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A Study Of Lutheran Church Work In Blighted Areas, Charles Manske
A Study Of Lutheran Church Work In Blighted Areas, Charles Manske
Bachelor of Divinity
Within the limited confines of this thesis the writer wishes to examine the problem of' Lutheran church work in the blighted areas of our cities. In order to set the stage for such an evaluation he believes that a brief overview into the physical and social conditions which exist in the blighted area might be helpful. Secondly, the writer wishes to summarize briefly the type and extent of programs which are presently being carried out by other church bodies in the blighted areas of our cities. Thirdly, he wishes to examine the present policies and programs carried on by Lutheran …
The Role Of The Lutheran Pastor In Dealing With The Problem Of Alcoholism, Harold Gene Hermetz
The Role Of The Lutheran Pastor In Dealing With The Problem Of Alcoholism, Harold Gene Hermetz
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of this thesis is to survey the problem of alcoholism in the light of present-day developments in an effort to determine the role the Lutheran pastor may play in effectively dealing with the alcoholics with whom his ministry brings him into contact. It is becoming increasingly evident that one of the greatest needs of the minister is a definition of his role in this problem--a clear picture of where he is needed and in what areas he can serve most effectively. There is little doubt that the parish pastor will have opportunities to deal with alcoholics since such …
An Examination Of The Practice Of Personal Announcement For Communion On The Basis Of Its Pastoral Concerns, Herbert E. Borchelt
An Examination Of The Practice Of Personal Announcement For Communion On The Basis Of Its Pastoral Concerns, Herbert E. Borchelt
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of this paper is to examine the Lutheran practice of personal announcement and registration for Holy Communion on the basis of the pastoral concerns connected with this practice. Since the church I served on vicarage in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, changed its practice from personal announcement to simple registration for Communion, and since this writer learned of other churches which had made or were in the process of making similar changes, an examination of these Lutheran practices on the basis of the pastoral concerns connected with them posed a highly profitable study.
The Problem Of Polygamy In The Chrisitan Church Of West Africa, Paul Bartling
The Problem Of Polygamy In The Chrisitan Church Of West Africa, Paul Bartling
Bachelor of Divinity
The general scope of this study takes in the wider area of West Africa and is not confined to Nigeria or Calabar Province, where the Lutheran Church is concentrated. The scarcity of adequate and accurate documentary materials covering this particular area demands the broader and more general picture. The writer, wherever possible, has availed himself of the familiar materials pertaining to the situation of the Ibibios of South-Eastern Nigeria. While many references are specific to a certain given situation, it is held that they conform to the overall pattern found in West Africa.
An Investigation Of The Factors That Contribute To The Inspirational Quality In Christian Preaching, Orlen Walter Lapp
An Investigation Of The Factors That Contribute To The Inspirational Quality In Christian Preaching, Orlen Walter Lapp
Bachelor of Divinity
This thesis concerns itself with the human element that contributes to the "inspirational” quality in Christian preaching. Everyone who has listened to Christian preaching has, on some occasion, felt the thrill of being inspired.” Although the experience of this ''inspirational” quality is universal, yet an exact definition as to its nature and component parts is cult. We are dealing with an intangible quality. Since it is impossible exactly to define the quality of “inspiration” in Christian preaching, a clearer understanding of its use in this thesis will be achieved by some affirmative and negative statements about it.
Radhakrishnan: Prophet To India, Jack Wood Munro
Radhakrishnan: Prophet To India, Jack Wood Munro
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of this study is to determine what the basic concepts are which Radhakrishnan has reinterpreted for modern India. His foremost concern is to wake India from an apparent unconcern for social development.
The Origins, Development, And Use Of The Litany Of The Lutheran Hymnal, Hans Carl Boehringer
The Origins, Development, And Use Of The Litany Of The Lutheran Hymnal, Hans Carl Boehringer
Bachelor of Divinity
The object of concern of this thesis is the chronicling of the origins and development and of the historic and present uses of the litany of The Lutheran Hymnal. It will seek to answer questions such as these: Wherefrom and how did the litany come? What were its peculiar merits in times past? Is its present relative disuse due to any inherent deficiency? Could it have any values today for the corporate worship of the Body of Christ?
A Study Of The Curricular Materials Of The Intermediate Department Of The Sunday School, William Carl Beckmann Jr
A Study Of The Curricular Materials Of The Intermediate Department Of The Sunday School, William Carl Beckmann Jr
Bachelor of Divinity
An effective Sunday school program will require attention to four factors in the curriculum: defining the objectives, selecting learning experiences in the light of these objectives, providing learning materials in the light of these objectives using the selected learning experiences, and evaluating the learning process in the light of these objectives. Thus the question that will always bear investigation is, “How do the Sunday school materials offered meet these objectives?” If learning experiences and learning materials are to be selected. In the light of the objectives, it is necessary to evaluate periodically how this is being accomplished.
Historical Evidence For Infant Baptism, John D. Frey
Historical Evidence For Infant Baptism, John D. Frey
Bachelor of Divinity
Shortly before He ascended into heaven, Jesus gave this command: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. The Book of Acts presents this command in action. “So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls” But nowhere in Scripture do we find the specific command, "Baptize infants.” Nor do we find a statement which specifically says that infants were baptized. This has caused many people to wonder about infants. Are they also to …
The Influence Which The Lapsed Had On The Concepts Of Baptism And Penance In The Writings Of Cyprian And Tertullian, Louis Oetting
The Influence Which The Lapsed Had On The Concepts Of Baptism And Penance In The Writings Of Cyprian And Tertullian, Louis Oetting
Bachelor of Divinity
This thesis has as its purpose the investigation of the concepts of baptism and penance during the times of persecution, in order to determine whether those Christians who lapsed during the persecutions had significant effects on the development of these concepts.
The World Of Jesus In The Words Of Jesus, Robert L. Einspahr
The World Of Jesus In The Words Of Jesus, Robert L. Einspahr
Bachelor of Divinity
The scope of this thesis is limited to the words of Jesus as found in a Red-letter edition of the Authorized Version of the Bible. From these words of Jesus, terms and phrases were chosen that had, or appeared to have allusions to the world of the first century after Christ. These terms and phrases were then arranged into related categories as indicated by the chapter headings. Intensive reading was then done in the works and writings of missionaries and travelers in Palestine, of professional archaeologists and Orientalists. In this reading special attention was given to data which shed light …
An Historical Study Of The Lutheran Sources Of The Book Of Common Prayer Of 1549, Arthur A. Preisinger
An Historical Study Of The Lutheran Sources Of The Book Of Common Prayer Of 1549, Arthur A. Preisinger
Bachelor of Divinity
The question is, of course, how much influence did the German Reformers exercise over the English? Were their principles of liturgical reform the same? It will be the purpose of this research to try to discover just how much the Reformers in England depended on the influence of Lutheran reform; how much they actually took over into the Book of Common Prayer from the German service books. It cannot be denied that the Lutheran Reformation exerted a tremendous influence in England. Was this merely apolitical influence? Or did Lutheran theology penetrate deeply into the English system at that time?
Origen's Doctrine Of God As Relected In De Principiis, Carl A. Volz
Origen's Doctrine Of God As Relected In De Principiis, Carl A. Volz
Bachelor of Divinity
Although Origen's theology in the narrow, sense can hardly be called a synthesis of Christian dogma in the third century, yet an appreciation of him as a systematician requires an acquaintance with the theology of his predecessors. De Principiis did not evolve spontaneously from the mind of this great Alexandrian, but consciously or unconsciously drew upon the speculations and the formulations of the Fathers. For this reason a section has been included giving in very brief detail the theological atmosphere of the century preceding Origen, ending with his great North African contemporary, Tertullian.
The Interdenominational Relations Of The United Lutheran Church In America, Carl Bornmann
The Interdenominational Relations Of The United Lutheran Church In America, Carl Bornmann
Bachelor of Divinity
Among the various American Lutheran bodies, the United Lutheran Church in America is one of the best examples of a large communion which officially acknowledges the Symbols of Lutheranism and at the same time maintains a relative extensive series of relationships with various interdenominational Christian groups. This study will ignore the simple question: do these activities constitute unionism? Instead, this study will ask more objective question which cannot be answered with a simple (and often dogmatic) yes or no.
The History Of Lutheran High Schools In St. Louis (1855-1946), Dean Greunke
The History Of Lutheran High Schools In St. Louis (1855-1946), Dean Greunke
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of this study is to give to the reader a history of Lutheran secondary education as it developed in St. Louis. The study may prove to be a review for those who are acquainted with the Lutheran high school question in this city, and, at the same time, it may fill certain gaps within the framework of the entire picture for those who are not familiar with it.
History Of The India Mission Of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod 1945-1957, James Arthur Fergin
History Of The India Mission Of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod 1945-1957, James Arthur Fergin
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of the research presented in the following pages is to enable the writer to serve in a better capacity as a missionary in a foreign country. The collecting and correlating of the various factors in the development and history of the India Mission during the past thirteen years has been a wonderful opportunity for greater preparation in entering foreign mission work. Another purpose for this research is to bring the history of our Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod’s India Mission to a close. Missionary Elmer E. Griesse presented a thesis to Washington University, St. Louis, on the history of the …
The Pastor Counseling Relationship With Teen-Agers, Martin J. Neeb Jr
The Pastor Counseling Relationship With Teen-Agers, Martin J. Neeb Jr
Bachelor of Divinity
The adolescent of today does have problems. This thesis will deal with the problems of the adolescent as they affect his relationship to the church and to the pastor.
The Social Responsibility Of The Local Congregation To Its Community, Alvin H. Franzmeier
The Social Responsibility Of The Local Congregation To Its Community, Alvin H. Franzmeier
Bachelor of Divinity
This study attempts to establish if a Christian congregation, the Church of Christ in this place, has any responsibility towards the community in which it finds itself as that community tries to solve its various social problems. In doing this the study aims primarily at definitions of the Church and the community and the tasks, goals and motivation of both. On the basis of these definitions it strives to set forth certain principles that a local Church and its leaders might use as they seriously consider the various social problems in their community.
Marxist Humanism In Dialogue With Christianity, Richard Lischer
Marxist Humanism In Dialogue With Christianity, Richard Lischer
Bachelor of Divinity
In this paper I will attempt to follow Garaudy's suggestion, mentioned above, and retain my own Christian perspective. With that factor in mind, plus an obvious limitation of space, much of the Christian doctrine of man will be presupposed.as I investigate Marxist humanism. The goal of this paper is not the isolation of two humanistic concerns but the description and analysis of their intersection.
The Relation Of The Healing Of Demoniacs To St. Mark's Kerygma, Robert H. Strickert
The Relation Of The Healing Of Demoniacs To St. Mark's Kerygma, Robert H. Strickert
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of the research for this paper is to investigate the kerygma in the Gospel according to St. Mark, to study the phenomenon of demon-possession and the healing of demoniacs in this Gospel, and especially to establish the proper relationship between the first two purposes.
Attitudes And Policies Of The Lutheran Church Toward The Negro, George Hans Liebenow
Attitudes And Policies Of The Lutheran Church Toward The Negro, George Hans Liebenow
Bachelor of Divinity
We believe that when Christian congregations make a distinction among people because of race and bypass Negroes in their program of saving souls a problem of moral theology is involved. Dr. o. P. Kretzmann, president of Valparaiso University, once offered the following steps to aid in solving a problem in moral theology, namely, first, there must be a hard cool appraisal of the situation as it is; secondly, we must turn to the New Testament and look at the divine will; thirdly, we must take the situation and the divine will and bring them together. In this paper we propose …
Analogies Between The Dead Sea Scrolls And The Gospel According To Saint Paul, Richard John Gotsch
Analogies Between The Dead Sea Scrolls And The Gospel According To Saint Paul, Richard John Gotsch
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the analogies between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospel according to St. John, which have been seen by a number of scholars and writers.
Not Discerning The Body In 1 Corinthians 11:29 In The Light Of Pauline Eucharistic Theology Of 1 Corinthians, Ralph C. Kruger
Not Discerning The Body In 1 Corinthians 11:29 In The Light Of Pauline Eucharistic Theology Of 1 Corinthians, Ralph C. Kruger
Bachelor of Divinity
Theological trends determine the specific emphases of the confessional doctrines of the Church. As throughout the history of the Church when new trends and theological postulates appear, the student of theology is called upon to examine carefully their content on the basis of Scripture in order to reject or absorb these propositions into his own theology. Twentieth century theology, captivated by the ecumenical movement, is engaged in renewed study of the particu1ar doctrines of the Church and Sacraments. The purpose of this thesis is to present for the reader's evaluation a brief study of a phrase from 1 Cor. 11:29 …
The Significance Of The P46 In The Second Epistle Of St Paul To The Corinthians According To The Nestle Text, Edward Frederick Peters
The Significance Of The P46 In The Second Epistle Of St Paul To The Corinthians According To The Nestle Text, Edward Frederick Peters
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of this paper is to try to determine, to a certain extent, the significance of one of these Chester Beatty Papyri, namely P46, in St. Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians. It tries to answer some of the questions that are being asked and which must be answered before critics are able to give P46 a final slot in the complicated maze of the history of the New Testament text.
The Doctrine Of Justification According To The Parable Of The Merciless Servant (Matt 18), Robert Glen Johnston
The Doctrine Of Justification According To The Parable Of The Merciless Servant (Matt 18), Robert Glen Johnston
Bachelor of Divinity
It is an accepted maxim that theologia parabolica non est argumentativa. It is, thus, not accepted procedure to derive a doctrine from a parable. Yet the proposition of this thesis is to show how the doctrine of justification is related to this parable by demonstrating how God's act of justifying men is described herein.
Infant Baptism In The Early Chrisitan Church, Lowell Edgar Eckert
Infant Baptism In The Early Chrisitan Church, Lowell Edgar Eckert
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of this research is to determine whether infant baptism was practiced in the early Christian Church.
The Doctrine Of The Status Intermedius In Various Areas Of The Teaching Of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Wilbur Eugene Barnett
The Doctrine Of The Status Intermedius In Various Areas Of The Teaching Of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Wilbur Eugene Barnett
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of this study is to give as comprehensive a picture as possible of the varieties of opinion concerning the state of the believer after death current in the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod.
The Effects Of The Great Depression Upon Several Areas Of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Edwin R. Schwanke
The Effects Of The Great Depression Upon Several Areas Of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Edwin R. Schwanke
Bachelor of Divinity
The economic instability and widespread unemployment throughout the United States following the Stock Market crash of October, 1929 had a profound effect upon nearly every phase of life and activity in this land. Such an economic recession would also have an effect on the churches, for the church exists in the economic and social order. Serious fluctuations in the economy of the nation are reflected in the economic activities. The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod experienced many of the difficulties which were common to the churches of America during the Great Depression. This paper will trace some of these effects upon several …
Luthers Leher Von Altarsakrament 1525-1529, Jobst Melchior Schone
Luthers Leher Von Altarsakrament 1525-1529, Jobst Melchior Schone
Bachelor of Divinity
Luther's teaching on the sacrament of the altar. Luthers Lehere Vom Altarsakrament. Luther's Doctrine of the Altar Sacrament
Principles Of Planning A Manual For Use By The Pupil In First-Year Confirmation Class, Paul Richard Malte
Principles Of Planning A Manual For Use By The Pupil In First-Year Confirmation Class, Paul Richard Malte
Bachelor of Divinity
The study summarized in this thesis was undertaken to explore the principles of producing a guidebook for the Lutheran pupil in first-year confirmation class. The need for a guidebook--psychologically, educationally, theologically, and aesthetically adequate--was brought home to the writer by experience in confirmation class teaching and by conversation with other pastor-teachers. The need was accentuated not primarily by the failure of any manual currently available, but by the desire for a manual which would be more useful, interest-catching, and challenging. This considered need, then, motivated the research into principles which might undergird the construction of such a guidebook.