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The purpose of this research project is to study how barriers and bridges influence the reception of the Christian message by the Yalunka people in West Africa. The objective is for mission leaders to be able to determine the most effective methods and Scripture tools to use for…

This thesis explores a small number of TEFL teachers’ collective responses to an extended change process in their Mexican university context from 1989-2003. The nature of the emergent knowledge arising from this inquiry hinges on the analysis and interpretation by the researcher…

Missiologists have debated the receptivity (harvest) principle of the classic Church Growth Movement for decades. The principle has implications for both groups and individuals, but the debate among Southern Baptist missiologists has mainly focused on the group aspect of the pri…

In this thesis, I build an ethical philosophy centered on receptivity and becoming attentive towards other lives. I have a couple guiding questions. What is happening when we meet another life, human or otherwise? How do we enter into a genuine encounter with a life beyond us, a…

Over the past few decades, higher education institutions are expanding in terms of students’ race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, and other individual differences. This expansion of diversity has been linked to positive outcomes for students including improvements in cross-racial…