Essays and Research Papers on Theological Issues

This 3 page paper summarizes Paul's epistle and explains the its message is Christian brotherhood and forgiveness. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 20 page research paper/essay provides an overview of what should be included in training associate ministers. Bibliography lists 30 sources.

This 3 page paper addresses Colossians 2:6-15 and its interpretation. The argumens of two schools are presented, and an outline of the passage is presented. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 22 page paper reports on a variety of essays recorded in this volume. Bibliography lists all the cited essays.

A 15 page paper that discusses St. Paul, the Roman writer of the Apostles. Paul was an adult convert and he had been profoundly educated in ancient Greco-Roman and Jewish traditions. He was a fierce Pharisee and when he converted, he became just as fierce about Christ and spreading his Word. The essay discuses ...

A 3 page paper that discusses Daniel 7 as being categorized in the apocalyptic genre of Biblical literature. One secondary sources is used to interpret Daniel 7. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page essay reports on scholarly sources that address the relationship between incarnation and atonement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page research paper/essay contrasts and compares two Old Testament passage, Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, which both pertain to the Ten Commandments. The writer discusses similarities and differences. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12 page essay draws on a wide variety of Christian literature in order to describe both sides of the debate concerning women in ministry and the appropriate gender role for women in society. The complementarian and egalitarian positions are explained. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page essay offers a summation and commentary on chapter 2 of Justo Gonzalez's The Story of Christianity, Volume II: The Reformation to the Present Day. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper that considers several challenges to the claim that Jesus is the Son of God. Each challenge is refuted. They include: Christ’s existence, documents, evil and suffering, and the mythological challenge. The paper also comments on the epistemological basis for claim. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page research paper pertains to a project instigated by a student that establishes a development training program for Associate Ministers. Topics described include Likert-scales, open-ended and close-ended questions, and the researcher's utilization of the SurveyMonkey website. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4 page essay reviews "A phenomenology of the integration of faith and learning," a study conducted by Sites, et al. (2009), which concerns IFL and its integration into pedagogy. The writer summaries the article, offers reflection and discusses application of IFL. Bibliography cites only the article.

This 8 page essay offers an overview of Luke's Gospel. The first several pages present a summation of the content of Luke, with additional sections discussing major critical issues and theological themes and the closing section discussing genre. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page essay discusses prayer and forgiveness. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page essay that summarizes and reflects on chapter 8 of Justo Gonzalez's The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation. No additional sources are cited.

A 4 pages essay that summarizes and reflects on chapter 9 of Justo Gonzalez's The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation, No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper. This essay discusses Christianity in the first and second centuries. It reports the social settings wherein Christianity was established and flourished. The paper discusses some of the changes in the Roman empire, the growth of Greco-Roman cities, and the demographics of the members. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page essay that summarizes and comments on chapter 12 of Justo Gonzalez's The Story of Christianity, Volume II: The Reformation to the Present Day. No additional sources are cited.

This 3 page essay offers a summary and commentary on chapter 8 of Justo Gonzalez's The Story of Christianity, Volume II: The Reformation to the Present Day. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page research paper/essay discusses a student/researcher's choice of demographic categories in the implementation of a study project that pertains to an associate ministers' development program. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper. This essay discusses the Sacrament of Confirmation. In the Catholic Church, this is the third sacrament in Christian initiation along with Baptism and Eucharist. The writer includes comments about what an international student might feel or think as he or she an audience member. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In a paper of three pages, the author writes about a first Eucharist experience. The author of this paper gives the history of the Eucharist and and describes the process. There are two sources cited in this paper.

A 10 page essay that summaries and comments on chapter 25 in The Story of Christianity, Volume II: The Reformation to the Present Day by Justo Gonzalez. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper. Do humans really have free will? This question has been debated for centuries. This essay explores free will, compatibilism, and libertarianism. Each is defined to establish a mutual understanding. Even though he made some modifications and approached the issue of free will from different points of view, Augustine remained a compatibilist ...