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Orality And The Land: The Impact Of Colonialism On Lmaa Narratives In Kenya, Michael L. Lolwerikoi Jan 2010

Orality And The Land: The Impact Of Colonialism On Lmaa Narratives In Kenya, Michael L. Lolwerikoi

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Leadership Of The Umc As A Prophetic Community For The Holistic Transformation Of Post-Conflict Liberia, Jerry Paye-Manfloe Kulah Jan 2010

The Leadership Of The Umc As A Prophetic Community For The Holistic Transformation Of Post-Conflict Liberia, Jerry Paye-Manfloe Kulah

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of The Formal And Informal Curricula Of The North American Division Evangelism Institute, Calvin Novaraj Joshua Jan 2010

Evaluation Of The Formal And Informal Curricula Of The North American Division Evangelism Institute, Calvin Novaraj Joshua

Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to conduct a formal program evaluation of the North American Division Evangelism Institute (NADEI). The goal of NADEI is to equip pastors and laity for ministry. It developed over 30 years, and has presented formal and informal educational programs during that time. This helped it emerge as an indispensable unit in the North American Division (NAD), Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary (SDATS), and Andrews University (AU). However, the programs of NADEI had not been evaluated.

Method. This study followed an Evaluative Case Study Design to evaluate the formal and informal programs of NADEI. Formal …


Whom The Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Myopic: Religion And Ethics In Cross-Disciplinary Ecological Dialogue, Daniel C. Maguire Jan 2010

Whom The Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Myopic: Religion And Ethics In Cross-Disciplinary Ecological Dialogue, Daniel C. Maguire

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Hauerwas And The Redemption Of Bioethics, M. Therese Lysaught Jan 2010

Hauerwas And The Redemption Of Bioethics, M. Therese Lysaught

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Interpreting Rahner's Metaphoric Logic, Robert Masson Jan 2010

Interpreting Rahner's Metaphoric Logic, Robert Masson

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Roman Catholicism In Africa: Western Africa, Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator Jan 2010

Roman Catholicism In Africa: Western Africa, Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Justice For The Displaced: The Challenge Of Christian Understanding, Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator Jan 2010

Justice For The Displaced: The Challenge Of Christian Understanding, Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


The "Just War" Theory: Application To United States And Israeli Militarism, Daniel C. Maguire Jan 2010

The "Just War" Theory: Application To United States And Israeli Militarism, Daniel C. Maguire

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Functional Specialties For A World Theology, Robert M. Doran Jan 2010

Functional Specialties For A World Theology, Robert M. Doran

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, And The Common Good, Jame Schaefer Jan 2010

Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, And The Common Good, Jame Schaefer

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

While reports of endangered species, pollutants and toxins in the environment, problematic nuclear and other hazardous wastes, and threats to the biosphere have been highlighted occasionally by the media for many years, recent attention has focused on changes that humans are forcing on the global climate. Indicators of these changes and dire predictions of adverse future effects have been identified periodically by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a collaborative effort of more than a thousand scholars amassed by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme to assess the latest scientific, technical, and socioeconomic studies so …


Review Of Chesterton And Tolkien As Theologians: The Fantasy Of The Real, By Alison Milbank, Robert B. Slocum Jan 2010

Review Of Chesterton And Tolkien As Theologians: The Fantasy Of The Real, By Alison Milbank, Robert B. Slocum

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

In this regard, writers such as G. K. Chesterton and J. R. R. Tolkien can be understood as theologians who "offer a theology of art as practice," a practical theology that takes the reader "into an intuition of being through the enchanted experience of art" (p. 166). In this regard, the writings of Chesterton and Tolkien provide a much-needed renewal as they counter "the loss of sign-making capaciti'" and the "draining of shared meaning from cultural discourse in the twentieth century" (p. 163).


Kant's Metaphysics Of Permanent Rupture: Radical Evil And The Unity Of Reason, Philip J. Rossi Jan 2010

Kant's Metaphysics Of Permanent Rupture: Radical Evil And The Unity Of Reason, Philip J. Rossi

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Scripture In The Pastoral Letters Of The Provincial Councils Of Baltimore, Eric Vanden Eykel Jan 2010

Scripture In The Pastoral Letters Of The Provincial Councils Of Baltimore, Eric Vanden Eykel

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

In the pastoral letters of the provincial councils of Baltimore (1829-1849), a dramatic shift occurs in the way Scripture is employed as a source of authority; in the earlier letters, the role of Scripture is commanding and evident, while in the later, it is almost invisible. This article addresses each letter in turn, outlining the ways in which Scripture is employed to illustrate and reinforce the decrees of the provincial councils. The analysis suggests that Scripture's role in the 1829-1840 letters corresponds to the turbulent environment of the Catholic Church in America, especially in relation to Protestant nativist groups, and …


Eruv And Establishment, Lorin Geitner Dec 2009

Eruv And Establishment, Lorin Geitner

Lorin C. Geitner

An examination of how the Orthodox Jewish practice known as an "eruv", based in Jewish religious law, can help illustrate the tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment.


Common Features In The Development Of Three World Religions, Lorin Geitner Dec 2009

Common Features In The Development Of Three World Religions, Lorin Geitner

Lorin C. Geitner

The religions of Manichaeism, Sikhism and Bahai share an unusual combination of traits: they are all inclusivist, syncretistic and universalizing. This paper compares the context of their creation to determine if there were any common social, political and historical pressures present at that time which would account for these similarities.


Law And Religion – The First Amendment And The Problems Of Alienation, Lorin Geitner Dec 2009

Law And Religion – The First Amendment And The Problems Of Alienation, Lorin Geitner

Lorin C. Geitner

A survey of the different patterns of the relationship between of law to religion (and vice versa) in the course of world history, in order to provide historical and legal context and argue for the notion that the United States, truly, a secular society, but rather a religiously pluralistic one.


Awakening Vocation: A Theology Of Christian Call., Edward Hahnenberg Dec 2009

Awakening Vocation: A Theology Of Christian Call., Edward Hahnenberg

Edward P Hahnenberg

No abstract provided.


Review Essay: Golden Rule Ethics And The Death Of The Criminal Law's Special Part, Stuart Green Dec 2009

Review Essay: Golden Rule Ethics And The Death Of The Criminal Law's Special Part, Stuart Green

Stuart Green

This brief review of Crime and Culpability: A Theory of Criminal Law, by Larry Alexander and Kimberly Kessler Ferzan, with Stephen Morse, focuses on the authors’ proposal that the Special Part of the criminal law, the part that identifies and defines specific offenses, be radically stripped down in a manner that is reminiscent of the Golden Rule of Ethics, which, they say, offers a “clear” and “concise” guide to living ethically. Rather than a long list of specific prohibited forms of conduct (“don’t murder,” “don’t rape,” “don’t commit theft,” and the like), they argue, the criminal law should rely on …


Rev. Of Roger Lundin, Believing Again: Faith And Doubt In A Secular Age, Clifford Davidson Dec 2009

Rev. Of Roger Lundin, Believing Again: Faith And Doubt In A Secular Age, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

No abstract available.


Thinking Otherwise: Theology, Inculturation And Climate Change, Glenn J. Morrison Dec 2009

Thinking Otherwise: Theology, Inculturation And Climate Change, Glenn J. Morrison

Glenn J Morrison

Eco-Theology and Creation Spirituality are examples of major attempts todialogue with science. In the process, they have journeyed through diversity. In contrast, the essay will seek to take another route to think otherwise upon ecological responsibility. First, it comments on the danger of being forgetful of the Christian narrative. This is not to deny the impact of climate change or global warming, but to argue that fear and factsshould not necessarily be the starting point for addressing our present concern. The essaythen brings into conversation the idea of ‘the quest’ for Jesus the Christ. The quest consistsof five key stages: …


Journeying Towards The Heart In The Spirit Of St. Augustine, Glenn J. Morrison Dec 2009

Journeying Towards The Heart In The Spirit Of St. Augustine, Glenn J. Morrison

Glenn J Morrison

Theology often takes the form of analysis, proofs and thematisations. St.
Augustine’s Confessions remind us that this need not always be so. It teaches us that
reflections on our feelings and life are sacred ways to communicate with God. It isstrange that theologians at times seem to avoid the personal world of sharing in favourof ontological proofs and judgments. We seem to be too interested in theory rather thanthe spiritual and biblical journey towards faith, hope and love. In this article I want totry to make theology more accessible, and therefore seek to find resonance in the heart.
In this …


“According To Our Institute.” The Charter Of The Congregation Of The Mission, John E. Rybolt Dec 2009

“According To Our Institute.” The Charter Of The Congregation Of The Mission, John E. Rybolt

John E Rybolt

St. Vincent often referred to the "Institute." The term is inherently ambiguous, but its meaning as "charter" is explained here. Two versions of the "charter" are compared. Its importance lies in its continuing existence as the nucleus of the identity of the Congregation of the Mission as established by the Church.


Book Review. Love: A Brief History Through Western Christianity, By Carter Lindberg. Reviews In Religion & Theology, Barnaby Hughes Dec 2009

Book Review. Love: A Brief History Through Western Christianity, By Carter Lindberg. Reviews In Religion & Theology, Barnaby Hughes

Barnaby Hughes

No abstract provided.


“Dancing On The Wall: An Analysis Of Barack Obama’S ‘Call To Renewal’ Keynote Address.”, Biff Rocha, Jeffrey Morrow Dec 2009

“Dancing On The Wall: An Analysis Of Barack Obama’S ‘Call To Renewal’ Keynote Address.”, Biff Rocha, Jeffrey Morrow

Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Turkey's Rising Role In Africa, Mehmet Ozkan Dec 2009

Turkey's Rising Role In Africa, Mehmet Ozkan

Mehmet OZKAN

No abstract provided.


Cemil Aydin, The Politics Of Anti-Westernism In Asia, Visions Of World Order In Pan-Islamic And Pan-Asian Thoughts, (New York: Columbia University Press, 2007, 299 Pp), Mehmet Ozkan Dec 2009

Cemil Aydin, The Politics Of Anti-Westernism In Asia, Visions Of World Order In Pan-Islamic And Pan-Asian Thoughts, (New York: Columbia University Press, 2007, 299 Pp), Mehmet Ozkan

Mehmet OZKAN

No abstract provided.


Turkey's Darfur Policy: Convergences And Differentiations From The Muslim World (With Birol Akgun), Mehmet Ozkan Dec 2009

Turkey's Darfur Policy: Convergences And Differentiations From The Muslim World (With Birol Akgun), Mehmet Ozkan

Mehmet OZKAN

No abstract provided.


“The Bible In Captivity: Hobbes, Spinoza And The Politics Of Defining Religion.”, Jeffrey Morrow Dec 2009

“The Bible In Captivity: Hobbes, Spinoza And The Politics Of Defining Religion.”, Jeffrey Morrow

Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


“‘Arise And Eat’: 1 Kings 19:3-8 And Elijah’S Death, Resurrection And Bread From Heaven.”, Jeffrey Morrow Dec 2009

“‘Arise And Eat’: 1 Kings 19:3-8 And Elijah’S Death, Resurrection And Bread From Heaven.”, Jeffrey Morrow

Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.