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The Redemption Of Capitalism Through Christian Principles
(2023)Capitalism and Christianity have been at odds in the application of this system of economics that has been deemed exploitative, manipulative and destructive of people who are not beneficiaries. In essence, the divide between ... -
Walking the Back of The Crocodile: A Manual of Biblical Interpretation for Queer Members of the Black Church
(2023)June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States, ruled that same sex marriage was constitutional, extending the right and its accompanying benefits to millions of persons to whom legal recognition of their marriages ... -
No Longer Male and Female: Ancient Christian Voices Illuminating Gender Beyond the Binary
(2023)As faith communities engage in conversations about the meaning and significance of gender, many people have begun exploring the concept of gender beyond a fixed binary of male and female. These conversations can be challenging, ... -
A Storied God, A Storied People: A Strategy for the Local Church to Practice the Narrative Nature of Scripture by Adhesion to a Particular Story
(2023)This thesis aims to develop a narrative strategy for the local church parish, drawing on postliberal and narrative theologies. It argues that the narrative nature of the incarnation is not only descriptive of God's movement ... -
Redefining Church: Reaching, Retaining, and Assimilating Gen Z and Millennials
(2023)This project seeks to present a model that will strengthen national non-denominationalchurches’ capacities for reaching, retaining, and assimilating Generation Z and Millennials. The central pillars of this project examine ... -
Sabbath Rest(oration): Reframing the Purpose and Witness of an Eschatological Sabbath-keeping Community
(2023)ABSTRACTThis thesis touches on several massive themes within Christian theology, including questions of ecclesiology, eschatology, soteriology, and missiology. Yet it is grounded in a very real and practical question. What ... -
The Loneliness Epidemic: The Call of Christian Communities to Create Meaningful Connection and Transform Loneliness into Belonging
(2023)Loneliness is a common and near-universal experience that causes us to feel isolated and disconnected from others. More and more Americans experience it most or all the time. With at least 30% of the US population experiencing ... -
Breaking Barriers: Documenting the Trailblazing Black Students of Duke Divinity
(2023)This abstract describes an oral thesis documentary project aimed at honoring the stories and experiences of trailblazing Black students who integrated Duke Divinity School in 1962 and the development of the Office of Black ... -
Consent Forms: A Biopolitical Theology
(2023)What is consent? What does it mean, what is its use, and what good does it do? My dissertation turns these questions over and over, looking at the answers given by three different eras of western history: the Information ... -
Compelling Black Preaching Themes Reaching Black Millennial-Xennial Males
(2023)ABSTRACTThis thesis examines Black preaching themes appearing to yield influence on Black Millennial-Xennial males. The prospective connection of this demographic giving ear and response to certain preaching motifs, is approached ... -
Discerning Beyond the Screen: Embracing Christian-based Films as a Spiritual Discipline for Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
(2023)This thesis seeks to demonstrate that by intentionally integrating Christian-based movies and shows, faith leaders can encourage members of their communities to initiate, establish, grow, and sustain a relationship with ... -
Revelance At All Costs: A Theological Exploration of Burnout and a Call to Relational Leadership in a Secular Age
(2023)ABSTRACTThis thesis explores the issue of burnout in congregational settings. Unmanaged stress in a system is a cause of burnout. Individuals can feel burnout, but a systemic approach is needed to prevent and address burnout. ... -
The Munus Triplex: Pastoral Leadership Paradigm for HIV Prevention Ministry in the African American Context
(2023)Pastoral leaders in African American contexts often play a critical role in conveying messages about what is vital to black and brown people. Pastoral leadership has always been the driving force behind change within the ... -
Walking Backwards: How the Re-Storying of Collective Identity Unlocks the Potential for Churches to Make Significant Changes to their Congregational Practices
(2023)How do churches change? In the life of congregations, collective identity informs congregational practice which, in turn, informs collective identity, forming a reinforcing loop that artificially prevents congregations from ... -
Deconstruction of Faith: A Pastoral Approach for Latin American Pentecostal Churches
(2023)There is a growing number of people going through deconstructive faith experiences in Latin American Pentecostal churches. Factors like globalization, individualism, high educational rates, the post-colonial experience of ... -
21st Century Ecumenism: The Local Church as a Model for Unity and Diversity in a Fragmented World
(2023)This thesis introduces readers to the rich tradition of the ecumenical movementand explores how emerging new strategies can benefit congregations as well as facilitate healing in our fractured and divisive world. It argues ... -
Reclaiming the Tradition of Prophetic Proclamation in the Black Church: The Significance of Proclaiming Life in the Face of Death
(2023)Out of the crucible of racism, pain, dehumanization, subjugation, marginalization, discrimination, enslavement, and death inflicted upon Black bodies, Black persons responded with a hermeneutic of freedom and prophetic ... -
Theology in Story Form: Exploring Themes of the Gospel Through Stories
(2023)Who we are and the world we live in is only discernable through the stories that shape our lives. Meaning, personality, and identity are each received via story. If one were to attempt to define oneself, such a person could ... -
Created and Evolved: Describing a nuanced theological anthropology for the contemporary church through the writings of Gregory of Nyssa and Charles Darwin
(2023)The following thesis addresses an issue in ways of knowing that is both commonand destructive in the contemporary American context. Specifically, the issue of misunderstood anthropologies is posited to be an unnecessary ... -
Pray Without Ceasing: Corporate Prayer in the Evangelical Church
(2023)This thesis argues that evangelical Christian communities, which traditionally reject liturgical models of prayer, might be spiritually enhanced through more disciplined prayer practices—specifically the corporate observance ...
