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The Decline Of Covenant In Early Christian Thought, Noel B. Reynolds Nov 2004

The Decline Of Covenant In Early Christian Thought, Noel B. Reynolds

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While many LDS attempts to describe or explain the transformation of the Christian movement and its teachings in the early centuries in terms of an accommodation to Greek philosophy, this paper focuses on the first two Christian centuries and the early elimination of covenant thinking and practice that may have opened the door to Greek thought.


The Mormon Hive: A Study Of The Bee And Beehive Symbols In Nineteenth Century Mormon Culture, J. Michael Hunter Nov 2004

The Mormon Hive: A Study Of The Bee And Beehive Symbols In Nineteenth Century Mormon Culture, J. Michael Hunter

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From antiquity to the middle of the eighteenth century, humans used the bee and beehive symbols to represent monarchy. Political and social changes resulted in a reinterpretation of the bee and beehive symbols during the eighteenth century. Republicans ignored the royalist associations of bees and beehives, and used them to represent values of the new republicanism. In nineteenth-century America, the Mormons, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, encountered the bee and beehive symbols while participating in the rites of Freemasonry. In the nineteenth century, Mormons used the bee and beehive symbols to represent the Kingdom of …


Review Of Original Sin: Origins, Developments, Contemporary Meanings, By Tatha Wiley, Denis Fortin Oct 2004

Review Of Original Sin: Origins, Developments, Contemporary Meanings, By Tatha Wiley, Denis Fortin

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No abstract provided.


Sacramental Theology And Ecclesiastical Authority, Darius Jankiewicz Oct 2004

Sacramental Theology And Ecclesiastical Authority, Darius Jankiewicz

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Should I Preach From A Lectionary? Why?, Mark A. Throntveit Oct 2004

Should I Preach From A Lectionary? Why?, Mark A. Throntveit

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Innovating National Sovereignty And The Just War Tradition, Gary M. Simpson Oct 2004

Innovating National Sovereignty And The Just War Tradition, Gary M. Simpson

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The two-thousand-year-old just war tradition is now read anew in light of the more recent Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Responsibility to Protect document. Eleanor Roosevelt played no small part in moving things in this new direction.


The President's Page: Creation—The Sine Qua Non Of Adventism, Jiri Moskala Oct 2004

The President's Page: Creation—The Sine Qua Non Of Adventism, Jiri Moskala

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No abstract provided.


Binding With Heraldic Plants, Kerry M. Muhlestein Sep 2004

Binding With Heraldic Plants, Kerry M. Muhlestein

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Binding prisoners is a pictorial icon which spans the entire length of ancient Egyptian history; therefore various aspects of this image have received scholarly treatment from time to time. One sub-motif which has received little attention is the image of binding prisoners, seemingly exclusively foreign prisoners, with the heraldic plants.


Ministering In The Midst Of Competing Worldviews, Trevor O'Reggio Sep 2004

Ministering In The Midst Of Competing Worldviews, Trevor O'Reggio

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The Palawai Pioneers On The Island Of Lanai: The First Hawaiian Latter-Day Saint Gathering Place (1854-1864), Fred E. Woods Sep 2004

The Palawai Pioneers On The Island Of Lanai: The First Hawaiian Latter-Day Saint Gathering Place (1854-1864), Fred E. Woods

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A decade after the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, the message of the Restoration continued to breathe new spiritual life into thousands who were part of scattered Israel, and the Hawaiians were no exception. The call to gather had go forth: "Gather ye out from among the nations, from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Send forth my elders of my church unto the nations, which are afar off; unto the islands of the sea" (D&C 133:7-8). After the Saints had been exiled from Nauvoo in 1846 and had migrated …


Mormon Growth And Practices: Christian Theological Reflections, Patrick R. Keifert Jul 2004

Mormon Growth And Practices: Christian Theological Reflections, Patrick R. Keifert

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Mormonism, despite its manifest departures from orthodox Christian faith, models practices of relating faith and everyday life that can be significantly instructive for Christian congregations.


Traditional Christian Sacraments And Covenants, Noel B. Reynolds, Bryson L. Bachman Apr 2004

Traditional Christian Sacraments And Covenants, Noel B. Reynolds, Bryson L. Bachman

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Whereas Mormon theology and scripture understands baptism as the witnessing of a covenant to follow Christ, a survey of Christian tradition shows that the early Christian writers did not link their understanding of covenant with baptism. Historical reasons for the de-emphasis of covenant language in the Roman period are identified, before it picked up again in baptismal settings after the fourth century. Extensive discussion of covenant theology emerged later between the reformers. Calvin, Luther, and Zwingli are considered, but Bullinger has the most to say on the link between ordinances and covenants in a way that would make sense for …


Church Planting As Growth Strategy: Is It Effective?, Skip Bell, Rod Davis Apr 2004

Church Planting As Growth Strategy: Is It Effective?, Skip Bell, Rod Davis

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Evolution, Theology, And Method - Part 3: Evolution And Adventist Theology, Fernando L. Canale Apr 2004

Evolution, Theology, And Method - Part 3: Evolution And Adventist Theology, Fernando L. Canale

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No abstract provided.


Word Made Flesh: The Inspiration Of Scripture, Jo Ann Davidson Apr 2004

Word Made Flesh: The Inspiration Of Scripture, Jo Ann Davidson

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The President's Page: The New Constitution And Bylaws Of The Adventist Theological Society, Jiri Moskala Apr 2004

The President's Page: The New Constitution And Bylaws Of The Adventist Theological Society, Jiri Moskala

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No abstract provided.


The God Of Job And Our Adversary, Jiri Moskala Apr 2004

The God Of Job And Our Adversary, Jiri Moskala

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No abstract provided.


Toward A Biblical Theology Of God's Judgment: A Celebration Of The Cross In Seven Phases Of Divine Universal Judgment (An Overview Of A Theocentric-Christocentric Approach), Jiri Moskala Apr 2004

Toward A Biblical Theology Of God's Judgment: A Celebration Of The Cross In Seven Phases Of Divine Universal Judgment (An Overview Of A Theocentric-Christocentric Approach), Jiri Moskala

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No abstract provided.


The "Tabernacle Post Office" Petition For The Saints Of Kanesville, Iowa, Fred E. Woods, Maurine Carr Ward Mar 2004

The "Tabernacle Post Office" Petition For The Saints Of Kanesville, Iowa, Fred E. Woods, Maurine Carr Ward

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As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. Thus spoke wise King Solomon a millennium before the birth of Christ. As America labored to give birth to a new nation, the United States Post Office Department was born when the Second Continental Congress met in 1775 at Philadelphia and agreed to appoint Benjamin Franklin as the country's first postmaster general. During the nineteenth century, America continued to grow in population as children were born and as immigrants crossed the Atlantic to the land of promise. This growth not only caused America to lengthen …


Lehi As Moses, Noel B. Reynolds Feb 2004

Lehi As Moses, Noel B. Reynolds

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Our understanding of Lehi’s leadership comes through the writings of his son Nephi. While it has been previously noted that Nephi chose to tell the story of his reign and ministry (1 Nephi 10:1) in such a way that his readers would see Nephi himself as a second Moses, it has not been much observed that it may have been his father, Lehi, who first employed this device to persuade his descendants of his own divine calling. In this paper I will show that Lehi had used this device in an attempt to persuade his descendants to accept his difficult …


101 Life Changing Ideas, Trevor O'Reggio Jan 2004

101 Life Changing Ideas, Trevor O'Reggio

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No abstract provided.


¿Casus Confessionus? La Globalización Neoliberal Y Nuestra Confesión De Fe, Guillermo C. Hansen Jan 2004

¿Casus Confessionus? La Globalización Neoliberal Y Nuestra Confesión De Fe, Guillermo C. Hansen

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No abstract provided.


“It Has Seemed Good To The Holy Spirit And To Us”: Mission And Ecumenism In The Power Of The Holy Spirit, Lois E. Malcolm Jan 2004

“It Has Seemed Good To The Holy Spirit And To Us”: Mission And Ecumenism In The Power Of The Holy Spirit, Lois E. Malcolm

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He Ascended Into Heaven And Is Seated At The Right Hand Of God The Father Almighty, Lois E. Malcolm Jan 2004

He Ascended Into Heaven And Is Seated At The Right Hand Of God The Father Almighty, Lois E. Malcolm

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No abstract provided.


A Rhetorical Approach To Theological Education: Assessing An Attempt To Re-Vision A Curriculum, Patrick R. Keifert, Donald Juel Jan 2004

A Rhetorical Approach To Theological Education: Assessing An Attempt To Re-Vision A Curriculum, Patrick R. Keifert, Donald Juel

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No abstract provided.


Engaging Evangelism In The Congregation, Pat Taylor Ellison, Patrick R. Keifert Jan 2004

Engaging Evangelism In The Congregation, Pat Taylor Ellison, Patrick R. Keifert

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No abstract provided.


The Forgiveness Of Sins, Steven D. Paulson Jan 2004

The Forgiveness Of Sins, Steven D. Paulson

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No abstract provided.


"Thou Shalt Not Kill"--The First Commandment Of The Just War Tradition, Gary M. Simpson Jan 2004

"Thou Shalt Not Kill"--The First Commandment Of The Just War Tradition, Gary M. Simpson

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No abstract provided.


The Bible And Popular Culture: Engaging Sacred Text In The World Of "Others", Mary E. Hess Jan 2004

The Bible And Popular Culture: Engaging Sacred Text In The World Of "Others", Mary E. Hess

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El Uso Político De La Cruz: Poder Y Contra-Poder En La 'Theologia Crucis' De Lutero, Guillermo C. Hansen Jan 2004

El Uso Político De La Cruz: Poder Y Contra-Poder En La 'Theologia Crucis' De Lutero, Guillermo C. Hansen

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No abstract provided.