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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Prodigal son."”.
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Prodigal
… pattern of the classic Biblical story of “The Prodigal Son”, the play allows for a modernization of the characters and setting. Set in 1968, the playwright takes a look at what happened after the “Prodigal Son” returned home as well as the effect the return had upon the Son that stayed as well …
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The Model Prodigal: Jesuit School Plays and the Production of Devotion in the Spanish Empire, 1565-1611
… that reinterpret the Biblical Parable of the Prodigal Son to argue that the Society of Jesus utilized the stage to acquire religious authority over the domestic sphere and to promote paradigms of masculinity that would halt imperial decline. Chapter One sets forth a theoretical framework for …
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Narrative theology in religious education
… form of a narrative, which teaches the human person about the relationship between God himself and his people. The parables have been preserved, taught, and interpreted in the teachings of the church because they are considered as Christological. The parables of the Prodigal Son and the Good …
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Myth in the Early Collaborations of Benjamin Britten and William Plomer
… Curlew River, The Burning Fiery Furnace, and The Prodigal Son - by the time of the completion of Curlew River in 1964, the librettist and composer had been working together for well over a decade. During that time, they had completed the opera Gloriana and had considered collaborating on three …
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Toward a theological response to prostitution: listening to the voices of women affected by prostitution and of selected church leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
… exit prostitution. These themes reportedly resonated with interviewed church leaders, who expressed empathy for the women. Bringing both sets of voices together in a discussion of the Story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), however, revealed several theological deficiencies held by the …
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The Banquet Type-Scene in the Parables of Jesus
… the Wedding Garment (Matt 22:11-14), and the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32). The type- scene analyses of these parables revealed similar conclusions, especially in terms of their themes, to their diachronic critical analyses. This testified to the mutual relationship that exists between the …
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The elder son's quandary and the rich man's fate : moral formation, characterization, and rhetoric in Luke 15:11-32 and 16:19-31.
… as a way to interpret the Parable of the Prodigals (Luke 15:11-32) and the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). I selected these parables as case studies for the ways in which characterization, rhetoric, and moral formation relate because these parables contain many semantic links and …