Open Access Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Divorce, Banking, and War in Islam: Evaluating the Reliability and Coverage of Common World Religion Research Tools
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2018-11-27)This dissertation is a study of Google’s ability to function as an expert in the field of world religions. Employing three case studies within the area of Islamic ethics, this study determines Google’s ability to function ... -
The Integration of Evangelism and Social Concern in the Ministry of Timothy Keller
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2018-11-28)The goal of this dissertation is articulating the integration of evangelism and social concern in Keller’s ministry. It also investigates if this integration is based on his understanding of the wholeness of the gospel. ... -
Deliver Us From the Evil One: Cosmic Conflict in Matthew's Gospel
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-12-01)This dissertation asserts that a foundational theme in Matthew's Gospel is the cosmic conflict between Jesus and Satan, and that not only does Matthew develop a theology of the devil, but that this theme is foundational ... -
A Comparison of the Non-Aligned Texts of Qumran to the Masoretic Text
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-11-30)Contrary to Emanuel Tov’s analysis that fifty-five texts from Qumran are exclusively identified as textually non-aligned, a more cautious analysis of each text demonstrates that once the few ambiguous texts are excluded ... -
Educational Philosophy, Church Proximity, and Academic Standards in Church-Based Theological Education: A Phenomenological Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2018-11-28)The history of theological education in North America is a study of the complementary relationship between church and seminary. Theological education between 1980-2017 produced developing partnerships between churches and ... -
What Is Christian Higher Education for?: An Assessment of Teleological Priorities at Selected Liberal Arts Institutions
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2018-11-30)The intent of this study was to investigate the teleological priorities of Christian higher education. As a sample size, the study drew from the Christian College Consortium that features leading liberal arts institutions. From ... -
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 ... -
Thomas Scott and Evangelical Missions
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-11-02)This dissertation examines how Thomas Scott navigated the tension associated with being an Evangelical Anglican in the realm of missions. The paper’s thesis is that the nature of Scott’s Evangelical identity, which combined ... -
An Evaluation of Graded Sunday School Lessons in Meeting the Needs of Intermediates
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A guide to the principal authors and composers of gospel song of the nineteenth century
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1982-05-03)The purpose of the research project was to develop a practical reference tool or guide to the principal authors and composers of gospel song of the nineteenth century. Such a tool was necessitated as a result of the growing ... -
"Virgin" as Secondary Gender Identity in 1 Corinthians 7 and Its Jewish and Greco-Roman Background
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-11-09)The first chapter of this project outlines the background of studies about the Bible, gender, and social theory. The second chapter of this project surveys the landscape of contemporary feminist theory and gender studies, ... -
The Discourse Function of Koine Greek Verb Forms in Narrative: Testing Current Proposals in the Book of Judith
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-11-09)The objective of this dissertation is to test some major theories on the discourse function of the Greek indicative verb-forms in narrative. Since the publication of Stanley Porter and Buist Fanning’s doctoral dissertations, ... -
The Literary Reception of the Spirituality of Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784): an Afrosensitive Reading
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-11-09)This dissertation explores the theological and ethical preoccupations of Phillis Wheatley in colonial New England. Chapter 1 frames the conversation around relevant research and states the project thesis to explain Wheatley’s ... -
Was Paul Consistent in His Plans and Actions?
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1936) -
A Comparative Study of Deutero Isaiah and Job
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1956) -
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 ... -
The Use of έγώ είμι in the Fourth Gospel
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A Study of sōtēria in the Epistles of Paul
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The Meaning of [Th]anato[s] and Nekpo[s] in the Epistles of Paul
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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 ...