What happened to the fig tree? : an empirical study in psychological type and biblical hermeneutics [PDF]
The SIFT method of biblical hermeneutics and liturgical preaching has its roots in Jungian psychological type theory and maintains that the reading and interpretation of text is shaped by individual preferences within the perceiving process (sensing and ...
Francis, Leslie J.
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Christian Faith and Akan Culture in Ghana: A Review of Major Works of Sidney George Williamson [PDF]
Christian growth must not only be considered in terms of the growth of numbers. The growth in the church must also be considered in the level of depth and the quality of Christian conversion within a cultural milieu.
Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong
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Five loaves and two fishes : an empirical study in psychological type and biblical hermeneutics among Anglican preachers [PDF]
The sensing, intuition, feeling and thinking (SIFT) method of biblical hermeneutics and liturgical preaching has its roots in three fields: a theology of individual differences situated within the doctrine of creation, an application of Jungian ...
Leslie J. Francis +2 more
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Footwashing in the Context of 1 Corinthians 11:23-25: Some Theological Reflections
There is the tendency to cite Paul’s obvious silence on the rite of foot washing in 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 as evidence of not perpetuating the practice in the Christian Church.
Peter Obeng Manu , Kenneth Oppong
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A Comparative Study of Word Orders in the Law Code of Hammurabi and the Book of Covenant
The article examines how words are arranged in twenty-nine laws of the law code of Hammurabi and Exodus 21:2-22:16 through a comparative study to argue that these words are arranged to reflect Babylonian and Israelite theologies.
Babatunde Adekunle Ogunlana
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Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein (1717-1747) was the first African Protestant chaplain at the Elmina Castle, Gold Coast (Ghana). He is credited with the translation of the popular Christian prayer, usually referred to as 'The Lord Prayer,' into the ...
Ekem, John D. Kwamena
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The Concept of Evil in African Communities: The Case of the Yoruba, Akan and Igbo People [PDF]
Traditionally, Africans see themselves as each other’s keeper, and that is the main reason for the concern shown towards each other and the general wellbeing of all in society.
Godfred Adjei Nyarko
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Life in the eucharistic community : an empirical study in psychological type theory and biblical hermeneutics reading John 6:5–15 [PDF]
This study employs psychological type theory to analyse the ways in which a group of 13 newly ordained Anglican priests (in priest’s orders for 3 or 4 months) reflected on the Eucharistic imagery of the Johannine feeding narrative. In the first exercise,
Jones, Susan H., Francis, Leslie J.
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Abosom, A Theological Issue in the Celebration of Odwira by the Akuapem of Ghana [PDF]
The people of Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana celebrate Odwira annually. Akuapem Christians see the celebration of Odwira as bosomsom (service or worship of gods/deities/divinities) which conflicts with their faith as God commands that “Christians”
Ernestina Afriyie
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My intention with this study was to examine the concepts “mother tongue” and “mother tongue education” and how these concepts are understood by some parents.
Suner, Guler
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