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Who Speaks For (Or Against) Rome? Acts In Relation To Empire, Matthew L. Skinner

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Window Shopping And Turf Control, W. Milton Adams

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

"In the past there has been much appropriate emphasis on the laity’s posture of respect toward church leadership. But what matters now is an equal and proactive posture of respect toward the laity. As new methods and new plans spring forth from the laity, cooperation and mutual respect must also spring forth. The result will look and function like a peer relationship. In today’s developing culture, the onus will lie on church leadership to rid themselves pf any turf control and instead develop skills of cheering, funding, and quickly embracing God-honoring lay ministries. So, a call to smooth the way, …

Obligations Of Grace, Mark E. Roberts

Empowered21 Global Network of Spirit-Empowered Scholars

Grace obliges recipients to respond in gratitude and obedience to God, the giver of grace. While the New Testament emphasizes God's grace given through Jesus Christ in a New Covenant with believers, the Old Testament emphasizes grace more than many Christians recognize. Grace is expressed in the Old Testament especially through God's free choosing of Abraham as the "father of the faithful," through divine covenants with Abraham, with the divinely constituted nation of Israel, and with the governing house of David. Such grace abounds when God's covenanted people fail to keep their covenant, yet God, after disciplining the covenant people …

Book Notices, Studia Antiqua

Studia Antiqua

No abstract provided.

Jesus As Leader: A Sacred Texture Analysis Of Philippians 2: 5-11, Tracy H. Porter

The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs

No abstract provided.

Folk Religion And The Pentecostalism Surge In Latin America, William Price Payne

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews, David Bundy, Moe Moe Nyunt, Brian Shockey, Michael Tavey, Zachariah S. Motts, Ryan K. Giffin, Bejamin D. Espinoza, Kevin Burr, Benson Gob, Shivraj K. Mahendra, Timothy J. Christian, Jeremy B. Griffin, Samuel Sidjabat, Rachel L. Coleman, Isaiah Allen, Babatunde Oladimeji

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

The Two Witnesses Of Revelation 11:1-13: Arguments, Issues Of Interpretation, And A Way Forward, Ian R. Brown

Dissertations

The narrative of Rev 11:1-13 involves two prophet-witnesses. The question of the identity of the two witnesses of Rev 11:1-13 has been answered in a variety of ways. In the history of exegetical investigation, they have been seen as two actual people, a symbol for a larger group, or even a symbol for inanimate objects. Clearly, some proposals seem more plausible than others do; however, the debate remains open. Indeed, the possibility exists that a stronger case could be made for a previous proposal or that a new one could be found that is more agreeable to scholars of Revelation. …

Identity Crisis Of Jordanian Bmb (Believer From Muslim Background) Women At The Beginning Phase Of New Faith, Sam Kim

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Postmodern Church, Timothy C. Lawless

Senior Honors Theses

Within the past twenty years, the Church (especially in America) has experienced dwindling membership and attendance, along with a host of other problems. Many of these problems are symptomatic of a massive cultural shift toward postmodernism, leading to discontentment with the Church. In attempting to respond to these challenges, the emergent Church has arisen as a major element of American religious culture. Their methodology and doctrine is heavily influenced by postmodernism, which presents a further challenge for Christian leaders and ministers. This paper will survey the challenges facing the Church, will describe the emergent Church’s origin and response to these …

From Reading To Revering The Good Book, Or How The Word Became Fossil At The Creation Museum, Susan L. Trollinger

English Faculty Publications

Given the complexity of this sacred text and the intensity with which Protestants have sought to glean its truths from it, it is not surprising that Luther’s “dangerous idea” yielded countless splits, schisms, and sects. Whereas once there was the Church, Protestants dedication to reading the Scripture for themselves has brought an endless variety of theologies, practices, and fellowships with no end in sight. While every one of these groups claims (whether explicitly or implicitly) that they alone have the true word of God, none has been able to arrest the flow of interpretations. With everyone free to read the …

"Pilgrimage Into Pentecost: The Pneumatological Legacy Of Howard M. Ervin", Daniel D. Isgrigg

College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship

Howard M. Ervin, a Baptist and Pentecostal scholar, paved the way for other scholars to defend the Pentecostal faith in the academic world. During the last half of the twentieth century, charismatics, evangelicals and Pentecostals scholars have debated the nature and function of Spirit baptism. This paper explores the life and legacy of Dr. Howard Ervin and his impact on the Pentecostal-charismatic community.

4. Some Reflections On Adventist Identity By A "Sympathetic Outsider" On The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Publication Of Questions On Doctrine, Donald W. Dayton

Questions on Doctrine 50th Anniversary Conference, October 2007

Paper

2. Evangelical Reflections On Seventh-Day Adventism: Yesterday And Today, Kenneth Richard Samples

Questions on Doctrine 50th Anniversary Conference, October 2007

Paper

A Revitalization Strategy For Central New York United Methodist Churches, Robert J. Norrix

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Memorials 2006, James A. Borland

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Towards A Theology Of Land For The New Guinea Islands, William Kenny Longgar

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Shembe, Ancestors, Or Christ?: A Missiological Inquiry Into The Status And Role Of Jesus Christ In The Amnazaretha Church, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa, Edley Joseph Moodley

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Dictionary Of Contemporary Religion In The Western World: Exploring Living Faiths In Postmodern Contexts (Review), James F. Lewis

Biblical and Theological Studies Faculty Works

When Samuel Clemens heard that a journalist had reported his passing, he quipped: “Rumors of my death, have been greatly exaggerated.” In a similar vein, the Dictionary serves to lay to rest the antiquated but oft-believed claim of secular elites concerning the imminent demise of religion. In 100 articles, written by 61 gifted contributors (18 of whom are from North America) the reader is informed of the staggering breadth, growing profusion and zealous tenacity of religion in modern human culture and its ability to ever morph into new and creative expressions. The authors are committed to the Christian tradition but …

Revitalization And The Church: A Study Of The Renewalmovement In The Sixth Conference Of The Brazillian Methodist Church, João Carlos Lopes

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 23 No 1 - April 1988), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: Calvin's Exegesis of Romans 12:8—Social, Accidental, or Theological? by Elsie Anne McKee - 6 / The Identity of Resurrected Persons: Fatal Flaw of Monistic Anthropology by John W. Cooper - 19 / The Threeness/Oneness Problem of the Trinity by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. - 37 / Scholia: Notes and Comments for the Minister. The CRC on the "Congregational Way"? by Henry De Moor - 54 / Book Reviews: Paul J. Achtemeir, ed. Harper's Bible Dictionary, reviewed by John H. Stek - 61 / Charles Bell, Calvin and Scottish Theology: The Doctrine of Assurance, reviewed by …

1988 - 70th Annual Bible Lectureship, "Missions In Crisis: Challenge And Oppurtunity," Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

No abstract provided.

Journal In Entirety

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

The Smiths - A Biographical Sketch With Selected Items From The Collection, Melvin E. Dieter

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Oral Roberts University Magazine (Spring 1971), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University...Now

Oral Roberts University Now is a publication of Oral Roberts University established to provide news and information on the university.

This issue includes:

"The Day it Happened" By: Dean Merrill

"Prologue and Promise" By: Lynn M. Nichols

"A Father for the Fledgling" By: Unknown

"Gaps" By: Mark O. Hatfield

"Grades, Games, and God" By: Dean Merrill

"The Dream" By: Oral Roberts

Mission: Vol. 3, No. 12

Mission

Mission: Vol. 3, No. 12. This issue contains the following articles: "What Did You Say?" by William J. Cook, Jr., "Is Anybody Listening?" by Wendell Willis, "Who is a Minister?" by John Allen Chalk, "Transcience, a poem" by Bob Rieder, "The Prophets and External Religion" by John T. Willis, "The Misfit, a poem" by Paul A. Parrish, "Grandeur and Misery" by Hubert G. Locke, and "The Great Pretender" by Frank Jones.

Oral Roberts University...Now Vol 1, No 3 (Spring 1970), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University...Now

Oral Roberts University Now is a publication of Oral Roberts University established to provide news and information on the university.

This issue includes:

• "The Unifying Center of our Student Life" By: Carl H. Hamilton
• "Maybe ORU is for you" By: Chuck Ramsay
• "Then What?" By Bob Goodwin
• "A Member of the Establishment Speaks" By: J. Otis Winters
• "Why Physical Education in an Automated Technical Society?" By: Jack Johnson
• "For this ORU was born...and Lives" By: Rev. Robert Stamps
• "Memo...to a Prospective Student" By: Dr. William Epperson

Oral Roberts University Magazine (Winter 1970/1971), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University...Now

Oral Roberts University Now is a publication of Oral Roberts University established to provide news and information on the university.

This issue includes:

"A Polish Odyssey" By" Lynn M. Nichols and Dean Merrill

"The Making of a Titan" By: Bob Brooks

"Quotes" By: John Lubell

El Movimiento Ecumenico De Dios, La Voz Eterna

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.

Oral Roberts University...Now Vol 1, No 1 (Fall 1969), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University...Now

Oral Roberts University Now is a publication of Oral Roberts University established to provide news and information on the university.