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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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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. May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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 May 2025

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

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Planting With A Limp : Recovering Lament In Growing New Churches, Robin P. Ham May 2025

Planting With A Limp : Recovering Lament In Growing New Churches, Robin P. Ham

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Effective And Sustainable Church Planting Strategies For Persians From A Muslim Background In Britain, Jonathan Aptin Samadi May 2025

Effective And Sustainable Church Planting Strategies For Persians From A Muslim Background In Britain, Jonathan Aptin Samadi

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Sociological Understandings Of Entrepreneurial Action And Intention, Jeffrey Cavanaugh May 2025

Sociological Understandings Of Entrepreneurial Action And Intention, Jeffrey Cavanaugh

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

Entrepreneurship as a trend has emerged across many different disciplines, drawing on theory from psychology, economics, and sociology. Importantly, sociologic aspects of entrepreneurship remain hidden from scholarship, as existing topics are often vague or narrowly partitioned. In my dissertation, I utilize sociological understandings of human interactions which define entrepreneurial intention and action. Specifically, I explore how entrepreneurs’ religion, rurality, and social media use influences their behaviors. Throughout these three quantitative essays, I contribute to a better understanding of the social psychology of entrepreneurship, and why entrepreneurial pursuits are so intricately linked to every aspect of society. Throughout my research, which …


Mass Of Perpetual Indulgence, Michael Joseph Willette May 2025

Mass Of Perpetual Indulgence, Michael Joseph Willette

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

Mass of Perpetual Indulgence for chamber orchestra, electronics, soprano solo, and drag performer was written to bridge the gap between queerness and spirituality, to sanctify queer people and celebrate queer lives and communities. Amalgamating musical styles ranging from disco to opera, art song to EDM, this appropriation of the traditional Mass blurs the lines between the sacred and the profane. This work features original text by librettist Caroliena Cabada that responds to the narrative of the Mass Ordinary from a distinctly queer perspective. Ultimately, this work celebrates the queer body as a holy body, queer community as a sacred communion, …


Cling To The Saints : Facilitating Spiritual Growth Through Community Spiritual Direction, Laura L. Descalzo May 2025

Cling To The Saints : Facilitating Spiritual Growth Through Community Spiritual Direction, Laura L. Descalzo

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


On Mission Through The Great Commission : Changing Knowledge, Attitudes, And Behaviors, John Monger May 2025

On Mission Through The Great Commission : Changing Knowledge, Attitudes, And Behaviors, John Monger

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Keeping The Faith : Spiritual Formation During The College Years, Ricardo A. Rodriguez May 2025

Keeping The Faith : Spiritual Formation During The College Years, Ricardo A. Rodriguez

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Establishing Traditional Methodism : Teaching Free Methodist History, Theology, And Practices To A Former United Methodist Congregation, D. Stanley Cushing May 2025

Establishing Traditional Methodism : Teaching Free Methodist History, Theology, And Practices To A Former United Methodist Congregation, D. Stanley Cushing

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Personality's Role In Burnout : Examining The Impact Of Personality Traits On Burnout In Ministry Leadership, Johnny F. Ray May 2025

Personality's Role In Burnout : Examining The Impact Of Personality Traits On Burnout In Ministry Leadership, Johnny F. Ray

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Flourishing In The Field : Best Practices For Missionary Health And Effectiveness, Matthew H. Rasch May 2025

Flourishing In The Field : Best Practices For Missionary Health And Effectiveness, Matthew H. Rasch

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.