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Creation, Life, And Hope: Essays In Honor Of Jacques B. Doukhan, Jiri Moskala

All Books

No abstract provided.

Biblical Principles Which Can Lead The Campus Beyond The Categories Of Political Correctness Towards A Resolution Of Tension, Kenneth N. Young, Yvonne Redmond-Brown

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 4th Annual National Conference (1999)

“Faculty of color in higher education, in general, face unique challenges simply by their presence, therefore, it is unrealistic to expect that Christian institutions are immune to secular cultural influences.”

"The People Of God" In The Old Testament: The View Of Eichrodt And Gutierrez As Evaluated By Confessional Lutheran Hermeneutics, Acir Raymann

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

This dissertation is about the concept of People of God in the Old Testament in late Academic Theology and in Liberation Theology as evaluated by Lutheran Hermeneutics.

"An Evaluation Of Praise Music As A Genre For Incorporation Into Lutheran Worship", Randy Schultz

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Luther was truly a great liturgist. Along with his reform of the Mass, which included his Formula Missae and his Deutsche Messe, he also produced two baptismal rites, an Order of Marriage, an Order for Confession, a German and Latin Litany, and an Ordination Rite. He also contributed commentary on worship in general, wrote several hymns, and produced music. For the purpose of this project we will focus primarily on his reform of the Mass and his selection of hymns.

Stewardship Educational Program Based On The Lukan Pericopes (Pentecost Season - Series C), Glen Borhart

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This Major Applied Project seeks to enable the members of the congregation to grow in the stewardship of all that the Lord has entrusted to their care. Through regular and ongoing scriptural education the members of the congregation will mature in their faith. As faith grows, Christian stewardship grows. The scope of this Major Applied Project is limited, yet the principles utilized here will serve as a model for any pastor or congregation to better implement a program of year-round stewardship education. By its connection to the weekly Gospel readings, the program addresses the Christian's role as steward in the …

Program - The Twelfth Calvin Symposium On Worship And The Arts, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

The Calvin Symposium on worship and the Arts aims to bring together worship leaders and planners, pastors and youth leaders, artists and musicians from many church traditions to engage in worship, fellowship, learning, and discussion around preaching, drama, organ and choral music, worship, visual art, and congregational song.

The conference program is both ecumenical and Reformed, both principled and practical, both appreciative of a heritage and open to contemporary expression.

Have We Need Of Invoking Postmodernity? Identity And Difference In Theological Discourse, Jeffrey Bloechl

Journal for Christian Theological Research

While the term "postmodernity" remains vague or equivocal, theologians increasingly concede that it is one which they can not avoid trying to understand and deal with. One definition of the term proceeds by way of sharp contrast with specific features of modernity, thus clearly distinguishing postmodernity from even late modernity. The key to this distinction seems to be a particular conception of "difference" which is worked out rigorously in Heidegger's, "The Principle of Identity." Proceeding from Heidegger's claim to think difference anterior to identity, postmodernity is then presented here as the source of considerable difficulty to a theology which would …

Review: Life In The Face Of Death, Gary R. Habermas

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

No abstract provided.

Journal In Entirety

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Chiasmus Bibliography, John W. Welch, Daniel B. Mckinlay

Maxwell Institute Publications

Introduction

John W. Welch

In 1978, my colleagues and I completed our work on Chiasmus in Antiquity, which was published in 1981 by Gerstenberg Verlag in Hildesheim, Germany. That volume contained a bibliography generated mainly by Robert F. Smith. Over the past two decades, I have continued to collect bibliographical information on numerous books and articles that either speak about or make use of chiasmus. Those additional sources have been included here, expanding the earlier bibliography, in an effort to be as comprehensive as possible. These items are presented alphabetically by author, and again in four main categories. Brief annotations …

Book Reviews, Dan G. Johnson, Bill T. Arnold, Peter Herbert Dongell, Bill T. Arnold, Paul N. Anderson, N. Clayton Croy

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

The Spirituality Of The Magnificat, Mary Catherine Nolan

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

Poverty Of Spirit And The "Marvelous Deeds" Of God As Seen In Mary's Magnificat: Reflections From The Hebrew Scriptures, Aristide M. Serra

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

Perspectives On The Church And Church Growth Theory, Charles Van Engen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

Because we will be talking about the church and its nature during this conference, I thought it might be good for us to be reminded of some basic characteristics of the church and the various ways the church has seen itself. At the risk of oversimplification, I would like to briefly survey ten broad perspectives on the Church which one may derive from the Church’s history and relate them to Church Growth theory. The ten perspectives mentioned in this paper are in no way meant to be exhaustive of the multiple ways one may view the Church. I do not …

The Deacon: Ministry Through Words Of Faith And Acts Of Love, Benjamin Hartley, Paul E. Van Buren

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

From the moment the 1996 General Conference of The United Methodist Church reordered its ministry and adopted the new Order of Deacon, there has been much speculation on the meaning of the new Order, how it should be developed, and what difference it should make. (Some saw no reason for the new Order or could not grasp the reason for such an Order, and others thought they knew all the answers and have judged the establishment of the deacon on their understandings.)

The Section of Deacons and Diaconal Ministries in the Division of Ordained Ministry has the responsibility of resourcing …

Marian Studies--Scripture, Bertrand Buby

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

Reader Identification And Alienation In The Legal Rhetoric Of The Pentateuch, James W. Watts

Religion - All Scholarship

Three voices dominate Pentateuchal discourse in turn: the omniscient narrator relates the stories of Genesis and Exodus, YHWH delivers the laws of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, and Moses combines narrative and law in the rhetoric of Deuteronomy. These three dominant voices of the Pentateuch are interdependent and almost interchangeable: the anonymous narrator, like Moses the scribe, requires both divine inspiration and reader acceptance for authorization of the story; the divine lawgiver requires reader acceptance of human mediation of the commandments; the prophetic scribe depends on authority delegated by both God and readers to interpret the stories, the laws, and the …

A Health Evangelism Strategy For Reaching Rural Indians With Giffard Memorial Hospital As A Model, Measapogu Wilson

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Like many nations, India offers notable opportunities for church growth in spite of its diverse cultural and language barriers. The challenge is to understand the growing populations. Masses of Indians are suffering from disease, poverty, and ignorance. They desperately need to achieve health and learn how to maintain it. About 80 percent of the Indian population lives below the poverty line and many are ignorant of healthful living. Health evangelism work can break down prejudice as nothing else can. At the same time, India is resistant to the gospel. A recent census shows that there are only 2.43 percent …

Assessing Marital Closeness Of Christian Married Couples Through Communication Instruction In The Local Church, Nina Lagreeta Davis Conner

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Old Testament: Jewish And Christian Bible, Rolf Rendtorff

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Postmodernism On Race And Gender: An Evangelical Response, Douglas Groothuis

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

The X - Factor: Revisioning Bibilical Holiness, Brent A. Strawn

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

The Pilgrim Gospel: The Old Testament As A Theology Of The Journey, David J. Pederson Phd

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Promise And Fulfillment In Hellenistic Jewish Narratives And In Luke And Acts, William Kurz

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Indicators Of Typology Within The Old Testament : The Exodus Motif, Friedbert Ninow

Dissertations

The Topic

This dissertation seeks to ascertain whether there are indicators of Exodus typology within the Old Testament.

The Purpose

Based on R. M. Davidson’s definition of biblical typology, various elements that comprise biblical typology such as the historical aspect, divine design, prophetic aspect, Steigerung (intensification), and eschatology are traced in a number of texts that deal with the Exodus motif. This examination seems to be crucial for establishing the exegetical and hermeneutical basis for the use of Exodus typology by the New Testament writers. Chapter 1 surveys the perception and use of typology throughout the centuries up to the …

An Evaluation Of Faith-Sharing Training In A United Methodist Congregation, Glenn Lewis Myers Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Spiritual Formation Curriculum For Oakland City University, Ray Gene Barber

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Tongan Pentecost Of 1834 : A Revival In The Kingdom Of Tonga : A Possible Key For Renewal And Unity For The Tongan Church Today, Manase Koloamatangi Tafea

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Feminism And The Major Female Characters Of Exodus, Scott Ashmon

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The scope of this thesis is feminist interpretations of the major female characters of Exodus: Shiphrah, Puah, Moses’ mother (Jochebed), Moses’ sister, Pharaoh’s daughter, Miriam, and Zipporah. I will demonstrate that feminists interpret the major female characters of Exodus in three general ways. First, some feminists interpret the major female characters of Exodus in proper contextual, grammatical fashion and end up with a more accurate portrayal of the women. For this thesis, the term “exegetical” will be the shorthand term for this type of interpretation. Second, other feminists interpret the major female characters in exegetical fashion, but then exaggerate the …

Book Review: Phillip Schaff. Portrait Of An Immigrant Theologian, Barbara Dobschütz

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Living in the light of a larger world experience, Philip Schaff, a Swiss educated in Germany and living in America, became one of the nineteenth century's foremost church historians. As a biblical scholar and theologian, Schaff became an advocate of the Mercersburg theology or "mediating evangelical theology." Schaff's intellectual and theological development, Gary Pranger's recent portrait argues, was formed in the context of an European-American exchange. Schaff's immigrant experience also provided the basis on which his later achievements as an advocate for ecumenical cooperation would become possible. Furthermore, Pranger's thesis contends that Schaff's own experience mirrored the nineteenth century world …