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Theses/Dissertations from 1992
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
Rationalistic Presuppositionalism: An Exposition and Analysis of Carl F. H. Henry’s Apologetics, Richard M. Wade
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
An analysis of the pre-Pauline formula in 1 Corinthians 15:3b-5, Jay E. Smith
The beginning of the end: the presence of God in the Book of Revelation, Alfred Shu-Hsi Suen
An exegetical study of Nahum's hymn to Yahweh (1:1-8), Glen A. Taylor
A Biblical approach to establishing marital intimacy, Larry R. Thornton
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Calvin and the Sermon on the Mount: an investigation into his theological method., Keith Boudreaux
Contextualization of the Gospel: St. Paul as a model & its relationship in the Indian culture, Arjuna Rao Chiguluri
A historical and analytical overview of North American Protestant Missions in Zimbabwe : 1890-1987, Anne Elizabeth Dodge
The priest, the leper, and the Lord : dimensions of healing in Matthew 8:1-4, Kathi Drolet
Moving toward a charismatic theology of missions, Howard L. Foltz
The unresolved issue : a third-world perspective on the oneness question, Manuel Jesús Gaxiola-Gaxiola
The Apostle Paul's Key Pneumatological Terms, Robert R. Kinzel
Ralph Carmichael : a paradigm of the controversy and struggle accompanying the incorporation of new church music in evangelical and Pentecostal tradition, Barbara A. Kraiss
Prophecy in transition in second century Fathers, Douglas L. Makaroff
J.O. Fraser and church growth among the Lisu of Southwest China, Walter L. McConnell
Barth and baptism: the changing shape of his baptismal theology, Dayle C. Medgett
The work of the Holy Spirit in light of John 14-16, Glenn Nielsen
The New Testament meaning of "little ones", Diana L. Parkhurst
Buddhist suffering in light of scripture, John Lloyd Rockelman
The concept of the suffering of God in the book of Jeremiah, Daniel D. Scott
Union with Christ, Robert B. Thieme III
Worship and spirituality in the third century, Robert E. Webber
Jesus in Nazareth: An Exegesis of Luke 4:16-30, David Michael Young
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Sociological study of Italian Pentecostals in Chicago, 1900-1930, Joseph Colletti
Tradition, adaptation, and innovation in Asian evangelical theological education : a study of concern for improvement as reflected in the accreditation standards of the Asia Theological Association, Christina Clayton Cox
The normative church government structure of the New Testament, Kenneth Alan Daughters
The language of powers in the epistles of St. Paul, Jonathan Ivanoff
Outward and visible signs the Anglo-Catholic liturgical movement: an analysis of the historical development of Anglo-Catholic rite and ceremony, Matthew Richard Sven Johnson
Tongues-speaking and the Wesleyan-Holiness quest for assurance of sanctification, Charles Edwin Jones
The Biblical forms and elements of power encounter, Thomas James Kamps
C.S. Lewis's argument from desire, Peter Kreeft
The relationship of faith and physical healing in Christ's earthly ministry, Timothy C. Kwok
