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'In Love With Either/Or': Religion And Oppositional Logic In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale (Chapter 3 Of Irigaray, Incarnation And Contemporary Women's Fiction), Abigail Rine Jan 2013

'In Love With Either/Or': Religion And Oppositional Logic In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale (Chapter 3 Of Irigaray, Incarnation And Contemporary Women's Fiction), Abigail Rine

Faculty Publications - Department of English

Excerpt: "Margaret Atwood is a prolific and award-winning Canadian writer whose work regularly exposes the destructive and oppressive forces at work in society, particularly as they affect women. Though Atwood refers to herself as a 'strict agnostic: she maintains an interest in religion, which is evident in her fictional work (Moyers 2006).1 Atwood's second novel, Surfacing (1973) , has received a fair amount of critical attention for its religious themes and is examined in both Carol Christ's Diving Deep and Surfacing and Barbara Rigney's work Lilith's Daughters.2 Atwood's Cat's Eye (1989), with its mystical Marian imagery, has also been explored …


Book Review: The Surprising Election And Confirmation Of King David, Roger S. Nam Jan 2013

Book Review: The Surprising Election And Confirmation Of King David, Roger S. Nam

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

Excerpt: "In this revised Th.D. dissertation (Harvard Divinity School, 2006), Randall Short challenges the interpretation of the History of David's Rise (1 Sam. 16-2 Sam. 5; hereafter = HDR) as political apology in the style of the "Hittite Apology of Hattusili." Instead, Short argues that both the wider literary context and individual elements support HDR as a testimony to the surprising and wondrous character of YHWH in the unlikely selection of David as his chosen one."


Economics And The Bible, Roger S. Nam Jan 2013

Economics And The Bible, Roger S. Nam

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

At its essence, economics is the study of how societies make decisions on the allocation of limited resources. Whether subsistence, capitalist, socialist, or totalitarian, each society faces complex choices regarding the distribution of goods and utilities. In making such choices, economics involves the study of the various allocation processes such as production, consumption, exchange, forecasting, scarcity, and risk. But in all of these activities, economics is observable only through human behavior. Consequently, efforts to isolate economic behavior from social spheres are heuristic at best, misleading at worst. Economic decisions reflect deeper ideological values, hierarchies, and positions of power, often revealed …


The Perfect Priest: An Examination Of Leviticus 21:17-23, Jared Wilson Jan 2013

The Perfect Priest: An Examination Of Leviticus 21:17-23, Jared Wilson

Seminary Masters Theses

Leviticus 21:17-23 is a text that discriminates against priests who have one of the twelve blemishes listed, approaching the text with the intent to redeem the text for modern application. An exploration in the role of priests in the ancient Near East will show how the priests were human representations of the deity and many cultures and religions had physical restrictions for the priests similar to Lev 21:17-23. Examining the language of Lev 21:17-23 will show that the restrictions were not merely symbolic but intended to stop blemished priests from approaching the altar. However, they were not statements about the …


Golden Mouth, Empty Pockets: An Investigation Of The Motivations And Aims Behind John Chrysostom's Theology Of Wealth And Poverty, Matthew Ingalls Jan 2013

Golden Mouth, Empty Pockets: An Investigation Of The Motivations And Aims Behind John Chrysostom's Theology Of Wealth And Poverty, Matthew Ingalls

Seminary Masters Theses

This thesis seeks to master the field of scholarly discourse surrounding John Chrysostom's motivations and aims for his theology of wealth and poverty. The study takes care to situate Chrysostom in his social, political, and theological contexts. Then the paper sets out to examine ancient attitudes toward Chrysostom and his theology. Then a comprehensive description of modern Chrysostomic studies is attempted. These approaches are grouped into three broad categories. The first is the theistic factor category, which encompasses scholars who understand Chrysostom primarily from a theological standpoint. The second category is the social-scientific approach. Practitioners of this method seek to …


Co-Sustenance: An Alternative To Stewardship, Matt Addis Jan 2013

Co-Sustenance: An Alternative To Stewardship, Matt Addis

Seminary Masters Theses

This thesis is concerned with the current ecological realities and the inability of current stewardship construct's to adequately address these problems. This study addresses the underlying weaknesses of current articulations of stewardship theologies. It also engages with the scientific theories that form the basis for stewardship theologies, as well as those theories that might offer alternative narratives for ecological and biotic understandings. This study also addresses the underlying ethical realities of current ecological crises. Finally this thesis seeks to offer an alternative to traditional Christian understandings of the relationship of humanity to nature. Chapter one introduces the reader to the …


Relational Discernment : Moving Towards A Holistic Approach, Vonna Thomas Jan 2013

Relational Discernment : Moving Towards A Holistic Approach, Vonna Thomas

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.


Power Relations In The Samaria Ostraca, Roger S. Nam Jan 2013

Power Relations In The Samaria Ostraca, Roger S. Nam

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

Whereas recent studies have correctly identified a clan-based social structure presumed in the place names of the Samaria Ostraca, an analysis of the power relations within these structures has not been sufficiently developed. Approaching the evidence from a consumption perspective of the commodities for yn yšn (‘aged wine’) and šmn r¬½ (‘washed oil’) suggests that the economic significance of these items is tied to complex social interactions. Specifically, both archaeological and ethnographic studies associate such prestige commodities with elite feasting and ceremonial displays. By gifting these items, the central power engaged in a form of ‘competitive feasting’ to secure political …


Book Review: The Yehud Stamp Impressions: A Corpus Of Inscribed Impressions From The Persian And Hellenistic Periods In Judah, Roger S. Nam Jan 2013

Book Review: The Yehud Stamp Impressions: A Corpus Of Inscribed Impressions From The Persian And Hellenistic Periods In Judah, Roger S. Nam

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

Excerpt: "In the world of archaeology, excavators often parade their discoveries of grand architectural structures in hopes of attracting favorable publicity, volunteers, and, ultimately funding to support continued fieldwork. But what happens when, alongside these dramatic discoveries, excavation produces more mundane findings such as impressions on jars, often containing merely three letters: Hebrew yod, he, and dalet? In The Yehud Stamp Impressions: A Corpus of lnscribed Impressions from the Persian and Hellenistic Periods in Judah, Oded Lipschits and David s. Vanderhooft attempt to highlight the seemingly mundane as an opportune window to the social world of …


New Life In Christ: Household Relationships Reoriented Under The Lordship Of Christ (Chapter In Colossians, Smyth & Helwys Biblical Commentary), Nijay Gupta Jan 2013

New Life In Christ: Household Relationships Reoriented Under The Lordship Of Christ (Chapter In Colossians, Smyth & Helwys Biblical Commentary), Nijay Gupta

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

Excerpt: "As noted above, Paul focuses on the implications of new life in Christ beginning in chapter 3. The first seventeen verses deal more broadly with what it means to be "raised with Christ" and to "seek the things that are above" (3: 1). That first section ends with emphasis falling on a communal life of generosity, love, and thanksgiving, as all activities and conversations are carried out under the lordship of Jesus Christ (3: 17)."


These Dead Bones Can Rise Again: Preventing Church Closures In North America, Rodney F. Bertholet Jan 2013

These Dead Bones Can Rise Again: Preventing Church Closures In North America, Rodney F. Bertholet

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.


Global Discipleship Communities Empowered By The Holy Spirit, Fueled By The Gospel For The Mission Of God, Andrew Bloemker Jan 2013

Global Discipleship Communities Empowered By The Holy Spirit, Fueled By The Gospel For The Mission Of God, Andrew Bloemker

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.


From Decision Making To Discernment: Using Ignatian And Friends Models Of Discernment In A Baptist Context, Leon Kendell Cameron Jr. Jan 2013

From Decision Making To Discernment: Using Ignatian And Friends Models Of Discernment In A Baptist Context, Leon Kendell Cameron Jr.

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.


The Jesus Prayer For Pentecostals: A Fresh Proposal For Spiritual Formation In The Pentecostal Church, Charles T. Dawes Jan 2013

The Jesus Prayer For Pentecostals: A Fresh Proposal For Spiritual Formation In The Pentecostal Church, Charles T. Dawes

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.


Holiness Of Heart And Life For The 21st-Century Church, Catherine Newberry Davis Jan 2013

Holiness Of Heart And Life For The 21st-Century Church, Catherine Newberry Davis

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.


No Longer In Kansas: The Mainline Church In The Postmodern Age, Susan Leo Jan 2013

No Longer In Kansas: The Mainline Church In The Postmodern Age, Susan Leo

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.


Funny Uncles And Sons Of Hell: Gospelling In A Persistent Postmodern World, Joseph R. Skillen Jan 2013

Funny Uncles And Sons Of Hell: Gospelling In A Persistent Postmodern World, Joseph R. Skillen

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.


Unified Variance In The Local Church : Fostering The Harmonics Of Difference By Following Christ, Valuing Relationships, And Rallying Around A Common Mission, John C. Tittle Jan 2013

Unified Variance In The Local Church : Fostering The Harmonics Of Difference By Following Christ, Valuing Relationships, And Rallying Around A Common Mission, John C. Tittle

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.


The Faith Journey In H3, Randall J. Davis Jan 2013

The Faith Journey In H3, Randall J. Davis

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.


Suffering, Creation, And Luther’S Theologia Crucis, Dan Brunner Jan 2013

Suffering, Creation, And Luther’S Theologia Crucis, Dan Brunner

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.


A Leader With Few Followers: Maurice Creasey And His Theological Vision For The Future Of Quakerism, Jon R. Kershner Jan 2013

A Leader With Few Followers: Maurice Creasey And His Theological Vision For The Future Of Quakerism, Jon R. Kershner

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.


Transcending The Cultural And Socio-Political Conditions In Friends Decision-Making Processes: Case Of Burundi, David Niyonzima Jan 2013

Transcending The Cultural And Socio-Political Conditions In Friends Decision-Making Processes: Case Of Burundi, David Niyonzima

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.


Bread-Winning And Bread-Baking: On Being A Provider, Abigail Rine Jan 2013

Bread-Winning And Bread-Baking: On Being A Provider, Abigail Rine

Faculty Publications - Department of English

No abstract provided.


No Rape Victim, Male Or Female, Deserves To Be Blamed, Abigail Rine Jan 2013

No Rape Victim, Male Or Female, Deserves To Be Blamed, Abigail Rine

Faculty Publications - Department of English

No abstract provided.


The Pros And Cons Of Abandoning The Word 'Feminist', Abigail Rine Jan 2013

The Pros And Cons Of Abandoning The Word 'Feminist', Abigail Rine

Faculty Publications - Department of English

No abstract provided.


The Child Is The Father Of The Man - Mad Men, Episode 8, Abigail Rine Jan 2013

The Child Is The Father Of The Man - Mad Men, Episode 8, Abigail Rine

Faculty Publications - Department of English

No abstract provided.


Why Some Evangelicals Are Trying To Stop Obsessing Over Pre-Marital Sex, Abigail Rine Jan 2013

Why Some Evangelicals Are Trying To Stop Obsessing Over Pre-Marital Sex, Abigail Rine

Faculty Publications - Department of English

No abstract provided.


The Postfeminist Mystique - Or, What Can We Learn From Betty Draper?, Abigail Rine Jan 2013

The Postfeminist Mystique - Or, What Can We Learn From Betty Draper?, Abigail Rine

Faculty Publications - Department of English

No abstract provided.


Review Of York's "Cold Spring Rising", Bill Jolliff Jan 2013

Review Of York's "Cold Spring Rising", Bill Jolliff

Faculty Publications - Department of English

No abstract provided.


Review Of Clabough's "Inhabiting Contemporary Southern And Appalachian Literature", Bill Jolliff Jan 2013

Review Of Clabough's "Inhabiting Contemporary Southern And Appalachian Literature", Bill Jolliff

Faculty Publications - Department of English

No abstract provided.