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Sexual Identity, Mental, Emotional, And Religious Stability: A Phenomenological Study Exploring The Religious Lived Experiences Of Heterosexual Men Who Once Identified As Gay Or Bisexual, Mccay Martin Moiforay

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study aims are to fill the gap in research with regards to how to successfully provide religious support to men who once identified as gay or bisexual, who currently identify as heterosexual and religious. The research purpose is to share these men lived experiences regarding their sexual identity journey from gay or bisexual to heterosexual within the religious setting. The research plans to help understand what religious support is needed to provide those who desire sexual identity change from gay or bisexual to heterosexual and how this same religious support can be used in maintaining their heterosexual identity. These …

The Development Of A Biblical Theology Curriculum For The Congregation Of Poplar Bluff First Baptist Church, Brandon Paul Spain

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this project is to educate the congregation of First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff how to understand the biblical theology of Scripture. It is the belief that if the people of FBCPB receive proper training in the subject of biblical theology that they will begin to appreciate the grand narrative of the biblical story. It is the researcher’s hope that once the people begin to read the Bible through a gospel lens they will become eager to dive deeper into the Word of God. The researcher also has hope that a healthy biblical theology will not only …

Pentecostalism: A Comparative Study Of African And African American Churches In Springfield, Emmanuel Kumah

MSU Graduate Theses

This thesis is a comparative ethnography of two forms of black Pentecostalism, an African American congregation and an African immigrant congregation. The goal of this project is to show the similarities and differences between these Pentecostal groups. By observing members and interviewing them about worship practices, glossolalic utterances, and gender, the project reveals that although these two groups historically have a common root, there are both real parallels and differences between them because they developed independently from each other. This fieldwork at the African American Deliverance Temple Ministries and the African immigrant Redeemed Christian Church of God revealed that women …

A Quantitative Descriptive Study Of The Impact Bible Reading Has On The Lives And Leadership Of American Evangelical Church Pastoral Leaders, Andrea Michelle Tom

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this quantitative descriptive research was to ascertain both the amount of time spent reading the Bible and the perceived impact of regular reading on the lives and leadership roles of American Evangelical Christian church pastoral leaders. The central assumption guiding this study was that the Bible is a vital source for Christian leaders that provides many benefits to its readers, including leadership guidance that biblical and historical leaders have diligently applied. Because these leaders serve as role models, the theoretical foundation guiding this research was Albert Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory of Development, which has linked learning to …

The Influence Of Views Regarding Scriptural Authority On Female Leadership: The Independent Baptist African American Denomination, Cynthia Mczeal

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of the proposed exploratory research study is to examine how different views on scriptural authority regarding female leadership impact women in leadership in the Independent Baptist African American denominational church. The research is necessitated by the extant complementarian-egalitarian debates on scriptural authority regarding female leadership in the selected religious denomination, the high view of scripture amongst evangelicals, and the increasing growth of women’s influence on the evangelical church. There have been little, if any efforts, to understand how various views regarding scriptural authority affect women in leadership in the Independent Baptist African American Denominational Church setting. The main …

The Erosion Of Theological Understanding, Thomas Glenn Sleeth

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Many Christian churches have been experiencing declines in attendance at Sunday services, Bible studies, and prayer meetings, and have experienced the affects of an apathetic attitude toward Christian community engagement. The lack of teaching scripturally accurate Biblical doctrine and applying scripture to daily life has led to a sharp decrease in discipleship. By examining the attitudes and reasons contributing to this lack of Christian participation and scriptural understanding, pastors and other church leadership can address the specific rationales for not living the scripture in daily life. Through the advent of a discipleship program an increase for the desire of congregants …

Micro-Kingdom: A Theological And Missiological Apologetic For The Microchurch Model As An Effective And Faithful New Testament Expression Of The Kingdom Of God, Donald Clayton Dodge

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Using a bibliographic methodology, this thesis is a theological and missiological defense for the microchurch model as a solution to the limitations of the prevalent Western attractional model to effectively live out Jesus command to be a community of disciples making disciples. The declining western model is proving insufficient in a post-Christian, post-Christendom world to fulfill the intended role of the church. And as more churches are continually planted, if the erroneous presuppositions responsible for the decline of the church’s efficacy are not amended, there will be no lasting change regardless of how much effort and money is invested. New …

Psychedelic Drugs And Atheism: Debunking The Myths, Wayne Glausser

English Faculty publications

Two recent surveys of people who took psychedelic drugs and reported “God experience encounters”, along with successful clinical trials using psychedelic therapy for depression, have given rise to public misconceptions about psychedelics and atheism. Specifically, three inferences have been drawn: (1) that the psychedelic experience tends to dissolve atheist convictions; (2) that atheist convictions, once dissolved, are replaced with traditional monotheist beliefs; and (3) that atheism and depression somehow correlate as afflictions for which psychedelic drugs offer relief. This paper argues, based on analysis of the studies and trials along with relevant supplemental evidence, that each of these popular inferences …

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The Impact Of Covid-19 On Church Gatherings In The Philippines: A Policy Analysis, Grace Zurielle Malolos, Joseph Christian Obnial, Rena Mallillin, Pamela Bianca Pasco, Erika Ong, Arianne Andes, Faith Ann Apat, Emma Teresa Carmela Aportadera, Rafael Valencia, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno Iii

Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health Publications

The Philippines is the largest Christian-majority country in Asia. With church gatherings playing a vital role in the nature of Christianity in the Filipino culture, the advent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Philippines posed challenges to public religious practices amid efforts to mitigate COVID-19 community transmission. Various policy pronouncements from both the government-led Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Diseases and the church-led Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) were issued. These guidelines were implemented in order to address the two-pronged problem on healthcare and religious obligations. While these guidelines were initially contributory to the mitigation …

Review Of Robert W. Steffer's Saving Cane Ridge, Robert D. Cornwall

Journal of Discipliana

A review of Robert W. Steffer, Saving Cane Ridge, published at Cane Ridge, KY, by Cane Ridge Shrine, Inc, 2015.

Imam Al-Zamakhshari's Rhetorical Questions In Al-Wasel And Al-Fasel (Surat Al-Baqarah As An Example), Othman Jabarat, Nizar Atallah

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The research aims at examining the Rhetorical interpretation of the holy Qur’ān

through al-Zamakhshari’s questions and answers in Surah al-Baqarh regarding disjunction

and conjunction al-Fasl and al- Wasl. The research determined the standards

of the disjunction and conjunction, and applied them in the discussion of

al-Zamakhshari’s views in details. It also clarified the preference of disjunction over

conjunction; deciding that the foundation with regards to speech is the “Efficiency

of Conjunction”, and pointing to the existence of fairness between the two efficiencies.

Such discussion came in an objective comparative study seeking the truth and

discussing al-Zamakhshari’s choices among many points …

Determinants Of The Size Of Financing In Islamic Banks Operating In Jordan, Nadia Youssef, Emad Barakat

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The study aims to test the main determinants of the size of Islamic banking finance in Jordan and its impact on it using data from a sample of Islamic banks operating in Jordan for the period from 2006 to 2015. The relationship between the size of Islamic banking finance and some main determinants such as (pricing of finance, size of deposits, bank size, liquidity, cash required reserve, economic growth rate, financing risks) has been tested. The results of the study indicate that there is a statistically significant effect for each of the deposits size, economic growth and required reserve, while …

Resistance, Terrorism, And The Problem Of Defining Its Concepts In Light Of The Provisions Of Islamic Law And International Law The Sunnah Between The Confirmation Of Rulings, Their Establishment, And The Legislative Impact: A Fundamentalist Study, Musa Abu Al-Rish

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

Legislative and effect. Fundamentalist study This research aims to shed light on the relationship between the Koran and the Sunnah in meaning in the concept and ranked in the framework in accordance with the standard fundamentalist, and looks problematic gravel in determining the relationship between the Qoran and the Sunnah type, you are related to dependence or independence or between that strength, and has the authority to add the verdicts by what it is allowed by the foundation, and needed, to the expansion of the architecture and the findings of a researcher that the conflict in this issue verbal, and …

Resistance, Terrorism, And The Problem Of Defining Its Concepts In Light Of The Provisions Of Islamic Law And International Law, Mohammed Al-Gharaybeh, Salim Hatamleh, Jihad Al-Jarrah, Sana Al-Huniti, Omar Al-Akour

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The terrorism phenomenon is considered during the arm conflict one of the negative phenomena in our contemporary word. Which spread to threat the security of revolutionary people against the assaults .the defines religions including Islam and later the rules of international law refused terrorism on the ground that Islam on its sense is a peace messages works to settle down pillows of right, and the balance of justice among people. terrorism produces nothing but fear and frightening peaceful people , and devote the phenomena the corruption of earth which forbidden by Islam , on the contrary as a reaction the …

The Absolute And The General In The Fundamentalist And Linguistic Balance And Legislative Impact, Musa Abu Al-Rish

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This research aims to clarify the misunderstanding in comparing and approaching the concepts of the terminologies :_.(The Absolute and the Indefinite) ، (The .General and the special) ، (The Absolute and the General )، In addition to the relationship between those concepts .It also studies the different Scholars reviews .this study is essential to Leaglists. .and “ Fogaha” Juvists when the compose texts as this affect leagalation and discussion .The re.search results in that the common absolute is usful general and the usefulness of the common general includes everyone .The absolute had been ranked between the general and the special …

The Future Of The Conflict With The Jews In Palestine In Light Of The Holy Quran, Fayez Abu Amra

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This study aims at investigating the fact of the conflict with the Jews، warning the nation of dealing with them، and showing the corruption of their religion and its falseness. In addition، to clarify their claims to the prophets to show miracles not for believing but for mocking and making fun of them in order to expose the prophets’ inability to their people. For example، they asked the prophets to let them see the God. They worshipped the calf and some scientists and said that God has a son and he is stingy. This study aims to expose their false …

Living Well In The Ordinary: A Review Of A Long Obedience In The Same Direction, Sam Ashmore

Staff Work

"Permission is given to not focus on our work and effort, but for God’s work to be at the center."

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Walking The Talk In A Vaccine Study, Carl P. Fictorie

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Scientists and engineers of all religious stripes and colors have helped bring about the amazing advances in science and technology that have improved our lives and well-being over the past few hundred years.."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­science as a reliable tool for understanding from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

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Three Buddhist Distinctions Of Great Consequence For Cross-Cultural Philosophy Of Personal Identity, Antoine Panaïoti

Comparative Philosophy

This paper seeks to lay down the theoretical groundwork for the emergence of holistic cross-cultural philosophical investigations of personal identity ¾ investigations that approach the theoretical, phenomenological, psychological, and practical-ethical dimensions of selfhood as indissociable. My strategy is to discuss three closely connected conceptual distinctions that the Buddhist approach to personal identity urges us to draw, and a lucid understanding of which is essential for the emergence of appropriately comprehensive and thus genuinely cosmopolitan discussions at the cross-road between Western and Buddhist philosophical traditions. The first, primary distinction is that between the “visceral sense of self” (VSS) and the “substance …