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A Historical-Contextual Analysis Of The Final-Generation Theology Of M. L. Andreasen, Paul M. Evans

Dissertations

Topic

This study analyzes the teaching of the early twentieth-century Seventh-day Adventist writer M. L. Andreasen regarding a final-generation perfection that vindicates God in the great controversy between good and evil, comparing Andreasen’s views with related concepts in the writings of previous Adventist writers.

Purpose

The study has the limited objective of attempting to trace possible antecedents for Andreasen’s final-generation theology in the writings of other Adventists, in order to determine the degree of uniqueness or variance in Andreasen’s views. By means of this historical-contextual analysis, relationships are clarified between Andreasen’s views and those of other prominent Adventist writers, such …

Evaluation Of The Formal And Informal Curricula Of The North American Division Evangelism Institute, Calvin Novaraj Joshua

Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to conduct a formal program evaluation of the North American Division Evangelism Institute (NADEI). The goal of NADEI is to equip pastors and laity for ministry. It developed over 30 years, and has presented formal and informal educational programs during that time. This helped it emerge as an indispensable unit in the North American Division (NAD), Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary (SDATS), and Andrews University (AU). However, the programs of NADEI had not been evaluated.

Method. This study followed an Evaluative Case Study Design to evaluate the formal and informal programs of NADEI. Formal …

Week 10 - The Hidden Secret / Closing Thanks And Greetings, Calvin University

Campus Ministries Resources

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Week 06 - On Timothy / On Epaphroditus, Calvin University

Campus Ministries Resources

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Week 01 - Paul's Reason For Thanks, Calvin University

Campus Ministries Resources

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Beyond Belief: Japanese Approaches To The Meaning Of Religion, James Mark Shields

Faculty Journal Articles

For several centuries, Japanese scholars have argued that their nation’s culture—including its language, religion and ways of thinking—is somehow unique. The darker side of this rhetoric, sometimes known by the English term “Japanism” (nihon-jinron), played no small role in the nationalist fervor of the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While much of the so-called “ideology of Japanese uniqueness” can be dismissed, in terms of the Japanese approach to “religion,” there may be something to it. This paper highlights some distinctive—if not entirely unique—features of the way religion has been categorized and understood in Japanese tradition, contrasting these with Western (i.e., …

Shulchan Arukh, Amy Milligan

Women's & Gender Studies Faculty Publications

[First Paragraph] The Shulchan Arukh, literally translated as "The Set Table," is a compilation of Jewish legal codes. Written in the sixteenth century, it represents the first codification of Jewish law that is universally accepted by religiously observant Jews. It encompasses laws observed by both Ashkenazic Jews, those with German and eastern European roots, and Sephardic Jews, those with Spanish and Middle Eastern roots. Rabbi Yosef Karo composed the work in an effort to provide an authoritative legal text that would help to guide Jews in properly observing religious obligations. Although he composed the text before subdivisions of Judaism existed, …

Week 09 - Celebrate In The Lord!, Calvin University

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Week 08 - Chasing On To The Finish / Citizens Of Heaven, Calvin University

Campus Ministries Resources

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Week 07 - Warning: Don't Trust In The Flesh / Gaining The Messiah, Calvin University

Campus Ministries Resources

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Week 05 - How Salvation Is Worked Out, Calvin University

Campus Ministries Resources

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Week 04 - Unity In Everything / The Mind Of The Messiah, Calvin University

Campus Ministries Resources

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Week 02 - The King Is Proclaimed, Calvin University

Campus Ministries Resources

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Week 03 - To Live Or To Die? / The Gospel In Public, Calvin University

Campus Ministries Resources

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Evaluation Of An Elder-Leader Training Course For An Upper-Middle Class Church In Santiago, Chile, Michael John Strecker

ATS Dissertations

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The Wesleyan Doctrine Of Christian Assurance And Psychological Type, Greg Burgner

ATS Dissertations

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Item 1 Of 5 Next ► A Case Study Of The Contemporary Church Renewal Movement In Korea, Pil Won Min

ATS Dissertations

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Fighting The Good Fight : The Missional Use Of Militant Language, David Mark Durst

ATS Dissertations

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Toward Addressing Split-Level Christianity : A Study Of The Interaction Between Christianity And Folk Religions In Romania, Florin Paul Botica

ATS Dissertations

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Sanctuary In Time : The Effect Of Sabbath Keeping On The Lives Of Missionaries, Cynthia Shomo North

ATS Dissertations

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