THE PASTORSHIP OF FEAR, FAITHLESSNESS AND THE RETURN OF CHRISTIAN UNIVERSALISM IN 21ST CENTURY EUROPE: AN ANALYSIS OF NEW POLITICO-RELIGIOUS DYNAMICS.
This article explores the contemporary resurgence of Christian Universalism in Europe, a doctrine historically marginalized in European theology but revitalized through transatlantic influence, particularly from the American religious context. Drawing on the development of universalist thought in th...
| Publicado en: | Journal for the Study of Religions & Ideologies Vol. 24; no. 71; pp. 3 - 18 |
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