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Gender Based Violence in the Commercialisation of Religion in Neo-Pentecostal Churches 新五旬节派教会宗教商业化中的性别暴力

Pharos Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.105.232

Dr Kelebogile Thomas Resane

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A duplication of marriages? An ethnographic account and assessment of the necessity for both traditional and Christian marriages for African Christians 重复婚姻？对非洲基督徒的传统婚姻和基督教婚姻必要性的人种学描述和评估

Pharos Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.105.227

Elijah Elijah Ngoweni Dube

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The Dynamics of Resilience in Muslim Adolescents from Broken Home Families: A Theological Analysis 来自破碎家庭的穆斯林青少年的复原动力：神学分析

Pharos Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.105.221

Lisda Sofia, Miranti Rasyid, Azizah Faradillah, Tiki Faeqotus Soleha, Dira Syarifah Dwi Luthfiyana, Diah Rahayu, A. Suhesty, Meilani Sandjaja

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God-talk rhetoric and the abuse of Women in Neo-Pentecostalism: developing the Pentecostal theology of hearing from God 新五旬节派中的神语修辞和对妇女的虐待：发展五旬节派的神听神学

Pharos Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.105.229

M. S. Kgatle

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The God of the Ostracised: The use of Lived Religion Theory in advancing Queer Spirituality 被排斥者之神：运用生活宗教理论推进同性恋精神信仰

Pharos Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.105.235

L. Ntombana, Francis Sibanda

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Resurgence of African Spiritualities in the New Prophetic Churches 新先知教会中非洲精神的复兴

Pharos Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.105.219

Dr Kelebogile Thomas Resane

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The Disposition of Christians to Political Governance in Nigeria in Relation to Romans 12:14 - 13:10 从《罗马书》12:14 - 13:10 看尼日利亚基督徒对政治治理的态度

Pharos Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.105.21

Rev. Michael D. Olajide

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A Thematic Study of the Quran and Hadith on the Election of Leaders: A Case Study of Presidential Elections in Indonesia in 2024 古兰经》和《圣训》关于领导人选举的专题研究：2024 年印度尼西亚总统选举案例研究

Pharos Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.105.26

Walid Musthafa Sembiring, Muhammad Imanuddin Kandias Saraan, Fakhrur Rozi, Nurasiah

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“Brothers of Different Periods”: Martin Luther and John Wesley’s Influence on the Twenty-First Century Church "不同时期的兄弟"：马丁-路德和约翰-卫斯理对二十一世纪教会的影响

Pharos Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.105.224

M. Mujinga

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A Theological Reflection of ‘Imago Dei’ as a Response to ‘LGBTQ’ Advocates 作为对 "LGBTQ "倡导者的回应，对 "Imago Dei "的神学反思

Pharos Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.105.223

E. A. Owoeye

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