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Vision, Fall 2002

Vision

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in USA

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Reformed Worship (Rw) 65 - Advent / Christmas (September 2002), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Sing of God's Care by Karen Van Bemden....4

Advent Through the Psalms by Joyce Borger....6

Series for the Season: Six Biblical Characters, Six Traditions of Faith by Peter Hoytema....9

Lift Your Light High by John C. Bush....17

In the Fullness of Time by Erick Schuringa and Ruth Ann Schuringa....18

The Light of Life by Carol Veldman Rudie....23

Where Did You Get That Script?....26

Comfort, Comfort Now My People by Emily R. Brink....36

Questions About Worship and Technology by Quentin J. Schultze....44

Departments

Editorial: Learning with Brothers and Sisters Across the Globe …

Some Thoughts On "The Reformation" As A Contemporary Icon, Keith C. Sewell

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Biblical Law In America: Historical Perspectives And Potentials For Reform, John W. Welch

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Common Grace Or Antithesis? Towards A Consistent Understanding Of Kuyper's "Sphere Sovereignty", Tim Mcconnel

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

2002-08-24; Pamphlets; In Celebration Of The Life Of Gerald Lawrence Higgs, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church

Pamphlets and Commemoration Material

No abstract provided.

Blurring The Line Between Liturgy And Popular Religion: An Example From The Hispano-Mozarabic Rite, Raúl R. Gómez S.D.S.

Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology

The author considers the relationship between liturgy and popular religion in the wake of the Roman Catholic Church's renewal (1988) of the ancient Mozarabic rite, one of three ancient Latin liturgies, dating to the earliest centuries of the Church, that are practiced today. The author studies the Spanish Mozarabic rite, as practiced today at Santa Eulalia Church in Toledo, Spain. He concludes that "Mozarahs and their rite reflect the liturgy and spirituality of the earliest Hispanics," and thus "are an apt source for examining the roots of much contemporary Hispanic spirituality, especially as expressed in popular religion.

Hispanic Catholic Leadership: Key To The Future, Kenneth G. Davis, Andrew Hernández, Philip E. Lampe

Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology

This article assesses data from a 1999 survey of Hispanic adults concerning their experiences, needs, and deficits with respect to Hispanic-based leadership in their churches. Commissioned by the National Catholic Council on Hispanic Ministry (NCCHM), the study concluded that "because Hispanics are an increasingly important part of the Church in the United States (and society), Hispanic Catholic leadership development (especially among women, youth and young adults) requires an immediate and significant investment. Once formed, such leaders are very likely to contribute time, talent, and treasure to the Church."

Lo Cotidiano: A Key Element Of Mujerista Theology, Ada María Isasi-Díaz

Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology

Working with Latinas at the grassroots demonstrates that the true horizon of liberation, for women and for the community, opens from the level of everyday life and its struggles, en lo cotidiano. Even where liberation is figured in terms of structural transformation, the author urges theology to follow the insights of ordinary women: Structural change “must be rooted in lo cotidiano. Unless the changes we struggle to bring about impact the organization and function of lo cotidiano, structural change will not happen, and, if it happens, it will not last."

Hudson Valley Catholic Deaf Center, August 2002

Hudson Valley Catholic Deaf Center

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Poughkeepsie,NY

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Tidings, August-September 2002

Tidings

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Louisville, KY

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Prostitutes' Understanding Of God, Gerardo Alberto Toledo

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study describes the understanding of God by twelve prostitutes of the Street 24 de Mayo, Quito, Ecuador. This understanding is presented and analyzed from a psychological and theological perspective. A way to call the area of knowledge here described is phenomenology of religion. The interviews were conducted on December 15 through December 29, 2001. The thirteen interviewed sexual workers (one interview tape was damaged) belonged to the Asociacion Pro Defensa de la Mujer (Association Pro Defense of Women), which has four hundred and fifty members, all sexual workers. The recorded interviews were done at the office of the mentioned …

A Curriculum Of Topics For Teaching Senior Adults In Sunday School, Homer Massey

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this project is to develop a curriculum of topics directed toward the needs and interests of senior adults in a Sunday School program. Their general needs will be determined through reviews of statistical information and current literature. Basic principles of curriculum design will be consulted along with analysis of sample curriculum materials and research in the area of adult Christian education. An appropriate curriculum plan for senior adults will then be developed based on surveys that reflect their current needs and preferences in the area of Sunday School Teaching.

Newsletter Catholic Deaf Of Detroit, August 2002

Newsletter Catholic Deaf of Detroit

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Detroit, MI

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Why Religious People Believe What They Shouldn't: Explaining Theological Incorrectness In South Asia And America, D. Jason Slone

Dissertations

Cross-cultural descriptions of religious thought and behavior in South Asia and America show that people commonly hold ideas and perform actions that seem to be not only conceptually incoherent but also “theologically incorrect” by the standards of their own traditions. For example. South Asian Theravada Buddhists are taught that the historical Buddha is unavailable because he attained enlightenment and achieved parinirvana (“complete extinction”) and yet conceptually and ritually represent him as if he is present and available for petition. Similarly, American Protestants represent the Christian God as having absolute divine sovereignty and yet reveal confidence in an inner locus of …

Music

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.

Strategic Planning For The Source Of Light (Sol) Center Of University Presbyterian Church, Deborah Brandt Buchler

Pastoral Institute

University Presbyterian Church has recently developed an adult education program called The SoL (Source of Light) Center. In operation for nearly a year, the SoL Center is a faith-based education center for adults, who seek to explore the full dimensions of Christian life in the 21st century. A dynamic board of directors representing diverse theological and religious backgrounds has supported the SoL Center. These individuals have provided the leadership for the first year of operations.

For my pastoral project, I will utilize my organizational development coursework in combination with the Pastoral Institute study to facilitate the development of by-laws under …

Evangelical Protestantism And The Development Of Country Music, Tara M. Tuttle

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Evangelical Protestantism prevailed in the rural Appalachian area at the beginning of the 201 h century and therefore influenced the development of the country music tradition. In this study, the influence of evangelical Protestantism is analyzed in terms of country music's lyrical content, performance settings, vocalization styles, artist's lifestyles and image, career selections and business decisions. The birth of country music and its historical connections to evangelical Protestant culture, including the Bristol Sessions, the spread of the radio, the Grand Ole Opry, gospel recordings, and the tensions and similarities between the church and the honk:y-tonk: are discussed in the first …

The Impact Of Anger Reduction On Burnout In Pastors Serving A Tristate Area Of The Church Of God (Anderson), Dale E. French

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Moral Visions Of The Epistle Of James And Zhongyong, Stephen Oliver

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

This dissertation is a cross-textual study, designed to compare the moral visions of the Epistle of James and Zhongyong. The Epistle of James is a book of the Christian New Testament. Zhongyong is one of the Four Books of Confucianism.

This introductory chapter will present the relevance and method of this study. First, the ongoing relevance of the present topic will be introduced in the section entitled China and Christianity. This section notes the impact of Christianity on China, the Chinese impact upon Christianity, and the consequent importance of investigating Chinese thought in order to understand Chinese interaction with Christianity. …

Powwows As An Arena For Pan-Indian Identity Formation, Megan L. Macdonald

Masters Theses

This study investigates the powwow and its role in pan-Indian identity formation. Powwows are regional gatherings that simultaneously employ sacred and secular rituals, and as such, they provide one arena for the negotiation of American Indian identity in the modern world. Through a discussion of the history and general format of the powwow, I will demonstrate that the powwow is a dynamic locus of cultural transmission through which both reservation and non-reservation Indians are able to construct and maintain identity on tribal as well as inter-tribal (pan-Indian) levels.

To illuminate the process of identity formation within the powwow, this study …

In Search Of Permanent Homes: Singapore's House Churches And The Politics Of Space, Lily Kong

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

This paper focuses on one category of the 'unofficially sacred'-namely, those secular spaces which are used for worship and, in particular, residential spaces which are turned into 'house churches'. Using the case study of a house church in Singapore, the paper examines issues about the politics of religion in urban landscapes in a secular and simultaneously multireligious state. Contrary and in addition to current wisdoms about the politics of religious space, it is argued that various politics are observed: a politics of inclusion; a politics of hybridisation and in-betweenness; a politics of appropriation and nationalisation; and a politics of impermanence …

The First Estonian Bible After World War Two, Peeter Roosimaa

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Orthodox In Croatia After 1990, Neven Duvnjak, Renata Relja

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

From Crisis To Post-Crisis In Macedonia, Paul Mojzes

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Interpretation Of 1 Peter 3:18-22, Jason Hauffe

Masters Theses

This thesis is an extensive exegetical work on 1 Peter 3:18-22. It proposes a much-needed new interpretive scheme that adequately explains the many exegetical, grammatical, and theological mysteries within this notoriously difficult passage. Verse 18 is interpreted as an example of the principle of verse 17 that if it is God's will, it is better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong. Christ is given as the example par excellence of one who was righteous but suffered in the flesh. He suffered for sinners in order to bring many to God. He was put to death physically, but …

Editorial (Occasional Papers On Religion In Eastern Europe: Volume 22, Number 4), Walter Sawatsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Review: Stuart Banner's 'The Death Penalty: An American History', William Vance Trollinger

History Faculty Publications

In this dispassionate but chillingly detailed survey of capital punishment, Banner, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, documents and explains the dramatic "changes in the arguments pro and con, in the crimes punished with death, in execution methods and rituals ... [and] in the way Americans have understood and experienced the death penalty."

2002-07-29; Letter; Brother James Moses Mcneair, Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church

Letters

No abstract provided.

2002-07-29; Letter; Resolution For Brother James Moses Mcneair, Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church

Letters

No abstract provided.