Thesis (D. Min.)--Ashland Theological Seminary, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 210-212).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Covenant Theological Seminary, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-134).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Covenant Theological Seminary, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-134).

According to current models, 19th century American quilts are presented as simple objects of cultural heritage or considered for their similarities to other forms of modern art. This thesis follows a three part approach in order to study these objects which are valuable sources of historical information in their full context. This approach includes the historical, social/aesthetic, and material contexts of the objects. The topic of the study is the quilts of the Bethel and Aurora colonies, 19th century Christian "utopian" sects in Missouri and Oregon. While societies such as the Bethel and Aurora colonies shunned many aspects of modernization, quilts appear to be an area of connection with the outside world. The quilts serve as material evidence for the tension between communal and secular worldviews in the colonies.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2016-09-26T12:11:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Cleberson Dias.pdf: 4415318 bytes, checksum: 71d7e9d668d9ce8bb3f6b4b7bd4b57f6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-26T12:11:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cleberson Dias.pdf: 4415318 bytes, checksum: 71d7e9d668d9ce8bb3f6b4b7bd4b57f6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-05-19 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo / The main purpose of this research was to analyze, focusing on the hermeneutic perspective, the relationship between religious speech, originated from the biblical exegesis made by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, and the standardization and organization of behavior, in particular, of the witness of Jehovah serving at Bethel, community fundamentally interconnected with the Association Watchtower Bible and Tract, which is basically their legal reason, located on Highway SP-141, Km 43, in Cesario Lange / SP. This is the place where all the preaching work is organized and publications are translated, printed and distributed for free during the preaching process. As a central character, the bethelite provided all the necessary content to our research. His daily experience was widely considered in the analisys from the subject behavior inside the total instituitions, within the same proportion in which we assessed theorical basis of understanding the faith experience and its deployment Michel Foucault and Erving Goffman offered support hermeneutic for understanding the religious discourse in Bethelite behavior. This was the analysis and understanding of religious experience in everyday life level, in their practices and contradictions, within the context of the headquarters of Jehovah‘s Witnesses in Brazil. The project aimed to answer the following problem: what is observed in Bethel can be described as alienation and domestication of behavior or as a conscious and sincere desire for inner discipline and collaboration in the production of all materials used in the ―preaching‖ of Jehovah's Witnesses? Beforehand, this dichotomy has justified the need to put the ―Tower under watching.‖ / O objetivo central dessa pesquisa foi analisar, privilegiando a perspectiva hermenêutica, a relação entre o discurso religioso, originado a partir da exegese bíblica feita pelo Corpo Governante das Testemunhas de Jeová, e a normatização e organização do comportamento, em específico, das testemunhas de Jeová que servem em Betel, comunidade fundamentalmente interligada à Associação Torre de Vigia de Bíblias e Tratados, sendo esta basicamente a sua razão jurídica, localizada na Rodovia SP-141, Km 43, em Cesário Lange/SP. É a partir dali que se organiza a sua obra de pregação no Brasil e se traduzem e imprimem as publicações a serem distribuídas gratuitamente em seu trabalho de pregação. Personagem fundamental, o betelita forneceu o conteúdo necessário à nossa pesquisa. A sua experiência quotidiana foi largamente considerada na análise do comportamento dos sujeitos no interior de Instituições Totais, na mesma proporção em que avaliamos a capacidade do cabedal teórico de entender a experiência de fé e seus desdobramentos. Michel Foucault e Erving Goffman ofereceram o suporte hermenêutico para a compreensão do discurso religioso no comportamento do betelita. Tratou-se da análise e compreensão da experiência religiosa no nível quotidiano, em suas práticas e contradições, inseridas no contexto da sede das Testemunhas de Jeová no Brasil. O trabalho pretendeu responder o seguinte problema: o que se observa em Betel pode ser descrito como alienação e domesticação do comportamento ou como desejo consciente de disciplina interior e de colaboração na confecção de todo o material usado no ―trabalho de campo‖ das Testemunhas de Jeová? De antemão, essa dicotomia justificou a necessidade de colocar a ―Torre sob vigia‖

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-140).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Beeson Divinity School, 1997. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-171).

Thesis (M.A.)--Southern California College, 1995. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-90).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1992. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-95).

El proyecto de Tesis realizado tiene como objeto proponer un plan de mejora del Gobierno de Tecnología de la Información, usando la metodología COBIT 5 PAM aplicando Transformación Digital en la Asociación Cultural Bethel. La metodología empleada en el análisis del Gobierno de TI consistió en mapear los procesos COBIT a analizar, esto se hizo de acuerdo a su relevancia en los procesos existentes de TI, luego determinamos el nivel de capacidad de los procesos y cuáles eran las brechas a cubrir para alcanzar el nivel deseado. Este análisis culmina con un plan de mejora que consta de iniciativas que van a permitir al gobierno de TI alcanzar el nivel óptimo para la organización. Para poder desarrollar la propuesta de Transformación Digital, en primer lugar, analizamos el esquema actual del negocio, para esto, nos basamos en la Arquitectura del negocio y como la tecnología interviene en los procesos que dan valor a la empresa. Este conocimiento sumado a la problemática identificada y a un análisis de las tecnologías de transformación digital nos han permitido plantear una propuesta estructurada técnica y económica de la solución. / The thesis project carried out aims to propose an improvement plan for the IT Government using the COBIT 5 PAM methodology applying Digital Transformation in the Bethel Cultural Association. The methodology used in the analysis of the IT Government consisted of mapping the COBIT processes to be analyzed, this was done according to their relevance in existing IT processes, then we determined the level of capacity of the processes and which one were the gaps to cover to reach the level wanted. This analysis culminates with an improvement plan that consists of initiatives that will allow the IT government to reach the optimum level for the organization. To be able to develop the Digital Transformation proposal, first, we analyze the current business scheme, for this, we rely on the Business Architecture and how technology intervenes in the processes that give value to the company. This knowledge added to the problem identified and an analysis of digital transformation technologies have allowed us to propose a structured technical and economic proposal for the solution. / Tesis