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The Bible and Christian experience in the revival movements of Charles G. Finney and Asahel Nettleton
(2006-05-11)This dissertation examines the reason for the different views of Charles G. Finney and Asahel Nettleton on the New Measures. Chapter 1 addresses the historical background of the research on their different views on the New ... -
A call to covenant love: Text grammar and literary structure in Deuteronomy 5-11
(2005-05-03)In contrast to past stylistic approaches to Deuteronomy 5-11, this study applies a textlinguistic approach to discern literary structure and agenda. Chapter 1 summarizes a number of contemporary literary studies devoted ... -
A Case for the Traditional Translation of the Shema, Hear, O Israel: The Lord Our God, the Lord Is One
(2010-05)This dissertation investigates the evidence to determine the best English translation for the Shema (Deut 6:4), by analyzing the historical interpretation of the verse through the last 2500 years, and the pertinent ... -
Catechetical instruction as an educational process for the teaching of doctrine to children in Southern Baptist churches
(2004-05-14)This dissertation investigates the use of the catechism as a process for teaching doctrine to children in Southern Baptist churches. It examines the historical rationale for using catechisms with children in Protestant ... -
The cause of Christ and truth: Arguments for the deity of Christ in the anti-Socinian writings of John Gill, Dan Taylor, and Andrew Fuller
(2008-11-04)This thesis examines the arguments for the deity of Christ in the anti-Socinian writings of three Baptist pioneers: John Gill, Dan Taylor, and Andrew Fuller. Chapter 1 examines the origins and doctrines of Socinianism, ... -
Characteristics of pastoral support of children's educators in the PC (USA)
(2003-05-01)Children's ministries in the local church play a significant role in church growth. The purpose of this research, therefore, was to explore the characteristics of pastoral support of children's educators in PC (USA) ... -
A Christian response to postmodern elements in Japanese society
(2002-12-19)This dissertation explores a Christian response to postmodern elements in Japanese society. Chapter 1 states the basic problems of postmodernism and shows the thesis that a Christian response to postmodern Japan is ... -
Codex Washingtonianus as an illustration of the need for the discipline of apparatus criticism
(2005-04-13)This dissertation documents 1520 discrepancies that occur in the critical apparatus of the 27 th edition of the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece with respect to the biblical manuscript Codex Washingtonianus and calls ... -
Cognitive dissonance theory and adolescent short-term mission methodology
(2007-05-18)The research study was an examination of the perceived use of practices in keeping with cognitive dissonance stimulation and alleviation, as a currently-advocated adolescent short-term mission methodology. Special attention ... -
A comparative analysis of critical competencies of the assessment of ministry effectiveness
(2003-05-01)The purpose of this study is concerned with the perceived effectiveness of ministerial competencies from the perspective of graduates of SBTS and their respective ministry setting. In addition, the faculty of SBTS were ... -
A comparative analysis of senior pastor perceptions and practices of servant leadership
(2005-05-13)This dissertation examined the relationship between senior pastors' perceptions and practice of servant leadership. There is a great need for servant leadership in the pastoral ministry. Many pastors know about servant ... -
A comparative analysis of the factors contributing to the biblical worldview of students enrolled in a Christian school
(2003-05-01)This dissertation evaluates the worldview assumptions of students enrolled in a Christian school in order to determine whether those worldview assumptions are consistent with a biblical perspective. The dissertation compares ... -
A comparison of faith-learning integration between graduates from Christian and secular universities in the Christian school classroom
(2009-05-15)The purpose of this study was to analyze whether there is a difference between Christian and secular university graduates and their practice faith-learning integration in the classroom. Does Christian school faith-learning ... -
The conceptualization and perception of servant leadership in Christian higher education
(2003-05-16)This dissertation examined the conceptualization and perception of servant leadership among Christian institutions of higher education. The current crisis in leadership was explored, in particular in Christian higher ... -
A conductor's guide to selected sacred choral works composed between 1980 and 2005 by Korean composers
(2006-08-21)This dissertation introduces seven selected sacred choral works, each composed by a different Korean composer, along with a historical survey of Korean sacred choral music and a guide to Korean diction. Chapter 1 states ... -
A congregational model for racial reconciliation in the Church
(2008-08-11)This dissertation examines the state of racial reconciliation in the Christian church in the United States and suggests a congregational approach to better deal with the sin of racial prejudice still present in the church, ... -
A contextualized training program for twenty-first century Korean missionaries
(2004-04-27)This dissertation examines the five major factors used to develop a contextualized missionary training program for Korean missionaries. Chapter 1 defines the subject of missionary training in Korea. The research methodologies, ... -
A critical analysis of the feminist theology of Virginia Ramey Mollenkott
(2006-05-19)This dissertation examines the theological movement of Virginia Ramey Mollenkott throughout the course of her public writing career and ministry. The paper identifies the major ideological development of Mollenkott during ... -
A critical edition of the hexaplaric fragments of Ecclesiastes
(2007-04-20)This dissertation provides the first full-scale critical edition of the hexaplaric fragments of Ecclesiastes since 1875, when Frederick Field published his monumental two-volume edition of the hexaplaric remains of the ... -
A critical edition of the hexaplaric fragments of Numbers 1-18
(2010-03-16)This dissertation consists of the first complete critical edition of the hexaplaric fragments of Numbers 1-18 from all known Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, Syriac, and Latin sources since the publication of Frederick Field's ...