testament hermeneutics can contribute impulses to the global and crosscultural discourse about change regarding, for example, the perception of health and healing, the ethics of human kindness, the design and application of laws, the limits of freedom, the role of the notion of “God”, and the First Commandment in secular societies or the role of often absolutised principles such as maximisation of profit and efficiency. …”
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The covenant in Ulrich Huber's enlightened theology, jurisprudence and political theory by A. W. G. Raath, S. A. de Freitas

“…This takes place against the background of the more prominent insights  regarding the covenant in 16th and 17th century Western political thought, namely the idea of the Biblical covenant (with the emphasis on the conditional nature of God’s law), and the secular social contract theories stemming from the early Enlightenment. …”
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The unified body of Christ as Biblical metaphor for being church by Lourens Schoeman

“…The reality is that this church, like the secular community (locally, provincially, nationally, throughout Africa and globally) is divided into class, wealth and health categories. …”
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Transformation in the Wisdom Books of the Hebrew Bible and its application to the context of Southern Africa by S. Fischer

“…Finally, the article proposes that a secular society should be an enabler of different religious traditions. …”
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Where have all the bishops gone? by J. E. Wehrmeyer

“…The paper shows that the New Testament episkopo`~ functions as a term with meanings similar to its secular use in ancient times as well as its use in the Septuagint. …”
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Ecological challenges to ethics by Władysław Zuziak

“…In the last part of the paper there is a proposal to create a new ethics, appropriate for us and the world, which would be an extension and refinement of Christian ethics in dialogue with contemporary secular trends.…”
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MISSIONAL-DIACONAL PRACTICES IN JAPAN AND SOUTH AFRICA: by J.S. Van der Watt

“…In both – albeit radically different – contexts, the issue of church formation in a secular age is at stake. How can these Reformed faith communities remain relevant in their respective societies? …”
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MINDFUL HAPPINESS NOWADAYS: by B Lemmelijn

“… Our current times are characterized by a strange paradox. The secularized world we live in no longer embraces Christianity as such nor its concrete praxis in churches. …”
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PRAYER IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AS SPIRITUAL WISDOM FOR TODAY by C Lombaard

“…The modern sociological interest in religion, spirituality and prayer is indicated, but not explored, with a shared wisdom orientation in aspects of Old Testament life and in the currently unfolding post-secular religio-cultural climate that forms the bridge between the ancient and the modern in the analysis of prayer. …”
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Are humans by birth as wicked as the Heidelberg Catechism (3-11) holds? A dialogue between theology and modern sciences by P. Lampe

“… While the introduction compares the Heidelberg Catechism’s theologically framed concept of sin with similar and opposing secular views of the past (e.g., Plautus, Quintilian, Hobbes), the main part uses contemporary scientific studies to challenge the Catechism’s view that (after alienation from God in the Fall) all human individuals by birth are wicked: incapable of loving others. …”
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Ortodoks teologi ved en skillevej by Emil Hilton Saggau

“…This relationship to the state is a pragmatic embrace of secular power with theological roots, but the war has revealed the tension in Orthodox political theology. …”
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The “Doctrine” of Law in Israel by Natali Levin

“…Overall, the article contributes valuable insights into the complexities of Israel’s legal landscape, particularly the balance between secular and religious influences, making it relevant for scholars, practitioners, and those interested in the intersection of law and society.…”
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Education in Latin America at the turn of the 20th century: ‘epistemologies of the South’ versus ‘education in complexity’ by Elena Anatolievna Zhizhko, Gali-Aleksandra Beltrán

“…On the other hand, as its alternative, since the end of the 20th century, education in complexities has been taking shape with its vision of rationalized and secular social life, creating new paradigms in regional education.…”
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Time, Infrastructure and Knowledge: Rethinking Temporality in the Anthropocene by Vando Borghi, Luigi Pellizzoni, Paolo Savoia

“…Addressing the concept of “non-trivial futures”, he argues that the Anthropocene aligns with and strengthens capitalism’s recursive temporality and secular eschatology, opening space for conservative or reactionary designs. …”
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