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This contribution is situated within the context of a ‘Multi-Disciplinary Theological Conference on the Ecological Crisis in Southern Africa’ involving colleagues from the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the Univ...

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...

The Comma Johanneum (1 John 5:7–8) has been the subject of significant debate within biblical studies and theology due to its explicit reference to the Trinity and its contested textual authenticity. This study critica...

This article argues that hesychasm, as articulated by Gregory Palamas, constitutes a genuine locus theologicus when ‘experience’ is construed within a disciplined epistemological and ecclesial framework. Against bo...

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...

A szülők alkoholizmusának káros hatása következtében olyan diszfunkcionális családi működés alakul ki, amely miatt az érintett gyereknek, fiatalnak a személyiségfejlődése sérül. A dolgozat célja, hogy...

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...

This article arises from a pastoral concern regarding the need for sermons that are not only theologically informative but also pastorally edifying in the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Employing an exegetical and ...

Global food supply chains continue to expand in scale and complexity, heightening risks of fraud, mislabeling, and cross-contamination across certification systems. These vulnerabilities are particularly consequential fo...

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 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...

This article examines, within a comparative framework, the concepts of Era di Langi’ and Puang Tomanurun Tamboro Langi’ in Aluk To Dolo in relation to the Christology of John 14:6. Employing a comparative theol...

This article reinterprets Paweł Pawlikowski’s Ida (2013) as a form of mediated religious communication rooted in the theological and cultural tradition of medieval realism. Drawing on the ideas of Aquinas, Anselm, and...

This article critically examines the transformation of Christian mission paradigms from expansion-oriented approaches toward dialogical and relational models within the plural context of the Indonesian archipelago. The s...

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...

The rise of social media has fundamentally transformed the way the Christian faith is expressed and understood in the public sphere of our time. Christian eschatology and prophetic expectations have undergone a shift in ...

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...

This study aims to identify and explain the dimensions of humor in the narrative of Eutychus in Acts 20:7–12 and to demonstrate its theological function within the framework of Luke's theology. It uses narrative analys...

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...

This article examines the lived meaning of mīṡāqan ghalīẓan, the solemn marital covenant articulated in Q.S. al-Nisāʾ [4]:21, among Salafi families in Semarang Regency, Indonesia. Focusing on how these families ...

This article advances an integral eco-theology by incorporating two major normative developments of 2025 – the Conference of the Parties (COP) COP30 outcomes in Belém and the Earth Charter+25 renewal – into a cohere...

Debates on digital religion have largely focused on institutional adaptation, technological infrastructure or the legitimacy of online ritual, while the social–spiritual reconfiguration of sacred space remains insuffic...

The prevailing environmental crisis necessitates shifting from anthropocentric to geocentric biblical interpretations, as traditional readings often marginalise creation. Specifically, Psalm 29 presents a theological pol...

This study aims to explore the meaning of the phrase “to die before one’s time” as found in Ecclesiastes 7:17, within the framework of biblical wisdom literature. The phrase is often understood as the moral and spi...