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Creative Leadership Of Congregational Song: Tips For Organists, Jan Kraybill

Symposium on Worship Archive

The ever-expanding areas of expertise needed from organists to help congregations form into singing communities provide rich opportunity for new and creative approaches. Jan Kraybill will bring tips and techniques for organists in a variety of worship contexts. We’ll explore ways in which our instrument—a community of individual voices—can best invite and enhance vibrant congregational singing of hymns and songs across cultures and generations.

Singing Psalms Together, Martin Tel, Carlos Colón, Michael Joncas, Jan Kraybill, Sandra Mccracken, Ed Willminton, Raymond Wise Phd

Symposium on Worship Archive

In the past ten years, arguably more musical settings of the psalms for congregational use have been written in more musical styles than at any other time in the history of the church (though perhaps the Internet just makes us vividly aware of all this good work!). When we sing psalms, we are letting the word of God dwell in our hearts in a remarkable way, uniting us with believers from every century and continent. In this session, we will hear the story of one of the most-sung psalm settings: “On Eagle’s Wings.” We will sing black gospel and bilingual …

The Psalms Of Ascent In Times Of Violence, Carlos Colón

Symposium on Worship Archive

Communities of sojourners continue to suffer around the world. Social unrest, conflict, and war have caused an unprecedented global crisis of migrants and refugees. The plight of Syrian, Iraqi, and other Middle Eastern refugees continues to shock the whole world. Also, thousands of people from Mexico and Central America continue to seek protection in the United States to escape violence and poverty. Carlos Colón will share some of his experiences as a refugee of the civil war in his native El Salvador as well as stories from others who minister to immigrants. In this session, we will strive for a …

Beyond Stigma To Hospitality: Creating A Gracious Space For People With Mental Illness, Cindy Holtrop

Symposium on Worship Archive

Worship and fellowship are sometimes difficult for people with mental illness because few people understand their experience and their needs in worship. The church’s silence can reinforce the stigma of mental illness. How can we deepen our worship practices and our language so that anyone who struggles with mental health finds space for their lament and for their longing for hope and relationships?

With Us, In Us, Through Us: Holy Encounters, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Jan Kraybill

Symposium on Worship Archive

No abstract provided.

Brush Calligraphy: The Expressive Potential Of Brush And Ink Call, Matt Plescher

Symposium on Worship Archive

Brush and ink is a uniquely individual and expressive form of calligraphy. This seminar will provide an introduction to contemporary brush calligraphy, discussion of some basic letterforms, and hands-on instruction for using easy-to-use brush pens (selffeeding, no dipping into ink or dripping). Brush pens, paper, and practice sheets will be provided. No experience necessary.

Worship 101: Singing, Praying, And Reading The Psalms In Corporate Worship, Paul Ryan, Worship Apprentices

Symposium on Worship Archive

As a resource for planning and leading worship, the Psalms are a fountain of wisdom and passion. The Psalms capture the breath of human experience, they guide us in our language for prayer, and they embody the heart’s most honest song before God. In this seminar—ideal for emerging worship leaders—we will explore basic principles, practices, and resources for planning and leading worship which place the Psalms at the center.

After The Benediction: Putting Faith To Work The Other Six Days, Erik W. Carter

Symposium on Worship Archive

In many churches, efforts to support people with disabilities and their families focus narrowly on what happens in their buildings for a few hours Sunday morning. Although these investments are essential, most of our lives are lived beyond the church walls. This presentation will focus on the multiple avenues through which the supports and relationships available within congregation can meet real needs in the lives of people with disabilities and their families throughout the week. We will share practical and powerful ways churches can support the flourishing of members with disabilities.

Mutuality In Worship: Sharing Our Stories And Gifts, Jaewoo Kim, Proskuneo

Symposium on Worship Archive

How can we make room in our worshipping community for people from different generations and cultural backgrounds to move beyond being passive recipients and become active participants? This workshop will focus on practical ways to involve people’s stories, songs, and gifts in our corporate worship times—all with the goal of unity in diversity. Learn from Proskuneo Ministries, a community of worship leaders and creatives from around the world, who work and worship together in the most diverse square mile in the United States.

Let The Times Declare!: Socio-Demographic Shifts And The Future Of Young People In The North American Church, Elizabeth Tamez Méndez Phd

Symposium on Worship Archive

What are the times proclaiming? What are the demographic shifts clamoring for our ministries? By 2018, half the children under age eighteen will be “minorities” in the United States; with twenty-six percent being Hispanic. Youth are at the forefront of U.S. demographic changes, and churches need to consider this reality as a moment for us to seize! We have a unique opportunity to contribute to the healthy development and thriving of youth while walking alongside them toward an encounter with Christ—all amid a culturally and ethnically diverse society. In this interactive session filled with practical insights for ministry, we will …

What Makes Christian Worship Trinitarian?, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

Symposium on Worship Archive

The doctrine of the Trinity is old, deep, and mysterious. How should Christian trinitarianism manifest itself in worship—that is, beyond simple repetition of the trinitarian formula? How might deep trinitarian worship bless God and ourselves? How might it even affect the way we look at each other after worship is over?

The Creative Process: Practical Ways To Harness Creative Thinking For Any Project, Matt Plescher

Symposium on Worship Archive

Creativity in art, music, writing, worship planning, or any other endeavor is rarely something that “just happens.” Instead it comes as a result of active and exploratory strategies that lead to creative insight. Matt Plescher will draw on twenty years of painting, illustration, and calligraphy to show how anyone can harness creativity for any project. Real-world examples will include the process of creating a studio landscape painting and the challenges of a recent year-long liturgical calligraphy project. Topics discussed will include work habits, finding intersections of ideas, incubation, overcoming creative blocks, and common misconceptions about creativity. Special attention will also …

Los Salmos De Ascension En Tiempos De Violencia, Carlos Colón

Symposium on Worship Archive

Las comunidades de peregrinos siguen sufriendo en todo el mundo. Disturbios sociales, conflictos y guerras han causado una crisis mundial de migrantes y refugiados sin precedentes. La difícil situación de los refugiados sirios, iraquíes y de otros países del Oriente Medio sigue sacudiendo al mundo entero. Además, miles de personas de México y América Central siguen buscando refugio en los Estados Unidos para escapar de la violencia y la pobreza. Carlos Colón compartirá parte de su historia como refugiado de la guerra civil en su nativa tierra de El Salvador, y también historias de otras personas que ministran a la …

Darkest Hour (Movie Review), Joshua Matthews

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"The Winston Churchill we get in 'Darkest Hour' is a flawed human being, one who doesn’t command as much respect as revered historical figures are supposed to."

Posting about the movie Darkest Hour from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/darkest-hour-review/

Piano Studio Recital, January 25, 2018 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Valle De Pamo Or Santa Maria, Diseño 332, Glo No. 514, San Diego County, And Associated Historical Documents.

San Diego County

Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.

Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.

Increasing Our Vision For 21st-Century Digital Libraries, Elizabeth M. Lorang, Leen-Kiat Soh

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

This presentation

1. Reads digital library interfaces—or their "main door" interfaces—as glimpses into what we have thus far valued in the development of digital libraries
2. Frames a visual way of thinking about textual materials
3. Introduces the work of our research team—where we are now, and where we're headed
4. Draws some connections between the parts

This presentation is very much a look into thinking in process and work in progress and proposes the following ideas:

1. As a community, we can do much more with the digital images we're creating of textual materials than we've heretofore done.
2. We aspire to have additional layers …

A Fusion Of Yangmingism, Politics And Literature: The Constructional Dimensions Of Li Fu's Literary Ideas, Wei Chang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Li Fu's ( 1675-1750) literary ideas are a fusion of Yangmingism, politics and literature, due to his profound research on Yangmingism, his political expectation for being a man like Yi Yin, his appreciation for Ouyang Xiu, Zeng Gong, Wang Anshi, a group of people born in Jiangxi who put great importance on literature, his rich literary experience and profound insights in his articles. Based on Yangmingism, he cleared the barriers to be a saint and got the ideas which could turn thoughts into action. He then bridged the traditional gap between "Confucian orthodoxy" and "dominion", constructed the discourse system about …

Art And Objecthood: An Explication Of The Debate Inspired By Martin Heidegger, Zhenglong Wang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

In his middle and later writings, Heidegger puts forward the issue of the relation of art and objecthood, holding that creation presents an object as a production and an artwork manifests the thingly element in a broad field, with criticism of the three definitions of the thing: the thing as a carrier of properties, the thing as a unit of sensorial perception, and the thing as matter moulded in a particular form. Heidegger's ideas based on his art ontology reflect his thoughts about what art is and what a human being is, which are related to the art trends of …

Descartes's Theory Of Passion And Le Brun's Theory Of Expression: A Study Of Details Regarding The French Classicist Aesthetics During The 17Th Century, Ying Zhang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Charles Le Brun, the first painter of Louis XVI, delivered several speeches in the Académie royale de la peinture et du sculpture and talked about the question of expressing people's passions. He developed his own theory of expression by consulting the Les passions de l''âme by René Descartes. Some scholars think that it was Descartes who influenced essentially the classicist aesthetics of Le Brun and the académie. Others think that Le Brun radically misread Descartes, and thus they depreciate his theory of painting. This article has a different opinion: the theory of expression was formed by reforming substantially the text …

Kristeva And The Generation Of Postmodernist Literary Theory, Xuemei Zhao

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Postmodernist Literary Theory starts from the French poststructuralist and deconstructivist literary theory, Kristeva plays a vital role in the generation of French Postmodernism Literary Theory. In France, Bakhtin's poetics introduced by Kristeva plays a landmark role in the transition of the ideological trend from structuralism to post-structuralism. On the basis of inheriting and developing Bakhtin's dialogue theory, Kristeva proposes the Intertextuality theory, Which establishes her position as the pioneer of poststructuralist literary theory and directly contributes to Roland Barthes' transition from structuralism to poststructuralism. Kristeva also inspires the master of deconstruction Derrida. The "May Storm" in 1968, the Tel Quel …

Muses And Dongb Longf: The Literature Behind Literatures, Xinjian Xu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Literary anthropology focuses not only on the anthropological dimension and content of literary studies but also on the literariness of anthropology. In order to explore what makes literatures literature, this paper tries to explain the existence of literature and its significance from the perspective of literary anthropology. The interpretation to the existence and significance of literature from the perspective of literary anthropology entails exploration regarding what makes literature literature. Both Muses, the inspirational goddesses of literature, science and the arts in Greek methology, and Dongb Langf, or folk bard-singers in Southwest China are associated with literature, but their identities and …

Overseas Research On Marxist Aesthetics: A Comparative Reading And Thought Construction, Song Li, Muyi Yu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Marxist aesthetics had a significant position in aesthetics in twentieth century China, heavily influencing China's social transformation and thought construction. In studies of Marxist aesthetics in China, it is necessary to draw on Marxist aesthetics of the West as a frame of reference and incorporate it studies of China's history of thought. With a comparative, cross-cultural approach, Liu Kang focuses on contemporary Marxist aesthetics in China or related topics. His studies have not only offered new dimensions and methodologies for studies of Marxist aesthetics in China, but also helped to construct a frame of reference and to reflect upon contemporary …

The Awakening Of Time Consciousness And The Outset Of Modern Art: A Phenomenological Interpretation Of The Impressionist Painting, Hongbin Su

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The impressionist painting became the outset of modern art because impressionist painters had grasped the characteristics of modern life: variability. Their pursuit of variability awakened their time consciousness which was later introduced into their paintings by portraying the transient moments of objects as the theme. In order to capture that moment, impressionist painters valued perception but denied memories and imagination for perception could grasp the original impression of the certain instant while memories and imagination could only catch the past and the future in the complete time consciousness. Impressionist painters were preoccupied with the beauty of transience but ignored that …

The Classical Propositions Of Ancient Opera Studies In The Historiography Of Opera In The Period Of The Republic Of China, Jingfeng Huang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Chinese opera historians in the first half of the 20 th century continued the discussion of the classical propositions of ancient opera studies in their historiography of traditional Chinese opera. They conducted historical criticism through reconsidering the classical propositions and appropriately placed them in the historical context, thus making it a part of historical narrative. There are four categories of classical propositions that entered into the historical studies in this period: classification, comparison, revelation of causes, story prototype tracing. The reconsideration of classical propositions has not only historiographical value, but also twofold significance at the level of opera history. On …

The Destiny Of Western Theory In China: Jameson And Jamesonism, Kang Liu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

This essay is the first of a series of inquiries. It takes Jameson as a point of departure for the reflection on the reception, revision and transformation of western literary theories in China over the last four decades. It examines the path of "translating and borrowing", "addressing Chinese issues with western discourses" as the intellectual background, and then explores "Chinese Jamesonism" as a neo-Marxist academic discourse befitting current Chinese circumstances, invented on a selective themes of postmodernism and Third World "national allegory". Chinese Jamesonism has little to do with what Jameson thinks and writes, and this kind of selective misreading …

The Illustrations Of The Novel And Image Narration, Xianzhang Zhao

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The illustrations of the novel originated from the "talking and singing show" of the Tang Dynasty. Bianwen ( 变文), Bianxiang (变相) and the illustrations of scripts for story-telling are the visible forms of the early stage, which are repeated and transcended by the illustrations of the novel in late imperial China. From "talking and singing show" in the scene to the text for reading, which is the folding of the narrative of the novel, "illustrations" are inserted in the folds of the narrative text, and bring the evidence to the reader's mind. Story painting and figure painting are the two …

The Theatre Of Purgation And The Theatre Of Cultivation: As Related To The Complex Definitions And Ramifications Of Theatre, Drama, Chinese Opera In The Context Of Chinese And Western Cultures, Huizhu (William) Sun

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Two important aspects of western theatre have escaped the attention of most Chinese theatre people and scholars. One of them, originated from Greek tragedies full of familial killings, is a preference for the display and purgation of things unclean. This is largely incompatible with Chinese culture, in which theatre, especially Chinese opera, tends to showcase positive role models in uplifting stories. The other ignored aspect is reflected in a huge portion of western theatre that parallels the Chinese preference for moral cultivation and/or entertainment. In China theatre studies has been dominated by western discourse on serious drama, i. e. the …

The Transition From Ritual To Text: The Value Of Poetics Of Verse Composison In The Spring And Autumn Period, Yanqing Liu, Xinke Zhang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, poetry, music and dance were combined to become an important part of rituals. The spreading of poetry in this period is consistent with rituals. The rituality of poetry gradually faded and its textual value grew as poetry in the Western Zhou ceremony became verse in the Spring and Autumn period. The spreading of poetry shifted from rituality to textuality. In Spring and Autumn poetry, the consistency between poetry and ceremony began to disintegrate, but the consistency between poetry and text had not yet emerged. This situation led to multiple interpretations to the meaning of the …

2017-2018 Performance Forum - January 25, 2018, Yue Yang, Jiawei Yuan, Julia Jakkel, Kristine Mezines, Matthew Calderon

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.