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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"baptismal"”.
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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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Womb of the Spirit: the liturgical implications of the doctrine of the Spirit for the Syrian baptismal tradition
… the role of the Holy Spirit within the Syrian baptismal tradition and, in particular, assesses its effect upon the liturgical and theological development of initiation in East and West Syria. Primary material includes the Odes of Solomon, Didascalia Apostolorum and Acts of Judas Thomas; the …
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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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Development of the Concept of Salvation in Seventh-day Adventist Children and Adolescents 7 to 18 Years of Age Who Attend Public Schools
… among age groups.</p> <p>Subjects' and fathers' baptismal status was positively related to understanding of salvation. Time out as a form of discipline and videos used for religious education in the home were negatively related to understanding of salvation. Subjects' baptismal status was …
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"Joining the End to the Beginning" Divine Providence and the Interpretation of Scripture in the Teaching of Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons
… who are joined to the body of Jesus through the baptismal and eucharistic life of the church. From this perspective, the author insists that the meaning of the scriptures, for the second century bishop, is not merely rational, moral or mystical, but truly ontological.
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The Actual Characteristics of the Decian Persecution According to Saint Cyprian’s Letters
… of the Lapsi, the schism of Novation, the baptismal controversy, and the trials and terrors of the Roman persecutions. |The purpose of this investigation is to study the actual characteristics of the Decian persecution, and its effects upon the African Church as revealed in Cyprian's …
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Migration from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal churches in Ghana
… active components of the Church. PCG should give baptismal candidates the option to choose the type of baptism they prefer. This will resolve the issue of members migrating to Pentecostal/Charismatic churches to seek baptism by immersion. Furthermore, there is the need for youth services and youth …
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Seasonality and early modern towns: the timing of baptisms, marriages and burials in England, 1560-1750, with particular reference to towns
… and the results are summarised in Chapter 5. The baptismal, burial and marriage seasonality patterns are described, and urban patterns are compared and contrasted with rural patterns. The results are discussed in Chapter 6, which seeks to explain the seasonality patterns, and the similarities and …
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The Renunciation of God: Political Theology and Theological Resistance in Georges Bataille, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Simone Weil
… of salvation” leads to Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s baptismal sermon, which blames Christian complicity with Nazism on its will to self-preservation and calls for a new kind of Christianity that would renounce itself and welcome being transformed by its others. I then deepen this theology of …
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A Statistical Model for Seventh-day Adventist White English-Speaking Church Growth in the United States
… study were supported.</p> <p>Conclusions. (1) Baptismal Growth is associated with a combination of the following factors: Evangelism, Pastor Tenure, Ingathering, Religious Education--Outreach, Proclamation, Discretionary Giving, and Conference Projects. (2) Dropping members from the church is …
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Infants' Emotions in Early Modern England
… philosophical treatises, midwifery manuals, baptismal tracts, popular pamphlets, petitions, and parents’ life writings. In doing so, it innovatively pulls together historiographies of religion, medicine, the senses, and the life cycle, to bring new socio-cultural insights to the history of …
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The attitude of the Anglican church of Uganda to the new religious movements and in particular to the Bacwezi-Bashomi in South Western Uganda 1960-1995
… many Christians who hardly take their faith and baptismal calling seriously claim that Christianity has failed to provide solutions to their chaotic existence, economic and socio-religious issues, hence the rush to these new religious movements and in particular to the Bacwezi-Bashomi. Defection …
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The word that makes you go hmmm: exploring the relation between African Americans’ linguistic ideologies, racial identity attitudes, and usage of the n-word
… reshaping of the historical racial slur nigger), Baptismal (i.e., the word nigga can never be harmless because of its original meaning as a racial slur), and Performative (i.e., the word nigga should not be used since it may be emotionally harmful to those who hear it). The coding results for …
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Acquaintances and Other Stories
<p><em>Acquaintances and Other Stories</em> includes a critical preface and short story collection, both of which explore isolation as a theme. The stories speak to the loss of control and fear that often comes with isolation. The collection was heavily influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and my …
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A social history of illegitimacy in Ireland from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century
… for the recording of illegitimacy in parish baptismal registers is addressed.<br/><br/>Chapter 8 is concerned with illegitimacy and regional persistence from the advent of civil registration until 1920. Irish illegitimacy ratios are placed within the context of European ratios. Within Ireland …