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Towards Heterogeneous Faith Communities: Understanding Transitional Processes In Seventh-Day Adventist Churches In South Africa, Alan Parker, Ph.D.

Faculty Works

This dissertation examines racial transition toward heterogeneity in three Seventh-day Adventist congregations in South Africa. This dissertation aims to uncover social factors involved in this change as well as to set forth a theological direction with application to the local faith community.

The first section examines recent studies and literature on multiracial congregations, indicating a possible breakdown between theory and practice. Using insights from Kuhn, Gadamer, Habermas, and Geertz, a critical correlational approach is proposed using narrative, community-based praxis, dialectical thinking, and eschatological vision. The theological methods of Groome and Browning are combined to suggest a four-phase approach to practical …

Exploring Emotional Intimacy Among African American Female Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse Who Utilize Black Church Support Services, Angela Oubre

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Delivering Social Services Through Faith-Based Organizations: Case Of United Way Of Massachusetts Bay, Kevin Peterson

Trotter Review

As deliverers of social services, faith-based organizations have been stereotyped as being inefficient and focused on spiritual outcomes alone, and have therefore been largely ignored by funding agencies. The United Way of Massachusetts Bay, realizing the importance of such organizations, particularly in communities of color, has actively sought to dispel these stereotypes and work with faith-based organizations to enhance service delivery to needy Black communities in Massachusetts. Through training and participatory research, faith-based organizations have begun to appreciate the importance of measurable outcomes.

Moral Value And Market Values: The Impact On Africa In An Era Of Global Capitalism, Charles Stith

Trotter Review

In the era of global capitalism, the perennial tension between market and moral values has acquired new form and meaning. Ambassador Stith attempts to unravel the issues of morality within the context of a global market in recession, stagnated economies of the developing world, ever-changing technology and the reality of terrorism. Stith contends that the church has largely failed to reconcile the morality that it teaches, with the market in which it operates. He makes the argument that moral values are not just desirable; they are necessary for long-term survival of both the developing and developed world. The key, is …

Towards Understanding The Emergence Of African-American Church Schools: Early Hypotheses And A Research Agenda, Georgia A. Persons

Trotter Review

A survey of the Atlanta metropolitan area reveals a growing trend in African-American church sponsored schools. The emergence of these schools is curious in that it is counterintuitive to the protection of the public school system on which the majority of African-Americans rely; the schools are mainly in the suburbs where the public schools offer relatively high standards of education; and there seems to be no public debate accompanying a trend that is likely to have far-reaching public policy implications. In this article, the author discusses the possible reasons for the emergence of these schools and the potential public policy …

Democracy Through An Undemocratic Institution? The Church As Part Of Civil Society, Anne Gathuo

Trotter Review

With the resurgence of civil society in the last two decades, the church has risen in importance as an agency for democracy, campaigning for government reform and conducting civic education among citizens. Yet the church remains internally undemocratic and rigidly traditional. Can an institution that refuses to embrace democratic practices help enhance democracy in the wider society in which it operates? The author discusses the advantages and disadvantages that the church has in democratization, relative to other groups in civil society.

The Elusive Search For The Truth: A Book Review Of Peter Gomes's Strength For The Journey: Biblical Wisdom For Daily Living, Devonya N. Havis

Trotter Review

Through his collection of sermons, published in his book Strength for the Journey: Biblical Wisdom for Daily Living (HarperCollins Publishers, 2003), Peter Gomes sets out to evoke a transformation in the reader by offering meditations on questions that often arise when we contemplate how to lead the "good life". He offers biblical wisdom as a practical means in which to achieve happiness. Ultimately however, his solution to life's complexities is abstract and he fails to provide a roadmap with which to negotiate the complexities.

The Enduring Black Church And Its Critics: A Book Review Of Omar Mcroberts's Streets Of Glory, Kenneth D. Johnson

Trotter Review

This review examines several theses and methodologies regarding Black Church activism and contribution to community economic development in an economically depressed inner city neighborhood as presented in Omar McRoberts's Streets of Glory (University of Chicago Press, 2003). It finds the questions of interest, but empirical support for many of the author's theses lacking when considered from a cross-comparative national perspective.

Introduction, Castellano Turner

Trotter Review

This issue of the Trotter Review continues a tradition of focusing on a topic to which diverse perspectives can be brought together. The central role of the church in Black communities throughout the United States is widely acknowledged. That role goes well beyond providing a venue for worship and individual spiritual development. The role of the Black church in the Civil Rights Movement was a clear demonstration of its commitment to a broader mission. Although movements may fade away, the Black church has consistently redefined itself to attend to the real and current problems facing its membership and the broader …

Nation Of Islam In Civil Society: An Interview With Minister Don Muhammad, Castellano Turner

Trotter Review

From Castellano Turner: It was a genuine pleasure to interview Minister Don Muhammad on the topic, "The Nation of Islam in civil society." The reader will be struck, as I was, by the detail and historical reach in his analysis of the Nation of Islam's consistency and evolution as a movement among Black Americans. Those who remember the Black activist rhetoric of the 1960s and 1970s will hear echoes of those volatile times. Many of the most radical groups of those times have faded into history; but like the Black church, the value and commitment of the Nation of Islam …

Christianity In The Lives Of Highly Educated African American Women, Cecelia J. Travick-Jackson

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

This ethnography describes the function of Christianity in the lives of three uncelebrated well-educated African American women. The women are members of academia who hold doctorate degrees. The study gives insight into the function of Christianity in the private and professional lives of the participants. Although their experiences were diverse, the participants were of one accord in understanding Christianity as a coping strategy that provided them with a mechanism to read and interpret the events of their lives.

Womanism is a way of giving name to the lived experiences of African American women. All of the participants shared stories about …

Defying Secularization, Sean W Anthony

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Speech: You Can Make A Difference - Marquette University, Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Collection Textual

Speech given by Archbishop Tutu at Marquette University. ( 9 typewritten pages with handwritten notes throughout paper and on the back of page nine.)

From The Editor, Jean-Pierre Ruiz

Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology

No abstract provided.

Sexuality: A Queer Omission In U.S. Latino/A Theology, James B. Nickoloff

Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology

U.S. Latino/a theologies have been prophetically strident in calling out oppression of every sort for scrutiny — all, that is, except for sexuality: particularly homosexuality, around which they has been an embarrassing and stultifying silence. Nickoloff calls for a “teología homo de conjunto,” calling attention to questions of gender and sexuality, and the crossings between them, in contemporary critical theory and Latino/a theology.

Elbows On The Table: The Ethics Of Doing Theology, Reflections From A U.S. Hispanic Perspective, Carmen Marie Nanko

Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology

The author proposes a richly local theology, contextualized in the banter, struggles, and confrontations of daily life, en lo cotidiano. These experiences are considered the foundational touchstones for theological reflection.

‘One Is Not Born A Latina, One Becomes One’: The Construction Of The Latina Feminist Theologian In Latino/A Theology, Michelle A. González

Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology

The author argues that feminism and feminist theory are not taken seriously enough as critical resources in Latina/o theology. She interrogates the politics of identity as practiced &mdash overtly and covertly by Latinx theologian &mdash and how that identity discourse refracts the production of theology in the academy. She calls for greater collaboration among feminist theologians, as well as women who do not consciously use a feminist hermeneutic. Finally, she urges Latino theology to train a hermeneutics of suspicion on every essentialism, particularly figurings of "the people," as they often appear in Latinx theologies.

The Evangelical Movement In Ecuador, Steve Grosz

Honors Capstones

Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.

Book Review: Ed. Musa W. Dube, Other Ways Of Reading: African Women And The Bible, Vincent L. Wimbush

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

I take great delight in having the opportunity to review this collection ofthirteen essays having to do with contemporary African women and their engagements of the Bible. Ably edited and introduced by Musa W. Dube, Senior Lecturer in the New Testament in the Department ofTheology and Religious Studies at the University ofBotswana, the essays have been long awaited. They fill a tremendous need--among and beyond the women of Africa. They inform and challenge and inspire communities far beyond the circle ofthe discussants in the book. They make a dramatic statement about the powerful voices and sentiments and creative impulses of …

Book Review: Then The Whisper Put On Flesh: New Testament Ethics In An African American Context, Vincent L. Wimbush

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This book is a bold and challenging project that, for various reasons, few scholars these days would even dare attempt. It aims to bring together the methods, approaches, and agenda of "cultural interpretation" of the New Testament, "biblical ethics," and the study of "African American Christianity."

A Qualitative Study Examining The Leadership Of The Executive Board Of The Black Ministerial Alliance Of Greater Boston, Joanne Lynn Allen-Willoughby

Educational Studies Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine leadership in the faith-based community from the perspective of six members of the Executive Board of the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston. Using portraiture methodology the research qualitatively examined leadership through the lived experiences of four male, and two female members of the board by: • defining leadership. • examining the role of the Black Church as an institution. • investigating the personal and professional influences that affect leadership. • examining the role the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston as an organization has on ones leadership. • determining what, in …

Speech: At The Crossroads - You Can Make A Difference (Version 2), Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Collection Textual

Speech given by Archbishop Tutu for the 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church Capital Grand Campaign. (5 typewritten pages)

Speech: No Future Without Forgiveness (Version 2), Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Collection Textual

A sermon given by Archbishop Tutu at St. John’s Cathedral of Jacksonville. (8 typewritten pages)

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Sasseen, Jessica. New Stops for Topper Transit
• Hardin, Adriane. Miss-ter Western? – Alpha Gamma Delta
• Hightower, Kyle. Tops to Face Different Cats, Same Stakes – Basketball
• Lively, Jay. Engineer Dissects World Trade Center Collapse – Gene Corley
• Sainlar, Lindsay. A Day to Butt Out – Great American Smokeout
• Hoang, Mai. Couple Funds Autism Program – John & Linda Kelly
• Hoang, Mai. Health Insurance Switch on Table for Vote – Regents
• Bannon, Tim. Editorial Cartoon re: John Hardin on Diversity
• Hall, Rex. George Bush Needs to Get His Priorities Straight …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 57, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• O’Connor, Molly. Mandatory Meal Plan Up for Vote
• Loyal, Taylor. Cause for Concern – Catholic Church, Child Abuse
• Brown, Abbey. Student’s Life Remembered – Zac Carroll
• O’Connor, Molly. Dining Changes to be Proposed
• The 2002 Marsupial Awards
• Conger, Aaron. Appreciate Diversity – Homosexuality
• Moore, Michael. Arrest Made in Egypt Break-ins – Parking
• Warren, Brandy. Out-of-State Graduate Tuition May Go Up
• Shinall, Dave. Government Students Land Internships in Washington, DC
• Corcoran, Kate. Gala to be Held in Owensboro – Run for the Arts
• Shinall, Dave. Former Newspaper Adviser Has Eyes …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Moore, Michael. Accidental Gunshot Kills Student – Zac Carroll
• Warren, Brandy. Campaign Update is Expected – College Heights Foundation
• Loyal, Taylor. Nappy Roots Performance Rained Out
• Brown, Abbey. Western Place Fire Causes Few Headaches
• Western Needs Plan B – Graduation
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Rainy Graduation
• Wood Selig Needs to Sit the Bench – University of Louisville
• Moore, Gary. Cardinals are Cowards – Basketball
• Dickinson, Stephen. Guthrie Bell Tower Useless for Everyone But Guthrie
• Ketterman, Shaun. Thanks to Celebrate Activism Now, Muslim Student Association - Ira Grupper & …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Corcoran, Kate. Tender Issue – Breast Implants
• Warren, Brandy. Western Family Never Close to Agreement on Land – Preston Miller Family
• O’Connor, Molly. South Campus permits to See Small Increase – Parking
• Hoang, Mai. Renovations to Diddle Arena Ax Graduation Alternative
• Take Election Rules Seriously – Student Government Association
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Sam Stinson
• Johnson, Misty. Educate Yourself About Safety – Rape Prevention
• Goil, Nitim. Don’t Complain, Do Something – Lighting
• Holm, Hollan. Garrett-to-Go Picking Up Business, But Not Enough
• Steel Bridge Team to Compete – Engineering …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Brain Drain
• Corbin, Brett. Parking Permits Hot in Fall
• Corbin, Brett. Campus Crusade for Christ Hits Streets in New York City
• Hall, Rex. Health Insurance Committee’s Future Hazy
• Shinall, Dave. Muslim Students Usher in Ramadan
• When Compliance Equals Complacency – Handicap Accessibility
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Western’s Version of Americans with Disabilities Act Compliant Doors
• Without a Safety Net, Some Students Get Hurt – Health Insurance
• Sattler, Skip. It’s Time to Bench the College Heights Herald
• Holm, Hollan. Student Government Association to Award Book Money
• Lord, …

Nuestra Humanidad: Toward A Latina Theological Anthropology, Michelle A. González

Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology

No abstract provided.

A Critique Of The ‘Aesthetic Turn’ In Us. Hispanic Theology: A Dialogue With Roberto Goizueta And The Positing Of A New Paradigm, Manuel J. Mejido

Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology

No abstract provided.