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Historically Informed Rendering Of The Librettos From Bach's Church Cantatas, Michael Marissen

Music Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Religious Liberty In Comparative Perspective: The Catholic Churhc's Theological Odyssey And The Basis Of The Social Concept Of The Russian Orthodox Church, Laurie Johnston

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Root, Shoot, And Fruit: From Missio Dei To Mission Today, Anthony J. Gittins C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

The Narrative Function Of The Temple In Luke-Acts, Ronald C. Fay

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

No abstract provided.

Finding A Balance Between Church And Academia: Baptist Theological Education In Estonia, Toivo Pilli

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

The Cambridge Companion To John Calvin (Book Review), John B. Roney

History Faculty Publications

Book review by John Roney.

McKim, D. K. (Ed.). (2004).The Cambridge companion to John Calvin. Cambridge University Press.

ISBN 9780521816472; 9780521016728 (pbk.)

Development Of A Servant Leadership Training Process For Elected Board Chairpersons, Larry Tieman

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This project is an exercise in training board chairpersons to become servant leaders who will bring people and programs together for the completion of identified tasks within the life of the congregation. The project will seek to: 1) clarify the roles of eight chairpersons; 2) form the chairpersons into servant leaders; and 3) mentor each chairperson through the counsel and guidance of others.

As a result of the project the percentage of active members has increased by 58% and the average member gives 33% more time in service to the church.

Matthew's Parable Of The Talents: A Story Of Faith, Terry N. Barnes

Faculty Dissertations

Jesus often used the powerful tool of story in his teaching and preaching ministry for the purpose of conveying spiritual truth. In Matthew chapter 25, Jesus tells the parable of the talents. This is a story of an exceedingly wealthy master who entrusts to his servants very large sums of money, then departs on a journey. After a long time the master returns and asks for an accounting from those servants concerning their actions. Those who worked hard were praised and rewarded by their master. The one who produced no monetary gain did not fare as well.

At first reading, …

The Rapture Of The Church: A Doctrine Of The Early Church Or A Recent Development Of The Dispensational Movement?, David K. Hebert

College of Theology and Ministry Faculty Research and Scholarship

This thesis investigated whether the doctrine of the premillennial, pretribulation Rapture of the Church, as a separate event from Jesus’ second coming, originated in the early Church or with the Dispensational Movement around 1830. Although the term “rapture” does not itself appear in Scripture, it comes from the Latin words, rapere and rapiemur and from the Greek word harpazo (which does appear in the New Testament). The New Testament text supports the concept of a Rapture of the Church, as well as being confirmed by the raptures of Enoch, Elijah and Jesus. There are related terms in the New Testament …

The Impact Of The Reformation On The Fine Arts, John D. Wilsey

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

If Your God Has Really Spoken To You… Then All The World Must Hear It: The Discourses Of Revelation And Satire In Salman Rushdie’S The Satanic Verses, Conrad William

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

In his essay, “Is Nothing Sacred?”, Salman Rushdie lays out a place for literature as an arena in which various perspectives may interact. He thereby provides a context for the controversy regarding his books, most particularly The Satanic Verses. Despite his claims, however, literature, as Rushdie conceives it, operates not simply as an arena for discourse but similarly as a rule-maker, controlling the discourse which operates within its bounds. The Satanic Verses, in particular, suggests that revelation as it passes through unstable and hybrid human language loses its authority and power to speak purely or dogmatically. In so …

Reading Scripture With Both Eyes Open: God's Story Could Be Hazardous To Your Status Quo, Winn Griffin

Seminary Masters Theses

The real-world ministry problem addressed in this dissertation is: Scripture is often read and studied in a de-storied, fragmented way as a result of the Enlightenment Project. This problem will be addressed by: proposing a theological narrative (Stor/) as the alternative way of reading and studying Scripture.

Section 1 will discuss the problem of how readers of Scripture can be helped to understand themselves within the larger narrative of the Story presented from Genesis to Revelation. Section 2 will discuss the problem of reading the text of Scripture in a fragmented way as a result of the Enlightenment's propensity toward …

Reading Scripture With Both Eyes Open: God's Story Could Be Hazardous To Your Status Quo, Winn Griffin

Doctor of Ministry

The real-world ministry problem addressed in this dissertation is: Scripture is often read and studied in a de-storied, fragmented way as a result of the Enlightenment Project. This problem will be addressed by: proposing a theological narrative (Story) as the alternative way of reading and studying Scripture.

Section 1 will discuss the problem of how readers of Scripture can be helped to understand themselves within the larger narrative of the Story presented from Genesis to Revelation. Section 2 will discuss the problem of reading the text of Scripture in a fragmented way as a result of the Enlightenment's propensity toward …

Memorials 2006, James A. Borland

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Program Book - 2006 Calvin Symposium On Worship: Word, Music, Vision, Action, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

Program book for the 2006 Calvin Symposium on Worship, including the schedule, presenter bios, and practical information.

The Canonical Sense Of Scripture: Trinitarian Or Christocentric?, Alan G. Padgett

Faculty Publications

In this essay I develop a threefold sense for Scripture today: conventional, canonical, and contemporary. This is my “grammar” for evangelical theological hermeneutics. I explore in particular the canonical sense: the level of meaning of the biblical passage read in the light of the whole of Scripture, with Christ as the center and key. In dialogue with the Orthodox, I argue that such a christocentric approach must also be, finally, a Trinitarian one.

The New Covenant Law And The Law Of Christ, Olufemi I. Adeyemi

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

No abstract provided.

What Is The New Covenant "Law" In Jeremiah 31:33?, Olufemi I. Adeyemi

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

No abstract provided.

"Will A Man Rob God?" (Malachi 3:8): A Study Of Tithing In The Old And New Testaments, Andreas J. Kostenberger, David A. Croteau

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

Is tithing, that is, giving ten percent of one's income, obligatory for Christians? This first in a series of two articles investigates this question by studying all references to tithing in Scripture. The discussion commences with OT references to tithing prior to the giving of the Mosaic Law, then in the Mosaic Low, the historical, and the prophetic books. This is followed by a study of the three major NT passages on tithing. This article concludes that none of the OT or NT passages can legitimately be used to argue for the continuation of tithing in the new covenant period.

Review Of Asian And Pentecostal: The Charismatic Face Of Christianity By Allan Anderson And Edmond Tang, Ekaputra Tupamahu

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

No abstract provided.

"I Am The Truth": An Understanding Of Truth From Christology For Scripture, Alan G. Padgett

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Strengthening Congregational Ministry: A Program To Enhance Theological Schools' Capacities To Prepare Congregational Leadership, 1999-2003, Kathleen A. Cahalan

School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

From Here To Eternity A Biblical, Theological, And Analogical Defense Of Divine Eternity In Light Of Recent Challenges Within Analytic Philosophy, Douglas Allan Felch

CTS PhD Doctoral Dissertations

Four decades ago, several analytical philosophers began to reconsider the traditional doctrine of divine eternity, which maintains that time is part of the created order, that God is not subject to its limitations, and that the mode of God's existence (following Boethius) is "the complete possession all at once of an unlimited life." Critics objected that this doctrine was biblically underdetermined, that it was more Greek than Christian, and that it was incoherent since an eternal God could not redeem or be actively involved in the temporal world, could only minimally be considered a person, and could not possess knowledge …

Was Paul A Trinitarian? A Look At Romans 8, Ronald C. Fay

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

No abstract provided.

Can Postmodernism Handle The Truth?: A Review Essay, Jerry L. Walls

The Asbury Journal

Truth and the New Kind of Christian
R. Scott Smith
Wheaton: Crossway
2005, 206 pp. paper, $14.99

Whatever Happened to Truth?
Andreas Kostenberger, ed.
Wheaton: Crossway
2005, 173 pp. paper, $15.99

But Is It All True?: The Bible and The Question of Truth
Alan G. Padgett and Patrick R. Keifert
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans
2006, 187 pp. paper, $16.00

The So-Called "Ten Commandments" And The Relational, Vocational Decalogue, Mark A. Throntveit

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Truth And Terror: A Text-Oriented Analysis Of Daniel 8:9-14, Martin T. Pröbstle

Dissertations

Daniel 8:9-14 constitutes the climax of the vision report in Dan 8, and is arguably one of the most difficult Danielic passages. This dissertation investigates the Masoretic Text of Dan 8:9-14 by means of a detailed and comprehensive text-oriented analysis that utilizes linguistic, literary, and intertextual procedures.

In chapter 1, an overview of modern text-oriented approaches and the review of recent literature on Dan 8 pave the way for a description of this study's methodology, which consists of a combination of linguistic (syntax, semantics, and text-grammar), literary (style and structure), and intertextual approaches (textual relations within the book of Daniel), …

Special Education As Spiritual Warfare, David Anderson

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

This article reflects on a theology of exceptionalities and the hermeneutics of special education, and develops the notion that there is an aspect of special education which can be understood as spiritual warfare. The main thesis is that providing access to an appropriate and least restrictive education for people with disabilities involves “demolishing strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:4): removing barriers of ignorance, prejudice, stereotype, cultural mythology, and misconception as to disability and the personal worth surrounding individuals who have disabilities. The discussion is situated within the context of Nicholas Wolterstorff”s work on teaching for shalom (2002, 2004). After defining the biblical …

Henry Ford And The Cultural Mandate: Employees As Image Bearers And Other New Realities For Biblically Obedient Management Practices, Erik Hoekstra

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

Presentation from the regional conference for Europe of the International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education (IAPCHE) in August 2005, hosted by St. Andrew's Biblical Theological Institute in Moscow, Russia.

The Personhood Of The Holy Spirit And Why It Matters, Ron E. M. Clouzet

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

No abstract provided.