Open Access Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Marriage Mentoring with Couples in Marital Crisis: A Qualitative Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)The current study sought to examine the marriage mentoring model as a method to restore marriages among Christian believers. This thesis first assessed the dissolution of marriages through divorce in order to understand ... -
Toward An Ecclesiocentric Model of Spiritual Gift Identification
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)This dissertation seeks to answer the question: "Is the use of a spiritual gift identification instrument the best way for people to find their place of joyful service within the church?" Chapter 1 provides a history of ... -
An Analysis of the Integration of Faith and Learning Implemented by Christian Elementary School Teachers
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)The integration of faith and learning has been an important topic of discussion in regard to the identity of Christian schools and their reason to exist. Christian educators and researchers, however, have provided minimal ... -
Relay Succession in the Senior Pastorate: A Multiple Case Study Method
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)The purpose of this research was to articulate the process and principles of relay succession in the senior pastorate within the Church of God (COG). The research was accomplished through three phases and four case ... -
Three Transcriptios for Solo Organ: Sonata da chiesa Op. 3, No. 3, by Arcangelo Corelli, Overture to La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi, Festive Overture Op. 96, by Dmitry Shostakovich
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)The purpose of this dissertation was to provide three transcriptions for solo organ along with a performance guide and commentaries for each of them. The original orchestral pieces, Sonata da chiesa Op. 3, No. 3 by Corelli, ... -
Christ the Warrior King: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Analysis of the Divine Warrior Theme in Christology
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)Chapter 1 introduces the dissertation's thesis, highlights its methodology and establishes its goals. This dissertation argues that the divine warrior theme is a central Christological feature in both biblical and historical ... -
The Ministry of Dan Kimball: A Model for Reaching Emerging Generations
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)THE MINISTRY OF DAN KIMBALL: A MODEL FOR REACHING EMERGING GENERATIONS Blake Thomas Ring, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011 Chair: Dr. Charles E. Lawless, Jr. This dissertation examines ... -
Israelite Interactions with Gentiles in the Old Testament and the Implications Regarding Missions
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)ISRAELITE INTERACTIONS WITH GENTILES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE IMPLICATIONS REGARDING MISSIONS Nancy Jane Eavenson, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011 Chair: Dr. Russell T. Fuller This ... -
Church Organizational Culture: Construct Definition and Instrument Development
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)The purpose of this research was to operationalize the construct, church organizational culture (COC), and to develop an instrument to measure the construct. In order to accomplish this goal, the researcher undertook a ... -
"Effective Evangelism" in the City: Donald McGavran's Missiology and Urban Contexts
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)This dissertation examines the missiology of Donald A. McGavran as it applies in urban contexts. Chapter 1 introduces the research question by examining the current state of global urbanization and urban missions. Alongside ... -
Learning Theory in Adult Discipleship: A Quasi-Experiment Assessing Adult Learning in a Sunday School Context
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)This study was concerned with the learning that takes place in the adult learning context of adult Sunday school classes in Southern Baptist churches. Using Lev Vygotsky's concept of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), ... -
Theology and Reality: Critical Realism in the Thought of Alister E. McGrath
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)Brian Lee Goard, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011 Chairperson: Dr. Gregg R. Allison This dissertation examines the role of critical realism in the theological method of Alister E. McGrath. ... -
Weighing Sermon Substance: Evaluating a Sermon's Degree of Expository Merit, Doctrinal Essence, and Christ-Centeredness
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)This dissertation develops and demonstrates a method for evaluating a sermon's degree of three aspects: expository merit, doctrinal essence, and Christ-centeredness. The work argues that the gravity of expository, doctrinal, ... -
The Necessity of a Christocentric, Kingdom-Focused Model of Expository Preaching
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)ABSTRACT THE NECESSITY OF A CHRISTOCENTRIC KINGDOM-FOCUSED MODEL OF EXPOSITORY PREACHING David E. Prince, PH.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011 Chairperson: Dr. Russell D. Moore The ... -
The Christ-Centered Homiletics of Edmund Clowney and Sidney Greidanus in Contrast With the Human Author-Centered Hermeneutics of Walter Kaiser
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)This dissertation examines the Christ-centered homiletics of Edmund Clowney and Sidney Greidanus in contrast with the human author-centered hermeneutics of Walter Kaiser. Chapter 1 frames the dissertation by presenting the ... -
Critiquing Ethnohermeneutics Theories: A Call for an Author-Oriented Approach to Cross-Cultural Biblical Interpretation
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)This dissertation examines ethnohermeneutics theories and proposes an alternative view to cross-cultural interpretation. Chapter 1 introduces the study by examining the topic of ethnohermeneutics and its development out ... -
Justification and the Individual in the Wake of the New Perspective on Paul
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)This dissertation contends that in spite of the increasing trajectory toward a more corporate, covenantal understanding of justification within Pauline scholarship since the emergence of the New Perspective on Paul, there ... -
The Theological Development of the Biblical Counseling Movement from 1988
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009-12-01)This dissertation examines how the thought uder girding the biblical counseling movement as founded by Jay Adams has developed since 1988 Chapter 1 examines the historical and theological context for that development. This ... -
The Southern Baptist Convention and civil rights, 1954-1995
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009-03-24)Conservative theology was consistent with the advance of racial justice in the Southern Baptist Convention during the second half of the twentieth century. Historians have downplayed the role of conservative theology in ... -
The scientific viability of W. A. Dembski's design inference: Response to B. Forrest and R. Pennock of the Kitzmiller trial
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009-11-17)This dissertation argues that philosophers Barbara Forrest and Robert T. Pennock fail to discredit William A. Dembski's Design Inference as a legitimate scientific program. Chapter 1 is the introduction, explaining the ...