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The Transformational Power Of Forgiveness Within The Church, Mary Mckenzie

Masters Theses

This thesis seeks to explore and describe the concepts and effects of forgiveness within the church. It shows that the roots of violence, suffering, and pain are in the unhealed wounds of the past. It examines biblical, theological, and psychological materials on forgiveness, unforgiveness, and health benefits. Learning about forgiveness and how to use the skills can conceivably enhance mental and physical health through an optimistic and hopeful outlook on life. It highlights the differences of the definition and understanding of forgiveness and forgiveness from an intercultural perspective. Results from participants’ from five ethnic groups (African, African American, Asian, Caribbean, …

Impact Amid Absence: The Synod Of Dordt And The French Huguenots., Karin Maag

CTS Faculty Publications and Creative Activity

This contribution investigates the reasons behind the absence of delegates from the French Reformed (Huguenot) churches at the Synod of Dordt, setting the reasons for their absence in the broader political and religious context of the times. I argue that the connections between the French Reformed church and the Synod of Dordt were significant both before and after the synod met, but that the Huguenots had a rather different project in mind (religious reconciliation among Reformed Protestants and even possibly between Reformed and Lutheran Christians) when they considered the possibility of an international gathering of Reformed theologians. Although the Huguenot …

Sacred Time In The Work Of Makoto Shinkai, Kassandra I. Schreiber

Undergraduate Honors Theses

This thesis looks at two works of anime director, writer, and producer Makoto Shinkai and examines how they create sacred experiences through the visual and narratological construction of time. Mircea Elaide’s concept of eternal return is joined with Gilles Deleuze’s film theory of Time-Images and time crystals to analyze the creation of sacred moments: moments of rejuvenation and reorientation. Not only are the two films, 5 Centimeters per Second and Your Name, read through the lens of these theories but these movies also illustrate how anime is unique art form that is well suited for the manipulation of time and …

Leonardo Boff’S Social-Environmental Ecology Exposition, Analysis, And Appropriation For Lutheran Theology, Alan Furst

Master of Art Theology Thesis

Furst, Alan Diego. “Leonardo Boff’s Social-Environmental Ecology: Exposition, Analysis, and Appropriation for Lutheran Theology.” MA Thesis, Concordia Seminary, 2018. 107pp.

Ecological issues throughout the world present an urgent need for a deepened theological approach to the doctrine of creation. In fact, recent studies have shown that such issues point to a more serious problem with the entire system at work shaping social relations today. This situation calls Christian theologians to rethink the doctrine of creation in light of ecological issues. This includes Lutheran theologians, who still need to address the current situation involving ecological issues and to offer reflections and …

Review Of "Excusing Sinners And Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment Of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, And Divine Involvement In Evil" By Guillaume Bignon, Kevin Timpe

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

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Review Of The Cosmic Common Good: Religious Grounds For Ecological Ethics By Daniel P. Scheid, Jame Schaefer

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Christianity And Gambling: An Introduction, Massimo Leone

Occasional Papers

Religions hold complex relations with games and, in particular, with gambling. The article focuses on Christianity. On the one hand, the history of this religion shows a tendency to condemn games as source of distraction from spiritual rectitude and to stigmatize gambling, above all, as opening to metaphysical randomness and, as a consequence, as challenge to the idea of divine omniscience. On the other hand, Christianity has also sought to reinterpret games, and even gambling, as possible occasion for moral improvement and as useful distraction from the hardship of monastic life. A theological perspective that reaches its peak in Thomas …

Book Review Of Maximus The Confessor. Jesus Christ And The Transfiguration Of The World, By Paul M. Blowers, Marcus Plested

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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People Or Profit: A Comparison Of Health Care In Brazil And The United States, Alexandre A. Martins

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

This essay offers a reflection about the increasing influence of profit in Catholic health care. Based on Jesus' teaching that shows that the need of the wounded person on the street comes first (Luke 10: 25-37), Catholic health care ministry has the challenge to create services where people, not profit, come first.

Natura Sanat: On Ecological Aspects Of Healing Miracles In Kalwaria Pacławska, Poland, Kamila Baraniecka-Olszewska

Journal of Global Catholicism

The subject-matter of my article is a change affecting the discourse on miraculous healings in a Catholic Marian sanctuary – Kalwaria Pacławska – run by Franciscan friars in the South-Eastern Poland and a way in which those changes affect pilgrims’ bodies. In Kalwaria Pacławska there meet, intersect and compete various religious and secular discourses and they all influence emotions and bodily sensations accompanying pilgrimage to this sacred site. One of those discourses has been introduced to Kalwaria just recently. The central element of the sanctuary is the miraculous image of Virgin Mary which is the goal of numerous pilgrimages from …

Authors' Introduction, Kamila Baraniecka-Olszewska, Magdalena Lubanska

Journal of Global Catholicism

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Editor's Introduction, Marc R. Loustau

Journal of Global Catholicism

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Christianity Of Conscience: Religion Over Politics In The Williams-Cotton Debate, Sophie Farthing

Bound Away: The Liberty Journal of History

This research project examines Roger Williams’s representation of the relationship between church and state as demonstrated in his controversy with the Massachusetts Bay Puritans, specifically in his pamphlet war with Boston minister John Cotton. Maintaining an emphasis on primary research, the essay explores Williams’s and Cotton’s writings on church-state relations and seeks to provide contextual analysis in light of religious, social, economic, and political influences. In addition, this essay briefly discusses well-known historiographical interpretations of Williams’ position and of his significance to American religious and political thought, seeking to establish a synthesis of the evidence surrounding the debate and a …

Cast Off The Yoke Of Tyranny!: The Influence Of The Reformation Upon The Enlightenment And World Revolution, Kevan D. Keane

Bound Away: The Liberty Journal of History

This paper explores the connection between the Protestant Reformation and the Revolutions in America and France during the eighteenth century. When the Reformation started, with it came a strong opposition to absolutism and other forms of perceived tyranny. Over time, this culminated in both the American and French Revolutions. An oft-neglected subject in the history of these events, however, is the influence of the Reformation upon Enlightenment philosophers such as John Locke. Locke lived in seventeenth-century England at a time when the Geneva Bible outdid the King James Bible in popularity. The Geneva Bible contained marginal notes that promoted the …

Paragraphs Of The Bible: Nehemiah 1-7, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Judges 17-21, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Joshua 1-5, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Deuteronomy 31-34, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Deuteronomy 28-30, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Deuteronomy 1-27, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Numbers 1-10, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Exodus 33-40, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Exodus 1-11, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Second Chronicles 1-9, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Second Samuel 15-24, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Second Samuel 1-4, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Proverbs 30-31, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Proverbs 25-29, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Psalms 136-150, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Psalms 76-90, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

No abstract provided.