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Review Of A Time To Heal: Missionary Nurses In Churches Of Christ, Southeastern Nigeria (1953-1967). By Martha E. Farrar Highfield, Mcgarvey Ice Oct 2022

Review Of A Time To Heal: Missionary Nurses In Churches Of Christ, Southeastern Nigeria (1953-1967). By Martha E. Farrar Highfield, Mcgarvey Ice

Library Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Traumatic Themes In Genesis 17 And 23, Troy M. Larue May 2022

Traumatic Themes In Genesis 17 And 23, Troy M. Larue

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis I explore how Gen 17 and 23 contain themes of trauma. For the purpose of this research, I am combining the disciplines of historical criticism, literary criticism, and trauma theory. Genesis 17 and 23 are narratives of non-typical length in the Priestly source of Genesis. I explain how these narratives fit into the larger Priestly strand in Genesis through a combination of diachronic and synchronic readings. In Gen 17, God reveals himself as El Shaddai to Abraham and enters into a covenant with him promising progeny, land, and blessing. These promises are themes that are particularly meaningful …


Developing Practices Within The Lord’S Supper That Develop Central Identity At Queen City Church Of Christ, Ryan Russell May 2022

Developing Practices Within The Lord’S Supper That Develop Central Identity At Queen City Church Of Christ, Ryan Russell

Doctor of Ministry Theses

This project was designed to meet a need at the Queen City Church of Christ (QCC) for developing intentional practices around the Lord’s Supper for forming a central identity in a diverse community. The scope of this project focuses on the project group’s ability to develop practices based on the theology of the Lord’s Supper, biblical teaching, engaging in practices of spiritual formation as a group, and their observations of Lord’s Supper practices in other Christian traditions. Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth provides the textual context for the discussion of the role the Lord’s Supper plays within …


Remembering Jacob: The Literary Representation Of Memory In The Jacob Narrative, Isaac Borbon May 2021

Remembering Jacob: The Literary Representation Of Memory In The Jacob Narrative, Isaac Borbon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis seeks to describe the Jacob narrative through the lens of memory. Taking Gen 28:10-22 as a case study, the objective is to place Jacob’s visit to Bethel alongside other ancient referential claims, analyzing it for authentic memories. However, the complex nature of memory is susceptible to preservation and revision. That is to say, having no desire to comport to modern historical-critical sensibilities, memory’s epistemological underpinnings are concerned primarily with reconstructing a remembered past for subsequent generations of Israelite tradents. In order to understand the historical background to the Jacob narrative in its entirety, a formal analysis of Iron …


William Everett Ferguson Papers, 1941-2014, William Everett Ferguson Feb 2020

William Everett Ferguson Papers, 1941-2014, William Everett Ferguson

Center for Restoration Studies Archives, Manuscripts and Personal Papers Finding Aids

Finding aid for the William Everett Ferguson Papers, 1941-2014.


A Power Man’S Theology: Marvel’S Luke Cage And Black Liberation Theology, Diarron B. Morrison Dec 2019

A Power Man’S Theology: Marvel’S Luke Cage And Black Liberation Theology, Diarron B. Morrison

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Netflix released Marvel’s Luke Cage in 2016 to critical acclaim. Born from a 1970s comic book, the series features Luke Cage, an African-American superhero. Cage is a big, bald, bulletproof black man. Instead of tights and a cape, Cage wears a hoodie calling the audience to remember Trayvon Martin and other victims of white racism. Theologian James Cone created Black Liberation Theology in the 1970s. As a result of Cone’s work, Black Liberation Theology addresses the issue of white racism from a theological standpoint. In this thesis I present a close reading of Marvel’s Luke Cage using Black Liberation Theology …


Finding Aid For Robert Lynn Anderson Papers, (1965-2019), Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives Sep 2019

Finding Aid For Robert Lynn Anderson Papers, (1965-2019), Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives

Robert Lynn Anderson Papers

Finding aid for the Robert Lynn Anderson Papers, (1965-2019).


Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers, (1962-1985), Thomas Wesley Rogers Feb 2019

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers, (1962-1985), Thomas Wesley Rogers

Center for Restoration Studies Archives, Manuscripts and Personal Papers Finding Aids

No abstract provided.


Ross Dean Blasingame Papers, 1958-1969, Ross Dean Blasingame Jan 2019

Ross Dean Blasingame Papers, 1958-1969, Ross Dean Blasingame

Center for Restoration Studies Archives, Manuscripts and Personal Papers Finding Aids

No abstract provided.


Finding Aid For Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records, (1924-1961), Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives Jan 2019

Finding Aid For Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records, (1924-1961), Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives

Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records

Finding aid for the Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records.


David Lipscomb On Rebaptism: Contexts Of A Controversy, Mcgarvey Ice Oct 2018

David Lipscomb On Rebaptism: Contexts Of A Controversy, Mcgarvey Ice

Library Research and Publications

This paper sets David Lipscomb's position on rebaptism in three contexts.

First, to provide a historical context, it states the circumstances of his baptism

and examines how and to what ends he employed the narrative of it. Second, to

craft a theological context, it contours in a broad way his doctrine of baptism.

Third, to furnish an ecclesial context, it scrutinizes the practice of receiving

members at Nashville's South College Street Christian Church, where he served

as an elder.


Bible As Notepad. Tracing Annotations And Annotation Practices In Late Antique And Medieval Biblical Manuscripts, Liv Ingeborg Lied, Marilena Maniaci, Jeff Childers Sep 2018

Bible As Notepad. Tracing Annotations And Annotation Practices In Late Antique And Medieval Biblical Manuscripts, Liv Ingeborg Lied, Marilena Maniaci, Jeff Childers

Graduate School of Theology

The present volume provides a comparative look at the contents and layout features of secondary annotations in biblical manuscripts across linguistic traditions. Due to the privileged focus on the text in the columns, these annotations and the practices that produced them have not received the scholarly attention they deserve. The vast richness of extant verbal and figurative notes accompanying the biblical texts in the intercolumns and margins of the manuscript pages have thus been largely overlooked. The case studies gathered in this volume explore Jewish and Christian biblical manuscripts through the lens of their annotations, addressing the various relationships between …


Postwar Churches Of Christ Mission Work: The Philippines As A Case Study, Brady Kal Cox May 2018

Postwar Churches Of Christ Mission Work: The Philippines As A Case Study, Brady Kal Cox

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

There was a large increase in the number of Churches of Christ missionaries and missionary efforts following World War II (WWII). There were also significant changes and developments in American religious culture following WWII—Churches of Christ were not exempt from these changes. This study examines the question of how postwar developments in American religion influenced missionary efforts of American Churches of Christ by looking at examples of American missionaries in the Philippines.

The study relies heavily on primary sources, including letters and news reports from archival collections, Churches of Christ periodicals, and email correspondence with people familiar with the main …


"O, Lord, Hear The Cries And See The Tears Of The Baptists": Garner Mcconnico Meets Alexander Campbell, Mcgarvey Ice Oct 2016

"O, Lord, Hear The Cries And See The Tears Of The Baptists": Garner Mcconnico Meets Alexander Campbell, Mcgarvey Ice

Library Research and Publications

A descriptive and interpretive article about the conflict among Baptists in Tennessee concerning the reform ideas of Alexander Campbell, particularly as led and articulated by Garner McConnico. This article is both a critical biographical sketch of McConnico and narrative of Campbell's earliest conflict among Tennessee Baptists. Of particular focus is the impact Campbell's teaching had upon Baptists in the Middle Tennessee associations as a context for the establishment and flourishing of the Baptist Church of Nashville, later the Church Street Christian Church.


Martha's Gift To Posterity: One Pulpit's Remarkable Story, Mcgarvey Ice Oct 2016

Martha's Gift To Posterity: One Pulpit's Remarkable Story, Mcgarvey Ice

Library Research and Publications

This articles examines, by way of narrating the use of an artifact---a pulpit, the local history of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (including especially their early relationship to Baptist Churches) in Nashville, Tennessee.


World Churches Vertical File, Mcgarvey Ice Jun 2016

World Churches Vertical File, Mcgarvey Ice

Center for Restoration Studies Vertical Files Finding Aids

This set of files is especially useful to scholars of the history missions, particularly among Churches of Christ in the twentieth century. Students and researchers interested in applied missiology among Restorationist traditions, Stone-Campbell movements, and Churches of Christ will also find them helpful. For assistance with specific files or items, contact Mac Ice - mac.ice@acu.edu, or 325.674.2144.


Haven: Asceticism, Spiritual Formation, And Youth Ministry, Brandon Pierce May 2016

Haven: Asceticism, Spiritual Formation, And Youth Ministry, Brandon Pierce

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

This essay reflects upon the application of a field of scholarly study—ascetic theology— to a ministerial context: youth ministry. The goal here is to offer an example of and reflections upon the application of a personal scholarly interest to ministerial contexts.

The essay begins with an assessment of the ministry context, illustrating the problems that demanded attention and solution. It then outlines the sociological and theological theories of asceticism that informed the proposed solution. Having discussed the foundational context and ideas, the next section describes in detail the proposed solution named "Haven" and elaborates on the ascetic theory behind it. …


Churches Of Christ, Spiritual Formation, And The Liturgical Christian Calendar, Wes Horn Dec 2015

Churches Of Christ, Spiritual Formation, And The Liturgical Christian Calendar, Wes Horn

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

For many Christian traditions, participation in the liturgical year does not seem remarkable; in fact, it is second nature being the form, or liturgy, through which congregational members grew up practicing their faith. However, for those Christian traditions, like the Churches of Christ, who have avoided the liturgical year, the inclusion of liturgical practices is a substantial deviation in worship theology, practice, and comfort.

This article recounts one congregation’s journey through the liturgical calendar as a test case for a Doctor of Ministry project. The thesis questioned whether the introduction of the liturgical Christian calendar into the worship life of …


Against Celsus: Piety In Context, Dustin Janssen Sep 2015

Against Celsus: Piety In Context, Dustin Janssen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores Celsus’s and Origen’s differing understandings of what it means to be “pious” (ὅσιος). Celsus conceived of tradition as the norm for determining piety. On the other hand, Origen maintained that the true norm was found in the Logos and Wisdom of God—i.e., Jesus. This dichotomy of understanding is consistent with the backdrop of the religious revolution happening in the Roman world during the early centuries CE proposed by scholars like Guy Stroumsa.

While this thesis does not aim to prove or fully expound on the religious revolution, it will use the shift in religious thought as a …


Palmer Family Letters : 1866-1907, James Monroe Palmer Jan 1989

Palmer Family Letters : 1866-1907, James Monroe Palmer

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


Logan County, Kentucky Churches Of Christ, Marie Turner Jan 1986

Logan County, Kentucky Churches Of Christ, Marie Turner

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


Sermon God Of All Help: What Is Your Crutch?, Robert Lynn Anderson Jan 1971

Sermon God Of All Help: What Is Your Crutch?, Robert Lynn Anderson

Robert Lynn Anderson Papers

Audio of Robert Lynn Anderson's sermon, God of All Help: What is Your Crutch? This sermon is part of a series on spirituality.


Overseas Church And Missionary Directory, Contact Jan 1971

Overseas Church And Missionary Directory, Contact

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Directory Of The Churches Of Christ 1970, Wade Smith Jan 1970

Mid-Atlantic Directory Of The Churches Of Christ 1970, Wade Smith

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Directory Of The Churches Of Christ, Warder K. Novak Jan 1966

Mid-Atlantic Directory Of The Churches Of Christ, Warder K. Novak

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


"For The People Had A Mind To Work" Sermon Notes, John W. Goodwin Jan 1965

"For The People Had A Mind To Work" Sermon Notes, John W. Goodwin

John W. Goodwin Papers

John W. Goodwin's outline and notes for the sermon "For the People had a Mind to Work." The typescript outline includes hand written annotations and blue and pink highlighting. The date of creation is estimated to be circa 1965.


"Fools Make A Mock Of Sin" Sermon Notes, John W. Goodwin Jan 1965

"Fools Make A Mock Of Sin" Sermon Notes, John W. Goodwin

John W. Goodwin Papers

John W. Goodwin's outline and notes for his sermon "Fools Make a Mock of Sin." The typescript outline has had written annotations and blue and pink highlighting. The date of creation is estimated to be 1965.


"Encouragement" Sermon Notes, John W. Goodwin Jan 1965

"Encouragement" Sermon Notes, John W. Goodwin

John W. Goodwin Papers

John W. Goodwin's outline and notes for sermon entitled "Encouragement." The typescript of the sermon outline also includes pencil annotations and blue and pink highlighting. The date of creation is estimated to be circa 1965.


History Of The Churches Of Christ: Virginia To Newfoundland, James L. Lovell Jan 1965

History Of The Churches Of Christ: Virginia To Newfoundland, James L. Lovell

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


The Christian Reminder , Harris And Irving Church Of Christ (San Angelo, Tx) May 1952

The Christian Reminder , Harris And Irving Church Of Christ (San Angelo, Tx)

Harris and Irving Church of Christ (San Angelo, TX) Records

No abstract provided.