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Naming Chemicals: From Fear To Flourishing, Carl P. Fictorie

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"A closer look at the structure of chemical names will invite us into a deeper understanding of the chemical aspect of creation and enable us to be better stewards of creation."

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Naming Chemicals

Carlisle Methodist Church Sunday School Register 1923, Carlisle Methodist Church

Methodist Local Church Records

No abstract provided.

Camden Station Quarterly Conference Minutes, 1839-1854, Camden Station Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Present Day Lyttleton Street UMC

Chesterfield Circuit Quarterly Conference Minutes, 1832-1844, Chesterfield Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Includes Society Hill, Mt. Zion, Damascus, Antioch, Sardis, Fork Creek, Smyrna, Zion, Shiloh, Bear Creek, Mt. Olivet

Carlisle Circuit Quarterly Conference Minutes, 1914-1918, Carlisle Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Includes Carlisle, Gilliam's Chapel, Kelly, and Santuc.

Buck Swamp Quarterly Conference Records 1879-1882, Buck Swamp Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Includes around 11 churches in Marion County, including Macedonia, Mt. Andrew, Ebenezer, Hopewell, Tranquil, Tabernacle, Little River, Millers, Corinth, Spring Branch, and Union.

Carlisle Circuit Membership Records, 1909-1920, Carlisle Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Includes Carlisle, Gilliam's Chapel, Kelly, and Santuc. Also includes minister list and deed

El Bethel Church, East Chester Circuit, Church Register And Church Conferene Minutes, 1870-1893, El Bethel Methodist Church, East Chester Circuit

Methodist Local Church Records

No abstract provided.

El Bethel Church, East Chester Circuit, Church Register, 1882-1893, El Bethel Methodist Church, East Chester Circuit

Methodist Local Church Records

No abstract provided.

Chesterfield Circuit Quarterly Conference Minutes, 1844-1860, Chesterfield Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Includes Bethel, Friendship, Prospect, Society Hill, Mt. Olivet, Shiloh, P. Hill, Zion, Fork Creek,

Historical Sketch Of Methodism In Chester, Sc, Chester Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

No abstract provided.

Carlisle Circuit Quarterly Conference Minutes, 1919-1922, Carlisle Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Includes Carlisle, Gilliam's Chapel, Kelly, and Santuc.

Egalitarianism: A Hermeneutical, Biblical-Theological And Logical Evaluation, Martin Nyanzu

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

There are several sensitive and polarized issues confronting the church in our day, one of them has turned egalitarians and complementarians into warring camps – men and women’s role in the home, church, and society. The last twenty years have seen an intensification in egalitarian publications. However, a critical examination of egalitarian theology in some major works presents a concerning deficit in adhering to the principles of biblical theology, hermeneutics, and logic. This literary research is a biblical canonical survey of egalitarian theology based on existing scholarly perspectives among North American evangelicals. It is apparent that egalitarian biblical theology lacks …

“The Church Is Not Going To Close Until God Closes It”: Survival Of The Neighborhood Church, Karen Kay Warren

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

There are churches in working-class neighborhoods throughout America that were built by the community’s residents. Some of these churches are close to or more than 100 years old and still function as places of worship. Riverdale Baptist Church in Roanoke and Fairview Christian in Lynchburg are two such churches. During the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries something changed about the Riverdale Farm and Fairview Heights neighborhoods. New neighbors arrived who were not interested in attending these corner churches, or in having close-knit relationships with their neighbors. The children of the older members had moved to other neighborhoods, and although …

From Belief To Action: An Exploratory Study Of Theological Perspectives In Influencing Credibility-Enhancing Displays, John Chambers

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this two-phase qualitative research design was to explore the relationship between faith and works, as evidenced by manifest Credibility Enhancing Displays (CREDs), for electronic survey participants in the orthodox Christian community. Exploring the potential links between specific aspects of the theological narratives and the intentions that precede behavior was the central focus of the study. An expert panel was used to develop the Phase One survey. Phase Two retained the same expert panel members but presented them with the Phase One survey analysis to expand the interpretation of the results. At this stage in the research, CREDs …

Church Engagement With Generation Z In A Post Christian Culture, Caleb W. Saunders

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological research was to apprehend what has kept Generation Z individuals to continue attending church in a post Christian culture. Understanding what keeps this demographic committed to their faith communities is essential for the FWB church. Focusing on Gen Z individuals that have stayed faithful to their local FWB church gives insight on why Gen Z individuals that have grown up attending church have abandoned their faith. The data collected through in-depth, semi structured interviews with Gen Z participants who met the criteria of sustained attendance and involvement in their local FWB church was practiced. …

Engaging The Hindu Community Of Loudoun County, Va With The Gospel Of Jesus Christ: An Evangelism Course For Telugu Christian Fellowship Church, Ravinder Rufus Bhimanpalli

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This Doctor of Ministry project addressed the lack of effective evangelism toward the Hindu community by the Telugu Christian Fellowship Church (TCFC) in Ashburn, Virginia. Located 35 miles from Washington, D.C., TCFC serves a suburban congregation of approximately 300 members, with an average weekly attendance of 250. The church is located in Loudoun County, one of America’s most diverse and affluent regions, home to over 44,000 Asian Indians and an estimated 18,000 Hindus. Despite this, the church’s outreach efforts had remained scattered and underdeveloped. Most church members lacked cultural sensitivity, feared offending them, or simply lacked the confidence to engage …

Holidays, Religiosity, And Democratic Attitudes, Hannah Ridge

Political Science Faculty Articles and Research

Decades of research have linked religion and religiosity to support for democracy and authoritarianism. This study uses a temporal religious prime during national surveys – the European Social Survey and the National Election Survey – to identify the effect of religion on regime-type preferences. Jewish Israelis who took surveys on Friday or Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, expressed more openness to non-democratic governance. They also interpreted the word democracy in a more populist way. Furthermore, non-religious Jews were less democratic on the Sabbath and more interested in strongman rule than they were on days without the religious connotation. Similarly, more religious …

Darlington Church Membership Records, 1832-1843, Darlington Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Includes membership list of the "colored class" of the church

Center Church Townville Circuit Membership Records 1896-1927, Townville Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

No abstract provided.

Chester Circuit Membership Records, 1890-1894, Chester Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Ebenezer, Mt. Prospect, Heath Chapel, Bethesda

Center Church Pickens Circuit Class Book, 1865-1881, Townville Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Includes list of members of the class

Center Church Pickens Circuit Class Book, 1857-1867, Pickens Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Includes list of members of the class

Center Church Mullins Membership Records, 1886-1931, Mullins Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

No abstract provided.

Center Church Townville Circuit Membership Records 1883-1900, Townville Circuit Quarterly Conference

Methodist Local Church Records

Also includes minutes of church conferences

Teaching Science And Technology As Stewardship Of God’S Creation, Fred Haan

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Took place on 9/24/25 at Sekolah Pelita Harapan, Lippo Village in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event was called Integration of Faith and Learning in K-12 Education.

Teaching In The Age Of Ai: Imagination, Wisdom, And The Work Only Humans Can Do, David J. Mulder

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

No abstract provided.

The Dangers Of (Mis)Reading: Tolkien, Naming, And Abstraction, Howard Schaap

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"When we twist the meanings of words, we get doublespeak; when we separate word from idea—so far that we can’t see the problems in front of us—we abstract."

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The Dangers of (Mis)Reading

Designing For Shalom: Deepening Faith Integration In Engineering And Technology, Fred Haan

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Presented on 9/22/2025 at the event, Integration of Faith and Learning in the Disciplines at the University Pelita Harapan in Jakarta, Indonesia

Call For Papers For The Journal Of Social Encounters’ Special Issue

The Journal of Social Encounters

No abstract provided.