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America's Turning Point, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel Apr 2011

America's Turning Point, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

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Reasonable Conversions: Susanna Rowan's Mentoria And Conversion Narratives For Young Readers, Karen Roggenkamp Apr 2011

Reasonable Conversions: Susanna Rowan's Mentoria And Conversion Narratives For Young Readers, Karen Roggenkamp

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Though not well known, Rowson's Mentoria-a curious conglomeration of thematically-related pieces from multiple genres, including the essay, epistolary novel, conduct book, and fairy tale-offers particularly fertile ground for thinking about the nexus between eighteenth-century didactic books and earlier works for young readers.2 At the heart of Mentoria is a series of letters describing girls who yield, with dire and frequently deadly consequences, to the passionate pleas of male suitors.3 Fallen women populate Rowson's world, and scholars have traditionally read Mentoria within the familiar bounds of the eighteenth-century seduction novel.4 However, Rowson's creation transforms the older tradition of didactic, child-centered conversion …


A Fresh Look At Two Genesis Creation Accounts: Contradictions?, Jiri Moskala Apr 2011

A Fresh Look At Two Genesis Creation Accounts: Contradictions?, Jiri Moskala

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No abstract provided.


Poe's Mythologies: Transatlantic Nineteenth Century Hellenism As World Literature, David Greven Apr 2011

Poe's Mythologies: Transatlantic Nineteenth Century Hellenism As World Literature, David Greven

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Direct And Indirect Roles For Values In Science, Kevin Elliott Apr 2011

Direct And Indirect Roles For Values In Science, Kevin Elliott

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Although many philosophers have employed the distinction between "direct" and "indirect" roles for values in science, I argue that it merits further clarification. The distinction can be formulated in several ways: as a logical point, as a distinction between epistemic attitudes, or as a clarification of different consequences associated with accepting scientific claims. Moreover, it can serve either as part of a normative ideal or as a tool for policing how values influence science. While various formulations of the distinction may (with further clarification) contribute to a normative ideal, they have limited effectiveness for regulating how values influence science.


The Question Of Slavery, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel Apr 2011

The Question Of Slavery, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

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Dante’S Understanding Of The Two Ends Of Human Desire And The Relationship Between Philosophy And Theology, Jason Aleksander Apr 2011

Dante’S Understanding Of The Two Ends Of Human Desire And The Relationship Between Philosophy And Theology, Jason Aleksander

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I discuss Dante’s understanding that human existence is “ordered by two final goals” and how this understanding defines philosophy’s and theology’s respective scopes of authority in guiding human conduct. I show that, while Dante devalues the philosophical authority associated with the traditional Aristotelian emphasis on the significance of contemplative activity, he does so in order to highlight philosophy’s ethico-political authority to guide human conduct toward its “earthly beatitude.” Moreover, I argue that, although Dante subordinates earthly beatitude to spiritual beatitude, he nonetheless maintains that philosophy’s authority to reveal a path to spiritual beatitude requires its fundamental independence from theology.


Interpretation Of BereʼŠît In The Context Of Genesis 1:1-3, Jiri Moskala Apr 2011

Interpretation Of BereʼŠît In The Context Of Genesis 1:1-3, Jiri Moskala

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No abstract provided.


Sabbath And Sanctification, Roy Gane Apr 2011

Sabbath And Sanctification, Roy Gane

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Making Friends Down Under: The Beginnings Of Lds Missionary Work On Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia, 1961, Fred E. Woods Apr 2011

Making Friends Down Under: The Beginnings Of Lds Missionary Work On Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia, 1961, Fred E. Woods

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The year 2011 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beginnings of LDS missionary work on Thursday Island. On this jubilee occasion, it is fitting to ask how the message of Mormonism came to this tiny Australian isle and how American Mormon missionaries adapted to a region far removed from their culture and homeland. Using journal entries, letters, and interviews from the first three full-time elders to preach on the island, it is possible to sketch a portrait of what these young men experienced.


A 17-Year Longitudinal Study Of Religion And Mental Health In A Mormon Sample, Jeremy D. Bartz, P. Scott Richards, Timothy B. Smith, Lane Fischer Mar 2011

A 17-Year Longitudinal Study Of Religion And Mental Health In A Mormon Sample, Jeremy D. Bartz, P. Scott Richards, Timothy B. Smith, Lane Fischer

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In 1984, 1987, and 2001, data were collected on a religiously devout group of college students (N=53) in an effort to better understand the process of religious development and the relationship between religiosity and mental health. This study analyzes those data by examining the relationship between devoutness and psychopathology over time, the correlations between intrinsic religiosity and indices of psychopathology, the stability of religious motivations over the course of adulthood, and the stability of two different religious development styles that were identified in 1984. This study found that (1) these religiously devout individuals have consistently fallen within the normal range …


Latter-Day Saint Poetry And Songs Of The Utah War, Kenneth L. Alford Ph.D. Mar 2011

Latter-Day Saint Poetry And Songs Of The Utah War, Kenneth L. Alford Ph.D.

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During the Utah War (1857–58), Latter‐day Saints wrote and published a large number of poems and song expressing their loyalty to the Church, anger at the federal government, and defiance of the United States soldiers who were marching toward Utah Territory. This article places those poems and stories in context and shares many of them.


The Swiss At The Battle Of The Little Bighorn, 1876, Albert Winkler Feb 2011

The Swiss At The Battle Of The Little Bighorn, 1876, Albert Winkler

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Twelve men born in Switzerland are known to have been in the Seventh Cavalry in June of 1876, at the time of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and seven of them participated in the battle. Five of these men were killed in the engagement. Much is known about the activities of some of these men, and John Lattman from Zurich left a good account of his experiences. The Swiss were slightly older than most of the men in the Seventh Cavalry, and they were about average in height as the other troopers. These Swiss showed much dedication to their …


Reading With Understanding: A Practical Guide To Reading Other People’S Mail: New Testament Epistles, Felix H. Cortez Jan 2011

Reading With Understanding: A Practical Guide To Reading Other People’S Mail: New Testament Epistles, Felix H. Cortez

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No abstract provided.


The Making Of Differences: Theological Discourse On The Unity Of The Church, Guillermo C. Hansen Jan 2011

The Making Of Differences: Theological Discourse On The Unity Of The Church, Guillermo C. Hansen

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No abstract provided.


Learning The Bible In The Twenty-First Century: Lessons From Harry Potter And Vampires, Mary E. Hess Jan 2011

Learning The Bible In The Twenty-First Century: Lessons From Harry Potter And Vampires, Mary E. Hess

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No abstract provided.


Ground-Truthing Excavations At Los Adaes (16na16) May, 2010, George Avery Jan 2011

Ground-Truthing Excavations At Los Adaes (16na16) May, 2010, George Avery

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In May 2010, Stephen F. Austin State University—funded by the Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL)—conducted excavations at Los Adaes State Historic Site (16NA16) to ground-truth the results of a geophysical survey of the presidio area of the site conducted by ERDC CERL and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) in May 2009. The geophysical investigation was a component of a 5-year study funded by the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). Los Adaes State Historic Site was that project’s demonstration site. This monograph focuses solely on the …


The Difference Creation Makes: Relative Timelessness Reconsidered, Alan G. Padgett Jan 2011

The Difference Creation Makes: Relative Timelessness Reconsidered, Alan G. Padgett

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No abstract provided.


"Putting On The Neighbor": The Ciceronian Impulse In Luther's Christian Approach To Practical Reason, Gary M. Simpson Jan 2011

"Putting On The Neighbor": The Ciceronian Impulse In Luther's Christian Approach To Practical Reason, Gary M. Simpson

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No abstract provided.


Review Of Ernesto Cardenal’S Pluriverse: New And Selected Poems (Edited By Jonathan Cohen), Anne Fountain Jan 2011

Review Of Ernesto Cardenal’S Pluriverse: New And Selected Poems (Edited By Jonathan Cohen), Anne Fountain

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No abstract provided.


Rediscovering Bartolomeo Montagna: A Fresh Look At The Altarpiece For The Parish Church Of Sandrigo, Vicenza, Elizabeth Carroll Consavari Jan 2011

Rediscovering Bartolomeo Montagna: A Fresh Look At The Altarpiece For The Parish Church Of Sandrigo, Vicenza, Elizabeth Carroll Consavari

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New documentation on Bartolomeo Montagna’s altarpiece The Virgin and Child with Sts James and Philip (c.1492) in Glasgow Museums.


Review Of Beer And Revolution, By Tom Goyens, Carol A. Leibiger Jan 2011

Review Of Beer And Revolution, By Tom Goyens, Carol A. Leibiger

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No abstract provided.


Afterword, Clancy Ratliff Jan 2011

Afterword, Clancy Ratliff

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Attending To Local And Diverse Communities: Toward A Theological Learning Community For A Missional Era, Patricia Taylor Ellison, Patrick R. Keifert Jan 2011

Attending To Local And Diverse Communities: Toward A Theological Learning Community For A Missional Era, Patricia Taylor Ellison, Patrick R. Keifert

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A Content Analysis Of Indirect, Verbal, And Physical Aggression In Television Programs Popular Among School-Aged Girls, Jennifer Ruh Linder, Kelsey Ann Lyle Jan 2011

A Content Analysis Of Indirect, Verbal, And Physical Aggression In Television Programs Popular Among School-Aged Girls, Jennifer Ruh Linder, Kelsey Ann Lyle

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A content analysis of indirect, verbal, and physical aggression was conducted of 77 hours of television programming popular among fifth grade girls. Eighty-eight percent of programs contained aggression. Physical aggression occurred at a rate of 9.6 acts per hour, whereas indirect and verbal aggression occurred at a rate of 3.7 and 2.8 acts per hour, respectively. Rates of aggression varied by gender, age, and attractiveness of perpetrators, as well as by relationship between perpetrator and victim. Additionally, motivation and consequences of aggressive acts varied by form of aggression. Implications of the findings are discussed in light of current research and …


Resistance Through Transformation? The Meanings Of Gender Reversals In A Taiwanese Buddhist Monastery, Hillary Crane Jan 2011

Resistance Through Transformation? The Meanings Of Gender Reversals In A Taiwanese Buddhist Monastery, Hillary Crane

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This chapter demonstrates that Taiwanese Buddhist nuns resist the limitations of traditional Han gender ideologies by drawing on opportunities offered within those traditional gender constructions—opportunities that allow them to define themselves in opposition to the limited female gender characteristics and roles they reject. Crane argues that we should not interpret these nuns' masculine identification simply as resisting dominant Han gender ideologies. Instead, the nuns embrace the traditional, sexist Han ideologies, even to the point of exaggeration—portraying women not only as dangerous to the spiritual cultivation of others, but also of limited spiritual ability. They define the negative characteristics of women …


Miracles In Indian Buddhist Narratives And Doctrine, David V. Fiordalis Jan 2011

Miracles In Indian Buddhist Narratives And Doctrine, David V. Fiordalis

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Despite the fact that scholars have recognized for a long time that Buddhist literature contains numerous marvelous and fantastic events, there have been reservations about the use of the word “miracle” in the context of Buddhism. This article addresses the notion of wonder and wonderment, and specifically miracles, in South and Southeast Asian Buddhist literature and traditions.


Inward, Outward, Onward: Autoethnography Of A Dissertation In (Qualitative) Transitional Space, Genevieve Harris Jan 2011

Inward, Outward, Onward: Autoethnography Of A Dissertation In (Qualitative) Transitional Space, Genevieve Harris

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This article presents the connection of a personal dissertation process to the wider world of qualitative research. Using the concept of transitional space as a metaphor, the author chronicles her theoretical transition from critical race theory to poststructural theory to emerging questions about material feminism. This transition is mapped to three major qualitative research moments within the field: modernist, crisis of representation, and the future. Autoethnography and found text are used to present the micro and macro telling of the dissertation process. White racial identity development among Christian teacher educators at a religious university was the original dissertation focus. Ethical …


All The Forces At Work Here, Joe Wilkins Jan 2011

All The Forces At Work Here, Joe Wilkins

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In this essay by Joe Wilkins, a mistake is straightened out with the help of a family friend.


Dickens And Shakespeare’S Household Words, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner Jan 2011

Dickens And Shakespeare’S Household Words, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

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Though Dickens' Shakespearean qualities have often been noted, less attention has been paid to the way that Dickens constructed the terms of his comparison to Shakespeare, scripting the response he received from critics from the nineteenth century to the present and shaping Shakespeare's reception as well. Focusing on The Pickwick Papers and David Copperfield in the context of their Victorian reception, this essay shows how Dickens used Shakespearean quotation to market his characters' quotability, turning them into household words and popularizing Shakespeare's sayings in turn, even as he challenged the universality of quotable phrases.