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I And Ai: Human Personhood In An Age Of Artificial Intelligence, Jonathan A. Powers, Daniel H. Strait

Academic Books

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Direct And Mediating Relationships Between Divine Grace, Legalism, And Mental Health, Branwyn H. Mccormick

Senior Honors Theses

Positive psychology has popularized the integration of religious ideas into psychological treatment. According to the literature, the experience of divine grace is correlated with favorable mental health outcomes, whereas legalistic attitudes are correlated with adverse mental health outcomes. It has also been found that the experience of divine grace is a mediator between legalism and mental health. However, the constructs of divine grace and legalism have both been relatively unexplored aside from a few studies using Latter-day Saints (LDS) populations. The current study seeks to analyze relationships between divine grace, legalism, and mental health using a conservative evangelical Christian population. …

Positive Factors Related To The Decision To Study For The Office Of The Ministry By Men Of The Lutheran Synod Of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana Sínodo De Nicaragua/Lutheran Church—Canada), Edmund Auger

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Auger, Edmund D. “Positive Factors Related to the Decision to Study for the Office of the Ministry by Men of The Lutheran Synod of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua / Lutheran Church—Canada).” Doctor of Ministry. Major Applied Project, Concordia Seminary, 2023. 128 pages.

The Lutheran Church throughout the world needs a continuing supply of men to serve as faithful pastors in the public ministry of the Gospel. The identification and spiritual formation of candidates for Word and Sacrament ministry is critical for the young national church body, Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua (Lutheran Synod of Nicaragua).

This project is …

Hospitality In The House Of God: Deconstructing Habit And Building Missio Dei, Julia A. Carlson

Doctor of Ministry Theses

This research project addresses neighborliness, change, and hospitality in the life of a mainline church of 1,200 members. It is a congregation that has traditional worship and programming with progressive values. The congregants are not comfortable with change and are coming to terms with the missing Millennial generation. Mixed method Action Research using missional practices of hospitality and neighbor interviews offered new faith formation and relationship growth with neighbors. There were also educational opportunities on change, the missional church movement, and neighborliness. The work relies on the theology of Serene Jones, Kosuke Koyama, and Miroslav Volf.

Ecclesia Semper Sanctificanda: Historic Models Of Catechesis And The Cultivation Of Social Holiness, Jonathan A. Powers

The Asbury Journal

This study aims to show how the maintenance of holy life and love in the church requires intentional and continual cultivation by the church. If the church is to be continually sanctified then it must intentionally invest in the sanctification of its members. The article examines three historic examples of catechesis in order to exhibit models whereby the church has taken seriously the task of forming disciples who display holiness of heart and life. This article looks at the Didache and On the Apostolic Tradition, as well a John Wesley's use of societies, class meetings, and band meetings to …

Five Hundred Years Of Reformation: A Joint Commemoration, Dirk G. Lange

Faculty Publications

In the sixteenth century, Catholics and Lutherans frequently not only misunderstood but also exaggerated and caricatured their opponents in order to make them look ridiculous. Now, the Lutheran World Federation and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity have produced a liturgy for a joint commemoration of the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation.

The Celtic Way: Order, Creativity, And The Holy Spirit In The Celtic Monastic Movement, Fiona Leitch

Senior Honors Theses

The Celtic monastic movement lasted hundreds of years and is responsible for much of the spread of Christianity to the West. Much of the movement’s success can be attributed to the Celtic Christians’ understanding of the importance of the role of creative culture and order as well as an openness and responsiveness to the leading of the Holy Spirit. It is these three things working in tandem that influenced the success of the Celtic monastic movement. Although the movement ended a thousand years ago, it can offer guidance and wisdom for carrying out ministry today. A case study of Cuirim …

Seventeenth Century Published Quaker Verse, Rosemary Moore

Quaker Studies

Early Quakers disapproved of most aspects of popular culture, and before 1661 they published very little verse. During the 1660s some thirty Quaker authors published verse, addressed both to Quakers and to the public. The impetus behind this surge of verse publication was probably the appearance during 1660 and 1661 of a number of papers by John Perrot, a Quaker preacher who had been arrested in Italy and imprisoned by the Inquisition . His writings, which were brought to England, included a considerable amount of poetry. Perrot was released in 1661 and returned to England, feted by many Quakers as …

Lobbying On Behalf Of The Faithful: Three Mainline Protestant Denominations And Their Advocacy Efforts On Capitol Hill During The 110th Congress, Julia Ann Summers

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

A number of mainline Protestant denominations engage in direct lobbying and grassroots advocacy efforts with Congress on behalf of the poor and other marginalized groups. This study explores the work of three specific denominations the Presbyterian Church [PC(USA)], the United Church of Christ (UCC), and the United Methodist Church (UMC), as religious special interests. Specifically, the study explores how they facilitated their policy agendas on Capitol Hill during the 110th Congress (2007-2008). This question is answered primarily through interviews with and surveys of the professional staff engaged in this work during that session. Results indicate that each denomination works extensively …

2009 Morehead First Christian Church Echo Newsletter, First Christian Church Echo (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Newsletter Archive

Morehead First Christian Church Echo Newsletter from 2009.

1995 Colam Program Book, Colam Committee

Conferences on Liturgy and Music

The program book for the 1995 Conference on Liturgy and Music (COLAM), including practical information, session descriptions, a schedule, and worship service outlines.

Mission: Vol. 19, No. 1

Mission

Mission: Vol. 19, No. 1. The articles in this issue include: "Transcending Nuclear Fear" from the Editor, "Black Hole" by George Ewing, "The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response" by Larry James, "The Nuclear Threat: Human Helplessness and Divine Power" by J. Robert Ross, "Clouds" by William T. Stewart, "The Shalom: It's Biblical Meaning" by Vicki and Brian Ritts, "Thoughts on Visiting the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial" by Edward G. Holley, "Doctrinal Reflections: Life Beyond Death" by Lynn E. Mitchell, Jr., "Forum," "The Restoration Movement on the Pacific Slope" by Laurence C. Keene, and "A …

1979 Morehead First Christian Church Echo Newsletter, First Christian Church Echo (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Newsletter Archive

Morehead First Christian Church Echo Newsletter from 1979.

Major Contextual Dimensions And Dynamic Factors In The Transmission Of The Judeo-Christian Religious Heritage According To Selected Writings Of Ellen G. White, Juan Navarro

Dissertations

Purpose. Christianity claims to have directly received by revelation from God a body of knowledge which has been preserved, developed, and handed down through generations. The purpose of this study was to determine what, according to Ellen White, are the major contextual dimensions in the transmission of this religious heritage and the dynamic factors involved in the process.

Method. The approach to this documentary study consisted of (1) carefully reading selected writings of White and collecting every statement related to the investigation; (2) logically arranging the information gathered; and (3) analyzing, interpreting, synthesizing, and presenting the findings in an expository …

Mission: Vol. 9, No. 2

Mission

Mission: Vol. 9, No. 2. The articles in this issue include: "Restore--Resist--Renew" by Harold Straughn, "In the Midst of Darkness" a Poem by Cled Wimbish, "The Troubled Family Finds a Friend" by Wesley C. Reagan, "The Longer I Stay" by Charles Coulston, "Beasley--Murray, Baptism, and the Baptists" by Lynn Mitchell, Jr., "Looking Out," "Books" by Michael Weed, "Forum," "A Note to Our Readers from the Board of Trustees," "Cross Currents" by the Editor.

Mission: Vol. 7, No. 10

Mission

Mission: Vol. 7, No. 10. The articles in this issue include: "Christian Health and the Critical Belief Factor" by Lyle W. Brooks, "Restoration and the Cultural Risk" by Ron Durham, "Seedpicker's Notebook," "Three Poems from Luke's Gospel" by Elton D. Higgs, "Crisis in Preaching: Interview" by Robert R. Marshall, "Ongoing Easter: The Sign of the Fish" by David H. C. Read, "Looking Out," "Books," "Movies" by John Novak and Mary York, "Forum," and "What & So What" by from the editor.

Mission: Vol. 6, No. 9

Mission

Mission: Vol. 6, No. 9. This issue includes the following articles: "Toward a Theology of Healing" by Foy C. Richey, "Choose Life, graphic" by J. T. Morrow, "One Giant Step for the Churches" by Edward Fudge, "The New Shape of the American Civil Religion" by Richard T. Hughes, "Openness and Growth: The Belmont Experience, interview" by Victor L. Hunter, "Jesus and George Gallup" by Wesley C. Reagan, "Self-Knowledge, verse" by Linda Robling.

1958-1959 Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Annual Booklet, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.), Christian Women's Fellowship (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Meeting Minutes Archive

1958-1959 Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Annual Booklet.

1958-1959 Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Yearbook., First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.), Christian Women's Fellowship (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Meeting Minutes Archive

The 1958-1959 Morehead Christian Fellowship Yearbook.

1957-1977 Christian Women's Fellowship Group Leader's Records, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.), Christian Women's Fellowship (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Meeting Minutes Archive

Group Leader's Records from the Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship from 1957 to 1977.

Officers Lists & Treasurer's Records, 1952-1988, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.), Christian Women's Fellowship (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Meeting Minutes Archive

Officers lists and treasurer's records of the Christian Women's Fellowship of Morehead, Kentucky from 1952 to 1988.

Suggested By-Laws For The Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.), Christian Women's Fellowship (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Meeting Minutes Archive

Suggested By-Laws for the Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship circa 1950.

Constitution And Bylaws, 1950s, Christian Women's Fellowship (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead Christian Women's Fellowship Meeting Minutes Archive

Constitution and bylaws of the Christian Women's Fellowship of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1950s.