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Psychology In Relationship To Theology, Martin L. Maehr

Bachelor of Divinity

The purpose of this paper is not to answer specific questions but rather to probe widely and, to as great a degree as possible, effectively into the field in order to raise certain questions and determine the point of thrust of future research.

A Study Of Lutheran Church Work In Blighted Areas, Charles Manske

Bachelor of Divinity

Within the limited confines of this thesis the writer wishes to examine the problem of' Lutheran church work in the blighted areas of our cities. In order to set the stage for such an evaluation he believes that a brief overview into the physical and social conditions which exist in the blighted area might be helpful. Secondly, the writer wishes to summarize briefly the type and extent of programs which are presently being carried out by other church bodies in the blighted areas of our cities. Thirdly, he wishes to examine the present policies and programs carried on by Lutheran …

The Role Of The Lutheran Pastor In Dealing With The Problem Of Alcoholism, Harold Gene Hermetz

Bachelor of Divinity

The purpose of this thesis is to survey the problem of alcoholism in the light of present-day developments in an effort to determine the role the Lutheran pastor may play in effectively dealing with the alcoholics with whom his ministry brings him into contact. It is becoming increasingly evident that one of the greatest needs of the minister is a definition of his role in this problem--a clear picture of where he is needed and in what areas he can serve most effectively. There is little doubt that the parish pastor will have opportunities to deal with alcoholics since such …

An Examination Of The Practice Of Personal Announcement For Communion On The Basis Of Its Pastoral Concerns, Herbert E. Borchelt

Bachelor of Divinity

The purpose of this paper is to examine the Lutheran practice of personal announcement and registration for Holy Communion on the basis of the pastoral concerns connected with this practice. Since the church I served on vicarage in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, changed its practice from personal announcement to simple registration for Communion, and since this writer learned of other churches which had made or were in the process of making similar changes, an examination of these Lutheran practices on the basis of the pastoral concerns connected with them posed a highly profitable study.

The Problem Of Polygamy In The Chrisitan Church Of West Africa, Paul Bartling

Bachelor of Divinity

The general scope of this study takes in the wider area of West Africa and is not confined to Nigeria or Calabar Province, where the Lutheran Church is concentrated. The scarcity of adequate and accurate documentary materials covering this particular area demands the broader and more general picture. The writer, wherever possible, has availed himself of the familiar materials pertaining to the situation of the Ibibios of South-Eastern Nigeria. While many references are specific to a certain given situation, it is held that they conform to the overall pattern found in West Africa.

An Investigation Of The Factors That Contribute To The Inspirational Quality In Christian Preaching, Orlen Walter Lapp

Bachelor of Divinity

This thesis concerns itself with the human element that contributes to the "inspirational” quality in Christian preaching. Everyone who has listened to Christian preaching has, on some occasion, felt the thrill of being inspired.” Although the experience of this ''inspirational” quality is universal, yet an exact definition as to its nature and component parts is cult. We are dealing with an intangible quality. Since it is impossible exactly to define the quality of “inspiration” in Christian preaching, a clearer understanding of its use in this thesis will be achieved by some affirmative and negative statements about it.

Radhakrishnan: Prophet To India, Jack Wood Munro

Bachelor of Divinity

The purpose of this study is to determine what the basic concepts are which Radhakrishnan has reinterpreted for modern India. His foremost concern is to wake India from an apparent unconcern for social development.

The Origins, Development, And Use Of The Litany Of The Lutheran Hymnal, Hans Carl Boehringer

Bachelor of Divinity

The object of concern of this thesis is the chronicling of the origins and development and of the historic and present uses of the litany of The Lutheran Hymnal. It will seek to answer questions such as these: Wherefrom and how did the litany come? What were its peculiar merits in times past? Is its present relative disuse due to any inherent deficiency? Could it have any values today for the corporate worship of the Body of Christ?

A Study Of The Curricular Materials Of The Intermediate Department Of The Sunday School, William Carl Beckmann Jr

Bachelor of Divinity

An effective Sunday school program will require attention to four factors in the curriculum: defining the objectives, selecting learning experiences in the light of these objectives, providing learning materials in the light of these objectives using the selected learning experiences, and evaluating the learning process in the light of these objectives. Thus the question that will always bear investigation is, “How do the Sunday school materials offered meet these objectives?” If learning experiences and learning materials are to be selected. In the light of the objectives, it is necessary to evaluate periodically how this is being accomplished.

Historical Evidence For Infant Baptism, John D. Frey

Bachelor of Divinity

Shortly before He ascended into heaven, Jesus gave this command: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. The Book of Acts presents this command in action. “So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls” But nowhere in Scripture do we find the specific command, "Baptize infants.” Nor do we find a statement which specifically says that infants were baptized. This has caused many people to wonder about infants. Are they also to …

The Influence Which The Lapsed Had On The Concepts Of Baptism And Penance In The Writings Of Cyprian And Tertullian, Louis Oetting

Bachelor of Divinity

This thesis has as its purpose the investigation of the concepts of baptism and penance during the times of persecution, in order to determine whether those Christians who lapsed during the persecutions had significant effects on the development of these concepts.

The World Of Jesus In The Words Of Jesus, Robert L. Einspahr

Bachelor of Divinity

The scope of this thesis is limited to the words of Jesus as found in a Red-letter edition of the Authorized Version of the Bible. From these words of Jesus, terms and phrases were chosen that had, or appeared to have allusions to the world of the first century after Christ. These terms and phrases were then arranged into related categories as indicated by the chapter headings. Intensive reading was then done in the works and writings of missionaries and travelers in Palestine, of professional archaeologists and Orientalists. In this reading special attention was given to data which shed light …

An Historical Study Of The Lutheran Sources Of The Book Of Common Prayer Of 1549, Arthur A. Preisinger

Bachelor of Divinity

The question is, of course, how much influence did the German Reformers exercise over the English? Were their principles of liturgical reform the same? It will be the purpose of this research to try to discover just how much the Reformers in England depended on the influence of Lutheran reform; how much they actually took over into the Book of Common Prayer from the German service books. It cannot be denied that the Lutheran Reformation exerted a tremendous influence in England. Was this merely apolitical influence? Or did Lutheran theology penetrate deeply into the English system at that time?

Origen's Doctrine Of God As Relected In De Principiis, Carl A. Volz

Bachelor of Divinity

Although Origen's theology in the narrow, sense can hardly be called a synthesis of Christian dogma in the third century, yet an appreciation of him as a systematician requires an acquaintance with the theology of his predecessors. De Principiis did not evolve spontaneously from the mind of this great Alexandrian, but consciously or unconsciously drew upon the speculations and the formulations of the Fathers. For this reason a section has been included giving in very brief detail the theological atmosphere of the century preceding Origen, ending with his great North African contemporary, Tertullian.

The Interdenominational Relations Of The United Lutheran Church In America, Carl Bornmann

Bachelor of Divinity

Among the various American Lutheran bodies, the United Lutheran Church in America is one of the best examples of a large communion which officially acknowledges the Symbols of Lutheranism and at the same time maintains a relative extensive series of relationships with various interdenominational Christian groups. This study will ignore the simple question: do these activities constitute unionism? Instead, this study will ask more objective question which cannot be answered with a simple (and often dogmatic) yes or no.

The History Of Lutheran High Schools In St. Louis (1855-1946), Dean Greunke

Bachelor of Divinity

The purpose of this study is to give to the reader a history of Lutheran secondary education as it developed in St. Louis. The study may prove to be a review for those who are acquainted with the Lutheran high school question in this city, and, at the same time, it may fill certain gaps within the framework of the entire picture for those who are not familiar with it.

History Of The India Mission Of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod 1945-1957, James Arthur Fergin

Bachelor of Divinity

The purpose of the research presented in the following pages is to enable the writer to serve in a better capacity as a missionary in a foreign country. The collecting and correlating of the various factors in the development and history of the India Mission during the past thirteen years has been a wonderful opportunity for greater preparation in entering foreign mission work. Another purpose for this research is to bring the history of our Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod’s India Mission to a close. Missionary Elmer E. Griesse presented a thesis to Washington University, St. Louis, on the history of the …

The Pastor Counseling Relationship With Teen-Agers, Martin J. Neeb Jr

Bachelor of Divinity

The adolescent of today does have problems. This thesis will deal with the problems of the adolescent as they affect his relationship to the church and to the pastor.

A Critique Of The Orders Of Matins And Vespers And The Offering Of A New Musical Setting, Robert Bergt

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The present thesis directs special attention to the last point. The musical settings of The Lutheran Hymnal are borrowed from Anglican and Gregorian traditions. This is not to say that Anglican and Gregorian chant per se are bad and unusable. Those responsible for putting the texts, tunes and accompaniments together did something adequate a generation ago. The present author believes that we have outgrown these and need to offer what will set off a new spark, a new life and love for Matins and Vespers. New musical settings may assist the renaissance.

After a brief historical background is given to …

The Study Of The Messianic Secret In St. Mark, Robert Strickert

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The general purpose of this thesis is to provide an historical survey of the hidden Messiahship of Jesus in the Gospel According to St. Mark. At the beginning of the present century William Wrede gave this theological problem the appropriate label, "The Messianic Secret." In the almost sixty years that have passed since the time of Wrede, this problem has presented a challenge to a number of scholars. These scholars have offered various answers and solutions. The approach in this thesis will be to present the views that have been held by some of these men.

The Roots, Development And Application Of American Mennonite Worship, Abraham Towes

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This thesis intends to look at the question of Mennonite worship as would a member of this committee. In Part I we have an examination of the roots and development, and in Part II the practices and ordinances of Mennonite worship services.

Spiritual Marriage In The Early Church - A Suggested Interpretation Of 1 Corinthians 7_36-38, Roland Seboldt

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This study will begin with an examination of variant readings to establish the text.

Five known interpretations of 1 Corinthians 7:36-38 will be presented ·with critical evaluation. Both favorable and unfavorable arguments will be discussed.

Some Representative Contemporary Concepts Of The Manifestation Of God In History And Creation, Herman Otten

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This thesis does not pretend to be an exhaustive study of the entire issue of God’s manifestations and natural theo1ogy. Few Missouri Synod Lutherans have concerned themselves with the problem. Jaroslav Pelikan refers to the “problem of natural theology" in his From Luther to Kierkegaard. He believes that Kant has rendered a great service to Lutheran theology by ridding it of Aristotelianism.

The Eschatology Of The Book Of Acts, Robert Smith

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The method employed in this thesis is what someone has described as phenomenological in contrast to genetic. This paper is interested in the eschatology of the Book of Acts in its present state. Nowhere does this study attempt to isolate the eschatology of the primitive church in the city of Jerusalem, or the eschatology of the Hellenistic community, or the eschatology of Paul according to the Acts.

The History Of The Relationship Of The Wisconsin Synod To The Missouri Synod Until 1925, David Schmiel

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The purpose of this thesis will be to examine the events and, as much as possible, the motives that finally led to fellowship between the two synods; in addition the fifty- odd years of struggle for complete union will be surveyed with a view to indicating the seal of the zeal of the attempt, the frustrations, and some possible reasons for the ultimate failure.

The Saints' Days Of The Lutheran Liturgy, Roger Pittelko

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This present study is intended to investigate the saints' days of The Lutheran Liturgy. The study will look at the historical warrant for the saints’ days. It. will further consider the theological content of the propers for each commemoration. Finally, it will look at the extent of the present use of the saints’ days.

The main emphasis of this paper will be on the saints’ Days in the calendar of the Lutheran Church, and in particular The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Such a study must broaden its base to include the history of the minor festivals of the pre-Reformation Western Church …

The Christology Of The Seven Letters In Revelation Chapters Two And Three, With Special Reference To Possible Relationships Between The Author's Self-Designations And The Subject Matter Of The Letters, Ewald Otto

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This study does not attempt to add to the material on the history of the congregations or to the analyses of their graces and defects, zeal and lukewarmness. Rather, a portion of what: has been written was restudied from the standpoint: of the relationship between the self-designation3 and the contents of the letters against the backdrop of the Christology of the Apocalypse.

The biologist and the physicist must begin with certain assumption~. To claim otherwise reveals ignorance and vanity. The theologian, too, must begin somewhere. This study assumes that the Bible is the Word of God, that an inspiration without …

The Sacrements And Sacremental Actions In The Works Of August Friedrich Chrisitan Vilmar, Edward Peters

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This paper is limited in its main part to what August Vilmar had to say about the Sacraments and what he termed “sacramental actions" ( sakramentale Handlungen). It is difficult, in a few words, to determine just what Vilmar included under these terms because in keeping with the Lutheran Symbols he did not categorically limit the Sacraments to a certain number and exclude all other acts of the Church. In certain contexts he spoke of seven and more Sacraments, and in other contexts, of only two Sacraments, placing the lesser acts of the Church into the category “sacramental” actions." In …

An Experimental Course For Adult Confirmation Structured By The Nicene Creed, Paul Malte

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

Through involvement as an instructor in the adult confirmation process of the Missouri Synod, and being aware of the obvious openness of the American citizen to religious conversation, the writer has undertaken a study of the needs and opportunities om this area. Specifically, the research and creative activity embodied in this thesis has been worked out in the direction of materials and course outlines for the adult confirmation process. An attempt has been made to survey representative courses shaped by pastors in the Missouri Synod and popular presentations of the basic Gospel written by men of other denominations. This exploration …

He Learned Obedience, Hebrews 5:18, Charles Froehlich

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The purpose of this paper has been to arrive at the meaning of Hebrews 5:7-10 and more specifically. To answer the question: What does it mean when the text says that “Christ learned obedience” (verse 8)? Was Christ “sufficiently human”·to learn anything? If so, what was He able to learn?