Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Conformity to Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Analysis of Paul's Perspective on Humiliation and Exaltation in Philippians 2:5-11
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-05-31)This dissertation presents a threefold thesis. First, Paul is presenting a parallel in Philippians 3:7-11 from his own life by echoing back to Christ’s life and ministry in Philippians 2:5-11. Second, the theme of conformity ... -
Connecting With the Heart of God in Grief: Employing Narrative in Christian Bereavement Care
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)This thesis argues that Christian bereavement care needs to proceed from a solid biblical foundation in determining the goal (receiving comfort from God), model (by focusing on communion with God), and method of care ... -
Consilia: Catholic Inroads at the Puritan Anti-Catholic Westminster Assembly
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-04-15)While historians disagree about many different aspects of the Westminster Assembly (1643–1653), the current historiography is united in seeing the gathering and its members as staunchly anti-Catholic. However, a largely ... -
Contest of Civility: Conformity, Dissent, and the Struggle for Religious Liberty
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-05-03)By the early 1660s, two bordering jurisdictions in colonial America enacted fundamentally divergent political communities. Massachusetts perpetuated civility of conformity, a political formulation that fastened society ... -
The Contribution of Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson to Classical Pentecostalism
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2024-05)The historiography of Pentecostalism customarily identifies Charles Parham and William Seymour as first-generation founders. Parham and Seymour are unquestionably central to the debut of Pentecostalism in North America in ... -
The Contribution of Karl Barth toward the Formulation of an Evangelical Theology of Religions
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-05)The dissertation focuses on Karl Barth's theology as it relates to present issue in Evangelical thought. Chapter 1 states that an Evangelical theology of religions can affirm and apply particular aspects of Barth's ... -
The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics: An assessment of its fitness for use in Christian theology and apologetics
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005-10-20)This dissertation examines the suitability of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics for use in Christian theological and apologetic endeavors. Chapter 1 introduces basic issues in quantum physics in non-technical ... -
The core assemblage of the Iron Age cult in Palestine
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-08-11)This dissertation examines the relationship between selected Iron Age cultic sites found in the land of Canaan and their material cultures. The resulting data allows the creation of tentative paradigms reflecting the ... -
The correlation between church leaders' understanding of the issue of child sexual abuse and preventive steps taken within their churches
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005-05-13)The research examined the relationship between knowledge of faith-based church leaders regarding the facts of child sexual abuse and the practice of child sexual abuse prevention steps utilized within the church. It examined ... -
Counterfeit Money or Genuine Gift? Gift, Giving, and Salvation in the Gospel of John
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-31)This dissertation studies the concept of gift in the Gospel of John, especially as it relates to God's gift of salvation to humanity. Chapter 1 defines the problem of the gift both for New Testament studies as well as ... -
The Courtroom and the Created Order: How Penal Substitution Brings about New Creation
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-12)This dissertation argues that penal substitutionary atonement is necessary for transformation of the created order. This assertion answers the charge that an atonement model that deals with forensic judgments, the moment ... -
Covenant and Identity Formation in the Second Century
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-12)This study examines the use of the covenant concept in second-century texts that address three primary social and rhetorical contexts for early Christian identity formation: Judaism, Greco-Roman culture, and heterodoxy. ... -
Covenant as a framework for understanding the primary divorce and remarriage texts in the New Testament
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004-09-16)This dissertation identifies covenant as a primary framework for understanding marriage in the Bible and the divorce and remarriage texts of the New Testament. Chapter 1 defines the need for such a work and provides a basic ... -
Covenant, Typology, and the Story of Joseph: A Literary-Canonical Examination of Genesis 37-50
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)This dissertation defends the notion that Joseph, understood according to a literary-canonical analysis, functions as the resolution to the plot of Genesis and that this story typologically influences how later biblical ... -
Creating a Lay Ministry Team to Care for Those Who Are Grieving at Southside Church of Christ, Dresden, Tennessee
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1998)The purpose of this project was to create a non-professional "lay-member-team" of Christian caregivers at Southside Church of Christ, Dresden, Tennessee, to help individuals and families process grief after the ... -
Creating and Nurturing a Culture of Adoption and Orphan Care in the Local Church: A Multiple Case Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)ABSTRACT CREATING AND NURTURING A CULTURE OF ADOPTION AND ORPHAN CARE IN THE LOCAL CHURCH: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY Randall Damon Burns, Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: ... -
A Critical Analysis of Mary Warnock's Argument for the Exclusion of Religious Arguments from Public Moral Discourse
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-05-31)ABSTRACT A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF MARY WARNOCK’S ARGUMENT FOR THE EXCLUSION OF RELIGIOUS ARGUMENTS FROM PUBLIC MORAL DISCOURSE Mark Wayne Warnock, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017 Chair: ... -
A Critical Analysis of Preaching in the Emerging Church
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)This dissertation critiques the preaching of the revisionists within the emerging church arguing that they redefine truth and displace the authority of Scripture. This argument is presented by defining biblical preaching, ... -
A Critical Analysis of Southern Baptist Hispanic Church-Planting Strategies in North America, 1970-1994
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-31)This dissertation analyzes and critically evaluates Southern Baptist Hispanic church-planting strategies in North America during the period of 1970-1994. This twenty-five-year study demonstrates that these years were both ... -
A critical analysis of the purpose-driven hermeneutic of Rick Warren
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005-04-22)This dissertation analyzes Rick Warren's hermeneutic based on his writings, conferences, sermons, and Bible studies. Chapter 1 introduces the topic giving special attention to Warren's popularity and the need for an ...