Dissertations and Thesis Indexes
D.Min. in Preaching
Lewis, Lo. Preaching in interim ministry : journeying toward newness of life (1996)
Mollin, Leslie. Moving from intuition to intention : an expedition of discovery within the hermeneutic circle (1996)
Riddoch, Richard K. Preaching to our hearts' meditations (1996)
Wolfe, Charles A. An experiment in lay-clergy worship planning : seeking depth in liturgy and sermon in service of the word (1996)
Atwood, Christopher. Preaching as incarnational evocation : experiential narrative as embodying witness to the active presence of the divine in human life (1997)
Ehrhardt, Randy R. The pulpit and the pews come together : transformative imagery and collaborative preaching at West Des Moines Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (1997)
Showalter, Douglas Keith.Forgiving others : preaching for the people of the Frist Congregational Church of Falmouth, Massachusetts of the United Church of Christ (1997)
Taylor, Nancy S. The work of the people : from silence to faithful proclamation (1997)
Duncan, Belva T. Bible study with survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence : transformed interpretive practice (1998)
Gibson, Robert Maxwell. The preacher as blues singer (1998)
Hood, Lottie Jones. A vision for you : rebuilding the wall, restoring the people, reclaiming the mission, exploring a preaching partnership for the renewal of an inner city church as a multi-cultural community of faith using the preaching event as the creating instrument (1998)
Lambertson, Katherine. From chrysalis to flight : communal and individual transformation through multigenerational preaching (1998)
Larsen, Jeffrey W. Sensory language in preaching : evoking God on Thursday (1998)
Rhodes, Janet. From stillness to speech : terrifying truths from incarnational interpretation and proclamation (1998)
Due, Martha S. Trust, inclusivity and rhetoric in the Northwest Ohio Association of the United Church of Christ (1999)
Gooch, Judith Anne. Preaching what we practice : a personal practice for spiritual formation in community (1999)
Newcomer, Duncan D. Words that burn : Jonathan Edwards, visual images and an object relations psychology for preaching (1999)
Pelc-Faszcza, Brenda M. In the beginning was the metaphor : preaching our way beyond Biblical literalism in mainline churches (1999)
Schaab, R. Michael. Inaugurating lay preaching in a Roman Catholic parish (1999)
Donaldson, Beth Allegra. Preaching as braiding strength into the rope of faith : celebrating and transcending cultural differences in the preaching ministry (2000)
Patterson, Kaleo. Reclaiming the Kanaka Maoli voice in preaching as social act and celebration (2000)
Schmidt, Marlayna. Just doing it : preaching social justice in a way that empowers the congregation to social action (2000)
Stewart, Marcian. Personal expressions of covenant as sacramental preaching (2000)
Wise, Margaret. Holy encounters : a chaplain's journey in sacramental preaching in a long-term living facility (2000)
Fontaine, Christine Neiffer. From the well at Sychar : preacher formation from disability and marginality and the small church (2001)
Guess, J. Bennett. The words we hear : listening to sermons from a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered perspective (2001)
Hundley, Robert Spencer. Incorporating visual images within the homiletic context (2001)
Leite, Michael J. Preaching and pastoral care : preaching on difficult topics in sacred space (2001)
Prowse, Timothy A. The congregational plot : preaching, conflict and growth (2001)
Reid, James Scott. Preaching and change in a rural church (2001)
Ross, Patricia Sylvester.Lament to hope : exploring the impact of preaching lament on the life of a congregation (2001)
Wilson, Michael Ian. Open endings and new beginnings : the role of imagination in preaching at Charleswood United Church (2001)
Arnold, Derek A. From vision to reality to new life (2002)
Edwards, Emily M. E. Biblical storytelling as a faith resource to empower : shackle-free at last, breaking the bond of shame and low self-esteem (2002)
Spitters, Michael J. Can boomer-types preach effectively to millennials? (2002)
White, Howard Lee. The pathetic sermon : using pathos to connect across cultures in preaching (2002)
Zuch, Richard. The power and passion of prophetic preaching : a study on the importance of preaching God's prophetic words of discernment for spriritual transformation of both preacher and listener (2002)
Brown, Norman Aaron. A church in service to the community : through preaching self-worth, self-esteem and self-identity (2003)
Livingston, Robert K. Confident preaching : the value of a mentoring relationship in a preacher's development (2003)
Pentland, John. Speaking faith in public space (2003)
Rother, Sigrid. Preaching in the house church : as a way of entry for a pastor into a new parish (2003)
Eveland, Marcia C. Nice story, but willk it preach? (2004)
J. Thomas Gough. Tell me a story: narrative preaching across cultural differences (2004)
Christine Joy Johnson. Borrowing from the actor's toolbox: preaching preachers from performance (2004)
Jill A. Kirchner. Preaching original blessing in the homiletical world of original sin (2004)
Peter A. Lovett. Revitalizing the church through collaborative preaching (2004)
John Forest Ross. The common denominator: the transcendent value of the well-told story in preaching to tan elctronic media saturated culture (2004)
Leslie Samuel Wigston. The power of song: using a hymn in a sermon (2004)
Ronald William Wunsch. Espirit de corps: building Christian community in an Army Chapel through celebrative preaching on the Holy Spirit (2004)
Beckwith, Becky J. Preaching parables to provoke: learning and recollection initiated through parabolic preaching (2005)
Cox, Gary D. Relationship with God: wrestling surrender, congruence (2005)
Dorsey, Charles C. Preaching in concentric circles: a strategy for preaching multimedia (2005)
Higginbottom, Edwin J. Preaching: the naming and claiming of sacred spaces (2005)
Kohler, Deborah F. A new model for a new millennium: balancing the authority of the congregation with the authority of preacher (2005)
Gansch-Boythe, Daniel A. Preaching with story and image: helping idea-driven preachers connect with story-driven congregations (2005)
Forbes, Susana King. Preaching as listening to and with muffled voices (2005)
Brown, Ronald B. A breeze passing overhead: the experience with the preacher and the experience of the Gospel in the preaching of judicatory staff (2006)
Ford, Marie LaMarre. Gaining an authentic voice: to preach with celebration in mind and spirit (2006)
Zobeck, Bonita Joy. Silent no more: a journey of a women finding her voice in a patriarchal society (2006)
Campbell, Falicia Renee. How do the homeless read the scripture? How do you preach it? (2007)
Derry, Paul Peters. "May i have a word?": preaching from points of new location (2007)
Dugan, Timothy P. The recovery of self-confidence in preaching and the recovery of the preacher (2007)
LaRochelle, Robert R. All are welcome: preaching and the development of church identity in a small town (2007)
LaVelli, Evelyn E. Everybody has a story: contemporary faith stories make a connection (2007)
Monroe-Mueller, Shawnthea. Making a way: the theory and practice of expressing Christian hospitality through preaching (2007)
Swann, Roy A. God is in the house: narrative preaching for enlivening worship in an African American traditional church (2007)
Tellström, Paul Gustaf. Preaching identity: who do we say we are? Helping a church to know who it is and hwy it exists in order to be the church God is calling it to be (2007)
Gieselman, Tamara K. ...with comparison and gospel for all: toward a homiletical hermeneutic of inclusion (2008)
Gregory, Kevin Paul. Authentic preaching: the preacher's descernment of God's emboded word (2008)
Mueller, Fred D. "And I shall write my law on their hearts" : how to preach a sermon on a passage unknown to the congregation (2008)
Oliphant, Robert Barnett. Reframing art for preaching : art and scripture in homiletic conversation (2008)
Smith, Amos. Dynamic preaching 101 : anchored in celebration; improvising in the moment (2008)
Smith, James Phillip. Preaching forgiveness : the theory and practice of embodying and experiencing forgiveness and reconciliation to bring about transformation that leads to healing and wholeness (2008)