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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Body of Christ"”.
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The Body of Christ concept in Ephesians
Summary available: p. viii-x
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Representing vision : mannerist art and the body of Christ
… the iconographical and interpretative studies of the Warburg Institute in the field of art history, seeking to define pictorial context in a way that avoids the notion of a fixed content behind works of art. Specific paintings are contextualised according to the psychological/physiological …
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A Cheerio Tastes Like the Body of Christ: A Memoir
… Arts and Education A Cheerio Tastes Like the Body of Christ: A Memoir Chair: Dr. James Kriley, Committee member: Dorothy Morrison Committee member: Karen Kaufmann This memoir documents my personal spiritual journey from childhood to present day. I have selected six events from my history that …
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A Cheerio Tastes Like the Body of Christ: A Memoir
… Arts and Education A Cheerio Tastes Like the Body of Christ: A Memoir Chair: Dr. James Kriley, Committee member: Dorothy Morrison Committee member: Karen Kaufmann This memoir documents my personal spiritual journey from childhood to present day. I have selected six events from my history that …
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Dante, Augustine, and the Body of Christ in the Commedia
In this thesis, I investigate the figure of Christ in Dante’s Commedia as the redemption of human relation, realized in and as the mystical body of Christ. If, as is claimed in the Paradiso, what it means to inhabit beatitude is so fully to practice justice and mercy as to be able to speak I and we …
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RACIALIZED BEAUTY, PATHETIC POWER, AND THE BODY OF CHRIST IN BYZANTINE ART
The image of Jesus Christ is one of the most ubiquitous subjects in the canon of “Western” art. Despite the lack of any description of Christ’s likeness in Christian Scripture, the material record is remarkably consistent in its treatment of his appearance. This dissertation explores how this …
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The Practice of the Body of Christ: Human Agency in Pauline Theology After MacIntyre
… between "apocalyptic" interpretations of the Apostle Paul and the contemporary revival in "virtue ethics." It argues that the human actor's place in Pauline theology has long been captive to theological concerns foreign to Paul and that we can discern in Paul a classical account of …
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The Body of Christ and the Law: A Comparative Study of Romans 7:4 and Galatians 2:19
… and to the law (Rom 7:4; Gal 2:19). As the means of the believer's death to the law, Paul mentions the "body of Christ" in Rom 7:4 and the "law" in Gal 2:19. These verses seem to suggest some sort of relationship between the body of Christ and the law, as well as between the law and sin. The …
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Authority, unity and truthfulness : the body of christ in the theologies of Robert Jenson and Rowan Williams with a view toward implications for free church ecclesiology.
Those within the free church tradition have often appealed to the notion of the invisible church to account for the unity of Christ's Body. A growing number of free church theologians, however, are arguing for the necessity of visible ecclesial unity, which immediately raises the perennial problem …
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The American Wesleyan-Holiness Movement's doctrine of entire sanctification: A reformulation
… following questions: What is Wesley's doctrine of entire sanctification? Has the Holiness Movement been faithful to Wesley's teaching on this doctrine? Does its teaching on this doctrine need to be retained, replaced, or revised? What are some major Wesleyan-Holiness theologians currently …
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The Dwelling of the Word: On Creatures as Signs of God
… in which to be a creature is to be a sign of God. Because of the way in which signs function, I argue that our (ecological) embeddedness in place is central for what it means to be a sign of God, and therefore for what it means to be a creature. By drawing on the philosophy of Martin …
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Imago Dei and the earthly life : the theological anthropology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
This dissertation offers a theological anthropology in light of the doctrine of imago Dei and the importance of place for our understanding of human identity. Through reading the early writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in historical context, this dissertation shows how he provides resources we need …
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Faithful Reformation : the Importance of Apostolicity and Consensual Orthodoxy for Emerging Christian Expressions
… considered if, how, or to what extent emerging Christian expressions within the context of the Emerging Church (EC) movement, and related Emerging Missional partners and postcedents, might reform, contextualize, innovate, or revise Christian forms, language, practices, or doctrines to reform the …
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The Church as a Eucharistic and Prophetic Community in India: A Theological Exploration into the Challenges and Implications of a Eucharistic Ecclesiology Based on the Early Church and the Statements of the Indian Theological Association (ITA)
… in the last century. The communion ecclesiology of the Council, which has its foundation in the sacrament of Eucharist, shows that the centrality of the Eucharist in the Church cannot be overlooked, because the ecclesial body of the Church is built up by the Eucharistic body of Christ. Any …
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Dependent Independence: Toward a Theology of Southern Baptist Associationalism
This study provides a historical survey of connectionalism within American Baptist thought, using the Philadelphia Baptist Association as a case study. It will argue that twenty-first century Baptists ought to recapture their heritage and confess congregational independence while they embrace a …
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From isolation to incorporation : medical-theological imagery in the work of T.S. Eliot, C.S. Lewis, and Gwyneth Lewis.
This dissertation argues for the centrality of Christ-as-Surgeon (Christus Chirurgus) imagery in the work of three modern and contemporary British Christian authors: T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) and Gwyneth Lewis (b.1959). Through a detailed analysis of each author's …
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The Church as a Theophanic Community
… document, Lumen Gentium, holds multiple images of the Church in tension and was greatly informed by two ecclesiological models: The Church as Sacrament and eucharistic ecclesiology. This thesis explores the Church as a community of theophany as a model that is not only in harmony with Lumen …
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A Choreographic Exploration of Judeo-Christian Themes
This thesis investigates the potential of using the art form of dance, in a secular setting, to educate religious thought, and elicit an uncommon way of worship. Three Judeo-Christian themes, Grace, Prayer, and Body, form the creative inspiration for this choreographic thesis project. Within this …
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Becoming kin: Modernity, authenticity, and the construction of spiritual relatedness in an evangelical parachurch ministry
… and spiritual kinship is created by members of the Body of Christ evangelical parachurch ministry at one public university in the United States. Spiritual relatedness is used to conceptualize members' social relationships and demonstrate the diverse forms of Christian community that emerge in …
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Watch out for whom?: Reconstructing the historical background of Paul’s rhetoric in the letter to the Colossians
Scholars have long debated the nature of Paul’s opponents in the book of Colossians. This thesis approaches the debate from a methodological standpoint and contends that Paul was not actually confronting active opponents when he wrote the letter. This thesis seeks to demonstrate that the challenge …
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