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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
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
Optimizing translation training at Canada Institute of Linguistics, Edgar Douglas Trick
Raising and multiplying leaders for the Vietnamese Ministries in Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference-U.S., Tu Anh Truong
Kenosis and Metanoia: The Acquisition and Actualization of Knowledge in Origen's Homilies on Jeremiah, Gregory Tucker
The implicit made explicit: Kingdom doctrine in Pauline pneumatology and ethics, Brian Hsin-Cheng Tung
Becoming a more effective missions mobilization movement: District practices in the Christian and Missionary Alliance, Dennis M. Turner
Enhancing Christian presence with Christian influence in Uganda : a quest for transformative spirituality, Julius Danstun Twongyeirwe
Making disciples: reclaiming the heart and soul of the church at the cross through transformational accountability, John A. Vacchiano
Mending broken people : the healing and transforming power of forgiveness emulating Jesus Christ in words and in deeds, Frantzo Saint Val
Developing a ministry model that addresses the needs of Liberian refugees suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, Samuel Vansiea
The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Episcopal Church: hope for unity and fruitful mission, Kent R. Walley
From legalism to grace: bringing change to a congregation, Robert E. Walter
A strategy to change people's attitudes toward disabled persons and their families, Yea-Hui Wang
The reconciling community: the missional mending of spiritual and social relationships through local church ministry, Charles H. Warnock III
Navigating the waters in a cross-racial-cross-cultural appointment, Dale M. Weatherspoon
Physicians and grief: spiritual, emotional, ethical, organizational and pastoral care implications, Jonathan S. Webster
Conversion and transformation in the contemporary Chinese context, Eirene Khean-Cheng Wee
First Samuel Fifteen and the Code of Love: A Literary Critical and Christ Centered Appropriation of a Genocide Text, James B. Wiegel
Cultivating godly leadership: a project to enrich leadership at a rural Black Baptist church, Alonza B. Williams
Discipleship implications of the use of passive imperatives in First Peter, Andrew Christopher Yee
Maximizing pilgrimage experiences as a tool to increase spiritual maturity within Saint Joseph's Church participants, Martin Zlatic
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The influence of indigenous Akan religious beliefs and practices on Pentecostal Christianity in Ghana : historical and theological analyses in the context of world Christianity, Aidan Kwame Ahaligah
Christianity and Islam During the First Three Centuries after the Rise of Islam, Kamal Elias AI-Rahil
Similarities and differences between Pentecostal and non-Pentecostal leaders in understanding the anointing of the Holy Spirit, Astrid Aiyadurai
An uncertain sound?: religion and politics in Tractarian thought (1833-1841), Benjamin Daniel Amundgaard
Reformed epistemology and Christian apologetics: a critical study in the epistemology of religious belief, Anthony Bakerdjian
Stimulating emotional, spiritual, and systemic leadership awareness: an urgent priority for Australian Church leaders, Andrew P. Ball
A strategy for building Christlike character at The Way Christian Fellowship through lectionary preaching, Stephen Anthony Baron
When two become one: preparing for grace-based marriage, Jason W. Barrie
'Woman, Why Do You Weep?': A Christian Response to Female Circumcision, Sung Hezekiah Bauta
Strands of John: a study guide to encounter the living Word of John's Gospel, Carl Billings
Depends on whom you ask: the "parting of the ways" in the Didache, Epistle of Barnabas, and Dialogue with Trypho the Jew, Yonatan Binyam
From generation to generation: developing relevant ministry among young adults, Clarence R. Brown
A strategy to enfold Korean students of Cerritos Community College into the International Pentecostal Church, Daniel L. Butler
A strategy for engaging students in spiritual formation for the Falls Church that reverses systemic abandonment, James Byrne
Sacred space: a parish planning process, Gregory G. Caiazzo
Voicing the Postexilic God: Malachi's Rhetoric and Postexilic Theology, Lara Carlson
Reflective juxtaposition: reorienting our interpretations of foundational Christian and allusive literary intertexts, Susan Kennedy Carter
Forgiveness in resolving marital conflict among Korean immigrant baby-boomer couples at Calvary Mission Church in Los Angeles, Jin Wook Chang
The Chinese diaspora in Africa : a pre-evangelistic ethnography of the Chinese diaspora in 21st century Africa, Lih-Chenh Chen
The Lord's Christ and the People's Mission: An Investigation of the Missiological Significance of Isaiah 49:6 in Luke-Acts, Grant C. Clay
Adolescent identity and the image of God: a paradigm for youth ministry praxis, Tom Combes
A strategy for connecting military families to the local church through the military evangelist, Thomas Tine Cook
An analysis of the relationship between physical exercise and the spiritual life of clergy, Gary Lawrence Cowper
A Faith Best Sung: the Apostolic Hymnody of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (1909-1926), Dara Delgado
Seminar in family and congregation relationship process: formation practices for ministry in chaotic times, Kenton T. Derstine
'The Weapons of Our Warfare': A Pauline Military Metaphor, J D. Duff
Ghanaian diaspora : a missiological study of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana congregations in the United States of America, Yaw Attah Edu-Bekoe
A program for training urban pastors in Deliverance Church Uganda to transform their congregations from stagnation or decline to health and growth, Honorat Richard Epiu
Redefining Mariology: why Bernard of Clairvaux and Martin Luther challenge the ground of the debate, Christopher Esposito-Bernard
A study of evangelical Christians' practices concerning film-watching at a Vancouver Evangelical Church, Richard Evans
A phenomenological description of the impact of war-related trauma among the Murle people in Southern Sudan, Karen J. Fancher
The sources for and use of the prophet Amos in the Book of Acts, Patrick S. Fowler
The Holy Spirit and the heart: inaugurated realities of the new covenant in Paul, Joel W. Garman
When cultural conflict comes to church : understanding the rurban collision, Martin D. Giese
Reframing evangelical pastoral approaches to Christian sexuality and relationships in light of the formation of the "self" in Western culture, Jonathan S. Grant
Contextual christology for Papua New Guineans, Doug Hanson
Grieving with hope: maternal depression and the autistic child, G. Todd Hardin
Integrating the pastoral care components of listening, prayer and presence for more effective funeral sermons, Naomi O. Harris
Restoring congregational vitality through missional leadership cultivation, Robert Brandon Harris
Don't hide the laundry: authentic engagements in faith sharing, Darryn Hewson
Developing spiritual leaders in a multi-cultural church through preaching, Cliff Holladay
Healing warriors : complexity of PTSD, psychological, and spiritual aspects of their treatment, Stanislaw Jasiurkowski
A church on the move: how effective leadership can transform a congregation undergoing relocation, Sondra R. Jones
Communitas: missional transition through the small group community, Timothy W. Jones
The use and care of the fire on the altar: its significance throughout history, HyunEun Ellen Joo
A "death education" program: preventing suicide among Korean army officers by helping them reflect on their lives, Jae Won Jung
Noble Death: The Atonement Ritual of 2 Maccabees, Jason Thomas Ketz
A strategy toward fostering interdependent Korean-American congregations across generations, Hyun Kook Ryan Kim
Cognitive disability and Christian faith: toward the onotological meaning of disability, Okki Kim
From conversion to discipleship: a manual for training and developing disciples in the church ministry context, Victor S. Kim
Can we give a witness?: how the church can maintain the integrity of its voice in the media spotlight during times of crisis, Kathleen Elaine Kind
Communicating Christ in Myanmar: applying a "being present" mission strategy, Van Kung
Tanner's appropriation of Cyril's doctrine of the Incarnation, Christopher Lau
Building Good Shepherd's Chinese Christian Church (GSCCC) into a praying congregation, Viola Ching-Chui Lee
Evaluating the sustainability of inner healing as evidenced by transformed lives through Christ, reflecting new behavior, Sharon L. Gottfried Lewis
Reaching the Mende Muslim with the gospel of Christ in the United States of America, John Samuel Loum
Educating global citizens: interreligious programming for university students, Hope N. Luckie
Transforming Indian communities : an innovative educational and ministry model, Saji K. Lukos
"Mystics and prophets in the land of struggle" : a contextual mystico-prophetic spirituality in Catholic religious life in the Philippines, Pedro Roberto B. Manansala
The Growth of the Early Church in Acts Due to the Breaking Down of Racial and Ethnic Barriers, Duane S. Manuel
Jesus is Lord!: the contributions of E. Stanley Jones and the life transforming Christian Ashram Fellowship to this triumphant affirmation -- Jesus is Lord indeed!, Anne Mathews-Younes
Messianic expectations among the Pharisees and the Zealots from the Maccabean period to the 66-70 C.E. Jewish revolt against Rome, James Daniel Mattern
Creating an ars moriendi for our time: integrating spiritual practices into end of life care, Joseph Morrissette McGowan
Pentecostal Leadership: the Development of Pentecostal Pastoral Leadership in the New South African Context, Amos Golo Mokopi
Reharmonizing Babel : a sacred and creative cultural journey, B. Naa-Abashie Moreaux
The Female Initiation Rite of Passage to Adulthood: A Model for Christian Education in the Christian Churches / Churches of Christ in Zimbabwe, Maud Bisalom Mushayamunda
When monks pray truly: theology and practice in Origen of Alexandria, Evagrius Ponticus, and Augustine of Hippo, Stephen Matthew Musick
Covenant strategy through community, spiritual formation, and mission for renewal at Clear Lake Presbyterian Church, Stephen Preston Oglesbee
One with the Master: a chronological study of union with Christ, Stephen N. Oliver
Sharing Christ: worshipping the triune God in a secular environment, Elisabet Öman
Sharing Christ: worshipping the triune God in a secular environment, Elisabet Oman
Harvesting the Power of the Holy Spirit through Transforming Rap and Hip Hop, Linda Parham
A practice of an artistic ministry based on the theology of arts : centering on the Gochon Church, Jeonghoon Park
A communal leadership model for the postmodern worshipping community at The Experience, Michael E. Paulison
