Open Access Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Implementing a generally accessible and sustainable training model among indigenous pastors in Mexico's Oaxaca State
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)ABSTRACT IMPLEMENTING A GENERALLY ACCESSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE TRAINING MODEL AMONG INDIGENOUS PASTORS IN MEXICO’S OAXACA STATE Anthony Lynn Steele, D.Miss. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, ... -
The divine design of Christian suffering: mortification, maturation, and glorification
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)Chapter 1 introduces the dissertation’s thesis and highlights its methodology. This dissertation argues that the divine design for suffering in Christ-followers is to decrease self-rule through mortification, increase God’s ... -
Christ-saturated preaching: a hermeneutical and homiletical analysis of Christ-centered preaching and its implications
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)The primary purpose of this dissertation is to present a Christ-saturated approach to expository preaching. To accomplish this goal, I evaluate the hermeneutics and homiletics of Christ-centered approaches to preaching. ... -
The preaching of John Newton (1725-1807): a gospel-centric, pastoral homiletic of biblical exposition
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This dissertation examines the preaching ministry of John Newton as a model of biblical exposition that was guided by a gospel-centric, pastoral homiletic. Chapter 1 defines the thesis of this dissertation , introduces ... -
An analysis of the practices and perceived roles of American grandparents among evangelical Christians
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRACTICES AND PERCEIVED ROLES OF AMERICAN GRANDPARENTS AMONG EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS Joshua Robert Mulvihill, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. Timothy Paul ... -
The royal priest: Psalm 110 in biblical-theological perspective
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)ABSTRACT THE ROYAL PRIEST: PSALM 110 IN BIBLICAL- THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Matthew Habib Emadi, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. James M. Hamilton, Jr. This dissertation ... -
Marriage, sexuality, and Christian parental instruction: a descriptive analysis of perspectives and practices
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)ABSTRACT MARRIAGE, SEXUALITY, AND CHRISTIAN PARENTAL INSTRUCTION: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF PERSPECTIVES AND PRACTICES Jennifer Rose Garrison, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: ... -
Ethnic identity among diaspora peoples: how globalization and migration reshape the people group phenomenon
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)The research in this dissertation reveals that Nepali refugees in Louisville have developed several identities that sometimes overlap and contradict one another when one tries to classify this population into distinct units ... -
The effect of the death of an immediate family member on a child's perception of God: a mixed methods study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between children’s grief and their perceptions of God by utilizing children’s drawings. This research was conducted by partnering with Christian counselors and ... -
Evidences of Isaianic social justice restoration in the early community of Luke-Acts
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)In Luke-Acts, Luke intentionally describes the early Jewish-Christian community in accordance with Isaiah’s prophecy for an ethical restoration of social justice in Israel. This thesis accomplishes this argument ... -
Preaching a Christian worldview in a post-Christian culture
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)abstract Preaching a christian worldview in a post-christian culture Robert Craig Thompson, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. Timothy K. Beougher This dissertation examines ... -
Davidic references in the Book of Mormon as evidence against its historicity
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This thesis critiques contemporary Latter-day Saint scholarly efforts to validate the historicity of the Book of Mormon through textual criticism by presupposing its historic authenticity, then combing the text for evidence ... -
Leadership structures and dynamics in multisite churches: a quantitative study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)In spite of the multisite phenomenon’s apparent “success” and effectiveness in fulfilling the Great Commission, there are looming variables related to leadership structures and organizational complexities that have not ... -
The anthropological pastor: navigating the culture of an established church by implementing anthropological tools and resources
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)ABSTRACT THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL PASTOR: NAVIGATING THE CULTURE OF AN ESTABLISHED CHURCH BY IMPLEMENTING ANTHROPOLOGICAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES Christopher Eric Turpin, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological ... -
Family ministry perceptions and practices in Hmong Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches: a multiple case study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)In this holistic, multiple-case, replication study, key informant interviews, focus group interviews, documents, and field notes were gathered, coded, and analyzed from three stratified, randomly selected Hmong C&MA churches ... -
“The hour is coming and is now here”: the doctrine of inaugurated eschatology in contemporary evangelical worship music
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This dissertation critically evaluates the portrayal of the doctrine of inaugurated eschatology in an identified core repertory, the most-used contemporary congregational worship songs in churches in the United States from ... -
The world in His hands: a Christian account of scientific law and its antithetical competitors
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This dissertation examines the Christian doctrine of divine providence and its implications for the laws of nature and problem of induction before contrasting secular and Islamic approaches to these same topics. Chapter ... -
Lifted up and glorified: Isaiah's servant language in the Gospel of John
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This project explores John’s portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of John and argues that John presents Jesus as the Servant of the Lord from Isaiah primarily through his allusions to the Servant passages. The Servant is not ... -
The duty of love to God: the spiritual theology of John Leadley Dagg
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)ABSTRACT THE DUTY OF LOVE TO GOD: THE SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY OF JOHN LEADLEY DAGG (1794-1884) Jared Richard Longshore, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. Tom Nettles This dissertation ... -
The promised helper: a commentary on the pneumatology of Novatian's De Trinitate
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This thesis is a detailed commentary on Novatian’s chapter 29, where he discusses the Holy Spirit in his work on the Trinity. Chapter 1 of this thesis briefly introduces the reader to the early fathers’ understanding on ...