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From Pietism To Pluralism: Boston Personalism And The Liberal Era In American Methodist Theology, 1876-1953, Amos Yong

Dissertations and Theses

Boston personalism has generally been recognized as a philosophic system based upon a metaphysical idealism. What is less known, however, is that the founder of this school of thought and some of the major contributors to the early development of this tradition were committed members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The purpose of this study is to examine the contributions made by the early Boston personalists to the cause of theological liberalism in the Methodist Church. It will be shown that personalist philosophers and theologians at Boston University ushered in and consolidated the liberal era in Methodist theology. Further, it …

An Entry Level Lutheran Liturgy For Members And Guest, David Preuss

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Influences inside and outside the Lutheran Church are pressing for change in worship style from liturgical to some free form alternative. Often the purpose is to make it easier for guests without a liturgical background to participate. How can Lutheran congregations and pastors make their worship service more "user-friendly” without abandoning their liturgical link with the church of all ages and places?

First, establish the essence of Lutheran liturgical worship. How did the Lutheran Reformation deal with the need for changes? How are pastors today attempting to resolve the issue? How do we evaluate these endeavors?

One resolution is to …

A Vacation Bible School Curriculum With Special Emphasis On Mission Work In Kazakhstan, Thomas Baker

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

The purpose of the study is to demonstrate a specific technique in teaching a Vacation Bible School course for the purpose of increasing cognitive and affective learning. In the cognitive area, the students are to learn more about what the Bible reveals as well as the opportunities for mission work in Kazakhstan. In the affective area, the students are not only to become aware of the reason for their own inner struggles but also to become concerned about reaching out to those who have as yet not heard the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In the area …

Racial Separation : The Cancer Of Structural Racism Within Evangelicalism, Keith Kei Sunahara

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Calvin Seminary Forum: April 1995, David Feddes, David Holwerda, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., James V. Brownson

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - What's the Connection? - David Feddes
3 - Clear Teaching - David Holwerda
4 - Reply to Feddes - Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
5 - Response to John Cooper's Inclusive Language for God - James V. Brownson
6 - Response to Brownson's Response - John Cooper
8 - Preach the Catechism - Wilbert M. Van Dyk

Volume 13, Number 3, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 1995

Memorials 1995, James A. Borland

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Crusader, January 27, 1995, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

The student newspaper for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Articles include coverage of campus events and issues, sports, editorials and special features.

52nd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures -- Eternal Truth From An Upper Room: Great Themes From John 13-17 (1995), Jerry Rushford

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 52nd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, April 25-28, 1995. The Pepperdine Bible Lectures is an annual event hosted by Pepperdine University featuring a wide variety of lectures and classes on topics and themes in the Bible and Christianity.

Jerry Rushford, Lectureship Director

Patty Atkisson, Holly Brown, Tara Dawson, and Emily Lemley, Lectures Team

Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center Bulletin 3:1 (Winter 1995), Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center

Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Calvin Seminary Forum: January 1995, Harry Boonstra, David Holwerda, Craig Van Gelder, Calvin P. Van Reken

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - You Call that CRC Worship? - Harry Boonstra
3 - How Shall We Worship? - David Holwerda
4 - Seeking the Lost Through the Seeker Service - Craig Van Gelder
6 - Worship and the Second Commandment - Calvin P. Van Reken

Volume 13, Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Winter 1995

Hermeneutics In The Churches Of Christ, Thomas H. Olbricht

Restoration Quarterly

Olbricht, Thomas H. (1995) "Hermeneutics In The Churches of Christ," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 37 : No. 1.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Paul's Earliest Statement Concerning The Christian Church: A Review And Evaluation Of Research Into Paul's Association Of The Term Ἐκκλησία To Ἐν Χριστῷ In 1 Thessalonians, Roberto Pereyra

Dissertations

The purpose of the dissertation is to develop a deeper understanding of Paul's earliest statement concerning the Christian Church as expressed in the context of 1 Thessalonians. This understanding is gained through a review and evaluation of research into Paul's association of the term ἐκκλησία to the ἐν Χριστῷ motif in the context of 1 Thessalonians.

Chapter 1 reviews literature on the topic and introduces the study. Chapter 2 examines introductory issues of 1 Thessalonians such as authorship, date and place of writing, recipients, general situation, and purpose. Chapter 3 deals with the authenticity of 1 Thess 2:13-16, aliterary question …

The Remnant Motif In The Context Of Judgment And Salvation In The Book Of Jeremiah, Kenneth D. Mulzac

Dissertations

This dissertation attempts to fill a gap in studies on the remnant motif in the Old Testament by investigating this motif in the book of Jeremiah, a task not fully attempted previously. This study pursues the motif within the main theological framework of judgment and salvation in the book. Five technical terms designating remnant are considered: š^כr, plt, mlt, śrd, and ytr.

Chapter 1 canvasses the literature on remnant research from 1903 to the present. It is divided into two sections. The first deals with publications on the remnant motif in materials outside the book of Jeremiah. …

Public Readings And Pentateuchal Law, James W. Watts

Religion - All Scholarship

References to reading are remarkably sparse in the Hebrew Bible. Though the variety of forms and styles in the biblical books attests an ancient literary culture in Israel, there is little explicit mention of reading prophecy and virtually no references to reading hymns or history. Most references to reading portray the reading of law.

Such references provide valuable insights into how the Pentateuch's writers expected their work to be read. Reading expectations make up the components of genre and shape the conventions used by writers to compose their works. Thus accounts of law readings also illulllinate the ancient literary conventions …

He Hears The Cry Of The Poor: Full Text

Maloney, Robert

Publisher's Note: He Hears the Cry of the Poor is based on conferences and talks Father Maloney gave to Vincentians and Daughters of Charity during the last two years. Drawing from the letters and conferences of Vincent de Paul, he then makes the solid connection to contemporary issues. It touches on vital questions for religious communities today: the renewal of community and prayer life; the apostolate; the growing international character of communities and the related inter-cultural challenges; inculturation; and the shift in vocations from North to South. Father Maloney offers his many years of experience and expertise to relay an …

Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Seminar On Positive Resolution Of Interpersonal And Substantive Conflict In The Hazelton, British Columbia, Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Bruce B. Boyd

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Some form of conflict is associated with virtually every human relationship, including relationships involving Christians. Negative conflict situations frequently injure Christians, and sometimes conflicts are severe enough to cripple churches. The purpose of this project was to study whether the teaching of concepts and skills that are, first, related to the management and resolution of interpersonal and substantive conflict, and second, congruent with biblical principles will have a positive impact upon how parishioners understand conflict and, as a result, upon how they behave in conflict situations so that the negative results of conflict are reduced and the positive results …

Understanding The Bible, Ronald D. Worden

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.

The Name Israel And Related Expressions In The Books Of Amos And Hosea, Ganoune Diop

Dissertations

This study provides an investigation of the occurrences of the designation "Israel," the related names "Judah," "Jacob," "Joseph," "Isaac," "David," "Ephraim," and their combinations in the books of Amos and Hosea in order to find out their referents and the reasons for their usages. Chapter 1 provides a statement of the problem, pointing out the considerable divergence of opinions regarding the etymology, origin, and usage of the designation "Israel." Chapter 2 begins with a review of etymological and historical points of view in order to provide a background for the study. Then follows a review of the literature that addresses …

Dying And Rising As We Grow Up: Lifelong Baptismal Formation, Elaine Ramshaw

Institute of Liturgical Studies Occasional Papers

(Excerpt)

In honor of David Truemper, who taught me the Lutheran Confessions, I want to begin with a quotation from the Large Catechism. Luther writes: Thus we see what a great and excellent thing baptism is, which snatches us from the jaws of the devil and makes God our own, overcomes and takes away sin and daily strengthens the new man, always remains until we pass from this present misery to eternal glory. Therefore let everybody regard his baptism as the daily garment which he is to wear all the time. Every day he should be found in faith and …

Distorted Mirrors: Antonius Margaritha, Johann Buxtorf And Christian Ethnographies Of The Jews, Stephen G. Burnett

Department of Classics and Religious Studies: Faculty Publications

Antonius Margaritha's Entire Jewish Faith (1530) and Johann Buxtorf's Jewish Synagogue (1603) were the two most influential Christian ethnographies of the Jews written during the early modern period. Margaritha and Buxtorf were not disinterested ethnographers who sought to provide a balanced and fair appraisal of Jewish life and religion, but were Christians who were violently opposed to Judaism, and their descriptions were to some degree skewed by their theological and social agendas. They criticized Judaism and the Jews from three different perspectives: Judaism as a biblical theology, the social interaction of ordinary Jews and Christians, and Jewry as an order …

An Examination Of Educational Principles As Applied To An On—Going Congregational Program Of Childhood And Adult Education, James Keuch

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

The role of education within the parish context has long been recognized as a necessary and integral component of parish ministry. The scores of confirmation and Sunday School materials available on the market today illustrate the variety of techniques and approaches used to educate children. But education does not, or should not, end with the onset of puberty. Education, and Christian education in particular, needs to be an ongoing facet for the adult as well. To that end, this project will seek to present some of the philosophical foundations and practical methods of adult education within the parish.

Calvin Seminary Forum: April 1994, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., David Holwerda, John W. Cooper, Calvin P. Van Reken

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - Ordination of Women and of Gays: Are they on Par? - Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
3 - Synods and Crisis - David Holwerda
5 - Inclusive Language for God: Its Time to Take a Stand - John Cooper
8 - A Parable of Grace - Calvin Van Reken

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 29 No 1 - April 1994), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: John Bolt - 9 / "Covenant" Overload in Reformed Theology by John H. Stek - 12 / The Continuing Conundrum: Calvin and the Conditionality of the Covenant by Peter A. Lillback - 42 / The Covenant of Works and the Stability of Divine Law in Seventeenth-Century Reformed Orthodoxy: A Study in the Theology of Herman Witsius and Wilhelmus à Brakel by Richard A. Muller - 75 / The Doctrine of the Abrogations in the Federal Theology of Johannes Cocceius (1603-1669) by W. J. Van Asselt - 101 / The Perkinsian Moment of Federal Theology by Michael McGiffert - …

Deaf Apostolate Newsletter, Winter 1994

Deaf Apostolate Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Boston, MA

Deaf Apostolate Newsletter Finding Aid

The Flowering Of Old Testament Theology: A Reader In Twentieth-Century Old Testament Theology Edited By Ben C. Ollenburger, Elmer A. Martens, And Gerhard F. Hasel, Dana M. Pike

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Jesus And Peace, Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Using recent biblical scholarship, this essay seeks to clarify Jesus' teachings on peace and their implications for those who desire to follow his way.

The Impact Of Spiritual Formation On Church Growth Among United Methodist Elders In West Virginia, David Dwight Spence

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 28 No 2 - November 1993), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: The Dutch Connection by John Bolt - 263 / A History of Theology and Spirituality in the Dutch Reformed Churches (Gereformeerde Kerken), 1892-1992 by Jan Veenhof - 266 / The Dutch Second Reformation (Nadere Reformatie) by Joel R. Beeke - 298 / The Catholic Origins and Calvinist Orientation of Dutch Reformed Church Law by John Witte, Jr. - 328 / Scripture Read and Interpreted: The Development of the Doctrine of Scripture and Hermeneutics in Gereformeerde Theology in the Netherlands by H. M. Vroom - 352 / Public Theology? A Current Dutch Discussion by David Graham Murphy - 372 …