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Using World Café Methodology for Affective Change
Rynearson, Stephen P. “Using World Café Methodology for Affective Change” D.MIN MAP., Concordia Seminary, 2016. pp.142. The purpose of this MAP is to evaluate the…
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Gospel Encounter With Subaltern India
This work examines the role of religio-cultural resources in enabling the transformation of a broken community and people. In the context of nineteenth and twentieth…
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Christ, Church, and World: A Christological Ecclesiology for Post-Christendom
The North American church is facing a profound crisis. The post-Christendom situation is changing the landscape of the church’s relationship with culture, society, and individual…
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Jesus, The New Temple Mark 11:20–25 in its Narrative Context
The cursing of the fig tree in Mark has led to myriad readings, and wide-ranging discussions from botany to textual criticism. This work argues that…
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Hindutva Nationalism and Civil Government in India: Towards a Theology of Engagement from Luther’s Two Realm Perspective
The task undertaken by this dissertation is to offer a theological response to Hindutva nationalism and its challenges to Christians in India. The particular focus…
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Worship and Devotion
The purpose of this project is to examine how devotional practices of prayer and meditation on God’s Word can complement the corporate services of a…
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Formulating an Effective Means of Bringing More Adult Males into Active Participation in the Church
The purpose of this Major Applied Project (MAP) is to interview active Lutheran male adults to discover why men perceive Christianity as a “White man’s…
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Is the Christian in the Flesh? An Apocalyptic Reading of Galatians 5:16–26
Paul’s letter to the Galatians, according to the traditional reading, is read through a sixteenth century paradigm to answer the question, “How is a person…
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The Importance of Ritual in Helping Heal Veterans Who Suffer with PTSD/Moral Injury: A Chaplain’s Role in the Body of the Church
As an active duty Navy chaplain, endorsed by the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, I wondered where did these purification rites from these societies have their roots.…