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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Solzhenitsyn's Evolving Views on Russia from Perestroika Onward, Radomir Plavsic
Apocalyptic imagery as resistance discourse: an analysis of the Son of Man in Daniel 7 and 1 Enoch in relationship to Matthew 25:31, Robert G. Reid
Bernard Lonergan's notion of authentic intersubjectivity as a key criterion for ecumenical and interreligious dialogue committed to the truth, Jason M. Renken
Preaching the story behind the image: a narrative approach to metaphor for preaching, Justin Paul Rossow
Healing prayer and rite : a necessary evangelistic activity for Hispanic ministry, Ruben Saenz Jr.
Spiritual renewal in the Philippine context: interaction of Scriptures and reformed spirituality with Filipino spirituality toward personal and church renewal, Rodolfo B. Santos
Toward a Theology of Health: Themes in the Christian Tradition, Howell C. Sasser Jr
Augustine and Barth's View of Evil: Theodicy in Postmodern Context, John Louis Schaaf
Even to Old Age and Grey Hairs: An Examination of Aging through the Lenses of Scripture, Ecclesiology and Theology, Joan E. Schmidt
The Genealogy According to Matthew, Previewing the Plot Before the Story Begins, Elizabeth Michelle Scott
Whose Feet Will You Wash: Basil of Caesarea Views on Philanthropy, Emily Jean Smith
Stress Management and Relapse Risk Reduction: A "Faith Sensitive" "Stress Management" Approach for Addictive Sex Related Behaviors, William R. Snyder
Karl Barth's doctrine of justification in relationship to John Calvin with regard to Roman's 3:21-26, Philip N. Soen
Recognition, diversity and connectedness : re-contextualizing Rom 16:1-16 for the Peruvian church, Mila Aimee Diaz Solano
Ethical Concerns Regarding Memory-Modification for Trauma Treatment, Charles Neil Stevenson
How Church Leaders Discern the Work of the Holy Spirit, Kurtis A. Stout
For the joy set before us: grief counseling in the light of the kingdom of heaven, Benton W. Taylor
Community cohesiveness as a factor in successful urban outreach, James Carl Tino
An eclectic Christian apporach to a counseling ministry of healing and wholeness, Robert L. Titus
The role of religious and spiritual transformation as components of healing from dissociative identity disorder associated with Satanic ritual abuse, Victoria A. Tucker
Resisting Dehumanization from a Place of Freedom: An Interpretation of Christian Forgiveness in the Face of Radical Evil, Yat Kwan Luana Tung
If David Had Not Danced, Kathleen S. Turner
Basil and the art of shepherding in fourth century Asia Minor : an examination of his epistolary ministry, Jacob Nathaniel Van Sickle
A comprehensive analysis of Brooke Army Medical Center's mid-week prayer and healing service, Thomas B. Vaughn
Creating Narratives and Creating Feasts: The Entry of the Theotokos from the Protoevangelion of James to a Great Feast, Sarah A. Wagner-Wassen
Two perspectives on spiritual depression: a comparison of Joseph Symonds' The case and cure of a deserted soul, and St. John of the Cross' Dark night of the soul, David Chou-Ming Wang
An Analysis of the Anthropological Christology of Wolfhart Pannenberg, Anthony R. Watson
Burning Babies: Child Sacrifice in the Biblical World, Alisha Samantha Whitt
Preparing mission students to do contextual theology, Andrew R. Wood
A healing community for Millennials : developing a model for resolving identity crisis, Daniel W. Woodworth
Preaching the gospel in Korea: a critical analysis of the contextual theologies of shamanism and Minjung, JongPil Yoo
Revisiting Christian Soteriology in the Liberation Process of Korean Christianity, Junehee Yoon
Tatian's Diatessaron and the passion chronology, Nicholas J. Zola
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Ministry Coaching: A Means of Leadership Development, Darrell Asche
Church unity in John 17, Paul Okoro Ashiegbu
The influence of church leaders' relationship with God the Holy Spirit on the numerical growth of selected brethren assemblies in New Zealand, Lincoln R. H Badger
A Small Group Approach to Spiritual Formation as Life Foundation and Mooring for Soldiers in a Deployed Combat Support Hospital, Geoffrey N. Bailey
Nonformal pastoral ministry training in the majority world: four case studies, John M. Balmer
A discussion of the relational responsibility of individual believers : toward an integrated relational paradigm for mission, John Robert Beckett
Silence in Ignatius, Daniel Belonick
Compassion in the Asian context: the establishment of a home for disabled orphans, Cornelis van den Berg
Embodiment in Gregory of Nyssa: His Anthropology and Ideal Ascetic Struggle, Jeremy William Bergstrom
Empathy and Prosocial Behavior Among Students Without Disabilities Attending an Inclusion School, Giovanni M. Billings
Recovering the feminine voice: the language of virginity in Methodius of Olympus, Ambrose of Milan and Hildegard of Bingen, Amy Kathleen Brown
The Jewish matrix of New Testament Christology: a comparative analysis of the views on Christology of James D.G. Dunn, Larry W. Hurtado, and Richard J. Bauckham, Derek Ryan Brown
Adapting principles of "family wellness" in the context of an African American church, Michael A. Brown
On Creation, Twice: The Double Creation Account in the First 19 Paragraphs of Athanasius of Alexandria's De Incarnatione, Erica Seraphima Carl
The resurrection and Paul's pneumacentric gospel in Romans, Joshua A. J. Chalmers
Beyond appearance : irony and the death of Jesus in the Matthean passion narrative (26:1-27:66), In Hee Cho
Theological reconstruction in the People's Republic of China: the christology of Bishop K.H. Ting, Alexander Chow
Monastic friendship in the late twelfth century: a critical study of Aelred's De spiritali amicitia, Kenneth Ki Kit Chu
Evaluation of Campus Crusade for Christ's missionary training program in Romania, Daniel Joseph Clement
Developing a Sexual Addiction Ministry Plan for Selected Churches in the Collin Baptist Association, Garrick D. Conner
The Petrine Ministry Within a Eucharistic Ecclesiology According to John Zizioulas and Joseph Ratzinger, Richard G. DeClue Jr
Preparing the Soldiers and Families of Select U.S. Army Military Police Units to Cope With the Challenges and Stresses of Deployment Separation, Christopher E. Dickey
Celebrating Womanhood: Recognizing the Women of Azusa Street Revival in the Light of Feminist and Womanist Theology, Jana Dobesova
An incoherent curse: the new atheism as inadequate theodicy, Ryan Dueck
The Impact of Race and Religion/Spirituality on Training Director Perceptions of Internship Applicants, Jennifer A. Fairchild
The Value of Relationship in Long-Term Care: an Exploratory Study, Cynthia Richelle Fitzsimmons
Revealing the [mystērion]: the use of mystery in Daniel and early Judaism with its bearing on First Corinthians, Benjamin L. Gladd
"From Him, through Him, and to Him" : Gregory of Nazianzus' interpretation of a Pauline formula, Tyson L. Guthrie
A critical examination of the traditionalist's position on rebaptism, Kevin J. E. Haan
Understanding Wisdom Secretly: 'Gnostic Thought Forms' in Second Century Orthodoxy and Heresy, Gregory George Harrigle
An exegetical investigation of the "Ask anything and you will receive" statements in Matthew 7:7 and 21:22, Leon Harris
Apostles, Fathers and the Margins: An Advanced Course in Biblical Hermeneutics at Lanna Christian College, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Jerry Wayne Headen
Training youth workers for vocational youth ministry: foundations for undergraduate youth ministry degree programs, Brian Keith Henderer
Examining the concept of truth in Stanley Grenz's theology: assessing its influence on emerging evangelical, James D. Hoke
Quiet Voices: Female Prophets in the Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Worlds, W G. Hulbert
The reconciliation process between the Greek Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine through the healing of memories, Jaroslav Jaššo
The Spirit's witness: a historical and theological examination of the testimonium spiritus sancti internum, Barry D. Jones
A study on the 1907 Korean revival in Pyeng-Yang according to its outward phenomena and inward theology, Jinook Jung
Membership decline crisis and proposed solutions for retention in the Central Congo United Methodist Church, Esaho Lokombe Kipuke
Marriage of God, mission of God: a missiological paradigm based in the church as the bride of Christ bearing seed and producing fruit, Leroy H. Leach Jr
A small group ministry through biblical counseling education, Myung Dong Lee
On First Principles and General Theories, Steven James Lee
A Study in Christian Identity Using a Wesleyan Model to Develop to Fullness A Trinitarian Relationship within a Mature United Methodist Church, Kenneth D. Linnell
Song of songs: living in the spirit of Genesis 2, Rosemary Kathleen Lynas
Luther's two kinds of righteousness and his Wartburg Postil (1522): how Luther exhorted people to live Christian lives, Makito Masaki
Amidst the great darkness : the practical missiology of Jonathan Edwards at Stockbridge, 1751-1758, Ian D, McFadden
Without knowing good and evil: the moral epistemology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Eric Daryl Meyer
The Twilight of Idolatrous Theology: An Examination of the Debate over Jean-Luc Marion's Postmetaphysical Theology and Its Implications for Theological Discourse, Rico Gabriel Monge
A Short History of the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ Zimbabwe, Donald Mushayamunda
The Decision and Rewards of Practicing Psychology in a Rural Area, Megan Oetinger
Shepherds and Flocks: The Pastoral Ministry of Ruling Elders, Kent Michael Pettit
An inculturated rite of anointing of the sick for the Cewa people of Zambia and Malawi : a Christ-like response to the needs of people with HIV/AIDS, Andrew Chenjerani Phiri
Holy Spaces and Empty Places: A Feminist Pneumatology of the Cross and Resurrection, Monica Schaap Pierce
Towards An Understanding Of Pain In Childbearing As A Biblical Metaphor, Anna E. Quarum
Jesus' sacrifice death in an African context, Carl E. Rockrohr
Renewing God's Call: Spiritual Formation for Holy Land Pilgrimage, Timothy Woodrow Ross
Urban and Rural Clergy Perceptions of Social Support, Steven J. Runner
Protestant Christianity in the Indonesian context: colonial missions, independent churches and indigenous faith, Arnila Hevena Santoso
Introduction of faith healing into American evangelicalism : a study of the life and influence of Dr. Charles Cullis, William E. Snider
An articulation and evaluation of an emerging church ecclesiology, Laura Kathleen Springer
