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Understanding the world better than it understands itself: the theological hermeneutics of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
(2008-10-02)This dissertation argues that Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s work is best understood as a consistent project of theological hermeneutics with an ecclesial focus. The project examines Bonhoeffer’s life and writings with the intention ... -
We believe in the Communion of Saints: a proposed Protestant reclamation of the doctrine.
(2006-10-26)The corrective theology of the Reformation broke the historic union, at least in Europe, among all members of the kingdom of God. Perhaps the most serious Protestant loss—one still not satisfactorily recovered—is the ... -
The wise man among the Corinthians : rethinking their wisdom in the light of ancient stoicism and studies on ancient economy.
(, 2012-08-08)Against recent trends, this dissertation argues that the divisive “wisdom” addressed in 1 Corinthians can be characterized most nearly as a Christian development of Stoic philosophy, espoused mainly by a few individuals ... -
A word fitly spoken: poetic artistry in the first four acrostics of the Hebrew psalter.
(2006-05-27)This dissertation explores the occurrences and the functions of various poetic devices within the four alphabetic acrostic psalms found in Book I of the Psalter. These psalms are: Pss 9/10; 25; 34; and 37. These acrostics ...