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A Biblical and Historical Appraisal of Concupiscence with Special Attention to Same-Sex Attraction
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-12-13)This dissertation contends that same-sex attraction, since it is a form of concupiscence, is always sinful, morally culpable. Chapter 1 defines concupiscence and summarizes the historical and contemporary debate between ... -
A biblical and theological defense of a multi-intentioned view of the extent of the atonement
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008-12)The purpose of this dissertation is to develop, explain, and defend, both biblically and theologically, a multi-intentioned view of the extent of the atonement. A multi-intentioned view holds that God had general intentions ... -
A Biblical and Theological Vision for the Revitalization of Churches
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)With thousands of churches dying every year in North America, many pastors have started exploring the concept of church revitalization. Methodology books are beginning to fill the shelves of Christian bookstores, and as ... -
Biblical Counseling in Homeschool Cooperatives: Bringing Scriptural Help to Homeschool Educators and Students
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2022-11-01)Christian homeschool cooperatives provide a rich environment for biblical counseling. These cooperatives are rooted in biblical truth and therefore have a ready foundation for addressing problems faced by teachers, parents, ... -
A biblical critique of Jeffrey Arnett's theory of emerging adulthood
(2016-10-27)ABSTRACT A BIBLICAL CRITIQUE OF JEFFREY ARNETT’S THEORY OF EMERGING ADULTHOOD Brian Howard Honett, DEdMin The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Brian C. Richardson Jeffrey ... -
A Biblical Examination of Empathy and Its Implications On the Ministry of God’s Word
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-01-30)This thesis will argue that empathy is a disposition of love that willingly resonates with the experience of another image-bearer. This disposition is an activity that conveys God’s chief design purpose for human relationships, ... -
Biblical Foundations for Reaching Special Needs Families Through Summit Baptist Church in Wiggins, Colorado
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-10-26)Special needs and disabilities among Americans is growing and the church is missing an opportunity to reach this people group. The Bible and Christian ministries continually display a relationship with the helpless, disabled, ... -
Biblical Meditation and the Visual Arts: A Method of Biblical Meditation for a Post- Christian, Visually-Saturated Age
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-05)In this post-Christian, visually-saturated age, Scripture-guided meditation on the visual arts can serve as a helpful method of biblical meditation. This dissertation argues that a method of biblical meditation—as outlined ... -
A Biblical Portrait of Death as the Qualifier of Both the Ethic and Value of Human Life
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)This dissertation posits that the sin that might be termed "biolatry"--i.e., the worship of (human) life--contradicts the biblical articulation of the value of human life and results in an ethic of honoring that life above ... -
The Biblical Role of Beauty in Spiritual Formation Applied to the Christian High School Classroom
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-11-20)This thesis develops a conceptual framework for understanding the relevance of beauty in the spiritual formation of contemporary high school students, and then this thesis surveys some practical applications of that ... -
Biblical Theology Training for Biblical Counselors in the Tri-Cities Region of Tennessee
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-11-03)This project sought to train biblical counselors to use insights from biblical theology in their counseling ministries. This was to help counselors in the Tri-Cities Region of Tennessee faithfully interpret and apply the ... -
A Biblical, Theological, and Missiological Analysis of the Homogeneous Unit Principle and Its Implications for Evangelism and Church Growth in North America
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2013-04-29)This research thesis examines the Homogeneous Unit Principle (HUP) to determine its efficacy in reaching and transforming one's culture for Christ. Chapter 1 introduces the HUP and the surrounding controversy and identifies ... -
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 ... -
A Biblical-Theological Model of Cognitive Dissonance Theory: Relevance for Christian Educators
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)The purpose of this content analysis research was to develop a biblical-theological model of Cognitive Dissonance Theory applicable to pedagogy. Evidence of cognitive dissonance found in Scripture was used to infer a purpose ... -
Bishop George Bull's Doctrine of Justification
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)George Bull was a key figure in the vanguard of the High Church party who was a staunch defender of trinitarian orthodoxy within the Restoration Church of England; yet, the doctrine of justification described in his earliest ... -
The Black Church as Context for the Formation of Black Institutions of Higher Education: A Case Study of Simmons College
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-12)African Americans have long been serious about education. Even when education was denied to black Americans through law, custom, and physical violence, blacks exerted relentless self-determination in the pursuit of literacy. ... -
"The Blessed Spirit": An Analysis of the Pneumatology of Benjamin Beddome as an Early Evangelical
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-05-31)ABSTRACT “THE BLESSED SPIRIT”: AN ANALYSIS OF THE PNEUMATOLOGY OF BENJAMIN BEDDOME AS AN EARLY EVANGELICAL Daniel Scott Ramsey, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017 Chair: Dr. Michael A. G. ... -
“A Bond Between Souls”: Understanding Spiritual Friendship in Augustine of Hippo with Special Reference to His Letters
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-05-07)This dissertation argues that especially in his letters, Augustine conceived of spiritual friendship as an outflow of Christian love, integral to the Christian life for the purpose of building Christ-like virtue and ... -
"The Bond of Union": Yankee Protestantism, National Ambition, and the Erie Canal, 1817–1851
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-12-02)New York Protestants modified their faith to address the social conditions wrought by the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal was a triumph of early republic engineering, and New Yorkers interpreted the process of organizing, ... -
Born Human Again: A Christian Response to Transhumanism Based on the Apologetic Approach of Francis Schaeffer
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-04-14)Transhumanism, as explained by its proponents, is a philosophical and cultural movement that affirms the possibility and desirability of improving the human condition by modifying what it means to be human using science ...