Dissertations, Theses, and Projects: Recent submissions
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Paul’s Gospel Approach to the Athenians: A Missional Implication for Contemporary Nepalese Hindu Contexts
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-12)Eastern philosophies, especially Hinduism, are appealing to the Western mind. Hindu adherents can be found in many neighborhoods with Hindu temples in nearby towns and cities. Instead of proclaiming the uncompromised gospel ... -
The Serpent and the Sainte-Chapelle: The Genesis and Iterative Development of a Writing Pedagogy for Christian Colleges and Seminaries
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-12)The field of composition and rhetoric does not have a pedagogy that reconciles faith and scholarship. The purpose of this Doctor of Philosophy dissertation is twofold: (1) to ignite a conversation among Christian composition ... -
"Their Peculiar Redeemer": Robert Sandeman and the Doctrine of the Atonement
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-12)Robert Sandeman (1718–1771) was a Scottish minister who begat the Sandemanian movement that carried into the early nineteenth century. Though Sandeman is widely known for his controversial view on the nature of saving ... -
“The Steady Obedience of His Church”: The Ecclesial Spirituality of Joseph Kinghorn and the Communion Controversy, 1814–1827
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-12)Despite being recognised as one of the most learned English Particular Baptists, Joseph Kinghorn’s (1766–1832) legacy was damaged due to his defence of the close communion position during the more than a decade-long debate ... -
Covenant and Identity Formation in the Second Century
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-12)This study examines the use of the covenant concept in second-century texts that address three primary social and rhetorical contexts for early Christian identity formation: Judaism, Greco-Roman culture, and heterodoxy. ... -
The Impact of Open Theism on C. Peter Wagner's Philosophy of Discipleship
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-12)This dissertation demonstrates that Wagner’s philosophy of discipleship emerged from a theological basis established in open theism, affirming God’s limited foreknowledge and omnipotence while denying his immutability. ... -
Jefferson's Baptists: Evangelical Partisanship in the Early American Republic, 1800-1830
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-12)After the Revolution, opportunistic settlers from Virginia began streaming over the Allegheny Mountains to settle frontier lands to the south and west. Numbered among them, Baptists came in droves, spreading not only the ... -
The Integration of Spirituality and Evangelism in the Ministry of Reuben Archer Torrey
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-12)Reuben A. Torrey (1856–1928) was a missions-minded pastor and evangelist whose legacy includes a robust spirituality coupled with the practice of evangelism. In this research, I address the integration of spirituality and ... -
Four Practices Correlated to a Sense of Belonging in a Church
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-12)This dissertation examines the communal practices of mutual support, vulnerability, forgiveness, and accountability as well as their correlation with the sense of belonging that members feel in regard to a church community. ... -
A Theological Analysis of the Educational Method of Maria Montessori Using an Inverse Consistency Protocol
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryBilly Graham School of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-05)The Montessori approach to education has been embraced by a wide variety of educators around the world. Ironically, though, as secular educators have accepted Maria Montessori’s pedagogical methods, little research has ... -
Equipping Lay Leaders of Cape Bible Chapel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Create a Community of Biblical Counseling
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryBilly Graham School of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-12)The purpose of this project is to train the key lay leaders of Cape Bible Chapel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to counsel those under their care for the further development of the church’s community of disciples. Chapter 1 ... -
Place and Pedagogy: Sunday School in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-12)This dissertation explored the development of Sunday School in England as it transitioned from a program that was society-based to a church-based educational ministry. Primary emphasis is given to Sunday School’s placement ... -
A query in Baptist history : the Philadelphia Association, was it in its organization and early history strictly Calvinistic?
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The date and authorship of Zechariah 9-14
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The problem of revelation and reason in the writings of Emil Brunner
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Integrating Faith and Reason in the Classroom at Mccallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-10-19)The integration of faith and reason is necessary to equip the young men of McCallie to fully prepare them for life. From a biblical perspective, knowledge is tapered by truth and love. First Corinthians 8:1 speaks to what ... -
Entropy and Renewal: The Pauline Concern and Paradigm for Church Revitalization
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-04-22)That the North American church is in a season of sharp decline is a well-studied and well-established factual reality. In our own Southern Baptist Convention, studies indicate that as many as nine out of every ten churches ... -
The history of Arminianism and Calvinism among Baptists in America
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Christian Curriculum Emphases and Academic Rigor: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-06-19)Chapter 1 of this study explores the relationship between Christian curricular emphases and academic rigor among Christian secondary schools. It uses convergent data transformation methods to analyze published curriculum ... -
“Eminent Spirituality and Eminent Usefulness”: Andrew Fuller’s Contribution to the Revitalization of the Particular Baptists in the Long Eighteenth Century
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-05-01)Andrew Fuller was convinced that eminent spirituality in a minister would usually be attended with eminent usefulness in the ministry. Chapter 1 introduces the thesis and argues that this foundational conviction drove ...