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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"missionary work"”.
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Gleaning the Harvest: Strangite Missionary Work, 1846-1850
This thesis argues that in studying the missionary work of the followers of James J. Strang, one gains a better understanding of the expectations and complexities of first generation Mormons. The introduction provides a background of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) from …
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"Social work" and missionary work as part of the power game
This thesis discusses "social work" as part of missionary work during Hans Egede´s mission in Greenland (1721-1736) and the starting period of the Norwegian Saami mission (1888-1900). The discussion is focused by connecting it to Habermas´s discussion of "The structural transformation of the …
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A Theory Base and Mission-Sending Model for the South American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
<p>Problem</p> <p>Effective missionary work depends on a combination of three preconditions, equally indispensable: (1) a body of committed and adaptable personnel who are prepared to transmit to another cultural group the relevance of the Christian message; (2) an organization that is equipped to …
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The Foundations and Early Development of Mormon Mission Theory
… to Mormonism and their thriving tradition of missionary work, how do Mormons conceive of their mission? By focusing on the theoretical frame in which Mormon missionaries imagined the non-Mormon world, prepared for missionary engagement, and derived their expectations for their mission work, …
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An exploration of the lived experiences of returned Mormon missionaries
… provide numerous types of services; and they work an average of 12 hours a day, six days a week. Missionaries encounter nearly constant rejection and hostility. In most cases, these missionaries serve in areas that are unfamiliar to them and they have limited contact with their family and …
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The Influence of the First World War on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
… the understanding of this influence, this work examines how the First World War affected the lives of Latter-day Saints both during and after the conflict. The entire world felt the effects of the world war and the Latter-day Saints were not exempt. Yet during this war, the LDS soldiers had …
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A selected, annotated edition of the letters of George Ripley, 1828-1841
… minister of Boston's Purchase Street Church, his missionary work for the American Unitarian Association, the production of his Specimens of Standard Foreign Literature, his relationships with many of the leading Transcendentalists, and his founding the experimental community, Brook Farm.Ripley's …
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From 'Black-Eyed Girls' to the MMU (Mujeres Methotistas Unidas): Race, Religion and Gender in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
… salient and relevant themes found in Methodist missionary activity beginning in 1869 and continuing through 2008. The origins of the Methodist missionary work with Mexican women lie in the Women's Foreign Mission Society founded in 1869 by a group of Anglo women in Boston, Mass.</p> <p>By …
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From the pages of three ladies : Canadian women missionaries in Republican China
… (1897-1966) who spent 43 years as a medical missionary in Guangdong. Each of the women was involved in a different sector of mission work, and together the three represent the types of missionary work undertaken by Canadian Protestant women missionaries in China. The three main chapters each …
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“Sé Exactamente de Donde Vine”: The Rivera Sisters and the Development of a Lamanite Religio-Racial Identity in Salt Lake City’s Rama Mexicana
… identity within Rama Mexicana. Through missionary work, temple and family history work, cultural celebrations, food, performances, and an investment in language and cultural preservation, the Rivera sisters’ devotion was an integral part of Rama Mexicana. Such practices and beliefs …
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Cultural engagement in missionary China: American missionary novels 1880-1930
… comparative standpoint, the American Protestant missionary enterprise in China was built on a paradox in cross-cultural encounters. In order to convert the Chinese—whose religion they rejected—American missionaries adopted strategies of assimilation (e.g. learning Chinese and associating with the …
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Studio Notes
… the community. For this reason, I utilise my artwork to reflect on the specificity of my cultural heritage which stems from the German mission settlement in South Africa. In practice, I contemplate my dual heritage by acknowledging a mission heritage, and an indigenous heritage which predates …
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Protestants and the public sphere in Brazil, c.1870 - c.1930
… of evangelical literature. On the one hand, this work analyses the ideological and doctrinal contents of the literature circulated by evangelical agents in Brazil, showing how foreign missionaries and Portuguese-speaking ministers actively engaged with debates circulating in the country’s public …
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Proclamation in Cross-Cultural Context: Missiological Implications of the Book of Daniel
… that Daniel employed in his ministry as an overt missionary who was sent to witness to God's salvific purpose in the cross-cultural context of heathen kingdoms.</p> <p>The main objective of this research is to validate the book of Daniel as a missionary document and show that its missiological …
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The Quest for Knowledge: Religious Enquiry and Intellectual Discovery in the Works of Luisa de Carvajal y Mendoza
… y Mendoza (1566-1614) by exploring her life and works within the framework of the concept of intellectuality. Rejecting the conventional paths for early modern women of either marriage or convent life, she decided to devote herself to the cause of the faith in an unconventional way and travelled …
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Family ministry perceptions and practices in Hmong Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches: a multiple case study
… converted to Christianity in 1949 through the missionary work of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). Prior to conversion, the Hmong practiced animism, shamanism, ancestral worship, and reincarnation. Children were religiously instructed through informal, oral, experiential, and …
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Feasts of Change: Food and History in the Cook Islands, 1825-1975
… as a new insights into the wider practices of missionary work, colonisation, and globalisation.
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Sabbath-Keeping Practices and Factors Related to These Practices Among Seventh-day Adventists in 51 Countries
… other spiritual activities such as service and missionary work. Qualitative data suggest that the Sabbath has authentic meaning for large numbers of Adventists.</p>
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