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View article: Making Men: Weakness, Justification, and ἀνδρεία in Romans 5:6
Making Men: Weakness, Justification, and ἀνδρεία in Romans 5:6 Open
View article: The Resurrection of the Body of Christ in 1 Corinthians 11 : Paul as a Theologian of the Body in Conversation with Judith Butler
The Resurrection of the Body of Christ in 1 Corinthians 11 : Paul as a Theologian of the Body in Conversation with Judith Butler Open
Paulus ist in der Regel nicht bekannt als ein Theologe des Körpers – sein Ruf ist im Gegenteil sogar eher körperfeindlich. In diesem Beitrag werden seine Äusserungen über die Zusammenkünfte der Gemeinde in Korinth (1. Korinther 11,17-34) i…
View article: Towards ritual intervention in meat consumption practices: The case of meat in Dutch Christmas meals
Towards ritual intervention in meat consumption practices: The case of meat in Dutch Christmas meals Open
Meat consumption is widely recognized as socially and culturally embedded, yet sociocultural intervention strategies to reduce meat-eating practices remain underdeveloped. This article aims to help fill this research gap by combining insig…
View article: Catholic Devotion for an Ecumenical Audience: Spiritual Writings as a Window on the Biography of Andreas Rinkel (1889–1979)
Catholic Devotion for an Ecumenical Audience: Spiritual Writings as a Window on the Biography of Andreas Rinkel (1889–1979) Open
View article: Reading Romans 8 in Times of Ecological Crisis: an Empirical Study of Dutch Reformed Pietists Interpreting the Bible
Reading Romans 8 in Times of Ecological Crisis: an Empirical Study of Dutch Reformed Pietists Interpreting the Bible Open
In this study, we focused on the process of meaning construction for young adults from the reformed pietist community, in the context of ecological crisis. We empirically examined their practice of Bible reading; twelve respondents partici…
View article: Towards Ritual Intervention Strategies in Meat Consumption Practices the Case of Meat in the Christmas Meal
Towards Ritual Intervention Strategies in Meat Consumption Practices the Case of Meat in the Christmas Meal Open
View article: Designing a Low-Cost Automated Mobile Robot for South African Citrus Farmers
Designing a Low-Cost Automated Mobile Robot for South African Citrus Farmers Open
Citrus farming in South Africa has become extremely lopsided in terms of economic opportunities. The statistics show that the wealthy large-scale farmers simultaneously control 100% of the international export market and 77.1% of the local…
View article: Editorial
Editorial Open
View article: Credibility of Churches’ Antiracism Engagement
Credibility of Churches’ Antiracism Engagement Open
This article aims to explore how the entanglement of Protestant Christianity and race and racism is manifested in contemporary Dutch society, and to identify which themes for introspection this yields for majority white Dutch Protestant ch…
View article: Neuer Wein oder Wein aufs Neue
Neuer Wein oder Wein aufs Neue Open
View article: Prefigurative Peace in Philippians
Prefigurative Peace in Philippians Open
Paul refers to peace twice in Phil. 4:7 and 4:9. This paper argues that the peace of God is a prefiguration of the eschatological peace to come in God’s world. It is be proposed that as Philippians is dealing with a social order (i.e., tha…
View article: One Text to Rule Them All?
One Text to Rule Them All? Open
This chapter aims to initiate a conversation between New Testament textual criticism and contextual biblical interpretation, two seemingly separate fields. The chapter first points to the contexts and positionality of researchers. Then it …
View article: Diversifying the Field
Diversifying the Field Open
In this chapter, the question of the increasing diversity in the field of biblical interpretation is discussed. Arguing that the plurality of approaches is a result of, and hence reflects, the inclusion of perspectives from an increasing n…
View article: Prefiguration of the Nation: The Soteriology and Ecclesiology of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in the Early 20th Century
Prefiguration of the Nation: The Soteriology and Ecclesiology of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in the Early 20th Century Open
The Iglesia Filipina Independiente was established in 1902, in the context of the US occupation of the Philippines. The church has become known for its outspoken emancipatory political stance in the course of the 20th century. Yet, in its …
View article: Philippine, Independent and International: The Relationship Between—the Iglesia Filipina Independiente and the Old Catholic Churches
Philippine, Independent and International: The Relationship Between—the Iglesia Filipina Independiente and the Old Catholic Churches Open
View article: ‘Count your Blessings!’ The Interpretive Potential of Sacramental Theology for Everyday Ritualizations around Food
‘Count your Blessings!’ The Interpretive Potential of Sacramental Theology for Everyday Ritualizations around Food Open
In this article, the authors explore the yield of a sacramental lens on extra-ecclesial ritualizations around food in contemporary Dutch ‘secularized’ culture. In an effort to explore the scope of sacramental theology beyond the liturgical…
View article: <i>Parrēsia</i> beyond Humankind? Exploring the Representation of the Voice of Creation in the Epistle to the Romans
<i>Parrēsia</i> beyond Humankind? Exploring the Representation of the Voice of Creation in the Epistle to the Romans Open
In this article, the notion of parrēsia, freedom of speech, is explored with regard to the voice of (non-human) nature in Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. Instances from chs. 1, 8, and 11 of this letter are discussed in interaction with both …
View article: 7 Discerning the Body in 1 Corinthians 10 : The Physical Negotiation of Exclusion and Inclusion by Paul as a Theologian of the Body
7 Discerning the Body in 1 Corinthians 10 : The Physical Negotiation of Exclusion and Inclusion by Paul as a Theologian of the Body Open
7 Discerning the Body in 1 Corinthians 10 : The Physical Negotiation of Exclusion and Inclusion by Paul as a Theologian of the Body was published in Religiously Exclusive, Socially Inclusive on page 101.
View article: Forgiveness and Social Hierarchy in the New Testament: Revisiting the Keene Thesis
Forgiveness and Social Hierarchy in the New Testament: Revisiting the Keene Thesis Open
In a small number of publications, Frederick (‘Fred’) W. Keene has proposed a new understanding of how forgiveness works in the New Testament; his work is currently being received in both New Testament studies and related disciplines, in p…
View article: Exploring the Eschaton. The Lord’s Supper as a Cultural Technique Enabling Prefigurative Politics
Exploring the Eschaton. The Lord’s Supper as a Cultural Technique Enabling Prefigurative Politics Open
Focusing on 1 Cor. 11, this article argues that the early Christian meal can be understood as a cultural technique that enables new knowledge and insight, specifically about the world to come. The argument takes its vantage point from an u…
View article: Sowing Hope in a Polarized Agricultural Debate
Sowing Hope in a Polarized Agricultural Debate Open
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View article: The Naked Demon: Alternative Interpretations of the Alexamenos Graffito
The Naked Demon: Alternative Interpretations of the Alexamenos Graffito Open
One of the oddities of the history of Christianity is the almost total lack of early depictions-save tau-signs in manuscripts-of the crucifixion, arguably one of the crucial events of the "foundation myth" of the Christian tradition.Freque…
View article: Apophatic theology as a resource for eco-theology
Apophatic theology as a resource for eco-theology Open
This essay explores the potential for eco-theology as a part of the (Christian) theological tradition that, so far, has only been analyzed to a limited extent with regard to what it might contribute to forms of theology that further more s…
View article: Food and Gift: On the ‘Words of Institution’ in the Gospel of Mark
Food and Gift: On the ‘Words of Institution’ in the Gospel of Mark Open
This article examines the significance of the notion of the ‘gift’ and ‘givenness’ in the account of Jesus’ last meal (‘last supper’) in the Gospel of Mark. It asks whether attention to the notion of the ‘gift’ can be a useful heuristic fo…
View article: Gender, religion, and postcolonialism
Gender, religion, and postcolonialism Open
This chapter outlines the connection between (post)colonialism, gender, and religion by focusing on masculinities in the Philippines, using the example of the 'Mother of Balintawak', the first indigenous Filipino representation of Mary and…
View article: Paul, Imprisonment and Crisis: Crisis and its Negotiation as a Lens for Reading Philippians
Paul, Imprisonment and Crisis: Crisis and its Negotiation as a Lens for Reading Philippians Open
COVID-19 has stimulated reflections on crisis as a catalyst for interpretation in both the present and the past. This article reads Philippians as embedded in different forms of crisis, most specifically the negotiation of Paul’s own conte…
View article: Crisis as a Catalyst: Early Christian Texts and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Crisis as a Catalyst: Early Christian Texts and the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
While scholars of early Christianity generally know how to approach ‘κρίσις’ in
\nthe ancient sense of the word, ‘crisis’ in the modern sense of the word, at least as
\nit has become part of the lived realities of many in the COVID-19 pand…
View article: Kritische Männlichkeitsforschung in der Theologie
Kritische Männlichkeitsforschung in der Theologie Open
Männlichkeiten werden konstruiert. Wie es dabei um Macht, Normen und Beziehung geht, zeigt die Kritische Männlichkeitsforschung. Erst langsam nähern sich Theologie, Religionswissenschaften und Männlichkeitsforschung an. Wenn dies geschi…
View article: Religieus gemotiveerde voedselhulp in de context van de Covid-19 pandemie: gemeenschap, zingeving en empowerment
Religieus gemotiveerde voedselhulp in de context van de Covid-19 pandemie: gemeenschap, zingeving en empowerment Open
View article: Religieus gemotiveerde voedselhulp in de context van de Covid-19 pandemie
Religieus gemotiveerde voedselhulp in de context van de Covid-19 pandemie Open
Before the Covid-19 crisis, churches organized many activities in church building, De Nieuwe Stad in Amsterdam Zuidoost, including serving free meals for everyone who wanted them. When this was no longer possible because of the Covid-19 me…