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Collection Container Inventories, Lynn A. Brock

Supplemental Material

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Apocalyptic Films: Questions To Ask, Elyse Kuperus

Student Work

"When faced with our own world falling down around us, how will we act? Where will we turn?"

Posting about evaluating cinema 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.

https://inallthings.org/apocalyptic-films-questions-to-ask/

The Road: A Review Of Touch The Earth, Rose Postma

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Touch the Earth draws heavily on the Black prophetic tradition, and the work bears witness to the injustices endured by marginalized people under the shadow of the American empire."

Posting about the book Touch the Earth 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.

https://inallthings.org/the-road-a-review-of-touch-the-earth/

Medical Leave And Unrealistic Ministry Expectations A Study At Zion Lutheran Church, Aaron G. Flatau

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

A medical leave of absence due to a kidney transplant resulted in feelings of guilt and failure for a pastor when he was unable to fulfill his desired ministry tasks. These feelings of guilt and failure were speculated to be unwarranted.

To determine if these feelings were unwarranted, this paper researched sickness as presented in the Bible. Biblical research found illness to be a personal reminder of a global fall, found a link between forgiveness of sin and healing of sickness, and examined illness in the context of the Kingdom of God. Historical examination found that illness within the context …

Poetry To Break The Power Of The Empire: A Review Of Touch The Earth, Howard Schaap

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"To be clear, you should read this book because it’s good poetry. It’s musical and accessible, yet multivocal and idea-laden."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Touch the Earth 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.

https://inallthings.org/poetry-to-break-the-power-of-empire-a-review-of-touch-the-earth/

Discerning Culture With Herman Bavinck, John B. Thompson

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Bavinck does not intend that we simply adopt and casually integrate secular ideas into our Christian worldview. Instead, every idea must be brought into conformity with Christ."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­Christianity's influence in a hostile world 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.

https://inallthings.org/discerning-culture-with-herman-bavinck/

Exploring Disability, Spirituality And Community At Lourdes Sanctuary, Liz Hutter

Marian Forum

Liz Hutter, assistant professor of English, presents on her research topic of therapeutic and spiritual healing in Lourdes. Her presentation is followed by a Q&A session as well as the opportunity to visit the Rituals of Healing: Body, Mind, Spirit exhibit curated in part by students in Hutter’s ENG 100 writing seminar.

"Evangelizing Everything" Including Ourselves: A Review Of Chapters 8-9 Of Neo-Calvinism, Justin Bailey

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"We are overly tolerant for what happens within the walls of the Christian community, and overly suspicious of what happens outside."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Neo-Calvinism 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.

https://inallthings.org/evangelizing-everything-including-ourselves-a-review-of-chapters-8-9-of-neo-calvinism/

Do Modern Christians Know God Differently?: A Review Of Chapters 4-5 Of Neo-Calvinism, Geoffrey Fulkerson

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Brock and Sutanto synthesize wide bodies of content and an array of rather complex concepts and arguments into succinct summary chapters."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Neo-Calvinism 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.

https://inallthings.org/do-modern-christians-know-god-differently-a-review-of-chapters-4-5-of-neo-calvinism/

Under G-D, Dereck Daschke

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Under G-d (2022), directed by Paula Eiselt.

John's Canonical Portrait Of Christ: A Biblical-Theological Approach To The Depiction Of The Glorified Christ In Revelation 1, Christopher Matthew Carpenter

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Throughout the history of evangelical scholarship, a significant lacuna has formed in Apocalyptic studies. Many theologians have expressed fear or uncertainty concerning the text of Revelation as numerous ambiguous aspects exist within the Apocalypse. A proposed path forward into the gap in scholarship is to return the focus to the intent of the author of Revelation, John the apostle, and examine the definitive truths of the text. John’s priority is revealed in the initial chapter as he depicts the subject of his Apocalypse, Jesus Christ. This intent is revealed in John’s use of allusions, metaphors, and other rhetorical devices through …

Soldiers Of Christ In A Pluralistic Army, Jordan Lee Pittman

Masters Theses

This thesis seeks to answer the question: How does a Christian chaplain in the U.S. Army fulfill the Great Commission given by Jesus in Scripture while facilitating the free exercise of religion for everyone in his organization? Jesus commands his followers to make disciples (Matthew 28:19-20). The primary audience of this thesis consists of military chaplains and candidates. The conclusion reached is that the chaplain can accomplish both tasks stated in the question. To facilitate a soldier’s free exercise of religion does not automatically betray the teachings and guidance of Scripture nor does it prevent the chaplain from making disciples. …

2023: "A Life Worthy Of The Gospel": Studies In The Macedonian Epistles, Trevor Brailey, Daniel Broadwell, Jonathan Brown, Andy Cantrell, Todd Chandler, Terry Francis, Jared Hagan, Benjamin Lee, Phillip Martin, Mark Reeves, Shane Scott, Adam Shanks, Collin Stringer, Travis Walker, Joseph "Joe" Ryan Works, Jason Scott Longstreth

Florida College Annual Lecture Books

Table of Contents

Part One--The Evening Lectures

Only Live Worthy of the Gospel, Chandler

Our Citizenship is in Heaven, Francis

Excel Still More, Cantrell

Part Two--The Day Lectures

Think on These Things, Stringer

Not the Word of Men, but the Word of God, Reeves

Peay with Ceasing, Bradiley

To Walk and Please God in a Way Worthy of the Gospel, Lee

Consider Others as More Important, Brown

Standing Firm in One Spirit with One Mind, Martin

Taught by God to Love One Another, Shanks

Admonish Him as a Brother, Works

Rejoice in the Lord Always, Broadwell

The Peace of God …

Competing Social Influence In Contested Diffusion: Luther, Erasmus And The Spread Of The Protestant Reformation, Sascha O. Becker, Steven Pfaff, Yuan Hsiao, Jared Rubin

ESI Working Papers

The spread of radical institutional change does not often result from one-sided pro-innovation influence; countervailing influence networks in support of the status quo can suppress adoption. We develop a model of multiple and competing network diffusion. To apply the contested-diffusion model to real data, we look at the contest between Martin Luther and Desiderius Erasmus, the two most influential intellectuals of early 16th-century Central Europe. Whereas Luther championed a radical reform of the Western Church that broke with Rome, Erasmus opposed him, stressing the unity of the Church. In the early phase of the Reformation, these two figures utilized influence …

No Lack Of Gain: A Biblical Theology Of Feminine Generosity, Jenny Zoë Huelsman

Master of Art Theology Thesis

This thesis traces a biblical theology of feminine generosity. The capable wife of Prov. 31:10–31 sets an Old Testament paradigm, which is inhabited and enlarged by women in the New Testament. The thesis considers the women who supported Jesus’ ministry (Luke 8:1–3); the widow and her mites (Luke 21:1–4); Mary’s anointing of Jesus (John 12:1–8); and Tabitha caring for the widows (Acts 9:36–42). Throughout these profiles, a picture emerges of women who make essential contributions to the mission and work of Christ as agents of generosity that is derivative, expressive, contextual, intemperate, and Christocentric, always flowing from and returning to …

The Virtual Body Of Christ In And Beyond Pandemic, Deanna A. Thompson

Consensus

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Christian Life In Media Culture, Jeffrey H. Mahan

Consensus

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Identity And Community In Digital Culture, Jeffrey H. Mahan

Consensus

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The Body Of Christ Has Always Been A Virtual Body, Deanna A. Thompson

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Topics Christians Should Discuss: Mass Incarceration (Part 1), Joya Schreurs

Student Work

"Our actions both can and should be direct refusals of injustice and infused with compassion for all impacted parties."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the prison crisis 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.

https://inallthings.org/topics-christians-should-discuss-mass-incarceration-part-1/