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Leah Zuidema, Fulbright Scholar, Erika Buiter

The Voice

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Being Light, Sarah Moss

The Voice

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Always Winter, Never Christmas, Erik Hoekstra

The Voice

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The Gospel-Centered Christian, Timothy Saleska

Concordia Pages

When I was a seminarian back in 1980 we were less than six years distant from the synodical upheavals that came to a head in 1974. One of the documents that every seminarian was required to read in those days was the 1970 report of the LCMS Commission of Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) entitled, Gospel & Scripture. Prof. Harry Huth of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, who served as the primary drafter for the report, penned what is arguably one of the most important reports ever put out by the CTCR. Or at the very least, it was a …

2018 Hms Richards Lectureship, Esther Green

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

No abstract provided.

Austin Taylor Papers, 1916, Austin Taylor

Center for Restoration Studies Archives, Manuscripts and Personal Papers Finding Aids

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Slacktivism: Social Media Activism And Its Effectiveness, Abby M. Foreman

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Engagement is costly in terms of time and often money."

Posting about the pros and cons of slacktivism from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/slacktivism-social-media-activism-and-its-effectiveness/

Augustine's Confessiones: The Battle Between Two Conversions, Robert Hunter Craig

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

There are four aspects of Augustine’s thought in the Confessiones that have been challenged and redefined in this dissertation: the full contextual matrix as to place, setting, and motivation for writing in Carthage North Africa 397C.E.; the genre and structural framework utilized by Augustine in framing this treatise using Plato’s Allegory of the Cave in Book VII of the Republic; “Confession” redefined as confession of sin, confession of faith and confession of truth; and the meaning or purpose for writing in regards to his scriptural philosophy of consciousness and to the redefining of Socratic ratiocination based on humanistic pagan …

Catholic Deaf Community Newsletter, September 20, 2018

Catholic Deaf Community Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Portland, OR

Catholic Deaf Community Newsletter Finding Aid

St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, November 11, 2018

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid

St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin, November 11, 2018

Saint Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Chicago, IL

Saint Francis Brogia Deaf Center Church Bulletin Finding Aid

Steve & Anita, Steve, Anita, Tsos

TSOS Interview Gallery

Steve and Anita Canfield helped the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Turkey. They helped send blankets, coats, and washing machines to Syrian refugees. They were assigned to Frankfurt to assess refugee camps, soup kitchens, warehouses, and immigrant communities. The couple visited refugee camps and soup kitchens all over Europe to determine what was needed most by refugees.

The Canfields established the Friendship Center in Rome. The center offers classes in Italian, English, Italian, and a Red Cross course. It also has a gospel choir, a popular activity for primarily African refugees. The LDS Church has plans to …

Oraisons

Rare Books

Calligraphed in gothic on thin vellum and bound in vellum. Contains 15 communion prayers, 14 in French, 1 in Latin, and 1 hymn, “Ave verum corpus natum,” in both languages.

The first French prayer is the prayer of St. Ambrose. The page is illuminated with a miniature (35 x 37 mm.) representing St. Ambrose in his episcopal robes, in color and in gold, against a background of celestial blue with gold stars. The page is completely framed in a border of scrolled green, blue and red florets, highlighted on a background of gold, in a large border of filiform arabesques …

Baptist Young People's Union Of America (Sc 3293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3293. Report of the Senior Baptist Young People’s Union of the Campbellsville Baptist Church, Campbellsville, Kentucky, in the Russell Creek Association, for the quarter ending 28 March 1926. The one-page form lists officers and provides brief details of organization and operation.

The Church's Response To Changing Culture: A Review Of "Future Faith", Robert Lancaster

Staff Work

"Congregations may die, and denominations may wither; but the Church of Jesus Christ will stand strong."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Future Faith: Ten Challenges Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/the-churchs-response-to-changing-culture-a-review-of-future-faith/

Leap Of Faith: Megachurches And The Struggle To Create A Brand Experience That Sells, Carly Middleton

Posters-at-the-Capitol

Leap of Faith: Megachurches and the struggle to create a brand experience that sells

Carly Middleton

Marcie Hinton, PhD

Department of Journalism and Mass Communications

Murray State University

As churches across the Commonwealth experience a decline in attendance, membership and giving, religious organizations are failing to connect with their audience and their organizational goals on social media. This exploratory content analysis evaluated the social media branding practices of Kentucky’s 20 megachurches and proposed areas of improvement.

A megachurch is defined as a Protestant Christian congregation with an average of 2,000 weekly attendees, including adults and children across all worship locations. …

Burhans, Rollin S., 1914-205 (Sc 3291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3291. “Our Apostle’s Epistle,” by Dr. Rollin S. Burhans, pastor of First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Writing for the enjoyment of church staff, Burhans provides a lighthearted account of his duties as their “spiritual leader.” Includes cartoons representing some of the staff.

Why Vote, Jeff Taylor

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Voting makes a statement—whether I am on the winning side or losing side—about truth and justice, even though it is only a small statement."

Posting about exercising the right and privilege to vote from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/why-vote-2/

Context For Confusion: Understanding Babel In The Book Of Beginnings, Douglas R. Osselaer

Fidei et Veritatis: The Liberty University Journal of Graduate Research

The meaning of the Tower of Babel episode in Genesis 11 proves to be continually elusive for both biblical scholars and pastors. While the results of this momentous event in world history seem obvious, owing to the racial and linguistic diversity present in the world today, the reason for God's judgment over the unified peoples who attempted to build together is far less clear. This has even led some to question the justice and wisdom of God, considering the challenges posed by racial division throughout history. As with most questions of biblical interpretation, however, the key to interpretation lies within …

Substance And Person In Tertullian And Augustine, Andrew P. Hillaker

Fidei et Veritatis: The Liberty University Journal of Graduate Research

The doctrine of the Trinity has been a focal point of Christian thinking throughout Church history. While the term “Trinity” does not appear in the biblical text, it is still a vital Christian doctrine. The doctrine, however, has not come without controversy. Various understandings of the doctrine have been presented throughout Church history. Tertullian (ca. 160-220 AD) and Augustine (354-430 AD) represent two of the foremost theologians to discuss the issue. Tertullian was one of the first to thoroughly examine the doctrine. He coined the terms “substance” and “person” in his discussion of the doctrine. These terms would come to …

عقيدة الخطيئة وأثرها في نظرة المسيحية إلى الإنسان "The Doctrine Of Sin And Its Impact On The Christian View Of Man", Islam Abdulwahab Al-Shawabkeh

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

The purpose of this study is to discuss the doctrine of sin in Christianity and its direct impact on the human being. It sheds light on the impact that this doctrine has had on the formation of the Christian view of man through a time criterion concerning two basic stages, namely before and after the fall in sin.

التأويل الباطني وأثره على الفِرَق في العالم الإسلامي (عرض ونقد) Implicit Interpretation And Its Impact On Sects In The Islamic World (Review And Criticism), Abdullah Taha Abu Shawer

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This research tackles the issue of interior interpretation and attempts to show its influence on doctrinal sects in the Islamic world. The research shows the sources of interior interpretation (Greek, Jewish and Christian sources) and the way it sneaked into doctrinal sects in the Islamic world (Ibn Saba', fanatic Sufi and Khawarij). Examples of interior interpretation from some sects (Isma'iliyyah and Nusayriyyah) are presented. The danger of these interpretations is highlighted by showing that the interior way employed to from inside destroy the Islamic doctrine and legislation. Finally, the Islamic attitude from interior interpretation is given.

Significance: (Should) And: (Should Not) Fundamental Jurisprudence Study"", Osama Adnan Al-Ghonmeen

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This research is entitled: should and should not, a study of fundamentalist jurisprudence, the researcher seeks to grasp the fact behind the use of the words should and shouldn't in the Holy Qur'an and the purified Sunnah and to focus on. It should be pointed out that the word "should" was not included in the Holy Qur'an to refer to the jurisprudential rulings, It should also be pointed out that the use of the word (should), and the composition of (should not), in the semantic connotations, has come at an advanced stage when the prophet Mohammed ,peace be upon him, …

المسؤولية والأخلاق والسعادة في فلسفة ابن سينا Responsibility, Morals And Happiness In Avicenna's Philosophy, Buthaina Mahmoud Almhadin

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This study shows the truth of human and moral responsibility and happiness in (Ibn Sina) as it was figured out by the author from (Ibn Sina) different books.

This study showed that (Ibn Sina) sees that human has (will) and (capability). And the (will) is the base of human responsibility. And he also sees that the preference one by the hegemony of mind over the human strengths and sours and he also sees that happiness will be by achievement of wisdom that is controlled by mind from one aspect and being near to (Allah) and be like his deeds.

النيـة في السنـة النبويـة - دراسة موضوعية- The Intention In The Prophetic Sunnah - Objective Study, Abdullah Marhool Al-Sawalmeh

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This research deals with the concept of the intention, its importance, its conditions and its sections, with a great emphasis on the importance of intention as the workers are associated with their structures in all circumstances.

As he dealt with the effects of educational and behavioral intent, this intention was good or bad.

He also addressed the judgment on the intentions of others and the seriousness of its impact on the society, and has drawn attention to some of the talk of the weak and established in the intention, to alert them and warn them, lest they be tempted by …

الهدايا الترويجية في المصارف الإسلامية (دراسة فقهية قانونية تطبيقية) Promotional Gifts In The Islamic Banks - An Applied Legal Jurisprudential Study, Nader Mohammed Al-Qudah, Adnan Mahmoud Al-Assaf

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

The study aimed at identifying the concept and provisions of promotional gifts and their legal texts, and showing some of their applications in Islamic banks, through collecting the texts related to the subject of the study, analyzing them and showing evidence of their compliance to applying the provisions of Islamic Law as per general Islamic rules and norms. The study showed that Jordanian Islamic banks offer customers and depositors various promotional gifts in kind, and that it is desirable to accept this type of gifts, provided that such abides by the legal controls set by scholars. These controls should be …

الإرهاب وآثاره الاقتصادية على الأردن Terrorism And Its Economic Implications For Jordan, Hiyam Muhammad Alzidaneen, Rima Al-Qaryouti

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This study aims to explain the economic effects of the phenomenon of terrorism on the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan by examining the relationship of terrorism to the economy, the definition of the economic reasons leading to it, and the relationship of terrorism to the economy, as well as mechanisms to deal with it from an economic and Islamic perspective. It is known that the phenomenon of terrorism has its reasons and justifications in terms of economic, and it leads to serious negative consequences affect the economy of Jordan and increase its debt, so we must quickly address this phenomenon alien …

(عِلمُ نَقْدِ الكتاب المقدس) وأثره في الدراسات الاستشراقية للقرآن الكريم The (Science Of Biblical Criticism) And Its Effect On The Oriental Studies Of The Holy Qur’An, Sana Hussein Al-Ghazzawi, Mohammed Reda Al-Hawari

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

The study of the criticism of the Holy Bible and its impact on the oriental studies of the Holy Quran, where the researcher defined the concept of criticism in general, and then defined as a science called the Bible until it became a term attached to him, and identified the researcher grew and developed, It has rules and controls, and justifications and justification for criticism towards the Bible, and then the researcher presented the most important manifestations of the Orientalists influenced the science of criticism of the Bible in their Quranic studies, and this was by following the methods of …

القَسَم على اللهِ  (المشروع) - دراسة موضوعية في السنة النبوية- The Swear To Allah The Almighty (The Permissible) - Athematic Study In Light Of The Prophetic Sunnah, Badr Bin Hammoud Al-Ruwaili

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

The study examined all the Hadiths related to permissible 'The swear to Allah'. The study aimed at identifying the permissible aspects 'the swear to Allah and determining the difference between the permissible and forbidden 'The swear to Allah, which many Hadiths warned against committing it.

The researcher collected all the related Hadiths from Sunnah books, and categorized them as Marfuu (elevated). These Hadiths were seventeen. Four of them are agreed upon from which two are agreed by Al-Bukhari and Muslim and the other two by Saheeh Muslim; seven Hadiths are authenticated to be 'Daeef' (weak); and four to be Daeef …

أسباب الخلافات الزوجية وكيفية علاجها (الشقاق والنزاع بين الزوجين) من واقع (سجلات، وملفات القضايا) في محكمة إربد الشرعية The Reasons Of Matrimonial And How To Treat It (The Discord And Conflict Between The Couple) Based On (Disputes And Case Files) In Irbid Sharia Court From, Younes Hassan Ibdah, Ahmed Diaa Al-Deen Al-Hussein

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This study aims to release arital disputes from the fact of the Jordania sharia court causes and Solutions from the Islamic educational perspective, to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher followed the records Irbid sharia court issues of discord and conflict that were resolved in 2016, the results of the study indicate the existence of religious, cultural, psychological, social, economic and technological reasons for the discord and conflict between the couple. in light of the findings, the study recommends those who are responsible for family reform in sharia courts with necessity to prepare awareness programs about the nature …