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Six Psychological Principles Of Successful Teaching Applied To The Teaching Of Religion In A Christian Day School, Eugene Vetter
Six Psychological Principles Of Successful Teaching Applied To The Teaching Of Religion In A Christian Day School, Eugene Vetter
Bachelor of Divinity
As the title indicates, this thesis represents an attempt to show how six pr1nc1ples of successful teaching have been and might be applied to the teaching of religion in the Christian day school. For the formulation and explanation of the principles the writer is following the principles set forth by James L. Mursell in his book, Successful Teaching.
The Tree Of Life Symbol; Its Significance In Ancient American Religion, Irene M. Briggs (Woodford)
The Tree Of Life Symbol; Its Significance In Ancient American Religion, Irene M. Briggs (Woodford)
Theses and Dissertations
Not too much is known today about religion of ancient Mesoamerica, and it will only be through an intensive comparative study of the various deities as presented in the heiroglyphic manuscripts and native writings, and of the symbolic religious art in the architectural and sculptural remains, that greater knowledge of the subject will be gained. The "Tree of Life," one of the most striking religious symbols of the area, may be one key to such knowledge.
A Critical Approach To Homiletic Literature, Winthrop H. Richardson
A Critical Approach To Homiletic Literature, Winthrop H. Richardson
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
A critical study of the literary values contained in homiletic writing demands at the outset a careful consideration of what differentiates literature from mere language. Following a line of distinction made by Professor Albert Guerard of Stanford, literature may be defined from two points of view: technique and intention.
A more exalted concept is furnished by the philosophy of James Russell Lowell, as it has been paraphrased by Norman Foerster: “Literature is the ideal representation of human nature…”
Recognizing the fact that literature involves “overtones of the soul” (Guerard), or “spiritual imagination” (Foerster), we are forced to depart from the …