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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"Brethren"”.
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Missionary Sending and the Moravian Brethren
… the most conservative estimates, the Moravian Brethren of the eighteenth century sent a remarkable quantity and quality of missionaries given their size. In this dissertation, I argue that cultural liturgies among eighteenth-century Moravians resulted in their remarkably high per capita sending …
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Design for a Protestant Church in the Midwest / Saint John's Evangelical United Brethren Church Rockford, Illinois
Thesis (M.Arch.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1949.
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A narrative exploration of the lived experience of being born, raised in, and leaving a cultic group: the case of the Exclusive Brethren
… of being born and raised in The Exclusive Brethren, an exemplar of a cultic group, and subsequently leaving. As a counselling psychologist and a former member of the Brethren, this thesis is of professional and personal interest. Unstructured interviews were conducted with three male and …
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To the Serving of Our Brethren: Origins and Early Social Ministry of the Independent Presbyterian Church of Birmingham, Alabama, 1915-1930.
The Independent Presbyterian Church of Birmingham, Alabama, has received, in the course of its 70-year history, a good deal of attention and admiration for its ministries in the social services and the fine arts. Its purpose when it was founded in 1915 has been described by its founding minister, …
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A study of the social life of the Brethren, as depicted by the English River Congregation near South English, Keokuk County, Iowa
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-127)
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The influence of fundamentalism on evangelicalism in South Africa with special reference to the role of Plymouth Brethrenism amongst the Cape coloured population
… resurgence. The study focuses on the Plymouth Brethren who thrived among the coloured communities of the Cape in the early decades of the twentieth century. The Brethren provide more than a useful case study on a subject which is complex and multifaceted, because their influence has been …
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The Marrow Controversy and Seceder Tradition: Marrow Theology in the Associate Presbytery and Associate Synod Secession Churches of Scotland (1733-1799)
… were the supporters of The Marrow, or the Marrow brethren. In the context of the controversy over the book they formulated a defense of it, with particular reference to the doctrines of the atonement, saving faith, and the gospel offer: this was the Scottish expression of Marrow theology. Leading …
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Christian brethren, union brother: a study of the relationship between religious nonconformity and trade union leadership, in the life of the coal mining deputies' official, W. T. Miller (1880-1963)
This thesis explores, through a study of the life, work and times of WT Miller (1880-1963), the relationship between religious nonconformity and trade union leadership. It does this with with specific reference to two organisations with which Miller was involved during his life. One was the British …
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A bibliographical and textual study of the wordbooks for James Miller's Joseph and his brethren and Thomas Broughton's Hercules, oratorio librettos set to music by George Frideric Handel, 1743-44.
… and musical history. Taking Joseph and his Brethren and Hercules as samples, it shows the essential place of wordbooks in the original oratorio experience and challenges an editorial and performance practice which favours music over words. Chapter One presents editions of the wordbooks of …
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A Comparison of the Status of Widows in Eighteenth-Century England and Colonial America.
… more legal and economical freedoms than their brethren in England.
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’n Refleksie op ouerskap in saamgestelde gesinne met verwysing na klassieke sprokiesverhale : ’n narratief prakties-teologiese perspektief
… role that the church and fellow-believers and brethren have in aiding the often marginalised voice of non-nuclear families to be heard.
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Lelov: cultural memory and a Jewish town in Poland. Investigating the identity and history of an ultra - orthodox society.
… same reasons: to pray, love, and eat with their brethren. The number of pilgrims has grown exponentially since the collapse of Communism in Poland in 1989; today about three hundred ultra-orthodox Jews make a trek. Mass pilgrimage to kevorim (Chasidic graves), is quite a new phenomenon in Eastern …
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Co-Optimization and Co-Learning Methods for Automated Design of Rigid and Soft Robots
… jump, and swim. Compared with their biological brethren, robotic "life" lacks rich dexterity or economy of motion, and their plainly simple designs indicate room for improvement. Unfortunately, a major barrier to creating similarly adept robots is the design process itself. Each aspect of robot …
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Protectors of the Peace: Baptist Church Tribunals and the Construction of American Religious and Civil Authority, 1780-1860
… their disciplinary proceedings at their black brethren. Furthermore, religious dissension wrecked trans-Appalachian Baptist churches during the 1820s and 1830s, leading to a decline in disciplinary activities. Divided by doctrinal schism, some opposing church factions engaged in lengthy legal …
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The Impact of Blogs on State Politics
… state-focused bloggers and their already-studied brethren at the national level. Findings presented here include demographic data, information concerning state-focused bloggers’ attitudes toward state and national media, and information about these bloggers’ political attitudes. To complement the …
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