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Always Christmas, But Never Winter: A Guided Companion For The Season Of Advent, John Lemons

Doctor of Ministry

This Project Portfolio will display my attempt to address the following NPO: To help Young Adults (ages 18-39) recognize the beauty in their lives and friends’ lives and identify where God is working so they can engage in authentic conversations about faith and fulfillment in Jesus. The overall insight that emerged from my research was the desire among Young Adults to understand and articulate their faith from a perspective of desirability. This awareness blossomed in my current ministry setting – as a Young Adult Minister at an established church in the Southern United States. My project is step one of …

Journal Devoted To Questions Of Ancient Transoceanic Contacts

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Academia has often ignored controversial evidence of early cultural contact between the Old and New Worlds. Pre-Columbiana: A Journal of Long-Distance Contacts brings attention to rigorous scholarship supporting diffusionist claims while meeting the demands of scholarly and scientific objectivity. Developed by Stephen C. Jett, a geography professor at the University of California, Davis, the interdisciplinary journal offers studies that have been reviewed by a panel of scholars that includes John L. Sorenson, a BYU emeritus professor of anthropology and FARMS associate who has published widely on the subject.

Brown Bag Report

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

On 30 October John L. Clark, emeritus instructor in the Church Educational System, spoke on the topic “Painting Out the Messiah: Theologies of the Dissidents.” Clark began by showing that Lehi, Nephi, and Jacob all taught specifically about the Messiah but that dissidents like Sherem and Nehor opposed their teachings with “theologies” that denied Christ’s redemptive role and godhood, thereby causing many believers to lose faith. Clark then examined the arguments of the dissidents in the Book of Mormon to show what the prophets were teaching and what the objections to those teachings were. He discusses this topic at length …

Forthcoming Publications

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies(vol. 13, nos. 1–2), edited by S. Kent Brown, is a special double issue devoted to the Hill Cumorah. Studies include the geologic history and archaeology of the area, early accounts of a cave in the hill, the Hill Cumorah Pageant (its history, music, and costuming), Latter-day Saint poetry, the Hill Cumorah Monument, a linguistic analysis of the name Cumorah, and the earliest photographs of the hill. Available December 2004.

Journal Of The Book Of Mormon And Other Restoration Scripture: New Issue Released

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The second issue of the Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture for 2012 features five articles that delve into aspects of words in the Book of Mormon. The cover design reflects that unifying theme and presents word in various languages and scripts.

The Demorest Contest: Prohibition Leader In Conversation With Wctu And Martha Mcmillan, Grace E. Kohler

Martha McMillan Research Papers

This essay explains the history of the Demorest Contest and connects it to Martha McMillan and her journals. The Demorest Contest was a temperance advocacy event run by William Jennings Demorest and the Women's Christian Temperance Union that encouraged youths to pledge to Prohibition.

Scriptural Holiness : Essays On Sanctification And The Holy Life, Robert A. Danielson

Heritage Material

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Finding Aid For Claude Adrian Guild Papers, (1939-1992), Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives

Claude Adrian Guild Papers

Finding aid for the Claude Adrian Guild Papers, (1939-1992).

Explore, Spring 2016, Vol. 19: Our Future On A Shared Planet, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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• Laudato Si' in Silicon Valley - Cardinal Peter Turkson
• Climate Resilience, Social Entrepreneurship, and Silicon Valley - Thane Kreiner
• Environmental Justice, Technology, and Silicon Valley - Kirk Hanson
• Public Policy and the Environmental Teachings of Pope Francis - Sam Liccardo
• Social Action and Community in an Integral Ecology - Poncho Guevara
• Securing the Well-bEing of People and Nature: A Reflection on Laudato Si' - Gretchen Daily
• Valuing our Common Home - William Sundstrom
• Laudato Si' and Inclusive Capitalism - John Denniston
• Leadership Ethics and Laudato Si' - Ann Skeet
• Multifaith Dialogue on Climate Justice: Principles and Practices Across Traditions - …

The Online Journal Of George Q. Cannon, Richard Dilworth Rust

BYU Studies Quarterly

A long-anticipated project is coming to completion. Much of the journal of George Q. Cannon, covering the last half of the nineteenth century, is now freely available online at www.churchhistorianspress.org/george-q-cannon/, and the remainder of the journal will soon be available. As with other Church Historian’s Press publications, meticulous attention has been paid to produce an accurate and reliable transcript. It has been prepared largely according to the editorial procedures developed by the Joseph Smith Papers Project.

Explore, Spring 2015, Vol. 18: Ignatian Leadership, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: What Is Ignatian Leadership?; Engaging Racial Justice; Black Prophetic Fire: Intersections of Leadership, Faith, and Social Justice; On Being “Maladjusted to Injustice”; Learning How to Die; The Fires of Fall 2014: Lessons, Leadership, and Transformation; Witnessing to the Truth of Human Dignity; The Fires of Fall 2014: Lessons, Leadership, and Transformation; Truth in the Service of Justice; Voice of the Suffering Servant, Cry of the Crucified People; Witnessing to La Verdad: The Demands of a Jesuit Education; The Salvadoran Martyrs Risen in Us; Ignatian Leadership Photo Essay; Living a Public Faith; Looking at Vatican II with Pope Francis’ Eyes: …

'The Journeys Of George Fox, 1652-1653': Interim Report On A Research Project And Website, Meg Twycross, Hilary Hinds, Alison Findlay

Quaker Studies

The research project on 'Early Quakers in the North West' recently issued a test version of the opening sections of the website in which it will publish its findings. Here the project member responsible for the website's construction describes its structure and ethos, and explains why web presentation is particularly well suited to this topic, as a research tool as well as a means of publication. At present the account by George Fox of his travels through 'the 1652 country' provides the organising narrative thread. A new electronic edition of the three versions of Fox's Journal for 1652-53 showcases how …

Explore, Spring 2014, Vol. 17: What Good Is God?, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Dialogue and Depth: Exploring What Good Is God?; My Bright Abyss: Thoughts on Modern Belief; On Modern Faith: Out of the Eater Came Forth Meat; God's Presence in Poetry; Why Is God for Christians Good for Nothing?; Thinking Otherwise about God, Marx, and Eagleton; The Varieties of Goodness; What Good Is God? 2013-2014; Why Science Needs God; Science and Religion: In Search of a Common Ground; Science, God, Life; The Fragility of Faith: How Can a Thinking Person Still Believe in God?; Been There, Done That: What Atheists Can Contribute to This Discussion; The Fragility of Ministry; Grace in …

Explore, Spring 2013, Vol. 16: Sacred Texts In The Public Sphere, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Sacred Texts as Mirror and Medicine: Introduction to Spring 2013 explore; Sacred Text, Sacred Space; A Non-Zionist Drash of Lech Lecha; Living Values through the Center for Social Justice and Public Service; Interpreting and Embodying Sacred Texts in the Public Sphere: A Photo Essay; A Pet Name for My Beloved; Listening to God in Community; An Oddly Satisfying Sacred Text; Sikh Scripture and Inter-Religious Community; My Reflections on MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail": A Letter to Amara and Anissa

Explore, Fall 2011, Vol. 15, No. 1: The Globalization Of Superficiality And The Challenge Of Jesuit Higher Education, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Reflections on the “Shaping the Future” Conference, Mexico City, 2010 4 Refounding the “Universities of the Society”—The Challenge of Fr. Nicolás to Jesuit Higher Education BY MICHAEL E. ENGH, S.J. 10 Jesuit Higher Education and the Legacy of Paul Locatelli, S.J BY RON HANSEN 13 Universality, Learned Ministry, and Depth of Thought and Imagination BY PAUL J. CROWLEY, S.J. 18 Shaping the Future of (Jesuit) Legal Education BY CÉSAR ARJONA 22 HWJT? (How Would Jesus Tweet?): Reimagining New Media as Social BY ELIZABETH DRESCHER 28 Friending in El Salvador and Tanzania: An Education in Solidarity BY HILARY TITUS, SCU …

Explore, Spring 2010, Vol. 13, No. 2: Why Pray?, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Prayer and the New Atheism; The Public Prayer Life of a Religion Enthusiast; Why I Pray; Bannan Grant Report: A Seat at the Table - Conversations on Clare of Assisi; The Cup

Explore, Fall 2010, Vol. 14, No. 1: Global Humanitarian Crises And The Role Of Catholic Universities, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Global Humanitarian Crises and the Role of Catholic Universities; Catholic Relief Services and the Catholic University; Educating for Global Solidarity; Global and Local Neighborhoods; Bannan Grant Report: Nou se Ayiti”(We Are Haiti); Upcoming Events

Explore, Spring 2009, Vol. 12, No. 2: Sustainability At Santa Clara University, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Sustainability in Catholic Higher Education; The Theology of Sustainability; Empowering Teachers as Environmentally Literate: Ethical Considerations; Where is Sustainability Happening at SCU?; Toward a Culture of Sustainability on Campus; Water for Life: A Journey to Nicaragua Exploring Sustainable Development; Upcoming Events; Next Issue

Explore, Fall 2009, Vol. 13, No. 1: The Legacy Of The Jesuit Martyrs, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Inspired by Tragedy”The Solidarity Network-sponsored Family Teach-In for Justice; Songs of the Martyrs”A Santa Clara Student's Study Abroad in El Salvador; Bannan Grant Report: Connecting Through Creativity”El Salvador and the Arts; Upcoming Events

Explore, Spring 2008, Vol. 11, No. 2: Immigration And Catholic Higher Education, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: 4 Immigration and Catholic Higher Education; A Little Common Sense: The Ethics of Immigration in Catholic Social Teaching; Immigration Law and Community Service at Santa Clara University School of Law; Great Generations: Caring For Our Immigrant Neighbors and Their Children; Santa Clara University Children's Theatre Program Explores Immigration; The Kino Border Initiative: A New Ministry of œSolidarity With the Least and With All at the U.S./Mexico Border in Ambos Nogales; Interfaith Cooperation on Environmental Issues: Muslim Southeast Asian Contributions to a Global Ethic; Next Issue

Explore, Fall 2008, Vol. 12, No. 1: The 35th General Congregation Of The Society Of Jesus, Its Meaning And Messages, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: The Point and Usefulness of a Jesuit General Congregation; Summaries of Three Decrees From GC35; A Justice of Faith: Kindling New Fires at the Frontiers; Exploring the Decrees of the Jesuit General Congregation 35: A Roundtable Discussion with Santa Clara University Faculty and Staff; Walking Different Pathways: Coming to Know Our Own Journey Better”The œCore Vision of GC35; Engineering at a Jesuit University: Reflections on GC35; Men and Women for Others”Men and Women with Others; Upcoming Events; Next Issue

Explore, Fall 2007, Vol. 11, No. 1: Fostering Vocation Through Cbl, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Callings: Fostering Vocation Through Community-based Learning; Community-based Learning in El Salvador: Casa de la Solidaridad and the Romero Program; Everyone Gains: Peer Exchange Between On-site Service-learning Students and On-campus Students; Writing in the Community: Lessons From Teaching At-risk Teens; Spirituality as Pedagogy: Theoretical Constructs for Service-learning; A Table in the Common Room: Twenty Years of Community-based Learning at SCU; Vocation as Understood by First-generation College Students; Coming Events; Next Issue

Explore, Spring 2007, Vol. 10, No. 2: William C. Spohn's Contributions To Theological Scholarship, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Follow the Friendships: The Work of William Spohn; Hearers and Doers of the Word: The Challenge of William C. Spohn to Scripture and Ethics; Jesus and the Moral Life: Edwards, H. R. Niebuhr, and Spohn; William C. Spohn's Contribution to Moral Theology; Where Do We Go From Here? Ways We Can Build on Spohn’s Contributions; Bannan Grant Report: Shakespeare at San Quentin - Santa Clara Students Perform Shakespeare For and With Inmates; Spohn Memorial Fund and Next Issue

Explore, Fall 2006, Vol. 10, No. 1: Jesuit Heritage At Santa Clara University, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Our Place at the Anniversary Table: The Jesuit Heritage of Santa Clara University; Acting Upon One Another: Ignatian Tradition and the Arts; Honoring the Jesuit Jubilee: Two Journeys; We Teach Who We Are: Reflections on the Vocation of the Teacher in Jesuit Education; Doing Justice: The Core of a Jesuit Education; Faith That Does Justice; Here Comes the Fire: My Experience as an SCU Parent; Daniel Germann, S.J.: A Servant-Leader; Bannan Grant Report: A Guide to St. Clare's Garden; Coming Events and Next Issue

Pacifism In Churches Of Christ In Western Canada During World War 2 And The Influence Of Nashville Bible School, Shelley L. Jacobs

Restoration Quarterly

Jacobs, Shelley L. (2006) "Pacifism in Churches of Christ in Western Canada During World War 2 and the Influence of Nashville Bible School," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 48 : No. 4.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Identity And Nostalgia Among The Campbellites, James Maverick Cook

Restoration Quarterly

Cook, James Maverick (2006) "Identity and Nostalgia among the Campbellites,"Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 48 : No. 3.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

When Scholarship Goes South: Biblical Scholarship And Global Trends, Evertt W. Huffard

Restoration Quarterly

Huffard, Evertt W. (2006) "When Scholarship Goes South: Biblical Scholarship and Global Trends," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 48 : No. 2.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Explore, Spring 2006, Vol. 9, No. 2: Immersion, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: The history and development of immersion experiences at SCU; How does immersion impact our students?; Faculty and staff immersions at Santa Clara; Impact of immersion trips on the local community; Teaching immersion in the developing world; Belonging to each other; Crossing the tracks; Beyond the material; 48 hours; Fostering collaboration with Central America in sustainable development

Explore, Fall 2005, Vol. 8, No. 1: Philanthropy, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

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Contents: Philanthropy highlights the power of personal stories; A history of the Bannan family philanthropy; The virtue of generosity; Government spending can be a measure of generosity; Human sympathy can create social justice; Personal stories of Philanthropy; In Memoriam: William Spohn; Poem by James Torrens, S.J.

Comparing Seneca's Ethics In Epistulae Morales To Those Of Paul In Romans, Peggy Vining

Restoration Quarterly

Vining, Peggy (2005) "Comparing Seneca's Ethics in Epistulae Morales to Those of Paul in Romans," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 47 : No. 2.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.