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1	Power through weakness : An historical and exegetical examination of Paul's understanding of the ministry in 2 Corinthians Savage, T. B. January 1986 (has links) No description available. 100 St Paul's letters][Christian ministry
2	An analysis of the current needs of house churches in China to improve the effectiveness of leadership development Cheung-Teng, Kai-Yum. January 2006 (has links) Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 259-268).
3	An analysis of the current needs of house churches in China to improve the effectiveness of leadership development Cheung-Teng, Kai-Yum. January 2006 (has links) Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 259-268).
4	The call to the ministry from another career: perceptions of Christian vocation held by Catholic and Protestant seminarians VanNostrand, Manning E. January 1970 (has links) Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / The problem of this dissertation was: What are the patterns of self-image, social relationships and religious commitment expressed by persons who respond to their Christian vocation by entering the ordained ministry from another occupation? The "second-career" minister, particularly in his formative seminary years, is in a unique position to describe these patterns. The theoretical orientation had two foci: the self-actualization paradigm of Maslow and sociological concepts: role relationship, reference group and persons, role-definition, latent and manifest content, and dysfunction. [TRUNCATED] / 2031-01-01 Catholic seminaries Protestant seminaries Ecumenics Christian ministry Christian vocations
5	Behind caring: the contribution of feminist pedagogy in preparing women for Christian ministry in South Africa Ryan, Mary Bernadette 31 May 2006 (has links) This research investigates the complex nature of caring in relation to women in ministry, in particular when women's roles as carers are subsumed into a patriarchal agenda in the church, with negative effects for women. The thesis explores this as an ethical problem that confronts women, but also those who are training women for the ministry. It proposes that feminist pedagogy provides important insights, tools and analyses which, when incorporated into women's formation, can help to counter these negative tendencies and the way women have internalised them. The findings of the research suggest that a critical ethic of care, which incorporates biblical principles of compassion and justice, is central to the liberating praxis of women in ministry. This has two important consequences: Firstly, it has implications for the women and how they assert themselves as moral agents of critical caring in their ministry. It suggests that in addition to the traditional caring work that women do, women also care when they seek justice by challenging the status quo understandings and practices of caring. In addition, women care when they look after themselves: when they seek healing, when they scrutinise their roles and responsibilities, and in some cases, make decisions not to care. Secondly, a critical ethic of care has implications for theological education at the epistemological, the pedagogical and the practical levels. The findings from the empirical research, based on two case studies of a Women's Studies course, have helped to identify the kinds of changes that are necessary. These include revisioning the theological content that is taught, as well as the teaching methodologies. Changes to the institutional culture and the relationships within it are necessary so that the institutions become more welcoming and hospitable to women. This thesis suggests that educators have an ethical responsibility to prepare women with the necessary knowledge and skills for the difficult, and often uncaring, terrain of their local churches. It concludes by challenging women to take responsibility for inserting themselves into local communities of practice, as a vehicle for their ongoing formation and support once they leave the theological institution. / Systematic Theology & Theological Ethics / DTH (THEOLOGICAL ETHICS) Christian ministry Moral formation Theological ethics Women in Christianity -- South Africa.
6	Behind caring: the contribution of feminist pedagogy in preparing women for Christian ministry in South Africa Ryan, Mary Bernadette 31 May 2006 (has links) This research investigates the complex nature of caring in relation to women in ministry, in particular when women's roles as carers are subsumed into a patriarchal agenda in the church, with negative effects for women. The thesis explores this as an ethical problem that confronts women, but also those who are training women for the ministry. It proposes that feminist pedagogy provides important insights, tools and analyses which, when incorporated into women's formation, can help to counter these negative tendencies and the way women have internalised them. The findings of the research suggest that a critical ethic of care, which incorporates biblical principles of compassion and justice, is central to the liberating praxis of women in ministry. This has two important consequences: Firstly, it has implications for the women and how they assert themselves as moral agents of critical caring in their ministry. It suggests that in addition to the traditional caring work that women do, women also care when they seek justice by challenging the status quo understandings and practices of caring. In addition, women care when they look after themselves: when they seek healing, when they scrutinise their roles and responsibilities, and in some cases, make decisions not to care. Secondly, a critical ethic of care has implications for theological education at the epistemological, the pedagogical and the practical levels. The findings from the empirical research, based on two case studies of a Women's Studies course, have helped to identify the kinds of changes that are necessary. These include revisioning the theological content that is taught, as well as the teaching methodologies. Changes to the institutional culture and the relationships within it are necessary so that the institutions become more welcoming and hospitable to women. This thesis suggests that educators have an ethical responsibility to prepare women with the necessary knowledge and skills for the difficult, and often uncaring, terrain of their local churches. It concludes by challenging women to take responsibility for inserting themselves into local communities of practice, as a vehicle for their ongoing formation and support once they leave the theological institution. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / DTH (THEOLOGICAL ETHICS) Christian ministry Moral formation Theological ethics Women in Christianity -- South Africa.
7	Svátost biřmování - její teologické pochopení v partikulárních dokumentech a směrnicích (v ČR a SR) ve srovnání s jejím teologickým pojetím ve všeobecných dokumentech magisteria od II. vatikánského koncilu po současnost. / The Sacrament of Confirmation - the theological understanding in the catechetical materials and regulations of the dioceses (in Slovak Republic and Czech Republic) and its comparison with the theological concept in the magisterial documents from the second Vatican council until now. Matisovská, Zuzana January 2019 (has links) The thesis "The Sacrament of Confirmation - the theological understanding in the particular documents and regulations of the dioceses (in Slovak Republic and Czech Republic) and its comparison with the theological concept in the universal magisterial documents from the second Vatican council until now" deals with the sacrament of confirmation as the essential part of Christian initiation which constitutes the heart of sacramental organism and shapes being of every Christian. First two chapters analyze presence of the seven aspects of confirmation in universal and particular magisterial documents (history of salvation; sacramental sign; relationship to the rest of initiation, common priesthood and apostolate; effects; recipient and catechesis; minister; ecumenical perspective). Then in the third chapter, the two approaches are compared and critically considered.
8	The Lived Experiences of Women in Christian Ministry in Canada Steeves, Kathleen 11 1900 (has links) The entrance of women into ordained ministry positions is a relatively new phenomenon in the North American Christian church, and has yet to be given adequate scholarly attention. This thesis probes the experiences of several pioneering women, presenting both the substantial and theoretical contributions emerging from a qualitative study of female pastors ministering in Protestant congregations across Canada. Data collection and analysis were approached through the lens of symbolic interactionism and grounded theory. The main findings emerging from 44 qualitative, in-depth interviews have been organized into three distinct papers to constitute a sandwich dissertation. The first paper outlines how some women experience a “call” to ministry and how this change in trajectory impacts their identity and constructions of the past, while the second two papers address different facets of performing the pastoral role once within it. Paper 2 explores the dilemmas women encounter in the area of clothing and appearances, a concern many of the women identified as influencing their performance of the pastoral role. Paper 3 explores in greater depth the ways women feel they perform the pastoral role differently than their male counterparts, and raises questions about the impact this may have on changing the role in the future. Taken together, the three papers contribute to a broad range of debates in the theoretical literature about key facets of the human experience, including: changing career trajectories, role making and performance of self, and microlevel influences on institutional change. The dissertation also encourages a new direction for sociological research – human interactions with the divine. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / This thesis investigates what it is like to be a female pastor in the Christian church in Canada, as women have only recently been able to be fully ordained in most Protestant denominations. Three themes are explored: (1) how women decide to enter into Christian ministry, (2) how they navigate dilemmas around clothing in the pastoral role, and (3) how they feel they do pastoral ministry differently than their male counterparts. On a more theoretical level, this thesis also helps us understand the experiences of women entering traditionally male occupations, illuminating how they – and perhaps anyone who undergoes a career transition – navigate changes in work roles and identities, how clothing can help them achieve legitimacy in a role, and how women may be changing the professions they enter into in large numbers by doing their work differently.
9	Bedeutung und hermeneutischen Implikationen der Verweise auf die Schöpfungsordnung und den Fall Evas in 1. Timotheus 2 / The meaning and hermeneutical implications of the references to the order of creation and the fall of Eve in 1 Timothy 2 Haslebacher, Christian 02 1900 (has links) German text / Nach grundsätzlichen Überlegungen zur Allgemeingültigkeit, Kultur- und Zeitbezo-genheit neutestamentlicher Aussagen untersucht die vorliegende Studie das Lehrver-bot der Frauen im gesamtbiblischen Kontext. Dadurch resultiert 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 als Schlüsseltext in der Frage, ob Frauen für den leitenden und lehrenden Dienst in der Gemeinde zugelassen sind. Hinweise für das richtige Verständnis von 1. Ti-motheus 2:12-14 sind Vergleiche mit anderen paulinischen Verweisen auf erzählte Ereignisse des Alten Testaments und ihre Funktion im jeweiligen Diskurs, die Wir-kungsgeschichte der Schöpfungsreihenfolge und von Evas Fall im Frühjudentum sowie die Funktion dieser Verweise in der Argumentation im 1. Timotheusbrief. Ab-schliessend wird 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 im Bezug auf den unmittelbaren Kontext un-tersucht. Die vorliegende Arbeit schließt, dass 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 trotz der Ver-weise auf die Schöpfungsreihenfolge und den Fall Evas nicht als allgemeingültig zu verstehen ist. / After general reflections on universal validity, and on the cultural and temporal set-ting of New Testament propositions, this study examines the prohibition on women teaching in Christian congregations in the context of the whole Biblical canon. From this perspective, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 offers a key role for the validity of women as leaders and teachers. Clues towards a correct understanding of 1 Timothy 2:12-14 are to be found in comparisons with references to Old Testament events and their par-ticular function in Pauline discourse, in reception of the order of creation and fall of Eve in early Judaism, and in the function of these references in the argument of 1 Timothy. Finally, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 is examined in view of its immediate context. The thesis concludes that, despite its reference to the order of creation and the fall of Eve, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 should not be understood as an absolute prohibition. / New Testament / M. Th. (New Testament) Altes Testament Neues Testament Corpus Paulinum 1. Timotheusbrief Frühjudentum Altes Testament im Neuen Testament Intertextualität Hermeneutik Sensus plenior Typologie Paulus Eva Schöpfungsreihenfolge Unterordnung der Frauen Ordination von Frauen Old Testament New Testament Corpus Paulinum 1 Timothy Early Judaism Old Testament in the New Testament Intertextuality Hermeneutics Sensus plenior Typology Paul Eve Order of creation Subordination of women Women in Christian ministry 227.8306 Women in the Bible Sex role -- Biblical teaching Ordination of women Creation -- Biblical teaching Typology (Theology)
10	Bedeutung und hermeneutischen Implikationen der Verweise auf die Schöpfungsordnung und den Fall Evas in 1. Timotheus 2 / The meaning and hermeneutical implications of the references to the order of creation and the fall of Eve in 1 Timothy 2 Haslebacher, Christian 02 1900 (has links) German text / Nach grundsätzlichen Überlegungen zur Allgemeingültigkeit, Kultur- und Zeitbezo-genheit neutestamentlicher Aussagen untersucht die vorliegende Studie das Lehrver-bot der Frauen im gesamtbiblischen Kontext. Dadurch resultiert 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 als Schlüsseltext in der Frage, ob Frauen für den leitenden und lehrenden Dienst in der Gemeinde zugelassen sind. Hinweise für das richtige Verständnis von 1. Ti-motheus 2:12-14 sind Vergleiche mit anderen paulinischen Verweisen auf erzählte Ereignisse des Alten Testaments und ihre Funktion im jeweiligen Diskurs, die Wir-kungsgeschichte der Schöpfungsreihenfolge und von Evas Fall im Frühjudentum sowie die Funktion dieser Verweise in der Argumentation im 1. Timotheusbrief. Ab-schliessend wird 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 im Bezug auf den unmittelbaren Kontext un-tersucht. Die vorliegende Arbeit schließt, dass 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 trotz der Ver-weise auf die Schöpfungsreihenfolge und den Fall Evas nicht als allgemeingültig zu verstehen ist. / After general reflections on universal validity, and on the cultural and temporal set-ting of New Testament propositions, this study examines the prohibition on women teaching in Christian congregations in the context of the whole Biblical canon. From this perspective, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 offers a key role for the validity of women as leaders and teachers. Clues towards a correct understanding of 1 Timothy 2:12-14 are to be found in comparisons with references to Old Testament events and their par-ticular function in Pauline discourse, in reception of the order of creation and fall of Eve in early Judaism, and in the function of these references in the argument of 1 Timothy. Finally, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 is examined in view of its immediate context. The thesis concludes that, despite its reference to the order of creation and the fall of Eve, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 should not be understood as an absolute prohibition. / New Testament / M. Th. (New Testament) Altes Testament Neues Testament Corpus Paulinum 1. Timotheusbrief Frühjudentum Altes Testament im Neuen Testament Intertextualität Hermeneutik Sensus plenior Typologie Paulus Eva Schöpfungsreihenfolge Unterordnung der Frauen Ordination von Frauen Old Testament New Testament Corpus Paulinum 1 Timothy Early Judaism Old Testament in the New Testament Intertextuality Hermeneutics Sensus plenior Typology Paul Eve Order of creation Subordination of women Women in Christian ministry 227.8306 Women in the Bible Sex role -- Biblical teaching Ordination of women Creation -- Biblical teaching Typology (Theology)

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