The course of Christian mission in Malaysia spans a period of almost fivehundred years. It traversed a path that began as a military crusade but then fellshort of its goals in the centuries after and has now arrived once more at thecrossroads. This dissertation reflects upon the course taken thus far and fromits present juncture ponders the passage ahead. The starting-point is mission as it was perceived in the past: an enterprise of

Thesis (M. Div.)--Emmanuel School of Religion, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-94).

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<p>En undersökning av den amerikanska feminist- och befrielseteologen Carter Heywards syn på andlighet och sexualitet. Undersökningen visar att Heyward med utgångspunkt i en relationell teologi ser både andlighet och sexualitet som lika viktiga aspekter av en autentiskt ömsesidig relation mellan människor.</p>

<p>In this essay I plan to mainly write about the Christian church. However, I will shortly mention other parishes.</p><p>In the first part I will in the first chapter write how the church saw earlier on HBLT (Homo-, Bisexual, Lesbians and Transgender) people. In the second chapter how the situation is today and finally in the third chapter I will try to see how the situation is in the future in both in a positive and negative aspect.</p><p>In the second part I will write about Troy Perry, the founder of M.C.C. Metropolitan Community Churches). In the first chapter I will write shortly about when he was growing up, in the second about his vocation to become a minister and in the third chapter about his founding of M.C.C.</p><p>In the third and last part I will in the first chapter write about the first years, in the second chapter about how it is today and in the third and last chapter what the elders in the church sees how the future will look like.</p><p>My main question is to see if M.C.C. is needed even in the future.</p> / <p>I denna uppsats tänker jag skriva om den framför allt kristna kyrkan. Även om jag kommer att beröra andra församlingar i texten, först och främst islam.</p><p>I den första delen tänker jag i första avsnittet skriva om hur kyrkan har sett på HBT (Homo-, Bisexuella och Transpersoner). I det andra avsnittet hur det ser ut i dag. I det tredje avsnittet hur det kan komma att se ut i framtiden. Både vad jag tror och vad jag hoppas. Kursivering betyder att ordet finns i ordförklaringarna.</p><p>I den andra delen tänker jag skriva om Troy Perry (M.C.C.’s grundare). I första delen berättar jag lite om hans uppväxt. Andra avsnittet om hans kallelse till präst och i det tredje när han grundar M.C.C. (Metropolitan Comunity Churches)</p><p>I den sista och tredje och sista delen tänker jag i första avsnittet skriva om M.C.C. och kyrkans första tid I andra avsnittet hur det ser ut i dag och slutligen i det tredje avsnittet hur kyrkans ledning ser på framtiden.</p><p>Min frågeställning är om M.C.C. behövs även i framtiden.</p>

Thesis (Ph.D. (Homiletics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Pastoral))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1983. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 260-266). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (April 26, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Applied research project (D. Min.)--School of Theology and Missions, Oral Roberts University, 2005. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 222-228).