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Pax Yearbook 2008, Subiaco Abbey And Academy

The Pax, 1927; 1946-2020

Yearbook of Subiaco Abbey and Academy for the 2007-2008 school year.

Buddha For Beginners, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

Originally published by Writers and Readers in 1998, this is an iconoclastic, illustrated romp through the life of the Buddha both a credible exploration of his life and teachings and an entertaining introduction to the philosophy of Buddhism.

Many Westerners know about the meditation practices of Buddhism, but few understand the Buddha's philosophical teachings. This book puts the teachings (dharma) in their proper context and unravels some of the more dense knots of Buddha's thinking. And it does all this while entertaining the reader with humorous illustrations and pop-culture sensibility. This primer, constructed like a graphic novel, cuts through the …

New Liberty Methodist Episcopal Church, South - Edmonson County, Kentucky (Sc 1806), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1806. Register, 1879 to 1977, of the New Liberty Methodist Church located in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Register includes lists of members, pastors and baptisms. Information prior to 1879 has been copied into the book. A separate hand-written list of pastors is included.

(Review) The World Catholic Renewal 1540-1770 By R. Po-Chia Hsia, Marc R. Forster

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Mother Load, Jeanine Garrett

All Theses

In this body of work I interweave elements of the Catholic Rite of Reconciliation and that of the domestic realm to explore the tension between idealistic expectations within American culture and the imperfect realities of everyday life. I chose to create a sculptural installation for its unique ability to allow the audience to be immersed in its visual and conceptual questions. By drawing on my own experience of struggling to fulfill an ideal, the work should encourage my audience to consider the wide range of social tensions that they themselves are faced with.
My installation is deeply engaged in the …

"Sick Souls" And The Faith Of Cubs Fans, Eric Bain-Selbo

Philosophy & Religion Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

"Sick Souls" And The Faith Of Cubs Fans, Eric Bain-Selbo

Eric Bain-Selbo

No abstract provided.

Korean Immigrants And Their Mission : Exploring The Missional Identity Of Korean Immigrant Churches In North America, Sinyil Kim

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Caroling Commercialism: The Rhetorical Power Of Christmas Music, Daniel Wharton

Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion

"Caroling Commercialism" focuses on the tiny topic of Christmas music and uses this as a lens through which the author examines the growing commodification of the Christmas holiday. At the surface, the expanding season during which radio stations play holiday music seems more like an annoyance than a problem. But the practice is actually a harbinger of a more dastardly intention. In short, there is economic incentive for retailers to pay more money for advertising during the holiday season. Because Christmas music puts consumers in the holiday spirit, stations are more likely to comingle holiday advertising with holiday music. And …

The Tractarians' Political Rhetoric, Robert Ellison

English Faculty Research

This article examines the political speaking and writing of John Keble, John Henry Newman, and other leading figures of the Oxford Movement. It argues that while they were essentially conservative in the pulpit, where they spoke as official representatives of the Established Church, they were more critical and outspoken in other works, where they enjoyed more of the freedom afforded to private citizens.

Religion And Science At The Turn Of The Century, Calvin Jongsma

Pro Rege

This article was published in the 2007 issue of the online Journal of the ACMS (Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences).

Chinese Ethnicities And Their Culture: An Overview, Haiwang Yuan

DLPS Faculty Publications

China, the most populous country in the world, is also a nation of great diversity. In addition to the majority population of Han Chinese, there are some 55 officially recognized national minorities--including Tibetan, Mongol, Manchu, Zhuang, Dai, and Gaoshan. The folklore of these minorities is often obscure and difficult to find in the English-speaking world, as is information about the people, their cultural histories, and their traditional customs. This book fills a gap by offering more than 50 representative folktales from China's minorities, as well as background information on each of the ethnic groups.

Lucas, Marion Brunson, B. 1935 (Sc 1733), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1733. Research notes (saved on CD-ROM) used in the compilation of "History of Blacks in Kentucky: From Slavery to Segregation, 1760-1891" (first published in 1992; paperback in 2003). Includes an index with eighteen specialized topics.

The Place Of Theology In A World Come Of Age: A Comparative Analysis Of The Writings Of Dietrich Bonhoeffer And Paul Ramsey., Dave Buckner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As the twentieth century dawned in the western world, there were voices both inside and out of the Christian Church that began to question religion's central place in man's daily life. Had humanity finally progressed to the point where religion was no longer necessary? Had we at long last developed the characteristics and perspectives that religion had attempted to engrain within us? Or were the rules and regulations of religion still needed to ensure the continued advancement of civilization? This is a study of two opposing voices in that debate: theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and ethicist Paul Ramsey. What follows is …

Mcreynolds Family Papers (Mss 56), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 56. Correspondence of Susannah and Thomas Phillips, and Mary J. (Phillips) McReynolds of Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky; McReynolds papers; manuscript booklets and autograph album; correspondence of Mary T. Moore and J.C. McReynolds relating to the collection; and biographical material.

Religious Orientation And Religious Coping In Adolescents With And Without A Chronic Illness, Jacqueline Beine Brown

Dissertations

Religion plays an important role in most people's lives and can greatly affect how individuals cope and interpret stressful situations. However, very little is known about how adolescents incorporate religion into their lives (e.g., is it central or peripheral to their lives, do they utilize religious coping). Furthermore, given the additional stressors experienced by adolescents who have a chronic illness, it is likely their religious orientations and religious coping strategies are different from their healthy peers. Thus, the present study was designed to examine the constructs in both typically developing and chronically ill adolescents. Additional constructs of hope, general coping, …

Napier, Cora Jewell (Claypool) - Collector (Mss 228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscript Collection 228. Courtship letters (8) to Ermine Frazer, Adair County, Kentucky from Edmund Curd, Calloway County, Kentucky, 1833-1835; letters (7) to Ermine (Frazer Page, Barren County from her sisters, 1848-1852; letters (2) from John F. F. Jewell, Louisville to his wife Ann Elizabeth (Page) Jewell.

Kirk In Danger: Presbyterian Political Divinity In Two Eras, Michael Graham

Michael F. Graham

Recent decades have witnessed the fragmentation of Reformation studies, with high-level research confined within specific geographical, confessional or chronological boundaries. By bringing together scholars working on a wide variety of topics, this volume counteracts this centrifugal trend and provides a broad perspective on the impact of the European reformation. The essays present new research from historians of politics, of the church and of belief. Their geographical scope ranges from Scotland and England via France and Germany to Transylvania and their chronological span from the 1520s to the 1690s Considering the impact of the Reformation on political culture and examining the …

State Street Baptist Church - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 75), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 75. Business record book of the State Street Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1932-1942. Includes monthly financial reports and minutes.

Rock Spring Missionary Baptist Church - Butler County, Kentucky (Mss 76), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 76. Photocopy of minute books, 1838-1883, 1908-1925, 1925-1953, 1953-1964 (4) of the Rock Spring Missionary Baptist Church of Harreldsville, Butler County, Kentucky. Prior to 1844 the church was known as the United Baptist Church of Christ at Concord and was located near Quality in Butler County, Kentucky.

Bogle, Amy Lyn (Fa 270), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 270. Paper: "A Conflict Between Academic and Folk Medicine" written by Amy Lynn Bogle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Bethany Church Of Christ - Simpson County, Kentucky (Sc 1674), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1674. Centennial booklet compiled to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of Bethany Church of Christ in Simpson County, Kentucky. Includes history of the church, information about pastors and membership list.

Proposal: Two Problems, A Single Solution, Russell W. Maatman

Pro Rege

This paper was first published in Celebrating the Vision: The Reformed Perspective of Dordt College, Ed. John Kok (Dordt Press, 2004) and more recently in Contact, a publication of IAPCHE.

Simone Weil's Spiritual Critique Of Modern Science: An Historical-Critical Assessment, Joseph K. Cosgrove

Philosophy Faculty Publications

This paper evaluates Simone Weil's philosophy and theology of science from the perspective of an historical phenomenology of science.

The Periscope, 2008 May, Subiaco Abbey And Academy

The Periscope, 1921-2020

The Subiaco Academy newspaper entitled The Periscope, dated May 2008

Yeats, Eliot, And Apocalyptic Poetry, Nancy Helen Fletcher

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Yeats and Eliot merit comparison because they wrote poetry that has been described as apocalyptic in the same historical period and in the same general geographic area but described entirely different visions. These particular works of Yeats and Eliot are appropriate because they represent two widely varying viewpoints on the causes, nature and desirability of what each author felt would be the coming apocalypse. Therefore, more can be learned by comparing the very different outlooks of the poems than by considering each poem separately.

Yeats sees humanity as both the victim and the beneficiary of a series of inescapable historical …

Living Through The Tension: Religion And Public Policy In The Thought Of Gilbert Meilaender, Mark W. Foreman

Faculty Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine and evaluate the position of Gilbert Meilaender on the appropriateness of appealing to religious reasons as support for one's position on issues of public policy. The dissertation establishes that, while Meilaender often discusses public policy issues directly or indirectly from a distinctively Christian perspective, he argues that such discussions are unavoidable, appropriate and consistent with toleration for other views in a pluralistic democracy. While this may create a certain amount of tension within pluralistic democracy, it poses no serious threat to social stability and can be both civically virtuous and respectful of …

The Periscope, 2008 April, Subiaco Abbey And Academy

The Periscope, 1921-2020

The Subiaco Academy newspaper entitled The Periscope, dated April 2008

Julia Hills Johnson, 1783-1853 My Soul Rejoiced, Linda J. Thayne

Theses and Dissertations

Julia Hills Johnson, the 48-year-old wife of Ezekiel Johnson and mother of sixteen children, found spiritual fulfillment in the doctrines of a new religion called Mormonism. Her baptism in 1831 was a simple act that ultimately led her halfway across the American continent, and strained her marital relationship, yet filled her with a sense of spiritual contentment. Julia's commitment to her faith, her tenacity, self-determination and willingness to take risks to participate in this new religious movement sets her apart from other nineteenth-century farm women in New England and New York. Julia's religiosity was self-determined and tenacious. She chose to …

New Union Baptist Church - Logan County, Kentucky (Mss 78), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 78. Photocopies of minutes, membership records, and Ladies Missionary and Aid Society records of New Union Baptist Church, Logan County, Kentucky.