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Theses/Dissertations from 2004
"Love is the measure" : the lives of Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton as counter-cultural models of the church, Thérèse A. Cullen
Physical and Spiritual Procreation in the Symposium on Chastity by Methodius of Olympus, Jeremy Davis
The significance of [PROTOTOKOS] in the Colossian Hymn, Ryan J. Doyle
Christian friendship and adelphopoiesis, Peter Drobac
Training Lay Counselors Utilizing a Compendium of Scripture With Commentary from Church Fathers and the Puritans, Charles R.H Everett
The Influence of Organizational Factors on Small Group Ministries in Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Churches, David Fortune
Bonhoeffer for the missional church: an exposition and critique of the missional church movement's ecclesiology in light of the ecclesiology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Patrick S. Franklin
Luke-Acts and Ancient Historiography: The Role of Genre in Hermeneutics, Brent Douglas Gilbert
Improving teaching effectiveness in a bible college class by implementing a theology of pedagogy, John A. Greenlee
Believers' demonization, a doctrinal evaluation, Bruce William Guckelberg
Antislavery clergy in antebellum Kentucky, 1830-1860, Luke E. Harlow
Leadership and the life of God: distribution of ministerial gifts and leadership practices at the Quail Springs Church of Christ, Robert Mark Henderson
Searching for Pentecost: the origins and development of modern doctrines of spirit baptism, Jason A. Johansen
Contextual teaching of soteriology amongst the Central Bantu of Kenya, Paul M. Kamunge
Towards a spirituality of healing and reconciliation in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Kamanzi Kasanziki
Domestic violence: a pastoral response guide, Margaret M. Leddy
Prophetic symbolism, or purifying zeal?: an assessment of N.T. Wright's view of the temple incident in the ministry of Jesus, Chang Woo Lee
The Christological and ecclesial pacifism of Stanley Hauerwas: Lutheran analysis and appraisal, Joel D. Lehenbauer
Christian Missions Overseas : 38 years of cross-culture missionary work, an evaluation = Zhong hua hai wai xuan dao xie hui yi wen hua xuan jiao de tan tao, Cheng-Hwei Liang Hu
The Church as the family of God in the praxis and ethics of reconciliation and peacemaking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lievin Engbanda Lingonge
Tamar's Righteousness: A Model of Christian Righteousness to Reconsider the Debate on Contraception, Xenios Christopher Marckx
A biblical pastoral approach to the problem of suffering in India, Fiorello Mascarenhas
Training mid-career missionaries for team ministries: evaluation of an international mission board program in Southern Africa, Robert E. Morris
The role of women in the Church of East Africa : focus on women empowerment, Leocreatia L. Muganda
The Sanctity of Chastity: An Orthodox Approach to Homosexuality, John Edgar Parker III
Christology in the four Gospels: a biblical response to the teaching of open theism, Tae Soo Park
Feeding upon the Word of God : the exegesis of John 6:31-58 in the writings of Origen, Vitalijs Permjakovs
The Beatitudes in moral theology: the contribution of Servais-Th[eodore] Pinckaers, O.P., Hung Pham
The attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad toward non-Orthodox Christians and the ecumenical movement (1920-1964) : an historical evaluation, Andrei V. Psarev
The essential role of wonder in theological reflection, Janis B. Saville
The Body and Transcendence in Athanasius, Rachel Elizabeth Schroeder
The role of prayer houses in Korean immigrant church growth, Wah Rang Shin
The use of the Old Testament in the book of Acts, Mark Shiraki
An examination of the relationship between religiosity and depression and suicide for low-income, urban African American adolescents, Christopher A. Summers
The Holy Spirit and the Will of God: A Literary Reading of the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of Luke, Michael C. Thompson
The Compositional Structure, Canonical Place and Theological Significance of 2 Samuel 7, Paul William-Tigchelaar Verhoef
The role of faith and reason in Thomas Aquinas's epistemology, Jonathan M. Waita
Sacred space : God's architectural design for God-centered worship, Malachy Marie Williams
Servant discipleship in the gospel of Matthew, Thomas G. Yoakum
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Preparing your heart for marriage, Ernest H. Baker
Contextualizing the Gospel: comparing Paul's methods in Athens and Corinth, David M. Ballast
From the beginning : gender and the theology of the body, Fred L. Bittle
When time shall be no more : the happy conjunction of theoretical physics and biblical cosmology, Anthony L. Blair
An analysis of the Church of God Theological Seminary's role in developing leaders for the Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee, David C. Blair
Toward an Integrated Pentecostal Public Theology in Christian Formation Praxis, James B. Bolds
Sacramental elements of creativity in the work of Dorothy L. Sayers, S. Burtis Bradley
Welcome to the Brave New World: Inquiries on the Gains and Losses of Modernity from a Post-Byzantine Orthodox Perspective, Cristian Buchiu
The Influence of Plato's Phaedo on Gregory of Nyssa's on the Soul and Resurrection, Adam Cook
The Fugitive Sin: A Recovery of Sloth and Sabbath, Gregory Dunn
Happiness or eudaimonia?: the reasonable expectations for the Christian life as represented in John Wesley's doctrine of Christian perfection, Debra Joy Erickson
One-anothering model of Biblical counseling in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana, John Kofi Futagbi
Catholic Action: Ecclesiology, the Eucharist and the Question of Intercommunion in the Ecumenism of Sergii Bulgakov, Anastassy Brandon Gallaher
Until his enemies become his footstool: a biblical theology of the Davidic covenant in the synoptic gospels and Acts, Aaron J. Gibson
Addiction and the Gospel, Lance Hale Halverson
Clerical Sexual Abuse of Minors: An Analysis of the Policy of the Diocese of Tulsa in Comparison with the USCCB Essential Norms and Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela, Kenneth J. Harder
Mission and kenosis: discovering, classifying and evaluating contemporary missiology's understandings of mission and its appropriation and use of the self-emptying of Christ in Philippians 2:7, Daniel Nathan Harmelink
An analysis of the International House of Prayer's teaching and practice on intercessory prayer, Bryan L. Hudkins
Pastoral priorities in healing a church split, Harold B. Irvine
What It Means to Be a Good Spouse in St. John Chrysostom's Homily 20 on Ephesians 5:22-33, Christine Jabbour
Wisdom in James: An Examination and Comparison of the Roles of Wisdom and the Holy Spirit, Mariam J. Kamell
Constructing Christian rites of passage that enhance community in East African churches, Muhia M. Karianjahi
Signs of grace: Charles Sanders Peirce's semiotic, Jeremy Allan Keay
Spiritual Intervention on a Substance Abuse Ward, Larry D. Kendrick
Illumination in context: the Holy Spirit, culture and the communitarian motif in Stanley Grenz's theological methodology, Patty Keyuranggul
Human Process, Spiritual Growth and the Role of Shame, Jean Wason Knapp
Teaching healing prayer for the victims of sin, George B. Koch
Ancient Rules for Fasting Can They Still Be Used Today, Basil A. Koory
Culture and psychology: understanding Indian culture and its implications for counseling Asian Indian immigrants in the United States, Thomaskutty I. Kulanjiyil
An analysis of the modern Evangelicals and Roman Catholics Together movement in light of the New Testament theology of unity, Curtis J. Lamansky
Psychology serving the Chinese church: development of the support group for Chinese Christian women, Donna Ho Lee
The New Jerusalem imagery in the book of Revelation 21:1-22:5, SangBok Lee
Celibacy and Priesthood, Philip Anjava Mugadizi
Eucharistic Spirituality in Pre-Norman Ireland, Neil Xavier O'Donoghue
Counseling the Terminally Ill Patients with Cancer in Hospital, Marius Opincariu
The Pauline concept of suffering in Philippians 3:10-11, Naomi Noguchi Reese
The influence of Platonic and Aristotelian philosophy on the evangelism of C.S. Lewis, Tim Ryan
Receiver, bearer, and giver of God's Spirit: Jesus' life and mission in the Spirit as a ground for understanding christology, Trinity, and proclamation, Leopoldo Antonio Sanchez Merino
Sharing Christian faith in a relativistic world: how Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod leaders can assist members in sharing their faith in a relativistic world, Philip John Schamehorn
Discourse analysis and consolation in Philippians, Yancy W. Smith
The Pneumatology of Hebrews in Light of its Historical Background, Eric B. Sowell
Ignatius and John-A Comparative Study, Darko I. Spasojevic
An evaluative study of African Methodist Episcopal Zion and Christian Methodist Episcopal denominations' plan for church union, Ralph Vernal Washington
The baptism of the Holy Spirit in John's gospel: with special emphasis on John 7:37-39, Gerald E. Wheaton
Semantic coherence: theological conceptualization in Word of God communication, a discovery process in a confirmation class setting, Mark D. Whitsett
Equipping the people of Nampa, Idaho First Church of the Nazarene to experience the healing presence of Christ in communion, Michael G. Wiebe
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
A reevaluation of the use of Isaiah 65:17 in Revelation 21:1 in dispensational hermeneutics, L. Kyle Abbott
Oral history of Project Mexico : case study of a cross cultural Orthodox missionary effort, Nicholas L. Andruchow
The Resurrection Predictions in the Synoptic Gospels as an Indication of Incipient Knowledge in Jesus' Self-Understanding, with Special Reference to N.T. Wright, Sunil Balasundaram
Virtue ethics and the place of character formation within Lutheran theology, Joel B. Biermann
A literary and theological analysis of the book of Ezra, A. Phillip Brown II
A qualitative survey of current practices in missionary candidate assessment, Roberta M. Chira
Helping churches understand and overcome cultural challenges in making disciples, Daniel G. Clausen
An appreciative examination and critique of Walter Brueggemann's theological anthropology as outlined in his Theology of the Old Testament: testimony, dispute, advocacy, Allen V. Doerksen
Coaching church leaders in conflict resolving strategies using family systems theory, Patrick J. Ducklow
Why pastor Johnny can't read Greek : the detriment of dumbing down curriculum in biblical languages, Sidney D. Dyer
Moses the transgressor: identifying the sin of Moses in Numbers 20:1-13, Daniel Donald Fairholm
Redeeming the Time: Diachrony and Synchrony in Biblical Hermeneutics, Jesse Greendyk
