Covenant Nation: The Politics Of Grace In Early American Literature,
2012
Claremont Graduate University
Covenant Nation: The Politics Of Grace In Early American Literature, Justin M. Scott-Coe
CGU Theses & Dissertations
The argument of this dissertation is that a critical reading of the concept of "covenant" in early American writings is instrumental to understanding the paradoxes in the American political concepts of freedom and equality. Following Slavoj Zizek's theoretical approach to theology, I trace the covenant concept in early American literature from the theological expressions and disputes in Puritan Massachusetts through Jonathan Edwards's Freedom of Will and the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, showing how the covenant theology of colonial New England dispersed into more "secular" forms of what may be called an American political theology. The first chapter provides an …
Resurrection,
2012
Liberty University
Resurrection, Gary Habermas
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
Six Days Of Twenty-Four Hours: The Scopes Trial, Antievolutionism, And The Last Crusade Of William Jennings Bryan,
2012
University of Mississippi
Six Days Of Twenty-Four Hours: The Scopes Trial, Antievolutionism, And The Last Crusade Of William Jennings Bryan, Kari Lynn Edwards
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The academic study of the Scopes Trial has always been approached from a traditional legal interpretation. This project seeks to reframe the conventional arguments surrounding the trial, treating it instead as a significant religious event, one which not only altered the course of Christian Fundamentalism and the Creationist movement, but also perpetuated Southern religious stereotypes through the intense, and largely negative, nationwide publicity it attracted. Prosecutor William Jennings Bryan's crucial role is also redefined, with his denial of a strictly literal interpretation of Genesis during the trial serving as the impetus for the shift toward ultra-conservatism and young-earth Creationism within …
How Open Are We To Healing By Healed Healers? One Missionary’S Story,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
How Open Are We To Healing By Healed Healers? One Missionary’S Story, Brian Rude
Consensus
No abstract provided.
Documents And Images For The Study Of Paul,
2012
Waterloo Lutheran Seminary
Documents And Images For The Study Of Paul, Oscar Cole-Arnal
Consensus
Title: Documents and images for the study of Paul Author: Neil Elliott; Mark Reasoner Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn.: Fortress Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780800663759
A History Of Methodism In Kentucky: Vol 1 From 1783 To 1820,
2012
Asbury Theological Seminary
A History Of Methodism In Kentucky: Vol 1 From 1783 To 1820, William Erastus Arnold
Heritage Material
No abstract provided.
Clash Of The Religions: A Reflection On The Legacy Of Hellenism And Zoroastrianism,
2012
Parkland College
Clash Of The Religions: A Reflection On The Legacy Of Hellenism And Zoroastrianism, Katherine Klindworth
A with Honors Projects
No abstract provided.
Shroud Of Turin,
2012
Liberty University
Shroud Of Turin, Gary Habermas
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
Lilburn W. Boggs And The Case For Jacksonian Democracy,
2011
Brigham Young University - Provo
Lilburn W. Boggs And The Case For Jacksonian Democracy, Robert John Walker
Theses and Dissertations
Lilburn W. Boggs and the Case for Jacksonian Democracy Robert John Walker Department of Religion, BYU Masters of Religious Education Lilburn W. Boggs was lieutenant governor of Missouri from 1832 to 1836. He was governor of Missouri from 1836 to 1840. Political upheaval was the order of the day as Jacksonian democrats overthrew, through the power of the ballot box, the establishment of the patrician leadership in the United States. Issues of equity, slavery, religion, settlement of the West, and divisive sectionalism threatened the Union of the states. President Andrew Jackson was the representation of the common man and the …
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 46 No 2 - November 2011),
2011
Calvin University
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 46 No 2 - November 2011), Calvin Theological Seminary
Calvin Theological Journal
Articles: "A Benefit No Mind Can Fully Comprehend": Bavinck's Doctrine of Justification by Dane C. Ortlund - 249 / I Will Pour Out My Spirit on All People: A Pastoral Reading of Joel 2:28-30 from Latin America by Norberto Saracco - 268 / Reading the Bible and Reading Life: Everyday Life Approaches to Wisdom Literature from Latin America by Leopoldo Cervantes-Ortiz - 278 / The Book of Revelation: A Latin American Interpretation by Juan Stam - 289 / The Redemptive-Historical Dynamics of the Salvation of "All Israel" (Rom. 11:26a) by P. H. R. (Rob) van Houwelingen - 301 / …
Practicing What They Preach? Lynching And Religion In The American South 1890 - 1929,
2011
Utah State University
Practicing What They Preach? Lynching And Religion In The American South 1890 - 1929, Amy Kate Bailey, Karen A. Snedker
Sociology Faculty Articles and Research
This project employs a moral solidarity framework to explore the relationship between organized religion and lynching in the American South. The authors ask whether a county’s religious composition affected its rate of lynching, net of demographic and economic controls. The authors find evidence for the solidarity thesis, using three religious metrics. First, their findings show that counties with greater religious diversity experienced more lynching, supporting the notion that a pluralistic religious marketplace with competing religious denominations weakened the bonds of a cohesive moral community and might have enhanced white racial solidarity. Second, counties in which a larger share of the …
[Introduction To] Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul Of Mormonism,
2011
University of Richmond
[Introduction To] Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul Of Mormonism, Terryl Givens, Matthew J. Grow
Bookshelf
After Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, Parley P. Pratt was the most influential figure in early Mormon history and culture. Missionary, pamphleteer, theologian, historian, and martyr, Pratt was perennially stalked by controversy--regarded, he said, "almost as an Angel by thousands and counted an Imposter by tens of thousands."
Tracing the life of this colorful figure from his hardscrabble origins in upstate New York to his murder in 1857, Terryl Givens and Matthew Grow explore the crucial role Pratt played in the formation and expansion of early Mormonism. One of countless ministers inspired by the antebellum revival movement known as the …
Facing The Future Together: A Look At The Reasons For And The Implications Of The Merger Of The Covenant, Methodist, And Baptist Churches In Sweden,
2011
Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois
Facing The Future Together: A Look At The Reasons For And The Implications Of The Merger Of The Covenant, Methodist, And Baptist Churches In Sweden, Mark Safstrom
Scandinavian Studies: Faculty Scholarship & Creative Works
This article was written to give context to the merger of three denominations in Sweden. In 2012, the Swedish Mission Covenant, Baptist, and Methodist churches merged and formed Equmenia, or The Uniting Church in Sweden. This article appeared in The Covenant Companion, the denominational magazine of the Evangelical Covenant Church (founded 1885), as the Swedish Mission Covenant is its sister denomination (founded 1878). The article explains the context of secularization in Scandinavia, the decline of denominational affiliation, and the rise of ecumenism that influenced the merger, as well as the shared histories of the three denominations that provided …
Vincentiana Vol. 55, No. 4 [Full Issue],
2011
DePaul University
Jon Jonsson: Icelandic Mormon Poet And Translator,
2011
Individual
Jon Jonsson: Icelandic Mormon Poet And Translator, Fred E. Woods, Kári Bjarnason
Faculty Publications
Jon Jonsson (Jón Jónsson), a catalytic Icelandic convert to Mormonism, was a gifted poet and translator whose literary work focused on the theme of salvation. Perhaps his most valuable contribution to Mormon history is that he is the first known person to translate a portion of the Book of Moron into Icelandic. He completed a translation of the First Book of Nephi in 1881.
Taking The Gospel To The Lamanites: Doctrinal Foundations For Establishing The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In Mexico,
2011
Brigham Young University - Provo
Taking The Gospel To The Lamanites: Doctrinal Foundations For Establishing The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In Mexico, Matthew G. Geilman
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis is a study about the influence of the Book of Mormon message to the Lamanites upon the establishment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico, primarily focusing upon the years 1875-1950. Several important events, people, and publications from the first seventy-five years of the Church's history in Mexico are evaluated as historical case studies in order to examine the extent to which the message to the Lamanites influenced the beginnings of the Latter-day Saints there. These case studies include the first mission to Mexico in 1875, early publications in Spanish, the dedication of Mexico …
Santo Toribio: The Rise Of A Saint,
2011
University of Denver
Santo Toribio: The Rise Of A Saint, Thomas G. Evans
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Santo Toribio (1900-28) was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in 2000 as a martyr of Mexico's bloody Cristero Rebellion. He enjoyed a modest local following for decades after the Rebellion as many of the other Cristero martyr-saints did. However, around the time of his canonization, a new identity began to emerge different from that of martyr; he became the patron saint of immigration. For believers, Santo Toribio helps mitigate the criminal nature of this act by showing God's approval and blessing. He places the pain and social distortion of Border crossing in Roman Catholic contexts of holiness and divine …
The Sabbath And The Most Prominent Magisterial Reformers,
2011
Andrews University
The Sabbath And The Most Prominent Magisterial Reformers, P. Gerard Damsteegt
Faculty Publications
This paper focuses on the Reformers’ views on the Sabbath at Creation, instruction of proper and improper Sabbath observance throughout the Scriptures, reasons for the abolition of the Sabbath, and finally, reasons for the change of the weekly day of worship from Saturday to Sunday. As much as possible, this research will use the primary works of the Reformers. The views of these Reformers will be dealt with chronologically, which means that, generally, the positions of the early Reformers on the various aspects of the Sabbath will be discussed first, and will be followed by those who wrote later.
Luther On Translating The Bible,
2011
Luther Seminary
Luther On Translating The Bible, Mary Jane Haemig
Faculty Publications
Martin Luther—reformer, theologian, exegete, pastor, teacher, and counselor—was also a skilled translator. His defense of his translation of Rom 3:28 (“by faith alone”) and of several psalms provides insight into the principles that guided his translation and continue to inform the difficult and necessary work of translation.
The Satanic Phenomenon: Medieval Representations Of Satan,
2011
Rollins College
The Satanic Phenomenon: Medieval Representations Of Satan, Morgan A. Matos
Master of Liberal Studies Theses
This project deals with the one and only character of Satan, revealing him through the eyes of the medieval world. The ever-evolving, interconnectedness of culture, religion, and superstition make for a truly unique theatrical experience in the middle ages. With limited understanding and access to scripture, medieval Christians generated a blended belief system, in order to make sense of the metaphysical world, which manifests itself in medieval drama‟s representations of Satan. While the medieval character of Satan upholds many of the Church‟s teachings about his nature and purpose, he takes on a new persona when left to the dramatic interpretation …
