Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Thus Says The Lord: A Trinitarian Account of Biblical Authority
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)One of the most important distinguishing marks of the Christian faith is that it is a revealed religion. The Christian faith professes that God has graciously and with authority revealed himself to his creatures. Therefore, ... -
"Thy Will Be Done": A Dogmatic Defense of Dyothelitism in Light of Recent Monothelite Proposals
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)In the seventh century, the Third Council of Constantinople (680-81) denounced monothelitism, the belief that the incarnate Christ has only one will. Consequently, the dyothelite (two-wills) position would become accepted ... -
To End in Silence or Song: The Original Inclusion of Chapter 3 in the Book of Habakkuk
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-04-26)This study argues that chapter 3 was an integral part of the book of Habakkuk. Based on synchronic considerations in chapters 1–4, the author argues that chapter 3 must have a seventh-century provenance. The nature of a ... -
Toward a Baptist View of Metaphilosophy: An Analysis of E. Y. Mullins, John Newport, Richard Cunningham, and L. Russ Bush
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)The purpose of this dissertation is to analyze how four Southern Baptist scholars: E.Y. Mullins, John Newport, Richard Cunningham, and L. Russ Bush, understood--whether explicitly or implicitly--the nature of philosophy. ... -
Toward A Life-Changing Application Paradigm in Expository Preaching
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)The primary aim of this dissertation is to examine the hermeneutical foundation, the biblical basis, the historical principle, and then to formulate a four-bridge application paradigm based on four distinguished ... -
Toward An Ecclesiocentric Model of Spiritual Gift Identification
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)This dissertation seeks to answer the question: "Is the use of a spiritual gift identification instrument the best way for people to find their place of joyful service within the church?" Chapter 1 provides a history of ... -
Toward Creaturely Value: God's Inner Processive Life and the Intrinsic Value of Creatures in Thomas Aquinas
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-12-01)The intrinsic value of creatures is defensible on many accounts, though more rarely from a speculative, metaphysical, and theological perspective. In this thesis, I seek to establish and elaborate the connection between ... -
Towards an explicitly theocentric model of forgiveness based on God's two-fold commandment to love
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005-11-30)This dissertation develops a God-centered understanding of forgiveness based on the context of God's redemptive history and derived from His two great commandments. Chapter 1 surveys the forgiveness literature, points out ... -
Tracing the Old Testament Canon Through Time: The Necessity of a Diachronic Approach to Compilational Criticism
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-11-07)This dissertation argues that multiple arrangements are needed to account for all of the compilational features within the Old Testament. Therefore, compilational criticism must examine multiple, historical arrangements ... -
Training Chinese house church leaders: Factors influencing leadership development strategies
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005-03-23)There is an enormous, urgent, crucial need for leadership training to support the rapid growth of the Chinese house church. This dissertation examines ten factors that should be considered when outsiders, such as Western ... -
Training the Church Pianist: Piano Pedagogy in Southern Baptist Church Music from the Era of the Broadman Hymnal (1940) through that of the Baptist Hymnal (1975)
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)The Southern Baptist Convention's Music Department and state associations, with their vast influence yet often modest resources, educated generations of pianists and organists in the arts of accompanying and service playing. ... -
Training Worship Leaders Through the Worship Wars: A Study of the Development of Liberty University's Undergraduate Music and Worship Leadership Degree Programs from 1971 to 2018
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2019-12-03)How educational institutions train worship leaders to serve in the twenty-first century evangelical church, particularly churches in the revivalist mold, differs significantly from the methods employed by many academic ... -
A Transcription for Solo Organ: Symphony on a Hymn Tune, Op. 53, by Virgil Thomson
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)The primary purpose of this study is to provide a transcription for solo organ of Virgil Thomson's Symphony on a Hymn Tune. The study is two-fold: first, to explore the early life and career of Thomson with a focused ... -
Transforming Mission Culture In Church Revitalization: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-02)The North American church is on the edge of a precipice. The majority of churches are in need of revitalization. As churches turn inward and focus on their own personal preference, needs, and spiritual growth the church ... -
Transforming The Discipleship Culture In Church Revitalization: A Mixed-Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-10-22)The numbers are alarming. Almost seventy-four percent of churches within the SBC are either in a state of plateau or decline. The church at large has a responsibility to reverse the trend and move the collective church ... -
Transforming the Leadership Development Culture in Church Revitalizations: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-10-26)As the church in North America declines, many search for answers to turn the tide. One avenue is church revitalization: turning plateaued or declining churches into growing churches once again. The purpose of this study ... -
Transforming the Prayer Culture in Church Revitalization: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2019-10-26)Churches within the U.S. continue to decline at an alarming rate. Southern Baptist churches close their doors at a rate of approximately 1000 churches every year. Consequently, churches must be revitalized because church ... -
Transitioning From a Theological College to a Christian University in East African Context: A Multi-Case Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)ABSTRACT TRANSITIONING FROM A THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE TO A CHRISITIAN UNIVERSITY IN EAST AFRICAN CONTEXT: A MULTI-CASE STUDY Semeon Mulatu, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012 Chair: Dr. ... -
Translation technique of the Greek Ecclesiastes
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005-05-05)This dissertation investigates the translation technique of the Greek Ecclesiastes and proposes the place of the Translator in the history of the transmission of the Greek text. Chapter 1 defines a text of the Greek ... -
The Triennial Convention, 1814-1845 : A Study in Baptist Co-operation and Conflict
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1960)