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Julia Francis Roat-Abla, MA thesis, Nazarene Theological Seminary, 2004 In "Beauty and Holiness: Wesleyan Theology as the Context and Principle for Aesthetic Insight," Roat-Abla states, "Christian art can exist for more than function – more than simply a pedagogical tool or an instrument of worship. Furthermore, there is something to be said for the insights gained from drawing out the aesthetic dimension of Wesleyan theology. My purpose in this thesis, then, is not to impose or artificially draw out from Wesley’s words a rickety justification for Christian art that in the end he would have hardly claimed as his own. I intend to use the heart of Wesley’s own theology, that is Christian perfection, as a basis for uncovering the aesthetic dimension." Thesis |
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Sarah Derck, MA thesis, Nazarene Theological Seminary, 2002 "Barrenness in the Old Testament: Recovering the Metaphor" examines the barrenness narratives, in order to recover this aspect of Israel's history to the collective memory of the Church. Barrenness is woven throughout the Old Testament in many forms (narrative, lament, prophecy, etc.), but because dealing with barrenness is currently cloistered in the doctor's office, the power of the experience, both in its literal uses and as a metaphor, is often lost on present readers. Abstract Thesis
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