Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 37-07, Section: A, page: 4427. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1976.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 39-06, Section: A, page: 3640. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1978.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 35-02, Section: A, page: 1212. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1973.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 34-07, Section: A, page: 4391. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1973.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 22-04, page: 1270. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1961.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 28-08, Section: A, page: 3252. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1967.

A study of the religious basis of Thomas Hobbes' seminal work Leviathan. The study commences with a brief overview of the life and times of Thomas Hobbes making clear that, though never a political or religious leader, he had access to many of the leading political figures of his day and was well-known in the intellectual circles of Europe. There follows a consideration of selected major "schools of thought" in Hobbes Studies, with particular attention paid to the contribution of the scholars to an understanding of the religious aspects of Leviathan. The works of F. C. Hood, Leo Strauss and C. B. MacPherson are reviewed. / Then there is a chapter detailing (and explaining) the reactions of certain of Hobbes' contemporary critics, most of whom were drawn from the clergy. Hobbes' contemporaries, like the modern critics, concentrated primarily upon his "civil philosophy" ignoring the religious ideas expounded in the latter part of Leviathan. / Next the Leviathan is investigated and the significance of its symbolism of order and chaos explored. (Leviathan is a metaphor for the role of the State in this age, the interim age prior to God's return as King over a new Heaven on earth.) Leviathan is also central to Hobbes' vision of the future Kingdom of God. The eschatological and apocalyptic elements of Hobbes' views are discussed. / In the conclusion the implications of Hobbes' fundamentally religious vision are considered. If so important a text as Leviathan can be proven to have a vigorous religious basis, then, might other seminal texts of the "secular" modern world also owe allegiance to Christian ideas? The implications of the religious basis of Hobbes' Leviathan could be far reaching. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-08, Section: A, page: 2325. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.

The dissertation addressed conflicting styles of New Testament interpretation, the context being a dispute in the 1960s at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Implications of that controversy were considered by isolating the socio-theological content of the debate. / The core of the theoretical debate was the introduction of the hermeneutic of Rudolf Bultmann, the German scholar who insisted that the New Testament was more a statement of faith by the early Christian church than a factual representation of the historical Jesus. Bultmann insisted upon "demythologizing" the New Testament text of its heavily metaphorical language. / Bultmann's confessional stance was consistent with traditional pietism's emphasis upon personal, experiential response to an encounter with the Word of God. That emphasis is an important element in Southern Baptist heritage, but Bultmann's historical-critical approach to New Testament scholarship was a radical departure from traditional Southern Baptist interpretations of scripture, as typified by Archibald Thomas Robertson. Robertson, a Professor of New Testament at the South Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, during the early 1900s, was primarily a grammarian whose treatment of texts focused upon word study and grammatical subtleties. Robertson's influence at Southeastern Seminary was represented by the senior member of the New Testament faculty. / The dissertation sought to determine why Bultmann's approach was compatible with certain Southern Baptist sensibilities and offensive to others. Important to that consideration was the analysis of how Southern Baptists synthesize the framework of authority, personal response, and the community-sustaining fellowship of the church. / The Southeastern Seminary controversy demonstrates the fitful coexistence between experiential piety and denominational loyalty. The manner in which the conflict was resolved may indicate the future direction of academic freedom in the Southern Baptist Convention. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-12, Section: A, page: 4416. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 29-05, Section: A, page: 1589. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1968.

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