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When Scholarship Goes South: Biblical Scholarship And Global Trends, Evertt W. Huffard

Restoration Quarterly

Huffard, Evertt W. (2006) "When Scholarship Goes South: Biblical Scholarship and Global Trends," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 48 : No. 2.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Pneumanaut: Demonstration And Proclamation Through Abstract, Metaphor And Sculpture, Eric Keck

Doctor of Ministry

The theology of academia lacks appropriate metaphors and abstracts to demonstrate, embody, and announce the kingdom of God. A solution is the creation of new metaphors and abstracts to add insight and definition. The purpose of this project, then, is to interpret and create some new metaphors for theological themes commonly used in academic circles. Because of prior knowledge readers bring with them when they engage with theology, their positions and starting points sometimes limit their understanding of the sensus plenior or fuller meaning, of the original text. By providing new metaphors for these theological themes, readers will enter into …

Nº52: Mujer Y Política, Colectivo Con-Spirando

Con-spirando

Translation: Woman and Politics

Mormonism In Samoa: Cultural Dialogues, Jessica Goman

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The following study delves into the contemporary presence of the Mormon Church in Samoa. Several informants were interviewed to uncover the perceptions of both Mormons and non-Mormons alike, as to why the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had such success in Samoa and what that means for the people here. More specifically, informants were asked to discuss where they saw the Latter-day Saints coming into conversation with Samoan culture and then how they saw this process happening. The result is a look into how Mormons, both Samoan and American see their presence in Samoa in contrast with …

Media Ethics: The Powerful And The Powerless, Elaine E. Englehardt

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Papers presented for the Center of the Study of Ethics in Society Western Michigan University.

Cultural Contradictions And Ethical Dilemmas In The Corporate-Styled University, Eric Gould

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Published by the Center of the Study of Ethics in Society Western Michigan University

John Wesley And Slavery: Myth And Reality, Irv Brendlinger

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

1. Was Wesley opposed to the institution of slavery? Or is that merely myth, because he only opposed the horrors of the slave trade? The reason for this question is that many eighteenth-century persons were greatly opposed to the slave trade, but had no moral difficulty with the institution of slavery.

2. If he opposed slavery, was it the abuses that troubled him, or did he reject the philosophical underpinnings of the institution itself?

3. What is truth and what is myth about Wesley's contemporaries, such as his friend John Newton, author of Amazing Grace, and known as the "converted …

Race, Nation, And Religion In The Americas, Edited By Henry Goldschmidt And Elizabeth Mcalister, R. Bryan Bademan

History Faculty Publications

Book review by R. Bryan Bademan.

Goldschmidt, Henry and Elizabeth McAlister, eds. Race, Nation, and Religion in the Americas. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.

ISBN 978-0195149197

Considering The Rationality Of African Ritual Behavior, Joel Grant Mort

Dissertations

The traditional social scientific method undervalues the role that cognitive processes play in human behavior and instead focuses on posited external causal forces, the most common of which is 'culture.' Normative models of rationality, on the other hand, often do suggest and emphasize cognitive reasoning strategies. What is lacking is a familiarity and understanding of what human beings actually do which is, ironically, something social scientists do know something about. Both assume a sort of rational normative baseline cognitive structure and then try to discover those circumstances in which this structure is compromised by the culture, the environment, learning, and …

Nieuwe Moslima’S: Gender Discourse, Identity, And Conversion In The Netherlands, Jenna Henderson

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

My research looks at the discourses on gender in Islam and in Dutch culture as developed by female converts to Islam in the Netherlands. The goal of this research is to view the issue of conversion to Islam from the perspective of Dutch Muslim women, and to include them within the field of feminist research. In five informal interviews conducted with female converts, four Dutch and one Welsh, I discussed gender issues in Islam and in the Netherlands. I approached the data from two perspectives: Foucauldian postmodern theory and realist feminist theory on identity. I found that female converts critique …

Virtual Church For Young Adults, Brett C. Hoover, Michael Hayes

Theological Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

The Other Side Of The Podium: Student Information Needs From Inside The Classroom, Marilyn R. Pukkila

Faculty Scholarship

A few things the author learned about students and research when she audited classes on her campus as part of her sabbatical.

The Cult Of Comfort, Raymond W. Leach

Doctor of Ministry

The tension in which we find ourselves when it comes to the accumulation of wealth and material possessions is a common one for Christians in the United States. This is a natural result of living in a culture that is driven by the pursuit of comfort. It is aggravated by the fact that so many of our tendencies when it comes to money, happiness, and success are conditioned by the world instead of being shaped by the Word of God. We strive for worldly kingship, but we are called to otherworldly kingdom participation. We pursue comfort as defined by our …

Contact, March-April-May-June 2006

Contact

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Hartford, CT

Contact Finding Aid

Reading Scripture With Both Eyes Open: God's Story Could Be Hazardous To Your Status Quo, Winn Griffin

Doctor of Ministry

The real-world ministry problem addressed in this dissertation is: Scripture is often read and studied in a de-storied, fragmented way as a result of the Enlightenment Project. This problem will be addressed by: proposing a theological narrative (Story) as the alternative way of reading and studying Scripture.

Section 1 will discuss the problem of how readers of Scripture can be helped to understand themselves within the larger narrative of the Story presented from Genesis to Revelation. Section 2 will discuss the problem of reading the text of Scripture in a fragmented way as a result of the Enlightenment's propensity toward …

Tidings, March-April 2006

Tidings

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Louisville, KY

Tidings Finding Aid

Reformed Worship (Rw) 79 - Ascension / Pentecost (March 2006), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

The Incarnation Continues by Laura Smit....4

The King of Glory Now by Philip Stel....6

Pastors and Mentors and Coaches by Christine O'Reilley and Peter Bush....7

Building for Memory by Eric O. Jacobsen....10

Consider Those "In Between" Words by Paul Ryan....18

Sing With Me by Joyce Borger....21

Many Gifts, One Lord by Fred Bultman....24

Black and Reformed by Andre Daley, James Jones, Denise Posie, Stedford Sims and Reggie Smith....32

"You Shall Be My Witnesses" by David Rylaarsdam....36

Learning from Creative Tension by Ron Rienstra....40

We Need Every Part of the …

Globalization And The Christian Community, Duane Bajema

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Conversations With Women In Ma'sarah, Cairo, Jeannette Rizk

Archived Theses and Dissertations

My research centers around the daily realities and lives of three women of one family in Ma'sarah, Cairo. The particularities of their life experiences speak to the experience of Egyptian women in general, while their own unique situation as Evangelical Christians in a majority Muslim country sets them apart from both their Muslim and Coptic neighbors, about whom much has been written. Various methods are used to illuminate their perception of life with a focus on gender identity. The written prose captures their personal narratives while the visual narrative, a documentary film, allows the women to speak for themselves. Together …

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, February 19, 2006

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

Local Reverend To Lead At Annual Ash Wednesday Chapel Hour, Rebecca Welzenbach

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, February 5, 2006

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

Adamant And Treacherous: Serbian Historians On Religious Conversions, Bojan Aleksov

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Cvitkovic's "Konfesija U Ratu [Religion In War]" - Book Review, Mitja Velikonja

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Uneasy Tolerance: Interreligious Relations In Bulgaria After The Fall Of Communism, Ina Merdjanova

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Iwu Chapel Hour To Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Kay Mitchell

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

From Passive To Participative Worship, Constance Cherry

Symposium on Worship Archive

How engaged are the worshipers in your congregation? Do they tend to function as observers or active participants? This session explored how to design worship services that invite dynamic participation.

Program Book - 2006 Calvin Symposium On Worship: Word, Music, Vision, Action, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

Program book for the 2006 Calvin Symposium on Worship, including the schedule, presenter bios, and practical information.

University Chapel Hour Presents Annual Hymn Sing, Rebecca Welzenbach

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Believing And Knowing, Fr. Randy Roche

Spiritual Essays

No abstract provided.