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Penance And Peace, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle C liturgical readings for Christmas Midnight Mass, December 25, 2012: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96; Titus 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Our Role In Peacemaking, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle C liturgical readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 23, 2012: Mi 5:1-4; Ps 80; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

The Virtue Of Profit (California), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

This particular version of the "Virtue of Profit" speech was prepared by Pollard for a meeting with a Chinese business associate. In it he contends that profit can be considered virtuous when it allows servant leaders to invest in employees, thereby contributing to the moral and spiritual formation of human beings.

Waiting According To His Promise, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about waiting for Christ's return with discernment, patience, eagerness, and faithfulness.

The Value Of The Death Of Christ, Norm Mathers

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

The Faithful Flyer, 12-09-2012 To 01-13-2013, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Divine Gifts To Jerusalem And To Mary, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle C liturgical readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, December 9, 2012: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126; Phil 1:4-11; Lk 3:1-6. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Redemption, James K.A. Smith

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

The Faithful Flyer, 12-02-2012, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Judgment And New Beginning, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle C liturgical readings for the First Sunday of Advent, December 2, 2012: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25; 1 Thes 3:12-4:2; Lk 21:25-28 and 34-36. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

The Banner - V. 147, No. 12 - (December 2012), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

6 - Editorial: Living with a Foot in Each World by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Wake Up and Pay Attention by Joyce Kane / 8 - IMHO: Muzak by Frank DeVries / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 11 - News: Christmas Dinner for Lacombe / 17 - Frequently Asked Questions / 18 - God’s Belly Button by Leonard Vander Zee / 21 - Relating: When Traditions Fail Us by Mary Vandervennen / 22 - The View from Here: ’Tis the Season by Joel Boot / 23 - Finding Truth Amid Turbulence in China …

My Peace I Give Unto You Christianity's Critique Of Roman And American Exceptionalism, Ryan Tindall

HIM 1990-2015

Throughout the history of the United States, its inhabitants have looked upon their nation as a special place. In some cases, this has exceeded the natural and simple love of home and country and taken a more extreme form. Important to this bent is the tendency to see the nation, its beliefs, and its actions around the world as divinely sanctioned and inspired in some regard. This is a generally necessary component to the idea of American Exceptionalism, which views the United States as a nation with a divinely imposed mission to spread civilization, freedom, and democracy to the ends …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 106 - Lent / Easter (December 2012), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Fulfilled by Ron Toornstra....3

Psalms: Voicing a Counter-World by Walter Brueggemann....22

The King of Creation in the Gardens of Redemption by Verlan Van Ee....36

Articles

Editorial: Living in Tension by Joyce Borger....2

Q&A: Virtual Lord's Supper by John Witvliet....15

For Pastors: Don't Look at That by Scott Hoezee....16

He Showed Them His Wounds by Leonard J. Vander Zee....18

With Unveiled Faces by Julia K. Start Fletcher....21

Words that Seep into Your Soul by Becky Hoeksema....30

Resources

Come and See: The Cross of Christ by Marianne and George VanDelft....10

How …

Examining Crime Among College-Aged Christians: Are Christian Religious Beliefs Associated With Low Levels Of Criminal Activity?, Paul Rickert

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this correlational study into crime among college-aged Christians in the United States is to determine if indicating higher levels of Christian spiritual growth is associated with lower levels of criminal behavior. A convenience sample of college aged Christians was given an online survey to measure self-reported criminality measured by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Uniform Crime Reports Part I and Part II and self-reported religious convictions as measured by Bufford et al.'s Christ-like Spiritual Growth Scale. This quantitative study then analyzed data generated from 57 respondents and found that reporting higher rates of Christ-like …

Leadership Training Program For Shared Leadership Based On Super Leadership At Cheo-Eum Korean Presbyterian Church : A Study Of Christian Leadership, Houng Jin Youn

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Problem Of Evil, Modern Calvinism And The Doctrine Of Free Will: Is John Feinberg's Theodicy A Coherent Resolution To The Problem Of Tragic Moral Evil?, Michael Obanla

Masters Theses

The thesis examines and evaluates Feinberg's theistic defense against the problem of evil with a view to determining whether it represents a coherent and consistent resolution to the problem of tragic moral evil. The thesis relies on three criteria for the evaluation: the internal consistency of Feinberg's theistic defense, its exegetical accuracy, and epistemic adequacy.

"When The Eternal Can Be Met": Bergsonian Time In The Theologies Of C.S. Lewis, T.S. Eliot, And W.H. Auden, James Corey Latta

Dissertations

C. S. Lewis, T. S. Eliot, and W. H. Auden all converted to the Christian faith and, upon conversion, turned to the theme of time in their post-conversion works. Interestingly, these Christian authors employed the secular philosophical framework of Henri Bergson’s theory of duration to construct their theologies of time. As texts fostered by Bergson’s ideas of intuition, the dualistic self, and durative force, Lewis’s The Great Divorce, Eliot’sFour Quartets, and Auden’s “Kairos and Logos” are theological works that depict time as an agent.

Anthropological Apologetics: A Proposal Of An Anthropological Compendium As Evidence For The Imago Dei, Jeffrey R. Dickson

Masters Theses

Evangelical scholarship has shown great admiration for the work of Gary Habermas and others in their contribution to Christian apologetics by validating the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus Christ with a list of minimal facts generally agreed to by historical and biblical scholars. This thesis will explore the methodology of the minimal facts approach and appropriate it as a tool to explore the data within the field of anthropology which offers evidence for the biblical concept of the Imago Dei. This study will focus on Wolfhart Pannenberg in his critically acclaimed work demonstrating the importance of the theological perspective …

Making Disciples Through Evangelism: A Plan For The Evangelist Who Only Has One Chance At A New Convert, Richard Hertless

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Making disciples is an integral part of being a Christian. God has called some to be Evangelists (Ephesians 4:11). The rationale of the project is the need to fulfill the Great Commission's command of "making disciples." The value of this project is the plan that is developed to ensure that new converts will be placed with a disciple to confirm his or her Christian growth. This project will take the reader through a step-by-step plan to prepare, conduct and follow-up on an evangelism event to ensure that the Great Commission is fulfilled for the new convert to successfully walk in …

The Fall Of "Augustinian Adam": Original Fragility And Supralapsarian Purpose, John Schneider

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

This essay is framed by conflict between Christianity and Darwinian science over the history of the world and the nature of original human personhood. Evolutionary science narrates a long prehuman geological and biological history filled with vast amounts, kinds, and distributions of apparently random brutal and pointless suffering. It has also unveiled an original human person with animal psychosomatic heredity. This narrative seems to discredit Christianity's (Augustinian) metanarrative of the Fall-Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained. The author contends that the Augustinian story and its character of Adam are implausible, anyway, for reasons of theology and apologetics. He proposes that Christians …

The Baptized As Beneficiaries Of Christ's Work, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle B liturgical readings for the Feast of Christ the King, November 25, 2012: Dn 7:13-14; Ps 93; Rv 1:5-8; Jn 18:33-37. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

How To Be Happy: An Interview With Kevin Corcoran, Kevin Corcoran, Evan Rosa

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

A Thankful People, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about numerous spiritual blessings for which we can give thanks to God.

The Faithful Flyer, 11-18-2012, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

The Faithful Flyer, 11-11-2012, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Helping Widows, Orphans In A Just Society, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle B liturgical readings for the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 11, 2012: 1 Kg 17:10-16; Ps 146; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44.This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

The Faithful Flyer, 11-04-2012, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

The Banner - V. 147, No. 11 - (November 2012), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

6 - Editorial: Rich Toward God by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Resonance by Jennifer M. Parker / 8 - IMHO: Arm in Arm by Harry Kuperus / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 10 - News: Board of Trustees Endorses U.S. Asylum Legislation / 17 - Frequently Asked Questions / 18 - Can a Growing Business Sustain a Healthy Planet? by Evert Van Der Heide and Cal Jen / 21 - Next: I’m Staying by Tom Kok / 22 - Many Tribes, One Gospel by Nancy Vander Meer / 26 - The View from …

„Zurück Zu Schleiermacher! Und Von Schleiermacher Aus Vorwärts!“ Georg Wobbermin And The Legacy Of Schleiermacher In Weimar Liberal Protestantism, Brent A. R. Hege

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

As dialectical theology rose to prominence in the years following World War I, the new theologians sought to distance themselves from liberalism in a number of ways, an important one being a rejection of Schleiermacher’s methods and conclusions. In reading the history of Weimar-era theology as it has been written in the twentieth century one would be forgiven for assuming that Schleiermacher found no defenders during this time, as liberal theology quietly faded into the twilight. However, a closer examination of this period reveals a different story. The last generation of liberal theologians consistently appealed to Schleiermacher for support and …

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 47 No 2 - November 2012), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: All Is Well by Stanley D. Walters - 192 / A Good Sermon Is Hard to Find by Stanley Mast - 215 / Preaching the Creeds and Confessions of the Church: The Case for Theological Literacy by Wilbert M. Van Dyk - 224 / Applying Gracefully by Scott E. Hoezee - 237 / Balancing the Spiritual Diet: Suggestions for Preaching from the Book of Hebrews by Thomas J. Niehof - 248 / Applying Daniel's Messages to the Church Today by Sidney Greidanus - 257 / Scripture and Preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary by Arie C. Leder, Katrina M. …