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The human nature of Christ and its relationship with salvation : a study of the views of Luther, Calvin and White
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2003-05)The main question of this study is Christ's human nature: Which properties of His nature were or are "like sinful flesh," and which "sinless" or without sin, are the views of Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Ellen G. ... -
Ted Peters's proleptic theory of the creation of humankind in God's image : critical evaluation
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 1998-10)The purpose of this study is to describe, analyze, and evaluate Ted Peters's proleptic theory of the creation of humankind in God's image. To achieve this purpose, after the introduction, the study first reviews in ... -
The Divine father concept in the Old Testament
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 1996-09)The biblical significance and implications of the divine Father concept are explored in this study, through an exegetical investigation of the texts of the Hebrew Bible in which the term occurs. The purpose of this ... -
The nature of the "Holy Ones" under attack as envisioned in Daniel 7-12
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2022-12)The problem to be solved in this dissertation is whether the "holy ones" under attack, as envisioned in Dan 7-12, are earthly or heavenly beings. In comparison with other beings, the "holy ones" under attack and the ... -
Sin, grace, free will, and salvation : four major classical views and an alternative
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2000-02)This research seeks to clarify the relationship between God's grace and. human free will in salvation. To achieve this goal, it investigates and evaluates four major classical theories concerning sin and the respective ... -
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, ... -
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. ... -
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 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 ...
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