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The Effectiveness Of Utilizing Various Memory Cues In The Preaching Event At Sandy Plains Baptist Church In Shelby, North Carolina, Garin Hill

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Every Sunday pastors across the spectrum attempt to preach in memorable ways. So if traditional wisdom is actually true – most churchgoers forget the sermon immediately upon leaving church – then does that qualify as memorable? While realizing no sermon lingers forever, this project explores ways to give the sermon a longer shelf life in the parishioner’s memory. Specifically, by utilizing picture, story, and object lesson in various sermons, this experiment conducted at Sandy Plains Baptist Church in Shelby, North Carolina, examines which memory cues (if any) are most effective in keeping the sermon fixed in the long-term memory of …

Advent Devotional Guide 2015, Belmont University

Advent Devotional Guides

No abstract provided.

Leo The Great On The Supremacy Of The Bishop Of Rome, Denis Kaiser

Faculty Publications

Pope Leo the Great built his rationale for the supreme authority of the bishop of Rome on an existing tradition, yet with his additions he developed a theoretical rationale for later papal claims to absolute and supreme power in the ecclesiastical and secular realms. Previous bishops and church leaders had laid increasing stress on the unique role of the Apostle Peter as the founder of the Roman churches and episcopacy, the significance of the Roman bishop as Peter’s successor, and the apostolic significance of the city and episcopacy of Rome. Yet Leo’s rationale for the absolute control and power of …

Some Reflections On The Field Of Sermon Studies, Robert Ellison

English Faculty Research

Multidisciplinary endeavours with the word ‘studies’ in their names have brought like-minded scholars together for over sixty years. Those specializing in certain parts of the world, for example, can join the North American Conference on British Studies (founded in 1950), the British Association for American Studies (1955), the African Studies Association (1957), or a host of other groups. Similarly, organisations for scholars interested in specific time periods include the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies (1983), the Society for Renaissance Studies (1967) and the European Network for Avant-Garde and Modernism Studies. Finally, students of politics, gender and other aspects …

Robot Saints, Christopher B. Swift

Publications and Research

In the Middle Ages, articulating religious figures like wooden Deposition crucifixes and ambulatory saints were tools for devotion, techno-mythological objects that distilled the wonders of engineering and holiness. Robots are gestures toward immortality, created in the face of the undeniable fact and experience of the ongoing decay of our fleshy bodies. Both like and unlike human beings, robots and androids occupy a nebulous perceptual realm between life and death, animation and inanimation. Masahiro Mori called this in-between space the “uncanny valley.” In this essay I argue that unlike a modern person apprehending an android (the uncanny human-like object that resides …

New Leaves On Old Trees: A Synthesis Of Early American Music Through Contemporary Composition, Leslie A. Robinson

Selected Honors Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the hymnody and choral music of 17th, 18th, and early 19th century Protestant communities in America with the goal of creating a historically informed composition that articulates musical and theological ideas of the past with a fresh voice. It will emphasize unique characteristics of the musical communities and connections between the communities. It will also focus on two relationships within individual communities: the association between the community’s music and its texts, and the connection between its theology and musical identity. The thesis and composition should reveal an understanding of early American musical …

Facilitating Holistic Spiritual Formation At The Northside Church Of Christ In Laredo, Texas, Kirk R. Cowell

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This thesis describes a project to facilitate holistic spiritual formation at the Northside Church of Christ in Laredo, Texas. A program consisting of seven weekly sessions of intergenerational religious experiences was enacted at the church in hopes of catalyzing growth in the cognitive, relational, affective, and behavioral domains. These sessions were constructed on a foundation consisting of the experiences of the non-class Churches of Christ—a group of congregations that has historically rejected the Bible class model—and informed by the intergenerational formation literature. Evaluation of this project showed relational and affective growth greater than what the congregation had experienced with the …

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 49 No 2 - November 2014), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: Christian Social Ethics as a Form of Missionary Ecclesiology: A Case Study of the Dutch Reformed Experience by Gerard C. den Hertog - 174 / The Estimation of the World: A Comparison Between Calvin and Van Ruler by Willem van Vlastuin - 186 / Simon Goulart (1543-1628) and the Consolation of Troubled Souls by Scott M. Manetsch - 201 / Good News for the Poor: An Analysis of Calvin's Concept of Poor Relief and the Diaconate in Light of His Two Kingdoms Paradigm by Matthew J. Tuininga - 221 / The Impact of a Gap in Existence on …

Love Of God And Neighbor, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for the Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time, October 26, 2014: Ex 22:20-26; Ps 18:2-4, 47-51; 1 Thes 1:5-10; Mt 22:34-40. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

2014-15 Chapel Schedule, Taylor University

Chapel Schedules

No abstract provided.

The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 61, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Reformed Worship (Rw) 113 - Advent / Christmas (September 2014), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Prepare the Way by Jeremy Summers....3

Noteworthy: Mirroring the Psalms in Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany by Martin Tel....13

Articles

Editorial: Christmas Unwrapped by Joyce Borger....2

Q&A: The Church Year as Evangelistic Resource; Active and Passive Advent Piety; and Weaving Together Christmastide and New Year’s Day by John D. Witvliet....42

We Sing of an Unfailing Love by David W. Music....46

Resources

A Time for Waiting by Rochelle A. Stackhouse....20

Isaiah’s Peaceable Kingdom....26

Welcome, Welcome, Jesus by Veena Kulkarni and John Groen....29

What Name Is Given in Bethlehem? by Sonya Vanderveen Feddema....30

The …

Human Representatives Of Divine Authority, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for the Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time, August 24, 2014: Is 22:19-23; Ps 138; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Privileges Of Jews And Christians, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 10, 2014: Is 55:1-3; Ps 145; Rom 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Theological Aesthetics And Performatism In The Aestheticization Of The Roman Catholic Liturgy, Audrey Seah

Obsculta

No abstract provided.

Warrior King Or Prince Of Peace?, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 6, 2014: Zec 9:9-10; Ps 144; Rom 8:9-13; Mt 11:25-30. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Retrieving Ember Days, Roger Pieper

Obsculta

No abstract provided.

The Octave Day Of Christmas: Historical Development And Modern Liturgical Practice, Christopher Labadie

Obsculta

The octave day of Christmas has had a wide variety of commemorations attached to it throughout the Christian era. This work sought to trace the historical development of the feast, beginning with an ancient Marian feast from the Church at Rome. I explore some of the liturgical rites associated with this feast, and the subsequent development of the Feast of the Circumcision. I conclude the paper with a discussion of some of the more recent commemorations tied to the octave and then examine the current liturgical practices according to the Roman Missal.

The Didache Prayer, & Notes On The Score, Timothy Dusenbury

Obsculta

No abstract provided.

Reformed Worship (Rw) 112 - Justice (June 2014), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Worship Is: Working for Justice by Peter Vander Meulen....3

Just Amos by Shannon Jammal- Hollemans, Kate Kooyman, and Kris Van Engen....8

Noteworthy: Giving Voice to Justice by Joy Engelsman....16

Articles

Editorial: Shalom by Joyce Borger....2

A Matter of the Heart by Mark Stephenson....35

Gift of Love by David W. Music....43

Q&A: On Deep Spiritual Engagement in Worship and the Phrase “Pray with Me” by John D. Witvliet....46

Resources

The Abundance of God by Erica Schemper....24

The Abundance of God: Prayer Stations by Erica Schemper....29

Prayers for Justice, Reconciliation, and Peace …

Sewing New Theological Cloth On An Old Liturgical Cloak: New Theological Expressions & Tensions Created By The Liturgical Reforms Of Vatican Ii In The Liturgy Of The Hours, Stephen J. Picard

LMU Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Developing An Intentional Mentoring Model For Disciple Formation At The Mayfair Church Of Christ, Jason Bybee

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This doctor of ministry thesis presents the results of a project to lead a team in the development of an intentional mentoring model for disciple formation at the Mayfair Church of Christ. This intervention involved the team members in a series of sessions during September and October 2013. Project sessions were designed to provide participants an intentional mentoring experience through exposure to four core practices: exploration of the biblical text, appreciative inquiry exercises, communal sharing, and prayer. Sessions were informed by (1) an understanding of discipleship as following behind Jesus and walking alongside our fellow sojourners, (2) the nature of …

A Theology Of Creation Lived Out In Christian Hymnody, Beth Hoeltke

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

Hoeltke, Beth June “A Theology of Creation Lived Out in Christian Hymnody.” Ph.D. diss., Concordia Seminary, 2014. 308 pp.

A seminal article written by Lynn White in the mid-1960’s indicted Christianity as a major cause affecting the ecological crisis of the day. White emphasized that the Christian tradition practiced domination rather than dominion and ownership rather than stewardship. Since White’s article Christian theologians have challenged his interpretation. One of the unexamined sources of the church’s teaching on creation is hymnody. This dissertation examines this source. Hymns play a vital role in the church’s teaching as they have the ability to …

The Faithful Flyer, 04-27-2014, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

The Wardrobe Of Easter: Compassion, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about how compassion enebles Christians to help others, live in community, and immitate God.

The Wardrobe Of Easter: Kindness, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about cultivating kindness in our attitudes toward and dealings with others.

The Wardrobe Of Easter: Humility, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about jumility that encourages Christians to confess their sin, trust and obey God, and submit to the authority of God's Word.

The Wardrobe Of Easter: Gentleness, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about gentelness as a counter-cultural Christian witness.

The Wardrobe Of Easter: Patience, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about God's patience with his sinful children, which Christians imitate in their dealings with others.

The Wardrobe Of Easter: Forgiveness, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about how forgiveness imitates God, shows Christ-like care for others, and frees the forgiver.