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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Southern Baptists"”.
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When Saints Speak: Stories of Spirituality From Senior Southern Baptists
… and role of spirituality in the lives of senior Southern Baptists. Narrative paradigm was used as a theoretical basis for developing an understanding of the stories of spirituality offered by participants. Interviews designed to probe participant spirituality were conducted with 20 Southern …
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The hymnological contributions of Basil Manly, Jr. to the congregational song of Southern Baptists
… of Basil Manly Jr. to the congregational song of Southern Baptists. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the study, introduces the hymnals compiled by Basil Manly Jr., and identifies his contribution of original texts and tunes to the repertory of Southern Baptist hymnody. Chapter 2 focuses on the …
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White Devils and So-Called Negroes: Jehovah's Witnesses, Southern Baptists, and the Early Nation of Islam In Detroit
… the Jehovah's Witnesses, and J. Frank Norris, a Southern Baptist preacher from Texas. Although scholars have studied the connections between NOI teaching and Garvey and Ali, few scholars who study the Nation go beyond simply mentioning the names of Rutherford and Norris.</p> <p> Rutherford and …
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A Cure for Original Sin? Southern Baptists and Race 1970-1999: A Study of a Race Relations Sunday Institutional Initiative
… this study focuses on less explored areas: the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)--the largest U.S. Protestant denomination, and the somewhat neglected period between 1970-2000. The objective: ascertain how Southern Baptist leadership attempted to address the "problem" of race during this period. …
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Baptist environmentalisms : a comparison of American Baptist and Southern Baptist attitudes, actions and approaches toward environmental issues.
This dissertation articulates how and why Southern Baptists and American Baptists have addressed environmental issues during the critical second and third waves of environmental history. With the birth of the modern environmental movement as a logical starting point, Southern Baptist and American …
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Battle For the Bible: a Rhetorical Analysis of the Inerrancy Movement in the Southern Baptist Convention, 1979-1985
… Inerrancy Movement was the latest controversy in Southern Baptists' "Battle for the Bible" in the twentieth century. Analyzing this movement the historical-interpretative method of rhetorical analysis was used. The hypothesis was proved: rhetorical themes and techniques used in Southern Baptists' …
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The impact of revivalism upon Baptist faith and practice in the American South prior to the Civil War.
… groups were more influenced by revivalism than Baptists in the American South. When Baptists had first appeared in the South, as a group they were small, highly Calvinistic and more concerned with congregational purity than numerical growth. Due to their Calvinism, southern Baptists stressed …
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The Southern Baptist Convention and civil rights, 1954-1995
… with the advance of racial justice in the Southern Baptist Convention during the second half of the twentieth century. Historians have downplayed the role of conservative theology in the advancement of racial justice within the Southern Baptist Convention. Yet rank-and-file Southern …
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Just As I Was: The Presence of Sacramentalism in the Methods of Southern Baptist Revivalism
David Robert Denis, Th.M. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2019 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Gregg Allison This paper will argue that Southern Baptists in the revivalist tradition have unknowingly adopted a sacramental understanding in many of their methods and practices. The two methods …
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Baptists and religious liberty: 1700-1900
… eighteenth, nineteenth-century American Baptists. Chapter 1 provides a brief overview of the historiography of Baptist advocacy of religious liberty and church-state separation. Chapter 2 begins with an overview of the contemporary legal, cultural, and political debate in America over the …
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Church Revitalization and the Role of Pastoral Leadership: A Mixed-Methods Study
The church in North America is struggling. Among Southern Baptists, the nation’s second largest denomination, approximately 1,000 churches close their doors every year and thousands more drift closer to that point every day. Thousands of students graduate seminary each year and step immediately …
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Journalism in the curriculum of Southern Baptist colleges and universities.
… thirty colleges and universities operated by the Southern Baptists. It includes a listing of the earliest courses in journalism offered in the various institutions and outlines the colleges which now give majors or minors in the subject as well as those still including journalism courses in the …
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The mission effectiveness of program-driven and purpose-driven church models in selected Southern Baptist churches
… prayer, and fellowship. Since the 1920s, southern Baptists have primarily utilized a program-driven model to accomplish the purpose and mission of the church. In recent years, however, the purpose-driven model, popularized by Rick Warren, has also become widely accepted. The purpose of …
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A Missiological Evaluation of Southern Baptist Multiethnic Churches in the United States
The thesis of this dissertation is that Southern Baptist multiethnic churches exemplify the mission of the church as revealed in the Scriptures and offer a valuable strategy for reaching the increasingly diverse population of the United States. Chapter 1 introduces the ethnic segregation of …
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The Missiology of I. T. Tichenor with Implications on Contemporary Southern Baptist North American Missions
… implications of his missiology on contemporary Southern Baptist North American Missions. Chapter 1 introduces the need for this dissertation and gives the thesis, background, limitations, and methodology of the dissertation. Chapter 2 gives a brief biography of I. T. Tichenor. Tichenor lived …
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The Use of Social Power Bases by Southern Baptist Leaders: A Mixed Methods Study
… the use of social power bases by leaders in Southern Baptist churches. These factors include congregational form of church governance, belief in soul competency and priesthood of the believer, and beliefs about the role of women in church leadership. The literature pertaining to the research …
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Thoroughly furnished, Southern Baptist alternatives in the education of ministers
The purpose of this study was to ascertain what Southern Baptists are doing in alternative programs of ministerial education for ministers who will not attend a theological seminary. Fifty-three percent of all Southern Baptist ministers will not attend a seminary.This study consisted of two phases. …
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A comparison of the effectiveness of selected church planting models measured by conversion growth and new church starts
… literature. The study also suggests that Southern Baptists are still effective at reaching the demographic typical of their present makeup. Yet much improvement is needed, most notably among ethnic groups and emerging generations. The study also applies the findings to church planting …
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A Rhetorical Analysis of the Preaching of Asahel Nettleton in The Second Great Awakening
… GREAT AWAKENING Terry Allen Leap, II, PhD. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017 Chairperson: Dr. Timothy K. Beougher This dissertation examines the life and ministry of American revivalist Asahel Nettleton (1783-1844) with special attention given to his preaching. The project is a …
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