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Reinhold Niebuhr's Concept Of The Church, David L. Luecke

Bachelor of Divinity

It is not the purpose of this paper to criticize or even evaluate the position of Niebuhr on the doctrine of the church. It is only an attempt to discover and describe what this position is.

Jakob Matthias Buehler: Conservative Missionary And Theologian, Eldon R. Stohs

Bachelor of Divinity

The purpose of the paper is not so much to sketch a history, as to see whether the difficulties Rev. Buehler encountered were a result of his liberalism or conservatism.

A Theological Study Of Baptism And The Lord's Supper As Expressed At The Hanover Convention Of The Lutheran World Federation, Paul Martin Volz

Bachelor of Divinity

The study which here presents the theology of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper expressed at the Hannover Convention of the Lutheran World Federation is an outgrowth of the writer's concern to know what was said on theological matters by members of the Lutheran World Federation assembled in their first official convention as a federation of Lutherans.

A Study Of The Evidences Of Local Color In Willa Sibert Cather's Stories Of The Midwestern Plains, Charles Thomas Keller

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A Survey Of The Mathematics And Science Programs For The Gifted Students In The Secondary City Schools Of Indiana, George E. Roach

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A Survey On The Desirability Of A Psychology Course In The High School Curriculum And Factors Involved In Its Presentation, Jack Frederick Naughton

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A Survey Of Music Programs In Christian Schools Of America, Robert V. Talsma

Masters Theses

Music departments of the Christian schools have experienced very rapid growth during the last two decades and appear to possess wide variance in the nature of their development in subject offering and time allotment. This study was designed to survey the music programs of the Christian schools in America to determine the extent to which music subjects are a part of the offerings of these institutions.

The Public Career Of J.F.T. O'Connor, Alice Jane Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

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An Investigation Of The Factors Of Persuasion In The Sermons Of Dr Walter A Maier, Lester Zeitler

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The scope of this investigation, however, is confined only to the preaching on the program; more exactly, the preaching of Dr. Walter A. Maier. The specific purpose is to search out those factors of persuasion in the radio sermons of Dr. Maier which may so largely help to account for his success in preaching the Gospel. The object is to figure out the secret of his effectiveness as Andrew Blackwood suggests: "Study the methods of the radio preacher whom your thoughtful laymen enjoy, and figure out the secrets of his effectiveness. You will find that he depends mainly on being …

Joachim Of Flora And The Eternal Gospel, Theodore Moeller

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

Joachim of Flora is one of the most facinating characters to arise out of the Middle Ages. In the centuries following his death he has become almost legendary, for as one author puts it, "The story of Joachim takes us into the atmosphere of charming legend." His own contacts with our present age are numerous, and yet he has remained relatively unknown. Dante admired him, honoring him with lines in the Divine Comedy, George Sand based one of her romances, Spiridon his life, and the philosophers such as Schelling and Hegel pay tribute to his work. Certainly such a figure …

The Philosophical And Religious Background Of Athens As Reflected In The Areopagus Speech Of Paul, Carl Querbach

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The fundamental purpose of this thesis is twofold. In The first place, it intends to gauge as accurately as possible the extent and precise context of Paul’s employment of the philosophical and religious thought of Athens in his Areopagus address. Secondly, it intends to determine precisely what his goal was and how his method of approach was determined both by that aim and by the nature of his audience’s thought. In other words, this study will attempt to Show both which facets of Stoic, Epicurean and religious thought are reflected in the speech, and how Paul makes use of those …

With Christ The Union Of The Christian With Christ As Expressed By St Paul, Harold Scheibert

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The Suffering servant is a strange and fluid Old Testament figure. Sometimes it is clear that the Messiah is meant, but at other times the Servant apparently is Israel herself or the faithful Remnant. Thus there is a close connection and sometimes almost an identification between the Suffering Servant and Israel. There are many other starting points that we could find to examine the doctrine of the union with Christ, but in this thesis we are limiting ourselves to St. Paul’s statements using the preposition σν́ν.

An Exegetical Study Of St Paul's Concept Of Santification As Found In ἉδεάΖω And Ἁδεασμόs, Harvey Lange

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

It might be well to emphasize the fact that this is an exegetical study of sanctification; therefore sanctification as defined in this paper may or may not always agree with the other uses of sanctification in different theological disciplines.

The Shepherd-Flock Image In The Old Testament, Carl Graesser

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This study therefore follows a more systematic method. We shall look at each side of the image, utilizing the pertinent material in the entire Old Testament before moving on to another side of the image. After a brief survey of the extra-biblical usage, the-following chapters will deal with Yahweh as a shepherd, Israel as his flock, other leaders who are named shepherd, and finally, the Messianic shepherd.

It will be noted that this study deals largely with the primary Biblical sources rather than with secondary sources. We were able to locate but three discussions of the subject at hand of …

The Way Of Salvation Under The Old Covenant As It Is Revealed In The Psalter, Richard Hoyer

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

It is not enough--if not untrue--simply to say that the faithful of the Old Testament were saved by faith in the Christ to come as we are saved by faith in Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ who has come, without answering the- problems that their incomplete revelation raises. What exactly did they mean by “salvat1on?” If they knew of no heaven, was their concept of salvation limited to a deliverance from the evils of life or did it go beyond? What was the answer to sin? In what manner did they, or could they receive the mercy and forgiveness of …

Paul's Baptismal Theology With Special Reference To Rom. 6, Walter Keller

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The original intention was to undertake an exegetical investigation of this passage. However, it soon became obvious that, to understand the thought of the Apostle, it is impossible to confine one’s study to a simple passage. And so, though the original intention continued to remain the foremost concern, the problem assumed a broader scope, as the title of thesis indicates. Very naturally therefore, references to baptismal sayings outside the Pauline corpus lie outside the scope of this thesis, inasmuch as the purpose of the investigation is to ascertain the mind of Paul with regard to this sacrament.

The Theology Of The Wisdom Of Solomon, Walter Rast

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

We are justified in supposing that for a Jew, living in Egypt and yet preserving the foundation of his religious heritage, this problem was poignant indeed. And, at the risk of oversimplification, our writer's personal confrontation with Hellenism would seem to be his chief problem, and the problem at the bottom of our own quest into The Wisdom of Solomon. As an outgrowth of this problem, it would seem that the question underlying our concern with The·Book of Wisdom would be: How does this writing compare theologically with those which hold a safe place in the canon?

The Public Domain In New Mexico 1854-1891, Victor Westphall

History ETDs

New Mexico enjoys the use and benefits of the most complete and ingenious system of identifying land areas ever devised by man - the rectangular system of surveying. This system of survey was used in the states of the United States except "six New England States, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas, the United States not being the owner of public lands in any of these political divisions." The economic efficiency of surveying with this system has done much to preclude the possibility of litigation over boundaries as is …

The Loneliness Of Thomas Wolfe: A Note On Form, Keith C. Wilson

English Language and Literature ETDs

To better accomplish my objective--to show form in Wolfe's novels--I have related form to the portrayal of loneliness because loneliness is the central theme of the novels. In other words, I have attempted to show how he modified his style to reflect the mood of loneliness. These modifications are shown in terms of plot structure, plot rhythms, and the resolving forces. Within the resolving forces, I have sub-divided resolution into resolvement by time, philosophical resolvement, and poetical resolvement. The terms used throughout the study are either my own or those of E.M. Forster's book Aspects Of The Novel, and, so …

A Study Of Faculty In-Service Education Programs In The Public Schools Of New Mexico, Helen P. Anderson

Art & Art History ETDs

Teacher education should be a continuous process if the teacher is to achieve full realization of his capabilities. Pre-service education is exceedingly important for achieving this, but it cannot provide complete and adequate preparation. It alone cannot produce full realization of the potentialities of the prospective teacher. Upon entrance into the profession, the beginning teacher, regardless of his adequacy of preparation, is faced with a new environment in which he must use new and relatively unfamiliar materials and tools. Rapid changes in educational procedures soon make the pre-service education of both the beginning teacher and the experienced teacher outmoded. The …

Siete Narraciones Folklóricas Inéditas De Nuevo México, Robert L. Roemer

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Lo llamativo de cada tierra consiste en el misterio de que se reviste. No ha sido mi intención la de penetrar el misterio de Nuevo México, de descubrir sus vicios ni virtudes, ni de receter remedios o elogios. En cambio, lo único que he querido hacer es presentar lo verdadero de este país de tal manera que el lector pueda sentir más próximo el misterio.

El lector bajará desde las cumbres y los valles de la sierrra hasta los llanos donde se juntan las aguas, y en cierta ocasión irá aún más allá. Por lo que son los años y …

The Influence Of Anton Chekhov On Katherine Mansfield, Gary L. Tate

English Language and Literature ETDs

It will be my purpose to make a careful study of the short stories of both writers in order to determine whether or not a relationship does exist and, if it does, to determine the exact nature of this relationship. If there is a similarity, is it in plot, style, technique, or in general attitude toward life?

I shall further attempt to determine whether or not Mansfield was merely a facile imitator or whether she made some real and individual contribution to the short fiction of her time. Certain readers have felt that Mansfield did imitate Chekhov and have pronounced …

The Critics Of Wuthering Heights, Paul M. Reigstad

English Language and Literature ETDs

The study will deal with the history of criticism of the novel from 1847 to the present time with special emphasis on the contemporary attitudes which explain the unreasoned damnation under which it was smothered for so many years.

The Romancero As An Expression Of The Ideology Of The Spanish People: An Analysis Of Medieval Spanish Ideology As Seen In The Oldest Historical Ballads, Glenroy Emmons

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The object of this study is to present the ideology of the Spanish people as it is seen in the oldest of the historical ballads. The method of ballad selection is of vital importance and is based on the following assumptions:

1. The primitive epic (from its origin through the twelfth century) is a near perfect expression of popular ideology.

2. The epic degenerated in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries. Degeneration is considered to mean the gradual substitution of chivalresque values for epic values and increasing failure to express popular concepts.

3. The ballads originated as fragments of the …

Study In The Development Of English Satire In The Sixteenth Century, Vashti Boddie

Senior Scholar Papers

In the literary tradition of sixteenth-century England, a new mode of expression arose with the development of formal satire. The pattern branded off into two directions: that which followed the Piers Plowman tradition in the mid 1500's and that which followed the classical models of Horace and Juvenal in the last decade of the century. The latter phase led so inevitably to repercussions among literary and political circles that public authorities had to intervene to stop the flow of libelous satiric literature. Due to the controversial nature of the classical phase, it is this tradition which I shall concentrate on. …

Eternal Vision: A Philosophical Study Of William Blake, Nancy Carroll

Senior Scholar Papers

William Blake the poet, painter and engraver of the late 18th and early 19th century England, had from the very outset of his career a prophet's message for all humanity. Hie unusual visionary capabilities, combined with a genius for expressing his mystical experience of life and art through the pervasive power of symbolism, places Blake in possibly a unique position ameng the figures of English literature. His philosophy of life and Eternity was based on the transcendent powers of the human imagination, and his life's work was an effort to free man from the moral and physical bonds which prevent …

Oxford Movement: Its Themes And Their Significance, Arthur B. Goyette

Senior Scholar Papers

In retrospective, the Oxford movement of nineteenth century England provides one with an interesting study of the struggles between the spiritual and secular worlds. However, repeated abstraction in an interpretation of its significance has tended to distort accurate understanding of its historical development. Often this also has resulted n a misinterpretation of the nature of its major themes and their significance to the world. For these reasons, this study has attempted to describe the origin, maturity, and dissolution of the series of events which strictly speaking may be considered to be the Oxford movement. In conclusion, liberty has been taken …

Sunday School Supervision In The Local Church With Particular Reference To The Oregon Yearly Meeting Of Friends Church, M. Gene Hockett

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Following the regular routine of the Sunday School program with little plan for improvement is the mistake often made in the Sunday School. Almost no time or effort is taken to evaluate the present procedures. The writer desired to see the Sunday Schools of the Oregon Yearly Meeting receive proper supervision that they might operate as efficiently as possible.

Reaching The Unsaved Through The Sunday School, Robert S. Bowers

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

The problem was to present a study of the nature, purposes, values and operation of Evangelism in the Sunday School. It, was the writer's purpose to present a picture of Sunday School Evangelism and its necessity as a regular procedure along with its relation t o the church and the Sunday School. The purpose is stated: To find and present the necessary steps before evangelism and show the absolute necessity of the inclusion of evangelism in the Sunday school organization .

A Study Of The Problem Of Synergism In Relation To Salvation, Lynn H. Ostrander

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

"What must I do to be saved?" is a question which might well arise in the mind of an earnest seeker of salvation who has been under the influence of various types of preaching. This is due to the fact that there are two main and many mediating theories concerning the process by which salvation is attained. One of these major theories is that God is entirely responsible for man's salvation and the man himself can contribute nothing toward it. The other main theory is that man is responsible for accepting or rejecting the salvation that God offers. Between these …