Thesis (S.T.M.)--Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-134).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 192-200).

Doctoral diss.--Uppsala, 1996. / Bibliogr. p. 325-341. Index.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 192-200).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Erskine Theological Seminary, 2008. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-200).

In recent decades historians have 'discovered' agency in a wide range of geographical and temporal contexts, amongst many different types of actor. This dissertation employs the concept of agency to dissect the dynamics of power in early nineteenth-century London charities. Concurrently, it uses charity to test the potential applications of agency as a historical concept and as a tool for historical analysis. Through case studies of five different types of charity in early nineteenth-century London, this dissertation explores the varied ways in which plebeians exercised their agency. The case studies engage with current definitions of agency 'intentional action, resistance, the defence of rights and customs, exerting control over one's own life, autonomy, strategy, choice, and voice' and test the boundaries of the concept, proposing different ways in which scholars might characterise agency. This dissertation not only examines how the poor exerted their agency, but also how philanthropists conceptualised the agency of the poor. Although agency had a different set of meanings in the early nineteenth century than it does today, Georgian commentators nevertheless discussed the same phenomena that historians today label as agency. This dissertation considers how philanthropists attempted to mould the agency of their beneficiaries and how the agency of the poor shaped charitable organisations. For all its prevalence, agency is an under-theorised and problematic concept. There is no consensus about what agency is or how to locate it. As a result, agency is a slippery concept that seems to elude meaning. Historians are often so personally invested in the project of recovering the agency of subalterns that they underestimate the structural constraints acting on agency or they project modern conceptions of agency on to the subjects of their study. This dissertation subjects agency to critical examination that is long overdue. It argues that agency, as an 'essentially contested' concept, is a powerful tool for dissecting subtle and diverse dynamics of power. This dissertation proposes and demonstrates ways in which scholars can employ the concept usefully, mitigating its problematic aspects.

The Evangelical Reformed Church is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. This study investigates this church's unique view of Scripture and places it within the broader context of a Reformed approach. To this end, a literary study is conducted, whereby the Evangelical Reformed conviction is compared to that of Calvin and Barth, as put forward in their Institutions and Church Dogmatics, respectively. This procedure allows for a collation of the Evangelical Reformed stance and the Reformed view. Since the belief regarding Scripture has an effect on many aspects of the traditional reformed dogma, several bibliological facets are singled out, namely, revelation, authority, inspiration, and the inception of the canon. By way of illustration, these details are considered with specific reference to the Reformed doctrine of Predestination. The goal of this exercise is to evaluate the application of the bibliological dogma in the formulation of theology. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M.Th

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O jovem universitário brasileiro possui um importante papel na transformação da sociedade. O universitário evangélico brasileiro ao possuir uma fé como aquilo que o toca incondicionalmente e ao participar ativamente da missio Dei contribui de maneira ainda mais significativa nesta transformação. Este estudo busca compreender a participação do universitário evangélico brasileiro na Missio Dei e na propagação do Evangelho para a transformação da sociedade. Na primeira parte busca-se difinir o conceito de missio Dei mostrando que esta missão é um chamado para todas as pessoas e procura-se enfatizar a necessidade da pregação do evangelho através de palavras e obras, entendendo que esta pregação levará à transformações na sociedade. Na segunda parte apresenta-se um perfil do jovem universitário evangélico brasileiro, mostrando as principais características da Geração Y e a maneira como os jovens vivem a religiosidade. Na terceira parte é analisado a partipação do jovem universitário evangélico brasileiro na missão de Deus, e como ele se insere na propagação do evangelho para a transformação da sociedade. / The young Brazilian academic has an important role in the transformation of society. The Brazilian evangelical academic, as they have a faith which touch him/her unconditionally and as they actively participate in the missio Dei contribute in an even more significant way in this transformation. This study seeks to understand the participation of Brazilian evangelical academic in the missio Dei and in the promulgation of the Gospel to transformation of society. In the first part seeks to difine the concept of missio Dei showing that this mission is a call to all people and seeks to emphasize the necessity of preaching the gospel through word and deed, believing that this preaching will lead to changes in society. The second part presents a profile of the young Brazilian evangelical academic, showing the main characteristics of Generation Y and the way young people live their religiosity. The third part analizes the young Brazilian evangelical academic in God's mission, and how it fits in the promulgation of the gospel to transform society.

Em décadas recentes, a cada novo pleito eleitoral, seja nas eleições majoritárias ou proporcionais, os fiéis das igrejas evangélicas passaram a ser peças chaves das disputas eleitorais, em virtude do declínio contínuo do número de católicos e da correlacionada difusão das igrejas evangélicas, nomeadamente as pentecostais e neopentecostais. O presente estudo analisa a participação da religião evangélica no processo eleitoral brasileiro, especialmente nas eleições presidenciais de 2010 e 2014, a fim de perquirir quais os limites ético-jurídicos da influência desse vertente religiosa no processo eleitoral brasileiro. Os limites éticos foram avaliados com base na ética protestante, e os jurídicos, à luz da legislação eleitoral brasileira, discutindo sobre a possibilidade da participação da religião evangélica nas campanhas eleitorais, como mecanismo de exercício de poder e/ou de convencimento com esteio em valores morais religiosos. / In recent decades, in each new election campaign, be they by majority or proportional, the faithful of the Evangelical churches have become key elements in the election disputes, due to the continuous decline in the number of Catholics and the correlated diffusion of Evangelical churches, namely the Pentecostal and Neo-Pentecostal churches. This study analyzes the participation of the Evangelical religion in the Brazilian electoral process, especially in the presidential elections of 2010 and 2014, so as to discover what the ethical-legal limits of the influence of this religious dimension in the Brazilian electoral process are. The ethical limits were evaluated based on the Protestant ethics, and the legal limits based on the Brazilian electoral legislation, discussing about the possibility of the participation of the Evangelical religion in the electoral campaigns being a mechanism of exercising power and/or persuasion with the pillar being religious moral values.