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A Program To Improve Bible Study And Prayer In The Humboldt Park Hispanic Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Julio I. Juarez

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

A survey conducted in the Humboldt Park Hispanic SDA church (HPHC) indicated that its members, like many others in our post-modern society, have neglected personal Bible study (PBS) and prayer. The results of this were evident in many aspects of their lives.

Method

This problem was brought to the attention of church leaders (elders and the church board). Consequently, a strategy was developed for involving all members in a week of prayer and seminars centered around personal Bible study and prayer. The seminars were based on a review of related literature. A survey was conducted before and after the …

The Sage Of Pure Experience: The Appeal Of Ramana Maharsi In The West, Thomas A. Forsthoefel

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Wilhelm Halbfass's seminal study of the concept of experience in Indian religions illuminates the philosophical ambiguities of the term and its recent appropriations by some neo-Advaitins to serve apologetic ends. Anantanand Rambachand's own study of the process of liberation in Advaita Vedanta also critically reviews these apologetic strategies, arguing that in privileging anubhava, they undervalue or misrepresent the importance given to sruti in Sankara's Advaita. In this article, I hope to extend the work of these two scholars, this time reviewing the unusually strong appeal of a modern adept of Advaita, Ramana Maharsi, to Western scholars and spiritual figures. …

Contextualization As An Approach To Folk-Catholics In Costa Rica : A Few Examples Of How Reading The Cultural Religiosity Of Folk-Catholics Can Provide Better Options For Evangelizing Them, Osias Segua-Guzman

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Response To Chuck Van Engen’S “Is The Church For Everyone?”, Tom Steffen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Review Of Fernando F. Segovia And Mary Ann Tolbert, Teaching The Bible: The Discourses And Politics Of Biblical Pedagogy, Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

Theological Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

About Our Contributors, Philippe L. Gross, S. I. Shapiro

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

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Congregational Character: From Stories To Story, Tom Steffen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The wide influence of television, media, and computer technology has created a story-telling culture in the United States. Dr. Tom Steffen suggests that denominational leaders and church consultants must begin using a story telling model of analysis to be effective in this new millennium. His insightful ideas are fully discussed in “Congregational Character: From Stories to Story.”

Black Zion: African American Religious Encounters With Judaism, Yvonne Patricia Chireau, N. Deutsch

Religion Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Reports & News

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

News and reports relevant to the organization and its topics.

Tributes: Sara Grant, Rscj, Bradley J. Malkovsky

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A tribute to Sara Grant.

Book Reviews, Francis X. Clooney

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of His Star in the East by Augustin Sauliere, Disputed Mission: Jesuit Experiments and Brahmanical Knowledge in Seventeenth-Century India by Ines G. Zupanov, Art on the Jesuit Missions in Asia and Latin America 1542-1773 by Gauvin Bailey, and The Call of the Orient: A Response by Jesuits in the Sixteenth Century by Anthony D'Costa.

A Church-Growth Strategy For Revitalizing The Kolhapur Church, Bhupal R. Chandanshive

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The task of this dissertation was to study the factors that have affected the growth of the Kolhapur church in south Maharashtra and to develop a strategy to revitalize the church. Twenty-five years ago, Seventh-day Adventist churches in Maharashtra were spiritually lively and active. But in recent years the churches have become weak; the attendance is nominal and there is little vibrancy.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kolhapur was viewed through the dynamics of church-growth principles, especially those applicable in the Indian context. The history of the church, together with membership statistics, provided information on the church over the last …

Tributes: Wilhelm Halbfass, Francis X. Clooney

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A tribute to Wilhelm Halbfass

Masculinity And Femininity: Origins And Implications (Chapter Two Of Growing Strong Daughters), Lisa Graham Mcminn

Faculty Publications - Department of Sociology

Excerpt: "God could have made one sex, but he chose to create two distinct image-bearing creatures. Articulating conclusions about how women and men bear God's image differently is difficult, perhaps because we believe we must first figure out which differences to attribute to environment and which are knitted into our beings at conception."

Spaces For The Spirit: Christian Spirituality As Represented By Australian Media, Jennifer Anne Jones

Theses : Honours

No abstract provided.

Review Of "Consecration Of Images And Stūpas In Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism" By Y. Bentor, Donald K. Swearer

Religion Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Leadership Development In The Christian Church And Churches Of Christ In Northeast Nebraska, Wayne Dykstra

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This project/thesis focuses on the leadership needs of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ in northeast Nebraska in general and of Wakefield Christian Church in particular. The leadership context of Wakefield Christian Church was analyzed utilizing a congregational profile inventory, the presentation of a leadership development course, an evaluation instrument, and conversations and interviews of the church leadership. The success or failure of organizations will depend upon the quality of the leadership. The objective of this project was to provide a leadership course which would produce better leaders who could make a difference in the kingdom of God and …

Vanity In Human Life-A Comparative Study Of The Role Of Hebel In Qoheleth And Wu In The Philosophical Thought Of Wang Bi, Samuel Hsiao-Yung Liu

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The aim of this study is to increase the mutual understanding between the Old Testament and ancient Chinese thought. The methodology is both cross-cultural and exegetical. Without the effort of exegesis, an understanding of hebel would be colored by one's own assumptions and prejudices. The same thing is true of ancient Chinese philosophy. The concept of wu was first discussed not by Wang Bi but by Lao Zia (in about the fifth century B.C.E.), the founder of Daoism. A$ a re-interpreter of wu, Wang-Bi developed the original meaning of Lao Zi and increased a new spirit for Daoism, Confucianism and …

1999 Ncod Pastoral Week Program

National Catholic Office for the Deaf (NCOD) Conferences

Documents from the 1999 NCOD Pastoral Week held in Tucson, AZ in 1999

• Program
• Pastoral Week registration flyer
• Banguet Program

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Menorah Review (No. 45, Winter, 1999)

Menorah Review

The Timeless Value of Heschel -- Religion and Politics -- Picks and Pans from the Feminist's Corner -- What We Are, What We Have, What We Are Able To Do -- Mendelssohn, Reason and Religion -- Mordecai Kaplan and American Jewish Orthodoxy -- Noteworthy Books

A Sense Of Place, Douglas E. Christie

Theological Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Reconsidering Solidarity In The Mormon Village, Todd L. Goodsell

Theses and Dissertations

In what became a classic rural community study, Lowry Nelson concluded in his first Mormon village series in the 1920's that the Mormon village is characterized by an extraordinary sense of solidarity. He claimed that this strong solidarity can be primarily explained by four factors of the social group: leadership, conflict, cooperation, and ideology. After resurveying the Mormon village in 1950, he concluded that solidarity had declined. However, a few problems become apparent to the present researcher looking back upon Nelson's findings. One of them is that Nelson never had a clear definition of solidarity to begin with. Another is …

Mission Appeal 1998 (October 30, 1998), Robert P. Maloney C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

The Tapestry Of Early Christian Discourse: Rhetoric, Society And Ideology [Review] / Vernon K. Robbins [Review Of The Book The Tapestry Of Early Christian Discourse: Rhetoric, Society, And Ideology, By V. K. Robbins], Rubén R. Dupertuis

Religion Faculty Research

In this book Vernon Robbins, Professor of Religion at Emory University, provides the most in-depth and systematic discussion to date of the method of Biblical interpretation known as socio-rhetorical criticism, a method he has been developing through numerous articles and books since the publication of Jesus the Teacher: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Mark in 1984. It should be noted that his Exploring the Texture of Texts: A Guide to Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation, a book similar to the one being reviewed, also appeared in 1996. Although both books contain a very similar outline, Exploring the Texture of Texts is intended to …

1998 Ncod Pastoral Week Program

National Catholic Office for the Deaf (NCOD) Conferences

Documents from the 1998 NCOD Pastoral Week held in San Antonio, TX in 1998

• Program
• Pastoral Week registration flyer

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Quality Of Fathering And Its Relationship With Family Background, Demographics, And Characteristics Of Present Family : A Study Of Seventh-Day Adventist Fathers And Fathers From A National Sample, Ruth Depaiva

Dissertations

Problem . Fathers have been assumed to play an important role in the socialization and education of their children. The need to understand the influence and the role of effective fathers becomes especially important in a generation which views fatherlessness as one of the most harmful demographic trends. The Seventh-day Adventist Church considers fatherhood vital for the normal functioning of the family. The present study investigated how selected variables from family background, demographics, and characteristics of present family are related to fathering as measured by self-report of fathering dimensions, practices, and satisfaction.

Method . Two groups of fathers participated in …

"Making Hegel Talk English" — America's First Women Idealists, Dorothy G. Rogers

Department of Religion Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Radar, Fall 1997

Radar

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in USA

RadarFinding Aid

Introduction: V. V. Nalimov – Scientist, Teacher, Friend, Mentor, Prisoner, Rope-Dancer, Master Of Meaning, Mystical Anarchist, High Priest, Apostle Of Spontaneity, Transpersonalist, T. R. Soidla, S. I. Shapiro

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

No abstract provided.

Conjure And Christianity In The 19th Century: Religious Elements In African American Magic, Yvonne Patricia Chireau

Religion Faculty Works

No abstract provided.