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Theses/Dissertations from 2007
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
The Hindrances To The Pursuit Of Holiness In The Black Culture And The Remedies For Them, Keisha Patrice Reid
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
Unveiling God's Face, Christopher J. Schoon
Preaching Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit from the Old Testament prophetic books for the Korean church, Jong Keun Seong
Establishing a training program to prepare families with teenagers who are going into international missions for the first time, Jeffrey J. Seume
The globalization of Christian missions : a historical study of CBInternational's response during the period of 1989-2004, Martin C. Shaw
Paul's use of the Old Testament in Romans 9:6-29: God's judgment upon Israel's idolatry, Aaron Sherwood
The Contemplative Tradition: Living Authentically in a Complex World, Cara Rochelle Smith Richards
He dwells with us: a neocharismatic soteriology, Jon Christian Stovell
A Drinking Fountain For All People: The Contribution Of Created Public-Space To Human Development With Millennium Park As A Case Study, Rudiyanto Subagio
For Teaching and for Training in Righteousness: Foundations for a Doctrine of Scripture, Peter George Tierney III
Program design of an educational seminar for pastors and church leaders: a socio-structural model for domestic violence prevention, Karla Annette Torres
Exploring Facets of Classroom Management to Promote Student Learning: Routine, Procedure, and Teachers' Belief Systems, Lindsey L. Ward
Defender of divine revelation: Timothy Dwight's arguments for the Bible's authenticity and divine inspiration, Aaron John Werner
Marital Satisfaction, Spiritually Based Resources, and Attachment to God, Lora Wiens
Love In Augustine's Eudaemonistic Ethics, Byeong Woon Youn
Oral Communication and the Psyche of an Aural Community, as Seen in Acts 2:14 - 41, John Thomas Zizz
The metaphysical narrative of creation in the theology of Jürgen Moltmann, Bob Zurinsky
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Come Back To Me My People: Amos' Message Of Reconciliation, Donna Renee Anderson
The Church of Small Groups: Restoring Biblical Community Through Cell Groups, Thomas Stephen Baird
Homer Goes to Hollywood: Subverting Popular Media as a Discipleship Paradigm, Brian R. Baldwin
Examining the Construct of Sexual Addiction: Implications for Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment, David Beil-Adaskin
A synthesis of Jonathan Edwards's thoughts on theodicy and its pastoral implications, M. Jay Bennett
Learning-Oriented Learners: Who they Are and How the Church Can Help, Debra Lee Brewer
Identifying Protective and Risk Factors in Mothers of Developmentally Disabled Children: An Assessment of Their Coping Ability and Strategies, Kimberly L. Cline
The Interpretation of the Yiqtol Verbs In Psalm 47.4-5, Wilson De Angelo Cunha
Tuesday's Child: The Effectiveness of a Relationship-Focused Early Intervention Program on Promoting Parental Responsiveness, Stacy Templeton Davis
Kerygma in the Promised Land: A Handbook for Preaching Among Brazilian Immigrants in the Northeast of the United States, Sergio Elias de Faria
Moral Action in the Midst of Havoc: Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer on the Divine Command, Daryl Ellis
Addressing Sin and Divisiveness Corporately: How the Community of God Could Be Involved in Reconciliation and Restoration, Michael Charles Gerhardt
Faith and reason as a missiological problem in a postmodern world, Sandra Gintere
Outpourings of the divine : holy oils and anointings in The ecclesiastical hierarchy of Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite, Douglas Joel Hadley
Blessing and sending the church into the world for the sake of the world, using congregational blessings as a missional enterprise, Michael Harbour
The "commander's" message in Joshua 5:13-15: its narrative purpose and theological significance for Israel, John M. Harman
She must and shall go free: Paul's Isaianic gospel in Galatians, Matthew S. Harmon
The gifts of healing : one way God sanctifies us toward spiritual wholeness, Susan Harrington
The New Manifestation of Mammon: A Biblical and Theological Critique of Western Consumerism, Christopher Michael Hays
A critique of Colin Gunton's appraisal of Augustine's trinitarianism, Steven J. Heinrichs
The two hands of God: implications of the filioque for theology of religions, Michelle Janée Howard
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Chronic Pain Management Intervention with Older Adults, Erin A. Jenkins Baker
A study of the Adaptability of Family Systems Theory to the Korean Presbyterian Church Context, Ji Hoon Jin
Paul, apocalypticism, and the law: the impact of the Christ-event upon adherence to the Jewish law in Galatians, Jeffrey Ryan Jones
Iconoclasm and Aesthetics: From Fear to Celebration, Focusing on Contemporary Cases in Korea, Myung Won Jung
A study on the effect of counseling preaching in relation to the pastoral context in the twenty first century, Hyung Joon Jun
Women's issues: counseling middle-aged women, James J. Juvinall
A call to spiritual formation: learning spiritually formative practices for the leaders of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Kelvin J. Kelley
Following Jesus as Public Witness: Discipleship in the Thought of Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Peter Kline
Marital Status and Change Outcomes Among Participants in Exodus Ministries, Alex W. Kwee
Intervention Program for Hispanic Couples: An Adaptation Study of PREP, Dennise Damaris Lawry
Oneness Pentecostalism: The Historical and Theological Roots of a Worldwide Restoration Movement Within Classical Pentecostalism, Anthony David Lawson
A manual for developing a healthy multiethnic leadership team for urban church planting, Kyuboem Lee
'My Eros Has Been Crucified' - Reading Origen, Joshua Lollar
Spirit and Truth: A Handbook on Expository Preaching for Pentecostal Students, Jeff C. MacGruder
Clergy Stress and Coping: Spiritual Maturity, Marital Satisfaction, Social Support, and Burnout Among Evangelical Protestant Pastors, Christopher R. Mazzarella
The Rise of Universal Infant Baptism at the Dawn of Christendom, Robert McEachnie
Contextual and behavioral factors in disciple-making, Robert C. McNabb
You Are What You Eat: Exploring the Eucharist as a Social Practice that Morally Forms the Church, Herbert Dean Miller
Eighth-Day Creators: A Christian Environmental Stewardship Ethic Based on the 'Image of God' in the Doctrine of Creation, Vincent E. Morris
A biblical theology of prayer: the language of sonship in the light of the gospel, Joseph A. Mullen
Towards a Pentecostal European Urban Church-Planting Missiology: Defining the Role of Assemblies of God World Missions in Conjunction with Its Partners, Gregory Michael Mundis
A Study of E. Stanley Jones' Mission Approach to Affirm the Christ of the Indian Road, Seoung Hyun Nam
Developing A Scripture Reader Training Workshop For Christians In The Arts Network (Can) Worship Seminar In Tokyo, Japan, Nancy L. Nethercott
Two Wisdoms, Two Spirits, and Church Unity: An Exegetical Analysis of 1 Corinthians 2:6-16, Steven L. Page
A Study of Reformed Spiritual Formation for Korean Christian Education, Yong Duck Park
The Influence of John Chrysostom and Cyril of Alexandria on Calvin's Institutes, Noel Pretila
Preaching to the Postmodern Congregation: An Exploration of the Sermon Process Among Ten Postmodern Preachers, James Andrew Prette
Developing a 'Presence' View of Communion at Lawson Heights Pentecostal Assembly, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, David William Puls
The New Jerusalem as God's palace-temple: an exegetical study of the Eden-temple and escalation motifs in Rev 21.1-22.5, Tze-Ming Quek
Hospital Chaplaincy: I'm Dying to Meet You, Jeremiah Richards
Guiding toward independence: the Borneo Evangelical Mission and the planting of the Borneo Evangelical Church, Gary Dean Roosma
Befriending the Family of Christ: Becoming Aware of the Potential of Intimate Friendships in a Postmodern Culture, Amanda Christine Ruble
A comparison of traditional and emergent small group ministry approaches, John Mark Rutter
Samuela. Moffett's Evangelism and Training Ministry in Korea (1890-1907), Kwang Sup Shin
A Study of the Relationship Between Test-Taking Skills, Time Used on Tests, and Test Scores, Scott Simpson
Congregational Worship and Leadership in Times of Crisis, Transition and Conflict, Kathleen S. Smith
The church's role in caring for intellectually disabled persons and their families, Barry M. Somerville
Inter-Religious Dialogue in the Religious Situation of Korea: the Need, Basis and Principles, Young Seok Song
An examination of the relationship between the priesthood and the law in Hebrews 7, Martin Corry Spadaro
A love-informed fiction: Charles Williams's romantic theology in his novels, Beth Marie Stovell
Establishing a ministry to the bereaved in a local church, Fred H. Strasser
A Semi-Structured Therapeutic Interview and Rating Scales for the Assessment of Bereavement with Recommendations and Interventions, Annette E. Sundfor-Terry
Developing a new missionary training paradigm for Church of God World Missions, Mark H. Swank
Equipping leaders to facilitate spiritual, relational, and emotional healing in Healing care groups, Donna Thomas
