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Submissions from 2024 2024.

The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus in the Qur'an and Islamic Scholarship: The "Swoon Theory" and the Medical Perspective , Emmanuel K. Asante

A Contemporary Pauline Apologetic Toolkit , Jayne Bertovich

Naturalism, Christian Molinism, and the Problem of Evil , Caleb Blackman

Modern Critiques of the Kalam Cosmological Argument , Colby D. Crawford

The Insufficiency of the Causal Mechanisms of Scientific Naturalism , Aaron R. Crosby

The Impact of Social Media on Young People and Christian Chaplains , Darrien DeFederico

The Loaves of the Tree of Life: A Historical and Biblical Analysis of the Origins and Purpose of the Bread of the Presence within the Torah , J. Christian Doling

Isaiah 53: Grammatical, Structural and Exegetical Observations , Felipe Braz Federson

The Early Proclamation of the Resurrection as a Compelling Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection: A Historical Inquiry of the Resurrection Miracle , Marina Gordo Lyle

Embodied Apologetics as Pragmatic Evidence for Christianity , Peter F. Grett

An Exegetical Evaluation: Believers’ Differential, Works-Based Heavenly Rewards in the New Testament , Emma Griffith

Exegetical Analysis of the Vision in Daniel 10-12 , Sydni M. Howard

Noticing the Brush Strokes: Literary Markers in Hebrew Narratives , Shelbey Hunt

The Need for Standardized Training for Volunteer Healthcare Chaplains , Dominic Anthony Korzecki

What Christians Should Expect: Life Immediately After Death , Larry Kuka

The Nature of Beauty and Its Objective Manifestation Serve as Evidence of the God Described in the Bible , Michael S. Libby

Feminine Language for God in the Hebrew Bible and the Implications for the Image of God in Women , Shanté Grossett O'Neal

Beings-in-Becoming: A Formative Critique of Schellenberg's Problem of Divine Hiddenness , Isaiah Parker

An Examination of the Geographical and Archaeological Evidence Which Supports the Historical Reliability of the Gospel of John , Alan R. Peterson

Addressing Chaplain Care and Resiliency as Protective Factors to Burnout in Community Chaplaincy , Robin Jonell Ratcliff

Lessons from Jesus’s Table Talk a Survey of Selected Texts in Luke’s Gospel , Claudine D. Rogers-Wright

Abiding Presence, Abundant Provision: Water Imagery Within the Temple Motif , Mindy N. Ziegler

Submissions from 2023 2023

An Apologetic for the Reliability of Biblical Doctrine from Pornography Addiction and Recovery , Jacob A. Arrieta

Did Jesus Survive The Cross? , Christopher Dwayne Banks

A Source-Critical Analysis of the Synoptic Resurrection Accounts , Austin W. Blunt

The Blind Scientist: A Critique of Neo-Darwinism's A Priori Assumptions , Alexander James Bonitto

Truth from Fiction: The Apologetic Use of Christian Allegorical Literature in the 21st Century , Terri Nicole Boutte

An Abductive Argument for Christianity Being the Best Source for Morality , Michael Stephen Christopher

A Comparison of Sinaitic Language In Support Of Jewish Claims Concerning The Presence Of God In The Second Temple , Sally Cox

The Atheistic Problem of Good , Bruce Leroy Davis

Solving the Logical Problem of Evil using the Principles of Programming , Daniel Joel Edmond

The Miracles of Christ and Kṛṣṇa and the Authority to Redeem Creation , Sallie R. Fuller

Best Practices in Prayer: Are Some Forms of Prayer Better than Others for a Healthcare Patient's Well-Being? , Tyler Michener Garth

God in the Dock: From Theory to Experience, the Odyssey of the Theodicy of C.S. Lewis , Anthony Vance Halford

Apologetics and Popular Culture Phenomena: A Critique of Ted Turnau's Method Concerning Anime , Matthew Hunter Hamilton

Gender Identity and the Impact on the Mental Health Crisis , Melissa Nicole Herbolsheimer

Explanatory Ultimacy, Epistemic Access, and Evil: A Community Theodicy , Jonathan Michael Huls

Echoes of Creation and Salvation by the Triune God in John 9 , Jungeun Lee

The Problem of Deification Within the Church Context in India: An Implausible Deification , Sadananda Rao Matangi

The Hands of God and Men: Old Testament Physiognomy Repurposed in the New Testament , Stephen Dan Mills

A Comparative Analysis of the Doctrine of Bodily Resurrection in Jehovah's Witnesses Versus Traditional Christianity , Carey A. Murphy

Soldiers of Christ in a Pluralistic Army , Jordan Lee Pittman

Genesis 9:6: The Noahic Covenant and the Divine Blood Redeemer , Seth Kenan Pryor

Inside Out Apologetics: Engaging Christian and Postmodern Approaches to Higher Education , Camila Alejandra Roldan Hernandez

Using Pascal's Wager as a Model for Introducing God to Unbelievers in an Increasingly Fast-paced, Secular World , Laurie Sharma

Natural Christology: the Necessity of Christ by Analysis of Natural Religion , Jared Anthony Smith

Bible or Qur'ān? Which Passes the Bibliographical Test , Raini J. Yeakel

Submissions from 2022 2022

God Alone Is Good and Wise: A Free Will Defense for the Logical Problem of Moral Disagreement , Maria Carolina Reis Baeta

Northwest Semitic Epigraphy and Historicity in the Book of Jeremiah , Matthew Tyler Bronson

An Abductive Argument from Depression and Anxiety to Christian Personal Holiness , Kelly Douglas Burchett

Defending the Resurrection of Jesus through the Reliability of the Credible Witnesses , Gregory K. Cherven

Debunking the Curse of Ham and its Generational Impact on the Black Race , Fraendy Clervaud

Chaplaincy Upholds the West’s Value of Tolerance Not Acceptance , Monique DeCandido

On Natural Evil: Augustine, Plantinga, and Hick , Andrew James Delaney

Exploring Strategy Planning and Execution Methods in Church Missions Programs , Jonathan Daniel Deming

A Case Study in Developing an Apologetic Discipleship Model Among Second Generation Haitians in Florida , Mesack Dieudonne

Progressive Christianity: The Postmodern Mutation of Theological Liberalism , Lisa Dundov

Supernatural Evil as Evidence for the Existence of God , Shane Stone Geisler

Choosing Evidence Over Theory: How the Evidence for the Resurrection Undermines A Priori Arguments Against Miracles , Benjamin D. Graber

True Pauline Worship is Trinitarian: A Look at Paul’s Trinitarian Presuppositions , Connie Heberlein

The Old Testament’s Contribution to the Baptism of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew , Andrew James Herbst

Is the Kalam Cosmological Argument's Second Premise Defendable? , Mark Karapetyan

Peter, the Apostle to the Gentiles? First Peter’s New Covenant Missional Strategy to Bless the Nations , Cole Victor Laing

A Christian Perspective on Islam's Origins: Its Religion, Founder, and Practices , German Matos

Bias as a Worldview Engine, the Terminus A Quo of the Problem of Evil , Eric Spencer McCrickard

The Aesthetics, Sanctity, and Utility of Jihad in the Earliest Biography of Muhammad , Alexander Connally McMullen

A Reconciliation of Pauline Complementarian Theology and Egalitarian Narratives in the New Testament , Paul Andrew Morss

Revisiting the Future: The Future Indicative and Perfective Aspect in Johannine Literature , Casey Lou Price

Understanding Paul’s Approach to Slavery in Ephesians 6:5 – 9 , William D. Smith

A Defense of the Resurrection Miracle and Critique of the Hallucination Theory , Joshua James Smothers

Identification and Treatment of Kierkegaardian Despair: An Informal Indirect Apologetic Strategy , Licio Soares

Jesus as Bridegroom Warrior King: The Use of Psalm 45 in Revelation 19 , Robert Brandon Strickland

On the Shores of Perga: A Theological Analysis of John Mark’s Departure from the First Pauline Missionary Journey and its Implications for the Gentile Mission , Erbey Galvan Valdez

The Differing of Worldviews between Soviet and Post-Soviet Russians , Jodie David Vesely

A Two-part Rebuttal of Probability-based Arguments Against Christian Theism , David Keith Wilson

Submissions from 2021 2021

A Christian Response to Modern Extraterrestrialism , Chase Perry Cakmis

Proper Understanding of Freedom in Christ: An Apologetic Tool in the Modern World , Cindy Casalis

The Toughest Apologetic: A Study on Christians who Deconvert , Jeffery L. Childress

Apologetics and Science Instruction for Educators in Secondary Christian Schools , Brett Austin Craddock

What in Hell Conflicts with God? The Divine Promulgation View of Hell Confirms the Reality of Hell Does Not Make God a Moral Monster , Kara Y. Harris

Is God Responsible for Sin? , John Wesley Holmes

Black American Identity Crisis: Culture and Christ , Celestine Job

Exegesis: Mark 6:30-44 , Younggwang Kim

Immortality Through Mind Uploading and Resurrection , Adam M. Leis

Lost in the Marketplace of Ideas: A Case for Christian Apologetics as the Church’s Defense Against Youth Apostasy , Mason Michael Rambarose

An Abductive Argument for Theism: A Comparative Analysis , Erich P. Reule

The Exclusivity of the Christian Faith: A Case for Christ-Alone in a Culture of Relativism , Brandon Keith Sinclair

An Evaluation of Rapture Theology , Steven Dale Smith

Submissions from 2020 2020

Christian Worldview Compared to Deepak Chopra's Worldview , Allison Renee Beardsley

Arguments from Evil and the Parenting Style(s) of God , Kyle Dean Gazlay

Women in Ministerial Leadership Roles , Sherith Carline Gutzmer

Traumatic Clergical Ministry Leads to Vicarious Trauma, PTSD, and Ministry Burnout , Teresa Denine Hanson

An Examination and Critique of the Compatibility and Coherence of Brian Leiter’s Naturalized Jurisprudence with the American Legal Framework , Michael L. Keck

Final Opportunities for Healthcare Chaplains to Share the Gospel to Those Facing End of Life , Michal Lynn Lee

The Resurrection of Christ: A Bayesian Analysis of Explanatory Hypotheses , Nicola Jérôme Liebi

‘Remember The Deeds of The Lord:’ Collective Memory’s Role in a Reasonable Faith , Baily Ray McDaniel

Pulpits and Pews—Professors and Pagans: A Grounded Theory on Worldview Development and Integration within Christian and Secular Culture , Luke Charles Moen

God Sees and God Rescues: The Motif of Affliction in Genesis , Emily Christine Page

Jesus's Son of Man Strategy in Mark: The Allegorical "Idiomatic vs. Messianic" Chess Match and Lessons for Christian Apologetics , Toni Evelyn Perry

Paul’s Use of Leviticus 19:18: A Comparative Analysis with Select Second Temple Jewish Texts , Corey D. Rugh

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Submissions from 2022 2022.

(Graduate Paper) The Role and Characteristic of Love in 1 Corinthians 13 , Ninh Van Nguyen

(Master's Thesis) Synodality as the Listening Church: Pope Francis Continues and Expands Vatican II's Teaching on Collegiality , Toan Van Phan O.Cist

Submissions from 2021 2021

(Graduate Paper) Pauline Theology: The Interdependently Called Body of Christ , Katryna Bertucci

(Master's Thesis) The Glory of the Lord Whose Likeness is as the Appearance of a Human Being/Adam: A Study of Ezekiel’s Son of Man/Adam Anthropology , Timothy R. Schmeling

(Graduate Paper) The Power, (Problem), and Potential of Prayer , Meghan E. Stretar

Submissions from 2020 2020

(Graduate Paper) How Can Catholic Youth Programs Improve the Youth’s Connection To the Mass? , Elizabeth Cook

(Graduate Paper) Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: A Glimpse Into the Theme of Righteousness Through the Anthropology, Theology, and Spirituality of the Psalms , Elizabeth Cook

(Graduate Paper) Introducing Queer Theology , Cole Epping

(Graduate Paper) Taking Care of the Forgotten: A Pastoral Response to the Hospice Care Professional , Constance Friebohle

(Graduate Paper) A Global Church in the Local Parish: Fostering Intercultural Competency for Indonesian Catholic Ministry in the United States , Janice Kristanti

(Graduate Paper) The Indispensability of Inculturation For Effective Evangelization: Revisiting The Evangelization of Sub-Saharan Africa , Mark Obeten

(Graduate Paper) Seeking a New Paradigm for Youth Ministry of Waegwan Abbey, South Korea , Cyprian Ji-Eung Ryu

(Graduate Paper) The Catholic Church and the Turn of the 20th Century: An Anthropology of Human Flourishing and a Church for Peace , Maria Siebels

(Graduate Paper) The Wounded Body of Christ: Social Trauma in Pastoral Care , Kelsi Watters

Submissions from 2019 2019

(Graduate Paper) A Non-Dualistic Reading of Body and Soul in the Gospel of Matthew: Focusing on Matthew 10:39 in the Context of Discipleship , Alexander Blechle

Submissions from 2018 2018

(Graduate Paper) Catholic Social Teaching and the Christian Responsibility to the Poor , Rose Aspholm

(Master's Thesis) Not Quite Calvinist: Cyril Lucaris a Reconsideration of His Life and Beliefs , Stephanie Falkowski

(Graduate Paper) Life or Death and Other False Dichotomies: A Theology of Hospice , Kayla Stock

Submissions from 2017 2017

(Master's Thesis) On Dionysian Theological Methodology , Joseph Arrendale

(Graduate Paper) The Transcendence of the Apprehension of Beauty , Mary Abigail Coleman

(Graduate Paper) The Paradox of Remarkable/Unremarkable Julian of Norwich , John P. Fitzgibbons

(Book Chapter) Agape Unbound in Silence and Deep River , Elizabeth Cameron Galbraith

(Graduate Paper) Formed for Diverse Communion: Toward Developing An Ecumenical Formation Process for New Members of Holy Wisdom Monastery’s Sunday Assembly , Rosy Kandathil OSB

(Graduate Paper) A Garden Enclosed, A Fountain Sealed Up: Paradoxical and Generative Metaphors of Enclosure in Medieval Female Anchoritism , Cody Maynus Obl.S.B.

(Graduate Paper) The Gospel of Mark , Nancy McCabe

(Master's Thesis) A Theological Retrieval of Communal Parenting as a Moral Response to Baby Stealing and Childlessness in Nigeria , Henry U. Omeike

(Graduate Paper) Do This, in Memory of Me! , Joseph Qiu-Lin Zhang

Submissions from 2016 2016

(Master's Thesis) A Church Built on Charity: Augustine's Ecclesiology , Michael J. Clinger Jr

(Graduate Paper) A Story of Identity in the Christian East , Manya Gustafson

(Graduate Paper) Jude's Enochian Apocalypse , Lucian López OSB

(Graduate Paper) Matthew's Least Brothers and It's Application in the Catholic Church , Runbao Zhang

Submissions from 2015 2015

(Electronic Book) Illuminating Christ , Jessie Bazan

(Master's Thesis) Gifting Freedom to the Samaritan: Considerations on access to both the sacramental event and salvation for those who, for whatever reason, find themselves outside the Church, and the consequences of identity for the Church in gifting such access , C. A. Chase

(Graduate Paper) My Brother's a Jerk and Dad's Gonna Spank Him: Roles and Relations in Obadiah , Aletta Stumo

Submissions from 2014 2014

(Graduate Paper) Christology, Theology, & Evolution in Celia Deane-Drummond's Christ and Evolution , Trevor Beach SJ

(Graduate Paper) Joy as Illumination: Participation in God's Life-giving Trinitarian Love , Trevor Beach SJ

(Graduate Paper) Consideration of the Church's Identity and Mission, Predicated on the Church Be-ing 'Ligamen' (Bond) , C. A. Chase

(Graduate Paper) Observations on the Performative Force of the Qyama and the Ihidaye, and its Pertinancy Today , C. A. Chase

(Graduate Paper) Christ, the Meeting Point of Sacramental and Trinitarian Theology , Nathan Peter Chase

(Graduate Paper) The Christological Remnants within Eucharistic Prayers , Nathan Peter Chase

(Master's Thesis) With Eyes That See: The Role of Spiritual Vision in the Ascent of Nyssen Noetic Theology , Benjamin Rush

(Master's Thesis) St. John of the Cross and the Denudation of the Soul , Wesley Sutermeister

Submissions from 2013 2013

(Graduate Paper) A History and Analysis of the Missel Romain pour les Diocese du Zaire , Nathan Peter Chase

(Graduate Paper) The Development of the Epiclesis: Alexandrian or Syrian? , Nathan Peter Chase

Submissions from 2011 2011

(Graduate Paper) Short-Term Solution, Long-Term Problem: The Rite of Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest and its Use in the United States of America , Christopher Angel

(Graduate Paper) Welcome (Back): The Use of Initiatory Elements in the Reconciliation of Heretics to the Early Church , Christopher Angel

(Graduate Paper) The Gospel of Matthew: The Temple Cleansing in 21:12-17 , Kasey Devine

(Graduate Paper) The "Ladder" of the Lord's Plagues , Kasey DeVine

Submissions from 2010 2010

(Graduate Paper) St. John Chrysostom and His Message of Social Justice Today , Joel Cassady

(Graduate Paper) Trinitarian Christology: The Grammar of The Christian Faith and the Foundation for a Theology of Religious Pluralism , Eric Christensen

(Graduate Paper) Entering into the Profound Mystery: Yves Congar’s Via Media on the Salvation of People of Non-Christian Religions , Elizabeth M. Cunneen

Submissions from 2009 2009

(Graduate Paper) Ego Eimi Formula and a Sense of Continuity in John’s Gospel Chapter Sixth (Jn 6: v.20, vss.35-58) , John Changjin Bai

(Graduate Paper) Jesus the Christ as a Jun-Zi in Confucian Perspectives , John Changjin Bai

(Graduate Paper) An Exegesis of 1 Corinthians 12:31 - 13:1-3 , Gregory Congote OSB

(Graduate Paper) Gregory Palamas and Hesychasm , Gregory Congote OSB

(Graduate Paper) Modern Usury: The Moral Challenge of Credit Cards in Light of Catholic Teaching and Practice in the Past and the Present , David R. Smoker

Submissions from 2008 2008

(Graduate Paper) Community in the Theology of Søren Aabye Kierkegaard , Nicholas Coffman

(Graduate Paper) Jean-Luc Marion’s Theology of Eucharistic Presence , Nicholas Coffman

(Graduate Paper) Proclaiming the Truth of Beauty , Larry Fraher

(Graduate Paper) Augustine of Hippo and Elizabeth de la Trinite: A Conversation across the Centuries , Vernon W. Goodin

(Graduate Paper) "Who Do You Say That I Am?" The Role of Story in Christology , Vernon W. Goodin

(Graduate Paper) Sufficere, “It Is Enough”: Avarice vs. Simplicity and Detachment in the Rule of Saint Benedict , Arlen M. Hanson

(Graduate Paper) Stories in Stained Glass: An Analysis of the Stained-Glass Windows at Saint Norbert Abbey in De Pere, Wisconsin , Timothy A. Johnston

(Master's Thesis) Wittgenstein and Worship: Investigations of Liturgical Language-Games and Their Formative Role in Christian Identity , Michelle Kathleen Weber

Submissions from 2007 2007

(Graduate Paper) Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Prophet & Martyr , Fr. Michael Calhoun OSB

(Graduate Paper) Saint Basil: Monastic Reformer , Fr. Michael Calhoun OSB

(Graduate Paper) Looking at Conflict Diamonds Through the Lens of Catholic Social Teaching , Heather Cherpelis

(Graduate Paper) “Allegorical Typologies” of the Eucharist: An Analysis of Some Eastern Liturgical Commentaries , Nathaniel G. Costa

(Graduate Paper) “For All the Saints”: A Feast for All People and All Time , Nathaniel G. Costa

(Graduate Paper) Eternal Hope: The Story of Sr. Mary Luke Tobin and Other Women who Participated in Vatican Council II , Megan S. Enninga

(Graduate Paper) Vulgar and Ascetic Christians: the Myth of a Higher Spirituality The rhetoric of monastic profession as a second baptism , August L. Gothman

(Graduate Paper) Active Participation and the Song of the Assembly , William Griffiths

(Graduate Paper) Transforming both the gifts and the people: Eucharistic presence , William Griffiths

(Graduate Paper) “You Can Become All Flame”: Do the Desert Fathers Have Anything to Say to Us Today? , Arlen M. Hanson

(Graduate Paper) Toward a Domestic Ecclesiology: The "Domestic Church" Finds Articulation in Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body" , Craig James St. Clair

(Graduate Paper) Celebrating the Communion Rite , Jay Stimac

(Graduate Paper) Karl Rahner: On Grace and Salvation , Nicole Streit

(Graduate Paper) One Body, One Spirit, One Priesthood; Many Members, Many Charisms, Many Ministries: Reflections Anglican and Catholic , Cody C. Unterseher

(Graduate Paper) Arianism, Athanasius, and the Effect on Trinitarian Thought , Andy Witchger

(Graduate Paper) How the Parish and School of St. Agnes Creates Vocations , Andy Witchger

Submissions from 2006 2006

(Graduate Paper) How Paul and the Jerusalem Council Might Speak to Division in the Twenty-First Century Church , Mary Birmingham

(Master's Thesis) Becoming One Spirit: Origen and Evagrius Ponticus on Prayer , Hilary Case OSB

(Graduate Paper) Syncletica: Urban Ascetic and Desert Mother , Susan Dreyer OSB

(Graduate Paper) The Education of Heloise in Twelfth-Century France , Susan Dreyer OSB

(Graduate Paper) A Woman of the Reformation , Megan S. Enninga

(Graduate Paper) A Key and Classic Text: Ephesians 5:21-33 , Katinka Nadine Ellen Evers

(Graduate Paper) Concealing to Reveal: Modesty in Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body , Katinka Nadine Ellen Evers

(Graduate Paper) Sex in the City of God , Diana Macalintal

(Graduate Paper) The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ecclesial Discipleship and Redemption , Diane Draxler Pederson

(Graduate Paper) The Spiritual Potential of Poetry , Carl Schlueter

(Graduate Paper) Complicating the Poor Widow’s Gift: Exegesis on Mk. 12:41-44 , Timothy Traynor

(Graduate Paper) "We Should Glory in the Cross:" The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross and its Contemporary Liturgical Significance , Cody C. Unterseher

Submissions from 2005 2005

(Graduate Paper) Hermeneutics and Liturgical Space: Interpreting the Domus Ecclesiae - Domus Dei , Gregory Reed Beath

(Graduate Paper) Eros: Human and Divine , Denae M. Fielder

(Graduate Paper) And the Question Became Flesh: Jesus the Catechist in the Gospel of John , Diana Macalintal

(Graduate Paper) Hesychast Prayer: Attending the Cosmic Banquet of the Heart , Tamara Ann Moore

(Graduate Paper) A Study in Spiritual Lineage: The "Influence and Noninfluence" of Pseudo-Dionysius on The Cloud of Unknowing , David M. Odorisio

(Graduate Paper) The Cistercian Spirit in Stone , David M. Odorisio

(Graduate Paper) Architectural Reforms of Eucharistic Reservation , Diane Draxler Pederson

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The Theology Dissertations Series is comprised of dissertations authored by Marquette University's Theology Department doctoral students.

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

The Beauty of a Good Appetite in a Social Media Age , Megan Heeder

Place in Luke-Acts: A Geocritical Reading of Synagogue, House, and Temple , Daniel Mueller

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

The Universality of God in Amo’s Oracles and Creation: A Historical-Critical Approach within a Catholic Context , Alexandra Bochte

Trinitarian Theology as a Resource for the Theology of Education , Anne Bullock

Existential Thomism and the Ecstasy of the Sexed Body , Kathleen Cavender-McCoy

Ecumenical Traditions: Byzantine and Franciscan Theology in Dialogue , Gino G. Grivetti

Person and Society: The Trinitarian Anthropology of Henri de Lubac , Sara Hulse

MIRACLES AND LAWS OF SCIENCE: INSIGHTS FOR CONTEMPORARY DIALOGUE ON DIVINE ACTION FROM SAID NURSI AND THOMAS AQUINAS , Edmund Michael Lazzari

Moved to Compassion: Envisioning Parables in the Gospel of Luke , Patrick J. O'Kernick

In the Power of the Spirit: Toward an Agapeic Ethic of Spirit-Baptism , Caroline Rose Redick

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

The Ethical Functions of Deuteronomic Laws in Early Second Temple Judaism , Paul Cizek

Finding Paul in the Fourth Gospel: John 8 and the Reception of the Apostle to the Gentiles , Jason Hitchcock

“Now I Will Recall the Works of God”: Allusion and Intertextuality in Sirach 42:15-43:33 , Gary Patrick Klump

The Human Person Fully Alive: The Transformation of the Body, Brain, Mind, and Soul of Humanity in the Encounter with the Divinity , Christopher Krall

Maximus the Confessor in Aquinas's Christology , Corey John Stephan

Rewriting the Ending: Malachi's Threat and the Destruction of the Temple in the Gospel of Mark , John Michael Strachan

Behold the Beasts Beside You: The Adaptation and Alteration of Animals in LXX-Job , James Wykes

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Biased in a World of Bias: A Cognitive and Spiritual Approach to Knowing Racial Justice , Stephen Calme

Where is Wisdom? Privileging Perspectives in the Book of Job , Israel McGrew

Being and Naming God: Essence and Energies in St. Gregory Palamas , Tikhon Alexander Pino

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Reception of the Economic Social Teaching of Gaudium et Spes in the United States from 1965-2005 , David Daniel Archdibald

Unity and Catholicity in Christ: The Ecclesiology of Francisco Suárez, S.J. , Eric DeMeuse

Filled with 'The Fullness of the Gifts of God': Towards a Pneumatic Theosis , Kirsten Guidero

Cathedrals of the Mind: Theological Method and Speculative Renewal in Trinitarian Theology , Ryan Hemmer

Fire in the Bread, Life in the Body: The Pneumatology of Ephrem the Syrian , David Kiger

Looks That Kill: White Power, Christianity, and the Occlusion of Justice , Wesley Sutermeister

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Beyond Slavery: Christian Theology and Rehabilitation from Human Trafficking , Christopher Michael Gooding

The Ambiguity of Being: Medieval and Modern Cooperation on the Problem of the Supernatural , Jonathan Robert Heaps

Widow As the Altar of God: Retrieving Ancient Sources for Contemporary Discussions on Christian Discipleship , Lisa Marin Moore

The New Day of Atonement: A Matthean Typology , Hans Moscicke

"The Present Evil Age": The Origin and Persistence of Evil in Galatians , Tyler Allen Stewart

A Sweet Influence: St. Bonaventure’s Franciscan Reception of Dionysian Hierarchy , Luke Vittorio Togni

Transforming the Foundation: Lonergan's Transposition of Aquinas' Notion of Wisdom , Juliana Vazquez Krivsky

Infideles Et Philosophi: Assent, Untruth, and Natural Knowledge of the Simple God , Jeffrey M. Walkey

Confessing Characters: Coming to Faith in the Gospel of John , Dominic Zappia

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Eighteenth-Century Forerunners of Vatican II: Early Modern Catholic Reform and the Synod of Pistoia , Shaun London Blanchard

The Media Matrix of Early Jewish and Christian Literature , Nicholas Andrew Elder

Imagining Demons in Post-Byzantine Jerusalem: John of Damascus and the Consolidation of Classical Christian Demonology , Nathaniel Ogden Kidd

Hoc Est Sacrificium Laudis: The Influence of Hebrews on the Origin, Structure, and Theology of the Roman Canon Missae , Matthew S. C. Olver

Reconciling Universal Salvation and Freedom of Choice in Origen of Alexandria , Lee W. Sytsma

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Doubt of the Apostles and the Resurrection Faith of the Early Church , J. D. Atkins

The Two Goats: A Christian Yom Kippur Soteriology , Richard Barry

Exodus as New Creation, Israel as Foundling: Stories in the History of an Idea , Christopher Evangelos John Brenna

Christus Exemplar: the Politics of Virtue in Lactantius , Jason Matthew Gehrke

Image and Virtue in Ambrose of Milan , Andrew Miles Harmon

A God Worth Worshiping: Toward a Critical Race Theology , Duane Terrence Loynes Sr.

The Cry of the Poor: Anthropology of Suffering and Justice in Health Care From a Latin American Liberation Approach , Alexandre Andrade Martins

The First Thing Andrew Did' [John 1:41]: Readers As Witnesses in the Fourth Gospel , Mark L. Trump

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Creator Spirit, Spirit of Grace: Trinitarian Dimensions of a Charitological Pneumatology , Wesley Scott Biddy

The Economic Trinity: Communion with the Triune God in a Market Economy , David Glenn Butner Jr.

Judgment, Justification, and the Faith Event in Romans , Raymond Foyer

Primeval History According to Paul: "In Adam" and "In Christ" in Romans , Timothy A. Gabrielson

Scripture in History: A Systematic Theology of the Christian Bible , Joseph K. Gordon

Gary Dorrien, Stanley Hauerwas, Rowan Williams, and the Theological Transformation of Sovereignties , David Wade Horstkoetter

The Mystical and Political Body: Christian Identity in the Theology of Karl Rahner , Erin Kidd

Love the Stranger for You were Strangers: The Development of a Biblical Literary Theme and Motif , Helga Kisler

Theo-Dramatic Ethics: A Balthasarian Approach to Moral Formation , Andrew John Kuzma

No Sympathy for the Devil: The Significance of Demons in John Chrysostom's Soteriology , Samantha Lynn Miller

Truly Human, Fully Divine: The Kenotic Christ of Thomas Aquinas , Gregorio Montejo

Didymus the Blind, Origen, and the Trinity , Kellen Plaxco

ITE, MISSA EST! A Missional Liturgical Ecclesiology , Eugene Richard Schlesinger

From Modes of Production to the Resurrection of the Body: A Labor Theory of Revolutionary Subjectivity & Religious Ideas , Benjamin Suriano

Blinded Eyes and Hardened Hearts: Intra-Jewish Critique in the Gospel of John , Nathan Thiel

Monarchianism and Origen's Early Trinitarian Theology , Stephen Edward Waers

Sanctification as Virtue and Mission: The Politics of Holiness , Nathan Willowby

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

The Word Became Flesh: An Exploratory Essay on Jesus’s Particularity and Nonhuman Animals , Andy Alexis-Baker

RENOVATIO: Martin Luther's Augustinian Theology of Holiness (1515/16 and 1535-46) , Phillip L. Anderas

Models of Conversion in American Evangelicalism: Jonathan Edwards, Charles Hodge and Old Princeton, and Charles Finney , Mark B. Chapman

The Kingdom of God and the Holy Spirit: Eschatology and Pneumatology in the Vineyard Movement , Douglas R. Erickson

The All-Embracing Frame: Distance in the Trinitarian Theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar , Christopher Hadley

"Make My Joy Complete": The Price of Partnership in the Letter of Paul to the Philippians , Mark Avery Jennings

The Unsettled Church: The Search for Identity and Relevance in the Ecclesiologies of Nicholas Healy, Ephraim Radner, and Darrell Guder , Emanuel D. Naydenov

Seeing Two Worlds: The Eschatological Anthropology of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification , Jakob Karl Rinderknecht

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Palliative Care's Sacramental and Liturgical Foundations: Healthcare Formed by Faith, Hope, and Love , Darren M. Henson

"Now These Things Happened As Examples For Us" (1 Cor. 10:6):the Biblical-Narrative Depiction Of Human Sinfulness , Stephen Frederick Jenks

Love For God And Earth: Ecospirituality In The Theologies Of Sallie Mcfague And Leonardo Boff , Rebecca A. Meier-Rao

Stabilitas In Congregatione: The Benedictine Evangelization Of America In The Life And Thought Of Martin Marty, O.s.b. , Paul Gregory Monson

The Word Is An Angel Of The Mind: Angelic And Temple Imagery In The Theology Of John Mansur, The Damascene. , Elijah Nicolas Mueller

"heavenly Theologians": The Place Of Angels In The Theology Of Martin Luther , Christopher J. Samuel

"a Spreading And Abiding Hope": A. J. Conyers And Evangelical Theopolitical Imagination , Jacob Shatzer

Receptive Ecumenism And Justification: Roman Catholic And Reformed Doctrine In Contemporary Context , Sarah Timmer

Mary's Fertility As The Model Of The Ascetical Life In Ephrem The Syrian's Hymns Of The Nativity , Michelle Weedman

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

The Church as Symbolic Mediation: Revelation Ecclesiology in the Theology of Avery Dulles, S.J. , Abraham B. Fisher

Christological Name Theology in three Second Century communities , Michael D. Harris

Transcending Subjects: Hegel After Augustine, an Essay on Political Theology , Geoffrey J.D. Holsclaw

Circumcision of the Spirit in the Soteriology of Cyril of Alexandria , Jonathan Stephen Morgan

Toward a Renewed Theological Framework of Catholic Racial Justice: A Vision Inspired by the Life and Writings of Dr. Arthur Grand Pré Falls , Lincoln Rice

Emerging in the Image of God: From Evolution to Ethics in a Second Naïveté Understanding of Christian Anthropology , Jason Paul Roberts

Isaac of Nineveh's Contribution to Syriac Theology: An Eschatological Reworking of Greek Anthropology , Jason Scully

Between Eden and Egypt: Echoes of the Garden Narrative in the Story of Joseph and His Brothers , Brian Osborne Sigmon

Rediscovering Sabbath: Hebrew Social Thought And Its Contribution To Black Theology's Vision For America , Christopher Taylor Spotts

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Opening First-World Catholic Theology to Third-World Ecofeminism: Aruna Gnanadason and Johann B. Metz in Dialogue , Gretchen Baumgardt

Love and Lonergan's Cognitional-Intentional Anthropology: An Inquiry on the Question of a "Fifth Level of Consciousness" , Jeremy Blackwood

Andrew G. Grutka, First Bishop of the Diocese of Gary, Indiana (1957 to 1984): "Where There is Charity, There is God." , Anthony Bonta

The Election Controversy Among Lutherans in the Twentieth Century: An Examination of the Underlying Problems , John M. Brenner

Yves Congar, O.P.: Ecumenist of the Twentieth Century , Paul Raymond Caldwell

Theo-Poetics: Figure and Metaphysics in the Thought of Hans Urs von Balthasar , Anne Carpenter

Sacrament and Eschatological Fulfillment in Henri de Lubac's Theology of History , Joseph Flipper

Spirit and Flesh: On the Significance of the Reformed Doctrine of the Lord's Supper for Pneumatology , Christopher Ganski

A Comparison of the Kenotic Trinitarian Theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar and Sergei Bulgakov , Katy Leamy

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Theses/dissertations from 1992 1992.

Selected U.S. Supreme Court Cases Viewed Through the Lenses of the Lutheran Two Kingdoms Doctrine , Larry Hendricks

Theses/Dissertations from 1983 1983

Demonic Possession, Exorcism, and Pastoral Care , Paul Sherouse

Theses/Dissertations from 1982 1982

Assimilation: It's Role in Church Growth , Dennis Bartels

Confronting and Utilizing Conflict in the Parish , David Becker

A Study of Psalms 16, 49, 116, and 23 and Their View of Eternal Life and the Resurrection , Joel Christiansen

The Three-Self Principle as a Model for the Indigenous Church , Peter Dorn

An Evaluation of the Position of the Missouri Synod on the Antichrist , Richard Hillenbrand

Effective Pastoral Care for the Bereaved , Michael Klatt

Pastoral Care in Lutheran Rural America-Its Uniqueness and Challenge , Stephen Nickodemus

Selections Translated from the Loci Theoiogici by Johann Gerhard , Charles Paulson

Theses/Dissertations from 1981 1981

The Validity of Separating Altar from Pulpit Fellowship , Steven Bauer

The Material Principle of Lutheran Theology as a Hermeneutical Presupposition , Ralph Blomenberg

Prolegomena to the Study of Hegel's Philosophy of Religion , Alan Borcherding

Gifts of the Spirit , Glenn Nielsen

The Gift of Prophecy in the New Testament , Kevin Popp

High Technology and the Church: The Computer as an Aid to Ministry , Warren Uecker

St. Paul's Apostolic Authority and his First Letter to the Corinthians , Robert Weinhold

The Predestinarian Controversy and its Effects on the Missouri Synod's Attempts Toward Lutheran Unity , John Wohlrabe

Theses/Dissertations from 1980 1980

The Whole Counsel of God: A Study of the Development of the Church Year and the Pericopal System , Neil Andersen

Soli Deo Gloria: The Relationship Between Christianity and the Arts , Frederic Baue

The Reformation in Norway: A Historical-Bibliographical Survey , Jack Preus

Two Early Church Homilies Compared , Russell Sommerfeld

An Examination of the Lutheran Doctrine of Conversion , George Volkert

Theses/Dissertations from 1979 1979

Luther's Attitude Toward Religious Toleration in Light of his Two Kingdom Doctrine , Richard Elseroad

Guilt in the Parish Ministry-A Pastoral Perspective , Dale Kleimola

The Way International, its History, Theology and Impact on the Church , Douglas Morton

The Immortality of the Soul Versus the Resurrection of the Dead , John Sattler

The Wauwatosa Theology: J.P. Koehler, his Exegetical Methodology and the Prote'stant Conference , Charles Werth

New Testament Prayer as Found in the Epistle of James , Mark Whitsett

Theses/Dissertations from 1978 1978

Eschatological and Eucharistic Motifs in Luke 12:35-40 , Paul E. Deterding

Contemporary Doctrines of the Lord's Supper Believed, Taught and Confessed By Selected Religious Bodies of the United States of America, With Special Emphasis Upon the Doctrines of the Real Presence and the Consecration , David Last

The Lutheran Confessions and St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans , Mark Wangerin

Theses/Dissertations from 1977 1977

A Study of the Relationship Between Genesis, Chapters One and Two, and Isaiah, Chapters Forty Through Sixty-Six on the Basis of BARA', 'ASAH, YATZAR , John Brandt

Paul's Principals of Counseling in First and Second Timothy: The Search for a Biblical View of Counseling , Robert Gaiser

Hermeneutical Principles Evidenced in the Gospel According to Matthew , Benjamin Lorenz

Theses/Dissertations from 1976 1976

The Development of the Mission of the Church in Acts 1-15 , James Heining

’Αδαπάω θςλέω (Agapáō and Philéō romanized form) in John , James Lindemann

Developing a Multi-Media Program within the Local Lutheran Parish , Donald Loos

The Bahai Faith- A Theological Analysis of a World Religion , Mark Mueller

The Development and Significance of Confirmation in the Lutheran Church , Richard Rist

Theses/Dissertations from 1975 1975

Project--Disciple-A Model for Parish Youth Ministry , Thomas Hirsch

The Relationship Between the Holy Spirit and Baptism in the New Testament , Paul Peckman

Theses/Dissertations from 1974 1974

Youth: A Part of, Not Apart From, the Church , Glenn Kopper

A Pastoral Response to the Charismatic Movement , Jack Schneider

An Investigation of Logos Tou Theou in the New Testament , Glenn Zander

Theses/Dissertations from 1973 1973

Pastoral Counseling with the Dying Child and his Family , Kenneth Doka

An Analysis of Reinhold Niebuhr's Critique of Martin Luther's Two Kingdom Doctrine , Jack Flachsbart

A Comparison Measurement of Law and Gospel in Selected Sermons of Saint Augustine, Bernard of Clairvaux, Jonathan Edwards, Phillips Brooks, and Walter A. Maier , David Gunderlach

Motivation to Prepare for Ministry , Kent Hunter

An Examination and Exposition of Process-Thought and Extrapolation of its Themes for Theological Use , Christian Just

A History of the Development of Lutheran Church—Canada and the Purposes for its Autonomy , Paul Langohr

The Lord's Supper in Paul and in Mark: A Critique of the Position of Professor Willi Marxsen , Reinhold Miessler

An exegetical investigation of the concept of Yahweh's presence as expressed by יהוֹחצמד [yhwh ʻmkh (romanized form)] and its variations , William Moorhead

The Spanish Mission Effort in Texas: 1519-1794 , Robert Preece

Contemporary Extramarital Sexual Behavior- Insights and Theology , Robert Sielaff

God as Phenomenon , Charles Yunghans

Theses/Dissertations from 1972 1972

Confidences to Clergymen: Their Legal Status as Privileged Information , Lynn Claussen

Shepherd, Sheep, and Goats; A Study in Old Testament Concepts and Imagery , Jack Ferguson

Attitudes in the Early Church Affecting Petrine Primacy , Gilbert Franke

The Pastor's Role and Suicide Bereaved , Michael Haar

Ministry to the Terminal Patient its Problems and a Pastoral Approach , Wayne Pafk

Theses/Dissertations from 1971 1971

Annotated Bibliography and some Integrating Observations on Conversion Including a brief New Testament Study , Jeffrey Anderson

The Process of Developing a Programmed Course in Christian Doctrine for Catachumens , Philip Bohlken

Black Children with White Parents , Dennis Conrad

An Autonomous Lutheran Church in Canada in a Time of Rising Nationalism , Roger Ellis

What Sort of Personality Should the Pastor-Counselor Have , Walter Geist

A Comparative Study of the Doctrine of Scripture in Article 4 of the Apology of the Augsburg Confession with the Doctrine of Scripture in the Works of Kister Stendahl , Jerry Kosberg

The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod and World War I-A Study of the Loyalty Problem During World War I and Theodore Conrad Graebner's Attempt to Solve it , Walter Steinbach

Michael Praetorius Creuzbergensis-The Man, the Musician, the Theologian: An Introduction , David Susan

The Role of the Lutheran Parish Pastor in the Classrooms of his Congregation’s Christian Day School , Gregory Wismar

Theses/Dissertations from 1970 1970

Close Communion , Stephen Bartelt

An Evaluation of the "Affirming Rural Mission" Workshop as a Vital Part of the Preparation of Lutheran Pastors for the Town and Country Ministry , Wilbur Gehrke

The Scriptural and Confessional Stance of American Lutheranism 1742-1867 , Arthur Gillespie

A Sociological Analysis of the Communiunity Immediately Surrounding Our Savior Lutheran Church, St. Louis, Missouri , Kenneth Haupt

An Investigation of the Origin and Development of the "Gesellschaft Zur Unterstutzung Von Prediger- U. Schullehrer- Wittwen U. Waisen Innerhalb Der Ev. Luth. Synode Von Missouri, Ohio U. A. Staaten" , Erwin Lueker

Dr. Adolph A. Brux and Prayer Fellowship in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod , John Marschhausen

The Big Bopper Died For Your Sins: A Study of the Function of Rock as a Form of Religious Expression inn the World of Youth , John Metzig

The Understandings of Pornography in the Behavioral Sciences and the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod , Paul Metzler

A Study of the Eschatological Interpretation of Christianity with Particular Reference to Juergen Moltmann's Theology of Hope , Henry Millhorn

A Prolegomenon to New Testament Language In Light of Contemporary Linguistic Analysis: A Look at Paul's Meaning and Use of Theological Language in I Corinthians 2:6-16 , John Stern

Theses/Dissertations from 1969 1969

The Origin of Origen's Origins , Kenneth Bernthal

The History of Women's Rights in the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod , Robert Fitzpatrick

The Influence of Zion Theology on the Centralization of the Cult , Kurt Hendel

Secularization in the Centralization of the Cult in Deuteronomy , Marvin Huggins

The Bread of Life Discourse in John 6: A Survey of Select Literature , Ronald Jones

The Literary Relationship Between the Gospels of John and Luke with Special Reference to John 20:1-18 , Thomas Niermann

Various Muslim Interpretations of the Curcifixion of Jesus in the Qur'an , Rodney Otto

Theses/Dissertations from 1968 1968

The Covenant Comes of Age: A Study of Jeremiah 31:31-34 , Thomas Decker

An Inquiry of Dialogical Preaching: Its Purpose, Procedure, and Evaluation , Edward Hummel

Marxist Humanism in Dialogue with Christianity , Richard Lischer

The Role of the Quote from Psalm 82 in John 10:34-36 , Colin Liske

Theses/Dissertations from 1967 1967

The Thematic Structure of the Third Book of Matthew , Michael Gruel

Reality as a Basis for Religious Education , Donald Jerke

The Counselor's Role in Encouraging the Adolescent to Christian Love with Special Reference to Carl Rogers' Theory of Counseling , James Laatsch

The Cursing of the Barren Fig Tree (Mark 11:2-14) , Ronald Lehenbauer

The Concept of Doubt in the New Testament , Charles Lentner

Portent and Providence- An Investigation of the Puritan Habit of Deciphering the Will of God in the Natural and the Preternatural with Special Reference to "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne , Milton Sernett

The Unwed Mother: The Psychological and Sociological Factors , Norman Stoppenhagen

The Suicidal Person and Pastoral Care , Donald Wunrow

Theses/Dissertations from 1966 1966

An Analysis of the History of the Protestant Conference from 1927 - 1932 , Luther Albrecht

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The Faculty of Divinity is one of the largest centres for theological research in the UK. There are 22 University Teaching Officers, covering six core areas: Christian Theology, History of Christianity, New Testament, Old Testament, Philosophy of Religion and Religious Studies. Information about academics and subject areas can be found under ' People ' and ' Subjects ' on the main site menu.

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Theological Foundations for Shobi's Table Extending Hospitality in Hunger Ministry , Esther Kristianti Sianipar

How Can Pastors Who Are Working with Youth in Tanzania Help Youth Resolve Christian-Muslim Tensions? , Ombeni Martin Ulime

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Poverty Alleviation in the Rural Areas of Kunene Region in Namibia: The Role of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) , Jeremia Ekandjo

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Missional Discipleship Within the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria , Innocent Webinumen Anthony

Empowering Laity to Engage in Pastoral Care Ministry: A Proposal for Capacity Building and Supervision for Larger Congregation with Special Reference to Kohima Ao Baptist Church, Nagaland, India. , Tsuwainla Jamir

The Social Role of Worship: A Reading of Micah 6:1-8 , Khin Win Kyi

Murmuring Met with Mercy and Grace: An Examination of the Pre-Sinai Wilderness Wanderings Traditions , Anna Rask

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A Reinterpretation of Chin Christian Spirituality Beyond One Century in the Light Of Martin Luther's Freedom Of a Christian , Bawi Dua

New Every Morning: Epectasy as a Theology for Innovation , Joel Hinck

The Church’s Call to Minister to Refugees: A Case Study on Liberian Refugees in Minnesota , Rufus Kudee

Apostolicam Ecclesiam: Socio-Liturgical Interpretation of the Mission of the Church in the Perspective of Friedrich Nietzsche's "Antichrist" , Sebastian Ryszard Madejski

Developing Adaptive Leaders: An Initial Intervention for Transforming a Church Culture , Molly Schroeder

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Need for Older Adults’ Ministry in the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) , Bitrus Habu Bamai

Luther's Understanding of Grace and Its Implications for Administration of the Lord's Supper in the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) , Yelerubi Birgamus

Living the American Dream: Faith Formation and the Missio Dei Dilemma among Seventh Day Adventist African American Immigrant Families , Enock Ariga Marindi

Lakota Cultural Fusion and Revitalization of Native Christian Identity , Kelly Sherman-Conroy

The Word-of-God Conflict in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in the 20th Century , Donn Wilson

The Rupture That Remains: A Trauma-Informed Pastoral Theology , Eric Worringer

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Challenge of Being in the Minority: Palestinian Christian Theology in Light of Christian Zionism Post-1948 , Medhat S. Yoakiem

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Towards Beloved Community: Racial Reconciliation through Multiracial Missional Churches , Gray Amos Kawamba

Sanctification in Adolescence: How Karl Barth’s Two-Fold Critique of the Church Could Influence Youth Ministry Practices Today , Joel Vander Wal

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

The Absolving Word : Luther's Reformational Turn , Matthew W. McCormick

The Defiled Imago Dei and Forgiveness: The Tensions Between Ethnicity and Humanity in the Image of God in the Context of the Ethiopian Churches , Wondimu Legesse Sonessa

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Widowhood Care and Empowerment in 1 Timothy 1:3-16: A Case Study of the Evangelical Methodist Church of Christ as a Paradigm for African Instituted Churches , Millicent Yeboah Asuamah

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Understanding the Nature and Impact of Alcoholism : Implications for Ministry in Kenya , Margaret Kemunto Obaga

Theses/Dissertations from 1963 1963

An Approach to the Interpretation of the Self-Designation of Jesus: The Son of Man , Marlin Eugene Ingebretson

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CHRISTOLOGY: DIVINITY AND HUMANITY OF CHRIST

Abstract Since the time of the early church and centuries thereafter, Christian theology in general has always acknowledged the authority of Scripture. However, despite this general acknowledgment, there have been several antagonisms as far as theological understanding and interpretation of the Scriptures are concerned, especially those concerning the attributes of God the Son, Jesus Christ. In this paper, I will treat the theological understanding of Christology, how we apprehend the simultaneous human and divine natures of Jesus, in conversation with selected scholars of our time, because of the very broad interest theologians have manifested toward the subject of Christology. I will therefore focus on Christ's divinity and humanity in one person. I have also found that it would be relevant to lay emphasis, by detailing on the divine attributes and the Trinity, Jesus Christ being the second person of the Trinity. My choice of Christology comes from the fact that developing a Christology apology from the Scriptures rightly divided, should demonstrate the centrality of Jesus Christ in all Christian theological reflection, He being the source of light and the savior of humanity. This is the reason it is important for me to seek to answer the fundamental question that has been heard since the time the first Apostles went out to spread the good news of the kingdom of God. Because of the existence of many skeptical, even of some limited believers, the pertinent question "Who is Jesus" deserves more attention than ever before, at a time when biblical confusion has invaded humanity’s thoughts. The need for clarification on this area of Christology is as significant as to even hear the disciples who walked with Jesus asked: “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” (Mark 4:41)

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Much debate has centered on the pre-existence of Jesus Christ throughout church history that the argument has caused much division. The argument itself is even multi-faceted. The whole argument centers on Jesus’ existence before he became human as the Second Person of the Trinity. Scripture not only clearly teaches that Christ existed prior to his humanity, but also implies the pre-existence of Christ throughout the Gospel accounts and Epistles.

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Glen O'Brien

It is the purpose of this paper to suggest a revision of the Wesleyan doctrine of sanctification along trinitarian lines. Wesleyan thought has tended to polarize toward one or other of two positions - placing a stress either on the Christological or on the Pneumatological aspects of sanctifying grace. In part this has been a historical question. Attempts have been made to establish the position of John Wesley in regard to the use of "pentecostal" and "pneumatological" language in reference to entire sanctification. But it has also involved the very real task of keeping the doctrine alive among the Wesleyan people, saving it from the fate of becoming a mere historical curiosity. An attempt may be made to demonstrate the basic compatibility of these competing historical views when applied to the task of constructive theology, though this is not the task I wish to attempt here. Whatever may turn out to be the case regarding the appropriateness or otherwise of pneumatological language in reference to sanctification when historically considered, the current resurgence of interest in trinitarian theology may provide us with a means of overcoming this polarisation, and also of advancing the tradition in a constructive manner. The basic thesis which this paper will test is that a trinitarian revisioning of the Wesleyan doctrine of entire sanctification can provide us with a future for this doctrine, and help us to overcome tritheistic tendencies in its current formulation.

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Rafael N Bello

I intend to look into two sections of CD IV/1 and another from CD IV/2 that Barth affirms the non-assumptus and to put it in the context of these sections. I will argue that despite Barth's pastoral and ethical concerns for the affirmation of the non-assumptus, there are some problems that the doctrine of the fallen human flesh and the sinlessness of Christ pose for the hypostatic union. These problems are further articulated in his doctrine of the Communicatio Gratiarum in which the communication of graces to the human nature as discussed by Barth, may divide the natures and thereby suggest an implicit Nestorianism. I am not saying that Karl Barth was Nestorian, but that maybe his doctrine of the Communicatio Gratiarum, used to protect the Son from sin, may have unintentionally separated the natures. This study will progress in four steps. First, I will explain Barth's understanding of the self-humiliation of the Son in light of the event of Jesus Christ's solidarity with us. Second, I will discuss the issue of sinlessness and the antecedent life of the Son as it relates to the fallen state of Christ and the grace of God in the incarnation. Third, I will evaluate those proposals in light of Karl Barth's doctrine of the Communicatio Gratiarum. Finally, with the aid of Thomas Aquinas's categories of Grace of Union and Habitual Grace, I will propose a mild corrective to Barth's doctrine of the non-assumptus and impeccability based on a few perceived missteps in Barth's formulation.

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191 Interesting Theology Research Paper Topics For You To Try

Do you know how to write a theology paper? Well, first you will need to find and research the best topic that you are interested in. However, it can be frustrating to some extent when you are not sure of what is expected of you, and what to do your research on.

As students, you need to consult your professors in college to know the best topic to choose for your research. Hence, be assured that after you decide on a topic, we will provide online help from there.

It can be difficult to find the right research topic for your University project. However, we have made it easier for you! We have provided a variety of topics that you can choose from.

Theology Research Paper Topics

Most of these topics are based on Christianity research paper topics. They help you visualize more how religion and society correlate. They are based on the various values and evidence behind them.

• The issues that cause immorality in the church.
• The role of religious institutions in ensuring peace and harmony.
• The influence of the different church doctrines on Education development.
• The effectiveness of faith in Christian life and how it impacts people.
• What are the major contributors to divisions in the church?
• The Biblical examination of why there are divisions in the church.
• The Christian model of living and how it impacts society.
• The religious conflicts in different parts of the world.
• How persistent violence affects religious institutions.
• The principles of religious institutions funding.
• The role of religious institutions in state politics.
• The impact of transformational leadership on leader’s performance.
• The impact of a church minister’s family relationship on the growth of the church.
• The implication of the involvement of religious institutions in politics.
• The leadership styles and welfare programs impact salvation.
• The major effects of servant leadership on Pentecostal fellowship.
• Evaluate the impact of church leadership on church growth.
• How does leadership affect the growth of churches?
• How do parental curses affect the spiritual growth of children?

Theological Essay Topics

These are topics that you can use for your theological essays. They are simple to comprehend and will help you to get a better understanding of religion. They are also based on the beliefs of society.

• Factors responsible for the division of people in religious institutions.
• The moral effect of premarital sex among young teenagers.
• Evaluate the effect of the sectarian crisis in the church.
• How does parenting affect spiritual growth in children?
• The impact of church separation at different ages for spiritual growth.
• The truth behind speaking in tongues and its influence on spiritual growth.
• Evaluate the impact of the use of new technology in providing spiritual growth to individuals.
• The influence of the relation between the laity and clergy in building the church.
• The impact of corporate social responsibility on society.
• The various Christian ethics and impact on the church growth.
• Do churches contribute to healthy living in society?
• Illustrate the cardinal dimension of the Christina CSR – Corporate social responsibilities.
• Evaluate proliferation and its impact on religious institutions.
• Nature and faith roles for a Christian.
• How does the administration of a religious institution affect its growth?
• The nature and role of faith in different religions.
• The effect of different denominations in the growth of the church.
• Evaluate the accepted Christian life and its impact on society.
• Describe Christianity as a way of life.

More Theology Paper Topics

These are other topics that are broad enough for any research paper. You just need to do proper research, consult your university professor, and choose the best topic for you. It will create a better understanding of theology.

• The principles that guide church finance in the New Testament.
• Evaluate the Roman Catholicism.
• The influence of the religious doctrines in the church.
• Evaluate the impact of objectification of religion.
• Evaluate the Russian factory and evangelical church.
• The Church and theological concepts.
• Evaluate the Biblical insight on sexuality.
• Understanding hope, faith, and other theological virtues.
• What is Eschatology? The role in the life of a believer.
• Evaluate the Rule of St Benedict through Humility, obedience, and justice.
• According to Boethius, what is the origin of evil?
• Explain happiness according to Thomas Aquinas.
• Analyze the Philosophical arguments against or for the existence of God.
• Evaluate Augustine’s political and social opinions.
• Evaluate the relationship between science and theology.
• Show the life and science of Giordana Bruno.
• The best response to trauma according to theology.
• The best response to loss and betrayal is based on Theology.
• Evaluate the temptation in the garden and its influence on current life.

Research Topics in Theology

Are you looking for the best research topics in theology? Why not start with these? They are based on modern society and religions.

• Evaluate the two views of theology and their impact on current life.
• Provide a comparison between Armenians and classic Calvinism.
• Evaluate the triumph of Armenians and its dangers.
• Examine the Christian doctrine of security.
• Evaluate God’s foreknowledge and human freedom and the problems associated with it.
• Examine God’s immutability aspect and influence on everyday life.
• Provide a detailed paper on the Biblical perspective of the tension of the son of God’s death as predestined by God.
• Evaluate the pre-existence of the Son of God.
• Examine the existence of God’s son concerning the historical dimension of the Biblical witness to God.
• Evaluate the modern inerrancy debate and its impact on the church.
• Discuss the reflections on the Theology of Worship.
• Distinguish between the scripture and culture and impact on the society.
• Distinguish humans through atheism and secularism.
• How is humanism portrayed in society?
• Discuss the problem of natural evil and its impact on society.
• Analyze the Biblical perspectives on the second coming of the son of God.
• Provide the popular ideas on the second coming of Christ.
• Discuss the nature of God and its relation with living beings.
• What are the popular concepts surrounding the second coming of Jesus Christ?
• What are the speculations on the end times?

In Depth Theology Essay Topics

These are other theology essay topics that you can use. They are based on real-life circumstances and the consequences of some occurrences. They will help you get a better understanding of what you learn at school.

• Evaluate the two Biblical stories and their impact on human understanding of creation.
• Evaluate the protestant principle of faith alone as traced through Habakkuk and Paul.
• How does faith impact how people live with each other in society?
• Evaluate homosexuality as shown in the Bible.
• Evaluate God’s love and human love.
• Discuss Nehemiah’s life and the question of identity.
• Explain synergism in fulfilling the mission of the Church.
• How do you understand the term born again in Christianity?
• What are the different views that people have about God?
• What is subjected as Holy Living?
• What justifies someone living a Holy life?
• What is the importance of Christian creed, confessions, and catechism in Christianity
• How do creeds of reformation help in faith-building?
• Discuss the collection of Biblical studies, and theological reflections that address Women in the Ministry.
• The impact of historical theology on modern Christianity.
• Evaluate the heritage of Holiness in Christianity.
• Evaluate the Day of the Lord and related metaphors in terms of Biblical passages.
• What is the difference between prophetic and apocalyptic eschatology?

Bible Thesis Topics

The Bible is a great book, however, you need great intervention to understand it fully. Here are some topics that you can start with to understand the basis of the Bible.

• Evaluate the Old Testament in the Bible as twenty passage
• What are the implications of the day of the Lord and related metaphors of accountability?
• Provide a literary analysis of the Book of Genesis.
• Evaluate the term, “Limited God” in terms of His level of knowledge about humanity – new things he learns about humans
• Analyze the Old Testament’s concept of the Torah from the Biblical traditions.
• Evaluate the theoretical analysis of the Old Testament practice of sacrifice and how it differs from appeasement of the gods or physical means to forgiveness.
• Evaluate the social ethics in the revelation and experience of God in human history.
• Analyze the 4 Old Testament passages that use “us” to refer to God.
• Evaluate Psalm 51 and the transformation language.
• Evaluate Nehemiah and the Question of Identity.
• Write an essay on the role of the wisdom and psalm traditions which provide a basis on the realities of life from a basis of Faith.
• Analyze using different Bible passages on whether Jesus had to die.
• What are the assumptions based on the death of Christ?
• Evaluate the self-understanding of Jesus and its impact on society.
• Analyze the social relationship of Jesus and its implication on modern life.
• What is the relation between Jesus, Religion, and Politics?
• Retrace the journey of Jesus Christ during his whole life.
• What were the implications of the death of the Messiah?
• What were the tensions involved in the overcoming of the death of the Messiah?
• Analyze various passages in the book of Psalms and their impact on daily living.

Theological Discussion Topics

These topics are mainly based on discussions. This is on the various phenomenon and beliefs associated with them. They are also based on different religions across the world.

• Evaluate the effect of the church in society in the 21 st century.
• Evaluate Buddhism in Japan as compared to the one in China.
• What are the basic ideas and beliefs behind honor killings in some religions?
• What are the major differences between parables in the Bible and fairy tales?
• Evaluate the organizational structures of the Buddhists n Thailand and other parts of the world.
• Why do priests in certain religions never marry and stick to celibacy?
• How was Jesus different from other prophets in the Bible?
• How is the Islamic and Christian religion-related?
• Evaluate the rise of mega-churches
• Why abortion is strongly disregarded in Christianity?
• What are the reproductive rights for women in Islam?
• State the effects of homosexuality in different religions.
• Provide the Biblical account of how the World was created.
• The various effects of Greek culture on Christian theology.
• Early Christian fellowship and encounter with Jesus.
• Evaluate the sacred ceremonies in Christianity and their significance.
• Discuss our ancestors and their spiritual beliefs.
• Which scientific research and proofs disagree with Christian theology
• Evaluate our ancestors and their spiritual beliefs

Religious Research Paper Topics

Have you ever thought of doing a religious research topic? Why not try any of these!. The topics will also help you get a better understanding of the world and various phenomena.

• Discuss the emergence of the new religion and its effects.
• Evaluate world science and religion.
• Is there a big difference between the Christian and Islamic history?
• Evaluate world religions with no God – how did people live?
• Discuss the phenomenon and implications of the trickster gods.
• Examine the influence of religion in theocratic states.
• What are the effects of the Greek religion and European culture myths?
• What is the impact of religion on modern Japan’s culture?
• What are the considerations that children are innocent souls in the religious discourse?
• Evaluate the polytheistic religion and mythology
• Discuss the similarities of images of god and myths associated.
• The role of women in Islam.
• How does religion impact people’s daily life?
• Evaluate animalism and totemism in the manifestation in the modern world.
• What are the Greek myths and religion’s impact on the European culture?
• Describe the phenomenon of trickster gods.
• The similarities and differences of monotheistic religions.
• Evaluate how atheism is a religion.
• Evaluate the theocratic states and their influence on religion.
• Is there an existence of world religions that have no gods?
• Provide the history of Christianity.

Expanded Religious Topics to Write About

Do you know the best religious topics to write on? With the various topics at hand, it can be hard to choose one. However, these topics are unique and will make you get a different perspective on life.

• What is the concept of the soul in different religions?
• Evaluate the history of Judaism.
• Evaluate the Nordic mythology and religion in the modern world.
• Describe religious counseling versus classical psychology.
• What is the attitude of sex in different religions?
• Evaluate whether children are considered innocent in all religions.
• Do you think faith can help overcome the harshness of puberty?
• Examine female clergy in different religions.
• Evaluate the concept of reincarnation in world religions.
• Explain the history of Hinduism and its impact on Indian culture.
• What is the impact of the crisis of faith in the world?
• Is yoga a health or religious practice?
• How is the afterlife considered in different religions?
• Evaluate religion and economics.
• Evaluate Confucianism and its impact on the modern world.
• Discuss female clergy in different religions.
• Debate whether a world full of so much evil can exist with an all-loving omnipotent God.
• How do all religions lead to the same mountaintop?
• How do wars use politics as a mask when religion is the core?
• Is the Great Flood story known across all religions?

World Religions Research Paper Topics

These topics are mainly based on world religions and their impact on the modern world. The topics are broad to ensure you get a better understanding of the various religions in the world.

• Can atheism be considered a religion on its own?
• How are animalism and totems manifested in the modern world
• Discuss the various philosophies such as post-modernism, fatalism, nihilism, and relativism
• How military action is ethically justified through religion?
• Can the religious leanings of a politician led to him or her losing an election?
• Compare the modern Egyptian religious traditions to those from the presynaptic period.
• Evaluation of what Confucianism is and its impact on the world.
• How does the Gnostic faith different from modern Christianity?
• How do new religions cannibalize the rituals that were being used in past religions?
• How is the Bible different from all other books?
• How does pure land Buddhism purport to reform the current Buddhist religion?
• Discuss how God only exists in the minds of people who follow him?
• How do the various religions deal with the end of the world?
• Discuss the hypostatic union.
• What was the Egyptian’s understanding of divinity’s existence?
• Evaluate the existence of guardian angels and how one can be?

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177 Theology Research Paper Topics for College Students

Theology is the study of the spiritual, the divine, and religious beliefs. Studied in colleges and universities, theology explores the human faith and reveals what it means to have a balanced look at religion as a whole. The purpose is to learn more about a religious tradition and not just find religious topics to write about. Theology can be biblical, systematic, historical, and practical. Biblical theology involves the use and interpretation of the Bible. Systematic theology explains theology as a comprehensive unit. Historical theology probes the past to inform the future. Practical theology establishes a certain truth as an act of practice. Yet, theology can also be political, seeing how religions continue to shape political decisions. In short, theology can be many things. So, in this article, we provide different topics on theology, from practical to political. But before you dive in, quickly check how to outline a theological research paper.

Brief Theology Research Paper Outline

From ideation to paper, writing a theology paper has never been easy. However, it’s also not exactly difficult. If you want to know how to write a theology paper, you’ll need not just the will to write it but also tips and outlines. Here we have provided tips for clear theological writing. Read on.

• Introduce The first attempt at writing a theology research paper is to introduce your topic. Of course, you can’t clarify what your reader does not know about. Often, you are tempted to assume your readers have prior knowledge but do not fall into that trap. Always think your reader is dealing with a new topic so you can better introduce the topic.
• Use headings Headings make your paper appealing and straightforward. Good titles make your professor smile and ensure a better grade. If you don’t know how to go about your headers, check the style guide. Also, be mindful of headings that do not capture the content.
• Keep a good topic sentence A topic sentence highlights your main idea. Usually at the beginning of a paragraph, it informs your reader what to know about the section. Without a good topic sentence, your paper might be lost.
• Research The body of your paper contains the outcome of your research. Your study must be detailed and concise. If you make a claim, you have to prove it. Do not just research and write, thinking your reader will fathom what you are saying. Do your research in sync with your sources.
• Conclude Your conclusion should capture your thesis. A very good conclusion does not leave anything in the body of your thesis out, especially the important parts. Your topic sentences should also inform your conclusion.
• Use sources It’s impossible to write a paper filled with your opinions only. No doubt, you’ll source views from others and incorporate them into your study. Whatever the opinions and wherever you source them, you should reference them correctly.

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General Theology Research Paper Topics

Do you know that Plato invented theology? According to him, theology represents the eternal realities of forms and ideas. This thought process has been a critical determinant of general belief and faith. So, if you’re looking for general theological essay topics, the following should help:

• Explore the concept of life after death in general theology.
• The differences between Buddhism in Japan and China.
• Contributions of the church to modern democracy.
• Impacts of parables and fairytales in world religions.
• Prophethood in theology and the concept of discipleship.
• Perspectives of abortion in Abrahamic faiths.
• Views of gender equality in Abrahamic beliefs.
• Perspectives of sexuality and identity in Abrahamic religions.
• Islam Vs. Christianity: significant differences and similarities.
• Impacts of homosexuality on religion and the way forward.
• Creation of the world in Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
• Effects of Greek and Roman culture on Christianity.
• Why women cannot hold leadership roles in some religions.
• Are abortions allowed in Islam and Christianity?
• The widespread impacts of the concept of heaven and hell on society.
• Science and religion: where they agree and disagree.
• The study of the old testaments and similarities in the Quran.
• The evolution of worship from the 20th century to the 21st century.
• Why do we need theology, and what can it do to improve the world?
• A comparative analysis of the Trinity in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
• The role of theology towards eradicating global religious terrorism.
• The contribution of theology in fostering international religious terrorism.
• What does faith mean in Buddhism, Sikhism, and Taoism?
• What Islam teaches about gender, sexuality, and identity.
• What the portrayal of a black devil means to African Americans.
• The existence of God pre-creation in central religious faith.
• Evolution of Holy books: a comparative study of the Quran and the Bible.
• Evolution of places of worship: a comparative study of the church and the mosque.
• Evolution of prophethood: a comparative analysis of Jesus and Muhammed.
• Impacts of religion on humanity: promotion of peace and harmony.

Systematic Theology Paper Topics

Plato invented general theology, but Bartholomäus Keckermann is the father of systematic theology (dogmatic theology). The German contributed immensely to the growth, order, and rationalism of religious doctrines, particularly Christianity. Listed below are some fascinating systematic theology paper topics for your dissertation:

• Systematic theology: Expectations vs. reality.
• Will systematic theology ever rule the world?
• The church and the rise of democracy.
• Differentiate between Catholic and Roman dogmatism.
• Explain the atonement of the person and the work of Buddha.
• Perspective about dogmatic theology beyond Anathema.
• What is the doctrine of scripture in the catechism of Hinduism?
• Discuss the incarnation of divinity and humanity.
• Explore comparative theology in the liturgy of the word.
• Historicity and ahistoricity in systematic theology.
• A brief treatise on Calvinism and dogmatic theology.
• Understanding the difference between practical theology and systematic theology.
• The relationship between dogmatic theology and religious education.
• Hermeneutic principle and the divinity of self-revelation.
• The dogmatism of blood atonement and the foundation of faith.
• Systematic theology: Death and hell as tools of evangelism.
• Systematic theology: overview, impact, and implications.
• Dissect the dogmatic theology of Jesus, humanity, and the Trinity.
• The systematic theology of the Islamic tradition on animals.
• Effects and impact of liberation theology.
• Principles and policies of systematic theology.
• Roman and Catholic perspectives on systematic theology.
• The issue of Israel and the evangelical approach.
• Differentiate the biblical from the evangelical.
• Perspectives of an African-American on systematic theology.
• The justification of faith and the construction of new theories.
• Modern and postmodern evolution of Buddhism.
• Interpret the systematic concept of God and love.
• Discuss the perspectives of the spiritual darkness and light.
• Impacts and contributions of systematic theology to climate change.

Historical Research Topics in Theology

Stanley James Grenz made tremendous impacts on historical theology. Alongside Guretzki and Nordling, they described historical theology as that aspect of theology that looks at how faith, beliefs, and doctrines develop throughout history. The purpose is to identify theological errors and avoid them in the future. Some exciting historical research topics in theology include:

• Explore the contributions of Dietrich Bonhoeffer to systematic theology.
• Wolfhart Pannenberg’s contributions to dogmatic theology.
• Paul Rorem, St. Augustine’s confessions and influence: a historical review.
• Explore the historical logic of the Trinity in Hinduism and Christianity.
• The histology and confessionalism of Jonathan Edwards.
• A historical treatise on Buddha beyond theological studies.
• Past Jewish traditions and the understanding of gender equality.
• A historical overview of the relationship between race, religion, and culture.
• The historical injustice of the church and the dogma of secularization.
• Modernism vs. the historical teachings of the Quran on sexuality?
• A comparative analysis of historical and contemporary theology.
• The history of pastoral theology: development, impact, and implications.
• Contributions of Friedrich Schleiermacher to historical theology.
• The history and development of evangelism in Abrahamic religions.
• The history of Judaism theology in the United States.
• Historical contributions of John Calvin to pastoral theology.
• Biography of Watts and Wesley: two Christmas hymn composers.
• Then and now: religion in the face of a pandemic.
• Contributions of Africa to the Muslim mind.
• Historical differences of Buddhism in Japan and China.
• Violence against women through the dark history of the medieval church.
• The value of socio-historical theology in the genealogy of faith.
• The historical account of the most excellent sermons in Christology.
• Most extraordinary African-American women in the history of the church.
• Contributions of Bernard of Clairvaux to the church.
• History of lost and forgotten books in Christian theology.
• Account the history of salvation during the Spanish Reconquista.
• Modern and classical views on the theology of baptism.
• The historical impact of the theology of discipleship.
• A brief historical treatise of the martyr’s cause in Islam and Christianity.

Practical Theological Discussion Topics

The father of modern practical theology, according to many theologians, is Fredrick Schleiermacher. Also known as liberal theology, practical theology attempts to reflect on the alignment and modification of religious practices. It is the democratic aspect of theology devoid of sentiments and biases. Check out a few of the most common practical theological discussion topics below:

• Application of Delphi survey tool in understanding church trends.
• Spiritual advocacy and the current overlapping roles of evangelists.
• The inclusiveness of the disabled in the theology of humanity.
• A comparative analysis of the growth of global youth ministries.
• An investigation into the practical celebration of God.
• The practical interpretation of African cultures in understanding theology.
• The religious rituals of remembrance, cleansing, and reincarnation.
• Foundational practical theology vs. post-foundational practical theology.
• A comparative analysis of practical theology across all religious denominations.
• From theory to practice: The role of the Holy Books in modern humanity.
• Practical theology of the 20th century vs. the 21st century.
• The principles, objectives, and limits of practical theology.
• Understanding theology: the international perspective of practical theology.
• The globalization of Christianity through the practice of peace and tolerance.
• An inquiry into the instrument of peace reconciliation in Buddhism.
• The practice of Islam: The conflict of submission and peace.
• Deconstructing Judaism through the divinity of the soul.
• An empirical study of the body and the soul.
• The role of hearing sermons as a tool of community and diversity.
• The religion of art: The religious use of songs, stories, and parables.
• The practical exploration of God as an entity in significant religions.
• The dilemma of ministering to the 21st-century youth.
• Love, humanity, religion: What the books say.
• A practical reflection on religious law systems as against modern law systems.
• The technology of religion: from crude tools to devices.
• Exploring the reflective practice of Taoism.
• The glory of suffering: A reflection on religious martyrdom.
• Theological education: overview, roles, practices, impacts, land limits.
• The religious morality of the poor and the challenge of growth in Africa.
• The symbolism of salvation and reincarnation.

Religious Research Paper Topics in Theology

Do you ask the difference between theology and religion? There is a thin line between religion and theology. Theology is the study of religions, while religion is a system of belief and worship. Therefore, religion is an integral part of theology. However, there would be no theology if there were no system of faith and belief to study. To better understand what we’re saying, take a look at some of the most fascinating world religions research paper topics below:

• What do you understand about the movement of black churches?
• What role does religion play in the economy?
• The theory of creation: Differences and similarities in significant religions.
• What’s the stand of religion on the resurgence of homosexuality?
• The emergence of new religions and what it means to society.
• The agreement and disagreement of science and world religions.
• Trace the history of Christianity after the birth of Jesus Christ.
• Trace the history of Islam before and after the birth of Muhammed.
• What world religions say about God as a supreme being.
• The spirituality of the soul in the mystery of religion.
• Nordic religion: role, impact, and methodology in the modern world.
• Discuss the triad of the female goddesses extensively in religion.
• Impacts of Buddhism in modern Japan and China.
• Dissect the concept of behavioral sex in different religions
• What is the correlation between societal morality and religious laws?
• How similar and different are religions on the images of gods and myths.
• Influence of gender on religious practices and general spirituality.
• What role do women play in Islam?
• Discuss Confucianism and contributions to the world.
• Discuss Sikhism and its contributions to the world.
• History of Hinduism and its significant contributions to modern India.
• Why is Ramadan a holy month in Islam?
• Why is Christmas a holy month in Christianity?
• The differences and similarities between the Bible and Quran.
• The influence of technology on the disposition of religion today.
• Explain climate change and the role of religion.
• What is the link between religion, hell, and heaven?
• A comparative analysis of evangelical methods in Islam and Christianity.
• The relationship between Islam, Christianity, and other religions.
• An empirical study of the history of Judaism.

Political Theology Essay Topics

Whether you are dealing with Bible thesis topics in theology or Christianity research paper topics, if you look close enough, you will find political nuances in them. Religion and politics share some strong similarities. Since the church makes policies, there is no doubt politics is an essential part of theological discussions. Here are political theology essay topics for insight:

• The contributions of religion to the first world war.
• The implications of Christianity in the second world war.
• What roles does religion perform during Hitler’s rule?
• The perspective of the church on gun control in America.
• An empirical study of the politics of the Catholic popes.
• Terrorism and the politicization of Islam.
• What is the political stand of Abrahamic religions on homosexuality?
• Explore the concept of transgender rights as religious rights.
• The support of the church regarding the influence of white supremacy.
• Democracy: impact of the rule of law on religious leaders.
• Can religion be separated from the government?
• What do you think about vaccination and the spirituality of faith?
• What are the views of religion on nuclear war?
• The conflict of war and the intersection of religion.
• Politics of Vatican City: the emergence of a new black pope.
• The political evolution of the church.
• Middle East crisis: How Islam is helping and ruining.
• Can the growth of China be linked to the practice of Buddhism?
• Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance. How true?
• The politicization of Hinduism through the dowry system.
• Can the growth of Israel be linked to the practice of Judaism?
• How Hinduism is viewed by other religions and the politics of their international relations.
• Religion and the political backwardness of Africa.
• Impact of Christianity on Africa and the Middle East.
• How religions are driving the quest for gender equality.
• American politics and religion: agreements and disagreements.
• Has democracy ever worked in any religious patterns?
• How the church contributed to the rise and fall of black slavery?
• What are the political roles of the Pope?
• Science and technology as a new religion.

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How reliable are public debt statistics? This paper quantifies the magnitude, characteristics, and timing of hidden debt by tracking ex post data revisions across a comprehensive new database of more than 50 vintages of World Bank debt statistics. In a sample of debt data covering 146 countries and 53 years, the paper establishes three new stylized facts: (i) debt statistics are systematically under-reported; (ii) hidden debt accumulates in boom years and tends to be revealed in bad times, often during IMF programs and sovereign defaults; and (iii) in debt restructurings, higher hidden debt is associated with larger creditor losses. The novel data is used to numerically discipline a quantitative sovereign debt model with hidden debt accumulation and an endogenous monitoring decision that triggers revelations. Model simulations show that hidden debt has adverse effects on default risk, debt-carrying capacity and asset prices and is therefore welfare detrimental.

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