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A Curriculum Designed To Teach Elementary-Age Children In Diverse Settings The Kingdom Concept Of Loving One’S Neighbor, Abigail J. Flood Mar 2024

A Curriculum Designed To Teach Elementary-Age Children In Diverse Settings The Kingdom Concept Of Loving One’S Neighbor, Abigail J. Flood

ELAIA

United States Census data from 2020 show that the country is becoming increasingly diverse and urbanized. Other research shows children are aware of race from an early age and can pick up biases and stereotypes by watching the adults around them. However, there are no children’s ministry curricula that specifically address how children should navigate differences from a biblical perspective. To fill this gap, a children’s ministry curriculum was written to model how children can love their neighbors like Jesus did, especially those who look different from themselves. The curriculum is comprised of an introduction for the ministry leader, five …


Neighborliness: A Call To Racial And Socioeconomic Equity In Charlotte, North Carolina, David Daniel Docusen Apr 2019

Neighborliness: A Call To Racial And Socioeconomic Equity In Charlotte, North Carolina, David Daniel Docusen

Doctor of Ministry (DMin)

In Mark 12:28-34, Jesus is challenged by an expert in religious law to identify the most important commandment. He replies that loving God and neighbors is the most important of the over six hundred commandments. This research project investigates how healing can come to communities that have been racially and socioeconomically divided when a spirit of biblical neighborliness is present. The ubiquity of this call to neighborliness throughout Scripture highlights the importance of this topic, but special emphasis is given to Mark 12:28-34 and Isaiah 58:1-14 in order to focus the effort and scope of this dissertation.

Chapter One surveys …


Toward A Theology Of Transformation, Hannah Kathleen Griggs Jan 2018

Toward A Theology Of Transformation, Hannah Kathleen Griggs

Eddie Mabry Diversity Award

Black liberation theologians come to terms with white supremacy by collectively remembering the story of the Exodus and Jesus' crucifixion--affirming God's preference for freedom and in-the-world salvation. The particular history of white American Christianity requires a different story to provide the foundation for our social memory. As white American Christians, we have certain blind spots—blind spots created by historical and social privileges that have given white people unequal access to power and resources. The story of Zacchaeus has the potential to help reframe white Christianity’s conception of race relations in the United States, shifting from a reconciliation paradigm to a …


Race And The Great American Myths, Richard T. Hughes Dec 2017

Race And The Great American Myths, Richard T. Hughes

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Reading About Race Relations In And Out Of The Churches, Don Haymes Jul 2012

Reading About Race Relations In And Out Of The Churches, Don Haymes

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Norris & Norris, Frederick W. Norris Jul 2012

Norris & Norris, Frederick W. Norris

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Toward A Recovery Of The Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr., David Fleer Jul 2012

Toward A Recovery Of The Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr., David Fleer

Leaven

No abstract provided.


The Universality Of God's Love Confronts Racism In The Church, Daisy L. Machado Jul 2012

The Universality Of God's Love Confronts Racism In The Church, Daisy L. Machado

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Cross-Cultural Communication In The Culture Of The Cross, Jonathan J. Hutson Jul 2012

Cross-Cultural Communication In The Culture Of The Cross, Jonathan J. Hutson

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Racism: Its Impact On The African American Family, Kenneth R. Greene Jul 2012

Racism: Its Impact On The African American Family, Kenneth R. Greene

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Moral Equality For The Least Advantaged, Dewayne Winrow Jul 2012

Moral Equality For The Least Advantaged, Dewayne Winrow

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Why The Social Gospel Is Essential, Stuart L. Love Jul 2012

Why The Social Gospel Is Essential, Stuart L. Love

Leaven

No abstract provided.


The Cross Of Christ As A Treatment For America's Racial Schizophrenia, Ira J. Jolivet Jr. Jul 2012

The Cross Of Christ As A Treatment For America's Racial Schizophrenia, Ira J. Jolivet Jr.

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Editors' Notes, Stuart Love, D'Esta Love, Kenneth R. Greene, Richard T. Hughes Jul 2012

Editors' Notes, Stuart Love, D'Esta Love, Kenneth R. Greene, Richard T. Hughes

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Jul 2012

Table Of Contents

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Unity In The Body Of Christ: A Study Of The Racial Unification Of The Church Of God In Virginia, Stephen Gene Mcmurray Jan 2012

Unity In The Body Of Christ: A Study Of The Racial Unification Of The Church Of God In Virginia, Stephen Gene Mcmurray

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Experiences Of United Methodist Ministers Serving In Cross-Cultural Cross-Racial Appointments, Jessie C. Keaton Jan 2008

Experiences Of United Methodist Ministers Serving In Cross-Cultural Cross-Racial Appointments, Jessie C. Keaton

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.