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The Charism of Infallibility: Re-Receiving Pastor Aeternus’ Teaching on Papal Infallibility in Light of Iuvenescit Ecclesia’s Teaching on Charismatic Gifts (2023)
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Stayne, J. (2023). The Charism of Infallibility: Re-Receiving Pastor Aeternus’ Teaching on Papal Infallibility in Light of Iuvenescit Ecclesia’s Teaching on Charismatic Gifts. Ecclesiology: The Journal for Ministry, Mission and Unity, 19(1), 70-92. https://doi.org/10.1163/17455316-19010006

More than 150 years since Vatican I, the definition of papal infallibility continues to be a major obstacle in the work for Christian unity. In response to ecumenical and historical objections, Roman Catholic scholars have tended to downplay claims o... Read More about The Charism of Infallibility: Re-Receiving Pastor Aeternus’ Teaching on Papal Infallibility in Light of Iuvenescit Ecclesia’s Teaching on Charismatic Gifts.

A medieval "abbreviatio": John Peckham's "Questio de existentia dei": Introduction and edition. (2023)
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Crozier, W. (2023). A medieval "abbreviatio": John Peckham's "Questio de existentia dei": Introduction and edition. Recherches de théologie et de philosophie médiévales, 90(1), 49-73. https://doi.org/10.2143/RTPM.90.1.3291866

This essay offers an introduction to, and an edition of, the Questio de existentia dei found in MS. Todi 58, fol. 145ra-rb. This codex, which contains one of the earliest known complete transcriptions of the first book of Bonaventure’s Sentences comm... Read More about A medieval "abbreviatio": John Peckham's "Questio de existentia dei": Introduction and edition..

Theistic expansive naturalism: which God? (2023)
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Eastwood, J. (2024). Theistic expansive naturalism: which God?. Religious Studies, 60(Special Issue 3), 413-427. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034412523000112

This article looks at the question of whether and how there can be a theistic expansive naturalism. In light of Fiona Ellis's work, I will identify a crucial issue for this research programme moving forward, namely, the question of ‘which God?’. Elli... Read More about Theistic expansive naturalism: which God?.

A Kantian Response to the Problem of Evil: Living in the Moral World (2023)
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Insole, C. J. (2023). A Kantian Response to the Problem of Evil: Living in the Moral World. Religions, 14(2), Article 227. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14020227

James Sterba has presented a powerful and existentially sincere form of the problem of evil, arguing that it is logically impossible for God to exist, given that there are powerful moral requirements to prevent evil, where one can, and that these req... Read More about A Kantian Response to the Problem of Evil: Living in the Moral World.

H. Clifton Ward Clement and Scriptural Exegesis: The Making of a Commentarial Theologian Oxford Early Christian Studies Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. Pp. xiv + 233. Hardcover. $115.00. ISBN 9780192863362. (2023)
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Creedy, E. (2023). H. Clifton Ward Clement and Scriptural Exegesis: The Making of a Commentarial Theologian Oxford Early Christian Studies Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. Pp. xiv + 233. Hardcover. $115.00. ISBN 9780192863362. Review of Biblical Literature,

Das Gleichnis vom ungerechten Haushalter (Lk 16,1–8) (2023)
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Dochhorn, J. (2023). Das Gleichnis vom ungerechten Haushalter (Lk 16,1–8). Biblische Zeitschrift, 67(1), 64-85. https://doi.org/10.30965/25890468-06701003

The present article proposes what can be labeled an ecclesiological interpretation of the highly debated parable of the unjust steward. Jesus (probably the Historical Jesus) adhorts his followers to practice solidarity – also in financial matters – t... Read More about Das Gleichnis vom ungerechten Haushalter (Lk 16,1–8).

The Reputation of James VI and I Revisited (2022)
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Questier, M. C. (2022). The Reputation of James VI and I Revisited. Journal of British Studies, 61(4), 949-969. https://doi.org/10.1017/jbr.2022.116

The (in)capacity of the House of Stuart to provide competent royal government, in both Scotland and England, has been a staple topic in the historiography of the British Isles. Despite the increasing volume and sophistication of recent research in th... Read More about The Reputation of James VI and I Revisited.

Thomas Aquinas on the Sacrifice of Christ and the Eucharist: A Defence (2022)
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Nieuwenhove, R. V. (2023). Thomas Aquinas on the Sacrifice of Christ and the Eucharist: A Defence. New Blackfriars, 104(1109), 4-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12804

In this paper I will discuss one of the soteriological models Thomas Aquinas outlines in his Summa Theologiae, namely ‘sacrifice’. This is only one of several, but not mutually exclusive, ways in which Thomas interprets our salvation in Christ. I wil... Read More about Thomas Aquinas on the Sacrifice of Christ and the Eucharist: A Defence.

Conceiving Mary's Agency: Towards a Barthian Mariology (2022)
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de Stigter, C. P. (2023). Conceiving Mary's Agency: Towards a Barthian Mariology. Modern Theology, 39(3), 388-412. https://doi.org/10.1111/moth.12834

This essay argues for the possibility of a ‘Barthian’ Mariology particularly through an analysis of human agency. I first show that Karl Barth's articulation of Mary in I/2 of the Church Dogmatics marginalizes Mary's agency in part due to his anti-Ro... Read More about Conceiving Mary's Agency: Towards a Barthian Mariology.

Catholic social teaching and the peripheries: the case for addressing prostitution (2022)
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Jones, P. (2023). Catholic social teaching and the peripheries: the case for addressing prostitution. International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church, 23(1), 3-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/1474225x.2022.2150459

Catholic social teaching (CST) has shown little interest in structural and social forces that impact negatively on the dignity and flourishing of women. Such inattention diminishes CST's credibility and neglects its liberative potential. This article... Read More about Catholic social teaching and the peripheries: the case for addressing prostitution.

Transformed ecologies and transformational saints: Exploring new pilgrimage routes in North East England (2022)
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Miles‐Watson, J. (2022). Transformed ecologies and transformational saints: Exploring new pilgrimage routes in North East England. The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 33(3), 412-427. https://doi.org/10.1111/taja.12455

County Durham in the UK has witnessed dramatic social and environmental shifts over the past 50 years, yet Durham Cathedral has stood at the heart of the region, seemingly solid, unchanging and eternal. It is frequently narrated as a prestigious jewe... Read More about Transformed ecologies and transformational saints: Exploring new pilgrimage routes in North East England.

Rejection Realized: Saul, the Evil Spirit and the Loss of Kingship (2022)
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Balfour, R. (2022). Rejection Realized: Saul, the Evil Spirit and the Loss of Kingship. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 47(2), 206 - 222. https://doi.org/10.1177/03090892221116918

In conversation with tragic readings of Saul’s career, the present article attempts to outline a parallel between the presentation and role of the spirit of YHWH and the evil spirit which afflicts Saul in 1 Samuel. By highlighting the parallel betwee... Read More about Rejection Realized: Saul, the Evil Spirit and the Loss of Kingship.

“I Shall Give Thee the Heathen for Thine Inheritance” (2022)
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McGhee, P. S. (2022). “I Shall Give Thee the Heathen for Thine Inheritance”. Exchange: Journal of Contemporary Christianities in Context, 51(3), 215-244. https://doi.org/10.1163/1572543x-bja10003

Taking the scriptural concept of the ‘heathen’ as its starting point, this article investigates the attitudes of Protestant ministers and parishioners in England towards the conversion of indigenous non-Christian people in colonial New England during... Read More about “I Shall Give Thee the Heathen for Thine Inheritance”.

Surprise, Hope and Gift: A Pneumatological Account of the Unexpected Nature of Vocation (2022)
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Lovell, C. F. (2024). Surprise, Hope and Gift: A Pneumatological Account of the Unexpected Nature of Vocation. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 26(1), 91-110. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijst.12629

God's call can be surprising and unexpected. This article evaluates theologies of vocation in light of this potential for surprise. Contemporary Protestant theological interpretations of vocation are critiqued as incomplete due to their tendency to p... Read More about Surprise, Hope and Gift: A Pneumatological Account of the Unexpected Nature of Vocation.

Ordained Ministry: Divine Calling or Career Choice? Is there Anything Distinctive About a Vocation to Ordained Ministry? (2022)
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Lovell, C. (2022). Ordained Ministry: Divine Calling or Career Choice? Is there Anything Distinctive About a Vocation to Ordained Ministry?. Ecclesiology: The Journal for Ministry, Mission and Unity, 18(3), 319-340. https://doi.org/10.1163/17455316-18030005

This article addresses current ambiguities and potential confusion around the language and nature of vocation to ordination, focusing specifically on the process by which that vocation is discerned by the individual and by the church. It suggests tha... Read More about Ordained Ministry: Divine Calling or Career Choice? Is there Anything Distinctive About a Vocation to Ordained Ministry?.