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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Means of grace"”.
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A Communion of Love: The Animating Principle Behind the Christocentric Spirituality of Robert Murray M’Cheyne
… common perception surrounding M’Cheyne’s pursuit of holiness. It argues that rightly understanding M’Cheyne’s spirituality must begin with the fundamental issue of why he pursued the means of grace as he did, before reckoning with how he used those means. Such a reorientation reveals that loving …
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The sacramental theology and practice of the Reverend John Willison (1680-1750)
… was a leading Evangelical in the Church of Scotland, whose prolific writing had a pronounced sacramental emphasis, at a time when the Lord's Supper was infrequently celebrated. The thesis aims to examine his sacramental theology and practice. Chapter one reconstructs his 'roots' and …
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Philosophy in Early Medieval Ireland: Nature, Hierachy and Inspiration
… soul’s participation in the gracious revelation of God’s wisdom apart from – though ideally in cooperation with – the further means of grace which are manifest through the Church alone. This thesis explores what philosophy, thus defined, means in an early Irish context, and does this through an …
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Developing an Awareness of the Demonic in Biblical Counseling, in Conversation With William Perkins
William Perkins, the father of Puritanism and the great popularizer of Reformed and Puritan theology from the sixteenth century onward, articulated a robust situational demonology further developed by Puritan writers subsequent to his theological contributions to the field. His demonology serves as …
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The American Wesleyan-Holiness Movement's doctrine of entire sanctification: A reformulation
… following questions: What is Wesley's doctrine of entire sanctification? Has the Holiness Movement been faithful to Wesley's teaching on this doctrine? Does its teaching on this doctrine need to be retained, replaced, or revised? What are some major Wesleyan-Holiness theologians currently …
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Unresolved tensions in the Mormon doctrines of God, man, and salvation during three critical periods of development
… views have been taught since the founding of the church in 1830, the weight of historical evidence argues directly against this assumption and indirectly against the church's claim to have exclusive possession of true doctrines. There have been three periods of doctrinal development in the …
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Jonathan Edwards and Sanctification: The Pursuit of Happiness Found in Union and Obedience
This research endeavors to answer the question of why the believer should obey, specifically considering the issues of motive and ability. The thesis of this study is that Jonathan Edwards provides the critical missing element of happiness in the sanctification debates of today, an element that is …
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The Relationship Between Liturgical Practice and Spirituality in the Church of the Nazarene with Special Reference to John Wesley's Doctrine of Christian Perfection
<p>The Church of the Nazarene, following the pattern of the American holiness movement that gave it birth, adopted a modified version of Wesley's doctrine of Christian perfection. During the early years of the denomination Christian perfection was promoted feverishly through revivalism and worship …