O presente trabalho tem como objetivos principais mostrar como o cearense Alberto Nepomuceno (1864-1920) criou a canção de câmara brasileira e divulgar o conhecimento de sua vida e obra para outros lugares e outras culturas. Na primeira parte, depois de uma pequena introdução, e…
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The problem underlying this study is the slow but steady decline in membership in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Numerous missionary efforts in the past have not been able to change this trend. However, an approach that summarizes…
Prayer is a central religious and spiritual aspect of Jewish Orthodox life and religious education. There are significant challenges in balancing religious obligation (i.e. adherence to religious laws) with individual spiritual personalization. Adolescent development is characte…
This dissertation investigates the close connection between poetry and prayer in South Asia by studying the history of Sanskrit hymns of praise ( stotras) in Kashmir. It offers a broad introduction to the history and general features of the stotra genre, and it charts the course…
U.S. military veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are at risk for developing adverse mental health symptoms post-deployment, but may also report experiences of growth after serving in these conflicts. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of prayer copi…
This dissertation examines the role of Moses in the Fourth Book of the Psalter (Pss 90–106). Chapter 1 sets out a methodology for the dissertation. The methodology is based on a canonical-reader approach in which the final form of the text is used and attention is given to the s…
This dissertation investigates the challenges involved in teaching traditional formal prayer in a liberal supplementary school setting. It describes the origins of traditional worship, explaining its development from biblical times to the present. Additionally the dissertation e…
This study offers an ecumenical exploration of human transformation through the examination of this topic in the thought of Karl Barth (1888-1968), a Swiss Reformed theologian; Joseph Ratzinger (b. 1927), a Roman Catholic theologian; and John Zizioulas (b. 1931), a Greek Orthodo…
Occupation is everything people do to occupy themselves, including self-care activities, work, leisure and play. This line of research explored the ritual of prayer as a meaningful spiritual occupation. The overall purpose of this dissertation was to explore the occupation of da…
This study was an exploratory investigation to demonstrate the efficacy of using digital technology in a constructionist fashion to develop an increased ability to be self-reflective and a mature member of a religious community of practice. Perkins's (1992) "person-plus" model o…
This study retrieves the long-abandoned thought of an early twentieth-century Jesuit theologian, Maurice de la Taille (1872-1933), reassessing his theory of eucharistic sacrifice in light of his theology of grace and contemplation. His major work, the three-volume Mysterium Fide…
The present study examines extended prose prayers in early Jewish literature. Commencing with the investigation of one exilic and four post-exilic prayers in the Hebrew Bible and their translations in the Septuagint, I analyze approximately thirty prayers in the Apocrypha, Pseud…
This dissertation examines cultural parallels as found in the literature of Greece, Mesopotamia and Anatolia. Of specific interest is the question of cultural influence exerted by these ancient civilizations on each other. One of the geographic points of intersection common to t…
This study focuses on two prayers found in the Jewish prayer book, considering the sources, history, content, acceptance, and changes in each of these prayers. While there are certain similarities between the two prayers, the difference between the two is profound. The "Prayer f…
The dissertation treats Hanafī jurisprudence from its formation through the nineteenth century using case studies concerning women's participation in group prayers. The focus is on the hermeneutic techniques used in interpreting the "canon," i.e. primarily the Qur'ān and the acc…
Acts 4:23-31, a carefully constructed community prayer placed at the center of Luke-Acts, plays a pivotal role in Luke's narrative, unifying various elements from Luke's Gospel with elements from Acts. The prayer, which is a response to the Sanhedrin's threats against the procla…
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Islamic prayer ( du 'a , dhikr , and Qu'anic recitation) on Muslim patients. Relying on the Qur'an and sunnah , Islamic scholars state that prayer has positive effects on patients' psychological and physical well-being. …
This project developed an intercessory prayer ministry to begin and support an evangelism ministry in a local church. Chapter 1 introduces this project by identifying its goals, context, rationale, and definitions and limitations. First Baptist Church Roanoke, Texas, is in a cri…
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…