Browsing by Subject "ecclesiology"

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    • Baptism into the poor body of Christ: or, how to possess nothing and yet have everything 
      Belcher, Joseph David (2007-02-15)
      Department: Religion
      This thesis investigates the problem of the disappearance of the Church, which is a result of the fracture of Christian praxis. First, the problem is introduced and outlined according to the maxim that the Church can only ...
    • Engaging the Gadfly: A Process Homilecclesiology for a Digital Age 
      Sigmon, Casey Thornburgh (2017-04-04)
      Department: Religion
      Homileticians have felt the pressure and the apathy of emerging postmodern cultures about the church and its preaching. From Clyde Reid to Fred Craddock, John McClure to David Lose, Lucy Rose to Sarah Travis—the hunch has ...
    • Faith in My Bones: An Exercise in Ethnographic Theology 
      Wigg-Stevenson, Natalie Louise (2011-08-05)
      Department: Religion
      In this dissertation, I endeavor to bring to life Kathryn Tanner’s way of framing theology as a cultural practice within which ad hoc, context specific modes of Christian discourse (everyday theologies) and more specialized, ...
    • “The Development of Mater Ecclesia in North African Ecclesiology” 
      Peper, Bradley M. (2011-04-02)
      Department: Religion
      The image of mater ecclesia became one of the most popular and enduring ecclesial metaphors during the patristic era. Since its introduction in the late second century, early Christian writers continuously employed mater ...
    • When Christ's Body is Broken: Anxiety, Identity, and Conflict in Congregations 
      Fuller, Leanna Kelley (2013-03-11)
      Department: Religion
      In this project, I use extended case studies of two Protestant churches to explore the sources and dynamics of congregational conflict around theological issues. My thesis is that at the heart of congregational conflict ...