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The Americanization Of The Church Growth Movement, David Lowell Cook

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This is a historical review of how church growth theory and theology have spread throughout the United States.

Brief Notice, Jed L. Woodworth

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

2000 Church Growth Consultant Directory, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Church Growth Viewed “Through A Glass Darkly”, Eddie Gibbs

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

In the Spring of 2000, Dr. Eddie Gibbs was installed in the Donald McGavran Chair of Church Growth at Fuller School of World Mission. His appointment followed the retirement of C. Peter Wagner from the chair in 1999. At his installation, Dr. Gibbs presented a paper, “Church Growth Viewed ‘Through a Glass Darkly,’” which is reprinted as the lead article in this issue of the JASCG.

Reassessing Religion's Place In A Liberal Democracy, Brian Stiltner

Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Reviews by Brian Stiltner of five books published between 1996 and 1997 on the topic of religion's role in politics and a liberal democracy.

Originally published: Religious Studies Review 26.4 (October 2000). pp. 310-325.

The Rise And Fall Of Class In Britain, J. T. Scanlan

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

No abstract provided.

Religion And Education In Bosnia: Integration Not Segregation?, Charles J. Russo

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Loving The Goddess In Hinduism, Nancy M. Martin

Religious Studies Faculty Books and Book Chapters

"But what if ultimate reality is experienced as female, as Goddess? How is love for Goddess in Hindu traditions experienced and expressed? Who is she? In what sense is she feminine? And on what terms does a human man or woman approach her?"

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.

"Who Is Sleeping In The Bed Of Sodom?", Nancy Levene

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

The question that I am left with from the extraordinary presentations over the conference's two days borrows from Rabbi Steve Greenberg's and Ludger Viefhues's discussion of the multiple images of the biblical "Sodom". Conventionally Sodom has signified a place of sexual deviance or, conversely, sexual censorship. But as Greenberg pointed out, in many traditional commentaries on the story of the condemnation of Sodom, the issue was not that the townspeople were engaged in forbidden sexual practices, but that they were violent and hostile to those in need of shelter and food.

The Government Of The Congregation According To The New Constitutions, Yves Danjou C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 40, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Rise Of Christianity: How The Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became The Dominant Religious Force In The Western World In A Few Centuries Rodney Stark, John W. Welch, Kathryn Worlton Pulham

BYU Studies

Rodney Stark. The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1996; San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1997. xiv; 215 pp. Illustrations, index, bibliography. $14.00.

The Church’S One Foundation, Part Two: What Apostles Have, C. Peter Wagner

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

As Friends Who Love One Another Deeply: Reflections On Community Living Yesterday And Today, Robert P. Maloney C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

Is The Church For Everyone? Planting Multi-Ethnic Congregations In North America, Chuck Van Engen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

New Roles For Caree Since The Great Transformation, Walter Sawatsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Orthodoxy And Ecumenism In Eastern Europe Today, Leonid Kishkovsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Women In First Corinthians: A Perspective On Paul, Carole Gruener

Seminary Masters Theses

As women struggle for acceptance as leaders within the Christian community there is no more controversial teachings about women found in the Bible than those ofthe apostle Paul. In one breath he writes to the church in Galatians, "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male or female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Gal.3: 28 NRSV). When taken at face value this passage eliminates ethnic, social and gender barriers; in this verse Paul recognizes and addresses the dignity and worth of all humanity.

Women In First Corinthians: A Perspective On Paul, Carole Gruener

Seminary Masters Theses

As women struggle for acceptance as leaders within the Christian community there is no more controversial teachings about women found in the Bible than those of the apostle Paul. In one breath he writes to the church in Galatians, "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male or female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Ga1.3: 28 NRSV). When taken at face value this passage eliminates ethnic, social and gender barriers; in this verse Paul recognizes and addresses the dignity and worth of all humanity.

"Blessed Are They Who Keep These Words" An Examination Of The Use Of Language And The Intentionality Of Solecisms In The Apocalypse, Timothy Rosenthal

Master of Sacred Theology Seminar Papers

This paper purposes to examine the role and impact of the solecisms found in the Apocalypse. Before one can isolate a discussion about solecisms one must first address the issue of the style of Revelation (and, to some extent, that of the NT in general) and the degree to which Semiticisms appear. Thus, though the paper wishes to focus upon solecisms, a rather large portion of the paper will necessarily first address the whole issue of the nature and style of the Greek in Revelation so that a clear understanding of solecisms might emerge.

Growing Up As A Pastor's Child-The Pressures And Positives Of Living In A Clergy Family System, Stephen Juergensen

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Through research and personal interviews, this project explores the lives of pastors' children and their responsibilities in light of Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions, the pressures they face in the clergy family system, and positive aspects of their lives that come with their unique lifestyle. Included is a retreat for pastors' teenage children which has been developed as a method of helping pastors' children cope with their lives in constructive ways, understand the pressures they experience, celebrate the positive aspects of being pastor's children, and grow personally and spiritually as they reaffirm their essential identity as baptized children of God.

How Children And Adolescents Relate To Nature, Patricia Nevers

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Paper presented at the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society at Western Michigan University, September 21,1999.

Saint Vincent, Priest Of Charity At The Service Of The Poor: Caring For Spiritual And Temporal Needs, Alvaro Quevedo Patarroyo C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

Avery Dulles's Advocacy Of Reformulation Of Dogma And Doctrinal Development, Richard Warneck

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

The first chapter of this study examines the setting for Father Dulles's energetic work in the years immediately following Vatican Council II. With respect to the Church’s dogmatic formulations, it was apparent to Father Dulles that the Council tacitly proclaimed the end of irreformability. The Church's doctrinal statements must undergo reformulation in order to express adequately and communicate incisively the Christian faith to the world of the late twentieth century. Furthermore, his own epistemology, methodology, and theology did, in effect, shape his outlook regarding reformulation. These subjects are treated at length in chapter two, complemented by close attention to his …

The Intercession Of The Prophet, Warren Graff

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The question brought to the forefront is this: Is intercession proper to the prophetic office? The thesis of this study is that intercession must be understood as proper to the prophetic office. Prophetic intercession on behalf of the people is to be understood with reference to the institution and nature of the prophetic office. This study will examine this subject by surveying particular accounts of prophetic intercession. This will be done by examining relevant texts, by critically considering relevant commentaries on these texts, and by drawing conclusions from these texts that might shed light on an understanding of the prophetic …

The Study Of Intercommunion 1951-1971 : Evidence Of A Hermeneutical Shift In Faith And Order, Mark Buetow

Master of Sacred Theology Seminar Papers

The thesis of this paper is that the approach to the problem of intercommunion taken by the Commission on Faith and Order demonstrates a foundational change in the hermeneutical approach taken by the Commission in doing theology. This conclusion is suggested as an answer to the question: What caused the shift in Faith and Order's study and discussion of intercommunion from one that seeks agreement among doctrinal differences and difficulties to a pluralistic approach which embraces all perspectives as complimentary and mutually affirming? The significance of the hermeneutical shift is this: the seeming theological convergence on intercommunion has come at …

Washington And Rome: Catholicism In American Culture, Thomas W. Jodziewicz

Providence: Studies in Western Civilization

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of The Oxford Dictionary Of The Jewish Religion, By Editors In Chief R.J. Zwi Werblowsky, Geoffrey Wigoder, Jacques R. Doukhan

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Statistics On Suicide And Lds Church Involvement In Males Age 15-34, Gilbert W. Fellingham, Kyle Mcbride, H. Dennis Tolley, Joseph L. Lyon

BYU Studies

Suicide rates among young adults in the United States have been on the rise in the past four decades, with white males at greatest risk. In 1897, Emile Durkheim proposed that religion provided a source of social integration that decreased the likelihood of suicide. His hypothesis was based on research of religious affiliation and suicide rates in Europe. Pope's reanalysis of Durkheim's data, using covariates such as economic status, casts doubt on Durkheim's interpretation of the data. However, others have suggested that religious affiliation is an important factor in the study of suicide, and studies including religious measures other than …