This study presents the results of qualitative research of the experiences and attitudes of Palestinian Christian students concerning inter-faith discussions with their Muslim fellow students at Bir Zeit University. The aim of the research was to inform ministry to the Christian…
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Abraham has been perceived as the father of faith by both Jews and Christians. Interpretations of Abraham in later sources tend to idealize his actions. When religious commentators write about Abraham and the other stories in the Abraham cycle they are writing about their own im…
The aim of this thesis was to document the development of the Christian Nubian house and its variations in form between different geographic and political regions, within the kingdoms of Nobatia, Makuria and Alwa. Chronologies describing the evolution of Nubian church architectu…
ABSTRACT During the Middle Ages, Jews, Christians and Muslims coexisted (often uneasily) on the Iberian Peninsula. These three religious groups were in a constant process of defining and preserving their identities, which were often constructed in terms of the relationships with…
'Race' and "ethnicity" name prominent, potent, pervasive social constructs in popular culture, public life, and other realms of society in the United States. They underpin standard frames of social reference ostensibly rooted in objective biological structures; their facticity i…
This paper will conduct a comprehensive case study of Iraq’s displaced Christians in Jordan. It will analyze the living standards of this vulnerable population in the context of Jordanian policies. It will also highlight the differences between Iraq’s displaced Christians and it…
My dissertation is a critical edition, translation and analysis of the opening chapter of Sefer Milhamot Hashem (1170), Jacob ben Reuben's philosophical polemic against Christianity. This groundbreaking text, possibly the first of its kind in Europe, emerged seemingly out of the…
This dissertation examines the ritual use of scriptural incipits (i.e., opening lines of biblical books and texts) on apotropaic devices (e.g., amulets) from late antique Egypt. There are three primary objectives of this study. First, I develop a typology of the scriptural incip…
This study explored one aspect of religious life, prayer, at a dynamic time in human development, adolescence. This phenomenology examined the experience of adolescent prayer among those who subscribed to Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Eighteen high school seniors from two Mi…
This dissertation analyzes the life and work of Henry Cornell Goerner (19081998) and reveals how his work expanded mission efforts in Southern Baptist life by teaching missions as a professor, as well as developing strategic partnerships between Christian higher education instit…
Is monastic profession in the West-Syriac tradition a “second baptism”? I have argued, in this dissertation, that it is. There exists, clearly, a relationship between the two rites of initiation: the monastic profession and baptism. This dissertation examines these two rites of …
Muslim-Christian dialogue has enjoyed a rich and vibrant past, but it has also met with challenges such as the notion of an inevitable clash between civilizations. While interaction between Muslims and Christians has occurred at all levels of society since the inception of Islam…
The growth of the prosperity gospel among youth raises critical questions about the legitimacy of its teachings. Older scholarship has used the Protestant Work Ethic (PWE) and related ideas to explain certain economic effects of the prosperity gospel. The concept of gift and exc…
Problem. Every Seventh-day Adventist pastor in Zimbabwe at one time or another has had to deal with a situation where church members consult their ancestors when threatened by sickness, death, misfortune, or a series of tragedies. The Adventist church correctly takes a strong st…
In this dissertation, I explore the role of community in the narrative articulation of the self. Recent studies of St. Paul's letters suggest that Paul's statements about justification refer first to Paul's community and only secondarily to the stance of the individual before Go…
With an estimated over 350 ethnic groups speaking different languages, Nigeria is not only the most populous country in Africa but it is also the most multi-ethnic society in Africa as well. Such ethnic diversity makes ethnicity an important element in the life of each ethnic gr…
This dissertation sets out to prove that when the church ignores Pauline orthopraxy in cross-cultural mission, especially in the area of finances, it places unnecessary obstacles in the path of the missio Dei. To do so, an investigation into Paul's socio-economic status is under…
In this dissertation I examine policies in Indonesia, under Suharto's New Order regime, which aimed at modernizing the nation. Many scholars have analyzed such policies at the macro-level of national politics. I seek to complement this work with a micro-level study. I present th…