Browsing Dissertations, Theses, and Projects by Subject "Christianity and culture"
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An assessment of the missional model of graduate theological education: A case study
(2009-12-11)Background. Leadership development from a missional perspective is a model being utilized by academic institutions within graduate theological education. Many of the academic institutions utilizing the missional model are ... -
Attitudes and assumptions of children's ministry experts concerning cultural relevancy
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008-12-12)Contributors to children's ministry produce many resources that are consumed by local congregations, determining the direction of their evangelism and discipleship with children. Chapter 1 describes the purpose of this ... -
The Consequence of Choice: Culture As Precursor to the Gospel
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-11-26)Culture has become a buzzword, but it has also come to occupy an important place in in how we see and understand the world around us. Culture is increasingly being referenced within the church as we wrestle to explain 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 ... -
Insider Movements: An Assessment of the Viability of Retaining Socio-Religious Insider Identity in High-Religious Contexts
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)This dissertation examines Insider Movements, a missiological strategy where adherents of a high-religious system retain their socio-religious birth identity as a means of preventing extraction, thereby aiding the evangelistic ... -
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 ... -
Missiology Meets Cultural Anthropology: The Life and Legacy of Paul G. Hiebert
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)This dissertation examines the relationship between missiology and cultural anthropology in the life and published works of Paul Gordon Hiebert. Chapter 1 introduces the overall research question which investigates the ... -
Northern Thai Theravada Folk Buddhism through the Eyes of Buddhist Background Believers
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2018-11-16)NORTHERN THAI THERAVADA FOLK BUDDHISM THROUGH THE EYES OF BUDDHIST BACKGROUND BELIEVERS Nicholas Blaine Walburn, PhD The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018 Chair: Dr. George H. Martin The research ... -
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 ... -
Secular Students’ Perceptions of Christian Rhetoric: A Phenomenological Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-11-01)Generation Z is the most spiritually detached generation in United States history with twice as many self-identified atheists as all other generations combined. These facts mandate a serious examination of how Christians ... -
Slavery, women, and the gender debate
(2009-10-20)This dissertation examines the exegetical and hermeneutical questions related to the issues of slavery and women in the New Testament. In response to a redemptive movement hermeneutic (or trajectory hermeneutic), I seek ... -
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 ...