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Addressing Mormon Female Communities: Working Towards A Woman's Capacity, Alyssa Snow Larson

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis project explores the discourse in Mormon culture addressing Mormon female communities. The discussion is sociological rather than theological and examines the functional characteristics of discourse found in the tradition regarding women. It sets out to review a paradox in the discourse addressing Mormon women that has been documented over time. I examine how this paradox in Mormon discourse establishes and limits women's roles; to do so, I use personal examples and the experience provided by thirteen women whom I interviewed.

The thesis is divided into three main discussions: Community, Discursive Action and Cooperation. My methodology involves a theoretical …

Redeeming The City: Exploring The Relationship Between Church And Metropolis, Meredith Ramsay

New England Journal of Public Policy

The author calls attention to a neglected force in urban political life by highlighting how positivism undermined scholarly interest in cultural forces, particularly religion. She shows that although community organizing was formerly led by leftist radicals, today it is led by the church. Five factors contribute to the leading role of congregations in grassroots organizing and urban revitalization. Analysis and interpretation of these factors led the author to conclude that secularization and urban restructuring have left only the church with a sufficient moral and institutional presence in distressed urban neighborhoods to spearhead a return to more direct participatory forms of …

The Cresset (Vol. Lxiii, No. 8, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

Designing A Needs-Based Mentoring Program For New Pastors In The Free Methodist Church Of North America, Mike Edward Conkle

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Apostolic Works Of The Congregation Of The Mission (Constitutions 10-18; Statutes 1-12), Lauro Palú C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 40, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

A Life Of Paradox: Thomas Merton's Asian Trajectory, Gary Houchens

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Anthony Padovano called Thomas Merton a "symbol of the century" inasmuch as he embodied many of the changes facing Christianity during the often tumultuous and violent, but increasingly pluralistic, middle decades of the twentieth century. Merton engaged in a "total ecumenism," in which he intensely studied other religious traditions, most notably the religions of Asia, in order to better understand his own Roman Catholic tradition. This paper will trace the trajectory of Asian ideas and experiences throughout Merton's life and analyze how these experiences transformed him from a narrow-minded monk to an ecumenical mystic. An ever-present subject emerges: the coincidence …

St. Vicent De Paul, Formator Of Priests, Stanislaus Wypych C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

Equipping The Equippers : A Covenant Group Training Model For Pastors, Debra Kaye Wallace-Padgett

ATS Dissertations

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Being A Vincentian, Being A Formator, Robert P. Maloney C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

On The Formation Of Formators (A Study Document Used In The General Council To Implement Some Of The Recommendations Of The General Assembly Of 1998), Robert P. Maloney C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

Contemporary Pilgrimage--The Schoenstatt Experience, M. Jean Frisk

Marian Studies

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Teaching Prayer: Pilot Survey Of Academic Courses On Personal Prayer, E. James Baesler

Communication & Theatre Arts Faculty Publications

The practical concerns of an individual interested in learning about prayer in an academic context are interconnected with the practical concerns about teaching an academic course on prayer. A pilot study proposed to investigate and evaluate the context and content of academic courses on personal prayer from the perspective of teaching prayer, asking what proportion of institutions of higher education offer courses on prayer, in which department, and on what level. The search was limited to the Christian faith, and in particular to private colleges and universities of the Catholic denomination. An online Internet search yielded a sample of 126 …

Information Vs. Formation In The Training Of Church Musicians, Quentin Faulkner

Glenn Korff School of Music: Faculty Publications

The inexorable erosion of purpose in the formation of United States clergy—which is of course a reflection of the current malaise in US religious life—is both well established and well-documented. An article by Paul Wilkes in The Atlantic Monthly reveals the uneasy situation in US seminaries of all denominational stripes:

The issue of personal spirituality of Protestant clergy has traditionally hardly ever been addressed in seminaries, and has not until recently been considered especially relevant. …faculty appointments are often made on the basis not only of scholarship but also of outlook. Religious beliefs are hardly considered. As for religious practice—attending …

Vincentiana Vol. 44, No. 2 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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Jing Wang. High Culture Fever : Politics, Aesthetics, And Ideology In Deng's China; Jing Wang, Ed. China's Avant-Garde Fiction : An Anthology, Xiaobin Yang

Journal of Modern Literature in Chinese 現代中文文學學報

This article reviews the books "High Culture Fever: Politics, Aesthetics, and Ideology in Deng's China" written by Jing Wang and "China's Avant-Garde Fiction: An Anthology" edited by Jing Wang.

John Wesley's Practice Of Using Exemplary Christian Lives As Patterns For Spiritual Formation, Paul Anthony Whiteford

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Growing The Devotional Life Through The Spiritual Disciplines Of Silence And Solitude, Timothy James Clemons

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Letter Of The Superior General: Mission Appeal 1999 (October 15, 1999), Robert P. Maloney C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

Crusader, April, 23, 1999, 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.

Vincentiana Vol. 43, No. 6 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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The Psychoanalyst And The Exorcist: Perspectives On Psychology And Religion, Diane Jonte-Pace

Religious Studies

A century ago psychology declared war on religion. Describing religion as "nothing but psychology projected into the external world," Sigmund Freud, the first psychoanalyst, mounted a campaign to expose religion as something far worse than a comforting illusion. He tried to show that religious belief and practice were harmful to both psyche and culture. In his view religion distorted and deformed the mind by demanding that we refrain from thinking deeply or from asking serious questions. Religion forces us, he claimed, to accept the authority of others, and it promotes excessive guilt and shame for transgressions of its mandates. In …

Psychological Well-Being And Spirituality: Constituents Of Successful Aging, Dorothy Sheilah Armstrong

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Explore, Winter 1999: Psychology And Religion, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Dear Readers; Letter From the Director; The Psychoanalyst and the Exorcist: Perspectives on Psychology and Religion; Interlacing Psychotherapy and Religion: Clinical Perspectives; A new Rapprochment between Psychology and Religion; The Shared Terrain of Psychology and Spirituality: An Interview with Gerdenio Manuel, S.J.; A unitarian Reflects; Being Muslim in a Catholic University; SCU's Jesuit Identity in the Eyes of a Non-Christian Professor; Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam: The Strength of a Jesuit Education; Reflections of a Jewish Faculty Member at SCU; The Investment of My Life: My Santa Clara Experience; Book review: Making Disciples, A Handbook of Christian Moral Formation; Coming …

Explore, Spring 1999: Faith And Culture, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Letter from the Director; Cultural Understanding in Jesuit Education: A Pedagogy of Engagement; The Emerging Role of Service Learning at Jesuit Universities; Cuba Experience and Jesuit Education; Cuba and the Jesuits: Fidel's Teachers Come Back to Life; A Conversation with Ron Hansen; Book review: Religion and Prime Time Television; Coming Events: Lecture Series, Spirituality Series, Bannan Visitor; Next Issue

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 …

Active Imagination And Christian Religious Experience: A Study In Relationship, George E. Trippe

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The focus of this study is the relationship between Carl Jung's practice of active imagination and Christian religious experience. The research is qualitative, using the heuristic research method as developed by Clark Moustakas. The experience of active imagination is defined and the practice is explained. Consideration is given to its values and benefits. In the heuristic style, the research focusses on the active imagination work of the researcher and four research participants. The active imagination case material of the five participants is summarised and depictions of their material are included which identify the nature, essence, and meaning of their experiences. …

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

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Nominations And Personnel Committee As A Tool For Laity Activation Within United Methodist Congregations Of The Alabama-West Florida Conference, Charles Ray Smith

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Muscogiana Vol. 9(1&2), Summer 1998, Callie Mcginnis

Muscogiana

No abstract provided.