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Same Dance, Different Tune:Re-Narrating Pre-Christian Religious Practices Within the Kingdom of God
In this paper I would like to argue that this process of re-narrating prior religious practices within the narrative of the Kingdom of God can be observed in the New Testament as well as in some newer religious movements in more recent history with important implications for how we view the concept "syncretism" today. I will ultimately conclude that religious practices have little or no intrinsic meaning but find their meaning in the narrative context from which they flow and which they embody. I will begin by discussing a few key examples from Acts and Revelation before moving on to discuss how this dynamic may be observed in the historical religious experience of African Americans and the present day experience of so-called "Insider movements" among Muslims and Hindus. I will then conclude with a few observations as to how this process might inform the way that the church today thinks about new religious movements particularly the massive global pentecostal revival transforming the character of Christianity by means of this very process.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:163Uploaded:03 / 19 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionIncubating Fetal Ritual
Incubating Fetal Ritual as Central to Deep Conversion: Ghanaian Pentecostal Deliverance Ministry Read Through Ron Grimes Research Paper TC548 - Ritual Studies Dr. Todd Johnson March 18, 2011 Matthew H. Lumpkin mattlumpkin@gmail.com Lumpkin 1 1. Introduction 1.1 Some of My Assumptions in the Larger Context of My Argument Rituals are expressive of and embedded within religious, cultural, narrative frameworks that people collectively co-create and enact. When people encounter a new, differen
Category:(not categorized)Reads:283Uploaded:03 / 19 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionWelcome: Interpreation of an Artwork
This is an essay describing a work of art done for a seminary class on the Ethics of life and death with Erin Dufault-Hunter at Fuller Seminary.
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This is an essay describing a work of art done for a seminary class on the OT writings with John Goldingay at Fuller Seminary.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:553Uploaded:04 / 25 / 2009ShareAdd to collectionReview of Amy Laura Hall's _Concieving Parenthood_
Review of Amy Laura Hall's _Reconcieving Parenthood_
Category:Essays & ThesesReads:625Uploaded:03 / 11 / 2009ShareAdd to collectionStand-In For Jesus: Narrative Cues and the man Born Blind in John 9
An exegetical paper focusing on John 9.
Category:Essays & ThesesReads:581Uploaded:01 / 23 / 2009ShareAdd to collectionBridges Between Jesus in the Qur'an and the Bible:A Brief Introduction for Christians Interested in Conversation with Muslims
A brief introduction to the depiction of Jesus in the Qur'an and a discussion of some of the issues surrounding using the Qur'an's picture of Jesus as a bridge to encounter of the Jesus of the Gospels.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:1,604Uploaded:09 / 19 / 2008ShareAdd to collectionPrimal Religious Influences in the Antonian Movement (1704-1706): Lessons for the Western Church
A historical examination of primal religion's role in the indigenous appropriation of European Catholicism in the Antonian movement in the kingdom of Kongo.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:2,044Uploaded:09 / 16 / 2008ShareAdd to collectionThe Sons and Daughters of Anath: Primal Religious Influences on Jephthah's Vow and His Daughter's Response in Judges 11:29-40
An exegesis of the story of Jephthah's vow to sacrifice his virgin daughter to YHWH and her response (Judges 11:29-40) with particular attention the possibility of the family's involvement with devotion to the warrior/virgin/mourner goddess, Anat.
Category:School WorkReads:2,351Uploaded:09 / 16 / 2008ShareAdd to collectionThe Call of Christ and Religious Identity: A Theology of Religions Analysis of C5 “Insider Movements”
An analysis of "Insider Movements" and approaches in Christian Mission to Muslims from an Evangelical perspective.
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