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Family and kinship. Who cares for the family’s concerns today? Practice obedience and love (in the family), for this is pleasing in the Lord (Colossians 3:18–4:1). In an era of secularisation, individuals have drifted from the familial narratives found in the Bible, prioritising personal over communal interests. This shift prompts theologians to consider how they might use Scripture to address contemporary ethical transformations. The early apologists offer a model for engaging with these changes, having adapted their teachings to the Hellenistic context while infusing them with Christian values. This is exemplified by the “Haustafels” (household codes) in the apostolic epistles, which I examine for their Christian ethos and links to ancient economic texts. These codes’ principles—responsibility and mutual respect—remain relevant and vital for harmonious family and community life today.

This volume contains selected papers from the broader field of History of Christian Doctrines, and more specifically from Patristics and Reformation studies, but also from the border between them. Most of them were written in the academic year 2014-2015, during my MA studies in the field of Patristics at the Theological University of the (vrijgemaakt) Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, in Kampen. The main topic of the MA programme was the Baptism in the Early Church, therefore the most of these papers presents various aspects of this question. In the following few paragraphs I will present short summary of each paper from this volume.

A szervátültetés lehetősége nemcsak az orvostudományra gyakorol nagy hatást, hanem az élettani kutatásokra, a gyógyszeriparra, az immunológiára, a jogra, az etikára, sőt még a filozófiára is. Noha a szervátültetés jelenkori gyakorlatában óriási sikereket lehet elkönyvelni, mégsem állíthatjuk, hogy az orvostudomány teljes mértékben ki tudta zárni a rizikófaktorokat. Ezért mind a tudomány, mind az etika olyan nyitott kérdésekkel szembesül, amelyekre csak a jövendőben lehet majd választ adni.