A salient, as well as an intriguing feature of understanding the international behavior of Revolutionary Iran under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1979-1989) revolves around an incorporation of the cultural underpinnings and exigencies of the Islamic Revolution i…
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'Race' and "ethnicity" name prominent, potent, pervasive social constructs in popular culture, public life, and other realms of society in the United States. They underpin standard frames of social reference ostensibly rooted in objective biological structures; their facticity i…
This dissertation intends to demonstrate that Karl Barth's doctrine of the Trinity, in that it is determined to be faithful not only to the apostolic, but also the prophetic witness to the God of Israel, provides the church with a different and highly-valuable approach to the do…
Africans in general agree that in the post-colonial and post-apartheid period it is necessary to develop new structures and a new outlook that transcends tribalism, reconciles native Africans and immigrants from Asia and Europe with one another, and builds bridges between the in…
This dissertation extends previous work concerning doctrine and the U.S. Army by asking: How appropriate was doctrine in guiding U.S. Army military operations between 1775 and 2000? Doctrine consists of published manuals that reconcile group interests, guide operational practice…
The 2002 National Security Strategy of the US (NSS 2002) appeared to have presented a momentous approach to self-defense. To many, the doctrine of preemptive selfdefense seemed to challenge the legal and political foundations of the post-World War II international order. Some sa…
The economic and security significance of maritime and political interests around the world has altered with the changing international security environment, as has the importance of secure sea routes to meet global demand. Oman increasingly relies on the sea for maritime trade …
This thesis analyses the United States Marine Corps’ counterinsurgency strategy in Vietnam between March 1965 and November 1968, filling a major gap in the existing literature by forensically examining the primary source records maintained by the United States Marines to produce…
More than one hundred English plays that survive from the period between the rise of the Tudors and the closing of the theaters in 1642 employ a plot of false death: a narrative in which a character dies and returns to life within the play. The use of this type of device essenti…
This thesis is an analysis of the patterns of change and continuity in Iranian foreign policy since 1968 using the 1823 Monroe Doctrine as a theoretical framework. In so doing, it will demonstrate that Iran's past and present foreign policy objectives have followed a pattern bes…
This dissertation aimed to examine the hymn texts composed by the originator of the black gospel hymn, Charles Albert Tindley, and establish a greater understanding of the theological and social themes embedded in them. The researcher analyzed Tindley’s published hymns to discov…
A significant disconnect exists between the stated beliefs of collegiate-age Christians and the presence of orthodoxy and orthopraxy. In essence, students are Christian in name only. Some institutions of higher learning dedicate themselves exclusively to teaching sound doctrine …
This project is designed to provide introductory theological education for members of Dayton Korean Grace Church to address a perceived lack of foundational doctrinal teaching. Chapter 1 provides the introduction and the rationale for the project. Chapter 2 provides the biblical…
This dissertation examines the late 16th century northern Indian philosopher Vijñanabhiks[dotbelow]u and his significance for the wider history and historiography of philosophy in India. After introducing the basic historical problematic in chapter one, chapters two and three de…
This study investigates aspects of the history and doctrine of the Z[dotbelow] ahiri madhhab . Due to the lack of primary sources from any Z[dotbelow]ahir i scholar other than Ibn H[dotbelow]azm al-Andalusi, it seeks to identify what is knowable about the madhhab and Dawud ibn '…
This study enters into the dialog within Christian theology between annihilationism and traditionalism on the nature of eternal punishment. The positions and issues within the topic will be examined theologically and analyzed doctrinally. In my first chapter I will summarize the…
The Shiite Imam--J`afar al-Sadiq (d. 765 AD) among many other fields of knowledge, such as law, theology, natural philosophy, and occult sciences, elucidated many spiritual teachings in his lifetime. He is one of the most vital and influential thinkers of the early centuries of …