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Love And Responsibility In Family Life, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle B liturgical readings for Holy Family Sunday, December 28, 2008: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128; Col 3:12-21; Lk 2:41-51.This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Finding Life: An Organic Model Of Renewal For Existing Churches, Thomas E. Rester Jr.

Doctor of Ministry

Statistics reveal most existing mainline churches are small, declining, and unable to minister effectively in their current environment. Rising stress is the result for these congregations. For mission and ministry to continue in many of these places, the stress must become an opportunity to release a deeper organic understanding of identity and ministry within the fluid postmodern context.

Chapter 2 presents biblical materials from the book of Acts. Focusing on Acts 15, we discover that in a moment of fil"eat stress and confusion, the church was able to e change and evolve to find new life in the midst of …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 90 - Lent / Easter (December 2008), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

The Wild Olive Tree by Steve Caton....3

"Who Do You See?" by Valerie Van Kooten....6

Jesus' Last Words by Erica L. Schemper....8

Praying the Psalms in Lent by James Hart Brumm....10

From Despair to Praise by Carol Veldman Rudie....14

Signs of Hope and Joy by Alex Gondola and Alfred Schroeder....28

N.T. Wright on Word and Sacrament: Baptism (Part 2 of 3) by N.T. Wright....31

Symbols of the Atonement by Paul Ryan....36

Why Bev Called It Quits by Jeff Baker....40

Congregational Songs for Weddings by Norma de Waal Malefyt....42

Departments …

Transforming Inmate Character Within A Correctional Setting By Experiencing Spiritual Formation Through The Conventional Relationship With God, Ron D. Borden

Doctor of Ministry

Historically, the correctional system was concerned with locking up criminals and keeping them off the streets. Society's safety was, and still is, of primary importance. Unfortunately, most felons complete their sentencing and are released back into the community with the same belief systems and character traits that brought them to prison. Christian programming within the correctional setting is succeeding only at changing surface behavior, not genuine character transformation. This results in recidivism rates that are identical to those of non-Christian imnates. In order to address this problem, I propose that spiritual formation focused upon a covenantal relationship with Jesus Christ …

The Blau Collection, The Library For Christian-Jewish Understanding: Dedication Ceremony, November 10, 2008, Center For Christian-Jewish Understanding

SHU Library Archives

Program for the Dedication Ceremony for The Blau Collection, Ryan Matura Library at Sacred Heart University, November 10, 2008.

Communicating For Influence: Christian Proclamation From The Margins, Brian A. Ross

Doctor of Ministry

It is my opinion that North American Christianity needs to re-consider how it communicates to young adults about following after the person of Jesus Christ. The Church should seek to understand the present cultural milieu and the implications of influencing from below. Established Christianity formerly held a position of prestige and relative power. Due to cultural and epistemological shifts this is no longer the situation. The message of Christ is still relevant in the new millennium, but the standard approaches to communicating and thus influencing others in this new world are at times no longer relevant. Much of organized Christianity …

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 43 No 2 - November 2008), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: Discerning the Voices in the Psalms: A Discussion of Two Problems in Psalmic Interpretation (Part 1) by Carl J. Bosma - 183 / Holy God, Holy People, Holy Worship by Arie C. Leder - 213 / Christians in This World: Pilgrims or Settlers? by Calvin P. Van Reken - 234 / Adam, Moses, and Jesus: A Reading of Romans 5:12–14 by Peter J. Leithart - 257 / Caring for God’s Household: A Leadership Paradigm Among New Testament Christians and Its Relevance for Church and Mission Today by David J. Feddes - 274 / Short Studies: The Heavenly …

Korean Immigrants And Their Mission : Exploring The Missional Identity Of Korean Immigrant Churches In North America, Sinyil Kim

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Russian Orthodox Church: Its Glory & Its Shame: Sergei Haeckel Memorial Lecture, Paul Oestreicher

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Froese's "The Plot To Kill God: Findings From The Soviet Experiment In Secularization" - Book Review, Dr. Joseph A. Loya O.S.A.

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Erasing The Past: Destruction And Preservation Of Cultural Heritage In Former Yugoslavia: Part 1, Igor Ordev

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Stan & Turcescu's "Religion And Politics In Post-Communist Romania" - Book Review, Ines Angeli Murzaku

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Religion And Reconciliation In Bosnia And Herzegovina, Tania Wettach

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Stories From Thirty Years Of "Celebration Of Discipline", Howard R. Macy

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

A chapel talk given at George Fox University on the 30th anniversary of Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline.

Program: Featured Lecture, "Face To Face With Jesus.", Rick Marrs

William M. Green Distinguished Christian Lecture Program

Program for the Twenty-Ninth Annual William M. Green Distinguished Christian Lecture Program with featured lecturer Dr. Rick Marrs, Dean of Seaver College, Pepperdine University.

The Ervin Legacy, Danielle Parker

Bibliography & Biography

ORU Excellence Magazine interviews Daniel D. Isgrigg, biographer of Howard M. Ervin on his legacy as a professor at Oral Roberts University.

2008-09 Chapel Schedule, Taylor University

Chapel Schedules

No abstract provided.

For All What Saints? Preaching All Saints Day, Mark A. Granquist

Faculty Publications

American culture has either trivialized All Saints Eve into a time of free candy or idealized All Saints Day as a festival of the unachievable. The texts are more real than that—and so is sainthood.

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum: October 2008, Mary S. Hulst, Wilbert M. Van Dyk, Lyle D. Bierma

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum (2002- )

Reflections on Baptism
3 - Remembering Baptism by Mary S. Hulst
6 - Grace Abounding: A Conversation on Baptism
10 - The Baptism of Babies: What Does the Bible Say? by Wilbert M. Van Dyk
12 - Infant Baptism in Our Reformed Confessions by Lyle D. Bierma
14 - Interview with David Gifford: Challenges of Baptism in a Missionary Setting

Departments
15 - Continuing Education

A Proposal For Creating A Master Of Divinity Specialization In Stewardship And An Ma In Stewardship And Development Program, John R. Frank

Doctor of Ministry

Critics and research indicate that inadequate leadership in stewardship education has led to inaccurate teaching, wrong attitudes, and a lack of generosity in the Christian church and parachurch ministries. This teaching has led tnany churches and parachurch organizations to etnphasize fundraising rather than the steward's spiritual journey and relationship with God. The dissertation addresses the need for a new look at stewardship, the theology of stewardship, and how stewardship is presented to the local church and parachurch.

The thesis of this project is that in order to itnprove stewardship in the Christian church, leadership must teach cotnprehensive, biblical stewardship with …

A Project To Foster Spiritual Formation In Online Classrooms, Robert Vaughan

Doctor of Ministry

Online programs are a growing phenomenon in adult education. Many Christian colleges and universities use this method to meet the educational needs of non-traditional students. A drawback of online education is the challenge to address the spiritual needs of students in a virtual environment. This project will propose an approach for fostering spiritual formation in asynchronous, adult online educational programs.

Section 2 will demonstrate the problem of fostering spiritual formation in online environments including the following issues: the demographics of the project, an organizational analysis of the project, and historical timelines of online adult education.

Section 3 will explore how …

Radical Reformation Ecclesiology As Theological Politics : The Church In Anarchistic Dissent Against Imperial Theology, Scott Cooper Mcdaniel

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Research Project / Management As A Liberal Art / The Virtue Of Profit, C. William Pollard, Peter F. Drucker

C. William Pollard Papers

In this memo sent to his grandson, Pollard provides a summary of the concept of "Management as a Liberal Art" in addition to a letter from Peter Drucker and several documents with Drucker quotations. The latter are taking from the following sources:

Drucker, P. (1942) The Freedom of Industrial Man. Virginia Quarterly Review 18 (4),481-499. The citation comes from pp. 482-483.

Drucker, P.F. (1988). Teaching the Work of Management. New Management 6 (2), 2-5. The citation comes from p. 5. Drucker, P.F. (1989). The New Realities: In government and politics, in economics and business, in society and worldview. New York: …

Atonement In Hosea And The Prodigal Son: Relationality As Personhood And The Being Of God, Stephen Sherwood

Seminary Masters Theses

My project will provide a survey of traditional atonement metaphors, with a particular emphasis upon contrasting penal substitution with a covenantal relational understanding of the atonement, and will then posit that a covenantal relational approach is ideal for resonance with a postmodem audience.

I will seek to determine whether any single biblical metaphor or cluster of metaphors provides an interpretive matrix for all discussion of the atonement in a way that is both biblically faithful and conceptually accessible to a postmodem world. I contend that atonement discussions in typical evangelical contexts may be both biblically insufficient and culturally inadequate and …

Where Are The Twenty-Year-Olds? Tools For The Church To Connect And Retain A Generation, Lars Rood

Doctor of Ministry

A generation of young people are losing their connection to the church today. Research by the Barna Group shows that "61 % of students who were active in church during their teenage years disengaged during their twenties."1 Many churches struggle to adequately connect with and retain the twenty-something generation. This inability to connect stems from changing culture, technology, new worldviews, and a lack of formal training in institutes of higher education. Raised with the Internet, instant messaging, cell phones, and hundreds of television channels, this generation is undoubtedly well informed. Yet many churches no longer speak their language. I believe …

Prostitutes, Prodigals And The Story Of God's Embrace, Steve Sherwood

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Excerpt: "This book has been stewing inside of me for a long time. When I was sixteen years old, I sat in a living room in Round Rock, Texas at a Young Life meeting and heard a college kid tell the story of Hosea and Gomer and then say, "God loves us like that." I'd never heard anything like that and I now know that Hosea was not a story regularly told in Young Life. I have no idea why my Young Life leader chose it. Regardless, that image has stuck in my head for almost thirty years.

Other experiences …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 89 - Advent / Christmas (September 2008), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Inclusive Communion by Mark Stephenson....3

The Angels' Message by Linda DeWit Kooiman....12

People and Places of the Nativity by Ron Toornstra....14

Teach Us to Number Our Days by Randall Buursma....21

N.T. Wright on Word and Sacraments (Part 1 of 3) by N.T. Wright....22

From Lament to Praise by Chad Vandervalk....24

Epiphany: Words of Hope by John Groen....26

Celebrating Missions by Steve Van Zanen and Bill Thornburg....28

A Music Director's Dilemma by Phillip M. Hash....33

Unlocking the Living Word by Todd Farley....36

Kids Creating Art for Worship by Trish Turkstra …

Atonement In Hosea And The Prodigal Son: Relationality As Personhood And The Being Of God, Steve Sherwood

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Excerpt from Introduction: "My project will provide a survey of traditional atonement metaphors, with a particular emphasis upon contrasting penal substitution with a covenantal relational understanding of the atonement, and will then posit that a covenantal relational approach is ideal for resonance with a postmodern audience.

I will seek to determine whether any single biblical metaphor or cluster of metaphors provides an interpretive matrix for all discussion of the atonement in a way that is both biblically faithful and conceptually accessible to a postmodern world. I contend that atonement discussions in typical evangelical contexts may be both biblically insufficient and …

Faith And The Sublation Of Modernity: Kierkegaard And The Transformation Of Fideism, James Mark Shields

Faculty Journal Articles

This article retraces the “genealogy” of the fideist perspective in philosophy as well as literature, especially within the writings of Søren Kierkegaard and the novel Don Quixote. It contends that a demythologized perspective of the fideist-humanist sort, based upon Erasmian tolerance and intellectual creativity and updated with the insights of post-analytic theory (e.g., the work of Alasdair MacIntyre, Richard Rorty, and Jeffrey Stout), without revoking the vocabulary of transcendence, can reinforce the weathered but still valuable post-Enlightenment moral vocabulary, and can reiterate the humaneness of liberal hope without undue encumbrance from the dogmatic baggage of traditional theological jargon and metaphysics.

Religion And Science At The Turn Of The Century, Calvin Jongsma

Pro Rege

This article was published in the 2007 issue of the online Journal of the ACMS (Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences).