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Faith Formation In A Secular Age, Andrew Root Apr 2017

Faith Formation In A Secular Age, Andrew Root

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Many theologians have focused on faith formation as a means of countering the trend toward disengagement from Christian belief among people today, especially among young adults. Using the insights of Charles Taylor, Andrew Root argues that many such programs are inadequate to the task, because they do not go to the heart of the matter.


The Wedding At Cana (John 2:1-11): Reading The Text In The Cultural Context Of Ephesus, Craig R. Koester Jan 2017

The Wedding At Cana (John 2:1-11): Reading The Text In The Cultural Context Of Ephesus, Craig R. Koester

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No abstract provided.


Babylon And New Jerusalem In The Book Of Revelation: Imagery And Ethical Discernment., Craig R. Koester Jan 2017

Babylon And New Jerusalem In The Book Of Revelation: Imagery And Ethical Discernment., Craig R. Koester

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The Image Of The Beast From The Land (Rev 13, 11-18): A Study In Incongruity, Craig R. Koester Jan 2017

The Image Of The Beast From The Land (Rev 13, 11-18): A Study In Incongruity, Craig R. Koester

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Luther Seminary: It Takes A Village, Adam J. Copeland, Jason Misselt Jan 2017

Luther Seminary: It Takes A Village, Adam J. Copeland, Jason Misselt

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The authors describe how, framed within an initiative to equip faith leaders and congregations around matters of stewardship, Luther Seminary’s Economic Conditions Facing Future Ministers (ECFFM) program has emerged as part of the work of the seminary’s Center for Stewardship Leaders. The ECFFM initiative focused on conducting new research and strengthening current campus programs in order to decrease student debt through building financial literacy, stewardship training, and financial support.


Sing A New Song To The City: Ambient Rhetoric And Urban Hymns, Adam J. Copeland Jan 2017

Sing A New Song To The City: Ambient Rhetoric And Urban Hymns, Adam J. Copeland

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Hymns are a key component of how Christians express their faith. But many of these hymns do represent the rhythms and sensibilities of an older and largely agrarian world. Using the concept of “ambient rhetoric,” Adam Copeland suggests that it is time for other hymns that represent the ethos of daily life in an increasingly urbanized world, hymns that will speak to the realities of urban culture.


The Neighbor, Mark A. Granquist Jan 2017

The Neighbor, Mark A. Granquist

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Who Is My Neighbor? The Church's Vocation In An Era Of Shifting Community, Dwight J. Zscheile Jan 2017

Who Is My Neighbor? The Church's Vocation In An Era Of Shifting Community, Dwight J. Zscheile

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Dwight Zscheile is an astute scholar of the shifting patterns and contours of American congregational life, and how the changing aspects of American society are impacting them. He argues for local congregations paying renewed attention to the localized communities around them, as well as the new kinds of communities that have arisen in an age of new technological connections.


The Image Of The Beast From The Land (Rev 13, 11-18): A Study In Incongruity., Craig R. Koester Jan 2017

The Image Of The Beast From The Land (Rev 13, 11-18): A Study In Incongruity., Craig R. Koester

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No abstract provided.


Who Speaks For (Or Against) Rome? Acts In Relation To Empire, Matthew L. Skinner Jan 2017

Who Speaks For (Or Against) Rome? Acts In Relation To Empire, Matthew L. Skinner

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A Participatory God For A Participatory Culture: Christian Theological Perspectives On Networks, Dwight J. Zscheile Jan 2017

A Participatory God For A Participatory Culture: Christian Theological Perspectives On Networks, Dwight J. Zscheile

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No abstract provided.


Genre, Theology, And The God Of The Psalms, Rolf A. Jacobson Jan 2017

Genre, Theology, And The God Of The Psalms, Rolf A. Jacobson

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No abstract provided.


Miracles As Evidence For The Existence Of God, Alan G. Padgett Jan 2017

Miracles As Evidence For The Existence Of God, Alan G. Padgett

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The Old Testament And The Neighbor, Rolf A. Jacobson, Karl Jacobson Jan 2017

The Old Testament And The Neighbor, Rolf A. Jacobson, Karl Jacobson

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The dispute between Jesus and the legal expert in Luke over the question of “the neighbor” was certainly not a new conflict. It is possible to understand the Lucan exchange as a Midrash on sections from the Pentateuch and the Hebrew writings. Rolf and Karl Jacobson delve back into the Old Testament to find the roots of the Lucan dispute, and shed further light on this important biblical concept.