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A Recuperative Theology Of The Body: Nakedness In Genesis 3 And 9.20-27, Emily Toler Jun 2017

A Recuperative Theology Of The Body: Nakedness In Genesis 3 And 9.20-27, Emily Toler

Denison Journal of Religion

This essay examines the two creation stories in the Hebrew Bible, and reinterprets the nakedness present in those stories. While nakedness is frequently seen as a shameful condition of humanity, Toler reminds the reader that it is part of the creation that God declared to be "good." Though nudity is associated with tumultuous moments in the relationship between humanity and God, Toler argues that it is fear of God, not fear or shame of nakedness that motivates the uncomfortable moments like the one when Adam and Eve hid from God behind a bush. Today, nakedness is so often associated with …

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Re-Imaging Modern Jewish Theology: A Closer Look At Post-Holocaust Theology, Rebecca Grimm Jun 2017

Re-Imaging Modern Jewish Theology: A Closer Look At Post-Holocaust Theology, Rebecca Grimm

Denison Journal of Religion

Grimm argues for a more accessible theology and metaphor for God. She looks to Melissa Raphael's post-Holocaust theology as a beginning to this new trend. Raphael, who started her theological study in the thealogy movement (known for its feminization of God,) brings this knowledge to her study of the Holocaust. The traditional Jewish theological explanation of the Holocaust asserts that God was absent during the Holocaust so as not to interfere with free will. However, this ignores the experience of half of the victims of the Holocaust: women. God appeared absent to some, she says, because they were looking for …

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Cardinal Bernardin: A Framework For Consistency, Katie St. Clair Jun 2017

Cardinal Bernardin: A Framework For Consistency, Katie St. Clair

Denison Journal of Religion

This essay illuminates the tension that exists for many religious people as they consider the appropriate amount of overlap between their personal convictions and public, often political, decisions. Bernardin was the former Archbishop of Chicago and a member of the Second Vatican Council. He made recognizable efforts to enact the doctrines of Guadium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World. This document is famous for its declaration that the Church's aim is to "read the signs of the times and interpret them in light of the Gospel." Bernardin exemplified this notion by writing extensively on …

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Saving God's Body From Empire: An Analysis Of American Empire According To A Metaphorical Theology By Sallie Mcfague, Megan Pike Jun 2017

Saving God's Body From Empire: An Analysis Of American Empire According To A Metaphorical Theology By Sallie Mcfague, Megan Pike

Denison Journal of Religion

In this article, Pike uses the theology of Sallie McFague to criticize imperialism, particularly its ecological consequences, and to argue for an ecologically minded economy. Under the current empire of free market capitalism, God is a patriarchal figure who legitimates the ruling order. This bestows a false sense of approval on individuals, corporations, and nations that exploit the lowly in order to increase their own profit margin. Sallie McFague believes that the metaphors used for God profoundly influence how people conceive of their relationship with God and the world around them. The current metaphor for God reveals a divinity that …

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'You Shall Worship God On This Mountain': A Theological Reading Of Discrimination & Dehumanization At Denison, Emily Toler Jun 2017

'You Shall Worship God On This Mountain': A Theological Reading Of Discrimination & Dehumanization At Denison, Emily Toler

Denison Journal of Religion

This article examines protests against prejudice on Denison's campus in 2007 through the theological perspectives of M. Douglas Meeks and Jurgen Moltmann. The author argues that these two theologians offer pieces of a theology that can categorize the experiences at Denison during that time. First, Meeks thinks of communities as "households" that are asked to work as loving and supportive families. Meeks also asks Christians to remember the triune God and to use the example of that relationship"three persons in one, all working in community for the love of others"to serve as a model for their own relationships. Moltmann's theology …

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What Does Scripture Say About Homosexuality?: Ethical Questions For Christian Communities, Emily Toler Jun 2017

What Does Scripture Say About Homosexuality?: Ethical Questions For Christian Communities, Emily Toler

Denison Journal of Religion

This article seeks to articulate a close reading of the treatment of homosexuality in the bible in order to help Christians discern an appropriate reaction to homosexuality and homosexuals on a community level. First delving into the traditional verses used to condemn homosexuality like the story of the Sodomite, the Holiness Code in Leviticus, and Paul's letter to the Romans, the author finds that these passages frequently have competing interpretations. For example, the story of the Sodomites is often told as a condemnation of rape, violence, and inhospitableness, not homosexuality. The Holiness Code could be interpreted not only as a …

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Literature, Christianity, And Empire, Laura Perrings Jun 2017

Literature, Christianity, And Empire, Laura Perrings

Denison Journal of Religion

Empires use all the weapons in their arsenal as it attempts to justify its actions. Literature has often been made a tool, but it also has a history of criticizing empire. In this essay, Perrings uses the example of the novella Oroonoko by Aphra Behn. This woman author of the 17th century uses a tale about an African prince sold into slavery in South America as a critique British Empire's dehumanization of native peoples, slaves, and women. The language that Behn uses over the course of work resonates with Christian metaphors. While religion was often used to legitimate empire, Behn …

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Changes In Sufism In The American Context, Patrick Hamilton Jun 2017

Changes In Sufism In The American Context, Patrick Hamilton

Denison Journal of Religion

This article considers the ways in which Sufism has altered since entering the American context. While in Islamic countries, Sufism's atypical rituals and interpretations of the Qur'an often made it a target of mainstream Islam. Once Sufism arrived in the United States, however, it rapidly began to change as practitioners no longer had to consider the pressures of a largely Islamic community. This does not mean, however, that there is no pluralism within Sufism in the United States. While early generations of immigrant Sufis remain more strongly tied to a traditional Islamic heritage, many of the Euro-American converts claim no …

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Desmond Tutu: A Theological Model For Justice In The Context Of Apartheid, Tracy Riggle Jun 2017

Desmond Tutu: A Theological Model For Justice In The Context Of Apartheid, Tracy Riggle

Denison Journal of Religion

The power that religion can have over society today is undeniable. Riggle laments that our culture is plagued with strong memories of terrorist attacks, and fear of religious injustices based on gender and sexuality. Instead of giving up on religion's potential for positive influence, the author turns to an example of life-giving religion. Desmond Tutu, an Anglican Archbishop and South African political activist, demonstrates the continued existence of life-giving faith. Tutu, a man influenced by his Anglican religion, his African spirituality, and Apartheid, bases his theology on imago dei, the notion that humans are made in God's own image and …

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The Tower Of Babel: The Dispersion Of God's People, Stephanie Dixon Jun 2017

The Tower Of Babel: The Dispersion Of God's People, Stephanie Dixon

Denison Journal of Religion

Dixon reimagines the story of the tower of Babel by making God's dispersion of the people a reward instead of a punishment. While this story is often read as a sign of humanity's hubris and disobedience and God's punishment, this essay choose to see the narrative as evidence of God's pride in his people and his confidence in them to populate the earth. While the vast majority of the Genesis stories show very specific interactions between particular men and women and God, this story depicts a broader narrative. Perhaps while the other stories attempt to demonstrate the relationships that exist …

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The Tower Of Babel, Laura Perrings Jun 2017

The Tower Of Babel, Laura Perrings

Denison Journal of Religion

This essay refocuses the narrative of the tower of Babel to focus not on the division of languages or cultures, but rather on the relationship with god that this division reflected. Perrings notes that while the original unified language of humanity must have eased communication between people and can be seen, particularly in this day of cultural tension and violence, that this relationship was not pleasing to god. God is not only offended by the pride of the people, but is also concerned with their inattention to his rules and also their misunderstanding of their relationship with god. The focus …

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Eng 5960-600: Prof Writing Internship, Terri Fredrick Jun 2017

Eng 5960-600: Prof Writing Internship, Terri Fredrick

Summer 2017

No abstract provided.

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Eng 5061b-600: Topics Literature/Literary Theory, Melissa Caldwell Jun 2017

Eng 5061b-600: Topics Literature/Literary Theory, Melissa Caldwell

Summer 2017

No abstract provided.

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Eng 1001g-001: College Composition I, Randall Beebe Jun 2017

Eng 1001g-001: College Composition I, Randall Beebe

Summer 2017

No abstract provided.

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Eng 4060-600: English Studies Career Dev, Terri Fredrick Jun 2017

Eng 4060-600: English Studies Career Dev, Terri Fredrick

Summer 2017

No abstract provided.

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Eng 3001-600: Advanced Composition, Donna Binns Jun 2017

Eng 3001-600: Advanced Composition, Donna Binns

Summer 2017

No abstract provided.

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Eng 3005-600: Technical Communication, Timothy Taylor Jun 2017

Eng 3005-600: Technical Communication, Timothy Taylor

Summer 2017

No abstract provided.

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Eng 3010g-600: Literary Masterworks, Marjorie Worthington Jun 2017

Eng 3010g-600: Literary Masterworks, Marjorie Worthington

Summer 2017

No abstract provided.

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Eng 4275-600: Internship In Prof Writing, Terri Fredrick Jun 2017

Eng 4275-600: Internship In Prof Writing, Terri Fredrick

Summer 2017

No abstract provided.

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Eng 5585-001: Writing Project For Teachers, Robin Murray Jun 2017

Eng 5585-001: Writing Project For Teachers, Robin Murray

Summer 2017

No abstract provided.

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Eng 4905-001: Studies In Youth Literature, Fern Kory Jun 2017

Eng 4905-001: Studies In Youth Literature, Fern Kory

Summer 2017

No abstract provided.

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Role Of Civil Society Organizations In Conflict Resolution And Peacebuilding In Ghana, Abdul Karim Issifu Mr Jun 2017

Role Of Civil Society Organizations In Conflict Resolution And Peacebuilding In Ghana, Abdul Karim Issifu Mr

Journal of Interdisciplinary Conflict Science

Ghana is both locally and internationally described as an oasis of peace and stability on a continent circumvented by conflicts. The country has not experienced any form of large-scale violence or civil war since independence in March 1957. Nevertheless, it is faced with pockets of relative violence, including chieftaincy conflict and land dispute, killing several people and destroying many properties. In an effort to help resolve these conflicts, the Ghanaian government ends up prolonging it due to its position in some of the conflicts. However, the review of secondary data revealed that many of the conflicts in Ghana have often …

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Au-Delà De La Nature : The Blue Fossil Entropic Stories De Julian Charrière, Kyveli Mavrokordopoulou Jun 2017

Au-Delà De La Nature : The Blue Fossil Entropic Stories De Julian Charrière, Kyveli Mavrokordopoulou

The Goose

In this short article - case study, I explore the question of how art may help us reflect on the new conception of nature that the Anthropocene confronts us with. I focus on the photographic series The Blue Fossil Entropic Stories I,II,III (2013) by Swiss artist Julian Charrière and its reassessment of an idea of nature inherited from the romantic period. I analyse the way in which these pictures reinterpret romantic landscape painting in order to suggest an equal relation of human and nature, where human and non-human entities hold equal sway. My theoretical framework is based on Timothy Morton’s …

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Charles Williams: The Third Inkling (Book Review), Gary L. Tandy Jun 2017

Charles Williams: The Third Inkling (Book Review), Gary L. Tandy

Faculty Publications - Department of English

No abstract provided.

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Eng 1002g-001: College Composition Ii, Angela Vietto Jun 2017

Eng 1002g-001: College Composition Ii, Angela Vietto

Summer 2017

No abstract provided.

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Bass World 3: Music In St. Petersburg, Christian Hales, Eric Hansen Jun 2017

Bass World 3: Music In St. Petersburg, Christian Hales, Eric Hansen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Russia has always been known for its indelible contributions to the arts. The likes of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Rostropovich and Koussevitzky cultivated their great talents there. Eric Hansen, professor of double bass at Brigham Young University, encouraged me to use some of his connections in Russia as an opportunity to experience this rich arts culture. His friend, Artem Chirkov, is principal Bassist of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and winner of the Bradetitch International Bass Competition. Eric suggested that I make the trip to St. Petersburg to participate in Artem’s World Bass Festival because it would help to prepare me for my …

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The Transnational Guqin Revival In Flushing, New York, Tyler L. Burba Jun 2017

The Transnational Guqin Revival In Flushing, New York, Tyler L. Burba

Theses and Dissertations

Despite the guqin 3,000-year-old history the instrument nearly faced extinction in the Twentieth Century. Since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which featured the guqin as a cultural symbol of Chinese identity, there has been a revival of the guqin and its traditional repertoire. This study looks at a small guqin community in New York City's Flushing neighborhood, centered around Master Shi-hua Judy Yeh, and how transnational students are taking advantage of transnational organizations, like the New York Guqin School, to ease the transition into life in New York.

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Our Cruise In The Baltic, Delivered On June 15, 2017, Arend D. Lubbers Jun 2017

Our Cruise In The Baltic, Delivered On June 15, 2017, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Our Cruise in the Baltic, delivered on June 15, 2017 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

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Preserving Performance Power Classifying And Publishing Notes Of Douglas Bush, Krissa Hendricks, Don Cook Jun 2017

Preserving Performance Power Classifying And Publishing Notes Of Douglas Bush, Krissa Hendricks, Don Cook

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Great performers often rely on the wisdom of other great performers to inform their musical interpretations. Understanding historical context and expert interpretations can not only make a performance more historically accurate but also more engaging. Because most of the music that performers play originates from deceased composers, performers rely heavily on secondary sources to give extramusical information about the pieces they play. Dr. Douglas Bush shared his love of music throughout his 35 years as a faculty member in BYU’s School of Music before his death in October 2013. A Bach enthusiast and organist extraordinaire, he took myriad notes about …

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La Variación Lingüística, Orlando Alba Jun 2017

La Variación Lingüística, Orlando Alba

Faculty Publications

En esta presentación se expone el carácter esencialmente variable de las lenguas. En primer lugar, se describen los diferentes tipos de variación lingüística, ilustrándolos con ejemplos orales de las numerosas variedades geográficas y sociales del español. Luego se analizan las causas externas - relativas al hablante - (históricas, geográficas, sociales, situacionales) y las internas - relativas a la lengua - (contexto fonológico, acento, posición en la cadena sintáctica, etc.) que condicionan o motivan los cambios lingüísticos.

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