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Reading Dreams: An Audience-Critical Approach to the Dreams in the Gospel of Matthew
(Perspectives in Religious Studies., 2006)This dissertation seeks to read the dreams in the Gospel of Matthew (1:18b-25; 2:12, 13-15, 19-21, 22; 27:19) as the authorial audience. This approach requires an understanding of the social and literary character of ... -
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 ... -
Toward a Protestant theology of celibacy: Protestant thought in dialogue with John Paul II's Theology of the Body.
(2006-05-27)This dissertation examines the theology of celibacy found both in John Paul II's writings and in current Protestant theology, with the aim of developing a framework and legitimation for a richer Protestant theology of ... -
The narrative effect of Book IV of the Hebrew Psalter.
(2006-07-21)This dissertation asserts that a reader encountering the canonical Hebrew Psalter can read from the beginning and capture a sense of plot. The turning point of the story is Book IV (Psalms 90-106). It is at this point ... -
Ontology, exegesis, and culture in the thought of Henri de Lubac.
(2006-07-24)This dissertation examines the continuity between Henri de Lubac's retrieval of patristic and medieval exegesis and his treatment of the ontological relationship between nature and grace. I argue that, for de Lubac, the ... -
Fidelity to God: perseverance in Hebrews in light of the reciprocity systems of the ancient Mediterranean world.
(2006-07-25)The primary focus of this dissertation is to demonstrate how Hebrews represents, in view of its historical and religious context, human fidelity to God. Reciprocity was one primary dynamic in the ancient Mediterranean ... -
Solidarity, compassion, truth: the pacifist witness of Dorothy Day.
(2006-10-13)The truth of the gospel requires witnesses, and the pacifist witness of Dorothy Day embodies the peaceable character of a church that, in the words of Stanley Hauerwas, "is not some ideal but an undeniable reality." In ... -
One Christian's plea : the life, ministry, and controversies of Francis Johnson.
(2006-10-13)Francis Johnson (1562-1618) served as pastor of the English Separatist congregation that became known as the "Ancient Church" from 1592 until his death in 1618. The congregation was first gathered in London under the ... -
The prevenient piety of Samuel Wesley, Sr.
(2006-10-26)The life and times of Samuel Wesley, Sr. have been addressed since the time of John and Charles Wesley as an absentee father with little positive influence on the Wesley family. However, the literary contributins of Samuel ... -
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 ... -
Congregational dynamics in the early tradition of independency.
(2006-12-06)This study investigates the nature of congregational care within the membership of the earliest congregational-style churches in England during the period 1550-1689. The purpose of this research is to analyze the causes ... -
Pentecost without Azusa: an historical and theological analysis of the Akorino Church in Kenya.
(2007-03-08)The address - 312 Azusa Street - is recognized as the locus for the creation of modern pentecostal movement. From there, the pentecostal message and experience spread world-wide through the agency of missionaries, sparking ... -
Syncretism: the presence of Roman augury in the consecration of English monarchs.
(2007-12-04)The purpose of this study is to offer insight into the reason for an eagle’s presence in the English royal consecration of the monarch. This trans-era study examines the impact of the Roman practice of augury on the ... -
The contours of Donatism : theological and ideological diversity in fourth century North Africa.
(2008-04-22)It has been tempting for many historians of fourth century North Africa to view the Donatist church as a monolithic movement. This is not, however, an accurate picture. Donatism exhibited varied contours during its period ... -
An interpretation of Isaiah 6:1-5 in response to the art and ideology of the Achaemenid Empire.
(2008-04-22)This dissertation is an interpretation of Isa 6:1-5. Imperial art, policies, and ideology are a significant part of the context according to which this interpretation is done. The thesis of this dissertation is that in ... -
An historical reconstruction of Edomite treaty betrayal in the sixth century B.C.E. based on Biblical, epigraphic, and archaeological data.
(2008-06-09)This study seeks to reconcile all relevant categories of data around a basic thesis of Edomite treaty betrayal of Judah in the sixth-century B.C.E. Preliminary discussions include the sixth century as the origin for the ... -
Transforming views of Baptist ecclesiology : Baptists and the New Christendom model of political engagement.
(2008-10-02)While most twentieth century commentators on Baptist distinctives note well the commitment to religious liberty, the context of the discussion typically treats religious liberty as a natural right secured through the ... -
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 ... -
Bapto-Catholicism : recovering tradition and reconsidering the Baptist identity.
(2008-10-15)This dissertation is an exploration of a contemporary approach to Baptist theology which some have dubbed “Bapto-Catholic.” The Bapto-Catholic sensibility is described as an attempt to respond to the collapse of the ... -
Messenger, apologist, and nonconformist : an examination of Thomas Grantham's leadership among the seventeenth-century General Baptists.
(2009-01-06)This dissertation argues that Thomas Grantham (1633/4-1692) was instrumental in organizing and legitimizing the General Baptists in Lincolnshire and Norfolk in the second half of the seventeenth century. The first chapter ...