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2010 Day Of Common Learning Program, Seattle Pacific University

Day of Common Learning

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What Every Christian Should Know About Paul's Letters, Matthew L. Skinner

Faculty Publications

Paul was first and foremost a pastor, addressing particular issues facing people in churches he loved and tended. To read his letters properly is to understand Paul in the context of that world and of his Jewish faith—a faith not replaced but transformed by his experience of Jesus Christ.

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni, Parents And Friends (Fall 2010), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Fall 2010 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Spirituality And The God Question, Sandra Marie Schneiders

Jesuit School of Theology

The tenth anniversary of this excellent journal is not only a good occasion to celebrate its present stature and the tireless, talented leadership of its founder and editor Douglas Burton–Christie but, at least for some of us, to recall with affection and appreciation the initial venture, Christian Spirituality Bulletin: The Journal of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality, which began in 1993 and became Spiritus, A Journal of Christian Spirituality in 2000. And it also provides the opportunity to raise a question for the present and the future which is perhaps subtly revealed in the continuity and discontinuity …

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum: October 2010, Mariano Avila, Lyle D. Bierma, John Bolt, John W. Cooper

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum (2002- )

Reflections on Belhar Confession
3 - Confession of Belhar
5 - Making Shalom: The Belhar Confession by Mariano Avila
6 - Adopting the Belhar: Confession or Testimony? by Lyle D. Bierma
8 - Necessary Testimony—Flawed Confession? by John Bolt
10 - Context and Confusion: What Does the Belhar Confess? by John Cooper
12 - The Belhar Speaks Today by Ronald J. Feenstra

Departments
14 - Formation for Ministry

Fall 2010 Digsight Newsletter, Southern Adventist University

DIGSIGHT - Institute of Archaeology Newsletter

Fall 2010 issue of the Archaeology newsletter, DigSight. Features the article "SOUTHERN SURVEYS KHIRBET SHUWEIKEH-TEL SOCOH".

Table Of Contents

Liberty Theological Review

Table of Contents for Volume 1 Issue 1

Following The Light, Keri Suarez

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Profiles Of Youth, Amy Michelle Hahn

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Visionary Ascents Of Moses In Pseudo-Philo's Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum: Apocalyptic Motifs And The Growth Of Visionary Moses Tradition, Kristine Johnson Ruffatto

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation explores the development of visionary Moses tradition from its origins in the Hebrew Bible through pro-Mosaic Second Temple literature and rabbinic texts. It demonstrates that throughout this variegated literature, there is a developing tendency to portray Moses as an apocalyptic seer. In the non-biblical Mosaic texts that were analyzed, Moses' revelation on Sinai and Nebo is increasingly invested with esoteric content, and Moses' ascents are often depicted as heavenly journeys. These revelatory developments have conceptual roots in alternative visionary traditions, notably Enochic lore. The texts investigated contain a discernible thread of dialogue with Enochic revelatory claims; Moses' ascents …

Letter From The Managing Editor

Liberty Theological Review

This is a letter from Managing Editor Joshua C. Stone.

Wilderness Beauty: A Means To Resolve Volitional Doubt, Brian T. Scalise

Liberty Theological Review

Doubt is often part of Christian spiritual life. Matured doubt will influence the will (the volition) so as to keep the Christian doubter from acting like a Christian or even desiring the Christian life. This essay seeks to construct a theory designed to engage and help resolve volitional doubt by use of wilderness beauty. This theory incorporates three areas of study—Land and Leisure Management, Abraham Maslow’s metamotivation theory, and Jonathan Edwards' aesthetic theology—to demonstrate the uniqueness and usefulness of wilderness beauty for resolving volitional doubt. Subsequent to the construction of the theory, practical suggestions for its application are given.

Alessandro Valignano And The Restructuring Of The Jesuit Mission In Japan, 1579-1582, Jack B. Hoey Iii

Liberty Theological Review

When Alessandro Valignano arrived in Japan in 1579, the Society of Jesus had been working in the country for thirty years. However, despite impressive numbers and considerable influence with the feudal lords, the mission was struggling. The few Jesuit workers were exhausted and growing increasingly frustrated by the leadership of Francisco Cabral, who refused to cater to Japanese sensibilities or respect the Japanese people. When Valignano arrived, he saw the harm Cabral was doing and forcibly changed the direction of the mission, pursuing policies of Jesuit accommodation to Japanese culture and respect for the Japanese converts who were training to …

Toward A Mediating Understanding Of Tongues: A Historical And Exegetical Examination Of Early Literature, Shane M. Kraeger

Liberty Theological Review

Studies regarding pneumatology and charismata have maintained distinctions largely due to previously held presuppositions. Christians have debated Luke’s and Paul’s usage of specific words and have taken diametrically opposite positions on this issue. This study will not attempt to answer the question of the legitimacy of spiritual gifts; we must, rather, begin from a proper understanding of words and concepts, thus allowing God’s Word to change us if we are to be mindful of our obedience toward Him. This study will examine the historic meaning of the word and concept of tongues in order to better gauge Luke’s and Paul’s—and …

Triadic To Trinitarian: Kevin J. Vanhoozer’S Application Of J.L. Austin’S Speech Act Theory, Joshua C. Stone

Liberty Theological Review

The basis for Christian theology, the Bible, has come under considerable attack by decontructionalists in their attempt to disregard authorial intent and to prove that understanding the meaning of an author's words is an impossible task. Kevin J. Vanhoozer is an evangelical scholar who has done much in defense of authorial intent and has found fertile philosophical ground in Speech Act theory. This essay looks at Vanhoozer’s use of J.L. Austin’s variety of Speech Act theory to determine if Vanhoozer uses Austin correctly, then turns to Vanhoozer’s bibliological use of Austin whereby he analogically applies Austin’s Triadic formula of a …

Christ's Heavenly Sanctuary Ministry, Roy Gane

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Creating A Spiritan Library, Laverna Saunders, Robert Behary

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

"The Heart And Soul Of The Multitude Of Believers Was One.", Séan Kealy C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Ezra, Nehemiah & Esther And Work, Theology Of Work Project, Mark Roberts

Theology of Work Project

1. Introduction to Ezra, Nehemiah & Esther
2. Restoration of the Temple (Ezra 1:1-6:22)
3. Restoration of Covenant Life, Phase One: The Work of Ezra (Ezra 7:1-10:44)
4. Restoration of the Wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 1:1-7:73)
   • Bridging the Sacred-Secular Divide (Nehemiah 1:1-1:10)
   • Does Trusting God Mean Turning to Prayer, Taking "Practical" Action, or Both? (Nehemiah 1:11-4:23)
   • Connecting Lending Practices to the Fear of the Lord (Nehemiah 5:1-5:19)
   • Nehemiah Gives Credit to God (Nehemiah 6:1-7:73)
5. Restoration of Covenant Life, Phase Two: Ezra and Nehemiah Together (Nehemiah 8:1-13:31)
6. Working Within a Fallen System (Esther)
7. God’s Hidden Hand and Human Response (Esther)
8. Conclusions to Ezra, Nehemiah & …

87th Annual Harding University Lectureship Program (2010), Harding University

Lectureship Programs

This document contains the printed lectureship schedule.

The Decision To Stay: A Multiple-Case Study Exploring College Choice And Persistence Factors Of Second-Year Students At Religiously-Affiliated Institutions Associated With The Churches Of Christ, Patti Jo White

Theses and Dissertations

Factors that influenced the college choice and persistence of twenty-eight undergraduate, second-year students at religiously-affiliated institutions associated with the churches of Christ were examined using a cross-case comparative qualitative analysis. Student pre-college characteristics and campus environment factors were also investigated regarding their influence on the students' decisions to choose a college and to remain for the second year at their respective initial institutions. Four religiously-affiliated institutions associated with the churches of Christ, categorized in four different Carnegie basic classifications, were selected as the sites for the case studies to achieve maximum requisite variety across the cases. These classifications included one …

The Echo: September 17, 2010, Taylor University

2010-2011 (Volume 98)

Taylor faculty takes the stage – In Briefs – Taylor enrollment at all-time high – Parents Weekend has campus-wide appeal – Financial aid redesign in final stages – Invisible children organization brings a reality check to campus – In Briefs – Quran book burning fizzles out – Campus plunges into the community – The Bubble – Senior contributes to Haiti – World Voices – Somali pirates attack crew – On This Day in History – Around the World in 30 Seconds – Breaching the Bubble – Viral videos: The stages of ‘infection’ – Upcoming Airband tryouts mean practice galore – …

Hammurabi And Amraphel., Hugo Radau

The Open Court

No abstract provided.

Scriptures, Vincent L. Wimbush

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Introduction

Interchangeable with holy/sacred book, “scriptures” is the English language term that is still popularly used to refer to a text or collection of texts deemed to be of special if not unique origins, authority and power. Users of the term also tend to assume that “the Bible” of the Jewish and Christian traditions represents either the only instance of such or the example par excellence among some others. A popular linguistic and rhetorical placeholder among cultures of Indo-European origins, the English term originally simply meant (from the Greek graphe/-ai, ta biblia; Latin, scriptura/-ae; Hebrew, ketav/-uvim) and continues to mean …

The Shepherd’S Burden - Balancing Faith And Patience, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle C liturgical readings for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 12, 2010: Ex 32:7-14, Ps 51, 1 Tim 1:12-17, Lk 15:1-32. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

The Information-Seeking Habits Of Baptist Ministers, Joshua D. Lambert

MSU Libraries

The aim of this article is to determine how Baptist ministers seek information. Further research questions were used to narrow down the broad aim to a workable level. What causes ministers to seek and stop seeking information? What sources do they use? How do the information-seeking habits change as they pursue their various roles? A multiple-case study design was used. Ten ministers were interviewed with a protocol that used the Critical Incident Technique. Interviews were transcribed and coded in order to identify patterns. Baptist ministers sought information in order to accomplish a wide variety of administrative tasks, prepare for sermons, …

The Murray Ledger And Times, September 9, 2010, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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The Murray Ledger And Times, September 8, 2010, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, September 4, 2010, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

A Critique Of The Historiographical Construal Of America As A Christian Nation, John David Wilsey

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Christian America thesis has grown in popularity over the past thirty years. This essay will critique the Christian America thesis, and instead offer the assertion that America was founded as a nation with religious liberty. Six lines of critique of the Christian America thesis will be presented, and the essay will attempt to show the significance of religious freedom in the founding. America‘s history points to a mixture of sacred and secular ideas. The nation is defined more realistically by religious freedom rather than a Christian identity. Evangelicals can approach those who do not share their faith commitment in …