Divinity Theses: Recent submissions
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From Joseph to Jesus : the Joseph narrative as a compositional template from Old Greek Esther to the Gospel of Luke
(2023-11-29) - ThesisIn this thesis I argue that the writers of the OG of Esther and the Gospel of Luke employ the narrative paradigm established in the Joseph narrative—which is developed further in the later literature of the Hebrew Bible ... -
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 ...