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Explaining The Obvious: Privileged Hermeneutics And The Irony Of Explicitly Literal Interpretation, Joshua Alkire May 2018

Explaining The Obvious: Privileged Hermeneutics And The Irony Of Explicitly Literal Interpretation, Joshua Alkire

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to examine why so many uses of the word literal (whether taken from everyday contemporary speech or the works of well-respected ancient writers) seem at odds with the word’s theoretical definition and to explore the implications of this disparity for those who privilege a literal interpretation of Scripture. The examples will show that the meaning of literal was not altered at a particular point in time, nor is it altered on an ongoing basis by a small subset of particularly idiosyncratic individuals. Rather, the word is predisposed to behave strangely the moment it is …


Communication Ethics: Ellul's Complexity Of Form, Marianne Pabis May 2018

Communication Ethics: Ellul's Complexity Of Form, Marianne Pabis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This project aims to enlarge understanding of Ellul’s dilemma of the ethical Christian communicator through a hermeneutic exploration of his intentionally un-paradigmatic treatment of technology as the determining factor in the formation of contemporary structural realities, a claim central to Ellul’s theory of technological society. It attends to the question of why, over the course of more than 50 books and over 1,000 articles, Ellul has refused to expound upon this claim as an overarching theoretical construct. As a contribution to the field of communication ethics from Ellul’s Christocentric perspective, this work also explicates the importance of what has become …


Jean-Luc Marion And Gianni Vattimo’S Contributions For The Postmodern Faith, Michael Mcgravey May 2018

Jean-Luc Marion And Gianni Vattimo’S Contributions For The Postmodern Faith, Michael Mcgravey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Catholic theology in the postmodern era has encountered various cultural or narrative shifts—both negative and positive—which have helped shape the Roman Catholic Church and Christianity at large. Negatively, the Church has been affected by external factors (e.g., globalization, immigration/emigration, increased access to technology, etc.) and internal struggles (e.g., reduced church attendance, an aging population, etc.). Positively, as others have suggested, postmodernity has ushered in a return to religion through new philosophical and theological ideas (e.g., phenomenology, existentialism, post-metaphysics, etc.). This dissertation aims to contribute to the ongoing postmodern concerns addressed in the cultural and narrative shifts, by focusing on the …


Jon Sobrino’S Liberation Christology And Its Implication For The “Crucified People” Of The Niger Delta Region In Nigeria., Augustine Wayii May 2018

Jon Sobrino’S Liberation Christology And Its Implication For The “Crucified People” Of The Niger Delta Region In Nigeria., Augustine Wayii

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The thesis was carried out to investigate Sobrino’s liberation Christology and its implication for the “crucified people” of Niger Delta region in Nigeria. The thesis became very crucial because God’s gift of oil to the Niger Delta region has become a source of sorrow and death as a result of unjust structures by the Nigerian government and the multinational oil companies. Sobrino’s liberation Christology was very much appropriate for this research work because of the way he uses the present-day crucified people to understand better the crucified Christ. The “crucified people” in the Niger Delta region like the other crucified …


Speech: An Authentic Theology, Desmond Tutu May 2018

Speech: An Authentic Theology, Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Collection Textual

Archbishop Tutu's writings on black theology. Typed with a few handwritten notes.


The Great Plans Of The Eternal God, Noel B. Reynolds May 2018

The Great Plans Of The Eternal God, Noel B. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

The concept that God had a plan from the beginning was clearly taught by the first generation of Nephite prophets in the sixth century BCE as it provided both them and their successors over the next thousand years with the background or context they could use to preach and explain the gospel of Jesus Christ to their people. The plan of salvation they taught made the relevance of the gospel of Jesus Christ for every individual born into this world perfectly clear. It explained the great blessings that would come to those who would repent and embrace all elements of …


Karl Marx And Liberation Theology: Dialectical Materialism And Christian Spirituality In, Against, And Beyond Contemporary Capitalism, Peter Mclaren, Petar Jandrić May 2018

Karl Marx And Liberation Theology: Dialectical Materialism And Christian Spirituality In, Against, And Beyond Contemporary Capitalism, Peter Mclaren, Petar Jandrić

Education Faculty Articles and Research

This paper explores convergences and discrepancies between liberation theology and the works of Karl Marx through the dialogue between one of the key contemporary proponents of liberation theology, Peter McLaren, and the agnostic scholar in critical pedagogy, Petar Jandrić. The paper briefly outlines liberation theology and its main convergences with the works of Karl Marx. Exposing striking similarities between the two traditions in denouncing the false God of money, it explores differences in their views towards individualism and collectivism. It rejects shallow rhetorical homologies between Marx and the Bible often found in liberation theology, and suggests a change of focus …


Preaching And Sermons, Robert Ellison Ph.D. May 2018

Preaching And Sermons, Robert Ellison Ph.D.

English Faculty Research

This essay, published in Volume III of The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions, examines the art of preaching during the nineteenth century. Its focus is not the sermons themselves, but rather lectures on preaching delivered to ministerial students in England, the United States, and Canada. Topics addressed in these lectures include not only homiletic theory, but also other aspects of the preacher's work, such as prayer, pastoral visitation, and developing good working relationships with church officers and other members of the congregation.


The Presbyterian Enlightenment: The Confluence Of Evangelical And Enlightenment Thought In British America, Brandon S. Durbin May 2018

The Presbyterian Enlightenment: The Confluence Of Evangelical And Enlightenment Thought In British America, Brandon S. Durbin

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

Eighteenth-Century British American Presbyterian ministers incorporated covenantal theology, ideas from the Scottish Enlightenment, and resistance theory in their sermons. The sermons of Presbyterian ministers strongly indicate the intermixing of enlightenment and evangelical ideas. Congregants heard and read these sermons, spreading these ideas to the average colonist. This combination helps explain why American Presbyterians were so apt to resist British rule during the American Revolution. Protestant covenantal theology, derived from Protestant reformers like John Calvin and John Knox, emphasized virtue and duty. This covenant affected both the people and their rulers. When rulers failed to uphold their covenant with God, the …


The Doctrine Of Prophecy, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Doctrine Of Prophecy, Harold Willmington

The Things to Come File

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of 2 Samuel, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of 2 Samuel, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of 1 Samuel, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of 1 Samuel, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Joshua, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Joshua, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, And Deuteronomy, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, And Deuteronomy, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Genesis, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Genesis, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Malachi, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Malachi, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

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The Chapters Of Haggai, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Haggai, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

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The Chapters Of Zephaniah, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Zephaniah, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Habakkuk, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Habakkuk, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Jonah, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Jonah, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Joel, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Joel, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Daniel, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Daniel, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Ezekiel, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Ezekiel, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Song Of Solomon, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Song Of Solomon, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Esther, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Esther, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Ezra, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Ezra, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of Jude, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of Jude, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of 2 John, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of 2 John, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of 1 John, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of 1 John, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.


The Chapters Of 2 Peter, Harold Willmington May 2018

The Chapters Of 2 Peter, Harold Willmington

An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible

No abstract provided.