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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Free Church"”.
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The Free Church army chaplain 1830-1930.
… by the War Office, and opposed by the Church of England, the Wesleyan Methodists persisted in providing an unpaid civilian ministry until, by stages, they secured partial recognition in 1862 and 1881. The respect earned by volunteer Wesleyan civilian chaplains, who accompanied the …
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Church and state in the Free Church of Scotland between 1843 - 1873
Summary: p. xii-xiv.
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Equipping Wives Using Biblical Counseling Principles at Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Fairmont, Minnesota
… counseling principles at Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Fairmont, Minnesota. Chapter 1 presents the reasoning for actualizing the project. Marriage, even among Christians, needs addressing. Chapter 2 provides the biblical and theological basis for the project. It discusses God’s design of …
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Preparing Members at Maywood Evangelical Free Church in Rockford, Illinois, to Reach Their Community for Christ
… information about the current state of the church and providing rationale for the project. Included are the ministry context and demographic information of the Maywood community. The goals of the project and the methodology are also provided. Chapter 2 establishes the biblical basis for the …
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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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Strengthening Marriages by Training Men at Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Fairmont, Minnesota, Using a Biblical Counseling Framework
… to strengthen marriages at Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Fairmont, Minnesota, specifically focusing on the husbands. Chapter 1 details the background information of the project, giving the context, rationale, goals, and research methodology. Chapter 2 lays the biblical and theological …
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Equipping Students to Unite Evangelism With Christian Community at Prairie Hill Evangelical Free Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
… equip the students of Prairie Hill Evangelical Free Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, with the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in evangelism that leads to Christian community. Chapter 1 outlines the context of Prairie Hill and the foundation for the project. Chapter 2 identifies the …
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Equipping Members at Calvary Chapel Evangelical Free Church in Valley View, Pennsylvania, with a Biblical Theology of the Covenants
… equip the members of Calvary Chapel Evangelical Free Church in Valley View, Pennsylvania, with a biblical theology of the biblical covenants. This purpose was accomplished through an eight-week sermon series covering the covenants, which was paired with a family companion study. The series covers …
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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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Scotland’s Forgotten Theologian: The Life, Theology, and Legacy of Patrick Fairbairn (1805-74)
Patrick Fairbairn (1805-74) was a Free Church of Scotland minister and the founding principal of the Free Church College, Glasgow (now Trinity College). In addition to his academic and pastoral duties, he authored eight books, edited and compiled a theological dictionary, and wrote numerous …
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For the love of God: An analysis of the hermeneutical principles, and practices, and their development, in Augustine's On Christian Teaching, The Spirit and the Letter, The Literal Meaning of Genesis and The Enchiridion
In the history of western thought, few people are more influential than Augustine. His thought continues to impact theology, philosophy and politics, amongst other subjects, some sixteen hundred years after his death. It has been said that all western theology is a footnote to Augustine, and this …
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Bortom syndakatalogen : en studie av svensk frikyrklig etik från 1930-talet till 1990-talet
… characterises ethical reflection in the Swedish Free Churches during the period from the 1930s to the 1990s. It is built primarily on two sources of material. The first one is a summary of discussions and statements on marriage, divorce and remarriage from books, journals and papers, mainly from …
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Congregational growth, closure, identity, and diversity.
… with closure in congregations that have a free-church tradition. Beliefs stand out above denominational affiliation and self-identification in terms of identifying who is Evangelical. Finally, there is potential of racially diverse congregations to assist in the changing of attitudes and …
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Challenges posed by the geography of the Scottish Highlands to ecclesiastical endeavour over the centuries
… centuries. By the twelfth century, the Celtic Church had been fully absorbed into the Church of Rome. At the Calvinist Reformation within Scotland in 1560, Roman Catholicism was proscribed, but due to prevailing factors in the Highlands, mainly connected with the remoteness and inaccessibility …
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"""A New Heaven and Earth"": Feminism, Religion and the Politics of Identity in Britain, 1901-1918"
… Britain and represented the Anglican, Catholic, Free Church, Quaker and Jewish faiths. The final chapter examines the intersections of religion, gender identity and national culture within the context of World War I."
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From slavery to freedom : the Oromo slave children of Lovedale, prosopography and profiles.
… liberated Oromo slave children joined them at a Free Church of Scotland mission at Sheikh Othman, just north of Aden. When a number of the children died within a short space of time, the missionaries had to decide on a healthier institution for their care. After medical treatment and a further …
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The Apologetics of Thomas Chalmers: The influences, methods, and effects of chalmers’ rebuttals to objections to christianity
… ministry and role in the formation of the Free Church of Scotland, passing over his apologetic and theological endeavours. Consequently, the contents and methodologies of Chalmers’ arguments have not been thoroughly researched. This study critically analyses Chalmers’ Christian defences; …
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"Unspoken sermons": Christian preaching in British fiction, 1979-2004
Declining church attendance in pluralist Britain indicates that the Christian sermon, once a vibrant literary genre, has become an increasingly unfamiliar form to most readers and writers of fiction. Yet, as this thesis will argue, fictional sermons are still successfully used by novelists. The …
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A missionary life among the amaXhosa : the Eastern Cape journals of James Laing, 1830-1836
… of the Rev. James Laing, Missionary of the Free Church of Scotland in Kaffi'aria published in Glasgow by David Bryce and Son in 1875. This thesis attempts to make Laing's text as accessible to today's readers as possible. To this end, the text is a faithful transcription of the original, …
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Developing A Strategic Plan For An Expository Preaching Network In Calgary, Alberta, Canada
… of expository preaching in local evangelical churches in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The long-term outcome of this project is to influence and increase this practice toward a growing network for every city in Canada and beyond. The training process involved assessing and equipping participating …
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