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Theses/Dissertations from 2008
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
"A Helper of thy Faith and Joy" Elnathan Parr as a Pastoral Teacher of Predestination in Early Stuart England, David H. Kranendonk
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
Francis Rous (1580/81-1659) and the Mystical Element in English Puritanism, Randall J. Pederson
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
A Study of the Petrine Influence on the Gospel According to Mark, David Seal
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
Charism and collaborators in conversation : a case study, Jeanne Stewart
Theological and missiological implications of contextualization: interdisciplinary analysis of the concept of context, Didzis Stilve
A Study of Religious Beliefs, Minority Status, and Applicant Evaluations in Clinical Psychology Doctoral Programs, Rachel Suntay
The Harvest of Thomist Anthropology: John Weemes's Reformed Portrait of the Image of God, David Sytsma
A manual for reviewing stereotype images of Jesus : reading some gospel narratives from a Cameroonian woman's perspective, Caroline B. Tangka
The persecuted church: the case of the southern Peruvian Evanglical Church and Shining Path (1980-1992), Tyler Thigpen
Echoes of Israel's idolatry in Acts 13:4-12 and its function in Luke's narrative, Alan Dennis Oswald Thorp
Filipino kingdom workers : an ethnographic study in Diaspora missiology, Sadiri Emmanuel Tira
Out of the formless void : a constructive theology of trauma and its relationship to communication, memory and personal identity, Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio
Evaluating The Understanding of Selected Preaching Pastors Concerning The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, Mark P. Turner
To be a Confessional Church, Pieter Vandermeyden
To be a Confessional Church the Place of the Reformed Creeds in Hendrik De Cock's View of the Church, Pieter Vandermeyden
Literary analysis of St. Maximos the Confessor's mystagogy of the church, Rami Wakim
Spiritual Formation and Accreditation in Seminary, Della Mae Walker
Reconciling divided peoples : a study of Luke 10:25-37 in light of the Church in China, Baoliang Wang
Reading Zechariah with Zechariah 1:1-6 as the introduction to the entire book, Heiko F. Wenzel
The Role of Scripture in Spiritual Formation: Calvin and Barth Critique Two Postmodern Perspectives, Claudia Williams
Neither Jew Nor Greek: Does Paul Use a Baptismal Tradition in Galatians 3:27-28?, Keith Williams
Pastoring in an Addictive Age: Changing How We do Ministry When Everybody's Sick, Jason Willoughby
The communal nature of man in the image of God, Stephen J. Wilson
Spiritual direction and domestic violence: a journey towards healing, Chlorine F. Wimberly
Contextual formation : the challenge of forming lay ministers in the church of Hong Kong, Victoria Yeung
Addiction and idolatry : self-renunciation, forgiveness and love, a healing meditation on the parable of the prodigal son, Steven P. Zorzos
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
The faithful one: a dogmatic argument for the coherence and necessity of the Christ's faith, R. Michael Allen
The integration of North American short-term mission teams into long-term ministry efforts in Central America and Mexico, Daniel R. Bair
The pastoral vision of St. Gregory the Great, Daniel Bethancourt
Cultural Exegesis for Transformational Preaching, Troy Warren Bierma
Jesus and the Hermeneutics of Heritage: A Social Memory Approach to the Elijah-Elisha Material in the Gospel of Luke, Drew William Billings
The Relationship Between Masculine Gender Role Stress and Attribution of Emotions in Male and Female Target Characters, Daniel S. Bingham
Common stressors and coping resourses for single missionaries of the International Mission Board, Eric C. Bothur
Important factors in pre-field and field-based preparation of missionaries serving with Cross and Crescent International, Herbert Brasher
The New Testament prophet : a charismatic and social voice, Diane M. Brown
Understanding and overcoming legalism: a Biblical counseling perspective, Thomas A. Burns
Healing and deliverance in the church, Roberta W. Cabot
The Role of Shame in Marital Functioning Among Latino Couples, Juliet Caceres
At the heart of anthropology: Søren Kierkegaard and Walker Percy on the nature and shape of creational selfhood, Nathan Paul Carson
A developmentally sound model for the treatment of traumatized children : formational prayer with children, Robin J. Chamberlain
On the age of Christ-free sermons: considerations of Christology in sermons within the Korean evangelical church context, Junyoung Chung
Bridging the gap: preparing the next generation of Pentecostal leaders for fruitful and fulfilling ministry in the twenty-first century, Richard F. Cook
Strategies conducive to successful formation of independent second-generation Korean North American congregations, Leon M. Cymbaluk
Paul's defense of his apostolic ministry in 2 Cor 2:14-7:4 as seen through his use of inclusive, exclusive and epistolary plurals, Kevin M. Duffy
"Umunna bu ike" as ministry : contribution of indigenous Igbo values to emerging lay leadership in Nigeria, Cajetan E. Ebuziem
Leadership development and relational patterns : the early church and the church in Zambia today, John M. Elliott
Comparing Group Treatment Housing and General Population Housing Among Incarcerated Adolescent Females, Neysa Marie Etienne
Improving the Racial and Ethnic Environment at Concordia University Wisconsin, Thomas E. Feiertag
From Gospel Text to Liturgical Performance: The Ecclesiological Implications of Hans W. Frei's Biblical Hermeneutic, Caren Melissa Fog
The image of God: an integrative theology of personal identity with practical application for spiritual leaders, Richard Scott Franklin
The contemplative foundations of genuine religious experience in the life and pastoral ministry of Jonathan Edwards, Darryl Robert Frayne
Old Books: A Patristic-Sensitive Reading of Telos-as-Fulfillment in the Letters of Paul, Roland Ray Fulmer III
Soul of the Word, Soul of the World: Christ as the First Principle in Origen's on First Principles, Nicholas Garklavs
The debate that changed the course of Christianity: Galatians 2:11-21, Jack Gibson
"Very affecting and evangelical": Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) and the evangelical renewal of pastoral theology, Keith Shephard Grant
Lesslie Newbigin's apologetic for the gospel in an incredulous society, Thomas Patrick Greentree
Sicut Deus: theological anthropology in the early thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Robert Aillet Hand
Developing a prayer ministry team equipped to minister physical and inner healing prayer, Jean Hess
The Process of Spiritual Sight and Understanding (An Examination of Mark 8:22-26 within the Context of Mark's Gospel), Jeffrey Scott Hinkle
The spirituality of reconciliation in the postwar context : are forgiveness and reconciliation possible and necessary for the Vietnamese Americans?, Simon Thoi Hoang
Union with Christ and the Old Testament believer: a test case for theological systems, Kevin Hobi
Reactive attachment disorder: helping adoptive parents think Biblically about attachment, Kevin Hollinger
Polemic in the Song of Hannah, Charles A. Huff
Educational Underdevelopment and Institutional Expansion in the Historical Centralization of Tanzania, Christian Kent Hunter
Images of Epiphany: The Eucharistic Implications of the Incarnation, Adah Lael Hutchcraft
Tassel Flipping: a Portrait of the Well-Trained Youth Ministry Graduate, Andrew S. Jack
Discipleship of equals as Korean Woman's han-pu-ri, Bong Mi Jeong
Viewing the Imago Dei through the doctrine of deification in the theology of Gregory of Nyssa, Jonathan Kever
Ministry in the psychiatric unit : healing through forgiveness, Sung Nam Kim
