Open Access Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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An Analysis of Adoption Ministry Programs for Adoptive Parents in Korean Churches
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)The purpose of this thesis was to suggest exemplary factors of adoption ministry programs to successfully support adoptive parents who have experienced difficulties in their adoptive family life by examining adoptive ... -
A Historical Evaluation of the Evidence for the Death of the Apostles as Martyrs for Their Faith
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)A commonly used argument for the reliability of the first witnesses to the resurrection is that the apostles willingly died as martyrs for their faith. It is often claimed that all the apostles, except John, faced martyrdom. ... -
Dawson Trotman's Personal Spiritual Disciplines as the Foundation for His Great Commission Ministry
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)DAWSON TROTMAN'S PERSONAL SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR HIS GREAT COMMISSION MINISTRY Jeffrey Paul Reynolds, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Dr. Timothy K. Beougher This ... -
The Water Imagery in the Psalms: An Inner-Biblical Interpretation
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)This dissertation examines the use of water imagery in the book of Psalms and argues that the psalmists primarily employed this imagery to allude to four accounts of God's works in the Pentateuch--the waters of creation, ... -
The Doctor of Ministry: The Impact of Martyn Lloyd-Jones' Medical Training on His Homiletical Methodology
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)This dissertation examines the impact of Martyn Lloyd-Jones' medical training upon his homiletical methodology. Chapter 1 sets forth the thesis and charts the course forward. Chapter 2 reconstructs the intellectual culture ... -
The Use of Imagination for Expository Hermeneutics and Homiletics
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)ABSTRACT THE USE OF IMAGINATION FOR EXPOSITORY HERMENEUTICS AND HOMILETICS Barnabas Youn Soo Kim, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Dr. Robert A. Vogel The purpose of this ... -
Intentional Practice of Shared Leadership in the Marketplace by Christian Leaders: A Multi-case Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)INTENTIONAL PRACTICE OF SHARED LEADERSHIP IN THE MARKETPLACE BY CHRISTIAN LEADERS: A MULTI-CASE STUDY Michael Larry Davis, Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Michael S. Wilder In ... -
A Theological Critique of the Multi-Ethnic Church Movement: 2000 - 2013
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)This dissertation attempts to answer the following question: Does Scripture call all churches to be as ethnically diverse as their communities? Chapter 1 introduces the "multi-ethnic mandate," the belief the Scripture ... -
Digital Media Use and Adolescent Christian Formation: A Correlation Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)Many schools, classrooms, and homes naively embrace the frequent use technology assuming its newness and apparent helpfulness must be utilized to live in the modern age. However, many fail to ask what effect the frequency ... -
"The Divine Life in the Soul Considered": Theology and Spirituality in the Works of Samuel Davies
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)This dissertation argues that Samuel Davies' theology of and vision for the Christian life were inseparable. Although his contribution to American Evangelicalism was not as original nor as widely remembered as that of his ... -
A Critique of the Rejection of Intelligent Design as a Scientific Hypothesis by Elliott Sober from His Book Evidence and Evolution
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-21)This dissertation critiques and rejects Elliott Sober's dismissal of intelligent design as a scientific hypothesis. Sober builds the case for this dismissal in chapter 2 of his 2008 book Evidence and Evolution. Sober's ... -
The Future Inheritance of Land in the Pauline Epistles
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)Chapter 1 introduces the need for an updated study on the inheritance in the Pauline epistles, examines the history of research on this topic, and states the thesis of this dissertation. Then it explains the method that ... -
Evangelizing Bengali Muslims, 1793-1813: William Carey, William Ward, and Islam
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)William Carey (1761-1834) and a printer from Derby--William Ward (1769-1823)--are central figures in discussions concerning missiology. Generally, the importance of Carey and Ward to the early formation of the Baptist ... -
The Relationship Between Faith Formation Experiences and Spiritual Maturity: A Quantitative Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)ABSTRACT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAITH FORMATION EXPERIENCES AND SPIRITUAL MATURITY: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY William Edgar Allen, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Dr. Brian C. ... -
Training the Church Pianist: Piano Pedagogy in Southern Baptist Church Music from the Era of the Broadman Hymnal (1940) through that of the Baptist Hymnal (1975)
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)The Southern Baptist Convention's Music Department and state associations, with their vast influence yet often modest resources, educated generations of pianists and organists in the arts of accompanying and service playing. ... -
The School of Performing Arts at Bellevue Baptist Church as a Model of the Church-Based Arts Academy
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)ABSTRACT THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS AT BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH AS A MODEL OF THE CHURCH-BASED ARTS ACADEMY Hae Eun Kim, D.M.A. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: ... -
Waylon Moore's Theology and Methodology of Disciple-Making in Light of New Testament Discipleship Principles
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)ABSTRACT WAYLON MOORE'S THEOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY OF DISCIPLE-MAKING IN LIGHT OF NEW TESTAMENT DISCIPLESHIP PRINCIPLES Calvin Johnson Carr, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Dr. Timothy K. ... -
The Non-Ending Search for a Pre-DNA Replicator: Richard Dawkins and the Problem of Abiogenesis
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)This dissertation provides a rebuttal to the claims of Richard Dawkins in explaining the origin of life. The bulk of the ensuing analysis challenges his philosophical assumptions as it notes his vacillation between several ... -
The New Covenant in Ephesians
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)This dissertation maintains that the new covenant was a significant soteriological, ecclesiological, and ethical category in Paul's theology. Using Ephesians as a test case, it analyzes the relevant texts where Paul seems ... -
"Thy Will Be Done": A Dogmatic Defense of Dyothelitism in Light of Recent Monothelite Proposals
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)In the seventh century, the Third Council of Constantinople (680-81) denounced monothelitism, the belief that the incarnate Christ has only one will. Consequently, the dyothelite (two-wills) position would become accepted ...