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Arminianism And Adventism: The Sabbath—A Highlight Of Adventist Soteriology, David Hamstra
Arminianism And Adventism: The Sabbath—A Highlight Of Adventist Soteriology, David Hamstra
Memory, Meaning & Faith
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Faith And Field: Christianity, The Environment, And Five Contemporary American Poets, Heather M. Hoover
Faith And Field: Christianity, The Environment, And Five Contemporary American Poets, Heather M. Hoover
Doctoral Dissertations
Many poets write about the earth or even about God using the language of nature. And many poets and contemporary authors concern themselves with the state of the environment. However, the poetry of Wendell Berry, James Still, Li-Young Lee, Mary Oliver, and Charles Wright seems to engage different kinds of questions about how humans creatively respond to the earth. Collectively, their responses seem influenced by their connections with Christianity rather than any specific ecological agenda. In all of their poetry lies a sensibility about how humans should interact with the earth. All five of the poets seem to acknowledge humanity’s …
2010 Adventist Historians' Conference: Sabbath Sessions, Nicholas Miller
2010 Adventist Historians' Conference: Sabbath Sessions, Nicholas Miller
Memory, Meaning & Faith
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Sanctuary In Time : The Effect Of Sabbath Keeping On The Lives Of Missionaries, Cynthia Shomo North
Sanctuary In Time : The Effect Of Sabbath Keeping On The Lives Of Missionaries, Cynthia Shomo North
ATS Dissertations
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Shulchan Arukh, Amy Milligan
Shulchan Arukh, Amy Milligan
Women's & Gender Studies Faculty Publications
[First Paragraph] The Shulchan Arukh, literally translated as "The Set Table," is a compilation of Jewish legal codes. Written in the sixteenth century, it represents the first codification of Jewish law that is universally accepted by religiously observant Jews. It encompasses laws observed by both Ashkenazic Jews, those with German and eastern European roots, and Sephardic Jews, those with Spanish and Middle Eastern roots. Rabbi Yosef Karo composed the work in an effort to provide an authoritative legal text that would help to guide Jews in properly observing religious obligations. Although he composed the text before subdivisions of Judaism existed, …