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Theses/Dissertations from 2008
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
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
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
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
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
St. John Chrysostom's theology of Christian transformation, Pak-Wah Lai
"Lord, teach us to pray" : using the Myers-Briggs type indicator as a spiritual tool to enrich prayer life, Maryjo Landuyt
The Ecclesiology of St. Cyprian in Historical Context, Robert Clark Leake Jr
Exegetical and Theological Investigation of James 2:14-26 in Light of the New Perspective on Paul, Kerry Lee Lewis
Barriers to the Utilization of Mental Health Services in African American Church Communities: A Qualitative and Descriptive Study of Pastor's Perceptions, Vickey L. Maclin
A manual for a local church in Philadelphia on how to develop economic holistic ministry for community transformation, Brodie R. Mathis
Communities of reconciliation : the base ecclesial community as minister of reconciliation to the gangs of El Salvador, Timothy B. McConville
"Except you ravish me": the images of Christ as courtly knight, bridegroom, and mother of the soul as woven through the religious love lyric In a valey of this resles mynde, Eleanor G. McCullough
Chronic Childhood Trauma: Mean Differences in Diagnostic Certainty for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Christine M. McGrath
A mission-based evaluation of a summer camping program for low-income youths: an examination of spiritual, personal and social outcomes, Jennifer L. McKay
To what end medicine?: an examination of Christian bioethics and the nature of medicine, Jennie Anderson McLaurin
Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Soren Kierkegaard and the Desert Fathers, Ian Christopher Michie
The Seed of Abraham, the Law, and Circumcision: Preserving Self-Differentiation of Jew and Gentile in Table Fellowship, Jeff D. Michler
Hebrews 10:29: The Holy Spirit Which Produces Enabling Grace, J Scott Morris
The Place of Rationality and Revelation in Blaise Pascal's Apologetics, Jeremiah Mutie
Dependence in the wilderness: learning to glorify God in life's wilderness from the King of Israel and the King of Kings, Jeffery G. Newman
Catholic responses to the liberal pluralist position : Karl Rahner's and Jacques Dupuis's theology of religions situated within the Church's teachings about Christian relations with other religions, Stephen Kha Manh Nguyen
The power of the silenced : women, agency and conscientization in the Igbo church, Angela Ngozi Obu-Anukam
An African reading of the prologue of the Fourth Gospel, Ferdinand Okorie
Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Paul's Use of Sibling Language, Alisha Nicole Paddock
An Examination and Analysis of North American Short-Term Missions to Mexico from the Perspective of the Mexican Pastor, Aaron Palmatier
'Common Ground:' An Evaluation of Authentic Ministry to Military Personnel Between 18-26 Years of Age, Jason E. Peters
Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: Reflections on the Process of Disillusionment in Marriage, Brian T. Post
The Kingdom's Deluge: An Overview of the Development of Baptismal Rites in Early Christianity, R J. Powell
Shalom : the role of truth telling in creating communities of racial reconciliation within institutions of Christian higher education, James J. Puglisi
Is there still not three gods?: a critical analysis of Catherine Mowry Lacugna's appropriation of the trinitarian theology of the Cappadocian fathers, Charles David Raith
Life in Death: An Orthodox Pastoral Approach to Death and Dying, Philip Rogers
Rural Communities and Mental Health Care, Natalie J. Sandbulte
Determining duty: the fate of Anglo-Protestant Indian missions after the Great Awakening, E Randall Sanders
Empowering senior adults through the role of grandparenting, Leon B. Sanderson
The integration of psychology and theology: exploring attitudes, training, and interdisciplinary collaboration within the academic setting, Graeme A. Saruk
