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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"Spiritual formation"”.
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The Symbiotic Nature of Spiritual Formation and Missional Context
… must capitalize on the symbiotic nature of spiritual formation and missional context. Chapter 1 explores existing literature in the field and identifies the gaps that needed to be addressed. Chapter 2 examines the current state of the postmodern West and how the church has contributed to …
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Spiritual formation in Russian theological institutions of St. Petersburg
Spiritual formation in theological education is an important factor to be deliberately integrated within theological studies. The topic is much discussed by theological educators in the west. However it is lacking in the Russian Protestant theological literature today. Yet, the meaning and …
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‘Gradual spiritual formation' - postcolonial mental handicap nursing in Ireland 1919-70
In this study a postcolonial and social historical framework was utilised to examine thedevelopment of mental handicap nursing in Ireland. The research derives from a historiographicalstudy of documentary records for the period 1919-70 in Britain and Ireland to investigate the roleplayed by key …
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Spiritual Formation: A Comparative Study of Modern and Classical Christian Schools
… developed and used to measure and compare the spiritual formation of students in fourth, eighth, and twelfth grade attending each school. Survey questions of Christian knowledge, belief, and action were the focus of the survey. Answers to the survey questions were compared between grades, …
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Spiritual Formation in the Context of Seminary-Level Distance Competency-Based Theological Education
… consider possible best practices in the area of spiritual formation in the context of seminary-level competency-based theological education. This study examines best practices at the three seminaries with established CBTE programs in the Association of Theological Schools.
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The Implications of an Evangelical Theology of the Body for Christocentric Spiritual Formation
Christocentric spiritual formation approaches that incorporate the physical body are lacking in the literature base. The physical body plays a crucial role in spiritual formation; failure to recognize the significance of human embodiment in this way neglects a fundamental aspect of the imago Dei. …
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Becoming a Priestly People: A Biblical Theology of Liturgical Sacrifice as Spiritual Formation
… of the ritual and the internal dynamic of spirituality and morality; second, the reality that sacrifice refers not only to death, but to a way of living; and third, atonement and reconciliation are not the only reasons to offer sacrifice. My thesis is that to live as covenantal people, with …
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The Impact of Intentional Learning Experiences for Personal Spiritual Formation on Seminary Students
… students describe their time in seminary as a spiritual desert. Most Protestant seminaries do not provide spiritual formation classes for their students, thinking that such measures are unnecessary or inappropriate for theological education, or assuming that the church is the place for …
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An investigation into spiritual formation programmes at selected Theological Institutions in Kwa-Zulu Natal
This research is an investigation into spiritual formation programmes available at different theological institutions in Kwa-Zulu Natal with the aim of finding out how spiritual formation is being intentionally or specifically pursued and whether these programmes are meeting the spiritual needs of …
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Nursing Students' Experiences in Personal Spiritual Formation and in Provision of Spiritual Care to Patients
… Nursing professionals acknowledge that (a) spiritual care is part of holistic care, and (b) nursing education about spiritual care of patients is inadequate. Evidence points to the importance of personal faith and spirituality in order for the nurse to more effectively render spiritual care …
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Best Practices Of Online Undergraduate Spiritual Formation At Select Institutions Of Christian Higher Education: A Delphi Study
… regarding best practices of online undergraduate spiritual formation with a specific focus on the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). Prior to this project, there was no consensus regarding best practices of online spiritual formation at the undergraduate level. Even less …
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Faith-based instructional interventions: the relationship of the short-term mission trip with the spiritual-formation disciplines of mainline Protestant Christian traditions
… mission trip experience and participation in spiritual-formation disciplines for individuals identifying with mainline protestant Christian traditions. The study was causal comparative and primarily concerned with comparing the independent variable of a short-term mission trip experience with …
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Affective Social Neurobiology and Student Formation in Christian Higher Education Institutions: A Transdisciplinary Multimethod Study
… the extent to which the phenomenon of student spiritual formation at Christian higher education institutions reflects the growing body of literature on human development from the field of affective social neurobiology. The meta-analysis was based on four previously conducted qualitative studies …
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A Tale of Two Schools: The Spiritual Development of Leaders in Protestant Seminaries
… and practitioners increasingly consider the spiritual development of leaders to be essential, not only for individual well-being, but that of the culture at large. This is particularly important for clergy, a profession centered on spiritual leadership. While the institutions in which most …
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Development of the McLaren-Alton spirituality scale
… the supernatural. Christian efforts regarding spiritual formation tend to focus on acceptance of the local religious community as a necessary end to a process known as confirmation (Osmer and Douglass, 2018). The present study seeks to statistically validate a construct of spiritual formation …
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Assessing the Christian Engagement and Service of Students in Baptist Collegiate Ministry: A Mixed Methods Study
… training, local missions, extended missions, and spiritual formation with level of involvement. Additional study revealed significance in demographic variables when paired in a three-way crosstabulation. Responses from the open-ended survey questions and interviews demonstrated strong connections …
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Implications of Theological Anthropology for Online Pedagogy in Graduate-Level Ministerial Training
… institution are focused more effectively on the formation of students as ministers of the gospel. It is argued the role of the faculty member should be a model for students to follow, which necessitates institutions prioritize theological competencies ahead of technological and pedagogical …
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A holistic single-case study to explore how Christian secondary teachers describe their self-efficacy in integrating faith into learning through classroom discussions.
… to fulfill the Christian school mission of spiritual formation for students (Smith et al., 2021). Christian secondary teachers lack effective professional development focused on faith and learning integration due to time and resource constraints (Horan, 2017). If Christian educators are …
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Charles Hodge: Evangelical Mystic
… is the emblematic American Presbyterian. Hodge’s spirituality, however, is not only misunderstood, it is largely ignored as the best example of Presbyterian piety and spirituality. Some traditions term this area of theology “spiritual formation” or “the Christian life.” Hodge called it “Holy …
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