Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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"Reiding Rawls": A critical assessment of Thomas Reid's Common Sense Philosophy as a response to John Rawls's doctrine of public reason
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)This dissertation examines John Rawls’s doctrine of public reason in light of Thomas Reid’s Common Sense philosophy. Chapter 1 introduces the topics of public reason and common sense in order to suggest that Thomas Reid’s ... -
The Relation of the Text of the Beatty Gospels to the Caesarean Text
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A relational model of Christ's impeccability and temptation
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005-11-14)This dissertation explores the biblical and theological evidence for Christ's impeccability and temptation with the goal of formulating a contemporary model. Three specific problems of affirming both Christ's impeccability ... -
The relationship between a church's discipleship practices and the development of maturing disciples
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004-05-14)This dissertation examines the relationship between discipleship practices a church employs and the spiritual maturation of disciples. The first chapter explores the research concern and poses seven research questions that ... -
The Relationship Between Faculty Gender, Student Understanding of Biblical Gender Roles, and Perceived Quality of Learning Experience in Southern Baptist Affiliated Seminaries
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)This dissertation examines seminary students' understanding of biblical gender roles and their perceived quality of learning experience while considering the gender of the faculty, for the purpose of determining what ... -
The Relationship Between Faith Formation Experiences and Spiritual Maturity: A Quantitative Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)ABSTRACT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAITH FORMATION EXPERIENCES AND SPIRITUAL MATURITY: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY William Edgar Allen, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Dr. Brian C. ... -
The relationship between marital satisfaction and family cohesion among evangelicals
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007-05-20)This dissertation examines the relationship between marital satisfaction and family cohesion across three family life spans among evangelicals. Chapter 1 defines the factors involved when studying the social sciences of ... -
The relationship between ministry praxis and spiritual development milestones in the lives of children
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008-12)The assumption of the study was that children are capable of an intimate and real relationship with God. The question that is often asked is, "How does the church best help children to grow in that relationship?" The lack ... -
The relationship between pastoral influence tactics, follower outcome levels, and types of congregational change
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009-12-11)This dissertation examines the relationship between the influence tactics used by senior pastors in Southern Baptist churches, follower outcome levels, and types of congregational change. The intent of this study is to ... -
The Relationship between Second-Wave Feminist Philosophy and Interpretation of Biblical Gender Roles by Entering Seminary Students
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-04-26)This dissertation analyzed the relationship between second-wave feminist philosophy and the interpretation of biblical gender roles by entering seminary students in select theological schools accredited by the Association ... -
The Relationship between Selected Ministry Factors and Effective Local Church Youth Evangelism: A Delphi Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-05)The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between selected ministry factors and effective youth evangelism in the local church. Youth ministers of churches in the top 100 churches in youth baptisms ... -
The relationship between sense of humor, leader-follower distance, and tenure in pastoral ministry
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009-05-15)Background . Sense of humor has been shown to affect the personal dynamics of leadership in many ways: it opens channels of communication, improves social relations, enhances performance, and provides a coping mechanism ... -
The relationship between servant leadership and team effectiveness of deacon ministries in Southern Baptist churches
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009-12-11)This dissertation contained quantitative research elements to determine correlations between servant leadership practices and team effectiveness in deacon ministries in the local church. This study attempted to advance the ... -
The relationship between the lead pastor's emotional intelligence and pastoral leadership team effectiveness
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007-05-18)The purpose of this research was to examine the nature of the relationship among the four major emotional intelligence realms--that is, Identify, Use, Understand, and Manage--of pastoral team leaders to the level of ... -
The relationship between the practice of Christian spiritual disciplines and Internet pornography use among Christian college students
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009-12-11)This dissertation examined the relationship between the practice of Christian spiritual disciplines and Internet pornography use among Christian male college students. The problem of Internet pornography use by Christians ... -
The relationship between youth ministry involvement and faith maturity in first-year students in a Christian college
(2004-05-14)One of the central priorities for youth ministry professionals, both pastors and parachurch workers, is the development of mature faith in adolescents. Research on adolescent religiosity has provided some insight into the ... -
The Relationship of the Perception of Divine Calling with Identity Development and Purpose in Christian Adolescents
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-12)This dissertation explored the possibility of quantifying and measuring the experience of divine calling to develop and utilize a biblically based instrument, the Vectors of Calling Survey (VCS), with older Christian ... -
Relay Succession in the Senior Pastorate: A Multiple Case Study Method
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)The purpose of this research was to articulate the process and principles of relay succession in the senior pastorate within the Church of God (COG). The research was accomplished through three phases and four case ... -
Religious Liberty in Contemporary Evangelical Social Ethics: An Assessment and Framework for Socio-political Challenges
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-06-07)Based on a review of the academic literature, evangelical public theology often lacks a systematic, theologically grounded social ethic concerning religious liberty. The resulting impasse is one where religious liberty ... -
"Remember the Predictions of the Holy Prophets": 2 Peter's Prophetic Use of the Old Testament
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-04-07)This dissertation argues that the author of 2 Peter reads the OT as a prophetically forward-pointing narrative which colors the present time. It does so both by direct promise-fulfillment and by constituting the narrative ...