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Examples Of Calling And Work, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Originally entitled "Business as a Calling," this document serves as the outline for a speech Pollard delivered at the 2012 Emerging Leaders Conference in Philadelphia.

Gifts Of Eucharist Offer Many Blessings, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle B liturgical readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, June 10, 2012: Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26.This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Reconciliation: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Norm Mathers

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

The New Testament doctrine of reconciliation has been misunderstood and misinterpreted. The historical result has been a faulty understanding of the Pauline model of reconciliation in 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. Both Aulen’s Christus Victor and Barth’s Humanity of God have stopped at general reconciliation. It is through Christ’s death that the world has been reconcilied to God and God to the world. No offer of salvation is necessary. The failed understanding of the meaning of reconciliation has led to focus on the horizontal relationship of reconciliation between individuals and peoples of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. Some support is found in …

Hypostatic Union And The Subtle Body: An Analysis Of Christian Yogic Practice, Mathew N. Schmalz

Religious Studies Faculty Scholarship

An analysis of the appropriation of yoga by Catholic ashrams in India. Specifically, the article examines the use of the Twin Heart Meditation and how it is imbued with Christian meaning. The article was published in Asian Horizons, a peer reviewed journal published by Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram in Bangalore, India

The Banner - V. 147, No. 6 - (June 2012), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

6 - Editorial: A Political or Apolitical Church? by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Missing Maggie by Judy Hardy / 8 - IMHO: Let’s Break the Mold by Nicole Launiere Bode / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 17 - News: Synod 2012: What to Watch For / 18 - The Gifts of God for the People of God: Deepening Table Practice for People of All Ages by John Witvliet / 21 - On the Journey: Sunday Morning by Cal Buquet / 22 - Living Out the Mission by Matt Kucinski / 26 - The …

Mathematics And Religion: Our Languages Of Sign And Symbol (Book Review), Calvin Jongsma

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

Reviewed Title: Mathematics and Religion: Our Languages of Sign and Symbol by Javier Leach. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Press, 2010, 188 pages. ISBN 9781599471495.

Reformed Worship (Rw) 104 - Multiple Intelligences (June 2012), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

The Story by Clayton Libolt....3

Echoes of the Way God Made Us by Mike Cosper....10

Of Fumes and Fire by Lora Copley....40

Articles

Editorial: Holy Offerings by Joyce Borger....2

Interactive Preaching by Michael Kooy and Mark Brouwer....22

Reforming or Reverting? by Wes Barry....26

Worshiping the Triune God: Serve by Paul Detterman....35

How Theology Can Ruin Your Prayer Life by Cory Willson....46

Q&A: “City-Positive” Worship, 24/7 Discipleship, and Prayers of Application by John D. Witvliet....48

Resources

Holy Grounds by Rob Joy....12

Dance without Music by Julia Start Fletcher....14

Come …

A Promised Land In The Diaspora: Christian Religion, Social Memory, And Identity Among Banabans In Fiji, Wolfgang Kempf

Pacific Studies

This article explores the evolving concept of diaspora, highlighting its departure from its original religious connotations to a broader framework encompassing migration, transnationalism, and identity. While religion has often been overlooked in contemporary diaspora studies, the article argues that Christian institutions play a pivotal role in shaping identity and social organization among Pacific Islanders living abroad. Focusing on diasporic Banabans in Fiji, the study examines how Christian discourses and biblical narratives—particularly the Exodus motif—have been appropriated to articulate a collective history of displacement and survival. The article situates Pacific migration within a historical and colonial context, demonstrating how religion functions …

Academia Coram Deo, Gaylen J. Byker

Pro Rege

Dr. Byker delivered this paper as the spring Convocation Address at Dordt College, January 13, 2012.

Faculty Assembly Devotions: January 5, 2012, Karen Demol

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Connotations Of Worldview, Roger Henderson

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Pedagogy Of Promise: The Eschatological Task Of Christian Education, Jason Lief

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Musalaha: Opportunities And Challenges In Listening For Reconciliation, Charles Veenstra

Pro Rege

Dr. Veenstra presented this paper at the International Listening Association Convention in Bremerton, Washington, March 22, 2012.

To The Hilt, Carl E. Zylstra

Pro Rege

Dr. Zylstra delivered this address at the Dordt College Commencement, May 4, 2012.

Where Mortals Dwell: A Christian View Of Place For Today (Book Review), Mark Tazelaar

Pro Rege

Reviewed Title: Bartholomew, Craig G. Where Mortals Dwell: A Christian View of Place for Today. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. 372 pages. ISBN: 9780801036378.

Take Shelter, Dereck Daschke

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Take Shelter (2011) directed by Jeff Nichols.

Ironic Faith In Monty Python’S Life Of Brian, Steven A. Benko

Journal of Religion & Film

Monty Python’s Life of Brian tells the story of Brian, a contemporary of Jesus whose life becomes chaotic when he is mistaken for a messiah. Standard comedic devices are used to mock and ridicule those who use their authority or office to claim that they are more than human. In this case, laughter humbles those individuals and brings them back to the human community. Second, an ironic faith perspective allows the Pythons to assert that it is up to each individual to define the meaning of his/her own life. While some interpretations of ironic faith suggest the possibility of an …

Scapegoats And Redemption On Shutter Island, Cari Myers

Journal of Religion & Film

The themes of redemptive violence, scapegoating, and ritual in the films of Martin Scorsese have provided much grist for critical scholarship. While it is going too far to claim that Scorsese is intentionally interpreting Girardian themes (which are themselves borrowed from a rich mythological tradition), the comparisons between the theorist and the director are compelling. My goal here is to establish the primary themes of scapegoating, mimesis, the cycle of violence, and feuding identities that occur in both Girard’s works and Scorsese’s films and pull them forward into a more recent work of Scorsese, Shutter Island.

Pentecost, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about the Holy Spirit as a manifestation of Jesus's presence and power.

The Meaning And Continuing Relevance Of Leviticus 18:22 And 20:13, Willie E. Honeycutt

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.