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E Pluribus Unum? Quaker Approaches To Plurality And Unity In Pennsylvania 1682-1764, Stephen W. Angell Jan 2006

E Pluribus Unum? Quaker Approaches To Plurality And Unity In Pennsylvania 1682-1764, Stephen W. Angell

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.


Petrine Ministry And Christocracy: A Response To Ut Unum Sint, Paul N. Anderson Jan 2005

Petrine Ministry And Christocracy: A Response To Ut Unum Sint, Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

No abstract provided.


Resources On The Historical Study Of Jesus, Dennis Ingolfsland Jan 2005

Resources On The Historical Study Of Jesus, Dennis Ingolfsland

The Christian Librarian

Jesus of Nazareth has been the center of significant media attention in recent years. Even before Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," Jesus had been the focus of featu re articles in Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report. Jesus was also the subject of television documentaries by PBS, A&E, T LC, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel and even a fu ll length prime time special by ABC News. Most presentations focus on Jesus as a man of history. In fact, the last 20 yea rs have been part of what scholars are now calling the "Third …


Theologies Of Church Government In The Hungarian Lutheran Church During Communism (1945-1990), Tibor Fabiny Jr. Aug 2004

Theologies Of Church Government In The Hungarian Lutheran Church During Communism (1945-1990), Tibor Fabiny Jr.

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Transformative Dimensions Within Wesley’S Understanding Of Christian Perfection, Irv Brendlinger Apr 2004

Transformative Dimensions Within Wesley’S Understanding Of Christian Perfection, Irv Brendlinger

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

After seeing four of Wesley's foundational assumptions, we shall look briefly at his description of Christian Perfection and then develop transformative dimensions within Christian Perfection.


Columba And Spiritual Proximity, Alexander Rolfe Jan 2004

Columba And Spiritual Proximity, Alexander Rolfe

Faculty Publications - George Fox University Library

This essay argues that nearness to other monks is a dominant theme in Adomnan's Life of St. Columba. Spiritual proximity is of much greater concern in early Irish monasticism than in Benedictine or Pachomian monasticism, even though the Irish are noted for lonely peregrinatio.


The Growth Of The Christian Church (Chapter 2 Of "Expressions Of Faith"), Ken Badley, Dana Antayá-Moore, Amy Kostelyk Jan 2004

The Growth Of The Christian Church (Chapter 2 Of "Expressions Of Faith"), Ken Badley, Dana Antayá-Moore, Amy Kostelyk

Faculty Publications - College of Education

Aimed at 7th-graders in Canada, this textbook uses stories to educate about the world's major religions. Chapter 2, posted here, covers the rise of Christianity.


Beyond Self-Interest: The Political Theory And Practice Of Evangelical Women In Antebellum America, Mark Hall Jul 2002

Beyond Self-Interest: The Political Theory And Practice Of Evangelical Women In Antebellum America, Mark Hall

Faculty Publications - Department of History and Politics

No abstract provided.


Sources Of Authority In The Koinonia, Alexander Rolfe Jan 2001

Sources Of Authority In The Koinonia, Alexander Rolfe

Faculty Publications - George Fox University Library

A striking feature of the first communal monasteries is the degree of authority the monks gave to their superiors. Why did so many Christians flock to these new communities and yield total control to the abbot? This essay considers how Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism, and his successor Theodore, gained such trust and confidence.


Catharine Beecher: America's First Female Philosopher And Theologian, Mark Hall Jan 2000

Catharine Beecher: America's First Female Philosopher And Theologian, Mark Hall

Faculty Publications - Department of History and Politics

No abstract provided.


Jesus And Peace, Paul N. Anderson Jan 1994

Jesus And Peace, Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Using recent biblical scholarship, this essay seeks to clarify Jesus' teachings on peace and their implications for those who desire to follow his way.


Peter And The Beloved Disciple: Figures For A Community In Crisis -- Book Review, Paul N. Anderson Jan 1991

Peter And The Beloved Disciple: Figures For A Community In Crisis -- Book Review, Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Peter and the Beloved Disciple: Figures for a Community in Crisis, by Kevin Quast. JSNTSup 32. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1989. Pp. 236.


A Study Of The Views Of Major Eighteenth Century Evangelicals On Slavery And Race, With Special Reference To John Wesley, Irv A. Brendlinger Jan 1982

A Study Of The Views Of Major Eighteenth Century Evangelicals On Slavery And Race, With Special Reference To John Wesley, Irv A. Brendlinger

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

The rise of the British antislavery movement was the result of a complex interplay of a number of influences and factors. One of these factors was the resurgence of evangelical Christianity in the mid-eighteenth century. All of the eighteenth century antislavery leaders were committed churchmen ; most of them were staunch Evangelicals. It is the purpose of this study to examine selected specific attitudes and motives of the most significant antislavery leaders.

The first part of the thesis deals with William Wilberforce, John Newton , Thomas Clarkson James Ramsay, Granville Sharp, Anthony Benezet and John Wesley, exploring the following issues: …


Martin Luther's Concept Of Biblical Interpretation In Historical Perspective, R. Larry Shelton Jan 1974

Martin Luther's Concept Of Biblical Interpretation In Historical Perspective, R. Larry Shelton

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

No abstract provided.


The Emphasis Of The Zurich Reformers On The Subjective Work Of The Holy Spirit In The Interpreter, R. Larry Shelton Jan 1974

The Emphasis Of The Zurich Reformers On The Subjective Work Of The Holy Spirit In The Interpreter, R. Larry Shelton

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Significant Fulfilled Prophecies In The History Of Israel From The Time Of Moses To The Fall Of Jerusalem In 586 B.C., Roland R. Walkes May 1950

A Study Of Significant Fulfilled Prophecies In The History Of Israel From The Time Of Moses To The Fall Of Jerusalem In 586 B.C., Roland R. Walkes

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

No abstract provided.


Margaret Fell: The Mother Of The Early Quaker Church, James Herbert Midgley Jan 1916

Margaret Fell: The Mother Of The Early Quaker Church, James Herbert Midgley

Historical Quaker Books

Published for the Friends' Tract Association, Series: Friends ancient and modern ; no. 11