Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Subject "Grace (Theology)"
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Filius Gratiae: The Venerable Bede's Theology of Grace
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-11-25)This dissertation argues that the Venerable Bede held to and promoted an Augustinian theology of grace: humanity is hopelessly corrupted by the fall, and only through God’s gracious election and the bestowal of good gifts ... -
The Language of Providence in the Lives of Joseph Stennett and Gilbert Burnet
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-11-02)This dissertation presents Joseph Stennett and Gilbert Burnet as two preachers of providence during and after the Glorious Revolution, arguing that Joseph Stennett used the doctrine of providence in manner consistent with ... -
Reclaiming Monergism: The Case for Sovereign Grace in Effectual Calling and Regeneration
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)This dissertation examines the doctrines of effectual calling and regeneration and argues that the biblical view is that God's saving grace is monergistic - meaning that God acts alone to effectually call and monergistically ... -
Sanctified by the Spirit: Applying John Owen's Concept of Spirit-Infused Habitual Grace to Divergent Models of Sanctification within the Biblical Counseling Movement
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-04-25)In this dissertation I argue that John Owen’s (1616–1883) conception of Spirit–infused habitual grace appropriately corrects and develops two divergent frameworks for understanding sanctification within the biblical ... -
“Under the Law”: The Significance of the Phrase in Paul’s Thought
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)Traditionally, Paul's phrase "under the law" has been interpreted as a reference to being under a legal/legalistic system of the law, being under the law as a guiding/restraining power, or being under the curse/condemnation ...