Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Haydn's Creation as a Musical Response to the Enlightenment
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)Important tenets of Enlightenment thought, specifically natural theology and philosophical naturalism, mark both the libretto and certain aspects of the music of Haydn's Creation. The opening chapters of the dissertation ... -
He is with you and he will be in you: The Spirit, the believer, and the glorification of Jesus
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-04-15)Were OT saints indwelt by the Holy Spirit? This dissertation seeks an answer from John's Gospel. The thesis here is that John 14:17c, "He is with you, and he will be in you," encapsulates the Bible's description of the ... -
"He Worked Out His Salvation with Fear and Trembling": The Spirituality of John Ryland, Jr.
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)ABSTRACT "HE WORKED OUT HIS SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING": THE SPIRITUALITY OF JOHN RYLAND, JR. Keith Alan Tillman, Th.M. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Dr. Michael A. G. ... -
Hercules Collins: Orthodox, Puritan, Baptist
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)This dissertation argues that the writings of Hercules Collins demonstrate that he viewed himself as faithfully operating within both the historic Nicene-Christianity shown in the early creeds and the Protestant orthodoxy ... -
The Hermeneutics of Eschatological Fulfillment in Christ: Biblical-Theological Exegesis in the Epistle to the Hebrews
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2017-01-06)This dissertation addresses the use of the OT in Hebrews using an author-oriented and biblical-theological approach. The thesis advanced is that the author of Hebrews cites and alludes to the OT in a manner that is warranted ... -
A Historical Evaluation of the Evidence for the Death of the Apostles as Martyrs for Their Faith
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)A commonly used argument for the reliability of the first witnesses to the resurrection is that the apostles willingly died as martyrs for their faith. It is often claimed that all the apostles, except John, faced martyrdom. ... -
A Historical Study of Alien Baptism among Baptists since 1640
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An Historical Study of the Tithe in the Christian Church to 1648
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A Historical, Biblical, and Theological Interpretation of Covenants: Unconditionality and Conditionality in Relation to Justification and Sanctification
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-12-12)This dissertation involves four interrelated subjects: justification, sanctification, union with Christ, and covenant theology. It is comprised of four main parts, set forth with the thesis that the nature of the biblical ... -
A Historical-Theological Critique of the New Perspective on Paul
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-05)This dissertation argues that the new perspective on Paul rests on a faulty heremeneutical presupposition. This presupposition is that covenantal nomism (as advocated by E. P. Sanders as a proper conception of Second ... -
Historiography and Extra-Biblical Sources Related to Daniel
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-04-30)This dissertation develops a historiographical methodology and applies that methodology to extra biblical sources related to the book of Daniel. The first chapter provides basic introductory information and presents the ... -
A History of Old Landmarkism
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A History of the School of Church Music of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1944-1959
(SBTS, 1986)The purpose of the dissertation was to construct a history of the School of Church Music of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from its beginnings through the 1958-1959 school year. Chapter 2 examined the events ... -
A Holistic Process for Leading Organizational Change
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)The current change theory base is fragmented and siloed. Years of research and studies have yielded nuanced conclusions that demonstrate little practical results. Recent research demonstrates the organizational change ... -
The Holy Spirit and the Practice of Evangelism Among Nigerian Neo-Pentecostals
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-30)Jesus Christ, in part of his send-forth message to his disciples just before his ascension, emphatically stressed, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses . . .” (Acts ... -
The Holy Spirit's Hope for the Traumatized
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-20)This thesis argues that the Holy Spirit fuels hope for the traumatized through regenerating, regenerating, sealing, indwelling, sanctifying, resurrecting, and glorifying believers, and producing shalom. I argue that the ... -
The homiletical contributions of James W. Cox with particular emphasis upon his writings and methodology
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004-05-14)This dissertation is a survey of the homiletical contributions of James W. Cox with particular emphasis upon his writings and methodology. Chapter 1 is an introductory chapter that explains the significance of this study. ... -
Honor and Shame in Ecuador
Chapter 1 introduces the question of using honor and shame by showing how honor and shame have helped to shape missiology. The problem of the role and use of honor and shame Ecuadorian culture frames the remainder ... -
Hope in Exile: A Diagnostic Tool for Assessing Redemptive Developmental Outcomes of Chapel Programming at Lee University
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-04-26)For over a century, Lee University has shaped the lives of students through the practice of confessional corporate worship experiences and chapel programming. This thesis has both social scientific and spiritual significance. ... -
“The hour is coming and is now here”: the doctrine of inaugurated eschatology in contemporary evangelical worship music
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This dissertation critically evaluates the portrayal of the doctrine of inaugurated eschatology in an identified core repertory, the most-used contemporary congregational worship songs in churches in the United States from ...