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Offenders For A Word: How Anti-Mormons Play Word Games To Attack The Latter-Day Saints, Daniel C. Peterson, Stephen D. Ricks

Maxwell Institute Publications

This book reveals the tactics many anti-Mormons employ in attacking the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In clear, straightforward terms, the authors explain the true beliefs of the church and how to see through the word games that critics use to attack it.

Offenders for a Word answers critics’ objections to Latter-day Saint beliefs regarding the Godhead, polygamy, salvation by grace and works, eternal progression, the premortal existence, the role of the Prophet Joseph Smith, the nature of the Holy Ghost, and much more.

Ncpd National Update, Winter 1992

NCPD National Update

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in USA

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Noi Nel Mondo, January-April 1992

Noi Nel Mondo

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Italy

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Led By The Spirit: The Life And Work Of Claude Poullart Des Places, Founder Of The Congregation Of The Holy Spirit, Seán P. Farragher

Spiritan Books

Contents

Preface (p.XI)

Chapter One: Early Years, 1679-1688 (p.1)

• Illustrations p. 3,8,13

Chapter Two: Secondary Education, 1688-1695 (p.15)

• Illustrations p. 18

Chapter Three: Third Level Student, 1695-1698 (p.27)

• Illustrations p. 30, 39

Chapter Four: A Hectic Summer - An Appointment at Versailles (p.41)

• Illustrations p. 47

Chapter Five: Nantes, Law Student, 1698-1701 (p.51)

• Illustrations p. 61

Chapter Six: A Crucial Retreat (p.62)

• Illustration p. 84

Chapter Seven: Paris - Collège Louis Le Grand (p.85)

• Illustrations p. 86

Chapter Eight: Founder, 1703 (p.109)

• Illustrations p. 124, 129

Chapter Nine: Progress and Crisis, 1703-1704 (p.130)

• Illustrations p. 150

Chapter Ten: Caught in …

Theological Reflection: From Marialis Cultus To Mission--A New Challenge In Liturgy, Devotions, And Popular Religion, Walter T. Brennan

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

The Geographical Landscape Of Tabernacles In The Mormon Culture Region, Crystal Wride Jenson

Theses and Dissertations

Although tabernacles do not hold the sacred meaning of Mormon temples, they are symbolic landmarks of the culture of the early Mormon Saints. Tabernacles were once an integral part of each community in which they were located. They were often the main buildings in the community, reflecting the coherent, orderly nature of a Mormon town. Today, many of the original tabernacles have been torn down and others are under the threat of destruction.

The first tabernacles built in the Mormon Culture Region were constructed in the 1850s. They were large meetinghouses built for the purpose of holding large general meetings. …

From Assassination To Expulsion: Two Years Of Distrust, Hostility, And Violence, Marshall Hamilton

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

'Peace: A Gift Of God, A Human Task': Toward A Liberation Theology For Northern Ireland, David Miles Moore

Honors Theses

PREFACE: I would have to cite the five months I spent in Cork, Ireland as the biggest motivating factor behind this paper. I knew next to nothing about Northern Ireland before this period. Soon after my arrival in Cork, however, I became fascinated with the socio-religious anomaly to the north of me. Since I became a religion major at Colby, I have always been interested in liberation theology. As I read about the poverty, injustice and violence that pervades Northern Ireland, I was reminded of the context in which Gustavo Gutierrez, Tissa Balasuriya, and Elsa Tamez write and live. The …

Guest Editors' Introduction, William G. Hartley, Larry C. Porter

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

The Nwagu Aneke Igbo Script: Its Origins, Features And Potentials As A Medium Of Alternative Literacy In African Languages, Chukwuma Azuonye

Africana Studies Faculty Publication Series

The present paper is a study of the origins, features and significance of the Nwagu Aneke Igbo Syllabary (otherwise known as the Umuleri Igbo Script), one of the thirty or so indigenous systems of writing which (re-)emerged in West Africa during the colonial period as a medium for challenging alien cultural values and for the re-assertion of the superiority of African spiritual and moral traditions and of the thought-patterns which lie behind them. Beyond the claims of a one-time prosperous land-owner and diviner, the late Ogbuevi Nwagu Aneke of the village of Umuleri in the Anambra Local Government Area of …

What You See Is What You Get: A Media Seminar For The Renewal Of Christian Values, John Glass

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

North American Seventh-day Adventists who spend considerable time viewing television appear to be increasingly patterning their lives after those lifestyles portrayed on commercial programs, consequently experiencing some of the problems (e.g., divorce) that secular individuals experience, yet tend to reject those who question television, nor seek to understand the impact television viewing has on character development, spirituality, and lifestyle values.

Method

Using recent scientific research as a basis, a seminar was developed that was designed to inform church members of the impact that indiscriminate viewing of commercial television programs has on character development and personal lifestyle values.

Results

The …

Text And Redaction In Jeremiah's Oracles Against The Nations, James Watts

Religion - All Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Good News, January 1992

Good News

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Michigan, IN

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Religious And Spiritual Elements In Young Adult Literature: A Content Analysis, Patricia C. Rosenberg

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to use content analysis to focus on the nature of traditional religious and spiritual elements in young adult fiction books.

Thirty-two books from ALA/s "Best of the Best Books 1966-1986" were read, and eight religious contexfs were checked. The findings revealed over one half of the books included moderate traditional religious contexts. About three fourths of the religious contexts were positive, but over one half of them were also negative. Most of the negatives were applied to religious workers and participants in religion. The one book which had strong religious context was totally negative. …

Vincentiana Vol. 36, No. 3 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

A Training Program For Lay Evangelists In The Principles Of Communication, Carl Fletcher

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Many dedicated lay people who are involved in evangelism often lack good communication skills. Consequently their effectiveness is impaired and the gospel work does not advance as it should. This study is undertaken to discover some of the principles of communication which can help lay evangelists to communicate the gospel more effectively.

Method

With the help of Biblical resources and selected literature on the subject, the project, in part one, examines some of the modes of Biblical communication found in both the Old and the New Testaments. In part two, the project presents a training program in the principles …

Saturday's Women: Female Characters As Angels And Monsters In Saturday's Warrior And Reunion, Nola Diane Smith

Theses and Dissertations

Using theories of feminist criticism as explained by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar, the study concludes that both Saturday's Warrior, a "home literature" style play, and Reunion, a more artistically challenging play, reflect repressive cultural images of women. Both plays cast female characters into the roles of passive Angel, domestic Angel/Monster, and active Monster.

The Arts As Strategy Or The Arts As Process? : A Comparison Of Two Learning Approaches In Religious Education In The Catholic Primary School, S. L. Desker

Theses : Honours

This study examined differences in understanding of Christian values between two groups of children experiencing two different learning approaches in religious education in the Catholic primary school. One learning approach used the arts as strategy. In it children expressed themselves discursively through worksheet activities: colouring in pre-designed pictures and completing written sentences, paragraphs or crossword puzzles. The other approach was learning through the arts as process. In this approach children expressed themselves non-discursively through their creative products: paintings, play dough modelling and construction scenarios. Each group comprised 30 subjects who were in Year 5, and whose ages ranged from 9 …

Viewpoints: Hindu-Christian Dialogue In Austria/Vienna As A Typical Example For Interreligious Dialogue, Birgit Langer

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

According to the Indian Embassy at present 4800 people from India live in Austria. Among them are approximately 1000 Hindus. Most of the Hindus live in Vienna. Hinduism does not belong to the religious communities -- like Islam or Buddhism -- which are acknowledged by the Austrian State. Therefore Hindu children, who visit Austrian schools, are registered with the notice "no religion." In Austria Hindus represent a very small minority. Nevertheless several institutions and organisations are occupied with Hindu-Christian dialogue in quite different ways.

A Study Of Religious Attitudes And Problems As Perceived By Current And Former Seventh-Day Adventist Students At Seventh-Day Adventist Mission Secondary Schools In Hong Kong, Daniel Gim-Teng Chuah

Dissertations

Problem. In spite of the combined efforts of both the local churches and the schools, the church attendance of Seventh-day Adventist adolescents has been low. This present study was to identify the religious attitudes of current Adventist students and Adventist alumni of all Adventist mission secondary schools in Hong Kong and to determine the relationship of these attitudes to other selected variables such as Bible classes, spiritual assemblies, church services and activities, doctrinal beliefs, relationships with parents, teachers, and pastors, their own self-concepts, and peer and media influences. This study sought to relate also the attitudes with 14 background variables …

Public Life And Hostility To Religion, Frederick Mark Gedicks

Faculty Scholarship

Many who value the contributions of religion to American life have contended that American public life is hostile to religion. They perceive many of the Supreme Court's Religion Clause opinions as hostile to religion, and circulate anecdotes about the antireligious hostility of public life. Studies also suggest that some of the principle actors in American public life systematically marginalize religious viewpoints relative to secular ones. Nevertheless, others are baffled by the suggestion that public life discriminates against religion. These people note that religion is deeply (if controversially) involved in much of contemporary American politics, and dismiss anecdotes about such hostility …

Church Planting In The Korean Nazarene Church: An Evaluation Of The "1991 Thrust To The City Of Seoul" Program, Ki Young Hong

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The Korean Nazarene Church (KNC) plans to plant 70 new churches in Seoul by 1993 through the "1991 Thrust to the City of Seoul” program. To date, more than fifteen churches have been planted in Seoul through this program. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the KNC’s church planting effort in Seoul and offer some suggestions for how it could be strengthened.

Link, Winter 1991

Link

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Ireland

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Three Days In August: Reflections On The Soviet Coup And Its Consequences, Alan Geyer

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Nationalism, Religion, And Peace In Eastern Europe With Special Reference To Yugoslavia, Paul Mojzes

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Contact, November-December 1991

Contact

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Dublin, Ireland

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Owning And Controlling Technical Information, Vivian Weil

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, April 5, 1990.

Title Index, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Poland: Pluralism After The Experience Of The Desert---A Roman Catholic Perspective, Waldemar Chrostowski

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Confessions Of A Chameleon, Edward A. Geary

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.