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Integrity and Integration in Ecclesiastical Historiography: The Perspective of Mosheim and Neander
This investigation attempts to apply the motif of integrity and integration in an examination of Lutheran ecclesiastical historiography. This is not a comprehensive survey involving…
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The Biblical Office of Deacon: Its Nature and Application in the Lutheran Congregation
This resource guide has been developed for the express purpose of aiding lay elders in the understanding and fulfillment of their service within the local…
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The Empty Womb: A Christian Perspective on Infertility
This paper will discuss how couples can learn to cope with their infertility, some of the problems facing couples as they try to deal with…
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Reading 2 Corinthians 3:4-18: An Exercise in Exegesis
Paul’s letters have a reading history of almost two millennia. It is a history of readings and misreadings, of grasping the general drift of the…
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A Proposed Prolegomenon for Normative Theological Ethics with a Special Emphasis on the Usus Didacticus of God’s Law
The purpose of this study is to examine and organize some of the current contrasting methodologies of theological ethics in an attempt to determine the…
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Burnout in the Pastoral Ministry: The Need for Clear Boundaries
A survey was conducted of 138 pastors in The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod in the Central and Southern Illinois districts in the Fall of 1991. The…
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Celebrating God’s Grace: An Adult Information Course which Teaches the Doctrine of the Church as it is Expressed in the Worship of the Church
The writer did a thorough study of the ongoing relationship of worship and doctrine as an influence in the formation of Lutheran worship practices. He…
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The Theology of Spiritual Gifts in Luther and Calvin: A Comparison
This dissertation compares and contrasts Luther’s and Calvin’s theology of ministry because spiritual gifts are in some sense ministry gifts (using the broad definition of…
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Theology of the Pain of God: An Analysis and Evaluation of Kazoh Kitamori’s (1916- ) Work in Japanese Protestantism
The overall negative appraisal of Kitamori must be considered as a critical reaction to various aspects of his own theology. Perhaps not one or two…