Divinity Theses: Recent submissions
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Measuring "a hair's breadth" : determining John Wesley's closeness to Calvinism by a comparison to Jonathan Edwards
(University of St Andrews, 2020-07-30) - ThesisJohn Wesley is recognized as one of the most powerful voices of the 18th century. His work sparked a revival which spread around the world, becoming the basis for multiple Christian denominations which are still present ... -
God in the eyes of a refugee : emic perspectives on religion and resettlement of Syrian Muslims in North East Scotland
(2024-06-11) - ThesisThis ethnographic study prioritises the emic perspectives of Syrian Muslim refugees resettled to North East Scotland by means of conversations about God. Beginning with a model borrowed from the monastic tradition that has ... -
Contextualising Zia-ul-Haq's Islamisation of Pakistan (1977-88) and its impact on 'non-Muslims' in the thought of Maududi and British colonialism
(2024-06-11) - ThesisThis thesis explores Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamisation of Pakistan (1977-88) and its lasting impact on those perceived to be ‘non-Muslims’ by his regime. Zia’s Islamisation, to be defined as a top-down process of bringing the laws ... -
John, divine locality and the Book of Revelation
(University of St Andrews, 2021-07-01) - ThesisThis thesis argues that John, the author of Revelation, depended upon two traditions or cultural models for the development of his theology: the corporeality of God and the heavenly temple. 'Cultural model' is a term used ...