Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan
http://hdl.handle.net/11558/842
2024-03-28T22:40:42ZVoices at the Table: Communion Meditations Based on the Writings of Christians Through the Ages
http://hdl.handle.net/11558/7429
Voices at the Table: Communion Meditations Based on the Writings of Christians Through the Ages
A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Ministry
2012-01-01T00:00:00ZIncreasing Engagement: at Worthington Christian Church During Social, Political, and Health Challenges
http://hdl.handle.net/11558/7366
Increasing Engagement: at Worthington Christian Church During Social, Political, and Health Challenges
This project outlines the challenges the Church has faced over the last few years and how leaders can help congregations re-engage in spiritual rhythms. The project compares the spiritual challenges of the pandemic with the spiritual challenges faced during the Exile and reflects on Nehemiah’s re-engagement tactics. The research considers practices that best facilitate spiritual engagement.
2023-04-17T00:00:00ZDeveloping a Community Mental Health Chaplaincy Model in Carter County, Tennessee in Response to the Opioid Addiction Crisis
http://hdl.handle.net/11558/7365
Developing a Community Mental Health Chaplaincy Model in Carter County, Tennessee in Response to the Opioid Addiction Crisis
Explores pastoral theology in the context of the current opioid crisis (1996-2023), concentrating specifically on an Appalachian social location. Examines the mechanism of opioid addiction according to the NIDA model, long-term consequences of addiction, and treatment options. Delves into criticisms of the NIDA model and other factors influencing addiction, to include racism in drug policy. Explores the pastoral theology of Dr. John Swinton and the community mental health chaplaincy model
2023-05-01T00:00:00ZOne God, the Creator, Maker, and Nourisher of this Universe: Irenaeus Against the Valentinians
http://hdl.handle.net/11558/6527
One God, the Creator, Maker, and Nourisher of this Universe: Irenaeus Against the Valentinians
The purpose of this thesis is to explore the conflict between Irenaeus and his Valentinian opponents. In it I argue that Irenaeus turns to the doctrine of creation in his opposition to the Valentinians as a means to reveal the foundational error of their teaching. The doctrine of creation covers a broad spectrum of ideas, from discussions surrounding creation ex nihilo to the status which the non-human creation is given. It is a significant theological theme in early Christianity, which accounts for its complexity and prevalence. In this thesis, I am focusing specifically on the conflict between Irenaeus and the Valentinians regarding the creative activity of God—that is, God as Creator. This is typically an unstated starting point for the early Christian discourse surrounding the other elements included in the doctrine of creation. With respect to this specific second-century conflict, however, the identity of the creator God is not a shared presupposition. It is, in fact, one of the central points, or as Irenaeus says, “heads,’ of the Valentinian teachings he refutes.
2022-05-01T00:00:00Z