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Seasons Of Change : Navigating New Beginnings And Endings Within The United Methodist Church, Wade Killough May 2021

Seasons Of Change : Navigating New Beginnings And Endings Within The United Methodist Church, Wade Killough

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Lessons Of The Jerusalem Council For The Church’S Debate Over Sexuality, Bill T. Arnold Jan 2014

Lessons Of The Jerusalem Council For The Church’S Debate Over Sexuality, Bill T. Arnold

The Asbury Journal

The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15) gets widespread attention today as a model for decision-making in the church, especially with regard to the changing cultural mores related to same-sex practices. This study investigates hermeneutical assumptions in two scholarly treatments of Acts 15 in light of the literary and historical context of the Jerusalem Council, including a few exegetical details. The study focuses especially on the specifics of the Apostolic Decree in verses 28-29. The aim of the investigation is to evaluate the chapter’s use in current debates over sexual ethics, and to propose appropriate lessons of the Jerusalem Council based on …


Theta Phi Forum (October 11, 1991) Stephen Seamands, Robert William Lyon Oct 1991

Theta Phi Forum (October 11, 1991) Stephen Seamands, Robert William Lyon

ATS Lectureships

No abstract provided.


The Biblical View Of Homosexuality : A History Of Its Exegesis, Matthew Ross Goldner Jul 1981

The Biblical View Of Homosexuality : A History Of Its Exegesis, Matthew Ross Goldner

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.