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Theses/Dissertations from 1999
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
Why dispensationalists are so obsessed with eschatology : a historical and sociological analysis, R. Todd Mangum
The Trinity and the charismatic revival : an examination of Pastor Benny Hinn and theologian J. Rodman Williams, Larry S. McDonald
Cyril of Alexandria, the Old Testament, and Images of Christ for the Church, Steven A. McKinion PhD
Assertiveness Training for Pastors of the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico, Rafael Moreno-Rivas
Body and soul : the connection between spirituality and healing, Ryan Timothy Nichols
New Testament evidence for the role of women in the ministry of the church, Marco H. Pardo
Abortion and the ethics of American Christianity, Elizabeth Phillips
Discipleship in the Spirit of Jesus : reflections on Spirit Christology, Jeff B. Phillips
"On Paths Known Only to The Spirit of the Risen Lord": Bishops, Theologians, and the Faith of the Church, Paul J. Pluth
The cognitive sense of illumination in view of postmodern implications, Paul R. Shockley
The incarnation in the writings and the life of Athanasius of Alexandria, Stephanie Mar Smith
A historical study of the changes in the Hmar society of Manipur resulting from the introduction of Christianity 1910-1935, Joelouis L. Songate
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Understanding the hermeneutical framework of social-scientific criticism : how much can evangelicals get involved?, Kenneth Berding
Transatlantic roots of the Holiness-Pentecostal healing movement, Nancy Hardesty
Training Elders for Effective Ministry in a Pentecostal Community of Faith, Ronald Wilson Harvard
Bellows of the affections: the meditative spirituality of Thomas Watson, Norbert Haukenfrers
The wedding garment : exegesis of Matthew 22:1-14 and Revelation 19:6-10, Jeffrey D. Hogue
The Ethics of Racial Reconciliation in the American Evangelical Community, Lavern R. Holdeman
Will evangelicalism commit intellectual suicide?, Rebecca Price Janney
Distinctives of Dalit theology, liberation theology in India, Abraham Sampathkumar Joseph
Design for an effective intercultural internship : learning how to cross cultural boundaries successfully, G. Robert Kilgore
A reading of the Rahab narrative (Joshua 2:1-24) based on a text-linguistic and narrative analysis, Mark Jonathan Harvey Klassen
Scripture as text for spirituality: the love command in Leviticus, Deuteronomy and Mark, Gisela H. Kreglinger
Intergenerational perspectives in the Korean-American Church : an introductory approach, Kwan Young Lee
The history of the Evangelical Church of Manus: a developmental approach, Bernd Mortsiefer
A discipleship structure for the urban African-American church, Breckney G. Shaw
Music in the Bible and music on the radio : a biblical theology of music applied to the contemporary music styles debate, Gregg Strawbridge
Justice for the Accused: The Obligations of Major Superiors in Clerical Religious Institutes and the Sexual Abuse of Minors, Mark E. Tucker
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
The images of the God-experience as proclaimed in the songs of Hannah (I Sam 2:1-10) and Mary (Lk 1:46-55), Marianne Antczak
What has certainty to do with knowledge? : prolegomena to an evangelical response to postmodernism, Doug Blount
Trouble with angels : recovering the warfare theodicy of the early post-apostolic church, Gregory A. Boyd
Creation ex nihilo in St. Athanasius of Alexandria : background, origins, and implications, Marcus Christopher Burch
A Light Beyond the Light of Ordinary Faith: Thomas Goodwin's View on the Seal of the Holy Spirit, Valdeci da Silva Santos
The role of music in worship according to Paul: an exegetical inquiry, David F. Detwiler
"But As Then... So Even Now" Toward An Understanding Of Paul's Allegory in Galatians 4:21-31, James B. De Young
The notion of common sense in Bernard Lonergan's "Insight: a study of human understanding", Robert J. Fitterer
From chickens to condos: Mennonite immigrant entrepreneurs and ethno-religious identity in the Fraser Valley, 1928-1988, Brian Michael Driedger Froese
An evangelical critique on John Zizioulas' understanding of particularity, Randy L. Gabrielson
Tertullian and martyrdom: a study of his use of Scripture, Bryan M. Litfin
Physical healing in biblical perspective, Richard L. Mayhue
Thomas Torrance's reformulation of Karl Barth's Christological rejection of natural theology, John Douglas Morrison
A Bible study curriculum to mobilize suburbanites toward urban ministry through the intentional disciplemaking small group model, Mark T. Oliver
Sainthood in the writings of Frederick Buechner, Michael Scot Pendleton
Art, contemplation and humankind in the aesthetic theories of James Joyce and Thomas Merton, Candace Sweet Primack
Anfechtung and the formation of theological habitus : implications for theological education, Douglas Lynn Rutt
Yearning for God : the poverty and potential of the Catholic spirituality of Francis de Sales : an evangelical appraisal, Glen G. Scorgie
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
A comparison of thought in Julian Norwich's The showings and Annie Dillard's Holy the firm, Lynee Campbell
The healing community : a systems approach toward emotional healing through community, scripture and music, Rick Owen Corbett
Prepared Ground: Confirmation and Parables of Growth in the Gospel of Mark, Charles J. Curley
The church's appropriate response to the effects of urbanization on the traditional family in Ghana, Nii Amoo Darku
Empowered Dependence: The Trinitarian Status of the Holy Spirit and the Christian Life, Mark DeVine
Holy Spirit, history, hermeneutics and theology : towards an evangelical/Catholic consensus, Theodore Martin Dorman
Theological education by extension: an annotated bibliography, Gary M. Floyd
How the local church can assist the military family face separation, John A. Galle
The selection and development of field leaders in the Africa Evangelical fellowship, Ronald Genheimer
Different types of mission approaches of tentmakers among unreached Muslim people groups, Marco Gmur
Experiential learning modules for developing intercultural competency skills : a short-term course for new missionaries from Asia, David B. Harrison
Baptism in the Holy Spirit: a plea on behalf of the biblical metaphor, Douglas S. Huffman
"Consider The Lilies": Aesthetic Experience, Artistic Vision, and The Spirit Filled Life, Michael W. Nicholson
Uprooting the Cartesian tree : promises and problems of postmodernism, Stephen J. Nichols
Paul's use of servant/slave imagery in the New Testament and its relation to servant-leadership in the church, Benjamin C. Shin
The "Charismatic" Scottish Presbyterians and Covenanters, Dean R. Smith
The mystical pathways of Julian of Norwich and St. Catherine of Siena: a comparison, Joanna Feliciano Soberano
Ruth: a life challenging Bible study and introduction to Biblical Hebrew, Katherine L. Squires
The use of [gar] in Romans and Galatians, Anthony C. Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
J. Roswell Flower's Theology of the Holy Spirit, William R. Davis
Veritatis splendor : John Paul II's apologetic for natural law in moral theology, Theodore Martin Dorman
An examination of the meaning of water and blood in 1 John 5:6, Steven Craven Carl Farrar
Apologetics and the deliverance ministry, K. Neill Foster
In the name of Jesus: a study of the New Testament phrase, Roger W. Kelcy
Whose power are we encountering? : the power encounter phenomena in missions, Robert L. Kennedy
Christology : a survey of the teaching of Archimandrite Justin Popovic, Dragan M. Makojevic
Toward a Theology of Addiction, David L. Nelson
A comparative study of the concept of the fall in St. Irenaeus and St. Ephrem, Bijesh Philip
National church/missions relationships: a model for Spain, Natanael Frugoni Romero
The Church and Addictions: A Study Course Toward Inclusive Ministry with Recovering Persons for Community Congregations, Ronald Lee Taylor
Training Youth Workers to Teach Youth Basic Christian Apologetics, Jeffrey L. Warren
An examination from a Johannine perspective: the paradox of the sovereignty of God and the free will of man at the point of conversion, Mike Wellunscheg
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
"Baptized in the Holy Spirit": Epochal Theology in Luke-Acts, A B. Caneday
A missiological evaluation of the history of the Sudan Interior Mission in French West Africa 1924-1962, Bruce E. C. Dipple
Reading Scripture and creation : St. Ephrem's theological poetry, John Sergius Dunlop
Clergy sexual misconduct and the efforts of the Orthodox Church to respond to it, Paul Nicholas Gassios
