Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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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 ... -
The Place of Union with Christ in the Theology and Practice of Marriage
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-05-03)This dissertation argues that the union between Christ and the church is given as a model of the participation between a husband and wife within a marriage because the nature of the marriage relationship and the relationship ... -
A Powerful Word: On Defining and Responding Justly to Abuse
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2023-12)The topic of abuse has received increased societal scrutiny of late, and with good reason. Yet the very subjectivity of the term can be problematic, as most resources on abuse do not give adequate attention to the question ... -
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 ... -
The Preaching and Pastoral Ministry of Charles Jerry Vines: A Model of Evangelistic Focus
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)This dissertation examines and evaluates the preaching and pastoral ministry of Charles Jerry Vines as a model of evangelistic focus. Chapter 1 introduces the preaching and pastoral ministry of Jerry Vines as ... -
The Preaching of "the Gospel of God": Paul's Mission to the Nations in Romans
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)This research investigates the preaching of the gospel of God as Paul's mission to the nations in the letter to the Romans. Chapter 1, which explains the topic and its importance in the mission context, sets the stage for ... -
The preaching of John Newton (1725-1807): a gospel-centric, pastoral homiletic of biblical exposition
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This dissertation examines the preaching ministry of John Newton as a model of biblical exposition that was guided by a gospel-centric, pastoral homiletic. Chapter 1 defines the thesis of this dissertation , introduces ... -
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 ... -
The Presuppositional Hermeneutic: An Argument for Interpreting and Preaching the Bible with Authority
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-05-02)ABSTRACT THE PRESUPPOSITIONAL HERMENEUTIC: AN ARGUMENT FOR INTERPRETING AND PREACHING THE BIBLE WITH AUTHORITY Jonathan Daniel Anderson, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2019 Chair: Dr. Robert ... -
Prince of Life: An Anthem Cycle for Christian Year
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)Prince of Life: An Anthem Cycle for the Christian Year is a work for soprano, tenor, and baritone soloists, congregational hymns, mixed chorus, piano, and organ. The purpose of this work is to retell the story of God's ... -
Principalities and Powers: A Historical and Biblical Study with Strategic Application in North American Churches
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-05)This dissertation provides a historical and biblical study of the principalities and powers. It also offers strategic application for North American churches. Chapter 1 introduces the issue of the principalities and ... -
Prior Pastoral Leadership Experience and Post-Seminary Effectiveness: A Mixed Method Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)This research was a descriptive mixed method study of pastoral leadership effectiveness of Southern Baptist pastors in the first ten years after graduating with the Master of Divinity degree from accredited seminaries. ... -
The problem of revelation and reason in the writings of Emil Brunner
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Promise and Freedom, Flesh and Slavery: Paul's Hermeneutical Key in Galatians 4:21-5:1 in Light of the Themes and the Structure of Galatians
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)The story of Sarah and Hagar has been treated as one of the foundational stories for the nation of Israel. Yet, Paul, in one deft allegory, will attempt to overturn centuries of theological and historical interpretation. ... -
The Promise of the Father, the Spirit of the Son: A Framework for a Trinitarian Christological Pneumatology
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-11-28)In this dissertation, I argue that a biblically faithful, theologically robust, and historically grounded pneumatology should be founded upon a classical trinitarian framework as well as maintain a distinct Christological ... -
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 ... -
Promissam Vim Spiritus Sancti: The Holy Spirit's Activity in Early Carthaginian Pneumatology
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-04-26)In 2008, Lewis Ayres and Michel Barnes published several articles in the journal Augustinian Studies proposing a theory of early Christian pneumatology in three stages. They argue that each successive stage marked a downturn ... -
"Promoting Pure and Undefiled Religion": John Ryland, Jr. (1753–1825) and Edwardsean Evangelical Biography
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2017-12-12)In the preface to the 1749 publication of The Life of David Brainerd, Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) explains the benefit of recounting exemplary lives: “There are two ways of representing and recommending true religion and ... -
A Proposal for a Typological Reading of Daniel 11
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-04-30)This dissertation argues that Daniel 11 is a typological prophecy and, thus, it should be read typologically. While agreeing that Daniel 11:36–45 does not fit the life of Antiochus IV in a strictly literal way, contra the ... -
The Proposal for Darwinian Morality Offered by Michael Ruse: A Critical Assessment
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-31)ABSTRACT This dissertation describes and critiques the Darwinian proposal for morality constructed by Professor Michael Ruse. Chapter 1 outlines Ruse's background and Darwinian worldview while also depicting some inherent ...