Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Subject "Knowledge, Theory of"
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A comparative study of the religious epistemology of Carl F. H. Henry and Alvin Plantiga
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007-05-21)This dissertation compares the religious epistemology of Carl F. H. Henry and of Alvin Plantinga. Chapter 1 briefly examines the impact of the Enlightenment and its subsequent developments upon religious epistemology and ... -
Comparing Epistemological Development Among Pre-Ministry Undergraduates Attending Confessional Versus Non-Confessional Liberal Arts Colleges or Universities
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-05-31)Most institutions of higher education within North America originated as Christian Institutions, with the purpose of preparing students to work in vocational Christian ministry. During the nineteenth and twentieth century, ... -
Epistemological Development in Pre-Ministry Undergraduates Attending Secular Universities
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2022-04-29)This qualitative study sought to replicate the previous study conducted by John David Trentham in 2012. Trentham’s study was cross-institutional in nature with a population from bible colleges, confessional Christian liberal ... -
Evaluating the Epistemological Development of Pre-Ministry Undergraduates at Bible Colleges According to the Perry Scheme
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)Bible institutes and colleges were originally established to train men and women for vocational Christian ministry, and many contemporary Bible colleges continue with that focus. In addition to practical ministry training, ... -
Exploring the Impact of Secondary Educational Contexts on College Student Formation and Development
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)The intent of this study was to explore the impact of secondary educational contexts on college student formation and development. Semi-structured interviews were employed in order to elicit information from participants ... -
From Orr to Zacharias and Beyond: An Approach Toward Christian Apologetics from the Purview of Worldview Truth-Testing
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-05-06)This dissertation considers an approach toward Christian apologetics that tests the veracity of truth-claims from within the scope of entire worldviews, demonstrating how it is an effective approach for validating ...