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Full-Text Articles in Christianity
The Role Of Darkness And Trial In Spiritual Growth As Described In The Cloud Of Unknowing, Carrie O'Neil-Smith
The Role Of Darkness And Trial In Spiritual Growth As Described In The Cloud Of Unknowing, Carrie O'Neil-Smith
Obsculta
This essay was written in Professor Michael Rubbelke's class titled "Growing into God: Spiritual Development in the Christian Tradition." The piece looks at darkness and trial and three resulting fruits of spiritual growth: humility, knowledge of one's true nature, and an experience of God's pure love as described in the fourteenth century work The Cloud of Unknowing.
Bloom Bar Blossoms, Maddie Kobes
The Elemental Kingdom - April 22, 2022, Carl P. Fictorie
The Elemental Kingdom - April 22, 2022, Carl P. Fictorie
Pro Rege
Speech presented at the dedication for The Elemental Kingdom art feature in the Science and Technology Center, April 22, 2022.
Cease & Desist Or A Doorway To The Soul: Sensing Your Way To Spirituality, Christine Gabaly
Cease & Desist Or A Doorway To The Soul: Sensing Your Way To Spirituality, Christine Gabaly
Say Something Theological: The Student Journal of Theological Studies
This paper will argue that yoga is not just a mind-body practice, but a spiritual practice that is experienced through the body and the senses, including sight, sound and physical sensation. This is of importance because most of the emphasis within yoga scholarship is on the mind as the doorway to spiritual practice and not the sensory experience as the key to opening the door. We will look at two important passages within The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali and The Bhagavad Gītā, and compare how they differ. We will also analyze two spiritual doorways: the mind and the …
Contemplative Prayer And Meditation : Their Role In Spiritual Growth, Karen L. Bray
Contemplative Prayer And Meditation : Their Role In Spiritual Growth, Karen L. Bray
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Basic Bible Interpretation: Introducing The Inductive Bible Study Method, Jason L. Bell
Basic Bible Interpretation: Introducing The Inductive Bible Study Method, Jason L. Bell
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
There is a dire need for Christians to know a viable method of biblical interpretation. This project seeks to address that need through teaching the inductive Bible study to a group of people in a Southern Baptist congregation. The participant learning outcomes for the project were to acquire a method of biblical interpretation, develop the ability to perform a method of biblical interpretation, gain knowledge of the book of Jude, and to utilize meditation as a means to enrich spirituality. This project used action research as its primary methodology. The triangulation method of data analysis was employed by collecting data …
Spirit-Filled Mindfulness Through Lectio Divina, Shirley Folkerts
Spirit-Filled Mindfulness Through Lectio Divina, Shirley Folkerts
Faculty Work Comprehensive List
"Lectio divina is a Latin phrase meaning 'divine reading.' It is a historical, meditative, prayerful method of reading Scripture."
Posting about one of the spiritual disciplines from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
http://inallthings.org/spirit-filled-mindfulness-through-lectio-divina/
Meditation And Contemplation: Framework For A Coping Mechanism Among Small Groups At The Mount Moriah Baptist Church In Spartanburg, South Carolina, Gary W. Jordan
Doctor of Ministry Projects
“Don’t say God is silent if your Bible is closed.” - Church Sign This project aimed to encourage and enable a small group class at Mount Moriah Baptist Church to adopt meditative and contemplative prayer as a framework for a coping mechanism. In practicing this type of prayer life, participants anticipated to receive the benefit of being better able to cope with stressors of life. Utilizing a small group study, Lectio Divina, biblical examples, breathing techniques and various surveys, participants were enabled to experience a deeper interaction with Scripture, aided by the ministry of the Holy Spirit, to hear God …
Why Christians Don't Read The Bible, Aaron Baart
Why Christians Don't Read The Bible, Aaron Baart
Faculty Work Comprehensive List
"How we imagine God will also determine another key aspect of the life of the Christian--how and how much we read our Bible."
Posting about ways to reinvigorate Bible reading from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/why-christians-dont-read-the-bible/
Christian Devotional Meditation For Anxiety, Fernando L. Garzon
Christian Devotional Meditation For Anxiety, Fernando L. Garzon
Faculty Publications and Presentations
Preliminary research suggests Christian devotional meditation is efficacious with conservative Christian clients. This chapter describes three Christian devotional meditation strategies that may be useful in psychotherapy for anxiety: Scriptural Truth Meditation, Scriptural Drama Meditation, and Christ-Centered Present Moment Awareness. A clinical case study highlights their application. Handouts for clients are provided.
The Buddhist Coleridge: Creating Space For The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Within Buddhist Romantic Studies, Katie Pacheco
The Buddhist Coleridge: Creating Space For The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Within Buddhist Romantic Studies, Katie Pacheco
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The popularization of academic spaces that combine Buddhist philosophy with the literature of the Romantic period – a discipline I refer to as Buddhist Romantic Studies – have exposed the lack of scholarly attention Samuel Taylor Coleridge and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner have received within such studies. Validating Coleridge’s right to exist within Buddhist Romantic spheres, my thesis argues that Coleridge was cognizant of Buddhism through historical and textual encounters. To create a space for The Rime within Buddhist Romantic Studies, my thesis provides an interpretation of the poem that centers on the concept of prajna, or wisdom, …
In Search Of His Hand: Christian Classics And Devotions, Doug Brown
In Search Of His Hand: Christian Classics And Devotions, Doug Brown
Leaven
No abstract provided.
Faculty Assembly Devotions: January 5, 2012, Karen Demol
Faculty Assembly Devotions: January 5, 2012, Karen Demol
Pro Rege
No abstract provided.
Seeking God's Peace: A Taize Service, D'Esta Love
Lives Worthy Of The Lord, Stuart Love
Always, James C. Schaap
Forever, James C. Schaap
Still Waters, James C. Schaap
What The Sky Says, James C. Schaap
Heavenly Preaching, James C. Schaap
Storms, James C. Schaap
Meditation On Creation, Karen Demol
The Call Of The Desert: Purity Of Heart And Power In Early Christian Monasticism, Douglas E. Christie
The Call Of The Desert: Purity Of Heart And Power In Early Christian Monasticism, Douglas E. Christie
Theological Studies Faculty Works
No abstract provided.