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Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Discipleship ministry as power encounter in Thailand, Gil Soo Yoon
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
A culturally compatible model for church growth in the Middle East, Nabeeh N. Abbassi
An Investigation of EN PNEUMATI (In Spirit) in Ephesians 5:18 Within a Conceptual and Linguistic Framework, Chip Anderson
Naming the brilliant darkness : God's transcendence, God's simplicity, and the Holy Trinity, Steven Philip Brey
The universality of chiastic structure and the Gospel of John, Mihail Brinzea
He Will Baptize You With The Holy Spirit And Fire, Luther P. Esala
A biblical and historical examination of the positive confession movement, Patrick C. Geracie
Johannine expressions of double meaning: a literary exegetical analysis, Saeed Hamidkhani
Human nature and destiny according to Gregory of Nyssa, Seung-An Im
The foundation of Jonathan Edwards' ethics in its historical context, Andrew A. La Breche
A critical analysis of Korean Minjung theology: overview, critique and alternative, Dong-won D. Lee
The purpose of the gifts of the Spirit in I Corinthians 12:7-11, Michelle Vidle Lee
The importance of spiritual, psychological, academic, and skills preparation for missionary candidates, Nancy S. McCutcheon
Mark's Christology of Jesus as Son of God: the theological and literary function of the words of the demons in Mark, Scott G. McKellar
Discipling African-American men who make up the socioeconomic underclass, Anthony McPeters
Thomas Forsythe Torrance's critique of evangelical (Protestant) orthodoxy, John Douglas Morrison
The artist as servant of God: the place of art in life, according to Eric Gill, Jennifer Ann Rich
Closing the back door: developing a strategic model of identification for preventing church dropouts, John F. Roberts
Towards a culturally relevant and practical church planting strategy for use in Istanbul, Turkey, James Gaillard Romaine
A critical analysis of the cessationist hermeneutic with respect to the issues of miracles, deliverance, and spiritual warfare, Scott Thompson
A turn from the wheel to the cross: crucial considerations for discipling new Thai Christians, Chaiyun Ukosakul
Changed by His glory: the spiritual formation of Jonathan Edwards, Ritchie Lewis White
The Church: A Community of Charism, R Michael Winters
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Faith Without Works is Dead: A Study of James 2:14-26, George I. Block
Spirit versus "spirit": an examination of the nature and function of the Holy Spirit against the backdrop of the false spirit in Ephesians, David Ralph Chotka
Why don't we follow the uniform NT pattern of plural elders to govern our churches?, Wayne A. Grudem
A comparative study of IMTF-related missionary training centers in the two-thirds world, C. David Harley
The evangelistic value of apologetics : a study complete with a handbook on apologetics, Bruce A. Little
Healing in the New Testament: its continuing validity in the church today, George Allan Love
The new charismatics : a look at dangerous new trends sweeping through the charismatic movement, Michael G. Moriarty
A Study and Evaluation of the Annointing of the Holy Spirit in Relation to Preaching the Word of God: A Pentecostal Perspective, Ronald E. Osmond
Lex orandi est lex credendi : Fr. Alexander Schmemann and liturgical hermeneutics, Walter Dean Ray
Woman's prohibition to teach men : an investigation into its meaning and contemporary application, Robert L. Saucy
A Biblical and functional response by the local church to the "Adult children of dysfunctional families" phenomenon, Timothy Frank Shapcotte
The Pneumatology of the Johannine Account of Christ's Farewell Discourse, Steven Thomas
"Dubious evangelicalism"?: A response to John Gerstner's critique of dispensationalism, David L. Turner
I will give you a new heart: the nature and function of the human heart, S. Gareth Wytcherley
Pneumatology of Karl Barth and Wolfhart Pannenberg, Koo D. Yun
The embattled Christian: William Gurnall and the Puritan view of spiritual warfare, Bryan G. Zacharias
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
A Study of Domestic Abuse among Mennonites in Winnipeg, Isaac I. Block
The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Tribulation: A Study from 2 Thessalonians 2:6,7, Douglas E. Clark
Maintaining unity in a culturally diverse church: table fellowship at Syrian Antioch, a case study, Daniel Joseph Clement
Development and evaluation of a curriculum to mobilize students for world evangelization, William H. Jones
Holiness-Pentecostal evangelists Maria Woodworth-Etter and John G. Lake and their teaching on healing in the atonement, Douglas G. Lane
Greek word order and rhetorical emphasis in the Epistle to the Hebrews, Randy Leedy
Black theology and black consciousness : towards developing a black theological hermeneutic for South Africa, Hendrick Pillay
Two hermeneutical tensions in evangelical feminism, Vern S. Poythress
Contextualizing a theology of divine healing for African independent churches, Mike Sanders
A critical analysis of Jonathan Edward's "Treatise concerning religious affections", Leo R. Schuster III
"Fear" as a Witness to Jesus in Luke's Gospel, Aída Besançon Spencer
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Criteria for developing innovative and contextual ministerial training with implications for indigenous churches in Nigeria, Jospeh Adedokun
Some factors in black African Islam which impact evangelistic strategy : megatrends in Muslim evangelism in black Africa, Godsave L. Azilah
Deliverance ministry : a consensus statement from pentecostal, charismatic and traditional evangelicals, Gerry Breshears
Biblical counseling to the military: the book of Joshua as a model, Terry D. Burlingame
The humanity of Christ according to St. Maximus the Confessor, Clark Carlton
The history of the Pentecostal Apostolic Church of God of Romania, Iona Ceuță
The Christology of the Gospel of Mark: portrait of the suffering sovereign, J Drew Conley
The holiness of God in the Psalms, Barry C. Davis
Toward unity in interpretation : insights from the fifth century, David S. Dockery
An ethic of enjoyment: a study in Augustine, Calvin and Barth, Heather Louise Earnshaw
"Turn and become like children" (Matthew 18:3) : as compared to healing the child within, Patricia Gresh
Using the lament Psalms in counseling, Alan B. Hickok
A biblical evaluation of the physical healing passages as taught by John Wimber, Edward Ming Lee
Regeneration in light of historical and biblical evidence, James Richard Olivas
Key questions about the Spirit's ministry to Old Testament saints, Karen A. Pendergrass
An apology for Christian political involvement, Joseph P. Talone
A Curriculum Design for Adults Regarding Apologetics and Contemporary Issues, Daniel L. Teall
Healing in the atonement : use of Isaiah 53 in the New Testament, Peter M. Thornton
Aspects of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the thought of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, E. Alan Van der Woerd
The uniqueness of the creation of marriage in the Eden narrative in its ancient near eastern literary context, Russell Mark Yee
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
The oneness view of Jesus Christ, David K. Bernard
Love divine all loves compelling : missionary motives in the Wesleyan tradition, LaVerne P. Blowers
Continuity/discontinuity between Protestantism and Pentecostalism, W. Winston Elliott
Developing a church-based missionary preparation program for charismatic churches, Howard L. Foltz
Theology en route of migration : the inner dynamics of the Pentecostal Oneness (Apostolic) movement from North America to the Caribbean to Britain and beyond, Roswith I. H. Gerloff
Exegesis of John 9.1-38 : the healing of the man born blind, Nabil L. Hanna
Yielding to the Spirit : a Pentecostal approach to Bible study, Jackie David Johns
Toward an evangelical theology of religion : a missiologic viewpoint in Western context, Hans Kasdorf
The peril of apostasy in Hebrews 6:4-6, Yoon Duk Kim
A theology of ministry : the doctrine of vocation, Eddie Mark Kjelshus
Cultic origins of word-faith theology within the charismatic movement, H. Terris Neuman
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
From slavery to sonship: a Biblical psychology for pastoral counseling, Michael W. Bobick
An introduction to Assemblies of God missions for use at Central Bible College, Harold R. Carpenter
'Who is the Lord?' The self-revelation of the Lord in Exodus, Dorian Coover
A Strategy For Merging Diverse Ethnic Congregations To Minister In Cross-Cultural Missions Projects, Samuel Karl Douglass
"To Pneuma Tou Theou Oikei En Hymin": A Literal Indwelling by the Spirit-As-Substance or a Figurative Reference to a Personal Relationship?, Kendall H. Easley
Power encounter in selected writings of the Princeton theologians, Edward N. Gross
Suffering and character formation in the life and sermons of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, 1834-1892, Kim-Hong Hazra
An exegetical case for Spirit indwelling in the Old Testament, John M. King
A theological interpretation of Joel 2:28-32, Rainer E. Mittelstaedt
The fullness of the Holy Spirit, Daniel Young-Don Park
Toward an understanding of the influence of Arabic culture on contemporary Iberian life: implications for missions, Norman J. Przybylski
Albert Benjamin Simpson's view of the baptism of the Holy Spirit : a view distinct though not unique: a study in historical theology, Richard Paul Richardson
Toward the year 2000 : contextualizing Roman Catholicism, Jerry L. Sandidge
Jesus' self consciousness as a prophet: a Biblical/Quranic comparison, Keith Edward Small
