This dissertation examines the soteriology of Hans Urs von Balthasar and presents a defense of his theology of sacrifice. His theology of sacrifice, I argue, appropriates both the cultic and prophetic material of Scripture. My method is to trace Balthasar's theological aesthetic…
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The purpose of this research is to seek and eventually follow lines of cultural production within Europe and specifically Italy between 1180-1320 that gave rise to a particular conception of the individual. This conception had as much to do with negation as affirmation and as su…
This professional project is based on the premise that Jesus is present in and to the world and he alone determines his mission. His mission, then, determines the nature of his community and the forms his community adopts as it participates in his continuing ministry with those …
In this exploratory work I argue that Jesus’s particularity as a Jewish, male human is essential for developing Christian theology about nonhuman animals. The Gospel of John says that the Word became “flesh” not that the Word became “human”. By using flesh, John’s Gospel connect…
This doctoral project researches the effectiveness of systematic teaching at Brookville Road Community Church in New Palestine, Indiana on the nature of Jesus during the incarnation and his relationship with the Holy Spirit in the lives of adult attenders. The teaching seeks to …
This dissertation examines and catalogues the history of interpretation of the ambiguous speakers in John 3:16-21 and 3:31-36. The history of interpretation leads to the conclusion that the passages are best understood as spoken by Jesus, not the Evangelist. Chapter 1 introduces…
In this thesis, I seek to answer the following question: “Is Neo-Apollinarianism biblical?” In order to do so, I first will establish what Neo-Apollinarianism is, and then specify some terms whereby it may be decided whether Neo-Apollinarianism is biblical. For purposes of this …
This project investigates challenges to the New Testament’s presentation of the Incarnation of the Son of God which derive from the theological and philosophical worldviews of Orthodox Judaism, namely those promoted by Maimonides and Kabbalah. Maimonides’s worldview entailed tha…
Cardinal Charles Journet’s theology of the history of salvation Essai de Théologie de l’Historie du Salut, Volume IV of his L’Église du Verbe incarné (EVI), prioritized the divinity of Christ and illustrated a strong Christological focus, both of which serve as a basis for his t…
This dissertation begins the work of a full critical edition and translation of Wyclif’s treatise, De incarnatione Verbi (DIV). Chapters 1–4 include full codicological surveys of all eight surviving manuscripts that contain the text; justify the proposed stemma codicum in light …