Thesis (Ed.D.)--Duquesne University, 2006. / Title from document title page. Abstract included in electronic submission form. Includes bibliographical references (p.144-156) and index.

Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2001 / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: No abstract available / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009. / Title from title screen (site viewed March 2, 2010). PDF text: . 1 v. ; Mb. UMI publication number: AAT 3379833. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Harding University Graduate School of Religion, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177-189).

Following the general view of faith provided by Paul Tillich as 'the state of being ultimately concerned,' the present work provides a topography of faith that is designed to reveal the intimate connections between faith and the development of personal identity. As the state of Being-for-one's-ultimate-concern, it is a person's faith which molds and shapes her own unique self, providing depth, direction, and unity to her life. / My understanding of faith is that it must be living faith, like living tissue, and this is true in the obvious sense that it is a life lived. Starting from the view that no individual's existence is self-justifying, what is presented is an existential analysis of our actual encounters with faith, brought to show up through the individual's active struggle in responding to the call of her own question-begging existence. This is the process of the making of the identity I have called transcendental faith.

The purpose of this dissertation was to determine the concepts, characteristics, and variables addressed in other dissertations deemed highly relevant to the literature on adult faith development. The principle contribution of this dissertation was a 44-page matrix and an accompanying 29-page index that reveal the "Primary" and "Secondary" concepts addressed in these other documents. The study employed meta-analytical techniques to design this pictorial tool for future faith development researchers.A search for the keyword "faith development" on the CD-ROM Dissertation Abstracts database yielded 141 documents written from 1980-1994. One hundred and thirty-six abstracts were obtainable for review. Based on these abstracts and aided by a second reader, the author deemed 60 dissertations as being highly relevant to the adult faith development literature. These dissertations were then ordered via interlibrary loan for further analysis of their concepts, etc.Following the pilot study, a decision was made to include an analysis of the dissertations in terms of three tpes of classification. A classification code was assigned to all 60 dissertations in terms of their "Type of Research," "Type of Methodology," and "Type of (Religious) Tradition."Over 900 "Primary" and "Secondary" concepts, etc., were gleaned from the 60 documents. Using Spradley's ethnographic technique of organizing concepts, the concepts were arranged in 35 clusters. The clusters were tallied in 10 possible ways.The results suggest that the dissertations were fairly balanced in terms of those which constituted "Application" research and "Theoretical" research. The most frequently used methodology was "Creative Project," followed by "Qualitative" methods. The vast majority of dissertations were written from the "Protestant" tradition, followed by "Catholic," and "Other."Of the 35 clusters of concepts, etc., analyzed, the results suggest a gap in doctoral research in terms of studies pertaining to concepts related to "Transcendence," "Symbolism," "Evangelism," and "Gender." Much "Secondary" emphasis has been give to concepts, etc., related to "Devotional" but this cluster was not of "Primary" emphasis in any of the 60 studies. The work of faith development pioneer James W. Fowler was of "Primary" emphasis in 37 of the 60 dissertations. / Department of Educational Leadership

Thesis (M. Min.)--Trinity Western Seminary, 1992. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-139).

Thesis (M.A.P.S.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-47).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 187-193). Also available on the Internet.