All Outputs (131)

Sharing the living Word: looking at the lectionary as it approaches its golden jubilee (2017)
Journal Article
O'Loughlin, T. (2017). Sharing the living Word: looking at the lectionary as it approaches its golden jubilee

A Theological Cartography of Cultural Evolution (2017)
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Hays, C., & Burdett, M. (2017). A Theological Cartography of Cultural Evolution. Theology and Science, 15(4), 473-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/14746700.2017.1369760

This article maps key points of contact between Christian doctrine and recent advances in cultural evolution. Beginning with theological anthropology, the article shows that cultural evolution problematizes purely substantive accounts of the image of... Read More about A Theological Cartography of Cultural Evolution.

The Eucharist: yesterday, today, and tomorrow (2017)
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O’Loughlin, T. (2017). The Eucharist: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Liturgy, 42(3),

Assessing the field of science and religion: advice from the next generation (2017)
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Burdett, M. S. (2017). Assessing the field of science and religion: advice from the next generation. Zygon, 52(3), 747-763. https://doi.org/10.1111/zygo.12352

© 2017 by the Joint Publication Board of Zygon The field of science and religion is undergoing a transition today requiring assessment of its past movements and identifying its future trajectories by the next generation of science and religion schola... Read More about Assessing the field of science and religion: advice from the next generation.

A half-century after Ecclesiam Suam and ‘The 1964 Instruction’ : the practice of the historical disciplines within the practice of theology (2017)
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O'Loughlin, T. (in press). A half-century after Ecclesiam Suam and ‘The 1964 Instruction’ : the practice of the historical disciplines within the practice of theology. New Blackfriars, 99(1081), https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12297

Jehoiachin: not a broken vessel but a humiliated vassal (Jer 22:28–30) (2017)
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Crouch, C. (2017). Jehoiachin: not a broken vessel but a humiliated vassal (Jer 22:28–30). Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 129(2), https://doi.org/10.1515/zaw-2017-0014

Uncertain terminology, versional differences and the juxtaposition of multiple images for Jehoiachin combine to render Jer 22:28–30 an interpretive quagmire. The article proposes to ameliorate this confusion through the emendation of the first word o... Read More about Jehoiachin: not a broken vessel but a humiliated vassal (Jer 22:28–30).

Design and the digital Bible: persuasive technology and religious reading (2017)
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Hutchings, T. (2017). Design and the digital Bible: persuasive technology and religious reading. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 32(2), 205-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2017.1298903

This article analyses two ‘digital Bibles’, products that allow the user to engage with the Bible through the screen and speakers of his/her mobile phone, tablet or computer. Both products, ‘YouVersion’ and ‘GloBible’, have been created by Evangelica... Read More about Design and the digital Bible: persuasive technology and religious reading.

The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11 (2017)
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Quine, C. (in press). The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11. Vetus Testamentum, 67(3), https://doi.org/10.1163/15685330-12341283

This paper demonstrates that the bird and the mountains phrase in Ps 11:1 compares well with a common metaphor relating to siege warfare and military conquest found in Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions and considers the resulting implications.

'Idea’, teleology, providence and the ‘death of God’ in Wagner’s Ring cycle. A new perspective on the composer’s debt to G.W.F. Hegel (2017)
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Bell, R. H. (2017). 'Idea’, teleology, providence and the ‘death of God’ in Wagner’s Ring cycle. A new perspective on the composer’s debt to G.W.F. Hegel

“We are a United Humanity”: Death, Emotion and Digital Media in the Church of Sweden (2017)
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Hutchings, T. (2017). “We are a United Humanity”: Death, Emotion and Digital Media in the Church of Sweden. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 61(1), 90-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2016.1273930

© 2017 Broadcast Education Association. This article seeks to bring together the study of death, digital media, emotion and religion, using a Christian organization as a case study. The Swedish national church (Svenska kyrkan) has a large but declini... Read More about “We are a United Humanity”: Death, Emotion and Digital Media in the Church of Sweden.

Habakkuk and the problem of suffering: theodicy deferred (2016)
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Whitehead, P. (2016). Habakkuk and the problem of suffering: theodicy deferred. Journal of Theological Interpretation, 10.2, 265-281

A theological reading of the book of Habakkuk offers insight into the problem of suffering. Approaching the text canonically, this study aims to explore Habakkuk’s theological response to suffering, and the potential to relate this to Christian and c... Read More about Habakkuk and the problem of suffering: theodicy deferred.

Teresa of Avila on Theology and Shame (2016)
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Loumagne, M. (2018). Teresa of Avila on Theology and Shame. New Blackfriars, 99(1081), 388-402. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12235

This article examines Teresa of Avila's understanding of the relationship between spiritual dryness, intellectual frustration, and shame. It argues that Teresa presents these experiences as interconnected, as well as spiritually and intellectually va... Read More about Teresa of Avila on Theology and Shame.

Made in the image of god: the creation of אדם: the commissioning of the king and the chaoskampf of YHWH (2016)
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Crouch, C. (2016). Made in the image of god: the creation of אדם: the commissioning of the king and the chaoskampf of YHWH. Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1163/15692124-12341277

This article suggests that Genesis 1 and Psalms 8, 18 and 89 reflect a mythological tradition which described the creation of the human king as YHWH’s counterpart in the divine battle against chaos. The residual royal features of the narrative of the... Read More about Made in the image of god: the creation of אדם: the commissioning of the king and the chaoskampf of YHWH.

On dying in a city gate: implications in the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel (2016)
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Quine, C. (2016). On dying in a city gate: implications in the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 40(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/0309089215611532

Previously one could easily find works on the archaeology or biblical study of cities, defences, temples and houses, but in the past year, two publications on city gates have caught the eye. What follows is concerned with applying these new conversa... Read More about On dying in a city gate: implications in the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel.

Murtaza Mutahhari’s solution to the problem of evil (2015)
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Hoover, J. (2015). Murtaza Mutahhari’s solution to the problem of evil. Harvard Theological Review, 36(2),

E-Reading and the Christian Bible (2015)
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Hutchings, T. (2015). E-Reading and the Christian Bible. Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 44(4), 423-440. https://doi.org/10.1177/0008429815610607

The Christian Bible is now available in thousands of digital forms, re-imagined for electronic reading on mobile, tablet and desktop screens. This article introduces findings from an online survey of digital Bible users, analysing their demographics,... Read More about E-Reading and the Christian Bible.

Translating the lectionary: some considerations (2015)
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O'Loughlin, T. (2015). Translating the lectionary: some considerations. Anaphora, 9(1),

In any discussion of lectionaries and the biblical version employed, the focus is on the translation as a function of the biblical text as an entity in itself; the focus should be on the role of the biblical texts in liturgical assemblies. As these v... Read More about Translating the lectionary: some considerations.

On the affective salience of doctrines (2015)
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Zahl, S. (2015). On the affective salience of doctrines. Modern Theology, 31(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/moth.12166

This article builds on the work of George Lindbeck to examine the role of doctrines in the shaping of religious experience and emotion. Using a series of historical examples, it argues for the value of identifying a mode of theological argument that... Read More about On the affective salience of doctrines.

What makes a thing abominable? Observations on the language of boundaries and identity formation from a social scientific perspective (2015)
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Crouch, C. (2015). What makes a thing abominable? Observations on the language of boundaries and identity formation from a social scientific perspective. Vetus Testamentum, 65(4), https://doi.org/10.1163/15685330-12301217

Previous attempts to synthesise biblical texts’ usage of tw‘bh have associated the language with cultic concerns in Deuteronomy and Ezekiel or with ethical concerns in Proverbs. The reconciliation of these interests, especially in conjunction with a... Read More about What makes a thing abominable? Observations on the language of boundaries and identity formation from a social scientific perspective.

The 'Auto-Mapic' map of Great Britain (2015)
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O'Loughlin, T. (2015). The 'Auto-Mapic' map of Great Britain

A study of a mechanical road atlas from the 1960s which is compared with codex form 'glove box' atlases from the period