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Love And Responsibility In Family Life, Lawrence E. Frizzell D.Phil.

Reverend Lawrence E. Frizzell, S.T.L., S.S.L., D.Phil.

Cycle B liturgical readings for Holy Family Sunday, December 28, 2008: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128; Col 3:12-21; Lk 2:41-51.
This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Love And Responsibility In Family Life, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle B liturgical readings for Holy Family Sunday, December 28, 2008: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128; Col 3:12-21; Lk 2:41-51.This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Swinging Bridge - December 11, 2008, Alison Stratton

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Buddha For Beginners, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

Originally published by Writers and Readers in 1998, this is an iconoclastic, illustrated romp through the life of the Buddha both a credible exploration of his life and teachings and an entertaining introduction to the philosophy of Buddhism.

Many Westerners know about the meditation practices of Buddhism, but few understand the Buddha's philosophical teachings. This book puts the teachings (dharma) in their proper context and unravels some of the more dense knots of Buddha's thinking. And it does all this while entertaining the reader with humorous illustrations and pop-culture sensibility. This primer, constructed like a graphic novel, cuts through the …

New Liberty Methodist Episcopal Church, South - Edmonson County, Kentucky (Sc 1806), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1806. Register, 1879 to 1977, of the New Liberty Methodist Church located in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Register includes lists of members, pastors and baptisms. Information prior to 1879 has been copied into the book. A separate hand-written list of pastors is included.

[Introduction To] Joseph Smith Jr.: Reappraisals After Two Centuries, Terryl Givens, Reid L. Nielson

Bookshelf

Mormon founder Joseph Smith is one of the most controversial figures of nineteenth-century American history, and a virtually inexhaustible subject for analysis. In this volume, fifteen scholars offer essays on how to interpret and understand Smith and his legacy. Including essays by both Mormons and non-Mormons, this wide-ranging collection is the only available survey of contemporary scholarly opinion on the extraordinary man who started one of the fastest growing religious traditions in the modern world.

Tate, Isaac, 1808-1889 (Sc 1818), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1818. Letter, 22 August 1828, from Tate, Green County, Kentucky to John Brigham, Secretary of the American Bible Society, New York City. On behalf of the newly-formed Green County Bible Society, Tate inquires about the purchase of Bibles from Brigham's organization.

The Greek Word "Porneia" In The Matthean Exception Clauses, Philip R. Leineweber

Senior Honors Theses

Matthew 5:32 and 19:9 present an interesting exegetical discussion concerning the acceptability and permissibility of divorce. These verses provoke interest because of their inclusion of an exception clause seemingly allowing for a permissible divorce. The verses state the unlawfulness of divorce “except in the case of porneia.” Porneia is the word around which this discussion revolves and its meaning differs vastly depending upon the interpreter. The word is interpreted specifically as adultery during the betrothal period and also as sexual promiscuity and immorality on the other. This thesis explains both views and then seeks to offer all relevant evidence by …

The Structure Of The Gospel Of Mark: Revisiting The Implications Of Repetition And Characterization, Gregory Michael

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The search for a distinctive and coherent structure to the Gospel of Mark has long been a challenge for scholarship. While denying redaction and narrative criticism's slavish adherence to their methodology, this thesis utilizes repetition and characterization to assess the matter of Markan structure. Key points of repetition addressed within the text are repetition of words and phrases, forms, and thematic items. The discussion of words and phrases highlight: θάλασσα, πάλιν, εἰς π̍εραν, ἐν τ̂ηὁσ̂ω, and Jewish leaders. The forms addressed are call narratives, exorcisms, and passion predictions. The thesis presents six key repeated thematic elements: geopolitical locations, the senses …

The Content And Role Of Web Sites In Public Relations Of Religious Congregations, Jerlen Young Nelson

Dissertations

This study presents an analysis of the content of Web sites belonging to local religious congregations. The study included a quantitative content analysis of the Web sites of 120 local congregations, which represented 12 different religious organizations. These religious organizations were all members of the Religious Communicators Council organization. Results of the study emphasized the basic content and functions of the Web sites. Overall, this study found that 43.3% of the Web sites were used for informational purposes only. For example, a few of the most prevalent variables on the Web sites were the general contact information, staff information, e-mail …

60th Anniversary Of Israel

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

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2008-12-01; Pamphlets; Dorothy E Bass, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church

Pamphlets and Commemoration Material

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Book Review Essays, Richard A. Stevick

Psychology Educator Scholarship

Book review essay of: John L. Ruth, Forgiveness: A Legacy of the Amish School; Donald Kraybill, Steven Nolt, and David Weaver-Zercher, Amish Grace; Harvey Yoder, The Happening: Nickle Mines Tragedy, reviewed by Richard A. Stevick

A Comprehensive Retreat Program For High School Youth Ministry Students, Julie Therese Krug

Pastoral Institute

My pastoral project will encompass five retreats that I will work on in collaboration with a team of young adult volunteers and approximately 20 high school juniors and seniors. The "retreat season" will begin with a leadership retreat in September 2007, two Confirmation retreats (December 2007 and March 2008), a freshmen lock-in retreat (January 2008), and a junior high retreat (March 2008). The team will meet weekly for 8 weeks prior to a retreat, at times working on retreats simultaneously, to plan and prepare. The team's tasks will include leading ice breakers, small discussion groups, large group activities, praise and …

The Moral Justification For Journalism, Sandra L. Borden

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Papers presented for the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Western Michigan University

'Purification Of Memory': The Ritual Acknowledgement Of Social Sin And The Penitential Celebration, Corran T. Pike

Theses

The Sacrament of Penance in the Australian Catholic Church is experiencing a pastoral decline. Concurrently, in the secular world, increasingly people are demanding and experiencing rituals of communal apology for social sin. Secular communal apologies (and rituals of forgiveness) appear to be speaking to people in a way that existing liturgical rituals in the church are not. There are no communal rituals for the acknowledgement of social sin currently included in the Rite of Penance. This is a lacuna in the church’s ritual complex that needs to be addressed. This dissertation will analyse several recent communal apologies for social sin …

Time Will Tell, Karl Schiefer

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See Me, Lynn Dillon

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Preliminary Pages, No Author

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Perfection, Karl Schiefer

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Such Little Hands, Lynn Dillon

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Saint John Fisher College: What's The Connection? (First Friday Lecture, October 3, 2008), William Graf

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"In the year of our Lord 1535, at 5:00 on Tuesday morning, June 22^nd, the Lieutenant of the Tower of London awoke the sleeping John Fisher to deliver a message from King Henry VIII: the Bishop of Rochester was to be put to death that day before noon. Because the recently created Cardinal did not recognize Henry’s claim to be supreme head of the Church in England nor the validity of his marriage to Anne Boleyn, John Fisher was judged a traitor. In late May 1535, when …

My Crimson Friend, Thomas J. Jewel

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An Offering, Mary J. Iuppa

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Joan Of Arc & Francis Of Assisi: Some Parallels, Christina Regelsberger

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"and passionate about their God. Despite the fact that they lived at different times in history, both were revolutionaries in their own way. As such, these auspicious individuals warrant the attention of people today. The biographies, writings, stained glass paintings and prayers of these saints give us a small glimpse into their character."

Pluriformity In Pauline Thought Regarding Financial Support From The Christian Communities At Thessalonica And Corinth: A Reflection, Jonathan Schott

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"There are many issues, sociological, theological, and anthropological that surfaced in Paul’s compositions to the early Christian communities. Frequently, Paul expressed pluriformity in the discussion of those issues. In other words, Paul often varied his meaning in speaking about a particular issue."

Response To "The Gospel Of Mary", Katie Kreutter

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"After reading the recovered excerpts from the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, I was intrigued by several of the statements and ideas that the text presents. Even with my limited knowledge of New Testament writings, I still recognized significant discrepancies between the person and teachings of Jesus portrayed in this Gnostic gospel and the figure of Jesus described in the traditional canonical gospels."

Jesus And The Children In The Gospels, Maryana Misula

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"A mother lovingly watches her 3 year old play in the warm sand of the beach. She becomes absorbed in her daughter's pure enjoyment of the sunshine, her simple understanding of the world around her, and her utmost delight in the sand flowing between her fingers and toes. She wonders how she could become more like her little child, careless and free. I have also pondered the virtue of being child-like, and have thought about the words of Jesus regarding children. There are several portions of Scripture in the …

Social Psychology Of Religion, Jessica M. Gifford

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"John Polkinghorne’s description of God offers an insight into what supports his belief in God. Each religion has a specific description of who God is understood to be. Polkinghorne believes that God must have a purpose, and a mind with which to ponder this purpose and make decisions. While we may not be clear on what this purpose is and to what extent this mind reaches, Polkinghorne believes that the universe would not otherwise exist without the presence of God. He does not explain why God’s presence is veiled, …

Historical Legacy Of Jesuits In China, Lawrence Fouraker

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"What is the meaning today of the missionary activities of the Society of Jesus in China? The attempt by members of the Society of Jesus to convert Chinese to Christianity from the late-16^th to early-18^th centuries was part of the Catholic Reformation’s missionary expansion around the world. Was the Jesuit mission also part and parcel of an expansionist Western imperialism, or did it rather reflect a humanistic universalism?² Obviously, there are some aspects of both, but on balance, the conversion of Chinese in this era is …