Abilene Christian University
University of Warwick
Andrews University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Asbury Theological Seminary
Marquette University
Whitworth University
Cura Personalis: The Incarnational Heart Of Jesuit Education,
2022
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Cura Personalis: The Incarnational Heart Of Jesuit Education, Catherine Peters
Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal
Cura personalis is one of the distinctive characteristics of Jesuit education, but the precise meaning of this phrase can sometimes be difficult to discern. Often translated as “care or education of the whole person,” the expansiveness of its formulations can lead to an overlooking of what should be central: the care of a person in their full personhood and a reminder of the person’s ultimate end. To understand cura personalis in a way that retains its distinctive character, I propose a return to Ignatius of Loyola himself, focusing especially on the importance of the Incarnation. I maintain that the ...
Blacks In The History Of The Bethel Churches (Methodist) Of Charleston, South Carolina,
2022
Wofford College
Blacks In The History Of The Bethel Churches (Methodist) Of Charleston, South Carolina, David Myers
Methodist Books
This book is a study of the Black members of the various Bethel Methodist Churches in Charleston, SC, based on the records of those churches and on published histories of those churches.
Nicolet And Kartzows' "The Complexity Of Conversion: Intersectional Perspectives On Religious Change In Antquity And Beyond" (Book Review),
2022
Pacific Rim Christian University
Nicolet And Kartzows' "The Complexity Of Conversion: Intersectional Perspectives On Religious Change In Antquity And Beyond" (Book Review), Karen Keesing
The Christian Librarian
No abstract provided.
Shaw's "Pioneers Of Modern Spirituality: The Neglected Anglican Innovators Of A 'Spiritual But Not Religious' Age" (Book Review),
2022
SUM Bible College & Seminary
Shaw's "Pioneers Of Modern Spirituality: The Neglected Anglican Innovators Of A 'Spiritual But Not Religious' Age" (Book Review), Gary Averill
The Christian Librarian
No abstract provided.
Matthews's "Ministerial Orders And Sacramental Authority In The United Methodist Church And Its Antecedents" (Book Review),
2022
Texas Lutheran University
Matthews's "Ministerial Orders And Sacramental Authority In The United Methodist Church And Its Antecedents" (Book Review), Daniel F. Flores
The Christian Librarian
No abstract provided.
Benson's "Alexander Campbell And Joseph Smith: 19th Century Restorationists" (Book Review),
2022
Johnson University
Benson's "Alexander Campbell And Joseph Smith: 19th Century Restorationists" (Book Review), John Jaeger
The Christian Librarian
No abstract provided.
Gorman's "Among The Early Evangelicals: The Transatlantic Origins Of The Stone-Campbell Movement" (Book Review),
2022
Mount St. Joseph University
Gorman's "Among The Early Evangelicals: The Transatlantic Origins Of The Stone-Campbell Movement" (Book Review), Scott Lloyd
The Christian Librarian
No abstract provided.
Manis And Martins' "Eeavesdropping On The Most Segregated Hour: A City's Clergy Reflect On Racial Reconciliation" (Book Review),
2022
Eastern Washington University
Manis And Martins' "Eeavesdropping On The Most Segregated Hour: A City's Clergy Reflect On Racial Reconciliation" (Book Review), Jaclyn Lee Parrott
The Christian Librarian
No abstract provided.
Snyder's "Faith And Toleration: A Reformation Debate Revised" (Book Review),
2022
California Baptist University
Snyder's "Faith And Toleration: A Reformation Debate Revised" (Book Review), Steve Emerson
The Christian Librarian
No abstract provided.
God And Satan: A Look At Martin Luther’S Titles For Satan And What They Reveal About The Relationship Between God And Satan,
2022
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
God And Satan: A Look At Martin Luther’S Titles For Satan And What They Reveal About The Relationship Between God And Satan, Alexandria M. Shick
Master of Art Theology Thesis
Shick, Alexandria M. “God and Satan: A Look at Martin Luther’s Titles for Satan and What They Reveal About the Relationship Between God and Satan.” M.A. Thesis, Concordia Seminary, 2022 87 pp.
The relationship between God and Satan is complex and intertwined. There is a tendency in Christianity to overemphasize Satan’s power and his place in the realm of evil and in so doing neglect and disregard what it means for God to be truly omnipotent. Luther understood Satan as being under God’s will, only having the ability to act where, when and how God allowed ...
From Mission To Competition: The Experiences Of 10 Lds Missionary Student-Athletes Returning To Competition In The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I,
2022
Miami University - Oxford
From Mission To Competition: The Experiences Of 10 Lds Missionary Student-Athletes Returning To Competition In The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, Matthew J. Moore, Leslee A. Fisher, Lindsey A. Miossi, Zach T. Smith, Jacob C. Jensen,
Journal of the Christian Society for Kinesiology, Leisure and Sports Studies
The purpose of the current study was to explore the experiences of LDS missionary student-athletes returning to competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (DI). Using Consensual Qualitative Research methods (CQR; Hill, 2012) including a semi-structured interview guide, 10 DI student-athletes/returned LDS missionaries were interviewed regarding their experience (i.e., mean age of 25 years; baseball, cross-country/track and field, football, and swimming). A research team with five members constructed four domains and 16 categories representing DI student-athlete/returned LDS missionary chronological identity changes during this experience: (a) the development of an LDS missionary identity; (b ...
Theology Of The Laity: The Lutheran Way,
2022
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Theology Of The Laity: The Lutheran Way, Brian M. Mosemann
Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation
The distinction between the laity and clergy has been a contributing cause of disunity within the church because the clergy and laity are often pitted against one another with one or the other being elevated to the detriment of the other. This problem has plagued the church from the middle ages until the present day. Since the definition of the term “laity” is vacuous, the laity are generally defined relative to the clergy, specifically in reference to their authority and duties. This results in a negative definition when the laity are defined as the opposite of the clergy. The laity ...
The Personalization Of American Christianity: Subjective Assurance And The Puritan Conversion Narrative,
2022
Concordia Seminary - Saint Louis
The Personalization Of American Christianity: Subjective Assurance And The Puritan Conversion Narrative, Curran Bishop
Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation
The North American Puritans introduced a concept that has shaped American theology: a test of subjective assurance as a predicate to communing church membership. While previous Reformed communities had tested would-be communicants in their knowledge of church teaching and their adherence to that teaching in their lives. The New England colonists added a relation of the individual’s experiential conversion. This was intended to protect the purity of the church while also ministering to the individual by encouraging them in their faith by their inclusion in church membership. The results of the test led immediately to declining numbers of adults ...
Cultural Formation Of Place: Making Yourself At Home,
2022
Southern Methodist University
Cultural Formation Of Place: Making Yourself At Home, Olivia Arratia
Art Theses and Dissertations
The environment you grow up in can become a pivotal part of your existence. The sights, smells, people, and places you experience every day can transform the way you see the world. Growing up in a Mexican-American household has brought its own set of experiences that have made me the artist I am today. I am one of many contemporary artists building on the foundations of their heritage and the Chicano movement. I am also a Mexican-American artist expanding the identity and extending the legacy in the 21st century. This paper will investigate how Mexican-American heritage has influenced my artistic ...
The Modern Wesley Class Meeting - Bringing Accountability, Practical Faith, And Personal Connection Into Established Local Congregations,
2022
Southern Methodist University
The Modern Wesley Class Meeting - Bringing Accountability, Practical Faith, And Personal Connection Into Established Local Congregations, Roger Graham Clayton Jr
Doctor of Ministry Projects and Theses
This paper is an attempt to resurrect the Wesleyan class meeting in to the modern day congregation in order to build stronger and more vibrant communities. By examining the historical footprint of the class meeting in Wesley's Britain and the beginning of the American experiment, the core attributes of the class meeting are extracted to be accountability, vulnerability, and practical faith.
This paper also attempts to show that these core principles of the class meeting are still present in the modern world outside of the church to great success within the military, non-denominational faith groups, and in the battle ...
Tradition Under Scripture: The Patristic Theology Of Luther And Calvin,
2022
William & Mary
Tradition Under Scripture: The Patristic Theology Of Luther And Calvin, Russell Carter Beisswanger
Undergraduate Honors Theses
The term "Protestant" indicates "protest," suggesting that Protestant self-identity is driven by schismatic attitudes. On the contrary, this thesis resituates Martin Luther and John Calvin, the two most famous Protestant Reformers, within their theological identity as continuous with the early church. To do so, this project examines the treatment of the church fathers in Luther's and Calvin's writings. Both have a great respect for church tradition and invoke the fathers polemically to criticize what they saw as the excesses of late medieval scholasticism in the Catholic Church. In addition, Luther and Calvin hold the fathers in high regard ...
Developing Practices Within The Lord’S Supper That Develop Central Identity At Queen City Church Of Christ,
2022
Abilene Christian University
Developing Practices Within The Lord’S Supper That Develop Central Identity At Queen City Church Of Christ, Ryan Russell
Doctor of Ministry Theses
This project was designed to meet a need at the Queen City Church of Christ (QCC) for developing intentional practices around the Lord’s Supper for forming a central identity in a diverse community. The scope of this project focuses on the project group’s ability to develop practices based on the theology of the Lord’s Supper, biblical teaching, engaging in practices of spiritual formation as a group, and their observations of Lord’s Supper practices in other Christian traditions. Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth provides the textual context for the discussion of the role ...
Incorporating Wisdom Christology Into The Phronesis Of Courtyard Church Of Christ,
2022
Abilene Christian University
Incorporating Wisdom Christology Into The Phronesis Of Courtyard Church Of Christ, Tiffany A. Dahlman
Doctor of Ministry Theses
The purpose of this project was to address an identified problem Courtyard Church of Christ members were having with decision-making in a way that promoted shalom and reflected Christ to the world. I proposed that Wisdom Christology could assist in the decision-making process and formed an intervention team of five additional people from within the congregation to explore the situation through participatory action research. We met for six sessions in the early months of 2020. The team embarked on a thorough examination of Wisdom Christology through the Scriptures climaxing in the Wisdom Hymn of Col 1:15–20. Our subsequent ...
Creating An Action Plan To Increase Diversity And Inclusion At Northwest Church Of Christ,
2022
Abilene Christian University
Creating An Action Plan To Increase Diversity And Inclusion At Northwest Church Of Christ, Kenton Reeves Brown
Doctor of Ministry Theses
This project was designed to meet a need at the Northwest Church of Christ in Oklahoma City to help the church transition from a church that values diversity to one that realizes its vision of being diverse and inclusive. The scope of this project was to create an action plan to increase diversity and inclusion to present to the church leaders for their consideration. The theological foundation for the project comes from Paul’s convictions, expressed in Gal 1–2, that any who are in Christ should not be excluded or treated as a lower-class member of the community based ...
Developing Policies And Procedures For Restorative Accountability At Southwestern Assemblies Of God University,
2022
Abilene Christian University
Developing Policies And Procedures For Restorative Accountability At Southwestern Assemblies Of God University, W. Lance Meche
Doctor of Ministry Theses
This project was designed to address a lack of policies and procedures at Southwestern Assemblies of God University that support its restorative accountability approach in addressing student conduct violations. The student handbook provides rights and responsibilities afforded each student as well as the procedures that appointed staff members are to follow in the event that campus policies are violated; however, the language used in the student handbook did not address modern student culture, nor did it procedurally assist staff members in helping students to develop spiritually. The project intervention involved staff members who address student violations with grace as well ...
