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Indian Slavery In Spanish Guatemala, 1524-1550, William L. Sherman
Indian Slavery In Spanish Guatemala, 1524-1550, William L. Sherman
History ETDs
Some understanding of the state of native labor in the Indies is fundamental to an appreciation of post-Conquest society in the New World. The social and economic implications of Indian servitude are of such magnitude that they transcend other more dramatic aspects of Spanish domination in the sixteenth century. For Indian labor--certainly in the first decades--was the base upon which Spanish society reated; without it there waa a very real possibility of the abandonment of many American kingdoms. The degrees to which the conqueror depended upon the vanquished at once reflects the weak edifice of colonial society and defines the …
The Doctrine Of The Naqshabandi Order: A Study Of Mysticism In Islam, Madelain Farah Habib
The Doctrine Of The Naqshabandi Order: A Study Of Mysticism In Islam, Madelain Farah Habib
Dissertations and Theses
The word mysticism in the English language has been corrupted and abused by its difference usages in the various disciplines such as religion, poetry, and philosophy. In Islam the only word which refers to a mystic is a Sufi. Sufism, according to its adherents, is the highest form of human experience, the ultimate reality of God. The Sufi theme is "Know thyself and thou wilt know God."
Sufism has been considered by Sufis and by Orientalists as the ancient school of wisdom, of quietism, of attaining the highest union and of purification of the soul. It embodies the strains of …
Six Dimensions Of Religiosity And Riesman's Inner/Other-Direction, Edward E. Mckenna
Six Dimensions Of Religiosity And Riesman's Inner/Other-Direction, Edward E. Mckenna
Masters Theses
First three paragraphs:
To what extent do different types of religious behavior vary with different levels of inner- and other-direction?
Religious behavior is multi-dimensional in nature, with several qualitatively distinct dimensions. Hypothesized relations between different dimensions of religious behavior and inner/other-direction, together with the assumed shift from inner-direction to other-direction, have been formulated to explain the now familiar, but nevertheless controversial, religious revival in American society. This revival is controversial in the sense that it extends only to certain types, or dimensions, of religious behavior. There have been increases in church membership, identification, and ritual observance, but not in other …
The Politics Of Free Banking In The Old Northwest, 1837-1863, William G. Shade
The Politics Of Free Banking In The Old Northwest, 1837-1863, William G. Shade
Wayne State University Dissertations
There is a great gap in the history of American monetary politics between the years of Jackson’s “Bank War” and the lengthy debate over bonds, Greenbacks, and silver that occupied the energies of the nation after the Civil War. While these years w ere chaotic and produced little constructive monetary legislation, the money issue played an important role. This study is designed to help clarify the nature of the issues during this period and the ways in which the parties reacted. The study of these issues has usually been confused by assumptions derived from a projection of the post-war issues …
Christ And The Newly Matured World, Carl Petering
Christ And The Newly Matured World, Carl Petering
Bachelor of Divinity
The quest of the present paper, therefore, is a dissection of the statements about Christ which are made by those for whom the world has come of age. How does one address himself to an audience which may have jettisoned the trappings of transcendentalism? Is there another means of expressing the message, or must the message itself be changed?
The investigation will begin with Bonhoeffer, for he has coined the phrase, "the world come of age," and he has raised the questions for which others are attempting to provide the answers. The theology of Bishop John A. T. Robinson has …
Loving Without Destroying: A Study Of Welfare Work In The Inner City, Considering The Problem Of Freedom With A Special Reference To Dostoevsky's "The Legend Of The Grand Inquisitor", Michael Wendt
Bachelor of Divinity
Church leaders today are saying that the future of the church is being decided in the inner city. If the church is able to rise above itself, to meet the challenge of the inner city, they aver, there is hope that it might also be able to meet the challenge of its existence in other geographic and intellectual realms as well. It is in the inner city that the church meets the problems of existence head-on. It is there that reality is met. It is there that the church cannot hide behind pious words or statements by committees. The church …
The Church's Approach To Death And The Funeral, William Matzat
The Church's Approach To Death And The Funeral, William Matzat
Master of Divinity Thesis
This paper, therefore, will attempt to point out the approach which the church should take regarding the various cultural practices prevalent in the American funeral rite. After a brief historical perspective, it will examine the theological concepts of the body, death and the resurrection, and the psychological concepts of grief and mourning. With this as a basis for analysis, some of the cultural practices of the American funeral rite will be considered.
Basic Considerations In Understanding The Goal Of Faith In The Sermons Of John Donne, Carlton Riemer
Basic Considerations In Understanding The Goal Of Faith In The Sermons Of John Donne, Carlton Riemer
Master of Divinity Thesis
This study comprises an examination of a specific aspect of the art of preaching and a particular preacher who practiced the art of preaching with an unusual amount of success. The preacher is John Donne, an Anglican homiletician of the 17thCentury. He was chosen as a valid object for study in the general field of homiletics because his sermons are receiving renewed attention and analysis in the 20th Century. Contemporary homileticians and theologians are able to study Donne’s sermons because all of his 160 extant sermons have been published in a ten volume edition prepared by George R. Potter and …
The Adolescent And The Inner-City, Edwin Rehrauer
The Adolescent And The Inner-City, Edwin Rehrauer
Master of Divinity Thesis
The subject to be investigated in this paper is that of the inner-city adolescent, with special reference to the problem of delinquent behavior.
The aim of this paper is to see what are the special problems of the adolescents as they grow up within the inner-city environment. Although the role of the church is considered, the major topics examined in the paper are the inner-city and adolescents.
The German-Russians: Their Heritage And Their Role In The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Vernon Schindler
The German-Russians: Their Heritage And Their Role In The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Vernon Schindler
Master of Divinity Thesis
If it were necessary to state a reason for this paper at this time, the reader's attention is directed to the following facts; first of all, the United States Census for 1930reported a total of 303,532 German-Russians in the population of the United States. Secondly, numerous Lutheran congregations within this country, including the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, have a membership which is solidly. Of German-Russian extraction. Thirdly, these people have drifted away from the Lutheran church, in many cases, because they were not understood.
The German-Russians and their descendants are with us to stay. They and their descendants now number more …
An Analysis Of The History Of The Protestant Conference From 1927 - 1932, Luther Albrecht
An Analysis Of The History Of The Protestant Conference From 1927 - 1932, Luther Albrecht
Master of Divinity Thesis
If one were to ask a sample number of active Lutherans today, I feel that most of them would not be able to answer the question, "What is the Protestant Conference?" While discussing what the Protestant Conference is, other questions would also be raised such as: What did the Conference discuss in early meetings? Where did they meet? What type of organization, if any, did they strive to have? What insights into their theology can we gain? Who were some of the men that wrote and contributed to Protestant scholarship and theology? And many more questions could be raised.
This …
The Marxist Concept Of Man: A Christian's Critique, Edward Trost
The Marxist Concept Of Man: A Christian's Critique, Edward Trost
Master of Divinity Thesis
Many problems facing the contemporary church stem from its past and present attempts to dichotomize man. Having split man's person into body and soul, material and spiritual, the church then demands allegiance to "either-or." The decision belongs to man. Either he flees the world and its possessions, or the world and its pleasures possess him. Today, more than ever before, churchmen realize that this decision is not so clearly drawn. Just as he is not exclusively material (the Marxist heresy), so man is not solely spirit (Christianity's overstatement). No longer can categories be labeled so neatly: religious and secular. Never …
The Freudian Super-Ego: A Psychological And Theological Study Of Conscience, Lawrence Rosenkoetter
The Freudian Super-Ego: A Psychological And Theological Study Of Conscience, Lawrence Rosenkoetter
Bachelor of Divinity
The primary purpose of this study is to examine Freud's concept of the super-ego and its related concepts. This examination will be conducted on the basis of Freud's collected works. Three monographs of Freud are of particular importance in a consideration of the super-ego and its related concepts; these works are “Mourning and Melancholia”, “The Ego and the Id”, and “The Dissolution of the Super-ego”.
Lutheran Social Welfare Work And The Emotionally Disturbed Child, Dennis Pegorsch
Lutheran Social Welfare Work And The Emotionally Disturbed Child, Dennis Pegorsch
Bachelor of Divinity
In: this research paper there will be an examination of the theology and the responsibility of the Lutheran Church in social welfare work and particularly in its mission to emotionally disturbed children.
Although much has been said and written in the area of church and youth, little emphasis has been placed on reexamining the church's concern for emotionally disturbed children. This paper will not deal with juvenile delinquency per se even though there is a very fine distinction between juvenile delinquents and emotionally disturbed children since many juvenile delinquents are emotionally disturbed. But duet the limited amount of materials dealing …
Towards An Understanding Of And Pastoral Approach To The Potential Suicide, Allan Bruck
Towards An Understanding Of And Pastoral Approach To The Potential Suicide, Allan Bruck
Bachelor of Divinity
That suicide is such a destructive force in the lives of men is reason enough to undertake a serious study of this problem. For the pastor, however, there is a more impelling reason for such study: in his pastoral ministry, the clergyman will be confronted by the potential suicide and will be forced to influence his course of action, either for the better or for the worse. This paper would serve as an introduction to the problem of suicide, and, hopefully; as a motivation for further pastoral study.
’Ασχληιό ΕωτήΡ, ’ΙησοῠΣ ΕωτήΡ, Donald Tanner
’Ασχληιό ΕωτήΡ, ’ΙησοῠΣ ΕωτήΡ, Donald Tanner
Bachelor of Divinity
This paper deals with the Healer Asklepios of Golden Age Greece and the healing miracles preserved in the early Christian Gospel. This present study was motivated by a preliminary exegetical consideration of the healing of the blind man in John 9:1-12. At the time of that initial, study in May, 1964, the author became interested in parallels to this pericope in the healings of Asklepios. Thought was given to the possibility that the writer of the Gospel of John composed his record with the healings of Asklepios in mind, and that certain emphases in the Gospel, traditions concerning the Healer …
Ministry To The Single Young Adult, David Prinz
Ministry To The Single Young Adult, David Prinz
Bachelor of Divinity
This paper will attempt to reflect the present concept of ministry to one such human situation and population segment, the life situation of the single young adult in the metropolitan area. This particular population segment and life situation group is relatively new in arriving on the American cultural scene. The postwar baby boom is now entering the young adult period which is categorized with the ages of eighteen through twenty-four. It is difficult to limit the age to twenty four, however, for there are possibililities that the ideals, mode of living and cohesiveness of the group may push the age …
The Implications Of Dialogue For The Preacher, Luke Stephan
The Implications Of Dialogue For The Preacher, Luke Stephan
Bachelor of Divinity
In this paper I will attempt to relate some of the insights which scholars have made concerning the principle of dialogue to the needs of the preacher. I will not attempt to make any exhaustive study of how the principle of dialogue can help the general relations between a pastor and his people, as in the area of pastoral counseling. Such a study could be very fruitful as a topic in itself. I will attempt to center all my attention on the pastor as preacher in the congregation.
Μὴ ΔιακρίΝων Τ̀Ο Σω̑Υα (Mē Diakrinōn To Sōma (Romanized Form), David Joesting
Μὴ ΔιακρίΝων Τ̀Ο Σω̑Υα (Mē Diakrinōn To Sōma (Romanized Form), David Joesting
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of this paper is to explore the meaning of Paul's expression μὴ διακρίνων τ̀ο σω̑υα in 1 Cor.11:29. The basic task is exegetical, but the concern which promted the research is the pragmatic concern of meaning in use. This paper will, therefore, begin with a careful study to determine, as best as is possible, what Paul meant when he wrote the words in question. It will conclude with an analysis and evaluation of past and present application of 1 Cor. 11:29 and its context.
Karl Löwith's View Of History: A Humanist Alternative To Historicism, Berthold P. Riesterer
Karl Löwith's View Of History: A Humanist Alternative To Historicism, Berthold P. Riesterer
Wayne State University Dissertations
The survival and increasing academic importance of the supra-historical position, particularly as an alternative to existential ontology and English analytical philosophy, indicate that a careful study of this particular trend is in order. The following analysis of the intellectual development of Karl Löwith, a thinker who in the course of his career moved from phenomenology and ontology to historicism and then finally to the supra-historical position, it is hoped, will make a contribution toward such a study.
A Comparative Analysis Of The Military Occupation Of Alta California 1768 - 1776, Terence Michael Allen
A Comparative Analysis Of The Military Occupation Of Alta California 1768 - 1776, Terence Michael Allen
History ETDs
One of the most remarkable stories of Spanish Colonial California concerns the occupation of Alta California after some two hundred years of disinterest. A great number of present-day writers have characterized Spain's 1769 advance into San Diego as one initiated by religious motive. The pseudonym "Sacred Expedition," in fact, underscores that belief. However, this pious theme ignores the world and local situations which then existed. Although no one can deny that Father Junipero Serra and his Franciscan co-workers were singularly adept at their chosen profession, careful investigation of source material concerning this subject has brought to light information which indicates …
The Motif Of The Grotesque In The Alexandria Quartet Of Lawrence Durrell, Barbara J. Marta
The Motif Of The Grotesque In The Alexandria Quartet Of Lawrence Durrell, Barbara J. Marta
Graduate Student Research Papers
Lawrence Durrell has written The Alexandria Quartet in a form he considers modern and which he has labeled a "continuum." In this continuum the first three novels of the quartet occur at the same place in time and treat the same characters and incidents with the point of view and interpretation changing in each of the novels; the fourth novel then constitutes a sequel. Throughout this general framework of abstract time established by the continuum, the motif of the grotesque is woven, constantly evident, attempting to force an awareness of the sordid aspects of humanity as well as those of …
Dryden's Adaptations Of Shakespeare, Massie C. Stinson Jr.
Dryden's Adaptations Of Shakespeare, Massie C. Stinson Jr.
Master's Theses
It is the purpose of this study to discuss Dryden's adaptations of Shakespeare's The Tempest, Antony and Cleopatra, and Troilus and Cressida. As a background for this study, Restoration drama will be discussed from the standpoint of the following criteria: relationship to Elizabethan drama; Restoration audiences, theaters, and fashion; adaptations, primarily of Shakespeare; D’Avenant, Dryden, and heroic drama; and finally, English opera in the Restoration period. The first of the five chapters in this discussion will be concerned with the items listed above. Succeeding chapters in order will discuss Dryden's adaptations of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Antony and Cleopatra, Troilus and …
Sir Frederick Lugard, World War I And The Amalgamation Of Nigeria 1914-1919, John F. Riddick
Sir Frederick Lugard, World War I And The Amalgamation Of Nigeria 1914-1919, John F. Riddick
Masters Theses
Introduction
Throughout the First World War, world attention focused mainly on Europe's Western Front. There, the human carnage, the destruction, and the ruin created grave pressures which spread throughout the world. Though remote and detached, the continent of Africa encountered these powerful forces. In Nigeria, the focal point of this study, the conflagration impeded the colony's administrative development while it spurred its economic growth. Nor did it escape the blood bath, for Nigerian forces fought in both East and West Africa. Before the outbreak of the war, the British government had made the decision to give Nigeria a centralized colonial …
An Original Composition For Brass Choir, Kenneth John Kraintz
An Original Composition For Brass Choir, Kenneth John Kraintz
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this composition, "Suite For Brass Choir", is to make a contribution to the growing amount of literature for brass choir. It is composed in contemporary style with the expressed wish to further the musical thought and understanding of brass choir members.
American Negro Autobiographies, George E. F. Hall
American Negro Autobiographies, George E. F. Hall
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this thesis was to evaluate a select group of American Negro autobiographies in order to determine their quality as a literary genre. For that purpose the autobiographies from the fields of race leadership, writing, and entertainment were selected for evaluation.
In the field of race leadership the following autobiographies were analyzed: Father Henson, by Josiah Henson; The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass; Up From Slavery, by Booker T. Washington; and Dusk of Dawn, by W. E. B. DuBois.
In the field of writing the autobiographies analyzed were: Along This Way, by James Weldon …
Triptych For Brass And Percussion, Henry Harmon Dempsey
Triptych For Brass And Percussion, Henry Harmon Dempsey
OBU Graduate Theses
In the repertoire of the modern percussionist, the number of compositions which are worthy of performance is very small. The reason for this lack of repertoire is that the percussion ensemble as a unit itself is a relatively new medium. To bring out the qualities of the percussion section, music must be produced that is specifically intended for the percussion instruments. The author set out to achieve this goal in his composition which is written for brass and percussion instruments.
This composition was influenced by jazz, rhythmically. The composition was influenced harmonically by devices used by contemporary composers. In form, …
The Moral Vision Of William Faulkner As Revealed In The Yoknapatawpha County Novels, Gladys Mosley Peterson
The Moral Vision Of William Faulkner As Revealed In The Yoknapatawpha County Novels, Gladys Mosley Peterson
OBU Graduate Theses
Until William Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Peace prize for literature in 1950, he was largely ignored by the average American reader, who was at first puzzled by the "undeniable eccentricities" of Faulkner's style and the "apparent perversity of his way of telling a story." The purpose of this study was to determine William Faulkner's moral vision through an analysis of his Yoknapatawpha County novels, reinforced by statements he made from time to time concerning his personal views.
The Japanese Attempt To Solve The Mongol Question In Manchuria, 1931-1945, Richard D. S. Kwak
The Japanese Attempt To Solve The Mongol Question In Manchuria, 1931-1945, Richard D. S. Kwak
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this paper is to study and evaluate the Japaenese program relative to the Mongol question. Some questions to consider would be: What relationship was there between the Hsingan provinces and the Manchukuo government and why? What specific Mongol programs did the Japanese promote and why? What were the results? How did the Mongols react? What designs did the Japanese have in Outer Mongolia and Inner Mongolia relative to her key position in Eastern Mongolia? Why and how did China and Russia react to Japan's plans and what were the results? How did the Mongol react to the …
The 1944 Senatorial Election: The Defeat Of Gerald P. Nye, Daniel F. Rylance
The 1944 Senatorial Election: The Defeat Of Gerald P. Nye, Daniel F. Rylance
Theses and Dissertations
The problem involved in this thesis is to investigate the causes for Senator Nye's defeat in the 1944 Senatorial election. The particular problem involved here is that isolationism has been commonly interpreted as the decisive reason for his defeat. This, however, is a singular interpretation of history largely stemming from the national scene while ignoring developments on the local level.
The procedure then was to investigate the opinion of Senator Nye from the state level. This included research in personalities and public episodes concurrent with Nye's year in the Senate. It also included a careful analysis of the North Dakota …