Dissertations, Theses, and Projects: Recent submissions
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The Missiology of I. T. Tichenor with Implications on Contemporary Southern Baptist North American Missions
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)This dissertation analyzes the missiology of I. T. Tichenor, corresponding secretary of the Home Mission Board from 1882-1900, and provides implications of his missiology on contemporary Southern Baptist North American ... -
Assisting Chinese House Churches to Become Great Commission Churches
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)ABSTRACT ASSISTING CHINESE HOUSE CHURCHES TO BECOME GREAT COMMISSION CHURCHES Name Withheld, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012 Chairperson: Dr. George H. Martin The purpose of this ... -
A Theological Comparison Between Social Science Models and a Biblcal Perspective of Servant Leadership
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)This dissertation examines servant leadership and its biblical antecedents with from specific biblical texts and non-biblical literature. Chapter 1 introduces the research concern that the Bible presents a comprehensive ... -
A Theology of Future Hope in the Book of Proverbs
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)This dissertation investigates whether there is a theme of future hope in Proverbs. Chapter 1 surveys scholarship on this point. Most scholars who believe Proverbs is only concerned with this present world do not read ... -
Christ is God Over All: Romans 9:5 in the Context of Romans 9-11
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)This dissertation examines Paul's statement in Romans 9:5 within the context of Romans 9-11. The thesis of the dissertation is that in the Christological passages in Romans 9-11, Paul spoke of Jesus in a manner that suggests ... -
Toward A Life-Changing Application Paradigm in Expository Preaching
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)The primary aim of this dissertation is to examine the hermeneutical foundation, the biblical basis, the historical principle, and then to formulate a four-bridge application paradigm based on four distinguished ... -
The Role of "Perfecting" in Donald McGavran's Church Growth Thought
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)ABSTRACT THE ROLE OF "PERFECTING" IN DONALD MCGAVRAN'S CHURCH GROWTH THOUGHT Matthew Donald Spradlin, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012 Chairperson: Dr. Charles E. Lawless, Jr. This ... -
Preaching to Provoke a Worldview Change: Tim Keller's Use of Presuppositional Apologetics in Preaching
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)ABSTRACT PREACHING TO PROVOKE A WORLDVIEW CHANGE: TIM KELLER'S USE OF PRESUPPOSITIONAL APPOLOGETICS IN PREACHING Travis Allen Freeman Doctorate of Philosophy The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 20 ... -
A Transcription for Solo Organ: Symphony on a Hymn Tune, Op. 53, by Virgil Thomson
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)The primary purpose of this study is to provide a transcription for solo organ of Virgil Thomson's Symphony on a Hymn Tune. The study is two-fold: first, to explore the early life and career of Thomson with a focused ... -
The Function of the Church in Warfare in the Book of Revelation
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)This dissertation demonstrates the function of the church in war in Revelation. Chapter 1 tracks the development of publications that address this subject and also illustrates the need for another academic contribution ... -
The Ministry of Robert Hall, Jr.: The Preacher as Theological Exemplar and Cultural Celebrity
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)This dissertation examines the way the life and ministry of Robert Hall, Jr. (1764-1831) functioned as both a theological exemplar and a cultural celebrity. Chapter 1 sets forth the thesis and defines its terminology and ... -
Monogenes in the Johannine Literature
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Institutional Commitment of Faculty in Evangelical Colleges and Universities
(2010-12)Organizational commitment has been understood to be a significant antecedent of employee turnover. The fact that work occupies the better part of one's day and the considerable costs associated with turnover has heightened ... -
God and Moral Facts: A Trinitarian Realist Model of Christian Metaethics
(2010-05)This dissertation is a model of Christian metaethics based on God's Triune nature. Chapter 1 discusses overall issues and problems in metaethics and how they relate to Christian theology, with emphasis on problems for ... -
The Courtroom and the Created Order: How Penal Substitution Brings about New Creation
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-12)This dissertation argues that penal substitutionary atonement is necessary for transformation of the created order. This assertion answers the charge that an atonement model that deals with forensic judgments, the moment ... -
Striving for Souls by the Power of God: The Life of Amzi Clarence Dixon
(2010-12)The dissertation is a summary of the life and ministry of A. C. Dixon. The first chapter is a brief introduction of A. C. Dixon. While Dixon's fundamentalist identity is affirmed, this introduction explains how this ... -
A Theological and Historical Examination of John Gill's Soteriology in Relation to Eighteenth-Century Hyper-Calvinism
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-12)This dissertation is a theological and historical examination of John Gill's soteriology that argues against classifying him as a Hyper-Calvinist. Gill's complex theology, as well as the difficulty of defining Hyper-Calvinism, ... -
The Historiography of Chronicles as Reflected in Its Account of Solomon's Reign
(2010-12)This dissertation is a study of "intertextuality" between the books of Chronicles and Kings, focusing on the Solomon narrative. Contrary to the current scholarly conviction that Chronicles is unreliable historiography, ... -
The Relationship of the Perception of Divine Calling with Identity Development and Purpose in Christian Adolescents
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-12)This dissertation explored the possibility of quantifying and measuring the experience of divine calling to develop and utilize a biblically based instrument, the Vectors of Calling Survey (VCS), with older Christian ... -
Suffering in the Sunni and Calvinist World Views: Demonstrating the Value of the Comparative Approach in the Study of Religion in Service of Christian Missions
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-12)This dissertation argues that the comparative method in the academic study of religion can be a valuable missiological tool for Christians. Chapter 1 explains the need for Christians to have an in-depth understanding of ...