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The Modern-Day Widow: Wrongly Shamed And Shunned In Evangelical Communities, Nancy Beise

Masters Theses

Evangelical women suffering in destructive, abusive marriages suffer doubly when their faith communities do not understand the nature of intimate partner violence and the trauma of sexual betrayal. Too often these women are sent back into dangerous relationships without resource and with the additional burden of shame (Matthew 23:4). If they choose to divorce in order to escape abuse and find peace and healing, they are most often rejected and shunned as sinners. This work identifies who these women are according to scripture, defines abuse and betrayal trauma, and calls the evangelical community to an awareness of the suffering made …

Some Aspects Of The Theology Of The City In Ane Literature And Biblical Protology And Eschatology: A Comparative Study, Vlatko Dir

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The city is an essential accomplishment that is embedded in the foundations of human civilization. From its mature appearance in Sumer and its developed forms throughout the ANE world, the city held a high place in cosmology, cosmogony, and anthropogony. The ideology and theology of the city created by the ANE peoples were built around and presented through the interplay of the triangle of influences and dependencies formed by the city, the temple, and kingship in conjunction with the gods. The question is whether the same construct is ingeminated in the Bible. This dissertation strives to provide an appropriate context …

Equipping Equippers: Training Alaska Bible College Students For Equipping Ministry Through Mentorship, Justin Glenn Archuletta

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The research project strived to improve the Christian Ministry Training program at Alaska Bible College, by adding a multi-generational equipping mentorship focus to the already existing program. The addition of the multi-generational mentorship is modeled after the exhortation found in 2 Timothy 2:2. Adding the primary goal of equipping to the mentorship program is founded in Ephesians 4:11-16. There were a total of 28 participants in the research project, which included recent graduates, faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students as of January 2023. The research project seeks to equip students of Alaska Bible College to begin equipping mentorship as student …

Discipleship: A Biblical Approach And Alignment To The Spirit Of The Ministry At Kingdom Collegiate Academies Early Childhood Program, Ella Louise Brown

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the spiritual practices of early childhood teachers at Kingdom Collegiate Academies Early Childhood Program at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church. The research study was designed to develop a professional training program to increase staff effectiveness and alignment with the Spirit of the Ministry traits at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church. The program was delivered through a biblically based discipleship and Spirit of the Ministry training program. Through the Bible study, each trait was examined and discussed to solicit adherence to the various traits. During the study, early childhood teachers grew in …

Reconsidering The Apologetic Purpose Of Luke-Acts, James C. Williams

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles are two critical works in the Bible. Together, these two books make up approximately twenty seven percent of the New Testament. Their literary contribution to what is known about the origins of Christianity and its rapid spread in major cities of the Roman Empire is immeasurable. It is appropriate that so much has been written regarding these two key books’ origins, genre, and purpose. Yet, with all that has been written, there is still much debate about this subject. Should these two books be treated separately, as two different genres, or …

History Of Mauldin Methodist Church, Mauldin United Methodist Church

Methodist Local Church Records

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Ciis Dissertation Abstracts, 2022-2023, California Institute Of Integral Studies

CIIS Dissertation Abstracts

This compilation of dissertation abstracts reflects the exciting research completed by the 2022-2023 graduates from PhD programs in the School of Consciousness and Transformation and the Clinical Psychology Doctorate (PsyD) in the School of Professional Psychology and Health at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).

The original and impactful doctoral research presented here spans diverse areas of scholarship from anthropology and social change to human sexuality, philosophy and religion, and whole person approaches to psychology, demonstrating the breadth and depth of transformative and integral inquiry happening at CIIS. The transdisciplinary nature of these dissertations reflects the richness and complexity …

From The Editor, Angela Mccarthy

Pastoral Liturgy

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Ash Wednesday - 14 February 2024, Andrew Doohan

Pastoral Liturgy

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Third Sunday Of Lent - 3 March 2024, Joe Tedesco

Pastoral Liturgy

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Fourth Sunday Of Lent - 10 March 2024, Andrew Doohan

Pastoral Liturgy

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Mass Of The Lords Supper - 28 March 2024, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

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Good Friday - 29 March 2024, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

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Easter Vigil - 30 March 2024, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

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Easter Sunday (Mass During The Day) - 31 March 2024, Joe Tedesco

Pastoral Liturgy

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Second Sunday Of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) - 7 April 2024, Joe Tedesco

Pastoral Liturgy

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Third Sunday Of Easter - 14 April 2024, Anthony Doran

Pastoral Liturgy

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Fourth Sunday Of Easter - 21 April 2024, Anthony Doran

Pastoral Liturgy

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Sixth Sunday Of Easter - 5 May 2024, Anthony Doran

Pastoral Liturgy

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Pentecost - 19 May 2024, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

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Trinity - 26 May 2024, Pina Ford

Pastoral Liturgy

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Body And Blood Of Christ - 6 June 2024, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

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Contributors

Pastoral Liturgy

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Musicians' Appendix

Pastoral Liturgy

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First Sunday Of Lent - 18 February 2024, Michele Purcell

Pastoral Liturgy

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Introduction: Towards An Economic Anthropology Of Catholicism, In The Age Of Pope Francis, Samuel Weeks, George Bayuga

College of Humanities and Sciences Faculty Papers

Introduction to Towards an Economic Anthropology of Catholicism, in the Age of Pope Francis.

From Canonical Law To Offshore Finance: Confessing To Priests And Bankers In Luxembourg, Samuel Weeks

College of Humanities and Sciences Faculty Papers

In this article, I address two recurring tendencies that I heard during a recent period of research on banking secrecy in Luxembourg. First, my banker interviewees frequently mentioned personal transgressions for why many of their clients hide assets “offshore.” The wrongdoings my interlocutors cited included not only clients’ tax evasion, bankruptcy, and avoidance of liability – but also divorce, adultery, and the existence of out-of-wedlock children. Second, with a similar frequency, my interviewees drew parallels between the secrecy laws covering bankers and those afforded to other professionals in the country. Article 458 of Luxembourg’s Penal Code, dating from the nineteenth …

Fifth Sunday Of Lent - 17 March 2024, Andrew Doohan

Pastoral Liturgy

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Palm Sunday - 24 March 2024, Angela Marquis

Pastoral Liturgy

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Fifth Sunday Of Easter - 19 April 2024, Anthony Doran

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.