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A "Trinitarian" Theology of Religions? An Augustinian Assessment of Several Recent Proposals
(2007-05-04)Contemporary theology is driven by a quest to make the doctrine of the Trinity “relevant” to a wide variety of concerns. Books and articles abound on the Trinity and personhood, the Trinity and ecclesiology, the Trinity ... -
A Maladjusted King: Theological Resistance and Nonconformity in an American Prophet
(2018)In response to Nassir Ghaemi, an academic psychiatrist who presumes a mental illness and genetic abnormality in Martin Luther King, Jr., this project contends that King was a decidedly maladjusted prophet who dramatized ... -
A Matter of the Heart: Developing Empathic Skills in Church Teachers
(2020)Christian teachers lead godly change in the lives of people whom they influence. The preparation of people to lead as teachers in the church requires the development of inner character that is consistent with Christian purposes. ... -
A Model For Revitalizing Urban Churches Facing Decline
(2021)This project seeks to introduce a model for revitalizing urban churches that have experienced decline (i.e., membership, money, and morale). Social Justice, Prophetic Preaching, Missional Stewardship, Intergenerational Ministry, ... -
A More Excellent Way: Dispute Resolution and Community Formation in Paul's Corinthian Ministry
(2015)St. Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth provides an important resource for the work of dispute resolution. The letter reveals Paul’s unique approach to conflict. Using modern categories of alternative dispute resolution ... -
A New and Living Way: Atonement and the Logic of Resurrection in the Epistle to the Hebrews
(2010)The New Testament book known as the epistle to the Hebrews contains little obvious reference to Jesus' resurrection. Modern interpreters generally account for this relative silence by noting that the author's soteriological ... -
A Nonviolent Augustinianism?: History and Politics in the Theologies of St. Augustine and John Howard Yoder
(2008-12-10)The theologies of St. Augustine and John Howard Yoder are, if at all treated together, typically contrasted. This negative juxtaposition is in so small part due to the very different reputations of each theologian on the ... -
A REPRESENTATIVE OUTSIDER AND THE INCLUSION OF THE OUTSIDER IN ACTS 8:26-40
(2016)In Luke’s two volumes, Luke is not interested only in Gentiles and those with high social status but also in the marginalized and those who are outsiders. This dissertation seeks to read Luke’s concern for outsiders and ... -
A Semipelagian in King Charles's Court: Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda on Nature, Grace, and the Conquest of the Americas
(2018)In 1526, a Spaniard in the papal court of Clement VII addressed a treatise against Luther’s Bondage of the Will, calling it On Fate and Free Will and arguing good works are not only possible before one receives God’s grace ... -
A Strange Land: Christian Rhetoric and Behavior in Times of Political and Cultural Polarization
(2021)Serious divisions within the United States currently threaten our social fabric. These divisions are acutely on display across the political arena and permeate many aspects of American society. Alarmingly, Christian ... -
A Study Guide for Small Membership Church Survival: Participating in God’s Mission
(2021)Small membership churches are struggling with the very real issue of their continued survival. However, there is no wealth of information nor work addressing the issues of small membership churches. The purpose of this thesis ... -
A THEOLOGICAL NORMATIVE TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF FATHERHOOD IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
(2015)ABSTRACTThis thesis examines the theological correlation between the role of the church, the identity and role of the African American male, and the effectiveness of fatherhood. The study begins with an in-depth analysis ... -
A Visual Exegesis for Preaching: Layering Stories and Scripture
(2019)This thesis will describe the way a story functions within a sermon as a layer of meaning placed over the biblical text that enhances a particular message from the Gospel. Stories allow the faithful to become active listeners ... -
A Work of Love: Horace Underwood and the Formation of White Korean Christianity
(2018)Christianity in South Korea has long been touted the one success story in Asia, dubbed the “Korean miracle,” whose traction and trajectory of explosive growth are unanimously traced back to the Protestant missionaries who ... -
Acts and the Lukan Christology of Universal Witness
(2019)This dissertation argues that, for Luke, universal witness belongs within a broader claim about the identity of Israel’s Messiah. Framed by Luke 24:46-48 (and Acts 26:22-23), the book of Acts narratively construes the unfolding ... -
Adaptive Church: A Practical Theology of Adaptive Work in the Pacific Northwest
(2020)This dissertation explores the conceptual frameworks, social structures, and practices that organize communities of faith during periods of adaptive change. Combining methods and theories from qualitative research, practical ... -
"All Hail King Jesus": The International Worship Symposium and the Making of Praise and Worship History, 1977–1989
(2021)Since the late 1940s, Praise and Worship has emerged as a new mode of liturgical expression out of North American Pentecostalism. Despite a variety of conflicts that have marked its adoption, it has found a home in a wide ... -
American Law and Gospel: Evangelicals in the Age of Mass Incarceration
(2018)This dissertation charts the history of evangelical Christian influence in American criminal justice and prisons in the second half of the twentieth century. A work of cultural history that draws upon archival sources, newspapers ... -
An examination of the contemporary challenges to the pastoral authority of a Christian chaplain who ministers in a secular medical institution with implications for holistic care
(2015)ABSTRACTLori Anne BrownDuke Divinity School, 2015Primary Advisor: Esther AcolatseAssistant Professor of the Practice of Pastoral Theology and World ChristianitySecondary Advisor: Dean Sujin PakAssistant Research Professor ... -
“And Also with Your Spirit, Pastor”: Toward a Balanced Framework Designed to Forge, Cultivate, and Sustain Holy Friendships among Clergy
(2021)Over the last several decades, pastors, ministers, and other clergy have benefited fromcountless biblical, ecclesial, theological, and practical resources designed to provide church leaders with appropriate strategies for ...
