• The lame man at the pool of Bethesda : christological and doxological significance of characterisation in John 5 

  Hahn, Nathan; Van Eck, Ernest (AOSIS, 2021-07-23)

  In any research of the biblical themes in Scriptures, the exegete must exercise discipline in strictly adhering to an exegetical process wherein the text is permitted to speak for itself in the context of the passage. ...
• The origin, definition and nature of the transconscious in the spirituality of Father Stăniloae 

  Birzu, Vasile (AOSIS, 2021-08-26)

  In his important work, Orthodox Spirituality, Father Dumitru Stăniloae considers that, besides the real existence of the subconscious, there exists in man another reality as well, comprising the superior divine energies ...
• The science of congregation studies and psychographic segmentation : O come all ye thinking types? 

  Francis, Leslie John; Jones, Susan H.; McKenna, Ursula (AOSIS, 2021-09-01)

  Previous research employing Jungian psychological type theory has both demonstrated that Church of England inherited congregations have problems engaging thinking types and suggested that fresh expressions of church have ...
• The profile and manifestation of moral decay in South African urban community 

  Sekhaulelo, Motshine Amos (AOSIS, 2021-04-28)

  South Africa in which we are living is characterised by unparalleled social and political change and apparently enormous differences of option. However, there is one aspect of our society that most of us would probably ...
• The orthodox liturgical year and its theological structure 

  Streza, Dan A. (AOSIS, 2021-09-02)

  The concept of ‘liturgical year’ indicates a reference to the meaning of the measuring units of civil time, and especially to the cosmic entities that determine the general rhythm of time – the sun and the moon. ...
• The relationship between religious beliefs and coping with the stress of COVID-19 

  Petrov, Aleksandr; Poltarykhin, Andrey; Alekhina, Natalia; Nikiforov, Sergey; Gayazova, Sarbinaz (AOSIS, 2021-10-28)

  Recently, we have faced the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the world, which has attracted the attention of all people. Stress has become a word familiar to all people. The stressors of life are ...
• The revelations of Revelation : the book that fits, even when it does not 

  Janse van Rensburg, Hanre (AOSIS, 2021-07-13)

  The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has again confirmed our obsession with, and misuse of, the Book of Revelation. Of course, this is definitely not the first time that Revelation’s themes and imagery have ...
• The role of spiritual formation in the education of modern human beings : a European Christian perspective 

  Necula, Constantin V. (AOSIS, 2021-09-30)

  One of the most considerable changes in the contemporary European educational mentality is a person’s disconnection from spiritual life. Christian formation has been replaced with religious pluralism, in terms of syncretism ...
• Towards the social doctrine of the Orthodox Church : the document ‘For the Life of the World’ of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (2020) 

  Morariu, Iuliu-Marius (AOSIS, 2021-06-30)

  Amongst the recent documents released by the Greek Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the one titled ‘For the Life of the World’, published before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, touches upon an important ...
• Herlewing van sekulere spiritualiteit in Europa en die implikasie daarvan vir die NG Kerk in Suid-Afrika 

  Kok, Jacobus (Kobus) (AOSIS, 2021-07-20)

  This article critically reflected on the insights of David Tacey in which he notes that there is currently a revival in post-secular spirituality in the West, but that its deep religious roots are lacking. What would be ...
• What do religion and natural science each have to say about origins, creation and evolution? 

  Pretorius, Mark; Lioy, Dan T. (AOSIS, 2021-03-09)

  The purpose of this article is to put forward an acceptable scriptural stance with respect to an evolutionary worldview. The authors posit that a theologically orthodox position can best be substantiated when the moral ...
• Widowhood practices and the church in South-East Nigeria 

  Nwaoga, Chinyere T.; Uroko, Favour Chukwuemeka; Okoli, Anuli B.; Okwuosa, L.N. (Lawrence) (AOSIS, 2021-08-20)

  Widowhood practice is an unjust cultural practice directed against women who lose their husbands. The effects of this long-time culture on society, especially women, are continuing even in the 21st century as a result ...
• The process of mourning for Eswatini widowers : a pastoral concern 

  Dlamini, Dalcy Badeli; Masango, Maake J.S. (AOSIS, 2021-07-05)

  Eswatini custom and church traditions indirectly and directly affect the way widowers handle their mourning period, after the demise of their better halves. Instead of mourning their loss of spouses for their spiritual, ...
• The possible impact of animals on Job’s body image : a psychoanalytical perspective 

  Van der Zwan, Pieter (AOSIS, 2021-09-30)

  The body plays an important role in the book of Job – as do animals. According to psychoanalytical specifically object-relations theory, a subjective body image was partly constructed through the internalisation of ...
• The relationship between workplace spirituality and organisational health in an Islamic context 

  Tlemissov, Ulan; Anichkina, Olga; Popovich, Aleksey; Kozhuhov, Nikolay; Terekhova, Anna; Sepiashvili, Ekaterina; Koryagina, Inga; Tikhomirov, Evgeny; Morozova, Elena (AOSIS, 2021-10-27)

  It is widely accepted that some characteristics and aspects of spirituality have been mentioned in the religious beliefs, teachings and practices of many divine (Abrahamic) religions, including Islam. This has recently ...
• The non-romantic idea of nature in African theology 

  Kroesbergen, Hermen; Kroesbergen-Kamps, Johanneke (AOSIS, 2021-07-13)

  In many ways, the African world view and African theology are closer to nature than Euro- American theology is. This can be seen, for example, in its emphasis on holism and interconnectedness, and its inclination to ...
• ‘Thursdays in black campaign’ and the blackening of the widow’s body : a hermeneutic of suspicion to blackening of the body to resist gender-based violence 

  Chisale, S.S. (Sinenhlanhla) (AOSIS, 2021-09-07)

  Black is used as a colour of darkness, death, evil, bad luck and mourning. Generally, most cultures around the world use black as a colour of mourning, and widows from the African culture, in particular, are expected to ...
• Theology of nature : reflections on the dogmatic doctrine of creation 

  Danz, Christian (AOSIS, 2021-07-14)

  The doctrine of creation and the knowledge of nature have come into tension in modernity. Against this background, the article discusses the basic problems of a theology of nature starting from a systematic theology of ...
• The strategy for planning the future of a Christian believer in the exegetical context of James 4:13–15 

  Pruzinsky, Stefan; Kuzysin, Bohuslav; Sip, Maros; Kubicova, Anna; Pruzinsky, Stefan (AOSIS, 2021-10-28)

  This article deals primarily with the examination of two key and exegetically demanding expressions in the text of the General Epistle of James, which relate to fundamental biblical principles on planning the future of ...
• The trees in the middle of Paradise (Gn 2:9) during the Great Lent : orthodox hymnography as biblical interpretation 

  Oancea, Constantin H. (AOSIS, 2021-08-17)

  The article examines the interpretation of the Scripture in Byzantine hymnography during the Great Lent. Some notable recent contributions focus on Andrew of Crete’s and Romanos the Melodist’s compositions, illustrating ...

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