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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The entrepreneurial church: mobilizing the church to bring restoration to a community in Chattanooga, Tennessee, David J. Burke
Leadership strategies to cultural transition at Message of Peace Church, Fernando Carvalho
Isaiah in 1 Peter: a case study in the New Testament's interpretive method, Taido Jason Chino
A study of pastoral care for the management of conflicts among church members: the leadership of the reconciliation, Bok Gyu Choi
Toward discerning a new imagination: missional leadership for the transformation of a denominational agency, Moses Chung
An exoneration of the Gospel of Matthew from the accusation of anti-Semitism, Fabrizio Cicconi
An ethnographic study of hamlets of hope: a transformational ministry model moving people of promise from pulpit and pew to pavement, Cheryl Louise Cook
The role of outsiders working in communities of the poor, David Coz Crosscombe
Life together in the light of the covenant of grace: the relationship of James Durham's Concerning scandal to his covenant theology, Nicholas Davelaar
Promissio spei: God's eschatological action in the church, Richard Davenport
Spiritual pilgrimage as a ritual of healing for warriors in transition suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Eric O. Dean
Emotional healing through the music of worship, Valerie J. De La Torre
Igniting a church-planting movement within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Roger A. Dermody
A Feminist Rethinking and Retrieval of St. Anselm of Canterbury's Satisfaction Theory, Laura Sarah Elizabeth Donnelly
The Meaning of Plerousthe en Pneumati in Ephesians 5:18, Nawdin Dumdaw
Being boundary breakers: Muslim-Christian dialogue in small churches : a process for breaking our barriers to the full recognition of the human dignity of all, Susan Hyde Fellows
Helping troubled first-term sailors on an aircraft carrier experience God's forgiveness and avoid recidivism, Cameron Hoover Fish
Human sexuality, homosexuality, and the public ministry of the Hispanic American church, with special reference to the New York greater metropolitan area, Wilfredo Garcia
A study of online evangelism training for discipleship, Scott T. Gilbert
An investigation of the contribution of Matthew 7:21-23 to the obedience theology of Matthew's gospel, Glenn W. Giles
From suffering to holiness: a strategy for increasing faith through spiritual disciplines, Paul Guevara
Elisha's Axe: Recovering the Voice of God in Irenaeus' against Heresies, Tracy Davis Gustilo
Form, formation, and deformation: why in-person and online Master of Divinity programs cannot be said to be equivalent as regards spiritual formation, Page Lewis Gutacker
Mentoring ministers in the local African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Maurice A. Harden
Helping marriages heal and recover from the effects of chemical addiction using formational prayer principles, Nyreia Harrington-Stephens
A missionary spirituality: passion for God, compassion toward others, mission to the world, Donald Patrick Harris
Literature and culture in conversation for the proclamation of the holy gospel, Jason W. Harvey
Spirit-led planning at First Presbyterian Church Olathe, Kansas, Mark Hawke
Divine Teaching and Christian Belief: A Catechetical Introduction to the Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist, Peter Alan Helman
Hans Urs von Balthasar and the suffering of God: Balthasar's christological Analogia entis and the doctrine of divine impassibility, David Robert Henderson
A study of the tasks and the effects of the Emmaus spiritual movement on the Korean churches, Tae Su Her
Margin-making as a means of grace in re-envisioning discipleship at Houston Chinese Church, Cynthia K. Hong
Bridging a cultural gap: forming genuine Christian community through praying the Psalms with people from congregation and community, Michael Wade Hoogeboom
A cultural shift and renewed focus on outreach and evangelism for Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Matthew A. Hoyt
History and the Victory Of God: The Contribution of N.T. Wright to the Study of the Historical Jesus, Kyle R. Hughes
Closing the gap : best practices of selected Nazarene churches using Gallup Faith strengths training to increase member engagement in serving, Daryl E. Johnson
Transforming Communities, Inspiring Hearts: A Call for Eco-Centric Episcopal Congregations, Stephanie McDyre Johnson
A discipleship-driven church planting manual: beginning with the end in mind, Troy Johnson
Preaching to a multi-ethnic audience to build unity, Edward A. Jones
A tale of two 'Scripture pilgrims': a selective comparison of John Bunyan's The Pilgrims Progress and Wu Cheng'En's The Journey to the West, Robert D. Jones
Damaged goods?: healing the relational damage of divorce, Timothy R. Jordan II
Transforming believers into eschatological prophets: John and Paul's common view on the Spirit and mission, Michael Kares
Spiritual fathering, Mark Kiekhaeffer
Our wounds, God's healing : a journey from brokenness to reconciliation, Ericka Parkinson Kilbourne
An examination of prayer styles: in search of bringing vitality to contemporary Christian prayer, Jeung Hee Kim
Caring for our own: a ministry of doing restorative justice, Sonia Lynette King
Jeremiah, exegesis, and the rule of faith: theological interpretation in practice, David Jeffrey Klein
An ethnography of the contextual approach of community projects among the Yunnanese Chinese community in Lashio, Myanmar, James Mook Sum Lai
An (enduring) ecclesiology: beyond the cultural captivity of the church, Chad D. Lakies
Where two or three are gathered: renewing the small church in rural America, David A. Langer
"Clothed with power from on high" : a biblical theology of spiritual empowerment, Stephen Leckvold
The Lamb of War : the divine warrior theme in the Gospel of John, Jonathan Lee
Divine madness: the psychological and spiritual sufferings of Christopher Smart, William Cowper and Samuel Johnson in their eighteenth century English context, Mark William Lee
A missiological study of Vietnamese diaspora, Thanh Trung Le
Stewardship of the body: a weight loss ministry addressing gluttony in South Hills residents, Hilary Livingston
In other words : παράφρασις and the intertextuality of Jude and 2 Peter, Jacob A. Lollar
The Adam-Christ comparison in Romans 5:12-21, Kent T. Maitland
The role of the Holy Spirit in local church leadership, Wilson Mugambi M'Arimi
A proposed dismissal process for PCUSA congregations seeking relief of conscience, Patrick H. McElroy
Embodied integrity: realizing the Holy Spirit via the social field in ecumenical conversation, Russell L. Meyer
A missional church: assessing and developing a missional climate in an established church, Matthew W. Morine
Single Hmong mothers raising boys in an American urban culture, Pheng Moua
The ugliness of truth and the search for meaning: an exploration of art in Friedrich Nietzsche and Gerard Manley Hopkins, Daniel L. Nelson
Developing successful African-American female leaders in the Mount Calvary Holy Church of America, Susie C. Owens
Growing from Dragon to Man: A Parish Resource for Reintegrating Orthodox Soldiers and Veterans Returning from War, James Parnell
The resurrection power of prayer, spiritual direction and soul care from an African American perspective, Barbara Lewis Peacock
All we need is within us now: leading positive transformation in the church through our strengths, Dustin Don Petz
The ethical worldview of St. John Climacus, Brandon Pierce
The missiological implications of the religious itinerary of a West African people: the case of the Anyii in Ghana, Joseph Quainoo
Alien, orphan, enemy: religious accommodation for non-theists in the United States Navy, Jeffrey C. Quinn
Disciplemaking practices of small African American churches, Herbert L. Rhedrick Jr
Pilgrimage: place and remembrance in spiritual formation, John Richter
The Iconology of Father Sergius Bulgakov, Harrison Basil Russin
A "cross culture" for the Christian community: the importance of biblical interpretations of the cross of Jesus Christ for relationships in the Church, Thomas Salamoni
Developing a manual for church planting in an Arabic context, Yousef Sarkes
After the book: faith formation in a transmedia culture, Clint Schnekloth
Synergistic use of multiple translations within inductive Bible study, John D. Schwandt
Developing an organizational environment to enhance and multiply effective ministry at Wallenstein Bible Chapel, Ontario: lessons learned from a pond, Ronald Alan Seabrooke
Home groups with purpose: bringing church renewal and strengthening spiritual relationships at First Presbyterian Church, Milton, Pennsylvania, Stephen G. Shirk
Nurturing adolescent lifelong discipleship: implementing a hermeneutic of "adoption" at St. Paul United Methodist Church, David S. Showalter
Systemic abandonment of Latino mid-adolescents residing in less ethnically populated urban communities of the midwest, Nelson Silva
Understanding the power of relationships in the healing of trauma : a guide for caregivers of adolescent children, Martha J. Smith
Life in the spirit: a post-Constantinian and Trinitarian account of the Christian life, Andreá De Von Snavely
Transformational leadership in developing collaborative prison ministry in metropolitan Memphis, Thomas Snow
The gift of dread: the pre-faith experience of existential angst, Albert D. Spalding Jr
The biblical text of Pelagius in his commentary on 2 Corinthians: a new reconstruction, Wilbert P. Stelzer
Toward hermeneutical integrity in preaching the literary forms of the Bible, Russell St. John
Sex trafficking within the Washington, DC, Metropolitan area Black church community: a call and response, Lauri Ann Swann
Paradise Unknown: Bodily Resurrection in American Evangelicalism and Origen's De Principiis, M Adryael Tong
Reading Exodus 12:1-13:16 with the church: the implications of Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics for Biblical interpretation, Rachel Sarah Toombs
