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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The Church is the Ship: Tertullian's Imagery and the Collective Identity of the Second Century Church, Erin Christine Layton
The black civil rights movement and the Korean democratization movement : a comparative study of the two social movements, Byonsgung Lee
Introducing urban missions to ethnic immigrant churches, James Jinseok Lee
Toward the Fullness of God: A Story Journey through the Islamic Consciousness to the God of the Bible, R Anthony Leo
Baptism in the Syrian tradition : the first three centuries, Stephen R. Lilley
Faith formation of children in the Malaysian Baptist English-speaking congregations : a Vygotskian approach, Rosalind Yeet-Wah Lim
Reversion and syncretism among the Wimbum Baptists of Cameroon, West Africa: a missiological problem, Gabriel N. Massa
Theme and structure in Isaiah 28-33 a unified and coherent reading centered on chapter 30, G. Vincent Medina
Facilitating a biblical healing response to combat operational stress for selected sailors who have deployed to combat, Steven D. Mills
Discerning an Uphill Calling : Women's Journeys to Ministry, Jennifer Moe
Reversing trust and suspicion, integrating Ontology and Epistemology: a dialogue with Paul Ricoeur, Evangelicals, and outsiders, T. Greggory Monteith
Participating in the priestly ministry of Jesus: an ontological and pneumatological approach, Timothy F. Moore
Transforming the Akamba Marriage System into a Reformed Biblical Marriage Approach, Cornelius Muinde Muasa
'These are written': toward a cruciform theology of Scripture, Peter H. Nafzger
The very heart of prayer: reclaiming John Bunyan's spirituality, Brian G. Najapfour
Model of a Missionary Parish in Relation to the Society of Divine Word Identity and Charism, Tam Nguyen
The development of Pentecostalism in Ghana and its effect on Churches of Christ, Albert Douglas Ofori
The Role of Critical Theological Reflection in Training Lay Leaders, Chuah Seong Peng
The Psalmist's covenantal appeal for justice: an exegetical study of Psalm 109 with suggestions about its liturgical function in the church's crucial response to injustice, Aran J. E Persaud
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
The Eschatological Origin of the "Ataktoi in Thessalonica, Benjamin Ribbens
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
A Critical Study of John Frame's Views on Presuppositional Apologetics, Bradley S. Belcher
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
Friendship as a Variable in Pastoral Care, Vicki Verhulst Cok
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
"Taste And See That yhe Lord Is Good" The Aesthetic-Affectional Preaching of Jonathan Edwards, Charles L. Geschiere
Revealing the [mystērion]: the use of mystery in Daniel and early Judaism with its bearing on First Corinthians, Benjamin L. Gladd
Analysis of Protestant Reformed Missions, 1925-2006, Barry L. Gritters
"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
The Eschatology of John Milbank, Kristen Haas
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
Jesus and the Two Sisters of Bethany: an Analysis of Feminist Interpretation of Luke 10:38-42, Dawn Alicia Hill
Examining the concept of truth in Stanley Grenz's theology: assessing its influence on emerging evangelical, James D. Hoke
