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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"dispensationalism"”.
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Dispensationalism, Islamophobia, and the Mass Media in America
… Othering is also a major component of Christian dispensationalism since it too produces an extreme dualistic worldview. Dispensationalists typically read current geo-political events into the Bible aiming to identify a group of people or region from which the Antichrist and his allies will …
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Apocalyptic Theopolitics: Dispensationalism, Israel/Palestine, and Ecclesial Enactments of Eschatology
… substantively theological. Chapter Two describes dispensationalism’s origins in nineteenth-century Britain and its dissemination and development in America. Chapter Three moves from broad, historical description to the contemporary and particular through an introduction to Faith Bible Chapel …
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The Sinaitic Covenant and Law in the Theology of Dispensationalism
… 5-6).</p> <p>Chapter 2 presents the meaning of Dispensationalism and briefly outlines its origin and its modern development in North America. Chapter 3 reviews the covenant theologians' hermeneutics in respect to the Sinaitic covenant and their conflicts with Dispensationalists, with the …
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The shaping of John Nelson Darby’s Eschatology
… saw the birth of a new form of premillennial dispensationalism that has shaped evangelical eschatology ever since. It owed its debut to John Nelson Darby, who espoused the centrality of the “two peoples of God.” Dispensationalism affirmed three cardinal doctrines: first, a sharp dichotomy …
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Eternal Anthropology in Evangelical Eschatology: An Assessment of Three Models and an Argument for Kingdom Theology
… the Kingdom Theology (referred to as Progressive Dispensationalism for the majority of the dissertation in keeping with the history of the view) understanding of consummate anthropology, in which ethnicity is individually and corporately expressed, is based on stronger interpretive foundations …
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An Investigation of Dispensational Premillennialism: an Analysis and Evaluation of the Eschatology of John F. Walvoord
… The chapter also discusses the claims of Dispensationalism concerning its continuity with the premillennialism of the early church. The historical rise of dispensational premillennialism is traced to John Nelson Darby. The last part of the chapter surveys the theological roots of this …
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"More desired than our owne salvation" : the roots of American Christian affinity for the State of Israel.
… degrees of national-covenantalism, premillennial dispensationalism and cultural fundamentalism—claims that American popular affinity for the State of Israel is generated primarily by external manipulations or lobbies strain the bounds of credulity. Grounded, in part, in the Protestant …
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The Israel-Christ-Church Typological Pattern: A Theological Critique of Covenant and Dispensational Theologies
… other prominent system of evangelical theology: dispensationalism. The various forms or varieties of dispensational thinking along with their hermeneutical commitments are surveyed. The distinction between Israel and the church is the hallmark of dispensationalism, which means discontinuity is …
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Disfellowshiped: Pentecostal responses to fundamentalism in the United States, 1906-1943
… theology, especially through the vehicle of dispensationalism. In the end, the hostility exhibited between them during this period was the result of religious proximity. Pentecostals were a threat to the power structures of fundamentalism by attracting parishioners to its form of revivalism.
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Bound for the Kingdom: The Land Promise in God's Redemptive Plan
… two dominant theological systems today, namely, dispensationalism and covenant theology.
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Cosmic Conflict as a Hermeneutical Framework for Mission Theology in the Old Testament
… assumptions of theological currents such as dispensationalism and covenant theology and shows how belief in the superiority of the New Testament over the Old affects the understanding of mission in the Bible. The chapter also shows how the outward focus of ecumenical mission leads to a …
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“The hour is coming and is now here”: the doctrine of inaugurated eschatology in contemporary evangelical worship music
… George Ladd, Anthony Hoekema, and “progressive dispensationalism,” the dissertation traces the biblical data to highlight ways in which Scripture speaks of the kingdom of God’s current presence (the “already”) and future arrival (the “not yet”). The chapter then considers believers’ experience …
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From Confederate Deserter to Decorated Veteran Bible Scholar: Exploring the Enigmatic Life of C.I. Scofield 1861-1921.
<p>Cyrus Ingerson Scofield portrayed himself as a decorated Confederate veteran, a successful lawyer, and a Bible scholar who was providentially destined to edit his 1909 dispensational opus, <em>The Scofield Reference Bible</em>. This thesis offers a multilayered image of Dr. Scofield's life by …
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John Nelson Darby: His Contributions to Contemporary Theological Higher Education
This study investigated the contributions of John Nelson Darby to selected institutions of contemporary theological higher education. A qualitative approach to the investigation was employed. Archival foraging occupied a greater part of the research data and yielded rich returns as evidenced in the …