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Harding School Of Theology 2014-2015 General Catalog, Harding University

Harding Academic Catalogs

Academic catalog for the graduate program in Bible and religion.

Church Hospitality: A Biblical Model For Growth Based On The Seven Churches In Revelation, Gesner Noel

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Church growth seeks both to actualize the precepts of the "Great Commission", to attract new members and sustain current congregation. One of the fundamental problems is the inability to preserve hospitality. The pertinence of hospitality to the Church originates from Scriptures that clearly exemplify Christ's deeds and teachings of hospitality. This thesis project will investigate the seven churches in Revelation and reveal factors of outstanding and inhospitable practices in relation to Church growth and hospitality. Surveys will be based on unregulated interactions among pastors. Twenty pastors across five denominations, Evangelical Lutheran, Charismatic, Pentecostal, Seven-Day Adventist, and Roman Catholic will demonstrate …

A Pre-Methodological Theology For Biblically Proper Ecclesiological Health, James Woods

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The American church is in a dramatically noticeable decline, with many resources offering superficial remedies and solutions but rarely digging below the surface to evaluate the structural integrity of the foundation. This paper will evaluate the foundation as to how it has been altered over the last two thousand years, as well as identifying three main foundational attributes of the first century church that must be in place for the twenty-first century church to be on target biblically. The thesis will be corroborated by utilizing two different, yet related surveys administered to both pastors and congregants, as well as by …

Prayer And The Decisions Of Life, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 27, 2014: 1 Kgs 3:5-12; Rom 8:28-30; Mt 13:44-52. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Balancing Justice And Mercy, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 20, 2014: Wis 12:13, 16-19; Ps 86; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Arrival At Perfect Love And The Steps Of Humility, Jeana Visel Osb

Obsculta

No abstract provided.

Human Suffering And The New Creation, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 13, 2014: Is 55:10-11; Ps 65:10-14; Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Warrior King Or Prince Of Peace?, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 6, 2014: Zec 9:9-10; Ps 144; Rom 8:9-13; Mt 11:25-30. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

"Were You There?" (John 18-19): Telling The Story Of Jesus' Trial--And Ours, Craig R. Koester

Faculty Publications

The scenes leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion are an essential and yet troubling part of the Christian story. Focusing on the major characters provides a way to tell the story in ways that engage modern listeners and allow the gospel to be heard. In the end, it is God’s story of self-giving love that brings redemption out of tragedy.

The Study Of Religion In Graduate Degree Programs: Opportunities And Structural Issues, Michael E. Cafferky

Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Stand Firm: 48 Life-Guides From Philippians, Dave Branon

Alumni Book Gallery

The book of Philippians may be 2,000 years old, but throughout its pages Paul gives us clues about living that are just as valid for us today as they were for the believers in the ancient city of Philippi. “We need to hear from a guy who was beaten, jailed, shipwrecked, threatened, and mistreated due to his allegiance to Jesus as he tells us how to stand firm and experience peace,” says author Dave Branon.

Digging into the meaning and teaching of Paul’s letter, Stand Firm

• Provides easy-to-read and engaging narrative
• Challenges Christians to secure their faith and experience God’s …

The Bridge Summer 2014 Vol. 55 No. 1, Harding School Of Theology

The Bridge

No abstract provided.

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni, Parents And Friends (Summer 2014), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Summer 2014 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Nehemiah's Bricks And Mortar Story: Strategy For A Successful Building Project, Carla Antoine

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Nehemiah was given a task to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. His leadership was effective, essential, strategic, and successful. Nehemiah's methodology provides a perfect model for completing church construction projects. This thesis project will examine aspects of Nehemiah's leadership and its effects on the various facets of construction. This project will review the theological, sociological, and philosophical views of Nehemiah, as well as the vision elements of a project, mobilization of workers, provision, and a structured guide for successfully completing the project. Research will be conducted on 100 church leaders, and congregations who have started a building project, completed a …

The New Perspective From Paul, Mark Seifrid

Other Faculty Scholarship

The strong attraction which Judaism held for Paul’s converts in Galatia and elsewhere is hard to explain if Israel as a whole was generally lamenting its condition.Early Jewish writings similarly give evidence of variety and nuance in Jewish self-understanding in this period.37 The Scroll of Fasting (Megillat Ta’anit), for example, marks the celebration of Hasmonean victories within Jewish life, days of celebration on which one was not to fast.

The Blessed Trinity And Redemptive Love, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for Trinity Sunday, June 15, 2014: Ex 34:4-9; Dn 3:52-56; 2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Forgiveness Of Sin And New Life, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2014: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 103; 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Joshua & Judges And Work, Theology Of Work Project, Alice Camille, Sean Mcdonough

Theology of Work Project

1. Introduction to Joshua and Judges
2. Conquest (Joshua 1-12)
   • Joshua (Joshua 1)
   • The Land (Joshua 2-12)
     • Working the Land (Joshua 5)
     • Conquering the Land (Joshua 6-12)
     • Remembering God’s Presence in the Land (Joshua 4:1-9)
3. Coordination (Joshua 13-22)
4. Covenant (Joshua 23-24)
5. Chaos (Judges 1-21)
   • Failing the Driving (Out) Test (Judges 1-2)
   • The Judges (Judges 3-16)
     • Deborah (Judges 4-5)
     • The Economic Effects of War (Judges 6:1-11)
     • Gideon’s Ambivalent Leadership (Judges 6:12 – 8:35)
     • The Judges’ Failure of Leadership (Judges 9-16)
   • Israel Falls Apart (Judges 17-21)
     • The prosperity gospel unmasked in early form (Judges 17)
     • Human depravity and the complicity of religious authorities unveiled …

Psalms And Work, Theology Of Work Project, Duane Garrett, Lindsay Wilson, Russell Fuller

Theology of Work Project

1. Introduction to Psalms
2. Book 1 (Psalms 1–41)
   • Personal Integrity in Work (Psalm 1)
   • Obedience to God (Psalm 2)
   • Foes and opponents (Psalms 4, 6, 7, 17)
   • Authority (Psalm 8)
   • Business ethics (Psalms 15, 24, 34)
   • Trusting God in the face of institutional pressure (Psalm 20)
   • God’s presence in our struggles at work (Psalm 23)
   • God’s guidance in our work (Psalm 25)
3. Book 2 (Psalms 42–72)
   • God’s presence in the midst of disaster (Psalm 46)
   • Anxiety when unscrupulous people succeed (Psalms 49, 50, 52, 62)
4. Book 3 (Psalms 73–89)
   • The workplace consequences of personal failings (Psalm 73)
   • The economic consequences of …

Jesus In The Shadows: Healing The Gerasene Demoniac In Mark's Gospel, An Existential Christology, Justin Campbell

Obsculta

No abstract provided.

Silent Liberation: Navigating Feminist Theology Through The Christological Lens Of Mary Of Bethany, Karen M. Kiefer

Obsculta

Standing in the midst of confusion among disparate views within feminist theology, a woman in the church can feel torn between honoring her dignity as a person and honoring her faith. She hears a cacophony of voices screaming for liberation and reform that have risen from the oppression of misogyny, omission and amputation from the Christian tradition and Scripture as the result of an androcentric church history and structure. The division among these feminist voices, ranging from reform to dismantling or vacating the Christian faith altogether, can leave a woman in the church questioning Scripture, tradition, roles, and even Jesus …

Samuel, Kings & Chronicles And Work, Theology Of Work Project, Jill Baker, Brian Housman, Alice Matthews

Theology of Work Project

1. Introduction to Samuel, Kings and Chronicles
   • The historical background of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles
2. From Tribal Confederation to Monarchy: 1 Samuel
   • The perils of inherited authority (1 Samuel 1-3)
   • The perils of treating God like a good luck charm (1 Samuel 4)
   • The opportunities that arise from working faithfully (1 Samuel 5-7)
   • When children disappoint (1 Samuel 8:1-3)
   • The Israelites ask for a king (1 Samuel 8:4-22)
   • The Task of Choosing a King (1 Samuel 9-16)
   • David's rise to power (1 Samuel 17-30)
     • Abigail defuses a crisis between David and Nabal (1 Samuel 25)
3. The Golden Age of the Monarchy: …

Prayers Of Jesus, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, June 1, 2014: Acts 1:12-14; Ps 27; 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 17:1-11. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

"Review Of Mark", Michael Patella Osb

School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Banner - V. 149, No. 6 - (June 2014), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

No abstract provided.

Ontological Experience, Adam Wells

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

No abstract provided.

Introduction, Jacob Goodson, Adam Wells

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

No abstract provided.

Wielding Eden: Early Modern Voices And The Appropriation Of Paradise, Adrienne Redding

Dissertations

This research considers images of gardens and the unavoidable connections such images have to the Garden of Eden. It investigates images of gardens in early modern England, as seen in three different categories of textual artifact: popular prose publications, dramatic texts, and the resurrected poetic epic. It investigates the construction of gender, observing how Edenic iconography functions both to support and to undermine the dominant ideology’s work to naturalize and universalize gender attributes and societal roles. This iconography, dependent upon a variety of interpretations of the first three books of Genesis, has been referenced (and continues to be referenced) by …

The Truth Of Christianity? Michel Henry's Words Of Christ, Christina M. Gschwandtner

Journal of Scriptural Reasoning

No abstract provided.

Armenian Apocrypha Relating To Abraham, Michael E. Stone, E. Douglas Clark

BYU Studies

Over a decade ago while attending an annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, I heard Professor Michael Stone mention he was working on a group of medieval Armenian texts containing traditions about the Patriarch Abraham. Having spent considerable time gathering every Abrahamic tradition I could find, I was excited at this news and asked when the work would be published. Professor Stone replied that it would not be soon. Since then, I have eagerly looked forward to this volume.

As one of Stone's many publications on Armenian apocrypha, and a sequel to two of those in particular ( …