present paper is a translation of the travelogue of sefer muratowicz, the armenian-origin polish merchant and traveler who made a journey to persia in 1602. apart from translation, we would provide, in present article, some codicological information and a content review.  because one of the travelogue versions has been corrected by tadeusz juda krusiński, his footnotes are cited as well. in pre...

Bifurcation means split apart or divided. I have to admit that the study which provides the foundation for this article is the product of a certain bifurcation between Christian faith and psychological science. Despite the division, as a Christian and a psychologist, I am grateful to have the opportunity to explore this great divide in light of God’s truth. I do, however, ask your patience when...

Atheism is the mainstream belief system in contemporary China. In recent years, a growing number of Chinese have converted to different religions, particularly Christianity. In this study, we conducted a survey in the region of Xi’an to investigate the following three questions: How common is Christianity among college students in Xi’an? How many of them have converted to the Christian faith? H...

‘Faith’ is one of Christianity's most significant, distinctive and complex concepts practices, but Christian understandings faith in the patristic period have received surprisingly little attention. This article explores two aspects what Augustine terms fides qua , ‘the by which believers believe’. From early second century, belief truth doctrine becomes increasingly significant to Christians; ...

From the very heart of Christian faith and, at the same time, the heart of Greek thought now joined to faith, Manuel II was able to say: Not to act “with logos” is contrary to God’s nature. . . . [T]he faith of the Church has always insisted that between God and us, between his eternal Creator Spirit and our created reason there exists a real analogy, in which unlikeness remains infinitely grea...