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Vol. 3 No. 2 (1959): 84-87

A Further List of Theses Written by Members of the Church of Christ

Compiled by Alex Humphrey, Jr.

The following is a continuation of the list of Theses at various schools prepared by members of churches of Christ. These studies are available at the libraries where the degrees were granted. They may usually be borrowed on. inter-library loan.

FROM GEORGE PEPPERDINE COLLEGE

Bennett, Weldon B. "A Historical Study of the Lord's Supper in the Pre-Catholic Period." M.A., 1947

Brage, James. "A Critical Study of Expository Preaching as Set forth in Lectures, Homiletical Texts, Biographies of Great Ex­positors, and Other Works on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons." M.A., 1949

Burkholder, Harold Delbert. "The Origin and Development of the Congregations of the Pacific District Conference of Mennonites." M.A., 1949

Butler, Harry A. "The Ante-Nicene Exegesis of the Pastoral Epis­tles." M.A., 1952

Cannon, Russell Carroll. "The Idea of the Holy Spirit in the Paul­ine Epistles." M.A., 1948

Carruthers, Kenneth Linton. "Jonathan Edwards' Idea of the Holy Spirit." M.A., 1948

Ellis, Lloyd Eugene. "A Study of First Century Baptism." M.A.,1947

Fox, Harry Robert. "Paul's Conception of the Atonement." M.A., 1949

Johnson, William H. "Augustine's Conception of Sin." M.A., 1950

Jones, Joseph Ferdinand. "The Doctrine of the Church in the Pauline Epistles." M.A., 1947

Kernan, John. "A Comparison of Society and Non-Society Mission Effort Within the Restoration Movement." M.A., 1949

Key, Roy C. "An Exposition of Christian Faith." M.A., 1946

Klein, Harry R. "The Atonement in the Epistles." M.A., 1951

Lockhart, Stanley A. "Christian Hymns in the Primitive Church. M.A., 1957

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Merritt, Bruce Curtis. "The Place of Prayer in the Life of Jesus." M.A., 1957

Palmer, Roy V. "A Historical Study of Singing in the Early Church." M.A., 1946

Rogers, Noble Lloyd. "The Concept of Law in the Pauline Epistles." M.A., 1947

Ross, Joel E. "Romans XVI, 17-18 in the Light of the Early Church and Its Times." M.A., 1951

Schneider, Delwin B. "Charis in the Non-Pauline Writings of the New Testament." M.A., 1950

Thomas, Hugh S. "The Diaconate in the Church of the New Tes­tament." M.A., 1948

Thompson, Fred P. "The Christology of Justin Martyr." M.A.,      1951

FROM EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY, PORTALES

Baggett, Richard Frederick. "Intercommunication Among New Testament Churches." M.A., 1950

Carver, Edgar Leroy. "Teaching Methods of Jesus." M.A., 1951 Chester, Ray F. "A Study of the Relationship of Certain Symbols of the Apocalypse to the Old Testament." M.A., 1952

Davis, Fred. L. "The New Testament Idea of Fellowship." M.A., 1956

Degge, Eldon Howell. "The End of the Jewish Kingdom, 640-586 B.C." M.A., 1954

Eckstein, Stephen Daniel, Jr. "The Effect of Gnosticism on the First and Second Century Church." M.A., 1950 Hamilton, John M. "Luther's Philosophy of Education." M.A., 1951

Harper, William Sidney Gene. "A Critical Evaluation of Theories for Interpreting Revelation." M.A., 1950

K.ay, Clarence Lloyd. "History of the Fourth Street Church of Christ in Portales, New Mexico, 1900-1953." M.A., 1953

Marshall, Murray M. "The Use of the Books of the New Testament by the Early Christian Writers, Clement.of Rome, Polycarp of Smyrna, and Irenreus of Lyons." M.A., 1950

Reese, Grady. Lee. "A Survey of the Preaching Habits of Ministers of the Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Nazarenes, Churches of Christ and Episcopals in New Mexico." M.A., 1951

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Rhodes, H. Kenneth. "History of the Church of Christ in Artesia, New Mexico. M.A., 1958

Russo, Nicola. "A Relating of Certain Teachings of Irenæus, Tertullian, and Cyprian to the Historical Background of Their Time." M.A., 1953

Shelburne, Carl Francis. "To What Extent Did Alexander Campbell Use Education in the Restoration Movement?" M.A., 1951

Smith, Jay J. "The Theological Basis of the Reformation." M A, 1954

Sofford, Eugene V. "History of the Farwell, Texas, Community 1905-1952." (Includes a history of the church of Christ). M.A: 1955

Van Scoder, Lauren R. "The History of Education in the Lockney Public Schools, Lockney, Texas, 1890-1953." (Includes Sollie information about Lockney Christian College), M.A., 1953

Warren, Norman LaG rand. "Relationships of the Rural Church and Its Problems in the Community.." M.A., 1957

Wright, William Lloyd. "Philosophy and Status of Chairs of Religion in Texas and New Mexico." M.A., 1951

FROM ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Correction: In an earlier listing the following two theses were confused:

Oglesby, Robert Kerry. "A History of the Interpretation of the Re­lationship of Faith and Works." M.A., 1956

Music, Goebel. "The Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews." M.A., 1956

FROM BUTLER UNIVERSITY, INDIANAPOLIS

Bobo, David H. "A Study of Words Common to Both Hebrew and Greek." B.D., 1955

Decker, William Bailey. "A Critical Analysis of Paul's Epistle to the Galatians." M.A., 1951

Hobbs, A. G. "A Critique of 'The Secret of Happiness' by Rabbi David Miller." M.A., 1950

Jennings, Alvin. "T. M. Allen, Pioneer Preacher of Missouri and Kentucky." M.A., 1951

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Johnson, Robert Lee. "Love (Agape) as a Unique Element in the Jo New Testament." M.A., 1949

Merritt, Roy Dean. "A Study of the Acceptance as Scripture by Christians and Jews of Certain Non-Canonical Jewish Books." M.A., 1951

West, Earl Irvin. "Life and Times of David Lipscomb." Th.M., Butler, 1953

West, Earl Irvin. "Historical Background of the Thirty-Nine Arti­cles." M.A., 1945

West, Earl Irvin. "History of the Churches of Christ (1849-1906)." B.D., 1948

Whitson, Mont. "Campbell's Conception of the Millennium." M.A. 1951

Womack, Morris M. "A Study of Heresies in the Second Century." M.A., 1958

FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

Bonner, Elizabeth Mary. "A Study of the Church of Christ in Texas." M.A., 1941­

Clark, Nimrod Lafayette. "Greek Prepositions of the New Testa­ment." M.A., 1914.

Cubstead, Lane. "The Firm Foundation: The History of a Pioneer Religious Journal and Its Editors. Master of Journalism, 1957.

Ewing, George Wilmeth. "A Study of the Frontier Preacher in Texas." M.A., 1952

Fullerton, Raymon Dawkin, Jr. "Public Relations Practices of Se­lected Church-Related Colleges: An Evaluation." M.A., 1951

Hicks, Olan Lavelle. "Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Essayist and Con­troversialist." M.A., 1935

McGlothlin, Ray, Jr. "A Historical and Grammatical Introduction to First Peter." M.A., 1951

Payne, Harry Edward. "Studies in the Pastoral Epistles." M.A., 1943

FROM SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

Bailey, Homer. "Attitudes and Consequences in the Restoration Movement." M.A., 1944

Spain, Robert Carl. "The Pastoral Epistles." M.A., 1946

Thomas, James David. "A History of the Doctrine of the Inspira­tion of the Scriptures." M.A., 1944

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