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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Evangelical Christian"”.
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Depression and evangelical Christian spirituality: exploring a theoretical model
… God. A survey was distributed to a sample of 135 evangelical Christians. Depressed persons made up approximately 16% of the sample. An independent samples t-test demonstrated that depressed persons had significantly lower scores of spirituality than non-depressed persons. Depressed persons were …
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Negotiating Identities: The Case of Evangelical Christian Women in London
… of agency. This research examines how British evangelical Christian women negotiate their religious and gendered identities in London. My findings are based on a 12-month ethnography and 33 semi-structured interviews with unmarried evangelical women (aged 22 – 40) living in London. Recognising …
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Comparison of Evangelical Christian Children's God-Concepts and Logical Thinking Ability.
God-concepts of 24 third to sixth grade evangelical Christian children were compared with the children‘s logical thinking abilities in a mixed-method study. Measurements included the Children‘s Interview and the Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GALT). God-concepts among the children were …
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An Examination of Internet Pornography Usage Among Male Students at Evangelical Christian Colleges
… pornography access among male students at Evangelical Christian colleges presents two dilemmas. First, Internet pornography access is institutionally prohibited based on a Biblical view of sexuality. The second dilemma is that individual students who choose to follow the teaching of Jesus …
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The Lived Experiences of Evangelical Christian Men Who Self-Identify as Sexual Addicts
Issues of sexual addiction have swept the evangelical movement, and ongoing concerns in the evangelical community are evidenced by its self-help literature, men's movements, and sex manuals. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the lived experiences of evangelical Christian men who …
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Evangelical Christian healing: an ethnographic study of identity in ‘Healing on the streets’ of Birmingham, UK.
… of ‘Healing on the Streets’; a charismatic evangelical group performing Christian healing as mission. I employ the Ethnographic methods of participant observation and interviewing in order to understand how the group’s activities are shaped by their understanding of space and place, how they …
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An analysis of Virginia's public school policies on religion: from historical, public policy, and evangelical Christian perspectives
… and state. One major religious constituency, evangelical Christianity, in recent years has begun to vocalize its concern about this relationship. Evangelicals, although not necessarily wanting to return to the days of the Protestant public schools, do want this relationship corrected and …
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Professional Development, Teacher Learning, and National Standards : a Mixed-Method Multiple-Case Study of the Professional Learning Experiences of Evangelical Christian School Teachers
… on professional development practices of private Christian school teachers. This study explored professional development practices of Christian school teachers in nine evangelical Christian schools in the Detroit, Michigan, area.</p> <p><em>Method. </em> This study explored Christian school …
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Challenging the Tiger Mother Stereotype? Christian Chinese Immigrant Homeschooling Mothers’ Parenting Practices
… of this ethnographic study is to explore three evangelical Christian Chinese immigrant homeschooling mothers’ cross-cultural parenting practices in the United States. This study addresses three research questions: (1) What does it mean for evangelical Christian Chinese immigrant mothers to home …
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Examination of the Biblical texts that form the basis of evangelical Christian support for Israel, with special reference to the response of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem
… for Israel and the Jewish people from the Evangelical Christian world. This phenomena is attracting attention from many quarters, including secular as well as religious parties. This support is all the more pronounced because it is happening despite a barrage of antagonism directed against …
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Teaching English as a missionary language: a revised theory for the evangelical use of English language teaching for religious ends.
… as a Missionary Language (TEML): that is, the evangelical Christian use of English Language Teaching (ELT) as a means for achieving religious ends. Four aspects of ELT were examined as a way to identify factors that could contribute to an improved understanding between evangelical Christians …
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An Ye Harm None
… activities. Kes becomes friends with Becky, an evangelical Christian new to Northern Nevada, and the two come to terms with each other's religion. Meanwhile, Kes, fresh from two borderline-abusive relationships, enters into a relationship with Dark, a fellow pagan respected in the community, who …
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An analysis of selected factors influencing evangelical college students' intensity of involvement in local churches
Why do Christian college students participate, or not, in local churches while they attend Christian colleges? This study was designed to investigate and help answer this question through an analysis of selected factors that influence evangelical college students' intensity of involvement in local …
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The Motivations and Persuasion Tactics of Pro- and Anti-Purity Culture YouTube Creators: A Comparative Mixed-Methods Case Study
… in the 1980s and 1990s in conservative evangelical Christian churches in the United States. The movement has been heavily marketed to American teens through merchandise, books, movies, and, most recently, social media. Conservative evangelical Christian YouTubers like Girl Defined, Paul …
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When theology calls for more : how Evangelical churches address the needs of urban communities
… by focusing on a narrow subset of them - Evangelical Christian congregations in the United States. Using three Evangelical churches in the Boston area as case studies, the thesis examines how Evangelical Christian churches' theological beliefs and values impact their decisions on …
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The cosmic challenger : what American evangelicals think about Islam and why
… question, "What do twenty-first century American evangelical Christians think about Islam and why do they think that way?" The dominant perception of these Christians is that Islam is a cosmic challenger to Christianity. In other words, Islam and Christianity are in an existential competition to …
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Adoption Rates Among Evangelicals: A Mixed Methods Study
ABSTRACT ADOPTION RATES AMONG EVANGELICALS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY Matthew Scott Thompson, Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Anthony W. Foster The purpose of this study was to examine the adoption rates of evangelical Christian adoption agencies and to determine what …
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Fixing "the man problem": masculine discourse in Christian men's ministries
"The Man Problem" according to Christian evangelist Patrick Morley, is the result of men's lack of knowledge towards their rightful gender role within their family and community and is "the root cause behind virtually every problem that ails us." This study addresses the discourse of masculine …
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Teaching for transformation : engaging a Christian worldview in teacher education courses to address K-12 social issues.
How faculty at Christian universities encourage teacher candidates to draw on a Christian worldview ultimately influences the ways teacher candidates become effective agents of change in K-12 schools. This study examined the assumption that K-12 Christian teachers cannot remain religiously neutral …
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THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS
<p>I am a Midwestern, Christian, and feminist artist. I make work about the beautiful, broken, and absurd ways in which American evangelical culture influences lives, especially women’s lives. I’m dragging everything into the light by deconstructing and critiquing the world in which I live, move, …
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