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The Creedal Symbols Of My Great Grandparents : The Adinkra Symbols Reveal The Theology Of The Akans People Of Ghana, Kofi Amoateng
The Creedal Symbols Of My Great Grandparents : The Adinkra Symbols Reveal The Theology Of The Akans People Of Ghana, Kofi Amoateng
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Relational Reading For Biblical Discourses: A New Strategy For Preparing Biblical Preaching, Sung-Shin Park
Relational Reading For Biblical Discourses: A New Strategy For Preparing Biblical Preaching, Sung-Shin Park
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this thesis project is to propose a new strategy for preparing Biblical Preaching by demonstrating the value of using Relational Reading (RR). Since preaching is communication between God and His people, preachers must properly handle God’s message, His Word, written for His people. RR is a powerful interpretive tool that can help maintain the integrity of Scripture and assist pastors in their biblical preaching ministry. Theoretical and biblical research was conducted in relevant literature and articles on hermeneutics, homiletics and linguistics. Based on surveys sent to current pastors, the present situation of biblical interpreting and preaching was …
Reconciling Universal Salvation And Freedom Of Choice In Origen Of Alexandria, Lee W. Sytsma
Reconciling Universal Salvation And Freedom Of Choice In Origen Of Alexandria, Lee W. Sytsma
Dissertations (1934 -)
Origen has traditionally been famous for his universalism, but many scholars now express doubt that Origen believed in a universal and permanent apocatastasis. This is because many scholars are convinced that Origen’s teaching on moral autonomy (or freedom of choice) is logically incompatible with the notion that God foreordains every soul’s future destiny. Those few scholars who do argue that Origen believed in both moral autonomy and universal salvation either do not know how to reconcile these two views in Origen’s theology, or their proposed “solutions” are not convincing. In this dissertation I make two preliminary arguments which allow the …
House Church: Planting Seventh-Day Adventist House Churches Among Rwandese Refugees In Columbus Ohio, Kwesi Gyimah
House Church: Planting Seventh-Day Adventist House Churches Among Rwandese Refugees In Columbus Ohio, Kwesi Gyimah
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Traditional Church attendance is declining among the Rwandese Seventh-day Adventists refugees living in Columbus Ohio. Many of the Rwandese families reside in the same apartment complex carpooling with the few that drive to work and church services where possible. This project is in response to the unique opportunity of the proximity of these families to each other. The goal is to train leaders and plant Seventh-day Adventist house churches in the homes of some of these families so that they may walk to a neighbor's house for worship and fellowship. This project surveyed twenty-five Rwandese refugee adults living on the …
Deacons, The Biblical System Of Church Leadership?, Michael Harbuck
Deacons, The Biblical System Of Church Leadership?, Michael Harbuck
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This project will examine the deacon-led model of church leadership that is employed in many churches today, in order to ascertain whether this model of leadership is consistent with both the New Testament and the witness of the early church. With more than 3,700 churches failing yearly, it is imperative that churches be organized and led in a biblical manner so that they might be positioned for ministry successes in their local contexts. Without a biblical framework and reference for polity, it is highly unlikely that the church will yield results of any lasting nature. This analysis will be done …
Connecting The Church Beyond Prison Ministry: Transitioning The Discipled Prisoner Into A Discipleship Community, Joyce Weathers
Connecting The Church Beyond Prison Ministry: Transitioning The Discipled Prisoner Into A Discipleship Community, Joyce Weathers
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The prison population in the United States surpasses all other countries on a per capita basis. The number of released inmates, who return to prison (recidivism) is staggering. In-prison Christian discipleship programs have successfully transitioned parolees into the free world, but little research has been done to confirm a standard practice for the transition process. Theories abound from clergy and laity alike; yet apathy and fear remain persistent deterrents. The church is confronted with a biblical mandate to assist the incarcerated (Matt. 25:36) and to make disciples (Matt. 28:19). By addressing the current concerns of church and prison ministry leaders, …
7 Essential Keys To Success: Developing The Spiritual Discipline In The Leader, Bernard Winchester
7 Essential Keys To Success: Developing The Spiritual Discipline In The Leader, Bernard Winchester
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
To deny that some leaders have problems, and others do not, is to deny Scripture, history, and experience. All leaders may not have as many problems as some, but all leaders do have problems. These problems are not always produced by the grass-roots membership. Leaders are often the cause of the very problems they see and deplore in the church. It is apparent that this is true when a leader has dishonored the moral standards or departed from sound doctrine. It is more often true when the leader has been indolent, failed to plan his work or work the plan, …
Moving From Performance To Missional Worship: Five Biblical Principles And Practices To Infuse Discipleship Into Worship, Ossie Xzabia Mckinney
Moving From Performance To Missional Worship: Five Biblical Principles And Practices To Infuse Discipleship Into Worship, Ossie Xzabia Mckinney
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
In striving for authentic worship, many worship leaders focus on the sound of the choir and the individual’s relationship with God without considering discipleship. God’s first directive to humanity in Gen. 1:28 supplied God’s instruction for authentic worship, which emphasized discipleship and not music. Training choir members to worship without including discipleship results in the shaping of performers rather than worshipers. Worship must reflect the Trinity and not the skills and ability of the worshiper. When worshipers show God's love through discipleship, they reveal the Godhead. To shape singers holistically, worship leaders must teach their choir members to disciple. This …
Mysteries Of Paradise Revealed & Concealed, Brittany Bryant
Mysteries Of Paradise Revealed & Concealed, Brittany Bryant
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
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Not Quite Calvinist: Cyril Lucaris A Reconsideration Of His Life And Beliefs, Stephanie Falkowski
Not Quite Calvinist: Cyril Lucaris A Reconsideration Of His Life And Beliefs, Stephanie Falkowski
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
Cyril Lucaris is primarily remembered as an Eastern Orthodox patriarch who held Calvinist beliefs. A more nuanced view is gained from often ignored facets of his life and times, the extant letters he wrote, and in recognition of various possible interpretations of the existing evidence. This paper, challenging common misconceptions about Lucaris, explores three main areas relevant to this discussion: his biographical influences, his beliefs and their development, and his own intentions and self-understanding of his relationships with Protestants. The result shows a man engaged in a world influenced by Western theological developments from the Reformation, fostering friendships as he …
Parallels Of Morality: Wilde And Nietzsche’S Challenge To Social Obligation, Amzie A. Dunekacke
Parallels Of Morality: Wilde And Nietzsche’S Challenge To Social Obligation, Amzie A. Dunekacke
Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)
This thesis explores Irish author Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray in relation to a selection of texts by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. To demonstrate the similarities between Wilde and Nietzsche’s challenges to European morality, this work considers these themes, which are present in the ideologies of both Wilde and Nietzsche: the body and sensual pleasure, social construction, and the hypocrisy of altruism. Both radical thinkers castigate Platonic notions of the body as ignoble and weak, and they mock European propriety’s shyness of the body. In addition, Wilde and Nietzsche offer similar criticisms of social laws, adopting a …
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: The Solid Rock Versus The Shifting Sand, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: The Solid Rock Versus The Shifting Sand, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
No abstract provided.
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Two Gates, Two Goals, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Two Gates, Two Goals, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
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The Parables Of Jesus Christ: The Ultimate Evil Eye, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: The Ultimate Evil Eye, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
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The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Don't Darken Your Light, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Don't Darken Your Light, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
No abstract provided.
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: A Traveler, Three Stewards, And Eight Talents, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: A Traveler, Three Stewards, And Eight Talents, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
No abstract provided.
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Virgins, Vessels, And Vigilance, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Virgins, Vessels, And Vigilance, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
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The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Watch And Work, For We Know Not When, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Watch And Work, For We Know Not When, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
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The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Two Invested Wisely, One Wickedly, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Two Invested Wisely, One Wickedly, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
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The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Hourly Workers And Daily Wages, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Hourly Workers And Daily Wages, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
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The Parables Of Jesus Christ: A Haughty Pharisee And A Humble Publican, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: A Haughty Pharisee And A Humble Publican, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
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The Parables Of Jesus Christ: When Our Best Is But The Least, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: When Our Best Is But The Least, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
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The Parables Of Jesus Christ: What The Godless Can Teach The Godly, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: What The Godless Can Teach The Godly, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
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The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Whether A Building Or A Battle - Count The Cost, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Whether A Building Or A Battle - Count The Cost, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
No abstract provided.
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: On Being A Winner At The Banquet Dinner, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: On Being A Winner At The Banquet Dinner, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
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The Parables Of Jesus Christ: The Forgiven Who Wouldn't Forgive, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: The Forgiven Who Wouldn't Forgive, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
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The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Sorting Out A Sea Catch, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Sorting Out A Sea Catch, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
No abstract provided.
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Seven Spirits And A Swept House, Harold Willmington
The Parables Of Jesus Christ: Seven Spirits And A Swept House, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
No abstract provided.
The Miracles Of Jesus Christ: Cleansing Of Ten Lepers, Harold Willmington
The Miracles Of Jesus Christ: Cleansing Of Ten Lepers, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
No abstract provided.
The Miracles Of Jesus Christ: Raising Of Lazarus, Harold Willmington
The Miracles Of Jesus Christ: Raising Of Lazarus, Harold Willmington
The Second Person File
No abstract provided.