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Lara, Ubaque Fidel J. "Jesus and the Kingdom of God." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Huesmann, Louis MacDonald. "Spiritual renewal and the kingdom of God." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Kim, Jae Sung. "Calvin's doctrine of the kingdom of God." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Robb, Michael Stewart. "The Kingdom among us : Jesus, the Kingdom of God and the Gospel according to Dallas Willard." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2016. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=230982.

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The first chapter introduces Dallas Willard, his place in 20th century thought and the necessity of research at this present time. The thesis's sources, approach and topic, i.e. an exposition of Willard's view of the kingdom of God, the gospel of the kingdom and Jesus as understood by Jesus' first listeners before his ascension, are discussed. The thesis's four principle chapters focus on two stages of the Jesus' first listeners' understanding of his gospel. The first of these, chapter two, is a digression which examines Willard's tenuous relationship to a few exegetical scholars who, like Willard, claim that the church's gospel ought to be Jesus' gospel. But Willard's differing conclusions about that gospel point to his differing approach to the Scriptures concerning which he says, “You have to be, in a certain manner, an ontologist if you're going to understand the Scripture.” The chapter concludes by laying some signposts to a full dress account of Willard's doctrine of God and the Bible, religious epistemology and hermeneutics. Chapter three starts with Willard's view of the basic mental framework of both Jesus and of his first listeners which enabled a first stage understanding of Jesus' gospel, namely that the eternal kingdom of God was available for Jesus. This gospel is analyzed in terms of its underlying Christology and soteriology. The effect that belief in this gospel has on people is discussed before concluding with Willard's view of the status of this gospel in light of Jesus' death and resurrection. A necessary digression is pursued in chapter four to consider Willard's view of the availability of the kingdom before Jesus' advent. Temporary and enduring elements of that divine arrangement are discussed before setting up the next stage by speaking of Willard's view of the transition to the new arrangement which is announced by and made possible in Jesus Having prepared the way in the previous chapters, chapter five covers the altogether new understanding of God's kingdom which is the hallmark of Willard's theology, namely that the kingdom of God is available through Jesus to everybody. As in chapter three, this “second stage” understanding is analyzed in terms of its assumed Christology and soteriology. A much longer digression is necessary in order to describe the effect that belief in this gospel has on people. The final points of the thesis concern the continuing relevance of this stage in light of Jesus' death and resurrection.
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Elias, Verna. "From kingdom to kin-dom, three feminist interpretations of the Kingdom of God." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/MQ62723.pdf.

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Palmer, Timothy Pavitt. "John Calvin's view of the Kingdom of God." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1990. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU023566.

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This thesis examines John Calvin's concept of the Kingdom of God. There are four basic terms for this concept: regnum Dei, regnum Christi, regnum caelorum and regnum caeleste. All of these terms are more or less interchangeable. With the Christian church Calvin recognizes that one aspect of the Kingdom of God is its transcendent, heavenly, eternal dimension. This is the unique meaning of regnum caeleste. Yet most of Calvin's discourse on the Kingdom refers to the presence of God's Kingdom or rule on earth. The term regnum can mean either kingdom or reign. Regnum Dei therefore refers to God's reign or his Kingdom, or in many cases both aspects together. There are two dimensions to his reign: the general rule over the world and the special redemptive rule through his Word and Spirit. In the broader sense, the regnum Dei is basically equivalent to God's providence. The special, redemptive dimension of God's reign is the Kingdom of Christ or the regnum Christi. The regnum Christi is the rule of Christ from the time of his ascension up to the time of the Last Judgement, at which time Christ will hand back the reign to the Father. The product of Christ's reign is the church, which is Christ's Kingdom. Calvin uses the concept of the regnum Christi to interpret some important prophetic passages in the Old Testament. Many Old Testament prophecies are seen by Calvin to point forward to the New Testament age when Christ will rule. There is also an individual dimension to the Kingdom of God in Calvin's theology. The Kingdom of God is often the life of sanctification which is found in the individual believer. But collectively, as we have seen, the Kingdom of God on earth often refers to the church. Although Calvin urges princes and rulers to submit to the rule of Christ, it is perhaps inconsistent when he does not include 'lq Christian political institutions in his concept of the Kingdom of God. Thus in respect to the city of Geneva, over which he exerted so much influence, Calvin sees the church in that city as a part of Christ's Kingdom, but the city as a whole is not considered to be Christ's Kingdom.
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Jackson, Mark R. "The present reality of the Kingdom of God." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Scott, Robert Steven. "The protology of the gospel of the kingdom in Genesis 1-4." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p059-0038.

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Haverland, John Adrian. "Vocation and kingdom a biblical and Calvinist perspective /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Dang, Tri Minh. "Christ's beatitudes, kingdom and the spiritual life." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Young, Emory R. "The presence of the kingdom in the church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.

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Cho, Youngmo. "Spirit and kingdom in the writings of Luke and Paul." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.252071.

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This study examines the differences between Luke and Paul’s understanding of the Spirit by examining the specific question of the relationship of the concept of the Spirit to the concept of the kingdom of God in each writer.  In Chapter 1, the research begins with a review of the significant contributions of recent scholarship about the relationship between the pneumatologies of Luke and Paul on the basis of three major positions presented by three key scholars, J.D.G. Dunn, M.M.B. Turner, and R.P. Menzies, who are the main dialogue partners in this study. Chapter 2 explores the role of the Spirit in intertestamental Jewish literature, noting that the Spirit of prophecy is here not strongly associated with life-giving wisdom.  This pattern is reflected in Luke-Acts (chapter 4) which demonstrates that Luke also does not generally understand the gift of the Spirit as the source of life-giving wisdom.  However, the pneumatological perspective found in Paul (chapter 3) is not fully mirrored in the Jewish literature.  Paul, rather, is an innovator in that he presents the Spirit as the life of the kingdom of God. Chapter 3 discusses the relationship between the Spirit in Paul and the kingdom of God in the Synoptics.  Paul’s concept of the Spirit supplants the concept of the kingdom by showing how life in the Spirit is virtually synonymous with life in the kingdom of God in the Synoptics. Chapter 4 elucidates that Luke’s dissociation of the Spirit from the kingdom blessings is a sharp contrast with Paul’s clear association between them. Chapter 5 explores the nature of the relationship between the Spirit and the kingdom in Luke-Acts.  Unlike Paul, who views the Spirit as the essence of the kingdom of God, the role of the Spirit is related in a specific or restricted way to the kingdom according to Luke.  Luke sees the Spirit as primarily the divine means by which the kingdom is proclaimed.  So, for Luke where the Spirit is at work, there the kingdom is being proclaimed.
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Jones, Benjamin T. "When the kingdom of god became the kingdom of ends altruism's development into a normative ideal /." Connect to resource, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1811/24251.

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Thesis (Honors)--Ohio State University, 2006.
Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages: contains iv, 137 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-137). Available online via Ohio State University's Knowledge Bank.
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Chiao, Mei-Lun. "The kingdom and the leadership the reflections of the pastoral leadership according to the concept of kingdom as found in the Bible /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Faulkner, Thomas G. "The neighborhood retreat a window into the kingdom of God /." Due West, SC : Erskine Theological Seminary, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.064-0133.

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Dekker, Pieter Willem. "The role of the covenant in the kingdom of God." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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McFarlane, Ann. "The god Min to the end of the Old Kingdom /." Sydney : the Australian centre for Egyptology, 1995. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37058993m.

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Shanks, Monte A. "The church's present participation in the kingdom of God in Pauline literature." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Sapaugh, Gregory Paul. "An interpretation of Matthew 22:1-14." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Harsch, Victor W. "An historical analysis of Martin Bucer's view of the Kingdom." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Kinman, Brent Rogers. "Kingdom, Christology, and narrative art in Luke 8:22-39." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Lantzy, Tim. "The mustard seed a surprising symbol for the kingdom /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Lee, Benjamin Nelson. "Lude behavior designing contexts for playing out the kingdom of God /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p062-0272.

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Armes, Travis Michael. "Sub Petro excavating the good news of the Kingdom of God /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p062-0310.

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Bentley, Wessel. "The Kingdom of God in Moltmann's eschatology a South African perspective /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10132003-170757.

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Bentley, Wessel. "The Kingdom of God in Moltmann’s eschatology : a South African perspective." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28667.

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This dissertation focuses on the notion of the Kingdom of God in Jürgen Moltmann’s eschatology. The notion of the Kingdom of God is understood in many different ways, most of which bears very little relevance to secular life. The problem is therefore created of people either denying the existence of such a Kingdom (because of its deemed irrelevance) or emphasising the Kingdom to such an extent that the problems confronting life are ignored. It is the hypothesis that Moltmann puts forward an understanding of the Kingdom of God that is relevant to our daily existence. The notion of the Kingdom of God serves as an underlying theme in most, if not all of Moltmann’s works. Having suffered tremendously himself, Moltmann seeks to understand the Kingdom of God as not being purely metaphysical, but a way of living that can enhance our experience of the entire cycle of life. This is a literature study, using Moltmann’s book “The Coming of God: Christian eschatology” as the main source. Each chapter in this dissertation focuses on one section of this theological work, evaluates the progression of theological argument considering Moltmann’s other works and then seeks an existential understanding of the point using the South African context. Moltmann’s argument starts with Personal eschatology and proceeds to Historical eschatology, Cosmic eschatology and lastly, Divine eschatology. One therefore finds a natural growth in his argument, seeking the relationship between the immanence and transcendence of God. In order to confirm the hypothesis, this dissertation considers the various understandings of the concept of the Kingdom of God in light of the human views on life, death, history and creation. An exclusively transcendent God is proven to be unable to establish a reign in any of these human experiences, rendering the notion of the Kingdom of God irrelevant. A purely immanent God, on the other hand, also creates an irrelevant Kingdom, being proven to be limited by the confines of human thought and experience. The search in this dissertation is for an understanding of God and of God’s Kingdom that will neither deny the divinity of God nor will see the context of life as too finite to be included in the Kingdom of God. It is the argument that Moltmann’s notion of the Kingdom of God provides exactly that. This view is especially relevant to the South African context, as a growing secularised community progressively questions the relevance of the notion of the Kingdom of God. It is especially questioned as the H.I.V./A.I.D.S. pandemic is causing widespread suffering and death in this country. Moltmann’s eschatology is specifically used as the main doctrine in this argument as he views all theology to be based on the eschatological journey of God and creation. The questions that people ask, namely “Where is life going?” and “What do we have to hope for?” are in essence eschatological questions. It is my belief that this work will provide a theological understanding of the Kingdom of God that is relevant and accessible to especially the South African context. Copyright 2003, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Bentley, W 2003, The Kingdom of God in Moltmann’s eschatology : a South African perspective , MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10132003-170757 / >
Dissertation (MA (Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2004.
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Shogren, Gary Steven. "The Pauline proclamation of the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Christ within its New Testament setting." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1986. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=130772.

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Colossians and Ephesians occupy an unusual position in the Pauline literature. While they are clearly influenced by the apostles theology and language, they contain ideas which many have thought to be too far distant from the theology of the non-disputed letters to be considered Pauline. We have already discussed the meaning of the with regard to the subjection of the angelic Powers. Mt this point we will examine Colossians and Ephesians in order to evaluate the context in which their authors speak of the rule of God and of Christ. It is immediately apparent that the kingdom theology of Colossians and Ephesians is strongly influenced by the general purposes of the letters. These epistles were not written in a theological void; they were directed against a particular teaching (Colossians) and for readers who feared a hostile cosmos (Ephesians). In discussing questions such as the role of realized eschatology, cosmology, and the relationship between church and kingdom in these letters we need to pay attention to the polemical aims of their writers.
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Tizon, F. Albert. "Toward an evangelical social ethic based on a biblical conception of the Kingdom of God." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Algera, John A. "Signs and wonders of God's kingdom." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Huang, Caleb T. C. "Jesus' teaching on "entering the Kingdom of Heaven" in the Gospel according to Matthew (interpretation of selected Matthean texts and parables) /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Brutocao, James Steven. "Prophetic Zion in Jesus' ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p059-0039.

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Dunham, Kyle C. "The kingdom of Christ and of God a traditional dispensationalist argument for inaugurated eschatology /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p086-0037.

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Begg, Kenneth E. "The kingdom of God in Roman Catholic theology with a focus upon post-Vatican II literature which addresses the nature of God's reign on earth." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Wright, Catherine J. "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth a comparative study of the Kingdom of God in Reconstructionist and futurist theologies /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Choi, Jongguk. "Paul's understanding of the kingdom of God a study of the biblical and theological exegesis of 1 Cor. 15:25 /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Nagy, Erno. "Die Königsherrschaft Jesu Christi bei Paulus ein Vergleich anhand von Kol. 1,12-14 /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Kim, Keun Soo. "Kingdom of God in the Korean Presbyterian Church (Hapdong) from 1885-1988." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683192.

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Marsden, J. J. "Marxism, utopia and the Kingdom of God : Towards a socialist political theology." Thesis, University of Kent, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382091.

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Shearer, D. H. "God's eternal purpose and character the church as portrayed in the metaphors of the Kingdom of God and the house/temple of God /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Lauterio, Ryan. "Kingdom Compossible." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1821.

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Does God exist? Can we know for sure? What might it mean to know this? Furthermore what might it look like to make works of art while also seeking to find answers to these questions? This thesis details my personal experiences growing up in a world steeped in postmodernism and my move to answer such questions while looking to develop a meaningful, clear worldview and body of work. I have turned my focus on specific episodes in my life, which significantly illuminate a progression of thinking and experience. Together these thoughts and experiences have become the impetus for both questions and propositions embedded within the long haul of my work culminating in my thesis exhibition.
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Tan, Kang San. "An examination of some implications of the theology of the kingdom of God for interreligious dialogue." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Ziccardi, Costantino Antonio. "The relationship of Jesus and the Kingdom of God according to Luke-acts /." Roma : Editrice Pontificia Università Gregoriana, 2008. http://opac.nebis.ch/cgi-bin/showAbstract.pl?u20=9788878391260.

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Kershaw, Alison. "The poetic of the Cosmic Christ in Thomas Traherne's 'The Kingdom of God'." University of Western Australia. School of Social and Cultural Studies, 2006. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2006.0085.

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[Truncated abstract] In this thesis I examine the poetics of Thomas Traherne’s often over-looked Christology through a reading of The Kingdom of God. This work, probably written in the early 1670s, was not discovered until 1997, and not published until 2005. To date, no extended studies of the work have been published. It is my argument that Traherne develops an expansive and energetic poetic expressive of the theme of the ‘Cosmic Christ’ in which Christ is understood to be the source, the sustaining life, cohesive bond, and redemptive goal, of the universe, and his body to encompass all things. While the term ‘Cosmic Christ’ is largely of 20th century origin, its application to Traherne is defended on the grounds that it describes not so much a modern theology, as an ancient theology rediscovered in the context of an expanding cosmology. Cosmic Christology lies, according to Joseph Sittler,“tightly enfolded in the Church’s innermost heart and memory,” and its unfolding in Traherne’s Kingdom of God is accomplished through the knitting together of an essentially Patristic and Pauline Christology with the discoveries and speculations of seventeenth century science: from the infinity of the universe to the workings of atoms. … The thesis concludes with a distillation of Traherne’s Christic poetic The Word Incarnate. The terms put forward by Cosmic Christology are used to explicate Traherne’s intrepid poetic. In his most remarkable passages, Traherne employs language not only as a rhetorical tool at the service of theological reasoning, but to directly body forth his sense of Christ at the centre of world and self. He promises to “rend the Vail” and to reveal “the secrets of the most holy place.” Scorning more “Timorous Spirits,” he undertakes to communicate and “consider it all.”
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Brown, Norman J. "An Impact Study Using Kingdom of God Economics For Inner-City Community Development." Ashland Theological Seminary / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=atssem1574178123464598.

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Dillon, Patricia. "Solidarity, power and conflict in the reign of God." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Monroy, Hugo. "An ontological view of the Kingdom of God in Gutierrez, Segundo, Boff, and Sobrino." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p050-0137.

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Bender, Pamela S. "Co-Responsible for the Kingdom of God: The Shared Ministry of Clergy and Laity." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2015. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/170.

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Christianity was founded without a major distinction between “clergy” and “lay” members. As the church grew the need for structure, organization and administration advanced and elevated the position of the clergy and diminished the role of the laity. Recalling practices of the earliest church the Second Vatican Council sought to promote the laity to their proper place as “priest, prophet and king” and reasserted that the sensus fidelium of all the faithful continues to be rooted in their sense of faith as revealed by God and in their baptism. This concept establishes the magisterial competence of all the church, including the laity. The current priest crisis provides the opportunity for the laity, including lay ecclesial ministers, to become, as Pope Benedict says, “’co-responsible’, for the Church’s being and action.” What can be done to tighten the bond between clergy and laity and help to prepare for shared leadership? How can we embrace the visions of ALL the baptized and be open to the fulfillment of each person’s calling? In this paper I offer three proposals for diocesan consideration to advance lay/clergy relations and develop greater acknowledgement and appreciation for each other’s gifts and charisms.
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Matshidze, Pfarelo Eva. "Pentecostalism and the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Thohoyandou, South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50415.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2005.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis examines the role played by Pentecostalism in the lives of people, particularly by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Thohoyandou. The importance of this study lies in its demonstration of how Pentecostalism seems to solve some of the pertinent problems that prevail in society. The change of government in South Africa in 1994 had far reaching implications in the arena of political decisions which also affected the socio-economic aspect of the population. By covering the historical development of Venda and also showing how the democratic government changed the whole set up the study represents how religion, particularly prosperity Pentecostalism, may be used as a weapon to fight against socio-economic uncertainties where youth are the hardest hit. The study is premised on the assumption that the end of youth transition is not simply adulthood but also being part of the global economy. This to most youth, seems to be delayed and this leads young people being delayed to reach full adulthood. Against this background young people today have begun to redefine their identities in relation to the government and thus questioning meanings of success. Besides youth the elderly people who for some reasons feel deprived of their prosperity are trying to seek refuge in Pentecostalism. Some feel they have been robbed of their wealth and, therefore the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God as a coping strategy and a means to recoup what they had in the past. While some view the church in a positive light there are those who see it as encumbered by ill-practices. The thesis examines the above, through chapters entitled: history and functioning of the Universal Church, Youth and the Universal Church, other members of the church as well as the views of non-members of the church. It further opens up space for further research into the whole phenomenon of Pentecostalism as a coping mechanism during time of change.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie verhandeling ondersoek die rol wat Pentekostalisme speel in die lewens van mense, met besondere verwysing na die Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Thohoyandou. Die belang van die studie lê daarin dat dit aantoon hoe Pentekostalisme blykbaar daarin slaag om ernstige sosiale probleme suksesvol aan te spreek. Die verandering van regering in Suid-Afrika in 1994 het verrykende implikasies gehad in die arena van politieke besluitneming wat die sosio-ekonomiese aspek van die bevolking geraak het. Die studie dek die historiese ontwikkeling van Venda en wys hoe die demokratiese regering die hele sisteem verander het. Dit toon aan hoe religie, en met name voorspoed- Pentekostalisme, gebruik kan word as 'n wapen in die stryd teen sosioekonomiese onsekerheid wat die jeug die swaartse tref. Die studie gaan van die veronderstelling uit dat die einde van jeug nie bloot oorgang tot volwassenheid is nie, maar dat dit deelname aan die globale ekonomie insluit. Die meerderheid jeugdiges ervaar 'n oponthoud ten opsigte hiervan en dit lei tot 'n vertraging in die bereiking van volwassenheid. Teen hierdie agtergrond het jongmense begin om hulle identiteit ten opsigte van die regering te herdifinieer, en sodoende om die betekenis van sukses te bevraagteken. Ouer mense wat vir 'n verskeidenheid van redes voel dat hulle van hulle welvaart ontneem is, probeer ook om 'n veilige hawe te vind in Pentekostalisme. Party van hulle voel dat hulle beroof is van hulle rykdom en daarom verteenwoordig die Universal Church of the Kingdom of God vir hulle 'n strategie om die mas op te kom en 'n middelom terug te kry wat hulle in die verlede gehad het. Die kerk word deur sommige mense in 'n positiewe lig gesien, maar daar is ook diegene wat dink dat dit gebuk gaan onder problematiese praktyke. Die verhandeling ondersoek die bogenoemde temas in hoofstukke getiteld: die geskiedenis en werkswyse van die Universal Church; die jeug en die Universal Church; ander lede van die kerk; sowel as die beoordeling van die kerk deur nie-lede. Die weg word geopen vir verdere navorsmg oor die fenomeen van Pentekostalisme as 'n oorlewingstrategie in tye van verandering.
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Medved, Paul D. ""A candlestick lifted high" John Calvin and the expansion of the Kingdom of God /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p006-1536.

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James, Sujaya. "The concept of he basileia tou theou in the Pauline corpus." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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