Much has been written of the desire for authenticity. That it is a return to the first, the original, to that which is the real. And it is no surprise that such a desire plays an important role among modern evangelical Christians. In a world that often seems topsy-turvy, where t…
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Nowhere in Scripture is it mandated that God’s people are to be segregated by age as they gather for corporate worship. However, descriptions of corporate worship in both the Old and New Testaments depict intergenerational engagement with the Triune God. In many North American c…
The intent of this study is to learn from exemplar church leaders who recognize significant convergence between the biblical aims of corporate worship and Christian discipleship. By observing the planning practices of these leaders, my desire is to ascertain practical aspects of…
This project was designed to discover the congregation’s understanding of worship at Pisgah Presbyterian Church in Versailles, KY. It contains five chapters: chapter 1 presents an introduction to this project. Chapter 2 presents three passages (Ps 8, Deut 6:4-9, and John 16:12-1…
For several hundred years, in response to Charles Finney’s innovations, American churches emphasized evangelism over worship within corporate worship services. This approach redirected the vertical focus of corporate worship from God to the horizontal focus of non-believers as t…
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the African and the Ancient Near Eastern tradition with regard to the ancestral consultation. 1 Samuel 28:3-25 was used as a point of departure. This text was used because it is the only text in the Hebre…
Faith and culture enjoy a harmonious relationship. In the past centuries of Catholicism, evangelization did not take into cognizance the culture of a people. The translation and adaptation approaches were the dominant models missionaries often used in the context of evangelizati…
This study examines the patterns, dynamics and appropriate contextual expressions of transformative worship among the Salako of Sarawak, Malaysia. The study shows that in worship, there is a transformative cycle that has three phases: come-commune-renew, with all three phases be…
This is a sociohistorical study of the ascendancy of bàtá drumming within the complex of òrìsà worship in Cuba. Òrìsà worship on the island nation is a religious tradition originating from the contemporary geographical regions of southwestern Nigeria and the southeastern portion…
“İbadetler Bağlamında Serahsî’nin Hanefî Mezhebindeki Tercihleri ve Gerekçeleri” isimli bu tez, bir giriş, iki bölüm ve bir istatistik ve değerlendirmeden oluşmaktadır. Giriş bölümünde konunun önemi, sınırları ve araştırmanın yöntemi ile kaynakları belirtilmiştir. Birinci bölümd…
“İbn Kudâme’nin el-Muğnî Adlı Eserindeki Ebû Hanife’ye Nispet Edilen Görüşlerin Tahkiki (İbadetler Bölümü)”adlı bu çalışma; Hanbelî mezhebinin muteber kitaplarından olan el-Mğnî’nin ibadetler bölümünde İmam Ebû Hanife’ye nispet edilen görüşlerin doğru olup olmadığı tespit edilme…
The goal of my dissertation is to suggest a theoretical basis for witness-oriented worship in the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK). In general, the witness of the PCK is becoming powerless and is thus facing a time of stagnation. Even though the members of the church do the wo…
This thesis examines the current discussion regarding the definition and role of worship in the lives of Protestant Christians. A survey of worship literature and experiential observations reveals that the modern identity of worship is fragmented and inconclusive. The study seek…
What is Christian worship all about? There are many divergent views toward this essential experience in Christian life. To many, worship is a time of praise and singing. To some, it is a message from the pulpit or it belongs to the legacy of a preacher. To many still, worship is…
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…
In this project, a responsive reading worship resource, cast in contemporary and inclusive language, based on the historic confessions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was developed and tested in three congregations. Readings were selected to give voice to the full range of h…
This dissertation is an investigation into the principles that guide the translation of Scriptural texts for public worship. It is a case study that aims to establish definite guidelines for translating a specific category of texts for a specific context. For reasons related to …
Claiming the biblical female images of God in the Christian worship, this dissertation explores the possibility of female images of God in the context of Korean Christianity worship. Worship provides us a self-grammar which reminds us of who we are in relationship with God and t…
The subject of this dissertation is "Royal Ancestor Worship in Deir el-Medina during the New Kingdom." This work attempts to increase our understanding of why this form of ancestor worship was adopted by the inhabitants of Deir el-Medina, the status of the royal ancestors relati…