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Applying Paul’S Areopagus Model To Generation Z, Tanita Maddox

Great Commission Research Journal

The members of Generation Z are today’s adolescents and young professionals, bringing with them their own culture. This culture requires other generations to use a cross-cultural approach to evangelism, as modeled by Paul in Athens (Acts 17:16-34). Paul observed the Athenian culture, built rapport, used common language with his audience, found common ground as a cultural doorway for his message, and redefined the audience’s understanding of the relationship between God and humans. The same steps can be applied to gospel proclamation to Generation Z for effective and relevant evangelism.

Narcissistic Pastors And The Making Of Narcissistic Churches, Darrell Puls

Great Commission Research Journal

Can churches take on the pathological behaviors associated with narcissism through the influence of a narcissistic pastor? While there is a large body of literature on narcissistic individuals, and a smaller body of research into narcissistic organizations, there is little research on the prevalence of toxic narcissism in clergy and little to none on narcissistic churches. This paper is written from the perspective of currently available research and the author’s experience in working with churches suffering from severe internal conflicts in which both the pastor and church evidenced toxic levels of narcissism. The intent is to increase awareness, open a …

The Apostle Paul: A Transformed Heart, A Transformational Leader, Fred Guyette

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Towards An Understanding Of The New Middle Classes In India: Missiological Perspective And Implications, James Patole

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Records Of The Institute On Religion And Democracy Presidential Papers Of Diane Knippers, Ats Special Collections And Archives

Finding Aids

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Religion Crossing The Frontiers: Nigerian Pentecostal Dynamics In The Western World, Jacob Kehinde Oladipupo

Great Commission Research Journal

This article examines how the Pentecostal movements in Africa and most especially in Nigeria are experiencing fast growth and how African Pentecostals are speaking on the global scene, especially in Europe and America in the twenty-first century. This kind of Pentecostal reverse mission from Africa to the Western countries that brought Christianity to Africa in the eighteenth century is not without strengths and weaknesses. This article unveils the nature of the Nigerian Pentecostal movements in the diaspora and how much impact the movements are making in the Western cultures of Europe and America. The passion of the African immigrants’ churches …

The Lds Church And Public Engagement:Polemics, Marginalization, Accomodation, And Transformation, Dr. Ronald E. Bartholomew

Papers

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Folk Religion And The Pentecostalism Surge In Latin America, William Price Payne

The Asbury Journal

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Book Reviews, David Bundy, Moe Moe Nyunt, Brian Shockey, Michael Tavey, Zachariah S. Motts, Ryan K. Giffin, Bejamin D. Espinoza, Kevin Burr, Benson Gob, Shivraj K. Mahendra, Timothy J. Christian, Jeremy B. Griffin, Samuel Sidjabat, Rachel L. Coleman, Isaiah Allen, Babatunde Oladimeji

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

A Pitcher Of Cream, Bud Robinson

Heritage Material

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My Life's Story, Bud Robinson

Heritage Material

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Two Sermons: God’S Ability And The Blood Of Jesus; And, Three Experiences: 1. Rev. Jno. Haime, 2. Rev. Wm. Hunter, 3. Rev. Robt. Wilkinson, Bud Robinson, John Haime, William Hunter, Robert Wilkinson

Heritage Material

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Social - To Save: A Book Of Suggestions For The Social Committees Of Christian Endeavor Societies And For The Home Circle, Amos R. Wells

Books

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Social Welfare And The Liquor Problem, Harry S. Warner

Books

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Holiness Through The Ages: An Historical Reader Of Christian Writers On Holiness,, Robert E. Coleman, Robert A. Danielson, Faith E. Parry

Academic Books

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Identity Crisis Of Jordanian Bmb (Believer From Muslim Background) Women At The Beginning Phase Of New Faith, Sam Kim

ATS Dissertations

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Halls Aflame: An Account Of The Spontaneous Revivals At Asbury College In 1950 And 1958, Robert E. Coleman, Henry C. James, Paul Rader

Heritage Material

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Varieties Of American Evangelicalism, Evangelical Advocacy: A Response To Global Poverty

Syllabi

Evangelical Protestantism has played a vital role in shaping American history, culture and religion. It is estimated that some 25-35% of the American population (c. 70-100 million) today identifies with this movement. Far from being a monolithic entity, however, the religious, ideological, and social allegiances of evangelicalism are quite diverse. In addition, evangelicals maintain a somewhat paradoxical relationship with American society, functioning simultaneously as a politically powerful interest group (insiders) and as cultural antagonists (outsiders). This course is designed to introduce students to the history of evangelicalism, its characteristic religious patterns, and its ongoing negotiations with contemporary American culture.

Hannah Whitall Smith Arc1983 -002 - Finding Aid, Hannah Whitall Smith

Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews, Frances Adeney, Gwinyai Muzorewa, Laurence W. Wood

The Asbury Journal

Ogbu U. Kalu, ed., Alaine Low, Associate ed.

Interpreting Contemporary Christianity: Global Processes and Local Identities

2008, Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Reviewed by Frances Adeney

Afe Adogame, Roswith Gerloff and Klaus Hock, eds.

Christianity in Africa and the Africa Diaspora: the Appropriation of a Scattered Heritage

2008. London: Continuum International Publishing Group

Reviewed by Guinyai Muzorewa

Jehu J. Hanciles

Beyond Christendom: Globalization, African Migration, and the Transformation of the West

2008. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books

Reviewed by Guinyai Muzorewa

Thomas Jay Oord, ed.

Divine Grace and Emerging Creation, Wesleyan Forays in Science and Theology of Creation …

Editorial: No Religious Preference, Terry C. Muck

The Asbury Journal

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From "Cults" To Cultures: Bridges As A Case Study In A New Evangelical Paradigm On New Religions, John W. Morehead

The Asbury Journal

The increased awareness of the new religions with the counterculture of the 1960s saw various responses, including a "counter-cult" approach by evangelicals. The counter-cult approach has tended to view new religions as "cults" and to respond to them as heretical systems of belief in need of refutation by doctrinal and apologetic arguments. Over the last decade or so a new evangelical paradigm has emerged based in missiology which, while recognizing theological disagreements that the new religions have with Christianity, approaches new religions as religious cultures rather than as cults. Various resources have been produced as a result of the new …

Journal In Entirety

The Asbury Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editorial
Terry C. Muck

Justification by the Faithfulness of Jesus Christ
Chad Harrington

From "Cults" to Cultures: Bridges as a Case Study in a New Evangelical Paradigm on New Religions
John W Morehead

The Most Indispensable Habits of Effective Theological Educators: Recalibrating Educational Philosophy, Psychology, and Practice
Mark A. Lamport

Bridging the Gap: Understanding Knowledge of God in Gregory of Nyssa'sCommentary on the Song of Songs
Nathan Crawford

John Wesley's Question: "How Is Your Doing?"
David Werner

Book Notes
Kenneth Collins

Review Essay
Kenneth M. Loyer

Book Reviews
Michael Matlock and Bradley Johnson
Charles Meeks
Amos …

Ms 673 Contemporary Cults And New Religious Movements, Terry C. Muck

Syllabi

Larry Nichols, George Mather, Alvin Schmidt. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Cults, Sects, and World Religion. Revised Edition. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2006. John A. Saliba. Understanding New Religious Movements. 2nd edition. New York: AltaMira Press, 2003. Terry C. Muck. How To Study Religion. Wilmore, Kentucky: Wood Hill Books, 2005.

Ms 635 Renewing The Church For Mission, Howard A. Snyder

Syllabi

DESCRIPTION This course focuses on the recurring phenomenon of renewal in the church as a key aspect of a biblical and contemporary ecclesiology. It seeks an understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit in renewing the church, drawing from biblical foundations, historical models, and contemporary examples of congregational renewal and renewal movements. Application is made especially to the life of the local congregation.

Ms 673 X1 Contemporary Cults And New Religious Movements (Sp08), Terry C. Muck

Syllabi

COURSE DESCRIPTION A study of cults and new religious movements in contemporary America and the Two-Thirds World, tracing their emergence from historical and religious perspectives, with interpretation of their theological significance

Ms 674 Mw 708 Introduction To World Religions, Terry C. Muck

Syllabi

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, students study the origin, history, and basic tenets of each of the major religious traditions of the world--Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and Zoroastrianism. Students learn basic religious study skills, and engage in research projects in one or more of these religions.

A Revitalization Strategy For Central New York United Methodist Churches, Robert J. Norrix

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Grace Notes: Layering Small Grace Upon Small Grace, Terry C. Muck

The Asbury Journal

God's truth comes to us from different places at different times. Each truth event sounds a small note of grace that together, if we listen, make up the musical score of God active in the world today. Listen to these ten small notes ofgrace from ten recent books.

Me 770 Ms 635 Renewing The Church For Mission, Howard A. Snyder

Syllabi

Complete the assigned readings as listed on the schedule. The following are required texts: The Community of the King, rev. ed. (2004), by Howard Snyder Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures, by Eddie Gibbs and Ryan K. Bolger The Other Six Days, by R. Paul Stevens Churches That Make a Difference, by Ronald Sider, Philip Olson, and Heidi Rolland Unruh The following books are recommended: God’s Transforming Spirit: Black Church Renewal, by Preston Washington Signs of the Spirit: How God Reshapes the Church, by Howard Snyder Natural Church Development, by Christian Schwarz