Open Access Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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A Worldview Analysis of Sam Harris' Philosophical Naturalism in The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)The atheistic worldview has, ironically, experienced a sort of “re-birth” in modern times. The “New Atheists,” of which Sam Harris is a prominent spokesperson, have made no secret of their desire to make converts to their ... -
Mission Agency Methods for Equipping Kenyan Pastors as Shepherd Leaders: A Multi-Case Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)The work of Western missionaries has helped the Christian faith take deep root in Africa over the past two centuries, and today the African continent is home to the most rapidly growing segment of the global church. This ... -
Evangelical Faculty Perceptions of Online Learning in Graduate-Level Theological Education
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)Chapter 1 articulates that theological institutions have continued to increase online learning offerings, but the current literature has not taken into account what evangelical faculty think about this growth. The research ... -
Covenant, Typology, and the Story of Joseph: A Literary-Canonical Examination of Genesis 37-50
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)This dissertation defends the notion that Joseph, understood according to a literary-canonical analysis, functions as the resolution to the plot of Genesis and that this story typologically influences how later biblical ... -
Assessing Epistemological Development among Evangelical Seminarians
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)This thesis is a contribution to Perry Scheme studies that have described and rated the intellectual and ethical development of students and others. The population of evangelical seminary students among three institutional ... -
Adoption and the Formation of Eschatological Identity: An Exegetical Study of Huiothesia
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)ABSTRACT ADOPTION AND THE FORMATION OF ESCHATOLOGICAL IDENTITY: AN EXEGETICAL STUDY OF HUIOTHESIA Christopher Frederick Wehrle, PhD The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. Mark A. ... -
Embracing Trauma in Theodrama: Embodying Christiformity
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)This dissertation argues that the theodramatic understanding of trauma and relevant therapeutic practices help traumatized people reframe the reality of trauma within God’s drama of redemption and thereby enable them to ... -
The Influence of In-Home Family Discipleship and Youth Ministry on Young Adult Disciple Making
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)Abstract THE INFLUENCE OF IN-HOME FAMILY DISCIPLESHIP AND YOUTH MINISTRY ON YOUNG ADULT DISCIPLE MAKING Daniel Wayne Hinton, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. Brian C. ... -
Equipping Minds: Applying a Biblically Based Curriculum for Improving Working Memory
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)EQUIPPING MINDS: APPLYING A BIBLICALLY BASED CURRICULUM FOR IMPROVING WORKING MEMORY Carol Thompson Brown Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Supervisor: Dr. Danny R. Bowen Recent findings in ... -
"Reiding Rawls": A critical assessment of Thomas Reid's Common Sense Philosophy as a response to John Rawls's doctrine of public reason
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)This dissertation examines John Rawls’s doctrine of public reason in light of Thomas Reid’s Common Sense philosophy. Chapter 1 introduces the topics of public reason and common sense in order to suggest that Thomas Reid’s ... -
That God May be All in All: A Paterology Demonstrating that the Father is the Initiator of all Divine Activity
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)Through a biblical and exegetical study of the Father’s roles and works, this dissertation argues that, among the persons of the Godhead, Father is the initiator of all divine activity. This does not mean that God the Son ... -
Change Management for Christian Leaders in the Marketplace: A Multiple Case Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)As the result of technological advances, changes in production techniques, consumer behavior, economics, globalization, societal pressure, regulations, increased complexity of markets, and a cultural moral revolution, many ... -
Paternal Influence on the Eudiamonic Well-Being of Emerging Adult Sons Participating in Campus Crusade for Christ
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)The purpose of this study is to examine if a relationship exists between paternal involvement during emerging adulthood and eudaimonic well-being in sons involved with Cru in the Great Lakes region in the United States. ... -
Assessing the Impact of Market Challenges on Colleges and Universities Affiliated with Independent Christian Churches
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)This study used a qualitative, descriptive, collective case study approach to assess some of the current market challenges facing colleges and universities affiliated with independent Christian churches and to describe how ... -
The Development of Christian Higher Education Faculty Through Mentoring
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)A debate surrounds the topic of best practices for faculty development. There are those that hold the position that faculty are more likely to develop as a faculty member when they experience an enhancement program, rather ... -
Servant Leadership Development in Church-Based Pastoral Training Programs
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)SERVANT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN CHURCH-BASED PASTORAL TRAINING PROGRAMS: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY Aaron Francis Filippone, Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. Shane W. ... -
T. T. Eaton and the Politicization of Baptist Ecclesiology
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)Chapter 1 is the introduction, which proposes that Thomas Treadwell Eaton achieved great influence in the Southern Baptist Convention and utilized that influence to effect political change in the relationship between ... -
Christian Curricular Emphases and Academic Rigor: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)This study explored the relationship between Christian curricular emphases and academic rigor among Christian secondary schools. It used convergent data transformation methods to analyze published curriculum descriptions ... -
Just Not Enough: Reframing Just Peace in an Era of Persistent Conflict
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)ABSTRACT JUST NOT ENOUGH: REFRAMING JUST PEACE IN AN ERA OF PERSISTENT CONFLICT Derek M. Pottinger, ThM The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Mark T. Coppenger Just peace ... -
The figurative use of "son(s) of" in the New Testament
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)Daniel Ferris Born, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. William F. Cook The figurative use of "son(s) of" phrases in the NT represents the author employing the father-son relationship, and ...