Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1 — July–December 2026
eISSN: 3083-0710
Faith • Civilization • Theology · eISSN: 3083-0710
African Gospel Churches in Swansea: Socio-Cultural, Theological, and Diaspora Contributions
The growth of African Christian communities in Europe has contributed to the changing religious and social landscape of migrant societies. Within the United Kingdom, African Gospel and Pentecostal churches have increasingly served not only as places of worship but also as spaces where faith, cultural identity, social relationships, pastoral care, and migrant belonging are negotiated…
Safeguarding Peace in the Great Power Competition. Catholicism and China’s Challenge to the US-Led Order
In this article, I observe that the Roman Catholic Church’s approach to global affairs has shifted from prioritizing globalization to addressing the challenges of great-power competition. This transition reflects a changing global landscape, where economic interdependence and international cooperation have given way to rivalries among powerful nations. At the heart of this new scenario lies…
The Processed Triune God: Incarnation, Suffering, Resurrection, and Divine Accessibility — Toward a Theology of God’s Historical Self-Giving in Christ
The expression “processed Triune God” is provocative because it can appear to suggest change within the divine essence. Properly qualified, however, the language can function as an economic description of God’s historical self-giving rather than an ontological claim that the eternal Trinity develops from deficiency to perfection. This article examines incarnation, suffering, death, and resurrection…
The Hermeneutics of Papal Social Architecture: Magnifica Humanitas and the Metaphysics of Authentic Fraternity
This paper examines Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, analyzing its unconventional structural opening, theological diagnosis of the digital age, and profound geopolitical critique. By deferring the traditional inclusive greeting, the Holy Father underscores an urgent call for a renewed Christian humanism to counter the existential fragmentations of unbridled technological expansion, symbolized by a modern…
The Theology of Attention: How Algorithmic Media Can Shape Christian Formation Before We Notice
Article type: Practitioner Theological Reflection Digital media does more than distribute Christian teaching; it can cultivate habits of attention that influence how Christians read Scripture, pray, remember, desire, and understand discipleship. Drawing on Scripture, scholarship on cultural formation, and practical experience in large-scale Christian digital publishing, this theological reflection argues that attention is a matter…
Book Review: A Companion Along the Way: Bearings for the Inner Journey — by Stephen Truscott
Book author: Stephen Truscott. Review: A Companion Along the Way: Bearings for the Inner Journey. Perth: Fullness of Life Centre Inc., 2026. This editorial book review examines Truscott’s account of Christian spiritual formation, interior change, suffering, and everyday relationships. It considers the book’s five chapters, accessible pastoral style, imaginative vignettes, and reflection guide. The review…
Raising Catalytic Youth Leaders: A Church- and Ministry-Based Model for Discipleship, Leadership, and Protection in Zambia
Zambia has one of the youngest populations in the world, creating both an opportunity and a responsibility for churches and Christian ministries seeking to form the next generation. This ministry case study presents a church- and ministry-based model developed through the Zambia Youth Ministry Network (ZAYOMINET) and its advocacy arm, Voice of the Voiceless. The…
Can Revival Be Declared? Divine Agency, Discernment, and the Authority to Name Spiritual Awakening
When Christians call a gathering or movement a revival, they do more than report heightened religious activity. They attribute unusual agency to God, claim that this agency can be known, participate in shaping the movement through the act of naming it, and distribute institutional authority and historical legitimacy. This essay asks who may responsibly make…
Beyond Abstinence: Recovery as Christian Formation—A Wesleyan-Holiness Account of Grace, Agency, and Ecclesial Responsibility
This article asks how Wesleyan-Holiness theology can account for sustained recovery without spiritualizing substance use disorder or reducing recovery to abstinence and clinical stabilization. Using Richard Osmer’s four practical-theological tasks, it places addiction medicine and recovery research in disciplined dialogue with Scripture and Wesleyan accounts of grace, formation, and holy love. The article’s distinct contribution…
When Death Lost Its Throne: How Monotheism Transformed Death from a Divine Power into a Subordinate Messenger
This article examines the transformation of personified Death from the Late Bronze Age religious world of Ugarit to later Jewish, Islamic, European, and Mexican traditions. It does not argue for a direct genealogical line from the Ugaritic deity Mot to the later Angel of Death. Instead, it asks how the status, agency, and sovereignty of…
