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The Collections Of The Sixty-Six Books Of The Bible, Harold Willmington 2018 Liberty University

The Collections Of The Sixty-Six Books Of The Bible, Harold Willmington

The Owner's Manual File

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The Symbols For And Supreme Authority Of The Bible, Harold Willmington 2018 Liberty University

The Symbols For And Supreme Authority Of The Bible, Harold Willmington

The Owner's Manual File

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An Introduction To The Bible, Harold Willmington 2018 Liberty University

An Introduction To The Bible, Harold Willmington

The Owner's Manual File

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The Origin Of Suffering, Harold Willmington 2018 Liberty University

The Origin Of Suffering, Harold Willmington

The Owner's Manual File

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Welcome To Route 66: God's Royal Highway, Harold Willmington 2018 Liberty University

Welcome To Route 66: God's Royal Highway, Harold Willmington

The Owner's Manual File

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Introduction, S. Joseph Kidder, Gerardo Oudri 2018 Andrews University

Introduction, S. Joseph Kidder, Gerardo Oudri

180 Symposium Publications

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Chart 8: The Worship Of Jesus By The Wise Men, Harold Willmington 2018 Liberty University

Chart 8: The Worship Of Jesus By The Wise Men, Harold Willmington

The Second Person File

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The New Orphan: Youth Sabbath School, Steve Case, Eddie Heinrich 2018 Andrews University

The New Orphan: Youth Sabbath School, Steve Case, Eddie Heinrich

180 Symposium Publications

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Statements From Famous Personalities Concerning The Bible, Harold Willmington 2018 Liberty University

Statements From Famous Personalities Concerning The Bible, Harold Willmington

The Owner's Manual File

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Monotheism And Its Vicissitudes, K. Daniel Cho 2018 Otterbein University

Monotheism And Its Vicissitudes, K. Daniel Cho

Education Faculty Scholarship & Creative Works

Challenging the claim that monotheism is intolerant, the author presents an original interpretation of Sigmund Freud’s last book Moses and Monotheism. Freud is shown offering a theory of monotheism in which monotheism is not seen as exclusive, but rather as inherently equivocal.


Stewardship 101: An Invitation To Financial Stewardship, Adam J. Copeland 2018 Luther Seminary

Stewardship 101: An Invitation To Financial Stewardship, Adam J. Copeland

Faculty Publications

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Encountering The Gospel Anew: Confirmation As Ecclesial, Personal, And Missional Practices, Terri L. Elton 2018 Luther Seminary

Encountering The Gospel Anew: Confirmation As Ecclesial, Personal, And Missional Practices, Terri L. Elton

Faculty Publications

Given the challenges facing congregations and young people today, some church leaders are wondering if confirmation continues to have a role in discipling young people. Based on the findings from The Confirmation Project, this article asserts that confirmation is, in fact, uniquely positioned to be a vibrant ministry for young people to encounter the gospel anew when congregations integrate ecclesial, personal, and missional practices. Such an approach strengthens confirmands’ understanding of faith, deepens their experience with Christian community, and equips them to discern their call to join in God’s mission in the world.


Emerging Trends In Confirmation And Equivalent Practices, Terri L. Elton, Katherine Douglass, Richard Osmer 2018 Luther Seminary

Emerging Trends In Confirmation And Equivalent Practices, Terri L. Elton, Katherine Douglass, Richard Osmer

Faculty Publications

This article highlights the findings of The Confirmation Project research, a mixed methods project that studied confirmation and equivalent practices in five denominations in the United States. (The denominations were United Methodist, Presbyterian USA, African Methodist Episcopal, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the Episcopal Church.) What that discovered was confirmation can provide an opportunity for young people to encounter the gospel anew. It is an important ministry when it strengthens young people’s understanding of faith, deepens their experience with Christian community, and equips them to discern their calling to join in God’s mission in the world. As congregations …


Confirmation Basics, Terri L. Elton, Lisa Kimball, Gordon Mikoski 2018 Luther Seminary

Confirmation Basics, Terri L. Elton, Lisa Kimball, Gordon Mikoski

Faculty Publications

This article moves the findings of The Confirmation Project research from theory into practice. Three members of the research team highlight three themes (purpose, design, and leadership) and walk congregational leaders through a process of discovering how these ideas can help them find a way forward that is meaningful to their congregation.


What Does It Mean To Be A Christian Woman? Sustaining And Empowering The Female Christian Faith In Light Of Sexism In Christian Communities, Erin Pauline Rooney 2018 Seattle Pacific University

What Does It Mean To Be A Christian Woman? Sustaining And Empowering The Female Christian Faith In Light Of Sexism In Christian Communities, Erin Pauline Rooney

Seattle Pacific Seminary Projects

What helps young Christian women sustain their faith in the face of sexism within Christian communities? Are there practices or traditions that leaders of these Christian communities need to consider to better support young Christian women? Do young Christian women find value in studying theology, history, and hermeneutics from female perspectives, and if so, why? These are the guiding questions this project seeks to answer. This project involves a qualitative research study with a group of students within a “Women in Christianity” course at Seattle Pacific University. Participants were interviewed twice during the course and also forwarded their written reflections …


The Power Of Story: Toward Dismantling Racism, May Tag Yang 2018 Seattle Pacific University

The Power Of Story: Toward Dismantling Racism, May Tag Yang

Seattle Pacific Seminary Projects

The traditional narrative of America is one that upholds Whiteness and reinforces a society built on a system of advantages based on race. The particular blueprint for narration of self and experience that I posit in this project stands in opposition that dominant narrative as I advocate instead for the flourishing of people of color through narration of self. I propose a call to people of color that we counteract and dismantle our racist system by telling our stories. In this project, I explore four theologians from the perspective of storytelling and memory: Father Robert Schreiter, Stephen Crites, Miroslav Volf …


Struck Down And Not Destroyed: A New Way To Carry Trauma, Rebecca L. Weygandt 2018 Seattle Pacific University

Struck Down And Not Destroyed: A New Way To Carry Trauma, Rebecca L. Weygandt

Seattle Pacific Seminary Projects

There seems to be an assumption in many Christian communities that suggest people should avoid the experience of pain and suffering. This is often communicated by encouraging those who grapple with difficult realities to have a positive perspective or attitude. As a future leader in the Church, I am concerned about the negative impact of this message on the emotional and spiritual health of people. I am specifically concerned about those who engage in the arduous work of reconciliation and peacemaking and how they can survive the inevitable pain and difficulty of this work over an extended period of time, …


The Black Reconciliation: Finding Restoration Through Healing Circles In A Racialized World, Geneva Ree Taylor 2018 Seattle Pacific University

The Black Reconciliation: Finding Restoration Through Healing Circles In A Racialized World, Geneva Ree Taylor

Seattle Pacific Seminary Projects

This thesis will examine the ways in which African American communities can engage in a healing process that will produce personal, relational, communal, societal and global restoration. This project will specifically identify and examine the trauma and brokenness that African Americans experience in a racialized society. To accomplish this, a theological foundation will be established that will help to develop strategies, tools, and skills that can support the process of healing and restoration. In addition, this thesis will explain how current models of reconciliation are not adequate to address the deeply rooted complexities that people of color face in America. …


Belong, Become, Believe: A New Model For Children's Ministry Building Toward A Holistic Vision Of Discipleship And Diversity In Multi-Ethnic Children's Ministry, Katey Hage 2018 Seattle Pacific University

Belong, Become, Believe: A New Model For Children's Ministry Building Toward A Holistic Vision Of Discipleship And Diversity In Multi-Ethnic Children's Ministry, Katey Hage

Seattle Pacific Seminary Theses

As the Church in the United States grapples with challenging issues of race and racism that permeate our world, children’s ministry is also impacted by these very same issues and lived experiences for a diverse community of people. This thesis seeks to help the church acknowledge that all children have particular racial and cultural identity that is formed within family and social system contexts; and it seeks to affirm the belief that children are God’s good creation and made in the image of God. With these truths in place, connections can be drawn between a child’s cultural and racial identity …


Informed And Formed By Theological Education, Kathleen A. Cahalan 2018 College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

Informed And Formed By Theological Education, Kathleen A. Cahalan

School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications

This essay explores the author’s experiences of both the contributions and the limits of the varied ways in which the meaning and purpose of theological education have been understood: as a habitus, as liberating praxis, as faith seeking understanding, as the clerical paradigm, as scholarship for the church, as spiritual practice, and as practical knowing. With appreciation for each, she concludes that theological education is a disciplined way of life in search of wisdom for our times.


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