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Theses/Dissertations from 2001
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
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Give sorrow words: understanding and ministering to persons with post-traumatic stress disorder, R. W. Vince Arnold
"Love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens": developing a model for the Impact Church of Christ's response to the needs of undocumented Hispanic persons, Stephan Russell Austin
Inner city ministry: a case study of the Los Angeles International Church, Dan Allen Axtell
A revival of memory: utilizing the innovative study of church history to enlighten, inspire, and mobilize believers in local congregations, David J. Brady
New wine among Southern Baptist teetotalers : assessing a new apologia for charismatic renewal in the SBC, Chad Brand
Cultural perspectives on working together: a case study of American-Indonesian multicultural ministry teams, Richard A. Byham
Contemporary epistemology and the rationality of Christian belief: Alvin Plantinga, Richard Swinburne and Nancey Murphy, Christopher Raymond Bystrom
The Characterization And Significance of Hannah, Mei-Mei Cheung
Managing crises in international missions, Moon-Gap Doh
Motivational factors among indigenous missionaries in India with special reference to the Friends Missionary Prayer Band, Frampton F. Fox
Outsiders feasting at God's table: the background and appropriation of two biblical themes in Luke 13:29, Poul Fossdal Guttesen
Preaching the messages of Revelation: from hermeneutics to homiletics, Milo Hadwin
Evangelism among modern Russian young people : a qualitative study of their religious background, attitudes and conversion experiences, Mark J. Harris
Change as an opportunity for personal and corporate renewal, Greggory Lee Janssen Hemmen
A study of character-driven leadership for the discipline of youth ministry, Bradford N. Henderson
Reformed Apologetics and American Literature: A Dialogue of Worldviews, Gregory Charles Hobaugh
Paul's interpretation of the Old Testament in Galatians 4:21-5:1 and its understanding in hermeneutical study, Hyun wan Kim
The transforming quest: the meaning and role of consideration in the monastic theology of Bernard of Clairvaux, Endre Gyorgy Kovacs
Use of religious and spiritual resources as a means of self care for coping with vicarious traumatization, Edna Mae Lezotte
Love and salvation in the thought of Saint Isaac the Syrian, Andrew Awakum Lukashonak
God's power manifest in jars of clay, Peter Lindsay Mallen
Toward Kierkegaard's Trinitarian exegesis: clarifying the divine-human relationship(s) present in the "reading" of Scripture, Paul Henry Martens
The wellspring of discernment : a hermeneutic model for pastoral guidance, Craig T. McClellan
Sacred Imaging: Prayerful Dancers as Icons of God, Ann Theresa McNeil,
The literary use of the fourth gospel in the second century, William Christopher Mills
Revelation of the thought of the heart in Luke 9:46-48, Ann M. Mitsakos
The Ark of The Covenant In Ethiopian Christian tradition, Semeon Mulatu
Radicalization of ecumenism: Union of Brest in Catholic, Orthodox, contemporary understandings, Alexei Nelayev
The exegetical value of an African reading of Genesis 4, Misheck Nyirendai
The Book of Acts, the spirit world, and spiritual warfare : a formula for responding to overt demonic opposition, D. Jim O'Neill
The sovereignty of the Holy Spirit in spiritual renewal: divine sovereignty and human responsibility in the formation of the new man in Christ, Richard Allan Ostella
Beyond perfection: the meaning of [teleios] in the New Testament, Sara L. Pearson
Spiritual gifts : a realized empowerment for Christian ministry at St. James Community Baptist Church, Joseph John Richardson
New Age or Kingdom come?: description and critique of the "new business spirituality" in light of a biblical spirituality of work, Jeff M. Sellers
Partakers of the Word of God : a textual and sub-textual reading of Against the heathen and On the incarnation by Saint Athanasius the Great, Robert C. Skidmore
Enhancing Vision Leadership in a Selected Group of Lay Leaders and Staff through Collaborative Reflection on Shared Ministry Experiences in a Large, Central Florida, United Methodist Church, Jeffrey H. Stiggins
Being about our father's business: characteristics of selected tentmaking entrepreneurs in South Asia, Joseph C. Suozzo
Paul's use of the Old Testament in Romans 9:19-23, Terri-Lynn W.P.H Tanaka
"And He touched her': Jesus' miracles of healing as an affirmation of physicality, W. David O Taylor
Discursive interaction and the prophetic role of the servant of Yahweh in Isaiah, Daniel Timmer
Christ our at-one-ment: the gospel according to George MacDonald, Jennifer M. Trafton
The deification of man: the integration of theology and spirituality in Gregory of Nazianzus, Jan Van Der Plas
The Manifestations of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12 with Special Emphasis upon Tongues as Evidence, Ricky Lyle Walston
Avery Dulles's advocacy of reformulation of dogma and doctrinal development, Richard Herman Warneck
Planning the content and the teaching for an inquiry-based Masters level course in theological research methodology, Keith P. Wells
A cultural approach to evangelism in Latin America : an analysis and proposal for the work of evangelism in Medellin, Colombia, Mark E. Wittig
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Developing A Grant-Making Track For The Missions Program of Calvary Church: How To Give Large Amounts of Money Responsibly And Strategically, Billie D. Anderson
The body, soul and spirit concept of the Bemba in Zambia: fundamental characteristics of being human of an African ethnic group, Robert Badenberg
John 6 and the Lord's Supper, Jon C. Bischof
The effect of religion on the healing of coronary artery disease/hypertensive out patients in a family practice setting, Mario E. Ceballos
Evangelizing North Korea: a comparative study of South Korean mission programs, Ik-Seong Chang
Going to the well : spiritually empowering the pastor in a congregation with empowerment issues, Elaine Eachus
Using Creative Writing for Spiritual Growth: A Workshop for Evangelical Women in Religiously Conservative Protestant Churches, Susan Weaver Ellis
Kindred to the spirit: a Christian perspective on the imagination as portrayed in L.M. Montgomery's 'Anne of Green Gables' series, Julie Rae Golding Page
Training Preachers in Christian Apologetics for the 21st Century, Phillip Anthony Gray
The ethical implications of the Levitical incest laws for medically assisted procreation, Mark William Hendricks
A study of the Korean-Chinese Church and a projection of mission strategies, Byung Koog In
An evaluation of the biblical support presented by Wayne Grudem regarding the nature, role and exercise of non-apostolic prophecy in the New Testament and today, Richard D. Kelso
Central issues in proclaiming the Gospel to Korean shamanists, Chul Hwan Kim
Simone Weil and the enigma of suffering and affliction, Peter Klenner
The doctrine of predestination in scholastic Calvinism: an evaluation of the Muller thesis, Frederic John Koning
