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Erosion of the Holy Spirit's gift of faith and assurance : Samuel Rutherford's departure from the Reformation
(2023-11-29) - ThesisA variety of studies describe and explain the development of the ways in which the relationship between faith and assurance is viewed within the Reformed tradition. Attempts have been made to try to lessen the severity of ... -
The poetics of the human in the work of Rowan Williams
(2023-11-29) - ThesisIn this thesis, I advance Rowan Williams as a significant analogical theologian and sophisticated hermeneut of the Christian tradition on the human. He is a figure unusually sensitive to the poetic valences of theologia ... -
Anselm on evil and sin : an analysis and constructive retrieval
(2023-11-29) - ThesisIn this thesis, I provide the first systematic analysis of Anselm’s doctrines of evil and sin; I also demonstrate that Anselm’s thinking in this regard has import for contemporary theology. To provide such an analysis and ... -
The Holy Spirit and prayer in the letters of Paul
(2023-11-29) - ThesisThe present thesis is the first monograph-length study of the pneumatic prayers in the letters of Paul. Paul mentions three experiences where the spirit inspires prayer: the Abba cry (Gal 4.6; Rom 8.15–16), prayer in tongues ... -
Composing Christ’s Passion : musical and theological approaches in the Passion settings by James MacMillan, Arvo Pärt, and John Adams
(2022-11-30) - ThesisThis thesis provides an account of the differing theologies and compositional approaches of three composers—James MacMillan, Arvo Pärt, and John Adams—and contributes a comparative theological and musical analysis of their ...
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