SE 571—Christian Ethics and Social Issues Patrick T. Smith‚ Course Instructor Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Fall Semester 2011 Friday Sessions‚ 6:00-10:00 PM; Saturday Sessions‚ 9:00-4:30 PM Email: ptsmith@gcts.edu Phone: 978-646-4120 COURSE SYLLABUS Course Description This course is a study of the interaction between Christian ethics and social issues. Attention is given to biblical‚ theological and philosophical perspectives on select contemporary social issues facing the church
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Much of church administration is about teaching in the moment. Let me explain. I became a Christian at the dinner-table. I did not know at the time that’s what was happening. I can’t point to one decisive moment when intellectual assent turned to trust. But it was at the dinner-table that Christianity became real to me. Each evening as my family ate together‚ we would process the day’s events. "How was school today?" "Who’s going to take me to basketball practice?" But as we processed the events
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Research Paper: Christian Doppler Physical Science 3/23/14 Christian Andreas Doppler was born November 29‚ 1803 Salzburg‚ Austria. Doppler’s Father was a stonemason. Doppler studied physics at Vienna University of Technology and University of Vienna. In 1847 he accepted a professorship in mathematics‚ physics‚ and mechanics at the Academy of Mines and Forests in the Slovakian town Banska Stiavnica. In 1850 he was appointed head of the Institute for Experimental Physics at the University of
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worldview is how we see and interpret the circumstances and people around us. There are countless worldviews because everyone has their own. All worldviews answer these four questions: Where am I?‚ Who am I?‚ What is wrong?‚ and What is the remedy? The Christian worldview and the western or American worldview are in constant competition with each other and this should not be the case. The first question of a worldview is where am I? We are on the earth that God created with words and wisdom. In Genesis
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Essay- “The Ugly Truth About Beauty” Comp 2 Ms. Weeter 9-25-13 Our beliefs of what being attractive means differ from person to person. Even though we all have our own opinions‚ our minds are all effected by the media and what they thinks qualifies you as being attractive. Most men and women think of their looks in different ways. Men‚ usually‚ stick to the same opinion their entire life. Women on the other hand‚ never think their appearance is good enough. Ever. “The Ugly Truth About
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The festivals dotting the Christian Calendar are marked by general out pourings of devotion‚ mourning and joy according to the religious significance of these days. Some common festivals celebrated by Christians are the days commemorating the major Christian events like Christmas for the birth of Jesus Christ and Easter for his martyrdom and resurrection. Other popular events usually mark the birth or the feast days of famous Saints. These occasions are celebrated with great enthusiasm; the people
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he fashion world. They were faced against Christian Dior and The New Look of 1947. As he brought out the infamous hourglass figure on to runways‚ it sparked a fire in pop culture. The look gave women around the world femininity and featured their cinched waist‚ accented bust and fulllength pleated skirt. With the launch of Dior’s first collection‚ in February 1947‚ he turned the fashion world upside down with a bold stroke. Christian Dior (19051957) founder of Dior Company‚ commonly
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parts of the play. The scenes involving the usage of VR was important for the development of the protagonist‚ because this was a place where she only focused on making herself better. Humor is important for the healing process and it was evident within Ugly Lies the Bone because the addition of a sarcastic protagonist added a sense of realism within
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Ashley Williams Family Social Work 20 September 2013 Shelia Gordon Research Paper Divorce: The Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Ugly As a child my parent divorced. It left me feeling very depressed and confused. My mother did not discuss why or how a mom and dad became divorced. She merely said “me and your dad got a divorce when you were just 1 year old.” I was devastated. I didn’t understand what divorce was‚ but I definitely did not understand why they weren’t together anymore. Had I done
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1. Human beings are made in the image and likeness of God‚ and therefore are given a great deal of dignity. To properly understand who we are‚ we need to go back to the beginning. In the beginning‚ God made us like Him. Genesis 1:27 says: God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them. We were created to be a lot more than what most people settle for. For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness. (1 Thessalonians 4:7.) If you’ve ever
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