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Published in Faith • Civilization • Theology (eISSN 3083-0710), Volume 2, Issue 1 — January–June 2027. First published online: 30 October 2026. Copyright © 2026 Irene Gobbi. All rights reserved; free reader access. AbstractThe exegetical links between Cyril of Alexandria and Philo have…
Published in Faith • Civilization • Theology (eISSN 3083-0710), Volume 2, Issue 1 — January–June 2027. Publication date: 27 October 2026. Copyright © 2026 Kyle Hetrick. All rights reserved; free reader access. Abstract Congregational discernment is frequently invoked whenever Christians gather to make…
Christian communities can affirm the dignity of people with disabilities while organising their participation around the expectation of eventual recovery. This article examines the theological problem created when cure becomes an unstated condition of full ecclesial belonging. Through a constructive reading of John…
Leviticus 18:18 is usually understood to prohibit sororal polygyny, the practice of having two biological sisters as wives at the same time. Several scholars, however, understand the Hebrew expression אִשָּׁה אֶל־אֲחֹתָהּ (“a woman to her sister”) distributively and therefore interpret the verse as…
This article examines the cosmic eschatology of Hebrews through its interconnected themes of creation, heavenly reality, judgment, and the “world to come.” It argues that Hebrews does not treat eschatology merely as the future destiny of individual believers but presents a comprehensive transformation…
Repository copy of the final article published by Faith • Civilization • Theology (FCT), Volume 1, Issue 1 — July–December 2026, on 6 October 2026. FCT remains the primary publisher and publication site. Original FCT publication: African Gospel Churches in Swansea Publication status:…
This article examines the Enochic Watchers tradition as one of the most influential ancient explanations of the origin of demons and the spread of corruption before the flood. Beginning with Genesis 6:1-4 and the Book of the Watchers in 1 Enoch 1-36, it…
This article examines Matthew 11:28–30 as a pastoral and theological word for contemporary ministry. It argues that Christ’s invitation to the weary is more than emotional comfort; it is a gospel-shaped call to come to Christ and find rest under his gentle yoke.…
This article argues that Christian theology should not understand science as a rival explanatory system but as a complementary mode of inquiry into created reality. Theology is concerned not only with historical doctrines or biblical interpretation, but with questions of ultimate reality, existence,…
This article develops a biblical theology of ecological responsibility for an age in which human beings possess unprecedented capacities to alter natural systems. It argues that the biblical language of dominion cannot be read as a warrant for unrestricted technological mastery. Genesis 1…
This article asks when Christian theology can properly be said to have begun. Rather than locating its origins primarily in the second-century Apologists, the major patristic theologians, or the conciliar period, it argues that theological reasoning was already present within the earliest Christian…
This article examines Ecclesiastes as a sustained theological and literary exploration of meaning, finitude, mortality, pleasure, labour, wisdom, and divine sovereignty. It places the book in conversation with ancient conceptions of the meaningful life while also asking why Ecclesiastes continues to resonate within…