The beauty of sorrow: by V. Tendenan

“…This dance, still practiced today, embodies a theological aesthetic of “the beauty of sorrow,” examined through several dimensions. …”
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GHIDUL IUBITORILOR DE FOLCLOR (THE GUIDE OF THE FOLKLORE LOVERS), 1/2011, PUBLISHING BY ED. LIDANA, SUCEAVA (ISSN: 2284-5593) by Gabriela COCA

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THE EXPRESSIVE POWER OF THE HARMONIC PARAMETER AND OF THE FORM IN THE CYCLE OF LIEDS DIE SCHÖNE MÜLLERIN BY FRANZ SCHUBERT by Gabriela COCA

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HYMNS OF REPENTANCE IN THE WORSHIP PRACTICE OF THE REFORMED CHURCH OF TRANSYLVANIA by Éva PÉTER

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GIUSEPPE VERDI: UN BALLO IN MASCHERA by Júlia KÖPECZI KIRKÓSA

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Finding a rhythm within by Jan-Albert van den Berg

“…Initially, this musical metaphor acquired theological meaning in the Christological reflection of the well-known German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. …”
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HEALTH AND POLITICS IN THE COVID-19 CRISIS FROM A NEW TESTAMENT HERMENEUTICAL PERSPECTIVE by P. Lampe

“… Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis and on the basis of New Testament text examples (Mark 3:1-6; 2:23-28; 1 Cor. 8), the article reflects the relationships between health/healing and eschatology, theology of creation, law, and politics. It is argued that the experience of the global crisis of 2020 is forcing the global community to reconsider its modes of living, with alternative visions required. …”
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Divine hiddenness, the melancholic self, and a pandemic spirituality by R. Venter

“…The state of insecurity has become a new horizon for doing Christian theology, and the new experience makes it inevitable that the spiritual implications be explored. …”
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South Africa: the arduous task of facing our religious past by E. Oliver

“…This article attempts to identify unresolved issues from the history, culture and theology of Afrikaners that form obstacles in the way of positive development and progress. …”
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Die geheim van die prediking: om mondig te word by J. Cilliers

“…It argues that the voice of the preacher is a factor not to be overlooked in the dynamic structure of communication, and should be cultivated in a theologically responsible manner. The function of the voice of the preacher should, however, not be understood as a new, homiletical moralism, but in its relationship to (a) the salvation works of God, (b) the relational integrity of the preacher, (c) the integration of prayer within the framework of the preacher's theology, and (d) a life of virtue before God. …”
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The priests and the descendents of Levi in the book of Malachi by K. W. Weyde

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The revelation of God: How and to whom does God reveals God self to? by H. Mdingi

“…African indigenous knowledge as episteme and Black liberation theology as a paradigm have something to teach outside Western dualism about the revelation of God not being linear in form. …”
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Introduction to the Festschrift for Prof. D.F. (Francois) Tolmie by L. Sutton, N.E. Müller van Velden

“… The articles in this Supplementum are dedicated to our colleague Professor Francois Tolmie to mark the occasion of his retirement in 2024. In the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of the Free State, Prof. …”
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Paul and sophistic rhetoric: a perspective on his argumentation in the Letter to the Galations by J. S. de Vos

“…The second section investigates more closely what it means when ‘sophistic rhetoric’ is used as a key to analyse Paul’s theology. To that end, some models which start from a ‘Platonic’ view of rhetoric are compared with a model which combines a ‘(neo-)sophistic’ or constructionist view with a ‘rhetoric of power.’ …”
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THE INGENUITY OF THE TONAL PLAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT SECTIONS OF THE SONATA FORMS OF PIANO SONATAS BY W. A. MOZART by Gabriela COCA

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Pentecostal ecclesiology in the new adaptation era: by J. Gultom, D. Ming

“…This article presents the theological position of GBI in a new era of adaptation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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PRAYER IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AS SPIRITUAL WISDOM FOR TODAY by C Lombaard

“…This has had far-reaching implications in the Judeo-Christian history of theology, particularly relating to the grace-law emphases, as indicated in this article, but left to unfold more fully in further research. …”
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The use of empirical data in communal discernment and decision-making processes in the Dutch Reformed Church by L. Bosman

“…This data, when used within a framework of discernment, can play an invaluable role in the development of a theology from below, where the theological foundations and concrete reality of the church’s context are taken into account. …”
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Augustine on election: the birth of an article of faith by Erik A. de Boer

“…Especially his Ad Simplicianum documents “a veritable revolution in his theology” towards a fully developed doctrine of grace. …”
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A NEXT GENERATION? YOUNG DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH MINISTERS AND THEIR VISION FOR THE CHURCH IN SOUTH AFRICA by G.J. Van Wyngaard

“…Questions on the faith, theology, and spirituality that made this theological and spiritual support possible have been analysed in detail over decades. …”
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