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Re-Discovering Intentional Use Of The Church Covenant As The Basis For Self-Identity In A Congregational Church Community, Richard Scott Hartley Jan 2009

Re-Discovering Intentional Use Of The Church Covenant As The Basis For Self-Identity In A Congregational Church Community, Richard Scott Hartley

Doctor of Ministry

This dissertation seeks to awaken a clear identity of a Congregational Church as an intentional covenanted community by rediscovering a practical theology founded in the idea of covenant and exploring the praxis of covenant implementation in community. Rediscovering this identity involves the exploration of biblical, historical, theological, and Congregational concepts of covenant. In response to the lack of self-identity, the project proposes the application of covenant to community to enable the church to be empowered to practice living, adapting, loving, and serving the community in which it exists. The problem is revealed in a semi-fictional narrative of a Congregational Church …


Front Matter -- Quaker Religious Thought, No. 112, Paul Anderson Jan 2009

Front Matter -- Quaker Religious Thought, No. 112, Paul Anderson

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.


Contributors -- Quaker Religious Thought, No. 113, Paul Anderson Jan 2009

Contributors -- Quaker Religious Thought, No. 113, Paul Anderson

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.


Agents Of Hope, Steve Sider, Angie Davids, Amanda Knowles, Annalisa Luimes, Leanne Van Bostelen Jan 2009

Agents Of Hope, Steve Sider, Angie Davids, Amanda Knowles, Annalisa Luimes, Leanne Van Bostelen

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

This paper considers the Christian teacher’s “place” in today’s increasingly diverse public school classrooms. Specifically, the paper explores the complexities of working as a Christian within educational systems which promote tolerance of all cultures and religious views. Is it possible for a Christian teacher to remain committed to The Way while employed in a system which encourages pluralism, equity, and diversity? Using insights and responses of participants in a Christian university education course on teaching in multicultural classrooms, a framework is provided to consider what it means to teach as a Christian in multicultural school settings.


The Mission Of The Christ-Centered Quaker College, Paul Anderson Jan 2009

The Mission Of The Christ-Centered Quaker College, Paul Anderson

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.


God’S Gift Of Motherhood Comes In Different Ways, Melanie Springer Mock Jan 2009

God’S Gift Of Motherhood Comes In Different Ways, Melanie Springer Mock

Faculty Publications - Department of English

Excerpt: "Seven years ago this May, my husband and I received an email asking if we were interested in adopting a boy, named Do Minh Quan, from Vietnam. The email was both expected, as we had signed with an adoption agency eight months earlier, and unexpected, since we were hoping to adopt an infant boy from India, not Vietnam."


"The Stance Of A Last Survivor": C. S. Lewis And The Modern World (Chapter One Of The Rhetoric Of Certitude), Gary L. Tandy Jan 2009

"The Stance Of A Last Survivor": C. S. Lewis And The Modern World (Chapter One Of The Rhetoric Of Certitude), Gary L. Tandy

Faculty Publications - Department of English

Excerpt: "As professor and scholar of medieval and Renaissance literature, C. S. Lewis wrote and published well-respected and influential literary criticism. At the same time, following his conversion to Christianity around 1930, he felt a duty to apply his argumentative and philosophical skills to the writing of Christian apologetics-defenses of traditional Christian principles against the attacks of skeptics and religious liberals. More important, Lewis lived in an age largely hostile to his attitudes and thought, both in literature and Christianity. In a period that s.aw such startling literary productions as The Waste Land and Ulysses, Lewis chose to defend traditional …


Online Theological Education: Perspectives From First-Generation Asian Americans, Roger S. Nam Jan 2009

Online Theological Education: Perspectives From First-Generation Asian Americans, Roger S. Nam

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

This essay explores the use of online asynchronous discussions from the perspective of first-generation Asian American seminarians. The pedagogical paradigm implicit in these online forums assumes values that compete and even contradict the values these students bring from their native educational experiences. Combined with the language difficulties, asynchronous discussions can present a serious challenge to the educational goals of both the institution and the student. Despite these barriers, first-generation Asian American students often see the incorporation of the asynchronous discussions as a welcome enhancement to their theological education.


Just Land: What Are The Key Justice Issues For Native People In The U.S.? (Chapter 12 Of The Justice Project), Randy Woodley Jan 2009

Just Land: What Are The Key Justice Issues For Native People In The U.S.? (Chapter 12 Of The Justice Project), Randy Woodley

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

Excerpt: "Why were the Pharisees so furious with Jesus? After all, they were themselves dedicated to giving alms to the poor and feeding the hungry sinners. But there was one key difference: Jesus "ate with sinners." This one simple act of Jesus sitting down at the table and eating with them granted a new sense of dignity to hungry, hopeless people, and it enraged the Pharisees and teachers of the Law."


Book Review: Exchange Relationship At Ugarit, Roger S. Nam Jan 2009

Book Review: Exchange Relationship At Ugarit, Roger S. Nam

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

Kevin McGeough's Exchange Relationships at Ugarit is a welcome entry into the field of recent studies on Ugarit in the context of Late Bronze Age economies. other leaders, biblical figures such as Joseph, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Elijah, Elisha, and Isaiah take part in magic (57-62). Chapter 3 also escalates Dolansky's claim about the effect of magic in Israel to a formatively influential factor.


Bible Theory Or Biblical Living: What Are Christian Schools Providing For Families With Children With Special Needs?, A.Y. "Fred" Ramirez Ph.D. Jan 2009

Bible Theory Or Biblical Living: What Are Christian Schools Providing For Families With Children With Special Needs?, A.Y. "Fred" Ramirez Ph.D.

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

Private Christian elementary and secondary schools, along with Bible training and Bible exercises, have been a part of the United States and international community since the 1800s. This article examines these questions: (1) What Biblically-based principles are in evidence in Christian schools’ treatment of children with special needs; and (2) how do Christian schools work with the parents of these children. Results from the Christian schools that participated in this study indicate although that they were attending to their children with special needs, these schools may actually be missing many more students who are in need of services.


From Cutting Edge To Chopping Block: Reclaiming A Quaker Approach To Christian Higher Education, Jamie Johnson Jan 2009

From Cutting Edge To Chopping Block: Reclaiming A Quaker Approach To Christian Higher Education, Jamie Johnson

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.


Author's Response, J. Brent Bill Jan 2009

Author's Response, J. Brent Bill

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.


The Calling Of The Christian And The Church (Chapter 3 Of The Call To Authenticity, A Handbook Of Hope For The Church), Irv A. Brendlinger Jan 2009

The Calling Of The Christian And The Church (Chapter 3 Of The Call To Authenticity, A Handbook Of Hope For The Church), Irv A. Brendlinger

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

"Were we to focus on Paul's foundational calling, I believe we would find greater longevity and ever increasing flexibility in our programs and approaches. 'Reflecting God' becomes a lifestyle and an awareness rather than a program. Programs and creative ideas will certainly grow out of such awareness, but if the calling is kept in focus the danger of becoming sidetracked, institutionalized and irrelevant (such a bad word in church growth circles) is greatly reduced, or even contradictory. The practice of reflecting God to others and to society and the world will never become old or irrelevant because it responds to …


Introduction To Part 1: Aspects Of Historicity In John 1-4 (In John, Jesus, And History, Vol.2), Paul N. Anderson Jan 2009

Introduction To Part 1: Aspects Of Historicity In John 1-4 (In John, Jesus, And History, Vol.2), Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

"Distinctive features of the Johannine presentation of the beginning of Jesus' ministry raise questions-- both for and against-- aspects of historicity in John 1-4."


Much "To-Do" About Nothing: Hale's Skeptical Relativism, And Basic Doxastic Perspectives, Mark Mcleod-Harrison Jan 2009

Much "To-Do" About Nothing: Hale's Skeptical Relativism, And Basic Doxastic Perspectives, Mark Mcleod-Harrison

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

No abstract provided.


The Concept Of The Secular In Augustine's 'City Of God' - Chapter Two From "Rethinking Secularization: Philosophy And The Prophecy Of A Secular Age", Joseph Clair Jan 2009

The Concept Of The Secular In Augustine's 'City Of God' - Chapter Two From "Rethinking Secularization: Philosophy And The Prophecy Of A Secular Age", Joseph Clair

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

No abstract provided.


Introduction From "Maritain And America", Joseph Clair Jan 2009

Introduction From "Maritain And America", Joseph Clair

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

No abstract provided.


Blessing As Transformation, Sarita Gallagher, Steven C. Hawthorne Jan 2009

Blessing As Transformation, Sarita Gallagher, Steven C. Hawthorne

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

No abstract provided.


Understanding The History Of Ancient Israel (Book Review), Brian R. Doak Jan 2009

Understanding The History Of Ancient Israel (Book Review), Brian R. Doak

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Review of H.G.M. Williamson, ed., Understanding the History of Ancient Israel. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007, xxD432 pp, ISBN 978 0 19 726401 0


Of God And Gods: Egypt, Israel, And The Rise Of Monotheism (Book Review), Brian R. Doak Jan 2009

Of God And Gods: Egypt, Israel, And The Rise Of Monotheism (Book Review), Brian R. Doak

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

A review of Jan Assmann, Of God and Gods: Egypt, Israel, and the Rise of Monotheism. Madison, The University of Wisconsin Press, 2008, (Cloth) ISBN: 978 0 299 22550 6, (Paperback) ISBN: 0 299 22554 2.


Reconstructing Views On Law In Hebrews 7:12, Mary Schmitt Jan 2009

Reconstructing Views On Law In Hebrews 7:12, Mary Schmitt

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

No abstract provided.


Revelation 17:1-14, Paul N. Anderson Jan 2009

Revelation 17:1-14, Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

MUCH OF REVELATION IS "LITERALLY SYMBOLIC." The question is what the symbolism means— and meant, from literary, political, and religious standpoints. Meaningful interpretation of Rev 17 today hinges upon grasping a sense of what it meant for its original audiences in late first-century Asia Minor. As these apocalyptic messages were read among the churches, how did their original audiences understand the imagery of the woman who rides on the beast, the beast with seven heads and ten horns, and the seven kings and then the eighth? How might they have understood themselves called to receive the text's message then, and …


Introduction To Part 2: Aspects Of Historicity In John 5-12 In John, Jesus And History, Volume 2, Paul N. Anderson Jan 2009

Introduction To Part 2: Aspects Of Historicity In John 5-12 In John, Jesus And History, Volume 2, Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

No abstract provided.


Aspects Of Historicity In John 5-12: A Response (From John, Jesus And History, Vol. 2), Paul N. Anderson Jan 2009

Aspects Of Historicity In John 5-12: A Response (From John, Jesus And History, Vol. 2), Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

In responding to the eight essays in Part 2 of this volume, I am impressed at the variety of approaches to aspects of historicity in the Gospel of John.


Advent/Christmas Welcoming The Word, Sunggu Yang Jan 2009

Advent/Christmas Welcoming The Word, Sunggu Yang

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

An ecclesial problem we Christians have today is that most of us do not any longer expect the Parousia, the second coming of Christ. Even as we recently heard and saw Air France Flight 447, with 228 people on board, vanish into the Atlanta ocean ‘‘by the roaring of the sea and waves’’ (Luke 21:25), we still do not care about the last day when we will stand all together before God, the final judge. Of course, it would be over-exaggerating to say there is a vivid connection between the crash of the plane and the last day (even while …


A Bibliographical Guide For United Methodist Doctrinal Examination Questions, Benjamin Hartley Jan 2009

A Bibliographical Guide For United Methodist Doctrinal Examination Questions, Benjamin Hartley

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

No abstract provided.


Book Review: James L. Drexler, Editor. Schools As Communities: Educational Leadership, Relationships, And The Eternal Value Of Christian Schooling., David W. Robinson Jan 2009

Book Review: James L. Drexler, Editor. Schools As Communities: Educational Leadership, Relationships, And The Eternal Value Of Christian Schooling., David W. Robinson

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

Anyone who has engaged in the calling of Christian education knows that it can be — and usually is — one of the most exciting, delightful, fulfilling, and joyous ministries that a believer can know. Its golden days are a real “foretaste of glory divine,” its opportunities for those who truly love the possibilities of the mind and heart of Christ in the lives of our students are the very aroma of the Lord in our work. Lives are changed; parents are supportive; administrators are helpful; the board is productive. Sacrifices are engaged willingly, trials are gladly borne. We go …


Review Of Santos' "A Community Called Taizé: A Story Of Prayer, Worship And Reconciliation", Roger Newell Jan 2009

Review Of Santos' "A Community Called Taizé: A Story Of Prayer, Worship And Reconciliation", Roger Newell

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

A review of Jason Santos, A Community Called Taize: A Story of Prayer, Worship and Reconciliation, IVP; 7788th edition (September 26, 2008), ISBN-13 ‏:‎ 978-0830835256.


Grace In Paul's Letter To Titus In Light Of Greco-Roman Patronage, Jeffrey R. Syverson Jan 2009

Grace In Paul's Letter To Titus In Light Of Greco-Roman Patronage, Jeffrey R. Syverson

Doctor of Ministry

This thesis argues that patronage is a crucial and not yet sufficiently utilized interpretive lens to understanding xcxpK (grace) in Paul's letter to Titus. It introduces patronage in the Greco-Roman world and surveys definitions and characteristics. It offers descriptions of the roles of clients and patrons. It discusses different forms of patronage: personal patronage, friendship, public benefaction, literary patronage, divine patronage, political patronage and brokerage. It also considers the relationship of patronage and benefaction. A major focus is a consideration of the usage of grace (xapic.:) in patronage looking to inscriptions, letters, and literature from the era. The influence on …