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Baptism
One of my favorite movie characters said he'd worn lots of shoes, meaning he'd been a great many places and done a great many things. Well, I've never been to war or run across America or founded a shrimp company or shook the President's hand or returned kickoffs for the University of Alabama. But …
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A Historical Study of Alien Baptism among Baptists since 1640
Th. D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1952
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Baptist Teachings and Practices on Baptism in England 1600-1689
Th. D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1950.
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The Implications of the Piagetian Stages to Readiness for Baptism
… Seventh-day Adventist families react to their baptism after the event. Do they feel that they were "ready" at the time of baptism? Do they think they understood the Bible doctrines when they were baptized? Which people and factors influenced them in their decision? Have these children reached …
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Parental concern and the baptism of children : representations of children from the late Medieval era to 1640.
… existed between the theology of Original Sin, baptism, and salvation, and parental concerns for the spiritual wellbeing and salvation of their children. The introduction of Protestant theology into England addressed many of these concerns, but also caused other issues as the laity were …
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Family Ministry and Evangelism: An Empirical Study of Family Ministry Engagement and Baptism Ratios in the Southern Baptist Convention
… empirically addresses that critique by examining baptism ratios in relation to family ministry emphasis within the Southern Baptist Convention. Chapter 1 establishes the need for this study by outlining the critique. The critique is one which finds proponents outside of family ministry strategy, …
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Equipping Parents and Children with a Biblical Theology of Conversion Prior to Baptism at Mambrino Baptist Church in Granbury, TX
… WITH A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF CONVERSION PRIOR TO BAPTISM AT MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH IN GRANBURY, TX Joseph Paul Duncan, D. Min. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018 Dr. William F. Cook The aim of this project was to equip parents and children with a biblical theology of conversion prior …
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An Argument for Close Communion in Baptist Life
This dissertation argues that believer’s baptism by immersion should precede communion as prerequisite to it, due to the explicit example of the New Testament, the assumed pattern that all believers are baptized, and a principle of analogy (continuity) from the necessity of circumcision before …
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Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus: The Relationship between Ecclesiology and Soteriology for Cyprian of Carthage
… sacraments were essential for ecclesial life. At baptism, the Holy Spirit applied Christ’s work upon the cross to believers, so the Christian life officially began at baptism. After baptism, the eucharist subjectively strengthened believers to obey the commands of Jesus Christ. It also …
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Splashing tradition: the use of tradition and church history in recent German baptismal theologies as seen in the views of Th. Schneider, W. Pannenberg, and A. Heinze
… the use of tradition and church history in the baptismal views of the recent German theologians Theodor Schneider (Roman Catholic, born 1930), Wolfhart Pannenberg (Lutheran, 1928-2014), and André Heinze (Baptist, 1961-2013). The differences in the practice and understanding of Baptism among …
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‘A gem in the water’: a contribution to contemporary Pentecostal theology on Baptism of the Holy Spirit from a study of Willis Hoover’s Chilean Methodist Pentecostalism
… particular emphasis on his understanding of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and his theological transition from sanctification Methodism through an initial Azusa-style Pentecostalism to his eventual Methodist Pentecostal position. This theological transition, hitherto only partially explored and …
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The Church as the New Covenant Community
… 3 explains the sacrifice of Christ and Spirit baptism as the foundations of the new covenant and its community. Chapter 4 relates new covenant foundations to congregational ordinances; the Lord’s Supper symbolizes Christ’s sacrifice and water baptism symbolizes Spirit baptism. Chapter 5 studies …
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Life on Wings: the forgotten life and theology of Carrie Judd Montgomery (1858-1946)
… significant leaders to the Pentecostal Spirit baptism. An analysis of Montgomery’s writings from 1880-1920 reveal that the prayer of faith in James 5 and healing in the atonement were two of the major foundations in her theology of healing. Further, her pneumatology reveals that she actively …
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Parting of the Waters: Divergences in Early Theologies of Baptismal Anointing Practices
The practice of baptismal anointing was diverse both in practice and interpretation in the first four centuries. Early Christians at times interpreted the practice of baptismal anointing in the context of Old Testament anointings, as well as the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan. Liturgical …
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A Hermeneutical Critique of Pentecostalism for the Churches of South Africa
… with the knowledge of the doctrine of Spirit baptism and how to teach it. Chapter 1 presents the ministry context to which the congregants in those South African churches preside as well as the goals to which the project aims to cover. Chapter 2 provides a theological argument for the …
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Network church: a Pentecostal ecclesiology shaped by mission
… in an understanding of a church marked by Spirit baptism. The character of networks is defined in terms of partnership, a term with a rich mission understanding and seen also in the pentecostal tradition. A three-fold approach to contextualisation arises from the overlap between networks within …
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Ideas of Crimea : Crimea in the modern Russian political and cultural imagination
… Crimea in 2014, the Battle of Sevastopol and the Baptism of Prince Vladimir. The 2014 Myth revitalises the legitimacy of Putin in modern Russia. The Battle of Sevastopol evokes Soviet glory in the Second World War, demonstrating the Russian continuous effort to defend Crimea from Western powers. …
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