Tässä artikkelissa analysoitava Tapaninpäivän saarna on epistolasaarna, joka osa Martin Lutherin saarnaajien apuvälineeksi kirjoittamaa postillateosta vuodelta 1523. (WA 10/1/1). Luther piti Apostolien tekojen Stefanosta diakonien esikuvana ja samalla mallina järjestää diakonin virka kirkossa. Diakonin viran keskiaikaan mennessä muodostunutta käyttöä kuvaa ilmaisulla ”evankeliumien epistoloiden...

In his Lettre (1787), advocating political tolerance towards the Jews of France, Isaiah Berr-Bing, maskil and pupil Mendelssohn, addresses French Christians asks for emancipation Jews. Fifty-three years later, young rabbi Lazare Wogue published Sermon sur la Tolerance fellow believers in Metz. meantime, concept had lost its initial meaning. It now was brought into play theological disputes that...

Abstract Majlis sermons are a cornerstone of Shiʾa ritual, and the online growth this practice, mostly as videos, poses challenges for majlis preachers audiences. This article explores Dutch Shiʾas’ experiences majalis ethnographically considers how they vary offline. Practitioners seek authentication in – meaningful, truthful, emotional legitimising experiences. aim to create authentication. t...