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The Current Use Of Choral Church Music In Higher Education In Arkansas, Edwin Lee Rettstatt
The Current Use Of Choral Church Music In Higher Education In Arkansas, Edwin Lee Rettstatt
OBU Graduate Theses
The purpose of this study were: (1) to survey the current use of choral church music in the music curricula of institutions of higher learning in Arkansas; and (2) to determine its influence and extent of use by the faculties of these schools during the 1965-1966 academic yer. In recent years there has been increased production of choral church music and some has or will be used in higher education. Because there is little evidence of investigation in this area with special thought to choral church music, a need was felt to take consideration of the subject.
This study was …
A History Of The Foreign Mission Program Of The North American Baptist Association From 1950 To 1963, James Alvin Henry
A History Of The Foreign Mission Program Of The North American Baptist Association From 1950 To 1963, James Alvin Henry
OBU Graduate Theses
This thesis is a historical report of the facts which led to the organization of the North American Baptist Association, from the meeting of the American Baptist Association in Lakeland, Florida, in 1950, through the year 1963. It also is a review of the foundational principles up which the Association was founded and stood, noting particularly the position held on Church equality and Church cooperation in promoting a world-wide mission program.
Special attention is given to the active development of the missionary efforts of this Association in the area of selecting, supporting, and governing those individuals serving the Association as …
Baptist Mission Efforts In The South Before 1845, Frank Shell
Baptist Mission Efforts In The South Before 1845, Frank Shell
OBU Graduate Theses
The purpose of this study is to examine records, reports, and historical accounts of the work which the Baptists in the South contributed to our mission heritage prior to 1845. The data for this study has been gathered from publications from the religious press in the South Atlantic states from 1802 to 1845.
Since the Baptists first came to America they have enjoyed phenomenal growth, and the growth has been steady and sustained. The mission work of Baptists of the South grew out of the lives of people who dared to disagree with the dogmas of the Established Church and …
A History Of The Beginning Of The Jonesboro Association Of Missionary Baptist Churches, Elton Mccann
A History Of The Beginning Of The Jonesboro Association Of Missionary Baptist Churches, Elton Mccann
OBU Graduate Theses
Study of the History of the Jonesboro Association has apparently been neglected; there is no evidence that a systematic study of its history has ever been undertaken. Consequently, little, other than fragmentary bits of data, remains as relics of its past. The purpose of this study is to discover and organize material into a readable and documented account of the beginning of the Jonesboro Association.
The primary data for this study has been gathered from the minutes of the associations and churches which were involved in the beginning of the Jonesboro Association. In addition to minutes, the manuscripts of Kitchens …
Ethical Values For Living: A Study Of The Ethical Teachings Contained In The Epistle Of James, Wayne S. Smith
Ethical Values For Living: A Study Of The Ethical Teachings Contained In The Epistle Of James, Wayne S. Smith
OBU Graduate Theses
The social and ethical concepts laid down by the early Jewish Christians have proved to be profound guides for churches and individual Christians. The Epistle of James, which is representative of first century Jewish literature, deals with significant social and ethical values. These social and ethical values are the very heart of the message of the Epistle of James.
Consequently, these values become a practical guide to the layman, who is not trained in theology, in applying Christian principles in daily life relationships. The primary problem in this study was to determine the significant ethical values in the Epistle of …