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Postliberal Approaches To The Theology Of Religions: Presentation, Assessment, And Critical Appropriation, Joel Okamoto

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

This study focuses on the third type—the postliberal approaches to the theology of religions. In undertaking this, I have two basic purposes. One is to examine these postliberal approaches. This examination will include a description and analysis of selected postliberal proposals concerning issues and concerns in the theology of religions. The second is to assess these proposals on key issues and appropriate certain insights from the postliberal approach for the purpose of developing a Lutheran theology of religions.

While few proposals in the theology of religions have been characterized as “postliberal," there are considerable differences among them. Therefore I shall …

Does Protestant Fundamentalism Produce Traditional Views?: The Impact Of Religious Commitment Affiliation On Gender Role Beliefs And Political Ideology, Melissa Myers

Student Work

This research looks at the relationship between religious commitment/affiliation and traditional beliefs. Data from the 1993 General Social Survey is used to test hypotheses linking religious commitment and religious affiliation to traditional gender role beliefs and conservative political views. Findings show statistical significance but weak substantive support for the idea that fundamentalists hold more traditional gender role beliefs and political ideology. Future research linking these attitudes to the actual behaviors of men and women in fundamentalist religions is proposed.

The Homogeneous Unit Principle Revisited: Part On, Walther A. Olsen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

Walther A Olsen presents new perspectives on the most criticized principle of the CGM in his article The Homogeneous Unit Principle Revisited. His experience as a missionary, pastor and professor allow him to address the issue with fresh insight. The reader will see the homogeneous unit principle with new “church growth eyes” after reading this article. This is Part One of the study with Part Two to appear in the Fall 1997 issue of the Journal of the American Society for Church Growth.

Witnesses For The Defense A Lenten Worship Series For Holy Cross Lutheran Church Davenport, Iowa, Frederick Schuster

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This Major Applied Project is the preparation of a Lenten Midweek Worship Series based on the Gospel according to St. John for use at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa.

The project investigates the Lutheran theology of worship, the concept of worship in the Lutheran Confessions, the place, practice and purpose of Lent in the church, and the relevance of the Gospel according to St. John as the basis for the series.

The study culminates with nine sermon studies, one for each of the six Wednesdays of Lent, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 46, No. 3, Don Yoder, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Paul R. Wieand, Earl F. Robacker, Ada Robacker, Herbert H. Beck, Edna Eby Heller, Vincent R. Tortora, Frances Lichten

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Two Worlds in the Dutch Country
• Belsnickel Lore
• Carpet-Rag Parties
• Quilting Traditions in the Dutch Country
• Lititz
• Lititz Specialties
• Amish Funerals
• Pennsylvania Redware
• Scratch-Carved Easter Eggs
• Fractur From the Hostetter Collection

Review: 'With Roots And Wings: Christianity In An Age Of Ecology And Dialogue', Pamela Thimmes

Theology and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Review: 'Ecology And Liberation: A New Paradigm', Pamela Thimmes

Theology and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Adoption Of Christian Prayer In Native Hawaiian Pule, Kalena Silva

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Why Is There No Russian "Protestant" Theology In Russia? A Personal Outcry, Alexander I. Negrov, Miriam Charter

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

The Virgin Mary And The Baroque Image, George H. Tarvard

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

Menorah Review (No. 40, Spring/Summer, 1997)

Menorah Review

A Dissenting Voice -- More Resources By, For and About Jewish Women -- Individuals of the Jewish Persuasion -- Book Listing -- Recognizing the Other -- Copying Torah, Copying Love -- Book Briefings

Menorah Review (No. 39, Winter, 1997)

Menorah Review

An Interpretive Methodology With Supersessionist Forebodings -- Through a Glass Brightly: Seeing the Unseeable -- The 12th Annual Selma and Jacob Brown Lecture -- Controversy and the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Book Listing -- Jewish Civics -- Leah -- Book Briefings

Holy War As An Instrument Of Theocratic And Social Ideology In Judaic, Christian, And Islamic History, Robert Bruce Brown

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews, David A. Desilva, Randy L. Maddox, John Culp, B. Keith Brewer, John N. Oswalt, David P. Whitelaw D.Th.

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 46, No. 2, Nancy Kettering Frye, Jean-Paul Benowitz, Amos Long Jr., John A. Milbauer

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• "An Uncommon Woman" in the Age of the Common Man: The Life and Times of Sarah Righter Major
• Maintaining Mennonite Identity: The Old Order Church in Pennsylvania and Virginia
• The End of an Era: The Last One-Room Public Schools in Lebanon County
• Pennsylvania Extended in the Cherokee Country: A Study of Log Architecture

Excavations And Surveys In Israel 16, Israel Antiquities Authority

Excavations and Surveys in Israel (English Series)

Contents: Namrud Fortress, A-1968, Moshe Hartal [1], Banias, the Aqueduct, A-1876, A-2002, A-2122, Moshe Hartal [5], Banias, 1993, A-2057, Vassilios Tzaferis and Shoshana Israeli [8], Banias, 1994, G-58/94, Vassilios Tzaferis and Shoshana Israeli [10], Tel Dan, 1994, G-38/94, Avraham Biran [13], Margaliot Fortress, A-2069, Idan Shaked [16], Kh. el-Khurromiyé, *A-1933 , Hana Abu ‘Uqsa [17], Sasa, West, *A-1927, Howard Smithline [18], Peqi‘in, A-2297, Zvi Gal, Howard Smithline and Dina Shalem [20], Nahal Keziv, ‘Avdon Aqueduct, A-1614, Tsvika Tsuk [22], Hayonim cave, 1993-1994, …

Editor's Preface, Thomas A. Thompson

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

An Ecumenical Portrait Of Mary At End-Of-The-Century America, Donald Boccardi

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Recent Mariology (1997), Eamon R. Carroll

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

Occupation As Spiritual Activity, Brenda S. Howard, Jay R. Howard

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Although spirituality is rarely explicitly mentioned in the occupational therapy literature, it is implied as an interwoven part of the human system. This article explores the meaning of occupation in the context of sociological and Judeo-Christian theological frameworks and the meaning of spirituality in the occupational therapy clinic. A case is made for acknowledging spirituality in clinical reasoning as a centralizing component of the patients' motivation and assignment of meaning to life.

The Influence Of Out-Group Network Ties On The Television Usage And Attitudes Of Mormon Women, Lois D. Brown

Theses and Dissertations

Analysis of survey data collected from more than 400 LDS women (n=429) indicates that as the number of non-LDS or inactive LDS network associates increases, so does the women's identification with modern female TV characters. The frequency of network conversations about television also correlates to several television behaviors and attitudes such as watching entertainment and informational TV programming, identifying with modern characters, and regarding TV as useful. Mirroring the national trend, LDS women who are more educated use television less. A model is presented which details the flow and impact of personal network influence on the television habits and attitudes …

Toward The Great Jubilee 2000: Mary And The Search For Christian Unity, John Radano

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

Some Ecumenical Perspectives On "Ut Unum Sint," Pt. 3: The Virgin Mary, Mother Of God, Icon Of The Church, Intercessor: A Baptist Perspective, Larry L. Bethune

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

The Rhetorical Strategy Of Paul's Letter To The Galatians In Its Anatolian Cultic Context: Circumcision And The Castration Of The Galli Of The Mother Of The Gods, Susan Elliott

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews, Kenneth J. Collins, Henry H. Knight Iii, Randy L. Maddox, Charles E. Gutenson, Mark Elliott, Ben Witherington Iii, J. Steven O'Malley

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Liturgical Traffic In Culture: Gridlock, Beginning Drivers, Detours, And Dui, Mark P. Bangert

Institute of Liturgical Studies Occasional Papers

(Excerpt)

In the Sunday New York Times from March 16, 1997 a short piece with accompanying picture offered a report on a weekly liturgy at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, a liturgy which is very popular with young people. Entitled "The Faithful Are Casual at This Sunday Service," the article concerns a forty-year tradition of doing sung compline in a space which is almost totally dark except for about fifteen male singers, bedecked in cassock and surplice, who stand dimly lighted at portable choir desks. Young people hurry to the 9:30p.m. service to sit in the pews, lie prone …

The Restoration Of The Primordial World Of Genesis 1-3 In Revelation 21-22, Bruce Norman

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

No abstract provided.

Barriers In Traditional Ashanti Religion To Membership In The Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Amofah-Anane Asamoah

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The persistence of traditional belief and practice among about 30 percent of Ashanti traditionalists presents a great challenge to the Ashanti SDA Church on how to engage the traditionalists' with the gospel. The darker side of the Ashanti world is characterized by fear and insecurity. While Christianity presents an attractive doctrine of salvation in a transcendent sense, its emissaries have failed to provide satisfying ways of dealing with the forces of the spirit world. In addition, the Ashanti institution of chieftaincy involves closely connected socio-political and religious rites. The chief is both the central officiant in rituals of tendence …

A Strategy To Reach The English-Speaking People Of The Bay Islands Of Honduras, Stavely P. Elwin

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The English-speaking Seventh-day Adventist church in the Bay Islands has experienced slow growth over the last ten years. An evaluation reveals that some of the problems include poor evangelistic methods, few well trained pastors and workers, the churches' lack of support from the local mission and pastors, and no material provisions for the departments of the church. In addition, programs are lacking to help members come in contact with secular-minded people, and the methods used to improve the retention rate of newly- baptized members indicate there is a tremendous need for change in the style of evangelism in the …

Reversions In The African Church: A Case Study Of The Bagisu Christians Of Uganda, Francis Manana

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.