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Mathye, Mokadi Max. "Becoming a missional church : the case of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (ELCSA)." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24453.

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The topic of my study is: Becoming a missional church- the case of Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa (ELCSA). The lack of missional astuteness and intelligence emanating from Christendom mind-sets and agendas is detrimental to the growth of the church and is creating missional chaos and paralysis; this is what I am struggling with in my study. The challenge I am grappling with is that the ELCSA as a church has been exposed to a variety and multiplicity of missional cultures and mission settings through a diversity of missionaries operating from different missional landscape and backgrounds. The various and differing missional histories has created inconsistencies in the theological foundations that underpin and add force to her missional outlook and maturity. As the church considers becoming a missional church, there is an imperative need to radically revisit her traditional ecclesiologies in order to develop a clearer understanding of her missional vocation. The missional direction of the church is in quandary, partly because of the leadership failure to manage the contradictory and inconsistent missional attempts and missional immaturity within the ELCSA. Leadership development and formation within the Lutheran training institutes in Southern Africa, which are crucial in church life seems inadequate from a curriculum perspective. Failure to understand and appreciate the current missional language will inadvertently confuse the church’s understanding of God’s mission in the world (missio Dei). The challenge facing the ELCSA will therefore be an imperative and absolute need to move from a church with mission to a missional church. The study seeks to further explore and investigate insights from the ELCSA’s mission history with a view of determining the missional health and checking whether the church has a comprehension and understanding of the concept and language of a missional church and missional leadership. In this study I will also attempt to answer two possible sub-problems of the study viz. How does the ELCSA create a missional leadership aptitude environment and how does the ELCSA implement the missional conversation(s) to the operating landscape of the church? This study will also contrast the attractional and incarnational mindsets I reflect in the conclusion the significance and importance of a missional church and highlight the characteristics or indicators of such a church by applying it to the ELCSA. Recommendations are indicated for consideration by the ELCSA and are not presented as an answer or solution to the challenge that the church is facing.
Dissertation (MA(Theol))--University of Pretoria, 2012.
Science of Religion and Missiology
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Duncan, John D. "Formulating a church identity for church growth." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Hamer, Donald L. "From hospitality to missional church| Discerning God's mission at Trinity Episcopal Church, Hartford, Connecticut." Thesis, Hartford Seminary, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10673403.

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This report documents the process undertaken by an urban church in Hartford, CT to develop a trained, theologically grounded and empowered group of lay leaders to discern possible alternative visions for the future of the congregation. One goal of the project was to develop the leadership skills of the participants in order to participate in the long-term process of leading the congregation from its present building- and clergy-centered, institutional paradigm to a more outward-looking, lay-driven and mission-centered church grounded in the principles of our baptismal covenant. The operating belief was that to be sustainable in the 21st century, the church must rely less on professional and salaried staff and more on committed, well-trained and non-stipended lay missioners. From a theological perspective, it is the belief of the author that such a future direction encourages the church to follow Jesus' call for all of the baptized to move from discipleship to apostleship in living the Good News.

A significant element of this project was the intentional acknowledgement of the role that diversity – racial, ethnic, socio-economic, educational level, gender identity, age, etc. – traditionally has played in the identity of the congregation and the pivotal role it might play as the congregations envisions its future. Taking the image of "The Body of Christ" from 1 Corinthians 12, the operative belief is that "The Gospel" is understood and lived out depending upon one's personal experience of the Gospel. By facilitating opportunities for members of the congregation to share and appreciate each member's lived experience of the Gospel, it was anticipated that members would experience the richness of the Gospel as Jesus implies in The Great Commission of Matthew 28:19.

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Simkins, Andrew John. "Developing a mission policy for Northview Christian Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Mitchell, Robinson W. "Mission, a mark of the church? toward a missional ecclesiology." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2008. http://www.tren.com.

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Wingate, Karen Anne. "Mission education in the local church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.

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Guenther, James M. "Leading Trinity Baptist Church to be a Great Commission church through the personalization of missions." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Mutavhatsindi, Muthuphei Albert. "Church planting in the South African urban context with special reference to the role of the Reformed Church Tshiawelo /." Thesis, Pretoria : [S.n.], 2009. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04222009-113828/.

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Sevier, Melissa Bane. "Revitalizing smaller congregations through local mission." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Arnold, Charles A. "The role of the local church in world missions." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Gonzales, Gary. "Rebooting the mission back to the future /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p046-0070.

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McCallum, Edward D. "Planning the implementation of a small church leaders network to promote missional leadership in small churches of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church." Deerfield, IL : Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.006-1592.

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Boyd, Miles F. "Training a local church task force in ecclesiology resulting in missions involvement." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Fehl, Adrian John. "Karl Barth's doctrine of the church a Christian Churches/Churches of Christ perspective /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Daman, Glenn C. "Developing the small church ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Richardson, Robert Bryan. "Leading a local church to recover the biblical principle of mission within the context of declining rural community population." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Hsu, Chang-Jung. "Building a Bible-based, mission-oriented congregation." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Amankwatia, John. "The nature and role of church schools in the mission of the church." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2007. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/59/.

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This study addresses the question of church schools’ compatibility with the tradition of liberal education and the extent to which these schools contribute to intolerance in society. Critics of church schools argue that the religious foundation of church schools contributes little to their academic success and that any school with a similar pupil intake will be academically successful. Critics therefore advocate removal of church schools from the English education system. However, using the evidence in the relevant literature, research studies, and eighty Church of England and Roman Catholic schools’ prospectuses, this study argues that church schools understand and express their nature as: (i) denominational; (ii) voluntary-aided; and (iii) comprehensive. This understanding is crucial to the schools’ approach to their role of providing pupils with skills necessary to live in all forms of society. The skills provided in church schools stem from the Christian understanding of Man as made in the image of God to share in, and provide stewardship for, the created order. In conclusion, this study rejects the argument that church schools: (i) contribute to intolerance in society; (ii) indoctrinate pupils; and (iii) undermine pupils’ autonomy for the following reasons: 1. The schools provide Christian education which accepts differences in human nature and prepares individuals to live in diverse communities. 2. Christian education is incompatible with coercion and manipulation. 3. Christian education provides opportunity for pupils either to accept or to reject the Christian faith or teaching.
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Ruby, Herbert E. "From mission church to mission station keeping the vision alive into the second decade /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Bernard, John G. "Training church planters of Vietnam Christian Mission." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Wilson, Fred A. "A new paradigm for cross-cultural missions." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Moser, Terry. "Who is my neighbor? How a rural congregation became a missional church /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1999. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p075-0013.

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Zehr, Calvin D. "A missional vision : to hear anew Jesus' call "Follow me my mission workers!"." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Hathaway, Sylvester E. "Leading a plateaued church to develop a strategy for renewed church growth." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Mak, Sai-king. "Church governance /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1991. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13115753.

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Whitaker, David. "The development of a disciplemaking church." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Kim, Paul Jong-Woong. "The development of a church-planting strategy for the Korean Evangelical Holiness Church mission." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Jordaan, Gabriel Jacobus. "History of the Dutch Reformed Church mission in Sekhukhuneland and church development 1875-1994." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24506.

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The first chapter deals with the concept of mission history, the choice of research method, the phases of mission work in Sekhukhuneland and the establishment of the different congregations in the Presbytery of Burger. The second chapter contains the story of the Pedi and their country, as well as that of other groups like the Swazi and the Ndebele. From Chapter 3 the pioneering mission work of evangelists and missionaries is described. The role that evangelist Phillipus Mantsene played since 1875 until his death in 1915, as well as his supporters, Rev and Mrs AP Burger, laid the foundation for the involvement of the Transvaal Vrouesendingvereniging, which was established on 15th November 1905. This led to the calling of Rev and Mrs AJ Rousseau, who pioneered the first mission station in Sekhukhuneland, called BURGER, which was officially opened in 1929 (Chapter 8). This is followed by a description of the monumental work done by missionary Jacobus Murray Louw at Maandagshoek Mission Station from 1st April 1944 to January 1962. The first black missionary for this area, Rev EM Phatudi, was ordained with him on 27th March 1943 at Mphahlele, and for a few years the two worked together in Sekhukhuneland. Phatudi’s mother, who was the daughter of the late Kgoši Sekhukhune and his father, chief Mmutle III, saw to it that he became a special person in the history of the DRC Mission. He was one of the great leaders of the NGKA, as will be seen in Chapter 10. Since partnership is the theme that dominates in this research, ample space is given to the work of evangelists in the history of the DRC’s support mission in Sekhukhuneland. They were the missionaries’ partners in establishing the Kingdom of God among the Pedi, Swazi and Ndebele of Sekhukhuneland. With the help of Rev MJ Mankoe who served in the congregation of Burger (Chapter 26), I have been able to paint several life-sketches of the early pioneering evangelists who worked diligently and under difficult circumstances, shoulder to shoulder with the missionaries (Chapter 11). The history of each of the mission stations which functioned in Sekhukhuneland is dealt with in Chapters 12 to 14. The missionaries who pioneered these stations and their co-workers made a major contribution to the growth of the mission church and the forming of the Presbytery of Burger. The history of each of these mission stations, as well as the different congregations resulting from these stations, is described. The time came for consolidating the borders and the placing of black ministers. This was the work of the Planning Commission of the Presbytery of Burger in 1965 and 1966. Chapters 16 to 22 describe the borders, different wards and names of the congregations. The strategy behind this was to ensure that the missionaries, white and black, could occupy equal posts. Once this was completed, a new phase of partnership came into being, as described in Chapters 24 to 30. During this time the phasing out of evangelists took place, as is dealt with in Chapter 31. The two legs that carried missionary work up to this stage became weaker and weaker. Firstly, evangelists left or became full ministers, and secondly the need for a white minister or white missionary fell away. It has also been necessary to describe the circumstances, experiences, views and contributions made by missionaries to prepare the step-out and take-over stages of the phasing-out period from Church-Mission partnership towards full independence and Church-Church partnership. In Chapter 33 a bird’s eye view is taken of the phases of partnership in the DRC’s mission work in Sekhukhuneland. One has to conclude that the circumstances and conditions of the members of the NGKA were harsh. They were struggling against poverty, difficult living conditions, sickness and unemployment. The endeavour for unity among churches, the great topics of church growth and the development of their church to full financial independence could not receive their full attention. In conclusion, I reflect on post-1994 developments in a wider context, based on the study of the previous phases. I also look at the DRC since 1994, asking whether the DRC is still serious about mission work and the mission call. Another chapter was added to reflect on partnership, asking whether this was the answer to problems and tensions. A historical journey since Whitby (1947) is taken and the role the Ecumenical Movements have played since then in the young churches in South Africa is summarized. The great concepts of missio Dei, kerygma, diakonia and koinonia are evaluated in the light of partnership and obedience which was the theme of Whitby, but also the theme that caused continual dialogue, especially amongst the Evangelicals and the Ecumenical Movements.
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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Walter, Paul R. "The love of Christ compels us an apology for voluntary missionary sending agencies within the Episcopal Church /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Clarkson, Kevin Owen. "Leading the local church in long-range planning for total church growth." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Duncan, Graham Alexander. "Partnership in mission a critical historical evaluation of the relationship between "older" and "younger" churches with special reference to the World Mission Council policy of the Church of Scotland /." Pretoria : [S.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10172007-122745/.

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Boerman, Joseph E. "A process for revitalizing a plateaued church in a suburban setting." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Olsen, Timothy E. "Here comes Atlanta a guide for pastors and church leaders seeking to renew the role and ministry of rural churches /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Newell, Phil. "Re-engaging the church in mission through coaching." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p002-0832.

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Lovat, Rene I. "Paul and the universal mission of the church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Huang, Chih-Heng. "Strategies in urban mission for Taiwan Holiness Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Lord, Andrew Michael. "Network church : a Pentecostal ecclesiology shaped by mission." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2010. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1246/.

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This thesis develops a pentecostal ecclesiology using the structure of networks that leads to a fresh approach to contextualisation. It addresses the neglect in pentecostal scholarship of church structures beyond the congregation and of critical approaches to contextualisation. The pentecostal systematic methodology of Amos Yong is utilized, based on the synthesis of discerned experience (Spirit), biblical studies (Word) and the traditions of systematic and mission theology (Community). A trinitarian understanding of networks is developed and linked with an approach to the catholicity of the church that has a common essence and mission movement. This is shaped by the missionary nature of pentecostalism and rooted in an understanding of a church marked by Spirit baptism. The character of networks is defined in terms of partnership, a term with a rich mission understanding and seen also in the pentecostal tradition. A three-fold approach to contextualisation arises from the overlap between networks within and outside the church which is based on hospitality. Significantly, this thesis is the first in pentecostal ecclesiology to utilise a pentecostal methodology, to focus on structural and contextual issues and to develop a trinitarian network ecclesiology. It provides a fresh approach to catholicity, Spirit baptism, partnership and contextualisation.
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Graham, Laurence A. M. "An historical analysis of early church mission methods." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.695344.

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The main focus of this thesis is an historical analysis of the methods of mission used by the Church during approximately the first six centuries of the Common Era. The New Testament describes the effectiveness of sermons preached to large crowds of people as well as providing evidence of evangelists and Church planters who travelled around the Roman Empire calling people to conversion and gathering converts into congregations. However, the extant evidence suggests that such high profile evangelism all but died out during the second and third centuries. It appears that the main means by which the Church grew during these centuries was the attractiveness of the Church community and the lifestyle of ordinary Christians. In the fourth, fifth and sixth centuries the Church moved from being a small, marginalised and sometimes persecuted group of people to becoming one of the central institutions of Roman society. In this context the Church began to grow simply because it became aligned with the mainstream of society, as well as by coercion. During these same centuries there were also Christians who lived outside the Roman Empire where they were a minority who shared their message by showing their neighbours a positive alternative way of living. In a concluding section the variation in methods of mission across the first six centuries CE are summarised before a short discussion raising some possible implications for mission today. It is suggested that the contemporary Church in the Western world has lessons to learn from the Church of the first three centuries regarding the importance of ordinary Christians demonstrating a distinctive Christian lifestyle to their neighbours.
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Ahlsten, Mark. "Vision for ministry in rural Minndakota." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Holden, James B. "Developing a self-supporting church implications of foreign funding of mission-church ministry in urban Angola /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Girgis, Nassef I. "The evangelizing witness and mission of a particular church a Coptic Catholic perspective /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Bernhardt, Robert J. "Mobilizing for mission rejuvenating a traditional congregation /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Thesis (D. Min.)--Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1996.
Includes vita. "An annotated bibliography on the unchurched": (leaves 116-120). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 253-256).
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Franklin, Patrick S. "Bonhoeffer for the missional church an exposition and critique of the missional church movement's ecclesiology in light of the ecclesiology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Lee, Hyosung. "Church growth through mission to the community a model of outreach for a Korean church /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Knutson, Philip James. "Partnership in mission: mismeeting in Jesus' name." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 1998. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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Hallum, John C. "Guiding a church in determining its purpose and prioritized objectives for ministry in harmony with church growth theory." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Bernard, Edwin Y. "The partnership method of church planting as implemented in the Alliance Church of Bartlett, Illinois." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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St, John Matthew R. "An evaluation of a church leader's training course regarding the nature and practice of "church"." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p001-1135.

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Ashcraft, David N. "How Lancaster County Bible Church may become a purpose-driven church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Flaherty, Jeanette. "The church and corporate responsibility." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.

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