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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Resurrection of Jesus"”.
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Evidence for the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ Examined through the Islamic Law
… argues that evidence for the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ passes examination under the Islamic law of evidence. This is significant because Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and the only great world religion whose sacred book expressly denies Jesus’s …
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Liturgy and death : an examination of the pastoral and theological issues relating to funerals, with special reference to selected funerary rites
An abundance of anecdotal evidence suggests criticism of funeral services. In a society where religious pluralism, agnosticism and non-belief are increasing, funerals are probably the most common occasions upon which people without formal (or informal) religious belief meet the services of the …
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Formed From the Dust of the Ground: A Biblical-Theological Study of the Relationship Between Man and the Ground in Genesis 1-12
… ground in Genesis 1-12 through the appearance of the adam - adamah motif and its near associations. In so doing, I contend that there is a detectable movement of the human existential state, shifting from bliss to anguish. Consequently, later OT authors utilize the curse of the ground (Gen …
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Training Grace Bible Church in Moore, South Carolina, to Present Historical Arguments for Believing in Jesus’s Resurrection
This project aims to equip the members of Grace Bible Church in Moore, South Carolina, to share historical arguments for believing in Jesus. Chapter 1 presents the ministry context of GBC as well as the rationale and various goals of this project. Chapter 2 unpacks 1 Corinthians 15:3–8 and …
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Training The Malaysian Churches of the Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference in Apologetics
… train the Chinese Christians and Iban Christians of the Bahasa Malaysia Ministry congregation of Gloria Methodist Church (GMC) in Apologetics. Chapter 1 presents the background and ministry context of SCAC of this project. Chapter 2 provides biblical and theological foundations of the truth of the …
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The Christian Theology of Religions Reconsidered: Alan Race's Theology of Religions, Hans Frei's Theological Typology and 20th Century Ecumenical Movements on Christian Engagement with Other Faiths
… debate concerning the Christian theology of religions has been profoundly shaped by Alan Race’s three-fold typology of exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism. Although the insufficiency of this typology’s descriptive and critical capacity has become increasingly acknowledged within the …
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Some major Christian beliefs and Muslim objections and responses to the person and work of Jesus Christ
… Christians beliefs about the person and work of Jesus Christ, such as his conception and birth, his Incarnation as God’s Word, his crucifixion as atoning death, as well as His resurrection, ascension and return.We will also examine Muslim objections and responses to these beliefs and set out a …
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A Comparative Analysis of Divine Action Methodologies in the Works of Robert John Russell and Alvin Plantinga
This dissertation explores the relationship of epistemology to special divine action theory. Chapter 1 sets the goals, parameters, and outline of the research program. Attention is given to why Robert John Russell and Alvin Plantinga were ideal candidates for this analysis. Chapter 2 gives a brief …
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The Impact of Gospel Content on the Shape of Corporate Worship in Select Baptist Churches in North America circa 1650-1910
… been a free church worship tradition. The fields of liturgical theology and liturgical anthropology have produced research that indicates that there is validity to this interest and that the order of worship elements can be instructive as is the content of worship. When both are oriented around …
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He Makes Her Desert Like the Garden of YHWH: A Typological Understanding of the Birth of Isaac as Resurrection from Death
This dissertation argues that the birth of Isaac from Sarah’s barren womb typifies resurrection from death. This typology is author-intended, prospective, and culminates in salvation history in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Furthermore, resurrection from death as typified by Isaac’s birth is …
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Narrative Theodicy with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Karl Barth
… theoretical theodicies in the philosophy of religion and in some Christian theological thought. It is the contention of this thesis that theodicy done in this theoretical mode does more to harm than help actual sufferers. Therefore, rather than offering an abstract theoretical approach to …
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Lifecode: An Examination of the Shape, the Nature, and the Usage of the Oikoscode, a Replicative Nonformal Learning Pattern of Ethical Education for Leadership and Community Groups
… is how the oikoscode (Haustafeln), a pattern of ethical education replicated by earliest Christianity, can be developed into a theoretical model. The oikoscode is the lifestyle pattern, the lifecode of attitudinal framing and behavioral conduct that guided earliest Christianity, the generation …
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Justification and the Individual in the Wake of the New Perspective on Paul
This dissertation contends that in spite of the increasing trajectory toward a more corporate, covenantal understanding of justification within Pauline scholarship since the emergence of the New Perspective on Paul, there still remains significant evidence that justification, at its core, is …
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Abraham and the exile in Galatians 3:1-14
… the Galatians in which he interprets the story of Israel from Abraham through the Exile to provide an historical example of the fact that entrance into the people of God is gained only through faith in the Messiah, whose death is described in terms of the restoration from the Exile, and that …
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The Power of Resurrection: Early Christian Resistance Through the Rise of Disciplinary Power
<p>This dissertation is an analysis of the spread of Christianity in the first three centuries and the commensurate activation and development of what Michel Foucault calls disciplinary mechanisms of power. It sets out to explore two questions, first, what were the theoretical conditions that led …
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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
… process that is necessary for the attainment of societal and organizational goals. Leadership is both conspicuous in its absence and mysterious in its presence — familiar and yet hard to define. Leadership happens within the power and authority structures of organizations. The body of research …
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Christ, the Gospel, and the Church: The Church's Participation in the Salvation of Its Members
… the church plays an active role in the salvation of its members through the proclamation of the gospel. Chapter 1 introduces the topic of the dissertation by positioning it within its current academic and nonacademic context. It then details the thesis and methodology of the dissertation. Chapter …
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Traditional Apologetics in a Postconciliar Church: From Scholasticism to Combinationalism and Beyond
… cannot adequately understand the mysteries of faith from a single vantage point, Catholic theologians have been keen on emphasizing the multidimensional nature of theological understanding since Vatican II. The advantage of such a method has helped believers to understand the rich, in-depth …