Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Chalcedonian Anthropology: A Proposal for the Extension of Christ’s Person-Nature Constitution
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-12-01)This dissertation argues for the extension of Christ’s ontological constitution as the man to define the constitution of all mankind. In contrast to the predominant body-soul/mind models, this dissertation presents a ... -
Change Management for Christian Leaders in the Marketplace: A Multiple Case Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)As the result of technological advances, changes in production techniques, consumer behavior, economics, globalization, societal pressure, regulations, increased complexity of markets, and a cultural moral revolution, many ... -
Charles Hodge: Evangelical Mystic
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-12-02)Princeton theologian Charles Hodge is the emblematic American Presbyterian. Hodge’s spirituality, however, is not only misunderstood, it is largely ignored as the best example of Presbyterian piety and spirituality. Some ... -
Charles Simeon: Parish Pastor, Evangelical Exemplar
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This dissertation argues that the driving force behind Charles Simeon’s storied ministry was a robust pastoral theology. While due attention has been given to Simeon’s preaching, his pulpit formed only one feature of a ... -
Children’s Catechisms as Resources for Discipleship and Apologetics in England, 1549–1642
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2024-12)The text-based thesis examines how catechisms, specifically adapted for use with children, functioned as a tool for the discipleship of children’s faith and were used apologetically to defend Christian doctrine within the ... -
Christ is God Over All: Romans 9:5 in the Context of Romans 9-11
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)This dissertation examines Paul's statement in Romans 9:5 within the context of Romans 9-11. The thesis of the dissertation is that in the Christological passages in Romans 9-11, Paul spoke of Jesus in a manner that suggests ... -
Christ the Warrior King: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Analysis of the Divine Warrior Theme in Christology
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)Chapter 1 introduces the dissertation's thesis, highlights its methodology and establishes its goals. This dissertation argues that the divine warrior theme is a central Christological feature in both biblical and historical ... -
Christ, the Gospel, and the Church: The Church's Participation in the Salvation of Its Members
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)This dissertation proposes that the church plays an active role in the salvation of its members through the proclamation of the gospel. Chapter 1 introduces the topic of the dissertation by positioning it within its current ... -
The Christ-Centered Homiletics of Edmund Clowney and Sidney Greidanus in Contrast With the Human Author-Centered Hermeneutics of Walter Kaiser
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)This dissertation examines the Christ-centered homiletics of Edmund Clowney and Sidney Greidanus in contrast with the human author-centered hermeneutics of Walter Kaiser. Chapter 1 frames the dissertation by presenting the ... -
Christ-saturated preaching: a hermeneutical and homiletical analysis of Christ-centered preaching and its implications
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)The primary purpose of this dissertation is to present a Christ-saturated approach to expository preaching. To accomplish this goal, I evaluate the hermeneutics and homiletics of Christ-centered approaches to preaching. ... -
Christian Curricular Emphases and Academic Rigor in Fine Arts: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-04-26)This study explored the relationship between Christian curricular emphases and academic rigor in Christian secondary school’s fine arts programs and course offerings. It used convergent data transformation methods to analyze ... -
Christian Curricular Emphases and Academic Rigor: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)This study explored the relationship between Christian curricular emphases and academic rigor among Christian secondary schools. It used convergent data transformation methods to analyze published curriculum descriptions ... -
Christian Curriculum Emphases and Academic Rigor: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-06-19)Chapter 1 of this study explores the relationship between Christian curricular emphases and academic rigor among Christian secondary schools. It uses convergent data transformation methods to analyze published curriculum ... -
A Christian Epistemological Analysis of Brian Boyd’s Biocultural Approach to the Origins of Narratival Structure
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This dissertation addresses the limitations of naturalistic frameworks, particularly Brian Boyd’s biocultural model, in accounting for the origins and coherence of storytelling principles. This study argues that Christian ... -
Christian Love and the Imitation of Christ in the Epistle to Diognetus: A Second-Century Example of Christian Discipleship
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-05-31)ABSTRACT CHRISTIAN LOVE AND THE IMITATION OF CHRIST IN THE EPISTLE TO DIOGNETUS: A SECOND-CENTURY EXAMPLE OF CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP Charles Theodore Mielke IV, Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, ... -
Christian Piano Art Music: Its Theological Significance and Categorized Repertoire
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)"Christian piano art music" is a small genre, each piece of which belongs seemingly to either Christian music or art music, but by definition to both of them. In spite of its merits this genre has been ignored both by the ... -
Christian Self-Knowledge: A Christological Framework for Undermining Dissociation through Reconciliation
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-06-07)Self-knowledge unavoidably implicates and, in the end, it must presume correspondence. How, indeed, can a self even be posited in the absence of a corresponding other? While the triunity of God reveals a dialectic of unity ... -
A Christian Worldview Apologetic Engagement with Advaita Vedanta Hinduism
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)This dissertation applies the principles of Worldview apologetics to engage Advaita Vedanta Hinduism with the biblical responses of Christianity. Chapter 1 introduces the biblical mandate for apologetics, reviewing the ... -
Christianity at the Crossroads: William Louis Poteat and Liberal Religion in the Baptist South
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-05)William Louis Poteat played a leading role in spreading liberalism among Baptists in North Carolina and the South. He promoted a liberal vision for Christianity in an attempt to appeal to the cultured elites of the New ... -
A Christocentric Interpretation of Hosea 1-3: An Application of Sidney Greidanus's Contemporary Hermeneutical Method
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-04-18)Many hermeneutical approaches have been utilized to interpret the Old Testament in light of Christ throughout church history. Sidney Greidanus, in his Preaching Christ from the Old Testament, has formulated a ...