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Contributors: Vol 17 No. 4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 17 (1994): Pacific Studies Full Issue 4

Special Issue: Children Of Kilibob: Creation, Cosmos, And Culture In Northeast New Guinea: Introduction, Thomas G. Harding, David R. Counts, Alice Pomponio

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Kulbob And Manub: Past And Future Creator Deities Of Karkar Island, Romola Mcswain

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

The Domestication Of Catholicism On Tobi, Peter W. Black

Pacific Studies

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Revelation/Inspiration, Church, And Culture, Jack J. Blanco

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

No abstract provided.

The Bible, Congregational Leaders, And Moral Conversation, Patrick R. Keifert

Faculty Publications

No matter how old an observation, it remains nonetheless true: We tend to remember the preacher more than the sermon, the teacher more than the lecture. Perhaps that is all we have recently learned in a preliminary study of twelve congregations in the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (SW Synod). However, there are some nuances that raise very important questions for theological education in seminaries and congregations—and, even more important, insights for the role of leaders and their use of Scripture in the moral conversations within congregations. In short, we have found from dozens of …

Thinking About Thinking: An Assessment Of Certain Presuppositions Underlying Some Adventist Lifestyle Issues, Ron Du Preez

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

No abstract provided.

Mario Califano's Review Of Olaf Blixen's ‘I Te Matamu‘A: Fundamentos De La Cosmovisión Polinesia, Mario Califano

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Living Our Faith: Pastoral Letter Of The Catholic Bishops Of Malawi, The Catholic Bishops Of Malawi, James Chiona, Felix E. Mkhori, Mathias A. Chimole, Alessandro Assolari, Allan Chamgwera, Gervasio M. Chisendera, Gamba

Pastoral Letters from Malawi

In March 1992, The Catholic Bishops of Malawi published a pastoral letter titled "Living Our Faith." This Lenten letter discusses educational services, health services, and the AIDS epidemic. It also calls for the publics participation in civic life, examines issues within the justice system, and details the state of specific freedoms in the country such as expression, worship, and association.

Margaret Orbell's Review Of Robert D. Craig's Dictionary Of Polynesian Mythology, Margaret Orbell

Pacific Studies

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Robert Layton's Review Of Peter Sutton's Dreamings: The Art Of Aboriginal Australia, Robert Layton

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Moe ‘Uhane—The Dream: An Account Of The Dream In Traditional Hawaiian Culture, Jane Bathgate

Pacific Studies

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Renate Von Gizycki's Review Of John Charlot's The Kamapua‘A Literature: The Classical Traditions Of The Hawaiian Pig God As A Body Of Literature, Renate Von Gizycki

Pacific Studies

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H. G. A. Hughes's Review Of Jean-Paul Latouche's Mythistoire Tungaru: Cosmologies Et Généalogies Aux Îles Gilbert, H. G. A. Hughes

Pacific Studies

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H. G. A. Hughes's Review Of Jean-Paul Latouche's Mythistoire Tungaru: Cosmologies Et Généalogies Aux Îles Gilbert, H. G. A. Hughes

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Pele’S Journey To Hawai‘I: An Analysis Of The Myths, H. Arlo Nimmo

Pacific Studies

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Adrienne L. Kaeppler's Review Of Katharine Luomala's Hula Ki‘I: Hawaiian Puppetry, Adrienne L. Kaeppler

Pacific Studies

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John Barker's Review Of Carl Loeliger And Garry Trompf's New Religious Movements In Melanesia, John Barker

Pacific Studies

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Jean Guiart's Review Of Michael W. Young's Magicians Of Manumanua: Living Myth In Kalauna, Jean Guiart

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

The Jihad, Nemat Guenena

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Roger C. Green's Review Of Roger M. Keesing's Kwaio Religion: The Living And The Dead In A Solomon Island Society, Roger C. Green

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Sione Lātūkefu's Review Of John Garrett's To Live Among The Stars: Christian Origins In Oceania, Sione Lātūkefu

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Towards A Model For The Religious Nurture Of Black Young Adults In Urban Seventh-Day Adventist Churches, Byron Dulan

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Black young adults in urban Seventh-day Adventist churches are not only leaving the fellowship of the church in alarming numbers, but those who continue with the church do not seem to be growing in spiritual maturity as might be expected. Written from the historical, sociological, and theological perspective, the thesis endeavors to analyze the dynamics at work in the Black church and among urban Black young adults, with a view toward developing a viable program of religious nurture at the local church level.

Since the 1940's, little has been written regarding religious nurture in Black churches of any Christian denomination …

Peoples Temple Pamphlet, Jim Jones

Mayor Moscone

A pamphlet distributed by Jim Jones's Peoples Temple

A History Of The Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association 1939 To 1974, John Kent Williams

Theses and Dissertations

This study will present a comprehensive study of the YMMIA from 1939 to 1974. This study includes the emergence of different programs and the changes in age groupings, as well as goals of the program. A short historical background chapter will be included to acquaint the readers with the previous growth and development of YMMIA since it was instituted.

Residency Differentials In Mormon Fertility, Brian Leroy Pitcher

Theses and Dissertations

Although one of the most consistent findings of recent fertility research is the convergence of the religious differentials in fertility, little data have been analyzed to discover the Mormon fertility trends and differentials. This study, based on data obtained on 1,001 Mormon couples, is concerned with describing the effects that the dispersion of Mormon families from the Mormon center in Utah to surrounding areas with various social conditions is having on the fertility of the relocated Mormon families. Data presented clearly show that such families do, on the average, have a lower fertility than do their Mormon contemporaries residing in …

Libertinism: An Alternative To Traditional Religion, Jerome E. Johnson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In recent years there has been a considerable increase in the amount of empirical research done in the area of the sociology of religion. Most of this type of research has been a gradual attempt of working toward the possibility of establishing a casual relationship between religious beliefs and human social behavior.

Comparative Sacred-Secular College Religiosity: An Exploratory Study, Richard D. Miller

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Attitudes Concerning Birth Control And Abortion As Related To Lds Religiosity Of Brigham Young University Students, Erlend D. Peterson

Theses and Dissertations

This study was an analysis of the relationship between LDS religiosity of college students and their attitudes concerning birth control and abortion.

The respondents in this research were LDS college students attending Brigham Young University Fall Semester 1970. Goodman and Kruskal's gamma and a difference of means test were used to measure association and difference to determine the statistical significance of the responses as related to religiosity and attitudes concerning birth control and abortion.

The results of the study showed that (1) there was a positive relationship between conservative attitudes toward birth control and abortion and one's degree of measured …

The Ministry: An Empirical Analysis Of Roles And Role Discord With Emphasis On Rural-Urban Differentials, Orville R. Cunningham

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Ministers occupy a status-position within a social system that carries a well-defined set of cultural expectations about their roles. The membership of the minister’s church, the community at large, and the minister himself formulate ideas and expectations about the function of his roles. Whenever the minister performs his roles in a manner that is contrary to the expectations of the membership of his church or the community the result is a role discord. Role discord also occurs when the minister performs his roles in a way that contradicts his own self-image of his roles. Therefore, this thesis will have as …