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The Clarinda Church at Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, South India, holds a history that is overlooked in regional historiography. It is built on the roots of early feminism and women empowerment when a woman name...

Today, substance use disorder is a pandemic in Zimbabwe, mostly because of political and economic crises and consequential societal despair. Several clinical and sociological studies with a major focus on saving youth fr...

Leadership conflict has remained an ongoing challenge in Zimbabwean classical Pentecostalism, often resulting in divisions, burnout and the fragmentation of congregations. The Acts of the Apostles present valuable lesson...

Background: The role of the church in addressing healthcare disparities, particularly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and how pastors’ attitudes influence the devel...

The essay delves into the evolving role of women in the Catholic Church, particularly in the context of the synodal process initiated by Pope Francis. This process aims to promote the participation of all Church members...

The presence of women at the recently concluded Synod of Bishops and its renewed attention to their participation in the life of the church marks the reopening of a conversation that has languished for decades. This essa...

This article explores the life and legacy of Andile Madodomzi Mbete, a revered minister of religion in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA), through the lens of prophetic witness at the margins of society. Fram...

Rapid population ageing has confronted numerous societies, including South Korea, with a severe crisis of elderly isolation, poverty and care deficits. However, existing mission paradigms have failed to provide theologic...

This article proposes a reconsideration of the contemporary conceptualisation of gender and gender roles prevalent within the church. It argues that a biblical-theological framework, namely the realisation of God’s ete...

This paper re-examines the concept of Missio Dei as a relational fellowship, starting from a theological study of John 17:20–21. In practice, the understanding of the church's mission is often reduced to mere programma...

 This study examines Christian parents’ perceptions of children’s faith formation within the family as an expression of Christian faith praxis in the context of the Protestant Church of Maluku. The study is grounded...

The Old Testament and the New Testament are two sides of a continuous history. However, Ephesians 2:15 states that the Law has been abolished. Meanwhile, Matthew 5:17 states that Jesus did not come to abolish the Law. Th...

Evangelism was preaching the Good News about Christ. Preaching the Gospel is the responsibility of every believer and church. The church still has not fulfilled its mandate to make disciples. Most churches already know t...

This paper examines Helsinki’s Viikki Church (JKMM Architects, 2000-05) as modern architecture where aesthetics, sustainability, and nature converge to create ‘spaces of happiness’. It examines materiality, light, ...

Rapid developments in information technology have brought about significant changes in various aspects of human life, including in the practice and expression of church life. Churches that were once centred on physical g...

The problem of this article discusses the meaning of the elements of the Holy Communion that have developed in church history. There are diverse views on the elements of the Lord's Supper that influence the doctrine of t...

Abstract The Old City Cemetery in Murfreesboro TN is a 3.5-acre cemetery site which encompasses the buried archaeological remains of the 1820 Old First Presbyterian Church and associated burial sites. To understand buria...

This article offers a participant observer analysis of the Synod on Synodality through the interpretive framework of Catholic social teaching (CST), focusing on the interrelated themes of human dignity, subsidiarity, and...

The development of the digital ecosystem has reconstructed the information consumption patterns of society, yet church institutions tend to be trapped in the phenomenon of ecclesiological lag. This study aims to critical...

This study is motivated by the gap between the massive dynamics of digital transformation and the church’s mission practices, which have not yet fully integrated local culture into the digital sphere in a theologically...

The Synod on Synodality highlighted a paradox: whilst the Church has taken positive steps towards engaging women in positions of responsibility, women across the world have spoken of obstacles to living their calling and...

The tithe practices in Indonesian churches are comprised of at least two views, namely those that mandate and those that do not mandate the offering. Churches that mandate the tithe offering are often based on the text o...

Youth are the next generation of the nation who need to be well prepared to become agents of peace and future leaders. The city of Makassar is a multicultural area and is therefore vulnerable to potential friction among ...

The era of digital disruption poses serious challenges to the formation of faith and character in Generation Alpha, who have been familiar with technology since birth. Gadgets and the internet, which initially served as ...