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    Kraybill Chapter 2 In Kraybill’s book The Upside-Down Kingdom he introduces us to Jesus’ three temptations in the wilderness. Kraybill explores the social‚ political‚ and economic significances of these temptations. He focuses on five key symbols that are connected to Jesus’ temptations; bread‚ devil‚ desert‚ mountain‚ and temple. Each symbol recalls key episodes in the Hebrew history. “The temptation points to a right-side-up kingdom encompassing the three big social institutions of his day: political

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    Conflict and Unit Performance 6 Conflict Resolution Techniques 7 Conflict Simulation Techniques 7 Case Study 8 Conflict Style Inventory 10 Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument 11 Two-dimensional Model of Conflict-handling Behavior 12 Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory 13 Sample Test 13 The Universal Approach To Handling Conflict 16 The Right Attitude 16 The Right Skills 17 Basic Steps to Handle Conflict 17 Bibliography 19 Introduction “A conflict exists

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    Down Kingdom by Donald B. Kraybill is a written version of who people think Jesus’ kingdom is like today. The point that Donald Kraybill makes in his book is to let people know the importance of God in an upside down world‚ in other words ‘Kingdom’. Kraybill wants people to know about the importance of God. The most important point referenced in this book is that one has to show the love of God to the weak people‚ or life is not worth living. The main point is how Kraybill shows that people who are

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    Amish Culture - Essay 2

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    Minnesota‚ Mississippi‚ Missouri‚ Nebraska‚ New York‚ Ohio‚ Maryland‚ Tennessee‚ Wisconsin‚ Maine‚ and Canada (Kraybill‚ Nolt‚ and Johnson-Weiner‚ 2012). In depth‚ the Amish social organization‚ gender relations‚ and beliefs are customs that are held strong in their community and will be observed in this text. The Amish are stereotyped as having “distinctive dress and horse-drawn buggies” (Kraybill‚ 1989). They are also known for the not using current technology and sticking to old‚ conservative ways

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    kingdom‚ who it includes‚ and what it costs to enter into His kingdom. The kingdom represents God’s government‚ authority‚ and ruling power‚ therefore‚ the kingdom is present whenever someone yields their life completely to God’s authority. Donald Kraybill‚ in his book The Upside-down Kingdom‚ notes that people must enter into the kingdom because it is state of affairs rather than a state of mind (19). Until one is born again‚ one cannot enter the realm of the kingdom of God. In the book of Luke‚ Jesus

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    Running head: Two different cultures 1 Simularites in cultures seperated by time and distance. David Hall Soc 1001 August 6‚ 2013 Rebecca Stout Two different cultures Abstract Today I am going to discuss two different cultures. They are going to be the Maasai of Kenya and the Amish of America. What I am going to be discussuing is the way that some of 2 there Rituals and how there children come of age are different but at the same time very simular. Oddly enough both use a type of

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    under the spirit of religious freedom and political accommodation given them in North America (Kraybill and Olshan‚ 1994). A sustained high fertility rate of seven children per family over the past century has contributed to a steadily growing population (Luthy‚ 1992; Ericksen et al‚ 1979). Of the estimated 176‚550 Amish who live in the United States‚ almost 74 percent are considered "Old Order Amish" (Kraybill and Olshan‚ 1994; Hostetler and Huntington‚ 2001). Approximately 70 percent of the Amish population

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    The Upside Down Kingdom

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    the readers understand that in God’s kingdom‚ the world is turned upside down. Kraybill is saying that the people who live at the top of the pyramid such as wealthy‚ and powerful people who are not humble‚ will live at the bottom of the pyramid in God’s kingdom. We need to help the poor‚ and the hungry. A few chapters that support Kraybill’s thesis are chapters one‚ six‚ and eleven. Chapter one‚ Down is Up‚ Kraybill emphasizes that the Kingdom of God‚ down is up. The people that think they are

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    that makes life so much easier? The answer is simple and uncomplicated; cultural preservation. The Amish are culturally aware of themselves‚ and as such have put forth the effort to sustain their traditions and way of life for hundreds of years (Kraybill‚ 2001). The further technology advances in the world outside of the Amish community‚ the broader the Amish lifestyle becomes from the modern American culture amongst which they live. However‚ if the Amish belief system is viewed from an anthropological

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    The Amish Culture

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    The Amish Culture The Amish are a fascinating people. They live surrounded by cities full of technology. Yet they live without automobiles‚ electricity‚ and most modern comforts that are taken for granted by many. Donald Kraybill asks the question “How is it that a tradition-laden people who spurn electricity‚ computers‚ automobiles‚ and higher education are not merely surviving but are‚ in fact‚ thriving in the midst of modern life?” Though they do not have all of the technology that we

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