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The internet is fast becoming a common means of communication on the information superhighway. Accordingly, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints launched its first official website in early December 1996.

Restoration Themes Explored

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

More than three hundred people attended "Pioneers of the Restoration," a conference sponsored by FARMS and BYU Religious Education that presented papers selected from a forthcoming volume in honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, emeritus professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University.

La Ley Y El Evangelo, Roberto Hoeferkamp, Marcos N. Kempff

Cursos de CoExtensión

Un documento teológico breve sobre la doctrina de Ley y Evangelio en la Teología Luterana y en ejercicio del ministerio pastoral. Ofrece aplicaciones a las realidad teológicas en América Latina.

Introducción Al Antiguo Testamento, David Brondos, Marcos N. Kempff

Cursos de CoExtensión

Este curso ha sido preparado para personas que desean conocer más el contenido y el trasfondo del Antiguo Testamento. Cuando se conoce mejor ese contexto, todas las historias y los pasajes del Antiguo Testamento cobran nueva vida y se hacen mucho más comprensibles. Eso es lo que queremos hace a través de este curso.

Historia De La Reforma, Wilbert Kreiss, Marcos N. Kempff

Cursos de CoExtensión

Curso preparado para estudiar la historia de los eventos y la teología en torno a la Reforma Luterana y el papel fundamental del reformador, el Dr. Martín Lutero.

Liturgia Luterana, Neemías Díaz Mazariegos, Marcos N. Kempff

Cursos de CoExtensión

Un estudio sobre la adoración de la iglesia de Cristo. Este trabajo ha sido elaborado con la honda intención de ayudar a quienes se preparan teológicamente para servir mejor al Señor, especialmente en el área litúrgico Luterano.

La Vida Y Obras De Martín Lutero, Rodolfo H. Blank, Marcos N. Kempff

Cursos de CoExtensión

Este texto de estudio es sobre la vida y obras del Dr. Martín Lutero, reformador del Siglo XVI y servirá para un entendimiento más claro y práctico sobre el desarrollo de la teología que profesa la Iglesia Luterana. Esta edición incluye una revisión completa del texto original. Se utiliza el libro de Roland Bainton, Martín Lutero, como base del curso.

Creación Y Redención, Arnfeld C. Morck, Marcos N. Kempff

Cursos de CoExtensión

Estudios autodidácticos sobre la creación y la redención, basados en el testimonio de las Sagradas Escrituras y los credos ecuménicos.

Quiero Compartir Mi Fe, Pablo Brink, Marcos N. Kempff

Cursos de CoExtensión

Este curso prepara a los miembros de congregaciones luteranas para la tarea del evangelismo personal. El curso involucra no solamente teoría sino también mucha práctica. El estudiante tiene que salir y hacer visitas evangelísticas poniendo en práctica la parte teorética. Este curso es un requisito para aquellos que buscan ser reconocidos como miembros con especialidad en evangelismo.

Evangelización, Raymond S. Rosales

Cursos de CoExtensión

Un curso sencillo de cómo evangelizar y cómo apoyar a los nuevos creyentes. Escrito desde la experiencia México. Forma parte del curso del Plan 70, iniciativa del Sínodo Luterana de México en colaboración con el Seminario Luterano Augsburgo – del año 1971.

Introducción A Los Evangelios, Ossi Kuoppala, Marcos N. Kempff

Cursos de CoExtensión

Conocer de manera introductoria el mensaje del Evangelio de Jesucristo en los Evangelios de Mateo, Marcos, Lucas y Juan. Hacer una reflexión personal y colectivo del significado del ministerio de la enseñanza de la Palabra de Dios y su predicación a través de los Evangelios. Hacer el ejercicio de aplicar el mensaje de los Evangelios a las realidades de la iglesia.

Iglesias Y Grupos Cristianos En América Latina, David Brondos, Marcos N. Kempff

Cursos de CoExtensión

Curso escrito para comprender las doctrinas y practicas básicas de distintas iglesias y grupos Cristianos en América Latina.

Andad En Amor: La Vida Cristiana, Roberto Hoeferkamp, Marcos N. Kempff

Cursos de CoExtensión

Curso sobre la ética Cristiana, aplicando el estudio de los Diez Mandamientos a

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Books On Cd And Web

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Two new FARMS books, Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited and LDS Perspectives on the Dead Sea Scrolls, plus other FARMS volumes and more than two thousand other works, are included on a new CD, "Infobases Collectors Library."

Imaging The Fire-Damaged Petra Scrolls

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

A FARMS-sponsored team specializing in state-of-the-art imaging technology is producing remarkable images of the Petra scrolls. These ancient papyrus documents were found in a charred heap during the 1993 excavation of a sixth-century Byzantine church in Petra, in southwestern Jordan.

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2 Insights, November 1999 Farms Through The Years, Part 1: A Conversation With John Welch And John Sorenson

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

FARMS's 20th anniversary this month gives reason to reflect on the Foundation's past progress and future promise. The following article begins a three-part series, each installment featuring comments from two people who figure prominently in the history and ongoing work of FARMS. John W. (Jack) Welch and John L. Sorenson were involved with FARMS since its inception, Stephen D. Ricks and Noel B. Reynolds were administrative officers during the organization's middle years, and Daniel C. Peterson and Daniel Oswald are current administrative officers at FARMS. This first segment presents responses from separate interviews conducted by Don Brugger, managing editor of …

Elder Pinnock, Professor Nibley To Speak On Temples

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On 4 December FARMS will sponsor a conference at BYU titled "Temples through the Ages." The three-hour event will comprise four presentations, including a keynote address by Elder Hugh W. Pinnock and a concluding lecture by Hugh W. Nibley.

Counselors’ Spirituality, Attitudes Toward Suicide, And Self-Efficacy In Conducting Suicide Risk Assessment, Tayler Hendrix

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The present study aimed to explore the relationship between perceived spiritual support and counselor self-efficacy in conducting suicide risk assessment, and the moderating effects of attitudes about suicide on this relationship. Based on existing theory and empirical evidence, perceived spiritual support was hypothesized to have a positive predictive relationship with counselor self-efficacy in performing suicide risk assessment; further, four different constructs pertaining to attitudes toward suicide were also hypothesized to moderate the strength and direction of this relationship. A sample of Master’s level clinicians and advanced standing Master’s graduate students (N=132) completed on online survey containing instruments measuring perceived spiritual …

Evangelical Prayer Beads: An Opportunity To (Re)Introduce The Use Of Prayer Beads To Evangelicals, Dan Alex Payne

Doctor of Ministry

I see an opportunity today for Evangelicals to become familiar with contemplative practices such as labyrinths, centering prayer, Lectio Divina, and prayer beads. The purpose is to foster interest in early Christian contemplative practices, particularly the use of prayer beads. Section One lays out how this project benefits Evangelicals who recognize the need for a more holistic approach to faith rooted in ancient Christian discipline. Evangelicals tend toward an overly intellectualized faith, which can be rectified through a tactile, kinesthetic approach to prayer like those afforded via prayer beads.

This undertaking considers that wearing bead bracelets has often become a …

Queer Crises: Movements From Queerness And Feelings Of White Religion In The United States, Austin Williams Miller

Communication ETDs

Anchored by contemporary crises surrounding queer and trans people in the United States, I employ movements from queerness within an affective queer phenomenological framework to understand how arrangements of “white religion” (Schaefer, 2015, p. 63), a process whereby U.S. American Christian forms escape ideology into religious affective economies in the United States, relegate queer people “to the background… to sustain a certain direction” (Ahmed, 2006, p. 31). I assemble a queer rhetorical context analyzing white religious space in documentary film, secular sexual regulation through contemporary U.S. legal contexts around marriage, and settler colonial Christian nationalist political imaginations to critique how …

Multicultural Worship Studies Of Military Chapels In South Korea, Abbey Nicole Bradley

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Despite a large body of literature on Korean/American worship, there is little to no research that addresses multicultural worship of the United States Army Garrison (USAG) in the Republic of Korea (ROK) at the Protestant military chapels. In addition, there is also a lack of research regarding worship ministry at USAG installations in general, aside from general multicultural worship models. Developing a biblical and multicultural worship model for the Protestant USAG chapels in the Republic of Korea is essential because of the diverse ethnicities in the U.S. military and the diverse backgrounds, denominations, and cultures within the military chapel communities. …

Indigenous Genres On Digital Keyboards: Vitalizing Choral Worship In The Methodist Church Ghana, George Mensah Essilfie

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This research examines digital keyboard workstations for choral accompaniment in the Methodist Church Ghana from an Ethnodoxological perspective. The Methodist Church Ghana has a strong choral tradition and is known for using indigenous African musical genres to inspire congregational singing and liturgical music. Digital keyboards are adaptable and versatile, making them ideal for Christian worship and inspiring the Methodist Church Ghana composers to write and arrange music rooted in traditional African genres. Choral keyboardists often accompany choral ministrations using rhythmic patterns programmed and played on digital keyboard workstations. However, little academic research has been conducted on the spiritual implications of …

Resetting Foundations. Congregational Training For The Small Group Ministry: An Action Research To Correct Intent, Cultivate Community, And Grow Spiritually, Jarrett Gallardo

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Small group ministry is crucial for the health and well-being of the church. The problem this DMIN action research sought to address was that Valley Gate Church did not grasp the purpose of small group ministry due to not implementing small groups with well-defined intent. Valley Gate Church is a church plant that launched in 2016. This DMIN action research aimed to create and implement a six-week congregational training to develop small group leaders and members at Valley Gate Church. Twenty-two participants were involved in the entire six-week training. All participants took a pre- and post-training assessment consisting of surveys, …

Canadian Lutheran History: Remembering Today, For The Sake Of Tomorrow, Karen Kuhnert

Consensus

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Remembering Our Legacy In Diaconal Ministry, Anne Keffer, Scott Knarr, Sherry Coman, Michelle Collins

Consensus

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The Biblical Worldview And Libraries, Gregory A. Smith

Faculty Publications and Presentations

This essay documents the process and outcomes of a structured, group-based effort used to explore the connections between the biblical worldview and librarianship. Participants in the inquiry process included the author (as moderator) and seven of his colleagues. The process entailed examining four “frames” of the biblical narrative (Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Consummation) and eliciting implications for the realm of libraries. The biblical worldview was found to provide remarkably practical theory concerning libraries, accounting for their existence across diverse cultures worldwide; plausibly explaining virtues, flaws, opportunities, and challenges; and prescribing principles through which Christians can advance God’s kingdom through library …

(Dis)Locating Meaning: Toward A Hermeneutical Response In Education To Religiously Inspired Extremism, Farid Panjwani

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

A key epistemological assumption in the ideologies of many of the groups termed extremist is that there is an unmediated access to a Divine Will. Driven by this assumption, and facilitated by several other factors, a range of coercive actions (including violence) to force others into submission to the perceived Will of God are seen as justified by some of these groups. A consideration of how religion is discussed in various contexts, from seminaries and schools to media and policy discourses, shows that this assumption about unmediated access to Divine Will is widely shared and that most children grow up …

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