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Liturgy And Revolution Part 1: Georgian Baptists And The Non-Violent Struggle For Democracy, W. Benjamin Boswell

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Ideology Or Isolationism? Russian Identity And Its Influence On Orthodox-Catholic Relations Part Ii: Russian Identity And Roman Catholicism, Catherine Clare Caridi

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Whoever You Are, Your Word Will Give You Away, Marijana Ajzenko

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Murzaku's "Catholicism, Culture, Conversion: The History Of The Jesuits In Albania (1841-1946)" - Book Review, Dermot Quinn

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Creating An Environment For Growth: Utilizing Classical Spiritual Disciplines Within A Spiritual Formation Curriculum For A Postmodern World, John R. Morley Jr.

Doctor of Ministry

The postmodern college students of today are highly tolerant of others, technologically advanced, overly protected, and exceedingly busy. Excitedly though, many of these young men and women, desire to live in community and are returning to more traditional Christian values. These spiritually sensitive students are looking for ways to grow in their personal relationship with Christ and serve others in the world. They are coming to traditional Christian colleges in record numbers in search of opportunities to deepen their walk with Christ, but many of these students do not possess the necessary tools to do so. To help these young …

Building An Ethos Of Discipleship For Transition In The Twenty-First Century, Greg J. Boulton

Doctor of Ministry

The tension between old and new tears at the heart and soul of the church in the United States. For example, does the church focus on building new churches and allow old ones to die? Do church leaders develop a more effective ethos that renews the hearts and minds of Christians in old and new churches? This paper deals with how leaders can develop an ethos that sustains discipleship in the life of its members. It is the thesis of this paper that long-term members of the Christian faith can be revivified through a biblical discipleship process. The paper explores …

Spiritual Formation: An Emerging Narrative In Clinical Supervision Of Counseling And Family Therapy, Evangeline Willms Thiessen

Doctor of Ministry

Clinical professionals in the disciplines of counseling and family therapy, despite the many decades of separation between spirituality and science, currently face the challenge to attend to the spiritual realities and resources of clients' stories. As spirituality, an aspect of therapeutic diversity, moves increasingly to the forefront of counseling and family therapy literature, many clinicians still find it uncomfortable or difficult to negotiate the experiential path of addressing spirituality in practice. Although the need to address spirituality and religion is recognized, there continues to be a lack of conceptualization and methodology to guide the training experiences and preparation of clinicians. …

Pastoral Care, An Effective Front Porch For The Postmodern Church, Mark B. Hale

Doctor of Ministry

For over 18 years, Disney has offered over a million alumni the opportunity to benchmark the philosophies of the Walt Disney World resort. Since I am implementing the metaphor of the front porch as an integral part of the overall care model of the church, I ask, who better implements a welcoming, front porch atmosphere than Disney? Where Disney has elevated the mouse as its icon of celebrating and welcoming, I propose that Jesus is the icon for the front porch.

Rex Miller in The Millenium Matrix reminds us, "That original thinking will certainly include experimenting with past mediums of …

Unspoken Prayer In Spiritual Formation: Tool Or Trouble, Wayne Lewis

Doctor of Ministry

The questions addressed in this document are: Can unspoken prayer be used in Christian spiritual formation? If so, how? And are there dangers that come with its use? For the purpose of simplicity and utility, the term "unspoken prayer" will refer to prayer that is not verbalized with voice or mind and is prayer offered to God as listening, focused waiting, or thought focused meditation. Unspoken prayer is utilized by Christians in forming a more intimate relationship with Jesus as Savior and Lord. Many terms are used for this type of prayer including contemplative prayer, silent prayer, listening prayer, and …

The Kingdom Of God: An Ancient/Future Ontology Of Leadership For The Twenty First Century Church, Stephen A. Campbell

Doctor of Ministry

The Church is facing a crisis ofleadership. For the past several hundred years the Church has embraced an ontology, or basic understanding of the nature ofleadership, based on a modern interpretation of the world. With the emergence of the postmodern world, Church leaders need to embrace a new, ancient/future ontology ofleadership based on Jesus' teachings on the kingdom of God. This will enable the Church to be relevant in the twenty-first century. Chapter two will evaluate Jesus' teaching regarding the kingdom of God. This examination will reveal four characteristics of that kingdom which will serve as the basic framework for …

Building A Reformed Life: Recovering John Calvin's Theology Of The Christian Life For The Church Today, Neil E. Trainer

Doctor of Ministry

The problem addressed by this dissertation may be stated as follows: How can members of First Presbyterian Church, and others like it, be assisted in both their understanding of God's plan and their appropriation of God's power for their growth toward maturity in Christ's likeness? To address the stated problem, we propose to recover John Calvin's theology of the Christian life, which understands spiritual formation as the necessary and progressive reformation of the deformed image of God after the pattern of Christ through spiritual union with Christ by the process of repentance. In this light, spiritual formation is viewed as …

Conforming To The Image Of Christ: Structuring A Spiritual Growth Paradigm For Churches Of The Stone - Campbell Movement, Jerry J. Dean

Doctor of Ministry

There is a general need for churches of the Stone-Campbell movement to reach beyond reading for the gathering of knowledge for doctrinal purposes. It becomes necessary to balance the desire for biblical truth with a pursuit of spiritual growth. This is referred to as finding a balance. This balance is achieved through a process of spiritual development and maturity. The central claim for this thesis is that Restoration churches of today, given to a rational, empirical form of hermeneutics, need to allow spiritual growth practices to run parallel with rational thinking.

Preach To Reach: Seven Characteristics Of Effective Evangelistic Preaching, Alan Ehler

Doctor of Ministry

Although studies continually show that Americans consider themselves spiritual, church attendance has continued to decline. A common reason people give for not attending church is that the sermons are boring and irrelevant. Far too few pastors effectively communicate in a way unchurched people understand, relate to and connect with in their sermons. In order to address this problem we will propose seven traits that characterize preaching that effectively reaches unbelievers and leads them to lasting faith in Jesus Christ: I) biblical, Christ-centered content, 2) relevant to unbelieving listeners, preached with 3) persuasive appeal, using 4) engaging illustrations and 5) dynamic …

The Lazarus Project: The Dying And Raising Of The Rural Church In The Minnesota North District-Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Richard John Manual Hans

Doctor of Ministry

Rural communities and the church at large currently face the difficult challenge of rapidly dying rural churches. As a result of this decline the six thousand churches in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) face a number of issues including the loss of financial aid for mission work in United States and abroad. The closure of this one church also affects the middle judicatory. The district depends financially upon the churches in its district to support mission starts and financial concerns affect a congregation's ability to support a pastor. Overall, the closure of the local church demonstrates a lack of …

In Search Of Compromise Between “The Liberals" And "The Orthodox", Dr. Alexander Verkhovsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Relationships Between Human Rights Concept And Religious Values, Alexander Kyrlezhev

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Ideology Or Isolationism? Russian Identity And Its Influence On Orthodox-Catholic Relations Part I: Orthodoxy And The Russian Identity, Catherine Caridi

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Perspectives On The Russian Orthodox Church In Soviet Times, Igor Pochoshajew

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Evolution Of Moral Principles And Human Rights In A Multicultural Society, Hegumen Philaret Bulekov

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Recent News On Religion: New Life Is Springing From The Stump - The Moscow Congregation St. Peter Und Paul Celebrates Its 15th Birthday, Elcer Press Release

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Luxmoore & Babiuch's "Rethinking Christendom: Europe's Struggle For Christianity" - Book Review, Walter S. Ray

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Van Den Bercken & Sutton, Eds. "Aesthetics As A Religious Factor In Eastern And Western Christianity. Selected Papers Of The International Conference Held At The University Of Utrecht, The Netherlands, In June 2004" - Book Review, Mikhail Sergeev

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Knox's "Russian Society And The Orthodox Church: Religion In Russia After Communism" - Book Review, Scott M. Kenworthy

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Steinberg & Coleman, Eds. "Sacred Stories: Religion And Spirituality In Modern Russia" - Book Review, Sharyl Corrado

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Empowering The Truth, Shannon Craigo-Snell

Quaker Religious Thought

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Uniquely Alike: A Review Of Great With Child: On Becoming A Mother, Melanie Springer Mock

Faculty Publications - Department of English

Excerpt: "Considering my own insecurities, I began reading Debra Rienstra's Great with Child: On Becoming a Mother with some caution, as the book promised to take its readers on "the fascinating journey of understanding the power and meaning of birth." An acquaintance at a professional conference had highly recommended the book upon discovering I was the mother of two small children -- but then, she had not known my boys were adopted. And thus, the first few pages of Rienstra's text set me on edge: here was another woman sharing her pregnancy woes and describing the "harrowing intensity of birth." …

Contributors -- Quaker Religious Thought, No. 109, Paul Anderson

Quaker Religious Thought

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Author's Response, Ben Richmond

Quaker Religious Thought

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Front Matter -- Quaker Religious Thought, No. 109, Paul Anderson

Quaker Religious Thought

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Obedience—How Crucial? 1 Corinthians 3:15b: Saved Anyway, Or A Misunderstood Afterthought?, Kent Yinger

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

In discussions of the place of obedience in Christians’ final salvation, 1 Cor 3:15 has often played a role (“saved as through fire”). The nature of this text as a very limited caveat in Paul’s argument will be contrasted with most other readings throughout its history of interpretation. The latter take the seemingly comforting tone of v 15b (“will be saved”) to be theologically primary, rather than the tone of warning (“each builder must choose with care how to build,” v 10b). The paper will contend, instead, that 1 Cor 3:15b functions as an afterthought in Paul’s immediate argument (3:5-17). …