Views expressed in the items posted on the Digital Showcase are those of the contributors only. Their publication on the Digital Showcase does not express or imply endorsement by the Digital Showcase or Oral Roberts University.
Access limited to current ORU students, faculty, and staff only. Due to contractual liabilities we cannot offer access to other constituencies.
If you are not a current ORU student, faculty, or staff, you can try one of the following options for access.
- Contact your local library to see if they can obtain a copy via interlibrary loan.
- If you can find the author's contact information, try contacting the author for a copy.
- Purchase a copy from the TREN database.
Off-campus ORU users: Please use the following link to log into our proxy server and download this thesis or dissertation.
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
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
No other starting-point: Karl Barth's rejection of natural theology, Kevin W. Hector
Darby, dualism and the decline of dispensationalism, Ronald M. Henzel
Soren Kierkegaard: an unlikely model for Christian apologetics, William Riley Hill
A model for developing a United Methodist mission church for the poor and homeless born out of Wesleyan/Methodist ethos and theology, D. Michael Houff
A Biblical model for personnel development and conflict resolution in an organised ministry, Koodathinal John John
The experienced impact of Wesleyan theology on pastoral burnout, Gary W. Jones
John Wesley's philosophy of discipleship: its nature and relevancy for the modern church, Janet Kafkas
"Let me tell you why God made ..." death: a philosophical development and critique of Capon's scientific and theological line of argument against sin as the cause of biological death, Nathan Edward Kowalsky
God's sword : Luke's vision with the eyes of Ezekiel, Martin G. Kraus
Issues and motivations in the fifth-century Christological debates, Vruce A. Lawrence
Interpreting discontinuity: Isaiah's Tyre oracle, Reed Lessing
Growing together through conflict: a biblical guide to facing conflict in marriage, John S. Light
The Use of Spiritual Autobiographies to Promote Closer Relationships Among Men: A Program Implemented Among the Vowed Men of the Community of Jesus, Bradford D. Lussier
Characteristics, causes and cures of nominality in Africa : a case study of faith mission churches, Iliya Ben Majam
Spirituality and healthcare: renewing old ties, forging new partnerships, Richard McCaughey
Theology of mission in Matthew, Justin Kaine McElderry
Assimilating singles into a family-focused church, Steve McLeod
What if Einstein is right : implications to God and time, Craig Mitchell
Mark Noll's historiography, Shawn Mosher
A program evaluation of Marble Retreat: a psychotherapy program for clergy in crisis, Jo Ann K. Nishimoto
The masters of the forest: the ethnic identity of the Aka Pygmies and its significance to the Aka Church, Paul Ohlin
The Holy Spirit as the principle of ecclesial unity in the thought of Yves Congar, Lucian Paulet
Noachic allusion and echo in James 3:1-12: implicatures of new creation eschatology, Benjamin J. Pehrson
Liberation through service: the story of Hagar as a paradox, Gloria Mardelle Plain
Shocked by Flannery O'Connor: the possibility of new endings, Richard Polson
The Function of the Complementary Relationship between Psychotherapy and Spiritual Father, Nicolas W. Razouk Chehade
Training Russian lay pastors: important issues as identified by Russian church planters, Lawrence R. Sallee
Short-term missions : a gateway to church renewal, Kevin Scherer
Orthodox Christianity and Contraception: Perspectives on the Contemporary Discussion, John Schroedel
Tracing the trajectory of the Spirit : gender egalitarians and biblical inerrancy, Glen G. Scorgie
The art of pastoral care in the African American church, James F. Shumake
Restoration and resurrection in the Old Testament, Stephen W. Sickels
An assessment of the role of narrative preaching in selected Indian churches in South Africa, Sambomurthie Sumadraji
Union with Christ : Pauline Christological touchstone in Colossians 2:8-15, J.L. Terveen
Inculturation and Charism: A Founding Vision in Dialogue with Cultural Values a Salvatorian Case Study, Carol Leah Thresher
From brokenness to healing : a journey : pastoral care and the spirituality of people from Latin American who have suffered torture, Louis A. Vera
The role of the intellect in eighteenth-century Evangelicalism and early Pentecostalism: a comparative study, Joseph W. Williams
Cyril of Alexandria: Fifth-Century Exegesis and the Rhetorical Schools, Chul Hee Yoo
Freedom and the Holy Trinity : the Athanasian contribution, John M. Zebrun
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Her Sickness and Wounds Are Ever Before Me: Jeremiah's Medical Imagery in the Context of Covenant, Katharine Ann Barnes
Confronting Racism: Uniting People of Diversity, Christie Billups
A Practical Guide for Diocesan Policy and Procedures on Supporting the Recovery and Ministry of Alcoholic Roman Catholic Diocesan Priests, Gerard Fieldhouse Byrne
Birth pangs of the new creation, Jeffrey A. Carter
Real presence: a confession of the Lord's Supper: the origin and development of the term in the 16th century, Albert B. Collver
"Real presence": a confession of the Lord's Supper : the origin and development of the term in the 16th century, Albert B. Collver
Every living thing: a theological justification for the promotion of animal welfare, Wayne Victor Corapi
The place and power of the hope of heaven in the teaching of Richard Baxter's The saints everlasting rest, Logan Craft
A Strategy for Developing Coping Skills in Soldiers and Spouses of the United States Army, Jason E. Duckworth
Growing in Grace and Knowledge of Our Lord Jesus Christ: An Exegetical Study of 2 Peter, Sid Dyer
Training through father-son relationships in the Lutheran Church of Nigeria, David Mark Erber
Healing the cell: missional identity as corrective to the individualistic culture of the small group movement, Marvin Kenneth Franz
How Redemptive Thought Can Bring Hope to an Addictive Personality, Ronnie Madison Griffin
A Pastoral Theology of Embodiment for Those Who Self-Mutilate and Their Caregivers, Susan Hiteshew Gunther-Mohr
Healing songs : understanding and creating powerful music for the American church, Deborah Fleenor Handman
The Future Air Force Chaplain Service: Work Site Visitation with Generation X Personnel, Raymond C. Hart
Women in ministry : an examination of charismatic positions, Shea Michael Houdmann
The relationship between "glory" (doxa) and "boldness" (parrēsia) in 2 Corinthians 3:7-18, Greg Jenks
Wealthy women in Ephesus: a social context surrounding I Timothy 2:9-14, Joanne Joe Jung
The American evangelical faith healing movement and the emergence of Pentecostalism, Timothy M. Kellett
Biblical hermeneutics and ethnography : methodologies bringing cross-cultural ministry closer to Scripture and to people, John C. Kennington
The origin of Paul's bodily resurrection idea, Sung Gyu Kim
Teaching How to Mentor People Recovering from Drug and Alcohol Addiction, William Alexander King
Discipling individuals in collectivist cultures : a healthy biblical tension, Ruth Knutson
An evaluation of the hermeneutical presuppositions within recent charismatic revivalism, Bradley Scott Lewis
A balm in Gilead : the role of the church in healing and prevention of child sexual abuse, Misti Joy Woolery Lincoln
John Chrysostom's concept of virginity, Jens Lipper
Biblical counseling and the use of community in cases of adultery, Ruben Martinez
Toward an evangelical spirituality : an overview of selected writings of Richard J. Foster, Larry S. McDonald
Marian Spirituality in the 21st Century: An New Mary for the New Millennium, Elizabeth A. Pienta
Sensible exercises of the soul: a study of conversion in Jonathan Edwards, Elizabeth Pipes
Christ as the fulfilment of Creation: the doctrine of recapitulation in Irenaeus of Lyons, Steven Eldie Prokopchuk
An assessment of the concepts of Christian formation in the published works of Albert Benjamin Simpson, Peter Russell Harrison Ralph
Models of missionary training: an assessment of alternative approaches to training for cross-cultural ministry, George H. Schultz
An ever diverse pair: Owen Barfield, Teilhard de Chardin, and the evolution of consciousness, Jacob Paul Sherman
The Bible Institute of Hawaii: a formative evaluation, Bradstreet W. Smith
Historical and Cultural Significance of Ordination as Power and Control within Dually Aligned African American Baptist Churches in Massachusetts, Gregory E. Thomas
The utilization of Bowen Family Systems Theory in teaching healthy corporate life in congregations: implications and applications, Norm J. Thomasma
Biblical counseling and the love of God, Foppe Vander Zwaag
Images of Faith in Political Service: An Investigation of the Narratives of Joseph, Esther, and Daniel, Kevin Reid Van Horne
Preaching theologically: proclaiming a theological vision in biblical preaching, Larry Williams
Missionary motivation among Filipinos: identifying critical factors, Richard M. Wolfe
