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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
'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
A Practical Curriculum For Facilitating Church Reproduction By Developing Leaders Through Seminary Education In Japan, Makoto Fukui
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
Jesus the Presuppositional Apologist: Implicanons for Apologetics from Luke 20, Jimmy Li
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
Only That Which Is Good Can Be Evil' Augustine On Evil As Privatio Boni, Matthew J. Monahan
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
Use Of Spiritual Resiliency Training For Soldiers Experiencing Deployment Stress, Theodore Andrew Parks
A communal leadership model for the postmodern worshipping community at The Experience, Michael E. Paulison
Presenting himself as an approved worker: the narratological function of the prayers in the book of Nehemiah, Philip Werth Penhallegon
Shattered : an analysis of Paul Tillich's experience in World War I and his search for healing, David W. Peters
Demons in Translation: The Personification of Evil in the Desert Fathers and the Modern Horror Film, David Chandler Poling
A manual to equip church leaders in the understanding and utilization of glocalizing urban youth culture in community ministry, Daniel S. Pyon
Combat veterans with diagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder: the effect of pastoral counseling on the family, Ricky Benard Reaves
Cultural cues for expatriates in the Levant, including issues of honor and shame, Aru Reddy
Assimilation through mentoring new members at a small, urban church, Ryan Richardson
Global education for children in suburbia: discipleship for changing the world, Nanette E. Roberts
And grace will lead me home: a guide for pilgrim journals, Paul H.W. Rohde
Missional change in the Christian and Missionary Alliance of Australia, Rod Russell-Brown
Sexual Abuse and the Lord’s Supper: A Ritual of Harm or Healing, HIlary H. Scarsella
Curriculum for a masters level introduction to youth ministry course in Papua New Guinea, Danijela Schubert
Congregational Leadership For Growing Arab Churches: A Critical Contextual And Systemic Study Of Middle Eastern Arab Protestant Churches, Perry W.H. Shaw
Let's Be Reasonable: An Integrative Discipleship Book Preparing Christians to Give a Reason for the Hope within through a Study of Biblical Theology, Worldviews, and Apologetics, Christopher Jay Shirley
Creating a pious scribe: the authorial prayers as scribal formation in the book of Sirach, David A. Skelton
Right of Defense of Clerics in Sexual Abuse of Minors Cases: Selected Issues, Jaroslaw Zenon Skrzypek
Cultivating missional commitment: sharing reciprocal hospitality with the Monrovia Youth Alliance, Joshua R. Smith
A project on recovering the image of God through the holistic wholeness, Kyoo Eui Song
"But not so with you": the pastor as a servant leader in the joint juture, Ingrid Svensson
Implications of knowing the infinite for knowing God: an interdisciplinary study between mathematics and theology, Cara A. Tacoma
No Need to Bleed! A Pastoral Project on Domestic Verbal and Emotional Abuse Awareness and Education, Deborah Tatum
Faith, Imagination, and Discipleship in Hebrews: the Role of Imagination in Faith for Discipleship, Paul Cau Uyen
Differentiation in the perspicuity of Scripture and its effect on the application of Scripture's authority, Brian Henry Wagner
Understanding a conflict-centered worldview: a critical evaluation of demonology in modern evangelicalism, Jonathan H. Walton
Paul's positive religious affections, Mark L. Ward
Intimacy With God: Practicing The Presence of God: A Master's Level Course, Patricia H. West
