Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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An Analysis of the Integration of Faith and Learning Implemented by Christian Elementary School Teachers
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)The integration of faith and learning has been an important topic of discussion in regard to the identity of Christian schools and their reason to exist. Christian educators and researchers, however, have provided minimal ... -
An analysis of the leadership training practice of volunteer mentors in nonprofit Christian organizations
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004-12-10)The research study examined the leadership training practices: sense of urgency, envisioning, influencing, communicating, team building, risk taking, and anchoring among volunteer mentors in nonprofit Christian organizations. ... -
An Analysis of the Lucianic Recension of the Greek Ecclesiastes
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)This dissertation is comprised of two major analyses: (1) an investigation into whether the Lucianic recension exists in the manuscript tradition of the Greek Ecclesiastes and (2) the application of the classical, text-critical ... -
An analysis of the practices and perceived roles of American grandparents among evangelical Christians
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRACTICES AND PERCEIVED ROLES OF AMERICAN GRANDPARENTS AMONG EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS Joshua Robert Mulvihill, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. Timothy Paul ... -
An analysis of the relationship between Fowlerian stage-development and self-assessed maturity in Christian faithfulness among evangelical Christians
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-05-13)The purpose of this descriptive-quantitative study was to analyze the relationship between individuals' development according to Fowler's stages and the self-assessed maturity of their faithfulness to Jesus Christ. Based ... -
An Analysis of the Transition of Sunday School from Society-Based to Church-Based in the Nineteenth Century
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)This thesis is an examination of Sunday School and the transition of the institution from a society-based program to a church-based program. Primary emphasis is given to Sunday School’s placement under church leadership ... -
An Analysis of Women’s Perception of Biblical Community Within the Environment of Facebook: A Mixed Method Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2018-03-20)This purpose of this study was to explore the biblical community behaviors of women when engaging with Facebook as well as perceived best practices for connecting women in the church. An explanatory sequential mixed methods ... -
An analysis of youth ministers' perceptions of character qualities, leadership competencies, and leadership flaws that facilitate or hinder effective youth ministry
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008-02-20)This study is an examination of the perceptions youth ministers have regarding the character qualities and leadership competencies needed for effective youth ministry. The study also examines the perception that youth ... -
An Analytical Study of Selected Jazz Settings of Psalms Composed between 1958 and 2012.
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF SELECTED JAZZ SETTINGS OF PSALMS COMPOSED BETWEEN 1958-2012 Rocky DeWayne Hardymon, D.M.A. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013 Chair: Esther R. Crookshank A trend in U. ... -
The anthropological pastor: navigating the culture of an established church by implementing anthropological tools and resources
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)ABSTRACT THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL PASTOR: NAVIGATING THE CULTURE OF AN ESTABLISHED CHURCH BY IMPLEMENTING ANTHROPOLOGICAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES Christopher Eric Turpin, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological ... -
Application for the Sake of Transformation: A Study of Thomas Manton’s Categorical Approach to Sermon Application
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-12)In this dissertation, I argue that Thomas Manton’s categorical approach to sermon application, being thoroughly influenced by William Perkins and the Westminster Directory for Public Worship, maintained a teleological aim ... -
Applying a comprehensive-internal model for the evaluation of social-scientific research to the identity crisis stage of Erik Erikson's developmental theory
(2009-12-11)The thesis of this dissertation is that a biblical framework alternative to the typical models of the relationships between theology and social-scientific research is necessary for discerning the appropriateness of using ... -
An Argument for Close Communion in Baptist Life
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-05)This dissertation argues that believer’s baptism by immersion should precede communion as prerequisite to it, due to the explicit example of the New Testament, the assumed pattern that all believers are baptized, and a ... -
An Argument from Sublime Literature: How Language, Beauty, and Literature Point Toward the Existence of God
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-11-07)ABSTRACT AN ARGUMENT FROM SUBLIME LITERATURE: HOW LANGUAGE, BEAUTY, AND LITERATURE POINT TOWARD THE EXISTENCE OF GOD Daniel Richard Blackaby, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018 Chair: Dr. ... -
The Aristarchian Signs of Codex Colbertinus-Sarrvianus
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-11-26)Scholars acknowledge that Codex Colbertinus-Sarravianus (G) is a significant manuscript for the study of Origen’s Hexapla, especially regarding his employment of the Aristarchian signs asterisk and obelus. This codex has ... -
Art and Sabbath: A Christian Response to Arthur Schopenhauer's Palliative Aesthetic
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)The purpose of this dissertation is to examine and evaluate Arthur Schopenhauer’s aesthetic as it relates to the concept of Sabbath in order to see how and to what extent this aspect of his thought might correspond to ... -
Asatru in America: A New American Religion
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)Asatru is a New Religious Movement reconstructing the practice of pre-Christian Norse and Germanic Pagan religion. It has been one of the least studied of the Pagan movements in America. In addition, Asatru has often been ... -
Assessing and Developing Pre-Field Missionaries in the Context of the Local Church
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-06-07)Nathaniel Garth Sloan, D.Miss. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018 Chair: Dr. Jeff K. Walters Pre-field assessment and development are proven tools to help missionary candidates better prepare for life ... -
Assessing Epistemological Development among Evangelical Seminarians
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)This thesis is a contribution to Perry Scheme studies that have described and rated the intellectual and ethical development of students and others. The population of evangelical seminary students among three institutional ... -
Assessing Epistemological Development among Women in Evangelical Seminaries
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-06-07)Building on the foundation laid by John David Trentham and his colleagues in researching the epistemological development among pre-ministry students, this phenomenological study used the Perry scheme as a lens to examine ...