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The Psychoanalyst And The Exorcist: Perspectives On Psychology And Religion, Diane Jonte-Pace

Religious Studies

A century ago psychology declared war on religion. Describing religion as "nothing but psychology projected into the external world," Sigmund Freud, the first psychoanalyst, mounted a campaign to expose religion as something far worse than a comforting illusion. He tried to show that religious belief and practice were harmful to both psyche and culture. In his view religion distorted and deformed the mind by demanding that we refrain from thinking deeply or from asking serious questions. Religion forces us, he claimed, to accept the authority of others, and it promotes excessive guilt and shame for transgressions of its mandates. In …

Contributors -- Quaker Religious Thought, Nos. 93, Arthur O. Roberts

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.

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

The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints: Growth And Beliefs, Matthew A. Jordan

Capstone Research Projects

No abstract provided.

Mission Boys, Civilized Men, And Marriage: Educated African Men In The Missions Of Southern Rhodesia, 1920–1945, Carol Summers

History Faculty Publications

This paper examines what marriage may have meant to African men within the Christian elite of Southern Rhodesia. Using mission and government sources, it argues that domestic, Christian marriage was important to elite African men as a way of allowing them to achieve adulthood while remaining in good standing with mission sponsors who generally objected to or feared indigenous ideas of patriarchal male adulthood. Tracing life histories of two American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions ministers, one who succeeded in remaining within the mission system and one who left, blacklisted, it explores how domestic, Christian marriage defused many of …

Psychological Well-Being And Spirituality: Constituents Of Successful Aging, Dorothy Sheilah Armstrong

Theses Digitization Project

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Religious Women, Medical Settings, And Moral Risk, Peggy Desautels

Philosophy Faculty Publications

As we think about the ethical issues surrounding women and aging, it is important to ask the following questions. What do women in our society actually experience at various stages of their life cycle? Which of these I experiences put women at moral risk? In what situations are women's senses of moral value and selfhood likely to be ignored or discounted? I, along with a number of feminist philosophers, advocate approaching feminist ethics by starting with women's actual situations and experiences.¹ No doubt, a wide variety of aging women's experiences call for moral analysis. I focus here on the …

Fulling Around: The Shaker Fulling Mill At South Union, Kentucky, Donna C. Parker, Jonathan J. Jeffrey

SCL Faculty and Staff Publications

The fulling mill was an essential component of any successful early-19th century woolen industry. Fullers applied finishing techniques to cloth in order to create a stronger, more attractive, and more useful fabric. In 1813 the Shakers at Kentucky’s South Union community constructed a fulling mill that serviced their own demands for textile finishing processes as well as those of area residents. The fulling mill, aided by the Shakers’ three-year-old carding mill, developed by the 1860s into a full-fledged woolen factory.

Finding Biblical Hebrew And Other Ancient Literary Forms In The Book Of Mormon, Hugh W. Pinnock

Maxwell Institute Publications

One important and fruitful area of Book of Mormon studies has focused on ancient Hebrew literary forms present in the text. After years of studying these fascinating forms, Hugh W. Pinnock offers his perspective on their beauty, function, and background. By design this book offers a basic working knowledge of only some of the ancient literary forms identified in the Book of Mormon. Together they represent a significant percentage of the types of ancient forms drawn upon by the Nephite prophets.

The author explains that knowledge of ancient Hebrew writing forms and Jewish poetry is incomplete even today, and much …

Explore, Winter 1999: Psychology And Religion, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Dear Readers; Letter From the Director; The Psychoanalyst and the Exorcist: Perspectives on Psychology and Religion; Interlacing Psychotherapy and Religion: Clinical Perspectives; A new Rapprochment between Psychology and Religion; The Shared Terrain of Psychology and Spirituality: An Interview with Gerdenio Manuel, S.J.; A unitarian Reflects; Being Muslim in a Catholic University; SCU's Jesuit Identity in the Eyes of a Non-Christian Professor; Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam: The Strength of a Jesuit Education; Reflections of a Jewish Faculty Member at SCU; The Investment of My Life: My Santa Clara Experience; Book review: Making Disciples, A Handbook of Christian Moral Formation; Coming …

Explore, Spring 1999: Faith And Culture, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Letter from the Director; Cultural Understanding in Jesuit Education: A Pedagogy of Engagement; The Emerging Role of Service Learning at Jesuit Universities; Cuba Experience and Jesuit Education; Cuba and the Jesuits: Fidel's Teachers Come Back to Life; A Conversation with Ron Hansen; Book review: Religion and Prime Time Television; Coming Events: Lecture Series, Spirituality Series, Bannan Visitor; Next Issue

Keepers Of The Mystery, Maitreyi Villamán-Matos

Publications and Research

This is a preliminary study of Fiestas de Cruz (Feast of the Holy Cross) in the Dominican Republic.

Servants Of The Magnificat: The Canticle Of The Blessed Virgin And Consecrated Life (Capitular Letter Of The 210th General Chapter Of The Friars Servants Of Mary), Walter T. Brennan

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

"Hearers Of The Word": Luke's Gospel As Sacramental Formation For A Liturgical Community, Arthur A. Just Jr.

Institute of Liturgical Studies Occasional Papers

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It is privilege to return to the Institute of Liturgical Studies after a long absence, especially on a subject that has consumed me in one way or another over the last fifteen years. I am very grateful to the advisory council for assigning me a topic that develops the biblical foundations of the catechumenate. My doctoral work on Emmaus, my vocation as professor of exegesis and pastoral theology, my participation in the ELCA and LCMS working groups on the catechumenate, as well as my participation in the Missouri Synod's efforts to develop its own catechumenal process, have all contributed …

The Limits Of A Limitless Science, Stanley L. Jaki

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Theistic Ethics: Toward A Christian Solution, David J. Baggett

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Why The Holiness Movement Is Dead, Kenneth J. Collins

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Journal In Entirety

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Belonging To God: The Quest For A Communal Spirituality In The Postmodern World, Stanley J. Grenz

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

The X - Factor: Revisioning Bibilical Holiness, Brent A. Strawn

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Depressive Symptomatology Among Hispanic Ministers Of The North American Division Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Enrique Nicolas Calandra

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The intensity of our work and living and the struggles we all experience have led to a dramatic increase in the incidence and severity of stress-related disorders, including depression. Ministers—as human beings and helping professionals—are not exempt from this reality. In fact, several studies have shown they are especially vulnerable to it. Although this is a sensitive issue, it needs to be discussed more openly, acknowledging its existence and taking steps to find causes and solutions.

This dissertation seeks to (1) measure and analyze the existence and the intensity of depressive symptomatology among Hispanic pastors of the North American Division …

The Development Of A Worship Education Program, Neal Maynard Matson

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has never developed a theology of worship. Therefore, the members are unacquainted with the biblical principles of worship. Too often their patterns of worship renewal are often influenced more by sociological factors and methodology than by theology. There is a definite need of a worship education program for the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Method

A syllabus was produced for a seminar presentation on the biblical principles of worship. The seminar was presented over a thirteen-week period. Worship patterns of the College Place Village Church were discussed. A survey employed to discover members’ worship knowledge and preferences …

Development Of A Strategy To Reach The Folk-Buddha Lepcha Community Of Sikkim, Joseph Tudu

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The majority of the Lepchas who live in the land of Sikkim are unreached with the gospel message. A preliminary investigation of current literature indicated that 70 to 80 percent of the Sikkimese are followers of folk-Buddhism.

The purpose of this dissertation is to develop a strategy to reach the Folk-Buddhist Lepcha community of Sikkim with the gospel message.

The dissertation traces the historical development of the Lepcha community in Sikkim,,its culture, economy, health situations, and education. Chapter 3 details the beliefs, practices, and world view of the Lepchas, discusses government restrictions against Christianity in Sikkim, and describes the growth …

Developing Bible Lessons To Reach Hindu Youth, Roy Jemison Injety

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The large number of non-Adventist youth who attend Seventh-day Adventist schools have a limited exposure to biblical teachings and, therefore, are unable to make a decision to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior.

Method

Bible study lessons were developed to provide youth with a more complete understanding of the Bible and lead them to take a decision for Christ. The lessons address issues relating to youth needs and topics that are common to the Hindu and Christian faiths. A survey questionnaire provided information about the needs, moral development, and Bible knowledge of the target group. A variety of teaching …

Creative Bible Teaching For Seventh-Day Adventist Youth Ages 13-18, Michael Kwaku Owusu

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Studies regarding how adolescents learn have found that the traditional approach of teaching as information or knowledge to be passed on with an emphasis on the mastery of content is not very effective. In view of this, many Christian educators and youth ministry specialists recommend a shift from the traditional methods of teaching the Bible to creative ways of teaching with a focus on active student participation in the teaching-learning process, and on meaning of Bible truths.

Method

The method used to complete this project was a review of representative literature dealing with theories and concepts of teaching and …

50th Anniversary Of The Mariological Society Of America: Evolution In Mariology, 1949-1999, Eamon R. Carroll

Marian Studies

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Tradition And Truth In Christian Ethics: John Yoder And The Bases Of Biblical Realism, G. Scott Davis

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Reflecting on the state of theological ethics in 1981, James Gustafson wrote that "the radical Christian ethics of Yoder mark a substantive position for which there are many sound defenses; to opt against it is to opt against some fundamental claims of traditional Christianity." This, however, comes fast on the heels of Gustafson's remark that, despite its historical, biblical, sociological, and moral warrants, "I note Yoder's option here because it is the one most dramatically different from the option I shall pursue.'' The attentive outsider, unaccustomed to the ways of Christian ethics, is likely to wonder what, with all those …

Transpersonal Psychology Some Irreverent History, James Fadiman

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

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The Drunken Deity (Punic Names In The Hellenic Myths), Henri Volohonsky

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

No abstract provided.

Religiosity And Life Satisfaction Among Lds College Students, Po Nien Chou

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between religiosity and life satisfaction among Latter-day Saints (LDS) college students. The scales used were the religiosity scale by Chadwick and Top (1993), and the life satisfaction scale by Neugarten, Havighurst and Tobin (1961). The analysis was based on data obtained from 222 students (55.5%) who responded. A prediction model was used to develop a regression equation. Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between religiosity and life satisfaction. The regression equation is as follows: life satisfaction = 1.436815592 + 0.045915152 (spiritual experiences) + 0.042888274 (integration in congregation). …