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The incultuartion of the Christian Gospel: theory and theology with special reference to the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
One of the most urgent problems within many Christian denominations is how to relate the Christian Gospel to diverse cultures. The importance of culture in the missiological process cannot be overstated; for culture is the ...
The Buddha said that Buddha said so: a translation and analysis of "Purvayogaparivarta" from the Ratnaketu dharani sutra
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The present work is a translation and analysis of a particular variant of the second chapter of the Ratnaketu Dhāraṇī Sūtra, entitled "Pūrvayogaparivarta,” the provenance of which can be traced to Vikramādityanandi, the ...
Where the dancer meets her divine: dance as religious experience in the lives of Loie Fuller and Isadora Duncan
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This thesis begins with a simple question: Can seemingly-secular dance be a religious experience for an individual dancer? I investigate this question through specifically examining the lives of dancers Loie Fuller and ...