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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Father, so who do you say I am : an investigation of the father's influence on the daughter's spiritual identity, Stephanie Williams
Anxiety, Mindfulness, And Spiritual Practices, Charlene Wilson
Six-week course for Chinese American parents to integrate the church into their midadolescents' spiritual development, Huiling (Allison Hu) Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Reconciling the body : working toward ecclesial unity, Brien Jakab Aadland
A petition for God's forgiveness in Gambella, Ethiopia, Omot Olok Aganya
Lex orendi, lex missio: nurturing missional praxis through eucharistic liturgical formation, William H. Allport
Presence as the characteristic of the reign of God and our missionary discipleship, Reginaldus Damianus Amleni
Disciples, exorcists, and the power of God: reading Acts 19:1-20 as a literary unit, Matthew Robert Anderson
Christ and our perception of beauty: the theological aesthetics of Dionysius the Areopagite and Hans Urs von Balthasar, Alec Andreas Arnold
Core resilience components for United States Navy Chaplains, John D. Ault
The emancipation of hope : a journey toward deliverance out of distraction in the African American community, Irment Jean Austin
Working faith: developing Christian business leaders, Jonathan W. Beck
A clean mirror: the relationship between ethics and aesthetics in Richard of St. Victor (d. 1173), Robyn Elizabeth Boeré
Towards applying canonical apocalyptic literature to postmodern culture, Ryan Michael Boys
"Appoint in every city elders": a consideration of plural eldership in congregationally governed churches, William Thomas Broughton Jr
What's in a Biblical Name? Wrestling with the Biblical Text and the Divine Name for a Way to Wrestle with Our Many Names, Ally Brundige
Transformed through pain: the effects of childhood sexual abuse on missionaries, Deborah Byler
Church revitalization through hospitality for new members program, Young Shin Byun
Signifying Autocephaly: A Semiotic Analysis of the Orthodox Church in America and Her Archive in the 20th Century, Megan Martha Carlisle
Fostering healing through reconciliation in the Abernathy Church of Christ, Randall K. Carr
Understanding the challenges wealth creates for spiritual formation, Trent Casto
Appropriate Parental Participation in Faith Nurture of Primary School Aged Children in Urban Chinese Families of the Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference of the Methodist Church in Malaysia, Winnie Sin Ming Chan
Contextualising theological education: an EMIC study of practical contextualisation of theological education in Singapore, Casey Ng Kong Chiew
Healing of shame of Korean-Americans through lifesharing in small group ministries, Sung Ho Chung
Evangelistic discipleship: equipping disciples to live for Jesus in a Vineyard church plant, Charles H. Claus
Creating unity among generations at Presbyterian Church of the Master through adapted Benedictine practices, Jackson Clelland
His sheep hear His voice: an orientation to the guiding priorities for effectual gospel preaching, Craig T. Combs
A Study On The Effect Of Discipleship On Nominalism Among Ghanian Emerging Adults, Julius D. Coomson
The contributions of Basil the Great to the doctrine of the Trinity and his impact on contemporary Trinitarian theology, Graydon LeGrand Cress
A biblically based education course to enhance self-esteem, Otis Cutler
A Biblical response to violence: a historical survey of the ethno-religious crisis in Jos, Central Nigeria, Sylvester Dachomo
Factors that affect transitional homes for sexually exploited women, Ruth Eugenia DeGuzman Dalman
Immersion for conversion: second temple period Jewish ritual ablutions, proselyte baptism, and New Testament baptism, Justin L. Daneshmand
Facilitating personal and corporate evangelism at Malvern Uniting Church, Adelaide, Australia, Jonathan Ivor Davies
The motif of hospitality in theological education: a critical appraisal with implications for application in theological education, Soh Hui Leng Davina
The Impact of Inner Healing Prayer on Christian Maturity at Stanwich Congregational Church in Greenwich, Connecticut, Ingrid E. Davis
Keeping the mentally ill out of jail/rehabilitation initiative: Pasco County, Florida, Minerva Diaz
The price of privilege: eating disorders and the church, Sophie Marian Draffin
Slavery, forced labor, and the division of the kingdom: an examination and evaluation of Solomon's forced labor policy, Austen M. Dutton
Church planting through networking, community building, and spiritual transformation among African immigrants in Dallas, Texas, Julius I. Edah
Growing new missional communities: changing church culture and becoming a missional sending church, Kyle Erickson
Preaching as a cultural formation tool, Jason P. Esposito
Fostering Resiliency in Pediatric Chaplains Facing Spiritual Distress, Pam Foster
Introducing an integrative theology of transcendence, creation, immanence and human agency, Norman Fowler
Faithful presence: how community formation shapes the understanding and practice of calling, Steven D. Froehlich
The Concept of Time and Space through the Notion of DIA STHMA in Gregory of Nyssa's Contra Eunomium, Edgar Gevorgyan
Developing Greater Intimacy With God: A Resource On Spiritual Disciplines, Dianthia Yvonne Gilmore
Discovering the work of Baptist General Conference mission in Ethiopia : the essence of mission that lasted for six decades, Kebede Gonfa
Preparing to read : St. Gregory Of Nyssa's Catechetical Oration, Ignatius Harry Green
The end of all things: anagogy and the resurrection of the dead in the theology of St. Maximus the Confessor, Kevin Michael Greenlee
Training church leaders to build family faith through creating engaging, intergenerational worship services, Tassie Green
Growing through grief: helping the hurting to heal at Sierra Presbyterian Church, Michael Griffin
Boom!: the babies have left the building: why the over fifty generation is leaving the church in search of something more, Kimberly Griffith
Developing a program to help Christians struggling with gambling, Jeremy Wayne Gross
"Little things to signifie great": spiritual interpretation and the poetry of John Donne, Alexander Arden Grudem
The hidden conversation: divine hospitality as a framework for Christian discipleship, Kevin Allen Hall
The ebb and flow of a Dublin Methodist congregation implementing missional imagination, Julian Hamilton
The Significance of a Theology of Place in the Malaysian Emigration Debate, Hoong Cheong Hiew
The sailor survival guide: a Christian curriculum for faithful living in the Navy, Brandon Hood
'Two Shall Become One Flesh': union with Christ and unity in marriage, Peter Ho
Resiliency and self-care for pastors in Japan facing a disaster, John Houlette
Growing together into the fullness of Christ: cultivating spiritual capacity through intentional religious procatices, Nathan Howe
Love into light: the gospel, the homosexual, and the church, Peter Lloyd Hubbard
A reverberation and reversal of power from the world system to a small African American United Methodist Church, Dwight A. Hughes
Justice is what God says it is: the biblical imperative of justice and God's way to renewal, Tulley Hunter
A personal spiritual formation strategy for students at the Australian College of Ministries, Lloyd Irwin
Connecting a church and its community to reduce the incarceration rate among high school students in New Orleans, Louisiana, Maudeva Jackson-Hansford
1 Corinthians 15:35-58 : cultural contexts and rhetorical strategy of the text, Donghyun Jeong
The role of spiritual formation in the revitalization of established churches, Ryan Jesperson
Lost and found: rediscovering our missional passion and engagemen, Jacky Jok
A holistic small group approach for discipleship and witness through a kingdom paradigm at Avon Wesleayn [sic] Church, Daniel P. Jones
Married in mission : a handbook for couples in cross-cultural service, Alexis C. Kenny
Kingdom Now: a Pentecostal Paradigm of Mission, David Daniel Kentie
Addressing post-high school faith defection by exploring the nature of conversion, Kent K. Kessler
Shaped by God's story: rooting Christian identity in the Biblical narrative at Christ Presbyterian Church, Deborah E. Kielsmeier
Perfecting five Christian character traits that empower a missional community to cross-cultural mission, Young Kyu Kim
Euodia, Syntyche, and Lydia : the leading ladies of Philippi in Philippians 4:2-3 and Acts 16:11-15, 40, Sarah Kohles
Unveiling hope for broken humanity : a critical analysis of Jürgen Moltmann's theology of hope in the light of his Triune God, Samuel Jethro Immanuel Koks
The Blinded Hero: Irony and Meaning-Making in the Samson Saga, Mark Anthony Lackowski
The veneration of the Virgin Mary: is the common practice consistent with biblical teaching?, Sharon Ferron Lawlor
Chudohoe, the accomodation of Chesa in Korean Protestant Christianity, Jihyung Lee
Training new christian military chaplains on first amendment complexities, Jeffery A. Logan
The rhetorical intent of Amos 3:3-8: an argument for the single meaning of Yahweh's statements, Cliff R. Loriot
The gospel in Singapore: the impact of civil religion and civil law, Mark J. Madson
Providing pastoral care to the unmarried: a manual for pastors of United Methodist Church in Nigeria, Rhoda Gowarto Manzo
The systemic integration of Kenyan immigrants into the American culture, Yabesh Nyakang'o Maroko
Knights Of Poverty And PTSD : combat trauma and the rebuilding of character, Jeff S. Matsler
Exorcism and deliverance: an integrative method, Benjamin McEntire
A Seminar for Rebuilding Confidence in Ministry for Pastors Who Have Been Wounded by Conflict Aimed at Them, Robert J. McKenzie Jr.
Divine intent: human embodiment and God's image, Christa L. McKirland
The Vineyard Movement and cities: a thoughtful engagement, Christopher Meekins
