The Song of Moses of Deuteronomy 32:1–43 has had a distinguished history in both Jewish and Christian liturgy. The purpose of the dissertation is to highlight features of the Song which account for its liturgical prominence and then to study that prominence in depth. The dissert…
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This dissertation reports on the results of the clearing and partial excavation of an early Christian church at Ras el Bassit, on the North Syrian coast. The church is built on a synagogue attested by two inscriptions and by the menorah of an early sixth-century floor mosaic; it…
During the last decade, the discussion over whether Thomas Aquinas's theology is supersessionist—the idea that God abolishes Jewish observance of circumcision and Torah and replaces Israel with the Church—has elicited deep disagreement among scholars. With the exception of a few…
At the turn of the 13th century the regional church in southern France was caught between the powerful forces of heresy, inquisition, and papal power. At this time southern France marked the locus of influential heretical movements. Parisian reformers and Cistercians blamed loca…
Christianity, Judaism and Islam share a deliberative subjugation of women through ideologies, hierarchical structures and performative practices that effectively relegate women to an inferior position. The Christian tradition has one of the longest-standing and most consistent i…
If a Hebrew Biblical text could motivate eighth century B.C.E Israelite society to move a away from the horrendous practice of violence and blood revenge, isn't it possible that the same text can motivate a twenty first century society to move away from the crisis of revenge and…
This dissertation historicizes the formation the Syrian Orthodox Church in the first half of the sixth century. The council of Chalcedon in 451 CE divided eastern Christianity. Those who opposed the council separated from the church of the empire after Justin I in 518 CE tried t…
Religion plays a major role that defines and preserves ethnic life and character in the United States. In the case of first-generation Korean immigrants, as an ethnic organization, the Korean immigrant church functions as a center of resistance to cultural assimilation. On the o…
This dissertation attempts to find out the relevance of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theology in a religiously pluralistic world. The postmodern society is open to many religions including Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Taoism, Confucianism, Mormon, Jehovah's Witness…
The dissertation addresses the question of the social organization of early Christian communities, c. 50 C.E. to c. 260 C.E. I demonstrate that the primary conceptual and behavioral model for early Christian social organization was the surrogate family (Chapter One). The specifi…
Jesus' command in Matthew 28:19 leaves no room for interpretation. The role of the followers of Jesus and of the church is decidedly clear. We are called to make disciples of all nations. An honest assessment of my local ministry context, Access Church, reveals that we, as a chu…
This project’s central focus is the broken police mentality that was intensified with the death of Dr. King and the law and order election of President Richard Nixon in 1968. The projects aim is to get people’s feelings about the historical brokenness of the law enforcement comm…
A Project Document submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Ministry, at Virginia Union University
This thesis develops a practical theology for mission with Millennials. This theology engages in an Empirical Task as it gathers data; engages in an Interpretive Task as it reviews the multi-disciplinary conclusions drawn for that data; engages in a Normative Task of identifying…
The African American male plays a vital role in the formation and practice of Black religious life in rural families and communities. Black men have helped shape the cultural consciousness and moral values of the Black family. Historically in the rural Black church, the Black ma…
The paradoxical disconnect in religious and spiritual formation between the church and persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is the impetus for this research project. I suggest a paradoxical disconnection because of the ironic relationship that unfortuna…
The purpose of this project was to take a team of individuals from The Well Baptist Church in Venice, FL and lead them through the process of designing a strategy to develop leaders at the church. The Well is a church plant with limited leaders and a continual strain on the time…
There continues to be strong interest in the arena of Christian formation, which is primarily concerned with developing mature Christians in light of shifts in contemporary views on religion and its relationship to ethics. The field of Christian formation has many facets one of …
It is God’s work and our mission to be intentional about reaching those in our world, to bless others with the blessing that we have received in Christ. For ValleyView Alliance Church (VVAC), this means reaching out to the released time students who attend Bible Adventure in its…