Green Mass is a meditation on--and with--twelfth-century Christian mystic and polymath Saint Hildegard of Bingen. Attending to Hildegard's vegetal vision, which greens theological tradition and imbues plant life with spirit, philosopher Michael Marder uncovers a verdant mode of …
Teaching Religion and Literature provides a practical engagement with the pedagogical possibilities of teaching religion courses using literature, teaching literature classes using religion, and teaching Religion and Literature as a discipline. Featuring chapters written by awar…
Mevlânâ‟nın ulûhiyet ve nübüvvet anlayışını incelediğimiz bu çalışmamız giriş kısmından ayrı olarak iki bölümden oluşmaktadır. Giriş kısmında yaşadığı dönem itibariyle fikri-siyasi yapının kelâm ilmine tesirleri ve Mevlânâ‟nın çağının düşünce dünyasına eleştiri ve önerileriyle b…
İnsanların yeryüzünde ürettiği sosyo-kültürel havza içerisinde "Arş" gibi zamanla belli anlamlar kazanmış ve duyularla kesişen sözcük ve kavramları, gözle görülemeyen ve zihnen tasavvur edilemeyen gaybî konuların insanlara bildirilmesinde birer kod olarak kullanan Kur'ân, söz ko…
The research addresses the application of apostolic and prophetic governance in church plants. Research methods include surveying and interviewing pastors from Every Nation, the researcher’s local church senior and senior associate pastors, and church plant lead pastors. Every N…
From the second to the twentieth centuries, research has revealed various historical interpretations of Christ’s teaching on “the least of these.” One main argument is whether “the least of these” refers to the poor, Christian missionaries, or any human in need. This calls for a…
This thesis spotlights one of Yunnan’s most important Buddhist deities – Acuoye Guanyin. This bodhisattva, also known as the Luck of Yunnan, is unique to the Yunnan region. Acuoye Guanyin played a pivotal role in the political rise of the Nanzhao Kingdom and continued to serve a…
David Hume discusses the notion of liberty and necessity in both his Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40) and his Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748). While scholars generally agree that Hume’s treatment of this subject has amounted to an important contribution to compat…
Bu çalışmada Charles Hartshorne’un neo-klasik teizm anlayışını irdelemeye çalıştık. “Klasik” kelimesi mevcut olanın çoğunu muhafaza etmeyi çağrıştırır. “Neo” (yeni) kelimesi ise olana bir şey ekler ve yeniliğe vurgu yapar. Hartshorne’un gayesi de klasik Hristiyan teizmine yeni b…
Osmanlı'nın Avrupa'ya yaklaşması ve başarısız olan haçlı seferi ile rahipler ve misyonerler, ilahi kılıçla Osmanlı'ya, diğer ve Müslüman kafirlere karşı "ilahi kılıcı" kalplerine saplayarak onları yenmeye karar verdiler. İslam'a, Kuran'a ve geleneklerine karşı bir polemik eseri …
This study is about how a church should do missionary training it to grow and revive in other cultures. Based on theoretical and biblical basis, the researcher conducted prior research and reviewed academic materials. In addition, 12 projects were carried out targeting cross-cul…
This paper explores the dynamics and difficulties facing a Christian chaplain working in an interfaith environment. Particularly, it addresses how the Christian chaplain can provide interfaith pastoral/spiritual care, while remaining true to the Great Commission. Increasingly, C…
Estimates are that 15% of the world’s population have some kind of cognitive, physical, or developmental disability. Research indicates that the majority of those with disabilities consider faith to be important but are less likely to attend religious services than non-disabled …
The project director discerned a need to develop leaders at Rock of Hope Church. After assessing the need, he decided that Rock of Hope Church needed more leaders as the first priority in functioning as a church that effectively accomplished her mission. Therefore, he endeavored…
Evreni ve ondaki düzeni bir amaç ve yaratıcı doğrultusunda açıklayan teleolojik kanıtın 19. yüzyılda Darwin teorisi ile birlikte yaşadığı kırılma ve güç kaybı teizm üzerinde olumsuz bir etki bırakmıştır. Özellikle Darwin’ci teoriye dayalı mekanik ve natüralist dünya görüşleri, t…
Paul told Timothy in 2 Tim 4:2 to preach the word. This command lays the foundation for the necessity of word-driven preaching, also called expository preaching. This project argues not all preaching is word-driven; therefore, the need to train men to preach word-driven sermons …
