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Paul’S Vision Of Λογικός (Logikos) Worship: A Biblical-Theological Exegesis Of The Sacrificial And Transformative Motif Of Worship In Light Of Ἐν Χριστῷ (En Christo), Thang Lam Piang 2025 Liberty University

Paul’S Vision Of Λογικός (Logikos) Worship: A Biblical-Theological Exegesis Of The Sacrificial And Transformative Motif Of Worship In Light Of Ἐν Χριστῷ (En Christo), Thang Lam Piang

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study examines the Apostle Paul’s vision of λογικός (logikos) worship in Romans 12:1–2 as a theologically rich and integrative expression of sacrificial self-offering and transformative renewal, grounded in the believers’ union with the crucified and resurrected Christ. While Pauline scholarship has often approached worship either as moral exhortation, liturgical metaphor, or philosophical concept, this study contends that Paul’s worship theology cannot be adequately understood apart from his theology of ἐν Χριστῷ (en Christo), a holistic, sacrificial, transformative, and Spirit-empowered union that redefines the believers’ identity, vocation, and existence. The study conducts a biblical-theological exegesis of key Pauline texts, situating …


The Ballad Of The Wheel, John Kosch 2025 University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The Ballad Of The Wheel, John Kosch

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

The Ballad of the Wheel is a piece for voice, percussion, and electronics that examines the cyclical nature of humanity. It draws texts from existential literature that spans almost all of recorded history, from antiquity to present day. In this work, a single narrator poses the same concerns about the nature of existence in different texts, revealing that questions about the meaning of life transcend boundaries of time and space. The prevalence of the theme of reincarnation also suggests that each movement of the piece presents a different manifestation of a single being. The Ballad of the Wheel implies a …


Step To Freedom : A Lament And Grieving Redemption Experience, Anitta K. Tilly 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Step To Freedom : A Lament And Grieving Redemption Experience, Anitta K. Tilly

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Wesleyan-Style Bands : A Pilot Training Program In The Local Church, Bailey D. Barkley 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Wesleyan-Style Bands : A Pilot Training Program In The Local Church, Bailey D. Barkley

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Intergenerational Leadership : A Model For Developing An Age-Diverse Leadership Team, Jovelyn Califlores Gamiao 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Intergenerational Leadership : A Model For Developing An Age-Diverse Leadership Team, Jovelyn Califlores Gamiao

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Moral Injury : Understanding Moral Injury And Overcoming It Through Faith, Spiritual Practices, And Support From Others, Nathan C. Adkison 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Moral Injury : Understanding Moral Injury And Overcoming It Through Faith, Spiritual Practices, And Support From Others, Nathan C. Adkison

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Rethinking Discipleship : Understanding Conflict As A Means Of Spiritual Growth, Donald S. Caulley 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Rethinking Discipleship : Understanding Conflict As A Means Of Spiritual Growth, Donald S. Caulley

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Planting : Challenges, Opportunities, And Nurturing Healthy Churches, Michael Magar 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Church Planting : Challenges, Opportunities, And Nurturing Healthy Churches, Michael Magar

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Growing In The Word : A Homiletical Process To Foster Spiritual Maturation In A Congregation, Jonathan William Beckum 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Growing In The Word : A Homiletical Process To Foster Spiritual Maturation In A Congregation, Jonathan William Beckum

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Best Practices Of Gospel-Based Ecumenical City Movements In The United States Of America, James Ross Middleton Jr. 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

The Best Practices Of Gospel-Based Ecumenical City Movements In The United States Of America, James Ross Middleton Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Reformation To Transformation : Power Of Pulpit Preaching In The Reformation Era, Transforming Believers To Be Like Christ And Making A Missional Impact On Their Community, Stanly John Varghese 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Reformation To Transformation : Power Of Pulpit Preaching In The Reformation Era, Transforming Believers To Be Like Christ And Making A Missional Impact On Their Community, Stanly John Varghese

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Gospel Formation : Best Practices For Discipleship Within Emerging Adulthood, Richard Kidger 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Gospel Formation : Best Practices For Discipleship Within Emerging Adulthood, Richard Kidger

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Pastors' Widows And The Church Support : A Theological Study In The Context Of Kerala Pentecostals In India, Rachel Blessy Eapen 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Pastors' Widows And The Church Support : A Theological Study In The Context Of Kerala Pentecostals In India, Rachel Blessy Eapen

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Formative Preaching : How Preachers And Their Sermon Preparation Are Shaped By Lectio Divina And Ignatian Contemplation, Gaia R. Stanley 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Formative Preaching : How Preachers And Their Sermon Preparation Are Shaped By Lectio Divina And Ignatian Contemplation, Gaia R. Stanley

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Supportive Leadership In The Providence-Delta Baptist Conference (Pdbc), Nathan Doutimiwei Duinbainimibofa Thikan 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Supportive Leadership In The Providence-Delta Baptist Conference (Pdbc), Nathan Doutimiwei Duinbainimibofa Thikan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Center And Edge A Flourishing Relationship : Encouraging Best Practices In A Mixed Ecology, John Marsh 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Center And Edge A Flourishing Relationship : Encouraging Best Practices In A Mixed Ecology, John Marsh

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Nurturing A Holistic Pentecostal Spirituality Among Second And Third-Generation Latinos In The U.S., Carmelo Oquendo 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Nurturing A Holistic Pentecostal Spirituality Among Second And Third-Generation Latinos In The U.S., Carmelo Oquendo

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


From Transactional To Transformational : A Relational Model Of Discipleship For The Local Church, Adam K. Thornton 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

From Transactional To Transformational : A Relational Model Of Discipleship For The Local Church, Adam K. Thornton

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Planting In Rural Ghana : Administrative Structures To Plant & Maintain New Churches, Isaac Oteng Donkor 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Church Planting In Rural Ghana : Administrative Structures To Plant & Maintain New Churches, Isaac Oteng Donkor

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Deconstructing Politicism : How Multiethnic Churches Can Maintain Scriptural Unity In The Midst Of Political Diversity, Morgan Stephens 2025 Asbury Theological Seminary

Deconstructing Politicism : How Multiethnic Churches Can Maintain Scriptural Unity In The Midst Of Political Diversity, Morgan Stephens

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


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