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On Thinking (And Measurement), Raymond A. Younis Jan 2013

On Thinking (And Measurement), Raymond A. Younis

Philosophy Conference Papers

We do indeed “live and work in a time when the issues facing education, many of which have been with us for a considerable period, are being approached primarilythrough measurement – classroom assessment, research methods, standardized testing, international comparisons”. It is also true that “we do not often stop to consider what counts – and alternatively, what doesn’t count – in a climate where measuring up to a standard is the name of the game. At a deeper level, we rarely raise questions about measurement itself.” Heidegger argued that what is “most thought provoking [in this ‘thought provoking age’] is …

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早期 '地' 和 '土'之观 (Concepts Of Earth And Land In Early Chinese Texts), Deborah A. Sommer (司馬黛蘭) Jan 2013

早期 '地' 和 '土'之观 (Concepts Of Earth And Land In Early Chinese Texts), Deborah A. Sommer (司馬黛蘭)

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Many studies have explored conceptualizations of heaven (tian 天) in early Chinese thought, but few if any have explored understandings of heaven's later cosmological counterpart, earth (di 地). This article examines Chinese understandings of earth and land (tu 土) in pre-Qin 先秦sources. In ancient texts such as the Book of Odes (Shi jing詩經) and Book of Documents (Shang shu尚書), the earth is not yet the paired counterpart to heaven that it will become in later Warring States (fifth-third centuries BCE) texts. Older works often depict earth and land as passive recipients of heaven's …

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Ancient Affinities Within The Lds Book Of Enoch Part One, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, David J. Larsen Jan 2013

Ancient Affinities Within The Lds Book Of Enoch Part One, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, David J. Larsen

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

In this article, we will examine affinities between ancient extracanonical sources and a collection of modern revelations that Joseph Smith termed “extracts from the Prophecy of Enoch.” We build on the work of previous scholars, revisiting their findings with the benefit of subsequent scholarship. Following a perspective on the LDS canon and an introduction to the LDS Enoch revelations, we will focus on relevant passages in pseudepigrapha and LDS scripture within three episodes in the Mormon Enoch narrative: Enoch’s prophetic commission, Enoch’s encounters with the “gibborim,” and the weeping and exaltation of Enoch and his people.

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Founder's Day 2013, Sacred Heart University Jan 2013

Founder's Day 2013, Sacred Heart University

Founder's Day Programs

Program for the April 10, 2013 Founder's Day ceremony.

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Addressing Roman Jews: Paul's View On The Law In The Letter To The Romans, Dennis Haugh Jan 2013

Addressing Roman Jews: Paul's View On The Law In The Letter To The Romans, Dennis Haugh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

For many years, Pauline scholars have wrestled with two related questions: (1) how did Paul envision the composition of the audience for his letter to Rome? (2) What did Paul see as the role of the Law in the community of Jesus followers? As to the first question, I contend that Paul wrote to an implied audience composed of non-Judeans who had first converted to Judaism and then acknowledge Jesus as Messiah, or who became Jews at the time of their acceptance of Jesus as Messiah. In either case, they adopted the beliefs and practices of the followers of Jesus …

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General Undergraduate Catalog, 2013-2014, Marshall University Jan 2013

General Undergraduate Catalog, 2013-2014, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 2010-2019

Marshall University Undergraduate Course Catalog for the 2013-2014 academic year.

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Graduate Catalog, 2013-2014, Marshall University Jan 2013

Graduate Catalog, 2013-2014, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 2010-2019

Marshall University Graduate Course Catalog for the 2013-2014 academic year.

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Undergraduate Schedule Of Classes For 2013, Winter [Winter Sessions], Stony Brook University Jan 2013

Undergraduate Schedule Of Classes For 2013, Winter [Winter Sessions], Stony Brook University

Winter Sessions Class Schedules

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Joseph Smith, Jesus, And Satanic Opposition: Atonement, Evil, And The Mormon Vision, Steven L. Olsen, Douglas J. Davies Jan 2013

Joseph Smith, Jesus, And Satanic Opposition: Atonement, Evil, And The Mormon Vision, Steven L. Olsen, Douglas J. Davies

BYU Studies

Douglas J. Davies is one of the most insightful and prolific scholars of Mormonism working today. He is a professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Durham, UK. Two of his earlier studies--The Mormon Culture of Salvation (2000) and An Introduction to Mormonism (2003)--analyze foundational aspects of Mormonism from an engaging academic synthesis of history, religious studies, cultural studies, literary studies, theology, and philosophy. The breadth and depth of his scholarly background enable him to address new and crucial questions, yielding remarkable insights. For example, The Mormon Culture of Salvation proposes that the plan …

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A Firm Foundation: Church Organization And Administration, R. Mark Melville, David J. Whittaker, Arnold K. Garr Jan 2013

A Firm Foundation: Church Organization And Administration, R. Mark Melville, David J. Whittaker, Arnold K. Garr

BYU Studies

While A Firm Foundation as a whole will appeal mainly to Church scholars and those interested in organizational theory, each of its individual articles offers an important synthesis of information for those who are interested in a particular topic. For example, a musician researching the history of the hymnbook would be interested in Michael Hicks's article "How to Make (and Unmake) a Mormon Hymnbook," and a newly called Young Women president might be intrigued by Janet Peterson's article "Young Women of Zion: An Organizational History." The book is broad enough that there is something of interest for everyone, from a …

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Graduate Online Schedule Of Classes For 2013, Summer [Summer Session] | Summer Sessions | State University Of New York At Stony Brook Summer Sessions | Stony Brook Summer Sessions, Stony Brook University Jan 2013

Graduate Online Schedule Of Classes For 2013, Summer [Summer Session] | Summer Sessions | State University Of New York At Stony Brook Summer Sessions | Stony Brook Summer Sessions, Stony Brook University

Summer Sessions Class Schedules

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Class Notes, Linfield Magazine Staff Jan 2013

Class Notes, Linfield Magazine Staff

Linfield Magazine

News about Linfield alumni

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Solid Education Basis Of Success, Robin (Burmeister) Nichols '82 Jan 2013

Solid Education Basis Of Success, Robin (Burmeister) Nichols '82

Linfield Magazine

Robin (Burmeister) Nichols '82 said many professors at Linfield directly impacted her life, but called Mike Jones the most influential professor in her Linfield education.

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Electrochemical/Electroflotation Process For Dye Wastewater Treatment, Erick Benjamin Butler Jan 2013

Electrochemical/Electroflotation Process For Dye Wastewater Treatment, Erick Benjamin Butler

ETD Archive

The use of dyes has become very significant across various industries such as textiles, paper, and clothing. The organic chemical composition of dyes is a major concern when discharging wastewater not only into the environment, but also within wastewater treatment plants. Dye effluent consists of high chemical oxygen demand (COD) and also color, components that require treatment before discharge. As a result, federal legislation has required industries that discharge high components in wastewater to undergo treatment within the plants. Within literature, authors have considered various biological, physical, and chemical methods of treating dye wastewater. Recently, electrocoagulation/electroflotation (ECF) has been an …

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New Light And Old Shadows: John G. Turner’S Attempt To Understand Brigham Young, Craig L. Foster Jan 2013

New Light And Old Shadows: John G. Turner’S Attempt To Understand Brigham Young, Craig L. Foster

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Brigham Young has repeatedly been described as larger than life and most people, critics and supporters, would agree. Brigham Young (1801–1877), second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, led the Saints like a modern- day Moses from the turmoil of Nauvoo to the Great Basin. He then oversaw the settlement of over three hundred communities in the intermountain west. He directed the growth and development of the LDS Church and left an indelible mark on both Mormonism and the western United States. Brigham Young was, indeed, larger than life.

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Passing Up The Heavenly Gift (Part One Of Two), Gregory L. Smith Jan 2013

Passing Up The Heavenly Gift (Part One Of Two), Gregory L. Smith

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

The Basic Thesis …the Latter-day Saint church was predicted to fail, and in all likelihood has failed to secure the fullness of the priesthood (Denver Snuffer1). Denver C. Snuffer, Jr. claims to have had a vision of the resurrected Jesus Christ.2 A convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he is the author of eight books (509). The thesis of the most recent—Passing the Heavenly Gift—is summarized by his book’s cover photo: a snuffed out candle, smoke curling upward, with a dim ember persisting at the tip of the wick.

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Enst 594.03: The Greening Of Religion, Daniel T. Spencer Jan 2013

Enst 594.03: The Greening Of Religion, Daniel T. Spencer

University of Montana Course Syllabi

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Living A Better Life, Laura Davis Jan 2013

Living A Better Life, Laura Davis

Linfield Magazine

Once dominated by students bound for seminary, religious studies classrooms are increasingly filling with a different sort of learner.

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Alumni Profile, Laura Davis Jan 2013

Alumni Profile, Laura Davis

Linfield Magazine

Feature about a Linfield alumnus or alumna. In this issue, Laura Gibson '01: Drawing Connections, Note by Note.

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Rollins Magazine, Spring 2013, Rollins College Office Of Marketing And Communications Jan 2013

Rollins Magazine, Spring 2013, Rollins College Office Of Marketing And Communications

Rollins Magazine

Issue Title: "The 600 Club"

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Common Data Set, Office Of Institutional Research And Effectiveness, Mississippi State University Jan 2013

Common Data Set, Office Of Institutional Research And Effectiveness, Mississippi State University

Common data set

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Pemergian Pelajar Melayu Ke Mesir Dari Tahun 1910-An Hingga 1950-An: Cabaran Dan Implikasi, A.H. Haris Jan 2013

Pemergian Pelajar Melayu Ke Mesir Dari Tahun 1910-An Hingga 1950-An: Cabaran Dan Implikasi, A.H. Haris

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Jumlah pelajar Melayu yang melanjutkan pelajaran di Mesir telah menunjukkan peningkatan sejak tahun 1920-an. Meskipun berhadapan dengan pelbagai cabaran dan rintangan, namun jumlah pelajar Melayu yang melanjutkan pelajaran di Mesir mencatatkan peningkatan setiap tahun. Artikel ini membincangkan cabaran dan rintangan yang dihadapi oleh pelajar Melayu yang melanjutkan pelajaran di Mesir, khususnya di Universiti al-Azhar, Kaherah sejak tahun 1910-an hingga 1950-an. Kajian ini dilakukan berdasarkan kaedah kajian perpustakaan dengan meneliti dan menganalisis sumber primer dan sumber sekunder berkaitan cabaran dan rintangan yang dihadapi oleh pelajar Melayu bagi melanjutkan pelajaran di Mesir. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa pemergian pelajar Melayu ke Kaherah mendedahkan …

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Introduction, Daniel C. Peterson Jan 2013

Introduction, Daniel C. Peterson

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

In the spring or early summer of 1820, “some few days” after his epochal vision of the Father and the Son, the young Joseph Smith gave an account of the experience to a Methodist minister with whom he “happened to be in company.” The minister had been active in the “excitement” about religion that inspired Joseph’s fateful decision to go alone into the woods near his house to pray. Naïvely, the boy expected his story of a Bible-like divine manifestation to be well received. It was not.

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“In The Mount Of The Lord It Shall Be Seen” And “Provided”: Theophany And Sacrifice As The Etiological Foundation Of The Temple In Israelite And Latter-Day Saint Tradition, Matthew L. Bowen Jan 2013

“In The Mount Of The Lord It Shall Be Seen” And “Provided”: Theophany And Sacrifice As The Etiological Foundation Of The Temple In Israelite And Latter-Day Saint Tradition, Matthew L. Bowen

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

For ancient Israelites, the temple was a place where sacrifice and theophany (i.e., seeing God or other heavenly beings) converged. The account of Abraham’s “arrested” sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22) and the account of the arrested slaughter of Jerusalem following David’s unauthorized census of Israel (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21) served as etiological narratives— explanations of “cause” or “origin”—for the location of the Jerusalem temple and its sacrifices. Wordplay on the verb rāʾâ (to “see”) in these narratives creates an etiological link between the place-names “Jehovah-jireh,” “Moriah” and the threshing floor of Araunah/Ornan, pointing to the future location of …

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Written To The Lamanites: Understanding The Book Of Mormon Through Native Culture And Religion, Gary P. Gillum Jan 2013

Written To The Lamanites: Understanding The Book Of Mormon Through Native Culture And Religion, Gary P. Gillum

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Latter-day Saints have always been encouraged to seek the truth wherever it can be found. With the Book of Mormon being written especially to the Lamanites, we can assume that the more we know about Lamanite and Native American culture, the more we can understand, appreciate and gain insights as we read that inspired scripture. In this article the writer has compared examples from Native American culture and history to what we read in the Book of Mormon and experience as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Most importantly, as we read through the eyes of …

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Stretching To Find The Negative: Gary Bergera’S Review Of Joseph Smith’S Polygamy: History And Theology, Brian C. Hales Jan 2013

Stretching To Find The Negative: Gary Bergera’S Review Of Joseph Smith’S Polygamy: History And Theology, Brian C. Hales

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

At an author-meets-critic Sunstone Symposium on August 2, 2013, Gary Bergera devoted over 90% of his fifteenminute review to criticize my 1500+ page, three-volume, Joseph Smith’s Polygamy: History and Theology. This article responds to several of the disagreements outlined by Bergera that on closer inspection appear as straw men. Also addressed are the tired arguments buoyed by carefully selected documentation he advanced supporting that (1) John C. Bennett learned of polygamy from Joseph Smith, (2) the Fanny Alger-Joseph Smith relationship was adultery, and (3) the Prophet practiced sexual polyandry. This article attempts to provide greater balance by including new evidences …

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Sophic Box And Mantic Vista: A Review Of Deconstructing Mormonism, Kevin Christensen Jan 2013

Sophic Box And Mantic Vista: A Review Of Deconstructing Mormonism, Kevin Christensen

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Riskas’s Desconstructing Mormonism claims that believers are trapped in a box for which the instructions for how to get out are written on the outside of the box. He challenges believers to submit to an outsider test for faith. But how well does Riskas describe the insider test? And is his outsider test, which turns out to be positivism, just a different box with the instructions for how to get out written on its outside? Ian Barbour’s Myths Models and Paradigms provides instructions on how to get out of the positivistic box that Riskas offers, and at the same time …

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Passing Up The Heavenly Gift (Part Two Of Two), Gregory L. Smith Jan 2013

Passing Up The Heavenly Gift (Part Two Of Two), Gregory L. Smith

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Claims #4 and #5: The Source of the Authority of Brigham Young and the Apostles After Joseph’s Death

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Evangelical Controversy: A Deeply Fragmented Movement, Louis C. Midgley Jan 2013

Evangelical Controversy: A Deeply Fragmented Movement, Louis C. Midgley

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism should be helpful to Latter-day Saints (and others) seeking to understand some of the theological controversies lurking behind contemporary fundamentalist/evangelical religiosity. Four theologians spread along a spectrum speak for different competing factions of conservative Protestants: Kevin Bauder 1 for what turns out to be his own somewhat moderate version of Protestant fundamentalism; Al Mohler 2 for conservative/confessional 3 evangelicalism; John Stackhouse 4 for generic evangelicalism; and Roger Olson 5 for postconservative evangelicalism. Each author introduces his own position and then is critiqued in turn by the others, after which there is a rejoinder. …

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Religious Commitment And Servant-Leadership: The Development Of An Exploratory Conceptual Model, Gary E. Roberts, Diane Hess-Hernandez Jan 2013

Religious Commitment And Servant-Leadership: The Development Of An Exploratory Conceptual Model, Gary E. Roberts, Diane Hess-Hernandez

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

Irrespective of one's personal religious beliefs, no objective observer can deny that religion exerts a major influence on society and human resources management. The influence of religious beliefs and spirituality on the jobrelated attitudes, behaviors, and performance of employees is an often neglected and underresearched topic across the major organizational sectors (Garcia Zamor 2003; Giacalone and Jurkiewicz 2003; King 2007; Exline and Bright 2011; Byrne, Morton, and Dahling 2011 ). This article strives to develop a conceptual framework for the influence of religious commitment on servant-leader and human resource management work-related outcomes. It will include the main dependent and independent …

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