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Two Wills, One Acting Subject: Dyothelitism, Personal Agency, and the Psychological Coherence of the Incarnate Christ

Grace, Daniel J.

This article examines the central conceptual difficulty of dyothelite Christology: how Jesus Christ can possess two complete natural wills, divine and human, without becoming two agents or a psychologically divided person. Building on the definition of the Third Council of Constantinople, the anthropology…

Systematic & Philosophical TheologyView record
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Beginning with Jesus: Recovering a Christ-Centred Theology in Dialogue with Contemporary Science

Grace, Daniel J.

This article proposes a Christ-centred framework for constructive dialogue between Christian theology and contemporary science. Its central claim is that Christian theology should begin with the person, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, while scientific inquiry should be respected as the disciplined…

Theology, Science & TechnologyView record
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The Christ Who Would Not Be Hurried: Jesus, Sacred Time, and Resistance to the Speed of the Modern World

Grace, Daniel J.

This academic study develops a Christ-centred theology of sacred time through close engagement with the Gospel narratives, Christology, ecclesiology, spiritual formation, and critiques of modern acceleration. It argues that Jesus Christ was never governed by public pressure, institutional demand, spectacle, or anxiety. His…

Practical Theology & Public LifeView record
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When Christians Defend Their Image More Than the Truth: Ecclesial Reputation, Accountability, Repentance, and Christian Witness

Grace, Daniel J.

This article examines the theological, ethical, ecclesiological, and pastoral problems that arise when Christian churches and organisations prioritise institutional reputation, public image, leadership platforms, or organisational survival over truth, accountability, justice, and care for those harmed. Drawing upon biblical theology, the prophetic tradition,…

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The Church in an Age of Exhaustion: Christian Faithfulness, Sabbath, Ministry, and Human Limits in a Culture of Constant Activity

Grace, Daniel J.

his article develops a theological and ecclesiological account of exhaustion within contemporary Christian life and ministry. It argues that chronic exhaustion is not merely an individual problem of time management, but is often produced by wider cultural, institutional, technological, and theological assumptions concerning…

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The Theology of Attention: What We Give Our Minds to Shapes Our Souls

Grace, Daniel J.

This article develops a theological account of attention as a central dimension of Christian discipleship and spiritual formation. It argues that attention is neither psychologically neutral nor merely a matter of personal productivity, but a moral and spiritual practice through which human desire,…

Systematic & Philosophical TheologyView record
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When Christian Influence Becomes More Important Than Christian Witness: Power, Public Theology, Ecclesial Integrity, and Faithfulness in the Digital Age

Grace, Daniel J.

This article examines the growing tendency within contemporary Christianity to treat cultural influence, political access, institutional visibility, and digital reach as primary indicators of ecclesial success. It argues that influence is not inherently opposed to Christian mission but becomes theologically disordered when detached…

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How the Seven Churches Help Us Study and Apply Revelation Today

Grace, Daniel J.

This article examines Revelation 2–3 as a practical framework for studying and applying the book of Revelation. It argues that the seven messages to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea provide readers with a clear method of observation, interpretation, and application.…

Biblical Studies & InterpretationView record
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Anabaptist Christianity

Grace, Daniel J.

Anabaptist Christianity explores the history, theology, biblical convictions, and continuing witness of the Anabaptist tradition. Emerging during the sixteenth-century Reformation, Anabaptist communities called the Church back to voluntary faith, believers’ baptism, discipleship, Christian community, peace, simplicity, religious freedom, and obedience to Jesus Christ.…

Christian History & ArchaeologyView record
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What Ephesus Teaches Us About Loving Christ Again

Grace, Daniel J.

What Ephesus Teaches Us About Loving Christ Again I've often wondered what it would have been like to visit the church in Ephesus. From the outside, it looked like a strong church. They worked hard. They defended the truth. They refused to tolerate…

Biblical Studies & InterpretationView record