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Modern Theology Template

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Modern Theology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Christian Theology and Mission, Theology and Philosophy of Evil.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Modern Theology 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inBiblical Studies and Interpretation Christian Theology and Mission Theology and Philosophy of Evil Religion and Society Interactions Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
ISSN0266-7177
Citation impact (2-yr)0.08
h-index38
i10-index266
Total citations8,885
Article processing charge$2,630
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Notre Dame
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Modern Theology per year

53
2014
107
2015
78
2016
91
2017
71
2018
127
2019
79
2020
100
2021
79
2022
78
2023
63
2024
101
2025

Citation impact of Modern Theology by publication year

137
2014
267
2015
112
2016
118
2017
177
2018
125
2019
35
2020
221
2021
78
2022
46
2023
6
2024
2
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Modern Theology

THE PROMISE OF SCRIPTURAL REASONING

Daniel W. Hardy · 22 Jun 2006

Abstract This Response reintroduces Scriptural Reasoning as portrayed in the essays, showing their various readings and reasonings and how they shed light on SR, while also identifying some lacunae in and between them. The different strengths of these views interact with each other in a highly dynamic and sustaining practice of reading and reasoning Scriptures…

DUNS SCOTUS: HIS HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY SIGNIFICANCE

Catherine Pickstock · 1 Oct 2005

This essay offers an attempt to explore the relation of Duns Scotus’ philosophy to modernity and post-modernity. The latter seems but an advanced version of the former, in which the inseparability of univocity, representation and flattened causal interaction along a single plane becomes more fully realised. One might also contend that according to a post-Scotist…

THE RETRIEVAL OF DEIFICATION: HOW A ONCE‐DESPISED ARCHAISM BECAME AN ECUMENICAL DESIDERATUM

Paul L. Gavrilyuk · 14 Sep 2009

Abstract Adolf von Harnack and Karl Barth were equally incensed by the detrimental impact that the notion of deification had had on Christian theology. Lately, however, theosis has been discovered in Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Edwards, the Wesleys, and an impressive number of other western authorities. This essay considers this sensational development and finds that (1)…

Modern Theology template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Modern Theology use?
Modern Theology uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Modern Theology 12 (3): 45–58.
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