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Utilizing Relevant Bible Centric Studies As A Means Of Retaining Young Adults In Active Church Membership And Ministry In An Older Puerto Rican American Baptist Church, Jessica Lugo-Melendez Jun 2021

Utilizing Relevant Bible Centric Studies As A Means Of Retaining Young Adults In Active Church Membership And Ministry In An Older Puerto Rican American Baptist Church, Jessica Lugo-Melendez

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This project will explore how the integration of young adults’ everyday life issues and struggles into Bible Studies content can become more attractive for this demographic. With the intention of adding relevancy as a means of retention of young adults within a local American Baptist Church in Puerto Rico. Several recent studies provide a concrete picture of the lack of local church involvement among young adults’ lives, translating into attrition in many cases. In terms of church attendance, a study maintains that only 30.9% of young adults attend religious services "regularly," meaning at least twice a month, 35.4% report never …


Silver Girls: A Modern Retelling Of Little Women, Jessica A. Rinker Jan 2021

Silver Girls: A Modern Retelling Of Little Women, Jessica A. Rinker

Honors Program Theses and Projects

When one thinks of a “reader” they might picture a person with large wire-rimmed glasses, their nose buried deep into the binding of a thick book, perhaps with a cat curled up next to them and maybe a mug of tea. If one had to guess what such a literary person was reading, one would assume something very old and wise like Tolstoy or Wordsworth or Austin. What about the twelve-year-old hanging upside down on his bean bag chair devouring James Dashner’s Maze Runner or the fifteen-year-old laying across her bed, lost in the plot of Elizabeth Acevedo’s Poet X? …


The Role Of Agenda Melding In Measuring News Media Literacy, Christine Mcwhorter Apr 2020

The Role Of Agenda Melding In Measuring News Media Literacy, Christine Mcwhorter

Journal of Media Literacy Education

During the past few decades, educators, advocates and researchers have developed initiatives to increase news media literacy. Recent surveys indicate that audiences combine agendas from various media to suit their own needs through group discussion. This process is called “agenda melding.” Agenda melding includes the “need for orientation” function in a social context that acknowledges that the perceived importance of news issues changes in relation to their discussions with others. Using an online survey instrument with a sample of young adults, this study measures the level of news media literacy in young adults and examines the relationship between news media …


Climate Change And Reasons To Care (Leader's Guide), Kevin Timmer Jul 2018

Climate Change And Reasons To Care (Leader's Guide), Kevin Timmer

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

An introduction to the climate change discussion based on the video series Global Weirding by Katharine Hayhoe.


What Can We Learn From Atheists? (Leader's Guide And Participant's Guide), Lydia Marcus Apr 2018

What Can We Learn From Atheists? (Leader's Guide And Participant's Guide), Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Larry Tauton's The Faith of Christopher Hitchens: The Restless Soul of the World's Most Notorious Atheist


Why Are We Compelled To Do Science? (Participant's Guide), Lydia Marcus Oct 2017

Why Are We Compelled To Do Science? (Participant's Guide), Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of The Penultimate Curiosity: How Science Swims in the Sliptream of Ultimate Questions


Why Are We Compelled To Do Science? (Leader's Guide), Lydia Marcus Oct 2017

Why Are We Compelled To Do Science? (Leader's Guide), Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A Study of The Penultimate Curiosity: How Science Swims in the Slipstream of Ultimate Questions


Have Science & Religion Conflicted In The Past? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus Oct 2017

Have Science & Religion Conflicted In The Past? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of That Galileo Went to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion


How Can We Respond To Those Who Hate Religion? (Leader's Guide And Participant's Guide), Lydia Marcus Oct 2017

How Can We Respond To Those Who Hate Religion? (Leader's Guide And Participant's Guide), Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Antitheism's Major Critiques of Religion


Have Science & Religion Conflicted In The Past? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus Oct 2017

Have Science & Religion Conflicted In The Past? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of That Galileo Went to Jail and Other Myths About Science and Religion


Have Science And Religion Conflicted In The Past? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus Oct 2017

Have Science And Religion Conflicted In The Past? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of That Galileo Went to Jail and Other Myths About Science and Religion


An Introduction To All Curricula, Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

An Introduction To All Curricula, Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

No abstract provided.


How Can We Reconcile The Theory Of Evolution And Our Theology Of The Fall? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

How Can We Reconcile The Theory Of Evolution And Our Theology Of The Fall? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of William Cavanaugh and James K. A. Smith's Evolution and the Fall


Did Adam And Eve Exist? (Participant's Guide), Benjamin J. Lappenga, Ashley Huizinga Jul 2017

Did Adam And Eve Exist? (Participant's Guide), Benjamin J. Lappenga, Ashley Huizinga

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of The Lost World of Adam and Eve


What Are The Ethics Of Eating? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

What Are The Ethics Of Eating? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Food Ethics: The Basics


Is The Theory Of Evolution Compatible With The Christian Faith? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

Is The Theory Of Evolution Compatible With The Christian Faith? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes!


How Can We Reconcile The Theory Of Evolution And Our Theology Of The Fall? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

How Can We Reconcile The Theory Of Evolution And Our Theology Of The Fall? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of William Cavanaugh and James K. A. Smith's Evolution and the Fall


What Are The Ethics Of Eating? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

What Are The Ethics Of Eating? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Food Ethics: The Basics


Is The Theory Of Evolution Compatible With The Christian Faith? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

Is The Theory Of Evolution Compatible With The Christian Faith? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes!


Did Adam And Eve Exist? (Leader's Guide), Benjamin J. Lappenga, Ashley Huizinga Jul 2017

Did Adam And Eve Exist? (Leader's Guide), Benjamin J. Lappenga, Ashley Huizinga

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of The Lost World of Adam and Eve


How Do Christians View The Creation Of The World? (Leader''S Guide And Participant's Guide), Channon Visscher, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

How Do Christians View The Creation Of The World? (Leader''S Guide And Participant's Guide), Channon Visscher, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Christian Perspectives on Creation


Galileo Galilei: Science And Scripture In Conflict? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga Jul 2017

Galileo Galilei: Science And Scripture In Conflict? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love


How Can Christians Understand And Respond To The Concept Of Mass Extinctions? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

How Can Christians Understand And Respond To The Concept Of Mass Extinctions? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of The Sixth Extinction


How Will Technology Shape The Future Of Humankind? (Participant's Guide), Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

How Will Technology Shape The Future Of Humankind? (Participant's Guide), Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Yuval Harari's Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow


How Will Technology Shape The Future Of Humankind? (Leader's Guide), Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

How Will Technology Shape The Future Of Humankind? (Leader's Guide), Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Yuval Harari's Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow


Can We Explain Human Nature Using Evolutionary Psychology? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

Can We Explain Human Nature Using Evolutionary Psychology? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of The Social Conquest of Earth


Can We Explain Human Nature Using Evolutionary Psychology? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

Can We Explain Human Nature Using Evolutionary Psychology? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of The Social Conquest of Earth


Galileo Galilei: Science And Scripture In Conflict? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga Jul 2017

Galileo Galilei: Science And Scripture In Conflict? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love


How Can Christians Understand The Idea Of Human Evolution? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

How Can Christians Understand The Idea Of Human Evolution? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind


How Can Christians Understand The Idea Of Human Evolution? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

How Can Christians Understand The Idea Of Human Evolution? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind