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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…

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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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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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The Geography and Historical Development of the Seven Churches of Revelation

Grace, Daniel J.

This article explores the historical, geographical, cultural, and theological significance of the Seven Churches of Revelation: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. Located within the Roman province of Asia in present-day western Turkey, these cities occupied strategic positions along major trade…

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The Seven Churches and Modern Consumer Christianity

Grace, Daniel J.

A powerful prophetic reflection on the spiritual condition of modern Christianity through the lens of the Seven Churches of Revelation. Blending biblical theology, contemporary culture, consumer Christianity, digital worship, and spiritual decline, this article explores how the ancient messages to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum,…

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First Urban Churches in Roman Corinth

Grace, Daniel J.

This article explores the rise of the first urban Christian churches in Corinth during the height of the Roman Empire. It examines how Christianity emerged within one of the ancient world’s most cosmopolitan and commercially powerful cities, shaped by trade, migration, social inequality,…

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