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A Sociological Perspective On Sin And Evil, Terry Arendell

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.

The Vanguard (Vol. 34, No. 1), Jan-Feb 1987, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

About 110 Christians from across the U.S. recently gathered on Chicago's South Side for a three day conference to examine and reflect on the Kairos Document of South Africa. They were joined by dozens of southern Africans, including several who were at the heart of that document's genesis, and who shared with participants some story of the document's unique evolution as 'Challenge to the Church: A Theological Comment on the Political Crisis m South Africa.'

Seminar On The American Catholic Experience, Jon Nilson, Robert Kress

Theology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

This Continuing Seminar originated last year in a paper and proposal by Robert Kress. Its purpose is to provide a forum for theological and, in particular, ecclesiological reflection on the history and experience of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The two papers presented by Robert Kress and Jon Nilson this year were intended to provide both material for discussion and possibilities for the seminar's future work. A summary of the papers provided by the respective authors follows.

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 36, No. 2, Barbara Knox Homrighaus, Terry G. Jordan, Matti Kaups, Richard M. Lieffort, Ned D. Heindel, Dennis Barone, A. Day Bradley

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Immigration and Ethnicity in the Anthracite Region: The Peter Kowker Story
• Diamond Notching in America and Europe
• The Centennial of a First-Class Trip on Pennsylvania Canals: The Voyage of the Molly-Polly-Chunker
• Journey Home: Pennsylvania German Ethnicity in Wallace Stevens
• Quakers in the Lancaster Gaol, 1778

Book Reviews, Donald M. Joy, David R. Bauer, Donald A. D. Thorsen, Eugene E. Carpenter, Fred D. Layman, David Bundy

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Narrative Approaches To Luke-Acts, William Kurz

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Mary In Latin American Liberation Theologies, Bertrand De Margerie

Marian Studies

No abstract provided.

The Vanguard (Vol. 34, No. 5), Sep-Oct 1987, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

Participants at the 1987 Human Relations Institute meeting Waukesha, WI, July 17-19 were challenged to respond to the suffering of the world while being renewed by the promise of Jubilee and hope proclaimed in the scriptures.

In a keynote address Friday afternoon, the Rev. Barbara Lundblad, pastor of Our Saviours Atonement Lutheran Church in New York City, urged participants to reclaim the whole of the Bible both Old and New Testaments to help understand the Jubilee tradition.

Vincentiana Vol. 31, No. 3 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

Mormons In Victorian England, Jan G. Harris

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is a study of the members of the Manchester Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1838 – 1860. It is a social examination of the converts and reveals that Manchester Mormons were prototypes of many members who joined the Church throughout England.

Most Mormons were young, and were baptized in their twenties or early thirties. Many were single. The Mormon congregation was representative of the working class citizenry of town. Almost all worked with their hands. Living conditions varied. Some members were affluent by working class standards and some barely survived. However, the …

Hoary-Headed Saints: The Aged In Nineteenth-Century Mormon Culture, Brian D. Reeves

Theses and Dissertations

This study paints a picture of prevalent attitudes toward the Mormon elderly in the nineteenth century. It identifies some characteristics of the aged population, and discusses feelings expressed by individual older persons about different aspects of their lives. It is a first step in gaining a greater understanding of how they fit into the larger pictures of old age and the Mormon Church in nineteenth century America.

Hiram Page: An Historical And Sociological Analysis Of An Early Mormon Prototype, Bruce G. Stewart

Theses and Dissertations

Recent sociological studies propose a model for understanding early Mormonism in its cultural context. Such models, while experimental, suggest commonalities between Mormonism and contemporary millennial sects. Enthusiastic beginnings, early convert response to American millennialism, the containment of charisma through institutionalization, discomfiture of Mormon millenial expectation, and the process of apostasy within the church provide the parameters of this study.

The life of Hiram Page, an early convert, is used as a foil to this end. Page is prototypal of the original band of followers who were attracted to Joseph Smith. Drawn to Joseph for spiritual comfort, Page and his associates …

A Case Study Of The Call Of Moses, G. Herbert Livingston

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Behind The Veil: The Heavenly Mother Concept Among Members Of Women's Support Groups In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Allen W. Litchfield

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the belief in and use of the concept of Mother in Heaven among some women's support groups comprised of female members (and attached males) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The expectations were that those surveyed would express belief in Heavenly Mother, but that the concept would not be a central one. Various propositions suggested relationships between religious dimension, feminism, and alienation variables and belief in and salience of Mother in Heaven. Most of those surveyed believe in the Goddess, but the concept is underutilized among those surveyed. Belief in Mother in Heaven was …

Democracy, Autonomy, And Values: Some Thoughts On Religion And Law In Modern America, Frederick Mark Gedicks, Roger Hendrix

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald contains articles:

• Harris, Carla. The Cellar
• Peck, Todd. Making a Joyful Noise – Cockriel Family

The Effects Of Acculturation And Age On Spiritual Well-Being Among Ethnic Chinese Church-Goers, Stephen T.C. Jang

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

This research investigated the effects of acculturation and age on Spiritual Well-Being among ethnic Chinese church-goers. Subjects consisted of 169 ethnic Chinese church-goers and English readers ages 18 - 55 from four Chinese churches in the Northwest United States. The response rate was 93.9% of the 180 initially selected subjects.

The subjects completed a survey questionnaire that included demographic information, background information, and the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWB). The SWB consisted of two subscales: the Religious Well-Being (RWB) Scale and the Existential Well-Being (EWB) Scale.

born had significantly greater (_E.<.05) EWB than subjects who had lived in the U.S. 5 years or less. Age was significantly related to SWB and EWB; and subjects 26 years old or above had significantly higher SWB and EWB scores than subjects 18 - 25 years old.

Religious commitment, and importance of religion were related to greater …

Communication And Culture, Charles Veenstra

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Intellectual Fermentation In Yugoslavia, Paul Mojzes

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Legal Aspects Of Religious Freedom And Dissent Within The Soviet Union Up To 1975, Gary Bittner

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Diaconalogue, No. 10, Lutheran Deaconess Association, Inc.

Diaconalogue

No abstract provided.

1986-87 Chapel Schedule, Taylor University

Chapel Schedules

No abstract provided.

Dialogue--A New Utopia?, Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

1986-08-06; Pamphlets; Obsequies Of Audrey G Lucas, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church

Pamphlets and Commemoration Material

No abstract provided.

Modern Dogma And Liturgical Renewal, Patrick R. Keifert

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

A Kingdom Transformed: Themes In The Development Of Mormonism By Gordon Shepherd And Gary Shepherd, Paul H. Peterson

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Watchman Nee And The Priesthood Of All Believers, Wai Man Ng

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

It is the thesis of this study that the priesthood of all believers serves to undergird the seemingly unrelated loci of his theological scheme, namely, personal sanctification and the doctrine of the church. We shall examine Nee's teaching of the priesthood of all believers with reference to his spiritual theology and the doctrine of the church. And since Nee's teaching of the priesthood of all believers has historiographical implication in that the apostasy of the church is indicated by what he considers the intermediary class of clergy and the decline of the universal priesthood, we shall examine the development of …

Challenge Of Poverty To The Reformed Community, Fred J. De Jong

Pro Rege

This article is the third in a series of three on the concept of poverty. The product of a series of seminars sponsored by the Social Sciences Division at Dordt College, the earlier articles defined poverty, introduced related Biblical concepts, and discussed the role of the state. For reference, see: Jasper Lesage, "Justice for the Poor: The Political Problem of Poverties," Pro Rege (14,2: December, 1985), p. 2-15; and Maarten Vrieze, "The Reformed College Confronts Poverty," Pro Rege (13,4: June, 1985), pp. 11-20.

The Constraints Of The World Council Of Churches In The Question Of The Relationship With Churches From The Soviet Union And Eastern Europe, J A. Hebly

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

The Hermeneutics Of Liberation Theology: A Lutheran Confessional Response To The Theological Methodology Of Leonardo Boff, Jacob Preus

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

Therefore, it is the basic thesis of this study that a theological critique of and response to liberation theology can be done properly only on the basis of its methodology, for it is the theological method of liberation theology and not its theological or political results which serves as its unifying force. Emilio A. Nunez C. says it simply: "Fundamentally, what distinguishes the theology of liberation most from other theologies is its methods"? It is the method, and the hermeneutical presuppositions which accompany it, that shape this diverse and conflicting movement into a unified whole. It is not an oversimplification …