Dissertations, Theses, and Projects: Recent submissions
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Evidences of Isaianic social justice restoration in the early community of Luke-Acts
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)In Luke-Acts, Luke intentionally describes the early Jewish-Christian community in accordance with Isaiah’s prophecy for an ethical restoration of social justice in Israel. This thesis accomplishes this argument ... -
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 ... -
Davidic references in the Book of Mormon as evidence against its historicity
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This thesis critiques contemporary Latter-day Saint scholarly efforts to validate the historicity of the Book of Mormon through textual criticism by presupposing its historic authenticity, then combing the text for evidence ... -
Leadership structures and dynamics in multisite churches: a quantitative study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)In spite of the multisite phenomenon’s apparent “success” and effectiveness in fulfilling the Great Commission, there are looming variables related to leadership structures and organizational complexities that have not ... -
The anthropological pastor: navigating the culture of an established church by implementing anthropological tools and resources
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)ABSTRACT THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL PASTOR: NAVIGATING THE CULTURE OF AN ESTABLISHED CHURCH BY IMPLEMENTING ANTHROPOLOGICAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES Christopher Eric Turpin, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological ... -
Family ministry perceptions and practices in Hmong Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches: a multiple case study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)In this holistic, multiple-case, replication study, key informant interviews, focus group interviews, documents, and field notes were gathered, coded, and analyzed from three stratified, randomly selected Hmong C&MA churches ... -
“The hour is coming and is now here”: the doctrine of inaugurated eschatology in contemporary evangelical worship music
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This dissertation critically evaluates the portrayal of the doctrine of inaugurated eschatology in an identified core repertory, the most-used contemporary congregational worship songs in churches in the United States from ... -
The world in His hands: a Christian account of scientific law and its antithetical competitors
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This dissertation examines the Christian doctrine of divine providence and its implications for the laws of nature and problem of induction before contrasting secular and Islamic approaches to these same topics. Chapter ... -
Lifted up and glorified: Isaiah's servant language in the Gospel of John
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This project explores John’s portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of John and argues that John presents Jesus as the Servant of the Lord from Isaiah primarily through his allusions to the Servant passages. The Servant is not ... -
The duty of love to God: the spiritual theology of John Leadley Dagg
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)ABSTRACT THE DUTY OF LOVE TO GOD: THE SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY OF JOHN LEADLEY DAGG (1794-1884) Jared Richard Longshore, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. Tom Nettles This dissertation ... -
The promised helper: a commentary on the pneumatology of Novatian's De Trinitate
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This thesis is a detailed commentary on Novatian’s chapter 29, where he discusses the Holy Spirit in his work on the Trinity. Chapter 1 of this thesis briefly introduces the reader to the early fathers’ understanding on ... -
Condemning rejection: the basis of God's condemnation of humanity
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)The purpose of this research was to look at what sin or sins was human condemnation based on primarily. This study takes a look at the words or concepts, passages, and interpretations of the text and doctrines associated ... -
The Gospel Song Movement
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Southern Baptist Journalism
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The Papyrus Fragments of the Greek New Testament
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Best Practices in Leading Organizational Change in the Local Church: A Multi-Case Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)The current study was designed to identify embedded best practices for leading organizational change in the local church ministering in an urban context. The study also sought to determine whether it was possible for the ... -
A Survey and Analysis of Contemporary Evangelical Hermeneutical Approaches to Understanding Messiah in the Old Testament
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)A SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY EVANGELICAL HERMENEUTICAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING MESSIAH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Jason Alan Motte, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. ... -
Adoption Rates Among Evangelicals: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)ABSTRACT ADOPTION RATES AMONG EVANGELICALS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY Matthew Scott Thompson, Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Anthony W. Foster The purpose of this study ... -
The Kingdom of God as a Framework for Evangelical Biblical Hermeneutics
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)ABSTRACT THE KINGDOM OF GOD AS A FRAMEWORK FOR EVANGELICAL BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS Daniel Lane Patterson, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chairman: Dr. Russell D. Moore This dissertation ... -
Moving from Orthodoxy to Orthopraxy: Sermon Application in the Doctrinal Preaching of John Piper
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)This dissertation examines sermon application in the doctrinal preaching of John Piper. The work argues that Piper’s use of application is characterized by multifaceted purpose and the qualities of consistency, creativity, ...