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Historical/Cultural Criticism As Liberation : A Proposal For An African American Biblical Hermenutic, Vincent L. Wimbush

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Historical and cultural criticism can serve to aid minority, culturalist readings of the Bible to stand with integrity against alien imperialistic readings. Historical criticism is necessary in order to gain perspective on the historically determined nature of all religious constructs, including those in biblical texts. Cross-cultural analysis is necessary in order to interpret the symbols and referents of biblical cultures and contemporary dominant cultures, so as to determine which symbols and referents from any culture are relevant and affirming.

Volume 9, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Winter 1989

Buddhist Meditation And The Great Chain Of Being: Some Misgivings, Philip Novak

Collected Faculty Scholarship

"In his Buddhist Meditation, Edward Conze puts it plainly: 'Meditational practices constitute the very core of the Buddhist approach to life.'¹ To presume that the wisdom gained from mental culture is equally available to intellectual analysis, even of the highly refined and subtle, sort, is to presume that a job requiring a laser can be done equally will with a blowtorch. The Buddha's deepest insights are available to the intellect, and powerfully so, but it is only when those insights are discovered and absorbed, by a psyche made especially keen and receptive by long coursing in meditative …

The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 18, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Newsletter

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World-Views And The Epistemic Foundations Of Theism, Joseph Runzo

Religious Studies Faculty Articles and Research

Epistemological issues have inevitably been perennial issues for theism. For any claim to have insight into the nature and acts of the divine requires some sort of substantiation. And the appeal to faith typically made to meet this demand is often unconvincing. This raises a fundamental question: what could constitute proper grounds for theistic belief? In attempting to answer this question, we will need to address the underlying epistemic issue of what justifies commitment to any world–view.

The "Throne Of God" Motif In The Hebrew Bible, Daegeuk Nam

Dissertations

This dissertation explores the biblical significance and theological implications of the "throne of God" motif through an exegetical investigation of the texts of the Hebrew Bible which have direct reference to it.

Chapter I states the problems which the biblical "throne of God" motif poses, and also theobjectives, limitations, methodology, and procedure of this study.

Chapter II reviews pertinent literature since theturn of the century. This survey reveals thecurrent status of investigation on our topic to be only fragmentary.

Chapter III is devoted to the investigation of the"divine throne" motif in ancient Near Eastern literatures such as Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, …

The Pilgrimage Phenomenon: An Analysis Of The Motivations Of Visitors To Temple Square, Jill W. Knapp

Theses and Dissertations

Pilgrimage to sacred places of religious meaning has taken place since the early days of mankind. In the last few decades pilgrimage travel has experienced a world-wide boom due to modern means of transportation. Though pilgrimage is most commonly referred to in the context of the major world religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), there is some indication of pilgrimage-like travel among Mormons.

This thesis looks at Mormon pilgrimage behavior among Mormon visitors to Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. The study undertaken has revealed considerable differences between Mormon and non-Mormon motivations, behavior and visiting patterns visitors to …

Seminar On The American Catholic Experience, Jon Nilson

Theology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

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The Arguments Of The Apocriticus A Re-Evaluation Of The Apology Of Macarius Magnes, Benedict C. Sheehy

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Since its rediscovery in the last century, the Apocriticus of Macarius Magnes has been dismissed as a worthless apology. Scholars generally agreed that the value of the work was not in the Christian apology, but rather in the pagan point of view it preserves. This thesis is an analysis of the arguments from a historico-cultural perspective, particularly from the perspectives of rhetorical argument, allegorical interpretation, and Christian theology. The thesis then attempts to demonstrate that when understood in its proper historical context the apology is a substantial contribution to the Christian apologetic tradition and vehicle to understanding the Christian—pagan conflict …

Book Review. The Political Theology Of Abbo Of Fleury: A Study Of The Ideas About Society And Law Of The Tenth-Century Monasic Reform Movement By Marco Mostert, Richard M. Fraher

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Vincentiana Vol. 33, No. 1 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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Vincentiana Vol. 33, No. 2 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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Vincentiana Vol. 33, No. 3 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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Vincentiana Vol. 33, No. 4-5 [Part 2]

Vincentiana

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Vincentiana Vol. 33, No. 6 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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The Sinaitic Covenant And Law In The Theology Of Dispensationalism, Keumyoung Ahn

Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the dispensational position concerning the Sinaitic covenant and law and to evaluate it. The design of the study includes three major sections: the historical (chaps. 2-3), the descriptive (chap. 4), and the critical (chaps. 5-6).

Chapter 2 presents the meaning of Dispensationalism and briefly outlines its origin and its modern development in North America. Chapter 3 reviews the covenant theologians' hermeneutics in respect to the Sinaitic covenant and their conflicts with Dispensationalists, with the analysis of the main differences between the old and new positions of dispensational theology on the Sinaitic covenant …

The Resurrection Motif In Hosea 5:8-6:6: An Exegetical Study, Bertrand C. Pryce

Dissertations

This study investigates Hos 5:8-6:6 in an attempt to discover the mode and function of the resurrection motif. Chapter 1 surveys the interpretation of Hos 5:8-6:6 since the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. Previous discussion of this passage, notwithstanding a few careful exegetical and pointed treatments, is in the main cursory, not comprehensive and detailed, or engages in alteration of the MT. The studies reviewed support either a healing, historical/political, or resurrection viewpoint of Hos 6:1-3. These conclusions are for the most part not buttressed by a detailed and close scrutiny of each verse and similar contexts …

Revitalization And The Church: A Study Of The Renewalmovement In The Sixth Conference Of The Brazillian Methodist Church, João Carlos Lopes

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Pastor As Change Agent : How Effective Pastors Of Missionary Churches Develop A Change Climate In Their Churches, Arnold L. Stauffer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

John Wesley's Doctrine Of Prevenient Grace In Missiological Perspective, Mark Royster

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of An Educational Practice In The Church Of God (Holiness), Gayle Woods

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

St. Thomas’S De Trinitate, Q. 5, A. 2 Ad 3: A Reply To John Knasas, Mark Johnson

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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The Historical Development Of Seventh-Day Adventist Eschatology 1884-1895, Roy Israel Mcgarrell

Dissertations

Problem and Purpose. The Millerite Movement foundered after the non-realization ofits expectation regarding the second advent of Christ in 1844. Of the groups that sprouted from the movement, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has grown globally in 145 years to become the largest and most influential. While Adventists kept key elements of the Millerite premillennialist eschatology, they added some unique features.

For example, they added: a sanctuary theology concerning Christ's mediatorial ministry and His work in a heavenly pre-advent judgment, the "third angel's message" (announced in Rev 14:12), and other teachings including the "latter rain," the "loud cry," health-reform, the seventh-day …

A Fifth Century Controversy On Grace: The Theology Of Grace In Prosper Of Aquitaine, Joseì M. Pedrozo

Master's Theses

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Old Fire, New Hope: Refiring The Sunday School, Renew The Church, R. Alan Rice

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

1989 - 71st Annual Bible Lectureship, "Christ & Culture: The Problem Of Secularism," Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

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Sumptuary Guidelines In Clement Of Alexandria's Paedagogus And Seneca's Epistulae Morales, Stephen Crump

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

This thesis, Sumptuary Guidelines in Clement of Alexandria's Paedagogus and Seneca's Epistulae Morales, explores the similarities between the ethical outlooks of Clement of Alexandria and Seneca, as well as peculiar emphases of each writer. The thesis is introduced with a discussion of the Christian search for identity within the Roman world, and the influence of Stoicism in formulating this identity. The next two chapters provide the social and intellectual context within which Clement and Seneca respectively wrote. In establishing Clement's backdrop, the cultural, intellectual, and economic settings of Alexandria are examined. The argument is put forth that these various settings …

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 23 No 2 - November 1988), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: Reassessing the Thought of Reinhold Niebuhr by Ronald J. Feenstra - 142 / The Individual and Society in the Thought of Calvin by J. Alton Templin - 161 / Calvin as Theologian and Exegete—Is There Anything New? by Richard C. Gamble - 178 / Calvin Bibliography 1988 by Peter De Klerk - 195 / Scholia: The Great Reversal: Ethics and the New Testament—A Critical Assessment by Douglas J. Schuurman - 222 / A Response to Douglas Schuurman by Allen Verhey - 231 / Book Reviews: Vorster, W. S., ed., Church and Industry, reviewed by John …

Review: Integrative Theology, V 1: Knowing Ultimate Reality And The Living God, A. Boyd Luter

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

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Volume 8, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 1988