Biblical vistas of brokenness and wholeness in a time such as the coronavirus pandemic

In the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, new unexpected and extraordinary scenes and sounds of aesthetical biblical and apocalyptic proportions are witnessed. Community and religious gatherings in public spaces are prohibited. Modern, conventional and traditional human achievements have...

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Main Author: Dames, Gordon Ernest (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2020
In: HTS teologiese studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 76, Issue: 4
Further subjects:B Practical Theology
B Covid-19
B Brokenness and Wholeness
B Metaphorical Vistas
B Lev Vygotsky
B Aesthetics
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