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‘If people in the church knew’: Purity, Stigma and Victim-Blaming
This article examines the allegations of rape brought against Bishop Franco Mulakkal (Jalandhar diocese, India) by a Mother Superior of a convent in Kerala in 2018. It discusses the court case that ensued (September ... -
Imagining the revealed God : Hans Urs von Balthasar, Eberhard Jungel, and the triduum mortis
'Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds.' [Rom 12:2] Hans Urs von Balthasar and Eberhard Jungel are profound and imaginative thinkers who unreservedly ground their theologies ... -
The impact of nineteenth century science and biblical criticism on expressions of faith and theology, with especial reference to the Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterial Churches of New Zealand
This thesis deals with aspects of the history of the faithscience interaction in New Zealand in relation to the Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches, during the Victorian era. 1. Chapter one gives a general ... -
Inclusion or Exclusion: Perceptions of Acceptance by People with Mental and Intellectual Disabilities in Otago and Southland Baptist Churches
The author conducted qualitative research with twenty people with mental or intellectual disability who attended Baptist churches in the Southland and Otago regions to determine whether from their point of view the churches ... -
Indigenous theology--two attempts? : a study in the writings of Dr. Kosuke Koyama and Dr. Choan-Seng Song
The question of Indigenous Theology is not new. The relationship between gospel and culture which provides the basic parameters for the indigenization of theology is something with which the Early Church Fathers and even ... -
Interpreting Isaiah from Isaiah: Intratextual translation in old Greek Isaiah
The translator of Old Greek (OG) Isaiah created many new intratextual links within his text, engaging in “intratextual translation.” Scholars argue that it was a method he used to actualise his text, to solve problems he ... -
Into the Deep Water, to the Other Side: Discipleship in Luke’s Lake Stories
This study uses a narrative approach to consider Luke’s lake stories (Luke 5:1-11 and 8:22-39) as parallel accounts. It is argued that through the use of shared vocabulary, themes, and narrative structuring, Luke displays ... -
Is A Motivation Of Reward And Punishment Faithful To The Teachings Of Jesus In The Gospel Of Mark?
“If I do this, will I miss out on Heaven or go to Hell?” These questions are recurring themes in a Christian church context. Clearly, the motivation resulting in these questions is one of reward and punishment. The right ... -
"Is Anyone In Charge Here?" A Christological Evaluation of the Idea of Human Dominion Over Creation.
How are we human beings to understand our place and apparently unique power among all other creatures of the Earth? This may seem a naive question, except that the world of the early twenty-first Century is increasingly ... -
Is Jesus Athene or Odysseus? Investigating the unrecognisability and metamorphosis of Jesus in his post-resurrection appearances
This thesis is an investigation of the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus, via a comparison with other ancient stories where characters appear in an unrecognised form to their followers. In both canonical and apocryphal ... -
Isaiah's servant(s) in 1 Peter: Isaiah 53 and the argument of 1 Peter
1 Peter contains the most extensive use of Isaiah 53 in the New Testament (2.21-25; 3.18). However, there are two deficiencies in the literature on Isaiah 53 in 1 Peter. Firstly, there has not been a comprehensive attempt ... -
John 18:28–19:22 and the paradox of judgement
Why does the Johannine Pilate refuse to rewrite his inscription on Jesus’ cross? And why had the chief priests demanded “he himself said, I am King of the Ἰουδαῖοι” over “King of the Ἰουδαῖοι” in the first place? Thus John ... -
John Zizioulas' Ecclesiology of 'the one and the many'
This thesis examines John Zizioulas’ ecclesiology of ‘the one and the many’ in the context of eucharistic ecclesiology. By comparing Zizioulas’ ecclesiology with Nicholas Afanasiev’s, I show how Zizioulas articulates an ... -
Jon Sobrino and 'the crucified people'
‘The crucified people’ became a key theological concern in the writings of Jon Sobrino SJ in the 1990s. This article examines how and why Sobrino made this concern a central element in his theology at the time. Section 2 ... -
Jung Young Lee's biblical-cultural trinity: A systematic theology from East Asia
The twentieth century saw the emergence of a number of theologians and seminal thinkers from Asia, such as C S Song (Taiwan), Peter Phan (Vietnam), Sang Hyun Lee (Korea) among others, who for political and economic reasons ... -
Karl Barth's Doctrine of Sanctification: An Exploration of Church Dogmatics §66
This thesis is an investigation of Karl Barth’s doctrine of sanctification as found in §66 of the Church Dogmatics. The work involves two main tasks. First, it is an exercise in close and attentive interpretation of this ... -
Karl Barth’s Theology of Humility: The Humility of God and the Humility Appropriate to the Christian Life.
In this thesis I develop a theology of humility, within the framework of Karl Barth's theology, that accounts for both divine humility and the humility that is appropriate to the Christian life. This thesis is organised ... -
Kreuzigung und Sexuelle Gewalt
This article draws on Latin American liberation hermeneutics to read the New Testament narratives of crucifixion in light of Latin American torture reports. The torture practices used by authoritarian regimes in Latin ...