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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Deism"”.
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From Neo-orthodox theology to rationalistic deism : a study of the religious influences on the development of John Rawls's political philosophy.
… beliefs to the later Rawls's rationalistic deism. In the mature Rawls's political philosophy, I will show that the secular Rawls still holds the Good Samaritan's ideals such as fraternity, mutual respect, love, and justice as the motivating forces behind the development of his two principles …
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"An Engine of Destruction": Andrew Fuller's Response to Antinomianism
… High Calvinism, Socinianism, Sandemanianism, and Deism are well known, Fuller’s response to Antinomianism has not received as much attention. Thus, this thesis will argue that the “engine of destruction” known as Antinomianism was the greatest threat to the Particular Baptists and their missionary …
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Using Luther's Small Catechism as a Framework for Teaching Apologetics to Post-Confirmation Youth at Our Savior Lutheran Church in South Windsor, Connecticut
… to secularity and Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. Chapter 4 presents the curriculum and lesson plans. Chapter 5 offers a summary of the project implementation, reflections, and suggestions for further development and study.
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THE ANXIOUS ATLANTIC: WAR, MURDER, AND A “MONSTER OF A MAN” IN REVOLUTIONARY NEW ENGLAND
… letters disclosed Beadle’s secret allegiance to deism and the fact that the War for Independence had ruined Beadle financially, in his mind because he had acted like a patriot not a profiteer. Authors were especially unnerved with Beadle’s mysterious past. In a widely published pamphlet, Stephen …
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The role of the Christian church in South African society : with scriptural focus on the care of widows and orphans
… A brief examination of Atheism, Agnosticism, Deism, and Theism is undertaken, and conclusions drawn concerning their attitudes towards the Christian Church. Situational Ethics is the practical outworking of many religious and philosophical views in the 21st century, and is here exposed as …
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The light of the eye : doctrine, piety and reform in the works of Thomas Sherlock, Hannah More and Jane Austen
… to orthodoxy such as Latitudinarianism, Deism and various forms of Freethinking, and promote similar moral and ecclesiastical reforms. However, indirectly (through female characters who resist male representation or control) the women writers subject their ostensibly authorially-endorsed …
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Isaac Watts and the Culture of Dissent
… from error, particularly the new religion of Deism and the sin of pride. Looking through the lens of New Historicism, Watts’ hymns are rhetorical texts, impacting the culture of Dissenters and responding to the larger English culture. Watts possessed great skill as a writer, poet, and …
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Clark H. Pinnock's Shift in His Doctrine of Biblical Authority and Reliability, an Analysis and Critique
… authority and veracity until the rise of English Deism, biblical criticism, and religious liberalism. The resulting demolition of the traditional view of Scripture was protested by Fundamentalism, then by evangelicalism. Contemporary evangelicals, however, reveal little uniformity in regard to the …
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Factors Relating to Diminished Confidence in Core Christian Doctrines among Students in Private Colleges and Universities: a Mixed Methods Study
… church dropout; moralistic therapeutic deism; Christian formation; faith development, Christian Smith, Short Christian Orthodoxy Scale
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Women writers, religious rhetoric, and the origins of sensibility in England, 1660-1754
… Astell’s hostile responses to various strains of deism, especially her response to the third Earl of Shaftesbury, and argues that her High Church Anglican attacks on the often misogynist and socially exclusionary rhetoric of deist writers constitute a crucial aspect of her feminism. Chapter Three …