Theological-Historical: Recent submissions
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Knowing God as an Evangelical : towards a canonical-epistemological model
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2021-01)Theological knowledge formation occupies a central place in the evangelical theo- logical pursuit. Three models represent the epistemological tendencies of contemporary evangelicalism: evidentialist foundationalism, ... -
A comparative study on the understanding of Christian perfection in John Wesley and Ellen G. White
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The role of dual anthropology in theistic evolutionist systems : an analysis and assessment
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2006-03)Triggered by the insistence of some theistic evolutionist models on the indispensability for their systems of an anthropogenesis containing the idea of the infusion of an immortal soul into an evolved pre-human body, this ... -
The doctrine of the human nature of Christ : developments of the views regarding the human nature of Jesus Christ within the Seventh-day Adventist Church between 1957 and 1988
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2010-02)The main purpose of this study is to trace and describe the historical developments of the (three major) views regarding the human nature of Jesus Christ with the Seventh-day Adventist Church between 1957 and 1988. ... -
Predestination according to the views of James Arminius and John Wesley
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2010-09)This study employed the historical and theological method of investigation, which is geared to ascertain the predestination views of James Arminius and John Wesley and their similarities and differences toward postulating ... -
A historical-theological evaluation of John Wesley's understanding of human free-will and the prevenient grace of God : an Adventist perspective
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2012-10)Some people assume that the Adventists’ understanding of free-will and prevenient grace originated from John Wesley’s soteriology. This study is to evaluate John Wesley’s concept of the issue based on the perspective of ... -
The Function of analogy to interpret the biblical records of the person and works of God : a hermeneutical and methodological approach
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-03)The doctrine of God has been one of the most controversial topics in theology over the last two decades. The right way to interpret the language used in the Bible to describe God’s being and attributes is at the center ... -
The divinity and the personality of the Holy Spirit in the writings of Ellen G. White
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 1997-05)This study explores the historical development and theological understanding of the divinity and the personality of the Holy Spirit, as presented in the writings of Ellen Gould White, a prominent pioneer of the ... -
Divine governance and judgment in history and in the context of the Seventh-day Adventist perspective of the cosmic conflict
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2017-07)This dissertation explores the concept of divine governance as related to the last judgment across Christian history and theology. It includes a description of the main views proposed, a theological construction of the ... -
A Study of the development of Seventh-day Adventist historiography
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-01)Even though Adventist history is a vital part of Seventh-day Adventist identity, comparatively very little reflection has been done to analyze what this history means or how it has been written. A lacuna exists to ... -
The Origin and development of the Seventh-day Adventist church in India (1895-1947)
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2017-09)A real need exists to provide a historical overview of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church in India. No substantial or comprehensive research study is presently available. This dissertation seeks to fill the void by ... -
The Resurrection of the wicked : a biblical-theological evaluation of Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant perspectives
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-05)This study purposes to evaluate biblically and theologically the various views held by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants on the resurrection of the wicked. Chapter 1 focuses on the background of the study ... -
The Relationship between divine foreknowledge and human salvation : a comparative study between Millard Erickson, Richard Rice, and Norman Gulley
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-01)This study explores the relationship between two main doctrines in Christian theology. The study seeks two establish the relationship between divine foreknowledge and human salvation in the theologies of three ... -
An Analysis of the theological views of baptism either as a sacrament or an ordinance
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020-05)This research analyzes and compares the scriptural-theological and historical views of baptism either as a sacrament or an ordinance by utilizing primary, unpublished, and secondary sources. Christian denominations since ... -
The Development of a distinctive Seventh-day Adventist hymnody : 1841-1886
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020-01)This dissertation studies early Adventist hymnody. A historical-theological study, it observes the propinquity between early Adventist hymns and theology. It describes the development of Adventist hymnody in the context ... -
The Principle of articulation in Adventist theology : an evaluation of current interpretations and proposal
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2017-04)The principle of articulation is a basic type of presupposition of human reason that allows the systematization of knowledge in general and of theological knowledge in particular. It is the structuring element in any ... -
The Christological analogy and its implications for understanding the revelation-inspiration process from the Adventist perspective
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2018-05)Many Christian scholars have recognized certain parallels between Incamation and inspiration. Both phenomena highlight a mysterious union of the divine and the human. The attempt to understand the revelation-inspiration ... -
The Making of a church : Ellen G. White's views on church government 1844-1888
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2008-08)Even though Ellen G. White is not usually seen as a theologian there is no doubt that she plays an important role in the understanding of Adventism. Two issues regarding her writings need to be addressed today. The first ... -
Ellen G. White's inclusion of the body in the Imago Dei
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2007-03)Chapter 1 introduced the problem by mentioning a persistent discussion on the body in the imago Dei. The study attempted to answer two basic questions. First, to what extent is Ellen G. White’s inclusion of the body in ... -
Herbert E. Douglass' understanding of the identity and character of the last generation in the light of Ellen G. White's writings : a comparative study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-01)This study seeks to find out the commonalities and differences between the last generation concept of Ellen G. White and that of Herbert E. Douglass. A section is devoted to trace the historical development of the last ...