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Imperfect Church, Perfect God, Claire N. Barr Dec 2023

Imperfect Church, Perfect God, Claire N. Barr

Honors Projects

Jesus’ death on the cross demonstrates the most radical act of love. So when the church, which is biblically supposed to reflect Jesus’ love, causes pain and disagreements, there is no doubt as to why people choose to leave, completely stay away from the church, or lose their faith altogether. Despite this, the solution remains in Jesus. Through His ministry represented in scripture, one can see the way in which the church is called to care for the world. Despite this, the church has come short of Jesus’ example, often skewing people’s perspective on Christ. When on Earth, Jesus defied …


Jonathan Edwards On The Experience Of The Creation, Qingjun Luo Dec 2023

Jonathan Edwards On The Experience Of The Creation, Qingjun Luo

Yale Divinity School Theses

This thesis examines Jonathan Edwards' (1703-1758) notion of the experience of the creation. It argues that for Edwards, the human experience of the good creation, in its essence, is experiencing God Himself, especially its beauty that resembles God's. The experience is comprehensive, involving human intellect, volition, and body, and will continue in some manner to the new creation. Meanwhile, Edwards' occasionalism raises potential theological and philosophical issues regarding the integrity of creation, the persistence of human identity, and the continuation of this world to the next.


Goostly Coumforte In God: The Rhetoric Of Mysticism In The Cloud Of Unknowing, Clinton M. Sensat Dec 2023

Goostly Coumforte In God: The Rhetoric Of Mysticism In The Cloud Of Unknowing, Clinton M. Sensat

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In this paper I analyze the rhetoric of the Cloud of Unknowing by an anonymous fourteenth-century English Catholic mystic. First, I situate the Cloud in its tradition, both spiritual and rhetorical. Then, after analyzing the linguistic arts employed, I engage in a sustained examination of the Cloud’s rhetorical technique. Ultimately, I conclude that the author of the Cloud succeeds in his rhetorical goals, even if some of his strategies are less successful than he perhaps believes, and that he does so through the use of concrete language and an appeal to the ethos of Christian monastic friendship.


The New Earth, David Schelhaas Dec 2023

The New Earth, David Schelhaas

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Arrival, Kendra Thompson Dec 2023

Arrival, Kendra Thompson

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John, Kendra Thompson Dec 2023

John, Kendra Thompson

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Thursdays, Vaughn Donahue Dec 2023

Thursdays, Vaughn Donahue

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If My Grandfather Were A Poet, Bob De Smith Dec 2023

If My Grandfather Were A Poet, Bob De Smith

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Looking Back, David Platter Dec 2023

Looking Back, David Platter

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Heaven And Earth, Jake Van Wyk Dec 2023

Heaven And Earth, Jake Van Wyk

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Madonnas Of The Prairie, James C. Schaap Dec 2023

Madonnas Of The Prairie, James C. Schaap

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What The Book Of First Enoch And The Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls Reveal About The History Of The Qumran Community, Kenneth Atkinson Dec 2023

What The Book Of First Enoch And The Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls Reveal About The History Of The Qumran Community, Kenneth Atkinson

Faculty Publications

The Aramaic book commonly known as First Enoch is among the most important of all the compositions found in the Dead Sea Scrolls. The fragments of this pseudepigraphal work and related documents provide new information about the use and growth of the Enochic traditions, as well as how their contents influenced the community that collected and placed the Dead Sea Scrolls in the caves in the vicinity of Khirbet Qumran. Research on the Enochic literature in this corpus of documents is important for Jewish studies and for understanding the history of Christianity since the New Testament cites from and alludes …


Ethical Considerations In Working With Roman Catholic Seminarians And Men And Women In Religious Formation, Thomas G. Plante Dec 2023

Ethical Considerations In Working With Roman Catholic Seminarians And Men And Women In Religious Formation, Thomas G. Plante

Psychology

There are many ethical challenges when mental health professionals work clinically with Roman Catholic seminarians as well as with men and women in religious formation. This article highlights several of the most prominent ethical issues and challenges confronted by mental health professionals working with these clients. These topics include issues of competence in evaluating, treating, and consulting with seminarians, those in religious life, or those applying to enter religious life. Issues of informed consent must also be considered so that seminarians, religious life clients, applicants, and their religious superiors have clarity about the limits of confidentiality and who maintains the …


"Here's What's Not Changing": Institutional Adaptations That Respond To A Crisis But Preserve The Core, Hozami A. Helwani Dec 2023

"Here's What's Not Changing": Institutional Adaptations That Respond To A Crisis But Preserve The Core, Hozami A. Helwani

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

An enduring tension in the study of institutions is between the micro level of agents’ activities that shape institutions and the macro level of institutions as enduring entities that tend to resist change. Institutions in crisis offer opportunities to look at urgent and adaptive changes. I study an Islamic organization that is representative of a religious institution, which has deep traditions and meaningfulness to its members. In a time of crisis, in the urban area in the United States where it is located, the organization is pressed by external parties, such as government, media, and leaders from other religions, to …


Help! One Of My Church Members Is Doubting The Trinity!, S. Jsoeph Kidder, Timothy Baze Dec 2023

Help! One Of My Church Members Is Doubting The Trinity!, S. Jsoeph Kidder, Timothy Baze

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Intergenerational Factors That Contribute To Millennial Church Engagement, Parker Sanderson Dec 2023

Intergenerational Factors That Contribute To Millennial Church Engagement, Parker Sanderson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Millennial church attendance has declined since the beginning of the new millennium. Intergenerational ambivalence has been known to contribute to this phenomenon. Through this action research, the researcher sought to determine what intergenerational factors have led to millennials’ continued or discontinued attendance within churches. A phenomenological qualitative approach centered around interviews for this study was used to determine these intergenerational factors. The sample was taken from a 1,100-member church in a major Texas metropolitan area. The goal was to help church leaders decrease relational distancing and reduce ambivalent factors to increase millennial engagement in this local congregation.


How Is The Christian Virtue Of Detachment Epistemically Transformative?, Simon C. Summers Dec 2023

How Is The Christian Virtue Of Detachment Epistemically Transformative?, Simon C. Summers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis aims to understand how the Christian virtue of detachment, understood as the proper ordering of one’s desires toward God, contributes to epistemic transformation. In order to achieve this result, I rely on the work of the Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, beginning by mapping out his conception of detachment and demonstrating how it helps one to overcome competing desires and find their true self. Following this, I offer an account of the type of epistemic transformation required to access some theistic knowledge in order to connect Merton’s views on the topic with those of modern-day philosophers and show the …


"Your Name Shall No Longer Be Called Jacob, But Israel" - Genesis 32:22-31, David Westfall Dec 2023

"Your Name Shall No Longer Be Called Jacob, But Israel" - Genesis 32:22-31, David Westfall

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Duo Number 4, Autumn, David Versluis Dec 2023

Duo Number 4, Autumn, David Versluis

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Angel Eye Mantle, Jake Van Wyk Dec 2023

Angel Eye Mantle, Jake Van Wyk

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Pee Wee Herman Is Dead, Josh Matthews Dec 2023

Pee Wee Herman Is Dead, Josh Matthews

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Red Seraphim, Ryan Eckert Dec 2023

Red Seraphim, Ryan Eckert

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Dragon Vs. Mouth Sword, Ryan Eckert Dec 2023

Dragon Vs. Mouth Sword, Ryan Eckert

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Looking In, David Platter Dec 2023

Looking In, David Platter

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Permutation, David Versluis Dec 2023

Permutation, David Versluis

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Chariot Wheel Vision, Ryan Eckert Dec 2023

Chariot Wheel Vision, Ryan Eckert

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It Happened In An Instant, Doretta Diekman Anema Dec 2023

It Happened In An Instant, Doretta Diekman Anema

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Uninvited Guests And Ghosts, Mary Dengler Dec 2023

Uninvited Guests And Ghosts, Mary Dengler

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Where Am I?, Bob De Smith Dec 2023

Where Am I?, Bob De Smith

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Solid, Kendra Thompson Dec 2023

Solid, Kendra Thompson

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