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Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for April 16, 2009

Kenyon Collegian - April 16, 2009

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Health Promotion Behaviors Among African American Women, Sandra E. Douchand Brown

Open Access Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to examine and describe the relationships among health status, marital status, income level, education level, age, and body mass index (BMI) with the added influence of spirituality on the health promotion behaviors of African American women, living in South Florida. The sample consisted of 137 women, 18 to 64 years of age, who were born in the United States and whose parents were born in the United States. Each participant completed a demographic questionnaire, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II), the Short Form-36 Health survey (SF-36), and the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS). Descriptive …

Evans, Volk Selected To Lead Council Of Student Leaders For 2009-10, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2009

• Sydney Evans, a freshman political science major from Summerville, S.C., is the new chair of the Council of Student Leaders (CSL).
• Sophomore business administration major Tripp Volk of Columbia will serve as CSL's vice chair.

The Statesman, V. 52, I. 45, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 52, i. 45

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2009-04-10, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the College of Wooster's student run newspaper was published on April 10 of 2009 and it is eight pages long. The college will be opening a Center for Diversity and Global Engagement in the fall of 2009, likely located in the what will be a newly renovated Babcock Hall. On April 3, the Great Decisions Forum took place with a focus on the downfall of the economy. An article on the second page discusses how the class of 2009 will be emerging into one of the most difficult job markets. Three jaguars were born at the Akron …

Riley Award 2009

News Releases

No abstract provided.

Washington University Record, April 9, 2009

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The Carroll News- Vol. 85, No. 19, John Carroll University

The Carroll News

No abstract provided.

Theology, Spirituality, And The Academic Study Of Religion In Public Universities, Don Saunders

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines whether the secular institutions of American higher education should address students questions of meaning, purpose, wisdom, and human destiny. That is, it investigates the place of the normative analysis of religious experience and behavior within the public university. I use the work of Ninian Smart, Russell T. McCutcheon and Ivan Strenski to illustrate the case against the inclusion of theology and spirituality in the academic study of religion. In their view, theology is at best an artifact, like ritual or religious art and not an academic discipline. Conversely, I use the work of Paul Tillich, John Dunne, …

Animals And The Problem Of Evil In Recent Theodicies, Mark Maller

Philosophy Scholarship

This paper critically evaluates the theodicies of John Hick, Richard Swinburne and process theism regarding animal suffering and evils. The positions of Hick and Swinburne are based on false empirical assumptions, e.g., animals do not suffer. Process theism’s claim that God is not omnipotent is an unsatisfactory answer inconsistent with the traditional concept of God. These positions cannot fully explain the mass suffering and unnecessary deaths of animals throughout time. My positive position is that God’s putative love for all sentient beings does not necessarily entail that he loves every individual human and animal. Humans do not interfere with the …

Vol. 10 No. 1 Religious Educator, Religious Educator

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

No abstract provided.

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine 2009, Summer (Volume 43 No. 1), Noel T. Manning Ii

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine, previously titled The Webb Magazine, focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue begins with a special word from the managing editor, Noel T. Manning, II. He describes how the Web Magazine has been dynamic from its origins; however, its meaning has remained the same throughout all the changes. From this issue on, it becomes known as "Gardner-Webb Magazine". Following are articles related to new faculty/staff appointments, the December graduation, Barack Obama's inauguration, and news concerning several faculty/staff members. There are also sports updates, several articles related to the community …

End Matter, Religious Educator

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

No abstract provided.

Early-Life Rituals And Mother Identities: Ways In Which Hindu Women Are Viewed In The Context Of Traditional Ritual Practices, Kidecia King

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

On April 27, 2009, the Saryu Parin Brahmin Parishad (SPBP) Society, through the help of member donations as well as the participation of 53 young men, carried out a mass yagyopaveet, or upanayana ceremony, to initiate young men into the Brahmin caste. This ceremony is what the society’s president Chandza Bhushan Dhar Dwivedi, as well as numerous other scholars of Vedic texts calls the second birth of the Brahmin—boy. The ceremony, according to Mr. Dwivedi, marks the Brahmin’s first step toward becoming a divine being, before this ceremony “he is no different from an animal,” and it is only through …

Disparities In The System: The Effects Of Free Primary Education (Fpe) On The Quality Of Education In Nairobi’S Public Schools, Adrienne Chuck

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In 2003, the Kenyan government implemented Free Primary Education on a nation-wide scale. Since then, the policy has received both support and disapproval from the public. Although many analyses have examined the impacts of FPE on a nation-wide or district scale, minimal research has been done on how the policy has affected schools with different social and political characteristics. This study aims to look at how FPE has impacted schools’ learning environments and how those impacts influence the academic performance at these schools. From this information, the research determines whether or not the educational quality of these institutions has suffered …

Front Matter, Religious Educator

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

No abstract provided.

Reaching The One: A Conversation With Elder Dale E. Miller, Dale E. Miller, Eric D. Gustafson

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

No abstract provided.

The View From Ventress - 2009, University Of Mississippi. College Of Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Newsletters

Special Section: The Great Debate. College takes leading role in hosting the Presidential Debate of 2008.

Working The System: The Role Of Islam In Student Negotiations Of A Midwestern Charter School, Elizabeth J. Baer

Religious Studies Honors Projects

“What should the role of Islam be in American public life?” Rather than answer this question through broad, theoretical discourse, I turn to a case study of Somali Muslims in a Midwestern charter school. Through this case study, I analyze how individual Muslims, tied to communities and Allah in diverse ways, actively negotiate how to incorporate their religious practices into public space. I argue that by examining specific strategies used by individuals in an actual school setting, as opposed to making generalizing assumptions, one can better understand that Islam already plays a variety of constantly changing roles in American public …

Gifting Books And Places, Susan M B Steuer

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Moving Into The Holy: Exploring Liturgical Dance In A Small Group Setting, Laura L. Padgett

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Moving Into the Holy: Exploring Liturgical Dance in a Small Group Setting Liturgical dance is a way to offer prayer, praise and worship to God. Although done primarily in performance and by trained dancers, this project offers guidelines for leading non-dancers and non-performers in exploration of this ancient art form. This applied research project examines a variety of opinions from church leaders, worship artists and dancers to determine elements to include in the guidelines. The elements presented in this model are from the perspective of liturgical dance and small group dynamics. Utilizing scholarly articles, in addition to interview responses and …

Ceeb Ak Jën: Deconstructing Senegal’S National Plate In Search Of Cultural Values, Megan Duffy

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Ceebu jën, Senegal’s national plate of rice and fish, is an integral part of diet among the Senegalese despite differences in religious, ethnic, and geographic identity. Due to the plate’s democratic nature in Senegalese culture this study deconstructs the significance of the plate in relation to Senegalese values placed tradition, personal pride, community, and national identity. This study argues that ceebu jën’s widespread presence and cultural reflexivity finds its source in the universal accessibility of the meal.

Spring 2009, Seattle University

Seattle University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Kahn Chronicle: Spring 2009, Smith College, Kahn Liberal Arts Institute

Kahn Chronicle

Title of Contents:

Fact, Construction, Interpretation
Faculty Fellowships Awarded
Call for Faculty Fellows
Applications for Student Fellowships
Reinventing Eurasian Identities
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Festival of Disorder Mid-Year Report
Deceit Project Mid-Year Report
2010-2011 Long-Term Projects
A Note from the Director

Gatherings No. 43 Spring 2009, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete issue of Gatherings no. 43. Edited by Laurel Grotzinger.

Wooster Magazine: Spring 2009, Karol Crosbie

Wooster Magazine: 2001-2010

This edition of the Wooster Magazine was published in the spring of 2009. The article that begins the magazine is by editor Karol Crosbie about how she and the assistant editor, Jimmy Wilkinson Meyer, revamped the magazine's office with less than $400. Wayne Cornelius, Cyndy Tice, and Jay Gates will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards during Alumni Weekend. Five alumni are featured with their unifying topic of 'driving forces.' The Chinese studies program is featured from page twenty to twenty-five. Twins that are currently attending Wooster are highlighted from page twenty-six to thirty-one.

Secrecy, Textual Legitimation, And Inter-Cultural Polemics In The Book Of Daniel, Alan Lenzi

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

The article presents a critical examination into the Old Testament book of Daniel, questioning the role and interpretation of secrecy in the narrative. An overview of the cultural-historical context of the concept of secrecy and of the story within ancient Mesopotamian civilization is given. The centrality of secrecy to the legitimization of Daniel's authority is asserted and further implications on the concept of Biblical revelation are explored.

The Proper Candidate: An Examination Of The 1525 Debate Between Ulrich Zwingli And Balthasar Hubmaier Concerning Baptism, Kurt J. Thompson

Masters Theses

This thesis examines the written debate that occurred in 1525-1526 between Balthasar Hubmaier and Ulrich Zwingli on the proper candidate of baptism. Both pastors held to the reformation principle of sola scriptura yet came to different conclusions as to what the Bible teaches about baptism. Hubmaier argued that baptism should be administered to believers only. Only those who have mindfully repented and have chosen to follow Christ are eligible for Christian baptism. Hubmaier's arguments for believers' baptism are presented in the second chapter. Zwingli, on the other hand, argued that the children of believers are entitled to the Christian baptism. …

Newscope - Spring 2009

Newscope

No abstract provided.