Open Access Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Paul's Proclamation, Defense, and Application of the Gospel in Galatians as a Paradigm for Gospel-Centered Preaching
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)This dissertation uses Paul's letter to the Galatian Christians as a guide for gospel-centered preaching. The dissertation argues that evangelical Christianity suffers from a lack of gospel rich preaching, assesses that ... -
Improving the Level of Care for Southern Baptist Intercultural Missionaries Serving in North America
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)ABSTRACT IMPROVING THE LEVEL OF CARE FOR SOUTHERN BAPTIST INTERCULTURAL MISSIONARIES SERVING IN NORTH AMERICA Trent Isaac DeLoach, D.Miss. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013 Chair: Dr. J. D. ... -
"The Love of God Holds Creation Together": Andrew Fuller's Theology of Virtue
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)Andrew Fuller maintained that Christian orthodoxy--as articulated in Evangelical Calvinism--furnished the foundation, framework, and motivation for moral excellence. On the basis of this axiom, he challenged Enlightenment ... -
"Win the City, Win the World": The Urban Missiology of Roger S. Greenway
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)This dissertation examines the urban missiology of Roger S. Greenway. The thesis is the urban missiology of Greenway should inform the ministries of urban missiologists today. This dissertation answers four questions: How ... -
Hercules Collins: Orthodox, Puritan, Baptist
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)This dissertation argues that the writings of Hercules Collins demonstrate that he viewed himself as faithfully operating within both the historic Nicene-Christianity shown in the early creeds and the Protestant orthodoxy ... -
A Quantitative Study of Adolescent Aggressive Behavior in a Church-Based Context: Bully in the Pew
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)This dissertation examines aggressive behavior (bullying) among adolescents in a church-based context. Chapter 1 introduces the research concern that adolescent aggression is a challenge, not only in schools and work ... -
A Christian Worldview Apologetic Engagement with Advaita Vedanta Hinduism
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)This dissertation applies the principles of Worldview apologetics to engage Advaita Vedanta Hinduism with the biblical responses of Christianity. Chapter 1 introduces the biblical mandate for apologetics, reviewing the ... -
Adolescent Christian Formation and Mother Nurturance and Involvement: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)This research study was an examination of the relationship between mother nurturance and involvement and the Christian formation of adolescents. Mother involvement was measured according to the adolescent's perception in ... -
The Messiah and the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: The Christological Significance of Jesus' Role as the Giver of the Spirit in Luke-Acts
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)Without rejecting the general consensus among scholars that Luke emphasizes the humanity of Jesus, this dissertation attempts to contribute to the field of Lukan Christology by contending that there is more to the Lukan ... -
A Reappraisal of Religious Experience in Expository Preaching in Light of Jonathan Edwards's Sense of the Heart
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)The primary aim of this dissertation is to demonstrate that Jonathan Edwards's "sense of the heart" as a principle of a new kind of perception or spiritual sensation given by the Spirit of God in regeneration, in which a ... -
Edward McKendree Bounds on the Relationship Between Providence and Man's Will in Prayer
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)This dissertation examines the writings of -
A Theological Justification for the Contribution of Culture to the Theological Task
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-08-12)This dissertation justifies the contention that culture contributes to the theological task in an ancillary way to Scripture. Chapter 1 introduces the primary issues. Chapter two interacts with two existing models of ... -
Emotions in Christian Psychological Care
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)The role of emotion with regard to human functioning and human well-being has been a topic of much consideration and debate throughout the ages. In both secular and Christian fields of study (e.g. philosophy, theology, ... -
Domestic Piety in the Ministry of John Angell James
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)ABSTRACT DOMESTIC PIETY IN THE MINISTRY OF JOHN ANGELL JAMES Jeffery Steven Wright, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013 Chair: Dr. Timothy Paul Jones Chapter 1 introduces John Angell James as a ... -
A Diachronic Analysis of Southern Baptist Missions Among Hispanics in Kentucky
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)ABSTRACT A DIACHRONIC ANALYSIS OF SOUTHERN BAPTIST MISSIONS AMONG HISPANICS IN KENTUCKY Jonathan Paul Young, D.Miss. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013 Chair: Dr. M. David Sills Chapter 1 examines the ... -
A Biblical-Theological Investigation of Christ's Priesthood and Covenant Mediation with Respect to the Extent of the Atonement
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)This dissertation argues that a biblical theology of the priestly mediation of the new covenant is necessary for understanding the extent of the atonement and that such a study will result in a clear affirmation of definite ... -
Asatru in America: A New American Religion
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)Asatru is a New Religious Movement reconstructing the practice of pre-Christian Norse and Germanic Pagan religion. It has been one of the least studied of the Pagan movements in America. In addition, Asatru has often been ... -
Scribal Tendencies in the Fourth Gospel in Codex Alexandrinus
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)This study seeks to gain an understanding about the scribal tendencies observed in the Fourth Gospel in Codex Alexandrinus using the method of isolating and classifying singular readings similar to what was first proposed ... -
Church Sponsored Service Through the Lens of Self Determination Theory: A Case Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)Given the critical need to nudge congregants toward sustainable service, surprisingly few studies have explored the possibility of internalizing Christian beliefs and practices through intrinsically motivating ministry ... -
An Analytical Study of Selected Jazz Settings of Psalms Composed between 1958 and 2012.
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF SELECTED JAZZ SETTINGS OF PSALMS COMPOSED BETWEEN 1958-2012 Rocky DeWayne Hardymon, D.M.A. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013 Chair: Esther R. Crookshank A trend in U. ...