Browsing Restricted Access Dissertations and Theses by Issue Date
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The relationship between leadership styles and managerial competencies of Korean senior pastors
(2009-11-17)The purpose of this study was to identify what leadership styles and managerial competencies are employed by Korean senior pastors and to analyze the relationship between their leadership styles and managerial competencies. The ... -
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 ... -
Resurrection vs. hallucination: An argument for the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus in terms of probabilistic analysis
(2009-10-09)The purpose of the dissertation is to defend the historicity of Jesus' resurrection in probabilistic way, competing with Gerd Lüdemann's hallucination hypothesis concerning Jesus' postmortem appearances Chapter 1 points ... -
Hosea's use of Scripture: An analysis of his hermeneutics
(2009-05-15)This dissertation constitutes a study on the use of the Old Testament within the Old Testament. It analyzes Hosea's use of Scripture, arguing that the prophet's hermeneutical approach is fundamentally typological. Prior ... -
A comparison of faith-learning integration between graduates from Christian and secular universities in the Christian school classroom
(2009-05-15)The purpose of this study was to analyze whether there is a difference between Christian and secular university graduates and their practice faith-learning integration in the classroom. Does Christian school faith-learning ... -
Emotional intelligence, religiosity, and authoritarianism in Canadian Bible college students
(2009-05-15)Institutions of higher education are required to initiate student outcomes assessment programs. Such programs are more complex in Bible colleges due to concerns related to spiritual and religious development and the lack ... -
A soteriological analysis of evangelism training programs of the Home Mission Board and the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
(2009-05-15)Chapter 1 introduces the project, research problem, purpose, and methodologies. It includes an introduction to selected evangelism training programs produced by the Home and North American Mission Boards of the Southern ... -
Perceptions of the rationale for the establishment of Christian alternative schools in Korea
(2009-05-15)This study was by nature descriptive and exploratory to investigate the reasons of establishment and continual growth of Christian alternative schools in South Korea. The reasons were examined in two dimensions: administrators ... -
The Use of Social Power Bases by Southern Baptist Leaders: A Mixed Methods Study
(2009-05-15)Chapter 1 introduces the background of social power bases and explains the taxonomy introduced by John R. P. French, Jr. and Bertram H. Raven in 1959. A brief review of the literature on social power in the context of ... -
The preaching of Harold John Ockenga as a response to the perceived excesses of fundamentalism
(2009-05-01)This dissertation analyzes the preaching of Harold John Ockenga as a response to fundamentalism and as a demonstration of neo-evangelicalism. Chapter 1 displays the cleavage between fundamentalism and neo-evangelicalism, ... -
Allegorical tendencies in preaching and their relation to the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture
(2009-04-27)This dissertation examines the relationship between allegorical tendencies and the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture. Chapter 1 introduces the topic, setting forth the argument that the allegorical method presents ... -
The apologetic of James P. Boyce
(2009-04-23)This dissertation explores the apologetic approach of the founder of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, James P. Boyce. Chapter 1 begins with a brief biographical sketch of the life of Boyce, a statement on apologetics ... -
An analysis of the notion of truth in the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(2009-04-01)This dissertation examines the notion of truth within the context of the theological framework of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Chapter 1 introduces the topic by focusing on the need to study the Latter-day ... -
Essential leadership competencies for U.S. Air Force wing chaplains
(2008-12-15)This dissertation examines essential leadership competencies for U.S. Air Force wing chaplains serving at the intersection of ministry and military leadership. The research problem is framed as a leadership development ... -
The relationship between administrative and managerial competencies and ministry satisfaction of executive pastors
(2008-12-12)This dissertation combines qualitative and quantitative research elements to determine correlations between administrative and managerial competency and ministry satisfaction for executive pastors. The study attempts to ... -
Papias and his witness to the development of the New Testament
(2008-12-05)This dissertation analyzed material that either refers to or is from Papias of Hierapolis. The product of this analysis is a biography of Papias and his understanding and attitude toward certain New Testament books. Chapter ... -
The cause of Christ and truth: Arguments for the deity of Christ in the anti-Socinian writings of John Gill, Dan Taylor, and Andrew Fuller
(2008-11-04)This thesis examines the arguments for the deity of Christ in the anti-Socinian writings of three Baptist pioneers: John Gill, Dan Taylor, and Andrew Fuller. Chapter 1 examines the origins and doctrines of Socinianism, ... -
The atonement in Lukan theology
(2008-11-03)This dissertation examines the narrative of Luke-Acts in order to assess the widespread scholarly assertion that Luke either rejects or minimizes atonement theology in his presentation of the death of Jesus. Chapter 1 ... -
Redeemed from the curse: Paul's understanding of the law and Gentiles in the light of Hellenistic Judaism
(2008-10-31)This dissertation examines Paul's understanding of the law and Gentiles in the light of Hellenistic Judaism. Chapter 1 questions whether or not Gentiles are under the law in Paul. The thesis of this dissertation is that, ... -
Humiliation and exaltation: Intertextuality and the influence of Daniel 4 on Philippians 2:6-11
(2008-10-24)The thesis of this study is that the story of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4 lies behind Philippians 2:6-11 as its primary background and literary framework. Chapter 1 provides a brief survey of the debate concerning the ...