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A Collection of dissertations and theses produced by students of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary2024-03-29T05:25:10ZPracticing Biblical Stewardship As a Means to Disciple Adolescents in the Youth Sports Culture
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Practicing Biblical Stewardship As a Means to Disciple Adolescents in the Youth Sports Culture
Perritt, John
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2021-03-19T00:00:00ZInstitutional Commitment of Faculty in Evangelical Colleges and Universities
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Institutional Commitment of Faculty in Evangelical Colleges and Universities
Hardcastle, Ian
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 the importance of satisfaction
at work. Though commitment has been examined in many sectors of industry, it has
rarely focused upon Christian postsecondary education. The purpose of this study was to
understand the relationship between motivation, commitment, and embeddedness of
faculty teaching in CCCU member institutions.
The research population for this study was faculty teaching in CCCU schools.
There were 652 respondents from 38 colleges and universities who completed the survey.
Data for this study was gathered using an array of 4 instruments and select demographic
questions. The Job Satisfaction Scale measured the satisfaction of workers. The Three-
Component Model measured affective, normative, and continuance commitment of
faculty. The Job Embeddedness Scale quantified the links, fit, and sacrifice participants
had to their organizations and communities. The Intent to Leave Index appraised the
intention of faculty to leave their current organization.
Results from this study were particularly applicable to Christian higher
education institutions in the CCCU. The primary aim was to understand the institutional
commitment of CCCU faculty. This study found that all satisfaction, commitment, and
embeddedness factors were negatively related to intent to leave. Subtle differences were
observed between ministerial and non-ministerial faculty. Calling to both teaching and
ministry was found to correlate to increased satisfaction, commitment, and
embeddedness.
KEYWORDS: job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job embeddedness, intent to
leave, faculty, council for Christian colleges and universities, calling, ministerial faculty,
turnover, retention.
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2010-12-01T00:00:00ZGod and Moral Facts: A Trinitarian Realist Model of Christian Metaethics
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God and Moral Facts: A Trinitarian Realist Model of Christian Metaethics
Trapp, Michael
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 Christian metaethics.
Chapter 2 examines contemporary secular versions of moral realism in the
academy. It also inquires into the various ways God may be related to moral obligations.
Chapter 3 includes a broad survey of traditional Christian metaethics.
Christian thinkers from both the natural law and divine command traditions are
examined.
Chapter 4 surveys metaethical models of writers from the revival of Christian
metaethics in the twentieth century.
Chapter 5 includes the dissertation's main argument for Trinitarian moral
realism. God's Triune existence is posited as a fruitful way of founding moral
obligations that dodges familiar conceptual difficulties.
Chapter 6 seeks to show how Trinitarian realism can move from theory to
practice. It first compares Trinitarian realism with Islamic metaethics. It then shows how
the model can be applied to a particular moral case and, finally, to Christian apologetics.
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2010-05-01T00:00:00ZThe Historiography of Chronicles as Reflected in Its Account of Solomon's Reign
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The Historiography of Chronicles as Reflected in Its Account of Solomon's Reign
Maleachi, Martus
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, this study defends its
reliability and argues that the differences between Chronicles and Kings are due to the
editorial choices of the respective authors in utilizing their sources. Using literary
analysis, this study investigates the discrepancies between the two Solomonic narratives
and reveals not only the uniqueness of each book but also the historical reliability of their
biblical authors.
Chapter 1 states the purpose of this study, its methodology, and its limitations.
Chapter 2 reviews the history of interpretation of Chronicles and demonstrates that
Chronicles has been treated as "second class" history from the time of the LXX
translators until the present.
Chapter 3 argues that the Chronicler did not fabricate his materials, but used
sources available to him and discusses the possibility of written literature in Israel,
despite the lack of epigraphical evidence available today. The internal evidence from
Chronicles is evaluated by taking into consideration its canonical and non-canonical,
sources focusing on lexical, form critical, textual, and content considerations.
Chapter 4 identifies the different purposes of Chronicles and Kings and focuses
on their descriptions of Solomon. The current debates on interpreting Solomon in Kings,
namely whether or not Solomon was depicted negatively from the beginning of his
episode, are investigated.
Chapter 5 examines the discrepancies between the Solomon narratives.
Applying the reliability of Chronicles, this chapter explains the discrepancies by reading
the Solomon narrative of Kings through the lens of Chronicles. This intertextual
investigation seeks to understand Kings' presentation of Solomon from the perspective of
Chronicles.
Chapter 6 is the conclusion of this dissertation. This chapter recapitulates the
results of this study from start to finish.
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