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 | | The monastic life spread to many parts of the Christian empire during the 4th and 5th centuries, as many felt{{fact}} that the Christian moral and spiritual life was compromised by the change from a persecuted minority cult to an established majority religion, and sought to regain the purity of early faith by fleeing society. | | | Christianity teaches that it is impossible for people to completely reform themselves, but that moral and spiritual progress can only occur with God's help through the gift of the Holy Spirit who dwells within all faithful believers. | | | Christianity began within the Jewish religion among the followers of Jesus of Nazareth. |
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| | St. Olaf College Academic Catalog |
| | Christian groups in present and history are compared to discover forms, functions and theologies of worship illuminated by connections to Judaism, Israel, and other religions. | | | Special attention is placed on the theological controversies which led to the formation of the Christian community's central doctrines: God as Trinity, Jesus Christ as divine and human, salvation as divine action and human response. | | | This course examines the faith of Israel in the God of the covenant and how the covenant faith was shaped in the community of Israel and expressed in its literature. |
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http://www.stolaf.edu/catalog/0002/academicprogram/religion.html
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| | Controversy |
| | The Christian scriptures are clear that Jesus came as a servant, one who clearly and consistently rejected the uses of power to achieve his purposes. | | | As Christians, we are committed to Jesus Christ as the definitive expression of God's character and purpose and the central core of our faith. | | | However, rather than welcoming our theological diversity as an opportunity for growth, conservative and renewal groups are proclaiming loudly that there is only one way that Presbyterians can understand the work and role of Jesus Christ. |
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http://www.witherspoonsociety.org/controversy.htm
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| | The Restorationist Controversy |
| | General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (UK) | | | Universalists in late 18th century New England were not in theological accord regarding the afterlife. | | | In the late 1820s the battle was taken up by one of the younger Restorationists, Charles Hudson, who debated Walter Balfour, a Bible scholar whose arguments against future punishment had made him a champion of the ultras. |
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http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/restorationist.html
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| | Library/IT: Internet Resources |
| | The list includes those schools accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) as well as other institutions not accredited by ATS and is indexed alphabetically, geographically, and denominationally. | | | The Center is one of the premier academic organizations for the study of science and religion. | | | Home of the organization that represents about 400 million Christians in more than 330 churches, denominations and fellowships in 100 countries and territories throughout the world. |
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http://www.ants.edu/ftlibrary/other/internet.htm
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| | Leithart.com Theological Controversy |
| | Also this regarding the post-Nicean controversies with Arianiam (quoting from RPC Hanson): "people holding different views were using the same words as those who opposed them, but, unawares, giving them different meanings from those applied to them by their opponents." Sounds rather familiar, apart from the "unawares" bit. | | | A House For My Name: A Survey of the Old Testament | | | A couple of illuminating quotations from Robert Letham's fine new book, The Holy Trinity (P&R): |
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http://www.leithart.com/archives/001026.php
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| | Christian Theological Studies |
| | The Conserving Power of the Doctrines of Grace | | | Dawn of World Redemption - Survey of History of Salvation in O. by Erich Sauer - full text online | | | The Lordship Controversy and the Carnal Christian Teaching (Part 2) |
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http://www.abideinchrist.com/links/theology.html
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| | Skeptical Inquirer: Was the 'Rare Earth' Hypothesis Influenced by a Creationist? |
| | Surprisingly, at the dawn of the twenty-first century," says Darling, "religious influence is once again being brought to bear on the question of whether or not the Earth is somehow special. | | | Without many people realizing it, debate in astrobiology is being actively manipulated by deeply held theological beliefs." | | | Darling's revelations come in a chapter "Rare Earths and Hidden Agendas" in Life Everywhere: The Maverick Science of Astrobiology (Basic Books/Perseus, 2001). |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2843/is_6_25/ai_79794362
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| | Oral Contraceptive Controversy |
| | This position is held on the basis of theological and philosophical concerns that we have not addressed here, and which must be evaluated on their own merits apart from the considerations that we have taken up in this forum. | | | One further word of explanation: There are those who disagree with the use of all pharmaceutical or barrier methods of birth control. | | | The reproductive revolution: a Christian appraisal of reproductive technologies, sexuality and the family. |
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http://www.aaplog.org/oral.htm
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| | Communio Articles on ANT and OAR |
| | Christian Brugger: ANT-OAR: A Morally Acceptable Means for Deriving Pluripotent Stem Cells. | | | Stuart W. Swetland and William L. Saunders: Joint Statement on the OAR Proposal: A Response to Criticisms. | | | Part II ended with an article defining theological and philosophical parameters for considering ANT based on criteria provided by Veritatis splendor for the grounding of bioethics. |
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http://www.communio-icr.com/ant.htm
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| | Christian Theological Seminary |
| | Roger A. Bullard on Howard Clark Kee, editor, The Bible | | | Bruce Epperly on John Cobb, On Being a Thinking Christian, 404 | | | © Copyright 2006 Christian Theological Seminary - All rights reserved |
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http://www.cts.edu/Library/Index.cfm?NavID=9&PageID=518
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| | Columbia Evangelical Seminary |
| | Application: Every person who goes through the application process will receive a free copy of one of Dr. Walston's books. | | | Columbia Evangelical Seminary's purpose is to provide enriching biblical, ministerial, and theological training and education via self-paced Distance Learning by Mentorship Study with no residency requirements whatsoever. |
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http://www.faraston.edu
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