Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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The Southern Baptist Convention and civil rights, 1954-1995
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009-03-24)Conservative theology was consistent with the advance of racial justice in the Southern Baptist Convention during the second half of the twentieth century. Historians have downplayed the role of conservative theology in ... -
Southern Baptist Convention Missions in Canada: An Indigenous Missiology for a Convention in a Near-Culture Country
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-12-02)This dissertation demonstrates that a more thoroughly indigenized Canadian National Baptist Convention (CNBC) will have a greater impact on lostness throughout Canada by providing an effective denominational structure ready ... -
Southern Baptist Journalism
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Speaking on the brink of sheol: Form and theology of Old Testament death stories
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007-10-12)This dissertation argues that a definable and distinct genre of death story does exist in the Old Testament and that form critical analyses of these stories can yield significant theological insights. Chapter 1 establishes ... -
Speech Act Theory and the Theological Convictions of Preaching
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-03-29)This dissertation explains and expresses biblical preaching’s theological convictions, specifically the preaching event, using the linguistic theory, Speech Act Theory (SAT). Chapter 1 introduces and supports preaching as ... -
Speech Ethics in the Hebrew Psalter
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)SPEECH ETHICS IN THE HEBREW PSALTER Samuel Onchonga Asuma, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012 Chairperson: Duane A. Garrett This dissertation examines the use of speech terminology in the ... -
The Spirit of Sonship in the Johannine Corpus
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)The high Christology and unique pneumatology of John’s gospel has often eclipsed the apostle’s teaching on the relationship of the believer to Christ and the Father through the Spirit in Johannine studies. This dissertation ... -
The Spirit-Led Preaching of Charles H. Spurgeon
This dissertation centers on the role the Holy Spirit played in the pulpit ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. It argues that Spurgeon was a Spirit-led preacher by examining six criteria of the Holy Spirit’s ministry for ... -
De Spiritu Sancto: Novatian of Rome’s Pneumatology in De Trinitate
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-02-24)ABSTRACT DE SPIRITU SANCTO: NOVATIAN OF ROME’S PNEUMATOLOGY IN DE TRINITATE JohnMark Bennett Beazley, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. Michael A. G. Haykin This dissertation ... -
Spiritual Formation in the Context of Seminary-Level Distance Competency-Based Theological Education
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-05-01)The seminary endeavor has transitioned from a primarily residential full-time undertaking to a project assumed by individuals in a multiplicity of life-stages and in less traditional and less-residency-oriented formats. ... -
The Spirituality of William Ward
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-05-15)This dissertation answers the following primary research question: to what degree and to what extent did Ward’s spirituality promote peace within the Serampore Trio and preserve the Mission as a whole? In answering this ... -
The Spoken Word: God, Scripture, and Orality in Missions
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)This dissertation contends that the "Orality Movement" in missionary circles has a dearth of theological development and is therefore susceptible to doctrinal error leading to ministry practices that are potentially harmful ... -
“The Steady Obedience of His Church”: The Ecclesial Spirituality of Joseph Kinghorn and the Communion Controversy, 1814–1827
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-12)Despite being recognised as one of the most learned English Particular Baptists, Joseph Kinghorn’s (1766–1832) legacy was damaged due to his defence of the close communion position during the more than a decade-long debate ... -
“Strangers and Exiles”: Christian Identity as the Foundation for Counseling Korean Americans
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-20)This thesis (1) examines the experience of Korean Americans, both sociologically and generationally and (2) establishes that Christian identity is an essential element for Korean Americans to endure challenging life ... -
Strengthen What Remains: The Rhetorical Situation of James Montgomery Boice
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-11-26)This dissertation argues that James Montgomery Boice, upon becoming pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, remained in the liberal United Presbyterian Church USA for the first twelve years of his pastorate ... -
Strengthening Missionary Families Through Member Care By The Sending Church
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-09-28)The purpose of this dissertation is to help sending churches of all sizes confidently reclaim their biblical role of member care to the missionary families they send. Chapter 1 introduces the concept of member care and ... -
Stress and Longevity in Pastoral Ministry: A Phenomenological Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)There is a sad and consistent narrative that permeates the story of so many pastors. After dedicating their lives to advance the gospel and to serve the Bride of Christ, His church, so often the story ends in the tragedy ... -
Striving for Souls by the Power of God: The Life of Amzi Clarence Dixon
(2010-12)The dissertation is a summary of the life and ministry of A. C. Dixon. The first chapter is a brief introduction of A. C. Dixon. While Dixon's fundamentalist identity is affirmed, this introduction explains how this ... -
Studies in Septuagint Leviticus: Linguistics, Tradition, and Lexical Choice
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-07-11)This thesis investigates three features of Septuagint Leviticus’ Greek text as a means to better understand the translator, his world, and his text. After an introductory chapter, chapter 2 shows that the valency of Hebrew ... -
A Study of Factors That Predict the Success of Christ-Centered Higher Educational Institutions: A Mixed Method Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)A STUDY OF FACTORS THAT PREDICT THE SUCCESS OF CHRIST-CENTERED HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: A MIXED METHOD STUDY Timothy Lee Smith, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Michael S. ...