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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Episcopal Church"”.
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An Episcopal church for Brooklyn, New York
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Culture, change and individual differences in the Scottish episcopal church.
… in Britain, although membership of mainstream churches is declining. Perceived secularisation of contemporary British society, together with increasing competition from New Age movements, is causing many churches to review their approach to mission. This study considers the impact of the …
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The sovereignty of the African districts of the African Methodist Episcopal Church :a historical assessment
… the African districts of the African Methodist Episcopal Church during the period from 1896 to 2004. It investigates the factors which led to the tensions emerged in the relationship between the American districts and the African districts. It specifically investigates the reasons for the five …
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Right Reverend Stephen Elliott: Political Influence and the Protestant Episcopal Church in Georgia, 1840-1866
… Assserting great influence as the presiding Episcopal bishop of the Confederacy, the Right Reverent Steven Elliott, Jr., aggressively participated in contriving a religious culture that discerned threats to Southern society as challenges to Christian civilization.
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The Free Church of England: otherwise called the Reformed Episcopal Church - c.1845 to c.1927
In which are examined the birth of the Free Church of England, together with the Reformed Episcopal Church (United Kingdom) and the Reformed Church of England which grew from it. A study of the processes of denominational development and growth, division, and finally re-union in 1927. Containing …
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Mission policies of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines (ECP), 1901-1980: their contribution to the regional character of the Church
… 1901 to 1980 to the regional character of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines (ECP). The policy of concentration from 1901 to 1919, which focused church’s work in certain areas of Luzon and Mindanao, continued to impact the development of its mission in spite of the adoption of new policies …
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Power, Authority and Influence: A Comparative Study of the Behavioral Influence Tactics Used by Lay and Ordained Leaders in the Episcopal Church
… leadership within a religious denomination, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA). As a Christian community, ECUSA is guided by the biblical model of servant leadership as it was made known in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. To compare the behavioral influence …
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Combatting grand corruption alongside state-building: the role of the South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission and the Episcopal Church of South Sudan in defence of the common good
… Commission (SSACC), a state actor, and the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS), a non-state actor. I approached the study phenomenologically, using qualitative methods to analyse and interpret data. When the SPLM/A transformed from a rebel movement into a government, first autonomous and …
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Negotiating Sovereignty: Resistance and Meaning Making at the Bear Mountain Mission in Early-Twentieth Century Virginia
In 1907, the Episcopal Church established a mission in the heart of the Native Monacan community on Bear Mountain in Amherst County, Virginia. The Bear Mountain Mission operated a church, day-school, and clothing bureau until 1965, when the day-school closed after the integration of Amherst County …
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Black children and their churches
… institutional setting in black communities, the church, on black children. Specifically, this investigation was aimed at examining the role of the black church in the socialization and education of black children. Within this context, this investigation addressed issues related to performance and …
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Oscar James Dunn: A Case Study in Race & Politics in Reconstruction Louisiana
… Rite Masonic Lodge and the African Methodist Episcopal church.</p> <p>This dissertation argues that Dunn’s political ascent was linked to the political enfranchisement of antebellum Anglo-Africans in Louisiana, Dunn’s involvement in Anglo-African institutions (particularly the York Rite …
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The role of parents and community in the education of their children in Episcopal Church schools in Yei County in the context of a ‘post-independent conflict’ South Sudan (2011-2022) with an emphasis on the issues of role, context, and policy
… community in the education of their children in Episcopal church schools in Yei County in the context of a ‘post-independent conflict’ South Sudan (2011-2022). South Sudanese communities including the churches operate schools in an environment that has faced over twenty years of conflict and …
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Church-home relationships in church schools of the Central District of the California-Nevada Conference of the Methodist Church
<p>Noteworthy contributions in the field of church-home cooperation in religious education are seen in the church school curriculum of the Character Research Project at Union College, Schnectady, New York, of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. and of the Episcopal Church. These contributions to the …
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Dual-executive structures in religious non-profit organizations
… a survey, sent to 150 Evangelical Lutheran and Episcopal Church congregations, to increase our knowledge of the extent of use and certain organizational implications of dual-executive structures among a sample of churches. The study had three key findings. First, it found two examples of dual …
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Magic Mulatto: Barack Obama's Biracial Body and Race Performance
… Roof shot and killed nine African Americans in a church in Charleston, South Carolina and Micah Johnson, provoked by police killing African Americans in multiple incidents, shot and killed five police officers, Obama was presented with a rhetorical situation. Although he mostly avoided discussing …
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Anglicanism, anti-communism and Cold War Australia
The influence of the Anglican Church within Australia during the 1950s has received insufficient historical analysis, especially given its predominant numerical strength amongst Australian churches at that time. This thesis will rectify that oversight. The Anglican Communion worldwide exerted a …
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Pastor, prophet, priest, and evangelist: a study of clergy leadership roles
… field research within parishes of the Episcopal Church to examine the utility of the leadership typology when it is extended from a community to a parish level of analysis. The results of this study show that the utility of the role typology of Earle, et al. (1975) is limited at the …
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Politics and the American clergy: Sincere shepherds or strategic saints?
… Protestant denominations-the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Episcopal Church, USA. In addition to their wider and more traditional socializing influence, reference groups in close proximity to clergy induce them to behave strategically-in ways that are contrary to their sincerely held …
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Conflict and crisis in American Methodism: slavery and homosexuality, 1784-2022
… question: Can the reasons why the Methodist Episcopal Church experienced schism in 1844 over slavery illuminate the reasons why the United Methodist Church will experience schism in 2022 over homosexuality? Then, the thesis uses the long view methodological framework to investigate its …
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