The Concept of Identity and its Application to Encounters with Jesus Christ

There are many ways in which the field of psychology can inform and clarify aspects of the Christian faith. Jones (1994), a notable Christian psychologist, affirms this in an article written for the American Psychologist and many other Christian psychologist have proposed this in their writings (Vande Kemp, 1996; Van Leeuwen, 1996). Among the many psychological concepts relevant to the Christian faith is the concept of identity, first introduced and developed by Erik Erikson (1956). The term itself has been a popular term in the English language for decades, used to describe specifically issues of adolescent development and crises of personality. Although the term is never used in the Bible, the dynamics of identity development and change are throughout Scripture. Therefore, this paper explores various aspects of the psychological concept of identity and its value in understanding what happens when people encounter a change of identity as they come into contact with Christ. In doing so, this paper will first offer a brief definition and overview of the concept of identity. Then, it will describe identity and its importance in the field of psychology. Given that understanding, the biblical narrative of the Gospels and Paul\u27s letters will be used to illustrate how the concept of identity can help in understanding the dynamics of an encounter with Christ. Finally, I will suggest implications for further use of the term in helping people understand their potential for change as they continue in their life in Christ

Tragic Creation: Hope for the Future—Moltmann\u27s Creative (Mis)Reading of Hegel\u27s Philosophy

Christian theology, in its many and varied forms, and to the detriment of both the church and the world, is often built upon a shaky epistemological foundation. In this dissertation, I describe this shaky foundation by the term \u27insular universalism\u27. The oxymoronic nature of the term is both intentional and telling. A theology which strives for, or unwittingly arrives at, a position which is here being called \u27insular universalism\u27 achieves neither while rejecting or misunderstanding the complexity of both. When considered theologically, insular universalism could be simplistically described as the idea that one cultural expression of the religion is exclusive for expressing the fullness of the gospel. In order to show the unsure theological footing of \u27insular universalism\u27, and in order to point to what I believe to be a better way forward, I turn to the theology of Jürgen Moltmann. Although Moltmann\u27s theology has been influential and therefore carefully dissected and frequently interpreted, there also exists a deeply Hegelian background that has not been carefully examined. Looking at questions of ontology and epistemology, as well as notions of system, the Absolute, and the possibility of beginnings and endings, this dissertation demonstrates a deeply Hegelian line of thought running throughout Moltmann\u27s theology. Yet, it is not the case that Moltmann is thoroughly and unabashedly \u27Hegelian\u27, but rather that Moltmann takes particular Hegelian themes, as those noted above, and subtly shifts them, perhaps riffs on them, to further his theological project. After having described these Hegelian themes, and pointing to the variety of ways in which they are influential on Moltmann\u27s theological journeys, this dissertation turns to its own practice of constructive theology. Just as Moltmann riffs on Hegel, this constructive practice is a riffing on Moltmann - not thoroughly apologetic, but rooted in the tradition. It is argued that from Moltmann can be developed a theory of \u27tragic creation\u27, and from this theory Christian theology can balance the quests for both redemption and understanding. In finding this balance, it is argued, \u27insular universalism\u27 can be overcome with theological practices which are rooted in both epistemic humility and the need to address explicitly the socio-political realities of the world which cry out for redemption

Pure Essential Oil vs. Blend: Word Recall Memory Strategies

The purpose of this study was to test the effects of aroma on word recall and determine how aroma interacts with the memory strategy used in a paired-word associative memory task. Twenty-nine undergraduates were randomly assigned to a room diffusing either Doterra essential oil blend Motivate or pure peppermint essential oil. Students memorized a list of 20 word-pairs using either repetitive or elaborative rehearsal. Following a delay, students recalled the second word in the pair after being given the first word as a prompt. Participants using the elaboration memory strategy recalled more words than those using the repetition memory strategy. This research may be helpful to consumers or students seeking to understand if any particular essential oil or oil blend facilitates cognitive functioning. Future research could compare several different aroma blends to see if they improve specific types of memory tasks

Pure Essential Oil vs. Blend: Word Recall Memory Strategies

The purpose of this study was to test the effects of aroma on word recall and determine how aroma interacts with the memory strategy used in a paired-word associative memory task. Twenty-nine undergraduates were randomly assigned to a room diffusing either Doterra essential oil blend Motivate or pure peppermint essential oil. Students memorized a list of 20 word-pairs using either repetitive or elaborative rehearsal. Following a delay, students recalled the second word in the pair after being given the first word as a prompt. Participants using the elaboration memory strategy recalled more words than those using the repetition memory strategy. There was also a significant interaction on the perception of felt motivation between aromas and memorization strategies. This research may be helpful to consumers or students seeking to understand if any particular essential oil or oil blend facilitates cognitive functioning. Future research could compare several different aroma blends to see if they improve specific types of memory tasks

Flame-Flow Interactions and Flow Reversal

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/83638/1/AIAA-2010-777-870.pd

Alternative Data Reduction Procedures for UVES: Wavelength Calibration and Spectrum Addition

This paper addresses alternative procedures to the ESO supplied pipeline procedures for the reduction of UVES spectra of two quasar spectra to determine the value of the fundamental constant mu = Mp/Me at early times in the universe. The procedures utilize intermediate product images and spectra produced by the pipeline with alternative wavelength calibration and spectrum addition methods. Spectroscopic studies that require extreme wavelength precision need customized wavelength calibration procedures beyond that usually supplied by the standard data reduction pipelines. An example of such studies is the measurement of the values of the fundamental constants at early times in the universe. This article describes a wavelength calibration procedure for the UV-Visual Echelle Spectrometer on the Very Large Telescope, however, it can be extended to other spectrometers as well. The procedure described here provides relative wavelength precision of better than 3E-7 for the long-slit Thorium-Argon calibration lamp exposures. The gain in precision over the pipeline wavelength calibration is almost entirely due to a more exclusive selection of Th/Ar calibration lines.Comment: Accepted for publication in New Astronom

Attention to radio advertisements: an application of selective attention theory

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1986 B42Master of SciencePsychological Science