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Journal articles on the topic "Christianity - comparative studies"
Kollman, Paul V. "After Church History? Writing the History of Christianity from a Global Perspective." Horizons 31, no. 2 (2004): 322–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0360966900001572.
Full textCornille, Catherine. "Discipleship in Hindu-Christian Comparative Theology." Theological Studies 77, no. 4 (November 17, 2016): 869–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0040563916666826.
Full textGriffin, Roger. "Decentering Comparative Fascist Studies." Fascism 4, no. 2 (November 23, 2015): 103–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22116257-00402003.
Full textKollman, Paul. "Classifying African Christianities, Part Two: The Anthropology of Christianity and Generations of African Christians." Journal of Religion in Africa 40, no. 2 (2010): 118–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157006610x498724.
Full textTong, M. Adryael. "Protecting Difference: Protectionist Strategies and the Parting of the Ways." Method & Theory in the Study of Religion 32, no. 4-5 (June 1, 2020): 364–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700682-12341480.
Full textZhang, Shiying. "The Self and the Other: A Further Reflection on Buddhist–Christian Dialogue." Religions 15, no. 3 (March 21, 2024): 376. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel15030376.
Full textCrone, P. "Islam and Christianity: Theological Themes in Comparative Perspective." Common Knowledge 19, no. 2 (April 1, 2013): 390–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/0961754x-2073506.
Full textBynum, Caroline Walker. "The Sacrality of Things: An Inquiry into Divine Materiality in the Christian Middle Ages." Irish Theological Quarterly 78, no. 1 (January 18, 2013): 3–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021140012465035.
Full textMashiach, Amir. "The Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Attitude to Work—A Comparative Perspective." Religions 13, no. 11 (November 17, 2022): 1114. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel13111114.
Full textFerrari, Silvio. "Comparative Religious Law: Judaism, Christianity, Islam. By Norman Doe." Journal of Church and State 62, no. 1 (December 19, 2019): 160–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csz095.
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Lalloo, Sherneen. "How femininities are shaped by religion and culture: a comparative study of beliefs on 'pollution' during childbirth and menstruation in Hinduism and Christianity." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14636.
Full textKuruvilla, Samuel Jacob. "Radical Christianity in the Holy Land : a comparative study of liberation and contextual theology in Palestine-Israel." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/71932.
Full textDunn, Brian Philip. "The body of God in word, world and sacrament : a comparative study of A.J. Appasamy and his reading of Rāmānuja." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e6b5a082-33bf-4cf6-b0fe-1bb8703eaf2f.
Full textKunu, Vishma. "Renunciant Stories Across Traditions: A Novel Approach to the Acts of Thomas and the Buddhist Jātakas." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2018. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/498944.
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This study brings excerpts from the Acts of Thomas (Act 1.11-16 and Act 3.30-33) together with two Buddhist jātakas (Udaya Jātaka - #458 and Visavanta Jātaka -#69) to consider how stories might have been transmitted in the early centuries of the common era in a milieu of mercantile exchange on the Indian Ocean. The Acts of Thomas is a 3rd century CE Syriac Christian text concerned with the apostle Thomas proselytizing in India. The jātakas are popular didactic narratives with a pronounced oral dimension that purport to be accounts of the Buddha’s previous lives. Syriac Christians possessed knowledge about Indian religious practices linked to renunciation, and it is plausible that they adapted Buddhist jātakas to convey Christian ideas in the account of Thomas journeying to India and converting people there. Epigraphic evidence from the western Deccan in India attests to yavana, or Greek, patronage of Buddhist institutions in cosmopolitan settings where ideas and commodities circulated. Against the grain in scholarship on early Christianity that tends to privilege Latin and Greek sources, this project moves the lens of analysis eastward to consider Indian influence on early Christianity as expressed in the Acts of Thomas. A literary comparison of the texts under consideration with reference to the historical and cultural context of exchange reveals similar models of renunciant practices in Buddhism and Christianity that establishes new grounds for consideration of interconnectivity across ‘East’ and ‘West.’
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Cieslewicz, Lindsy Stewart. "Dance and Doctrine: Shaker and Mormon Dancing as a Manifestation of Doctrinal Views of the Physical Body." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2000. http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/u?/MTAF,24559.
Full textBergström, Eirini. "The journey of the Valentinian hero - Outlining the imaginative world of early Christian apocalyptic narratives : A comparative study of the Apocalypse of Paul (NHC V, 2)and the First Apocalypse of James (NHC V, 3 & TC 2)." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-37709.
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Hearn, Emily K. "Overhearing : Hindu & Christian perspectives on artistry." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6500.
Full textMeiring, Arnold Maurits. "Heart of Darkness a deconstruction of traditional Christian concepts of reconciliation by means of a religious studies perspective on the Christian and African religions /." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10312005-093457/.
Full textElazar-Demota, Yehonatan. "An Ethnography: Discovering the Hidden Identity of the Banilejos." FIU Digital Commons, 2016. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2441.
Full textMuyo, Joshua Ngwalem. "The scapegoat sacrifice in Leviticus 16 and the Nefo'o ritual of the Bafut of Cameroon." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52574.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: The dissertation aims to establish to what extent the Old Testament could be interpreted from an African perspective, using the scapegoat sacrifice in Leviticus 16 and the Nefo'o ritual of the Bafut of Cameroon as relevant examples. Because sacrificial practice was a normal occurrence in the religions of the Israelites (Old Testament) and those of other nations - and African society in particular - questions are raised that require urgent answers, namely: Is it possible to identify any elements of sacrifice from the African background, and specifically the Nefo'o ritual of the Bafut of Cameroon, which may facilitate the theological interpretation and understanding of the Old Testament. The approach employed is a qualitative methodology with the sub-category of participant observation. We also used a socio-rhetorical interpretation approach to the Old Testament text of Leviticus 16. When the above-mentioned two rituals are compared, they portray aspects of both similarities and dissimilarities. The work has been divided into the following seven chapters: Chapter one introduces the topic through the identification and the development of the problem. Some concepts and keywords from the title are discussed in the contexts of the Bafut of Cameroon and ancient Israel. Chapter two provides the background to the Nefo'o ritual of the Bafut of Cameroon, tracing both the origins of the Bafut people and the Nefo'o ritual. The Bukari people, the aborigines of the tribe and the seat of the Nefo'o shrine are highlighted. Chapter three presents a survey of sacrifices in West Africa, the ancient Near East and Israel. Special attention is reserved to the sacrificial systems of the ancient Israelites. Chapter four gives a brief introduction to the Pentateuch with special treatment of the modern trends in the study of the pentateuchal sources and the theologies of the authors. This is to situate the book of Leviticus in the Pentateuch with which we are concerned. Chapter five presents an introduction to the book of Leviticus and examines its significance among the other pentateuchal books. Attention is given to certain recurrent theological themes in the book and its implication for Leviticus chapter 16. Chapter six provides a socio-rhetorical interpretation of the text of Leviticus 16, with special attention to the establishment of the Day of Atonement and the scapegoat sacrifice. Specific attention was paid to the significance of atonement in Lev. 16. Chapter seven compares the scapegoat sacrifice of Leviticus 16 and the Nefo'o ritual of the Bafut of Cameroon. This is followed by a theological interpretation of the Nefo'o ritual and a summary of the results and conclusions. African theologians - whose own cultures possess a great deal of ritual practices - have not given enough attention to a contextual interpretation of the Scriptures of the Old Testament. The biblical faith has to exist among African Traditional Religions and other cultural practices. Some contextual interpretation of the Scriptures of the Old Testament is being suggested. Such aspects as the Nefo'o shrine, which is situated in the midst of the Bafut community, could be seen to explain the Tent of Meeting among the Israelites. Other aspects include the priest, the community, the ancestors and the release of the live goat into the woods, bearing the sins of the people. Thus the Nefo'o ritual can be used as an analogy to explain the biblical understanding of atonement in an African context. Leviticus 16 is not only the centre of the book of Leviticus but also the centre of the Pentateuch (Torah). Atonement can also be seen to be the theological heart of the Old Testament and of the whole Bible. Thus it is crucial to communicate this in an African environment using all the hermenuetical tools available.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie dissertasie is daarop gemik om te bepaal tot watter mate die Ou Testament vanuit In Afrika-perspektief geinterpreteer kan word met gebruikmaking van die sondebokofferande, soos beskryf in Levitikus 16 en die Nefo'o ritueel van die Bafut bevolking van Kameroen as betrokke voorbeelde. Omdat die bring van offerandes normale praktyk in die godsdienste van die Israeliete (soos beskryf in die Ou Testament) en van ander nasies - en spesifiek van Afrika-gemeenskappe - is, ontlok dit vrae wat dringend beantwoord behoort te word. Is dit moontlik om daardie elemente van offerande vanuit In Afrika-perspektief - en spesifiek vanuit die oogpunt van die Nefo'o ritueeI van die Bafut van Kameroen - te identifiseer wat kan bydra tot die teologiese interpretasie en begrip van die Ou Testament? Die benadering wat gevolg word, is 'n kwalitatiewe metodologie, met die sub-kategorie van deelnemende waarneming. Ons het ook In sosio-retoriese interpretasie benadering tot die Ou Testamentiese teks van Levitikus 16 gevolg. Wanneer die bovermelde twee rituele met mekaar vergelyk word, openbaar hulle aspekte van sowel ooreenkomste as van verskille. Die werk is die volgende sewe hoofstukke verdeel: Hoofstuk een lei die onderwerp in deur die identifisering en die ontwikkeling van die probleem. Sekere begrippe vervat in die sleutelwoorde van die titel word bespreek in die kontekste van die Bafut van Kameroen en van anti eke Israel. Hoofstuk twee bied In agtergrond aan tot die Nefo'o ritueel van die Bafut bevolking van Kameroen, waarin die oorsprong van sowel die Bafut bevolking as van die Nefo'o ritueel nagegaan word. Die Bukari bevolking, wat die oorspronklike inwoners was en die setel van die Nefo'o altaar word beskrywe. Hoofstuk drie bevat In oorsig van offerandes in Wes-Afrika, die anti eke Nabye Ooste en Israel. Spesiale aandag word geskenk aan die offerande stelsels van die anti eke Israeliete. Hoofstuk vier is In kort inleiding tot die Pentateug, met spesiale verwysing na die moderne tendense in die studie van Pentateugverwante bronne en die teologiese uitgangspunte van die skrywers. Dit word gedoen om die posisie van die boek van Levitikus, waarmee ons bowenal gemoeid is, in die Pentateug te bepaal. Hoofstuk vyf bied In kort inleiding tot die boek van Levitikus en gaan sy betekenis na teen die agtergrond van die ander boeke Vall die Pentateug. Aandag word geskenk aan sekere herhalende teologiese temas in die boek en die implikasies daarvan vir Levitikus 16. Hoofstuk ses bevat 'n sosio-retoriese interpretasie van die inhoud van Levitikus 16, met spesiale verwysing na die instelling van die Versoendag en die offerande van die sondebok. Spesifieke aandag word geskenk aan die rol van boetedoening in Levitikus 16. Hoofstuk sewe vergelyk die sondebok offerande van Levitikus 16 en die Nefo'o ritueel van die Bafut van Kameroen. Dit word gevolg deur 'n teologiese interpretasie van die Nefo'o ritueel, 'n 'n opsomming van die praktyke en ook gevolgtrekkings. Afrika-teoloe, wie se eie kulture oor 'n ryke mate van rituele praktyke beskik, het tot dusver nie voldoende aandag aan 'n kontekstuele interpretasie van die Ou Testament geskenk nie. Die Bybelse geloof moet steeds in naasbestaan met die tradisionele Afrika-gelowe en ander kulturele praktyke staan. 'n Sekere kontekstuele interpretasie van die Ou Testamentiese geskrifte word aan die hand gedoen. Seker aspekte, soos die Nefo'o altaar, wat midde in die Bafut gemeenskap gelee is, kan met die ontmoetingstent van die Israeliete vergelyk word. Ander punte van ooreenkomste en verskille tussen die Bafut en die anti eke Israeliete, sluit in priesters, die gemeenskap, voorouers, en die vrylating in die woud van die lewendige bok wat die sondes van die bevolking dra. Dus kan die Nefo'o ritueel as 'n analogie vir die verduideliking van die Bybelse begrip van versoening in 'n Afrika-konteks aangewend word. Levitikus 16 is nie slegs die kern van die hele boek van Levitikus nie, maar inderdaad ook van die hele Pentateug (Torah). Versoening kan ook as die teologiese kern van die Ou Testament van die hele Bybel gereken word. Daarom is dit noodsaaklik om hierdie begrip in 'n Afrika-konteks te kan kommunikeer met die aanwending van aile beskikbare hermeneutiese hulpmiddele.
Books on the topic "Christianity - comparative studies"
Millet, Robert L. By what authority?: The vital question of religious authority in Christianity. Macon, Ga: Mercer University Press, 2010.
Find full textL, Millet Robert, ed. By what authority?: The vital question of religious authority in Christianity. Macon, Ga: Mercer University Press, 2010.
Find full textL, Johns Loren, and Charlesworth James H, eds. Hillel and Jesus: Comparative studies of two major religious leaders. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997.
Find full textCaspi, Mishael. The legend of Elijah in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and literature: A study in comparative religion. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
Find full textTaghiyev, Ziraddin M. Three religions, three prayers Judaism, Christianity, Islam. Bakı: Inkishaf, 2011.
Find full textGrace in Vaiṣṇavism and Christianity. New Delhi: Intercultural Publications, 2000.
Find full textḤājj, Muḥammad Aḥmad. al- Naṣrānīyah: Min al-tawḥīd ilā al-tathlīth. Dimashq: Dār al-Qalam, 1992.
Find full text1939-, Carmody John, ed. Prayer in world religions. Maryknoll, N.Y: Orbis Books, 1990.
Find full textM, Mulago gwa Cikala, ed. Afrikanische Spiritualität und christlicher Glaube: Erfahrungen der Inkulturation. Freiburg: Herder, 1986.
Find full textJ, Malherbe Abraham, Fitzgerald John T. 1948-, Olbricht Thomas H, and White L. Michael, eds. Early Christianity and classical culture: Comparative studies in honor of Abraham J. Malherbe. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2005.
Find full textBook chapters on the topic "Christianity - comparative studies"
"13. Comparative Religion and Buddhist Studies." In Buddhism and Christianity in Japan, 214–24. University of Hawaii Press, 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9780824846909-014.
Full textStepanov, A. V. "THE PHENOMENON OF “SUFFERING” IN BUDDHISM AND CHRISTIANITY: DHAMMAPADA AND ECCLESIAST, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS." In BUDDHIST STUDIES: ALMANAC, 70–82. Buryat Scientific Center of SB RAS Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31554/978-5-7925-0600-8-2020-3-70-82.
Full textXiuping, Hong, and Sun Yiping. "Comparative studies for philosophy of Life of Christianity and Chinese Buddhism." In The Paideia Archive: Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy, 61–62. Philosophy Documentation Center, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/wcp20-paideia19985115.
Full textFitzgerald, Timothy. "Comparative Religion The Founding Fathers And The Theological Legacy." In The Ideology of Religious Studies, 33–53. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195120721.003.0002.
Full text"7 Of Fish and Men: Comparative, Text-Critical and Papyrological Remarks on Matthew 13:47–50 and the Gospel of Thomas 8." In Studies on the Text of the New Testament and Early Christianity, 151–77. BRILL, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004300026_009.
Full textStarr, Chloë. "Yang Huilin: An Academic Search for Meaning." In Chinese Theology. Yale University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300204216.003.0010.
Full textBaum, Robert M. "The Historical Study of African Traditional Religions." In Shrines of the Slave Trade, 8–23. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195123920.003.0002.
Full textHeslop, Kate. "Introduction." In Viking Mediologies, 1–12. Fordham University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5422/fordham/9780823298242.003.0001.
Full textStanley, Brian. "Making War on the Saints." In Christianity in the Twentieth Century, 79–101. Princeton University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691196848.003.0005.
Full textTurner, Bryan S. "The Rise of the Sociology of Islam." In Understanding Islam, 52–75. Edinburgh University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474498739.003.0004.
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