Thesis (Th. M.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [49]-54).

Thesis (Th. M.)--Calvin Theological Seminary, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-102).

Thesis (Th. M.)--Calvin Theological Seminary, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-102).

Thesis (Th. M.)--Calvin Theological Seminary, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-102).

Introduction Grenz ray therapy ( has long been used as treatment for inflammatory skindiaseases R ecent h ealth technology assessment reports have concluded that because ofinsufficient evidence of its efficacy they do not promote further use of GRT for benigndisorders. Aim T o investigate the effect, estimate remission times and summarize the outcome of the GRTseries administered over a six year period for the treatment of inflammatory diseases at theUniversity Hospital Örebro Methods A total of 204 treatment serie s were included by review of patient files spanningfrom 201 5 to 2020. Symptom scores of one to fifteen were recorded at start and end oftreatment. Data on recurrence was collected over a follow up period of 12 months after theend of treatment. Results Al l diagnoses had reduced symptom severity score s post treatment, with psoriasis ofthe scalp showing a 71.4% reduction and genital lichen showing a symptom score reductionof 25.0% Non reponse was lowest for hand dermatitis, and highest for lichen and eczema ofthe body. In patients with an initial effect post t reatment, a majority did not experience arecurrence within 12 months. Conclusion Positive effects were of GRT was indicated especially for scalp psoriasis andhand dermatitis, a ltough effect size is undetermined. The least effect was indicated for genitallichen. Hand dermatitis had the lowest recurrence rate in the follow up period. Furtherresearch of the subject is needed to determine the utility o f the method

Alors qu’un nombre grandissant de théologiens évangéliques anglo-saxons se définissent comme postmodernes, ce mémoire vise, dans un premier temps, à définir ce que cela veut dire, à travers l’étude d’un ouvrage phare de ce mouvement théologique. Nous avançons que cela signifie que ces théologiens développent une théologie qui est en opposition à une théologie fondationnaliste, qu’ils confrontent les absolus du monde moderne au relativisme du monde postmoderne, et qu’ils plaident en faveur d’un relativisme modéré. Cela a des implications dans une pratique ecclésiologique qui se définit comme émergente. Cependant, ces nouveaux courants de pensées et de pratiques suscitent de nombreuses critiques d’autres théologiens évangéliques qui tiennent beaucoup à préserver les absolus que leur a apportés le cartésianisme, ainsi qu’une tradition ecclésiastique bien implantée. Ce mémoire examinera et résumera, dans un deuxième temps, les critiques qui viennent de ces théologiens. Puisque nous sommes en contexte québécois, nous avons également, dans un troisième temps, répertorié les écrits de théologiens évangéliques québécois sur le postmodernisme. De cette littérature nous avons choisi de résumer un article écrit en perspective d’une conférence donnée par l’auteur à un colloque qui a eu lieu à Montréal en 2007 au sujet des Églises émergentes. Nous avons aussi fait des entrevues semi- dirigées afin de comprendre la pratique ecclésiologique émergente dans le contexte québécois. La première entrevue a été réalisée avec un théologien évangélique québécois postmoderne et la deuxième avec un groupe composé de quelques personnes membres d’une Église émergente. Finalement, en conclusion, nous faisons une analyse des différents points de vue discutés dans ce mémoire et nous ouvrons des pistes prospectives concernant l’avenir d’une théologie et d’une ecclésiologie évangélique québécoise postmoderne. / While a growing number of Anglo-Saxons evangelicals theologians define themselves as postmodernists, this Master thesis`s first aim is to understand what this means concretely. We will achieve this through the study one of the main reference books on the matter. We put forward that these postmodern theologians are developing a theology in opposition to the fondationalist theology. They also tend to oppose modernity’s absolute assumptions with postmodernism’s relativism. Yet, they argue in favor of a moderate relativism. This theological turn has concrete implication in regards to ecclesial practice, especially within emergent churches. However, these new trends of thoughts and practices are highly criticized by other evangelical theologians, bent on preserving the absolutes inherited from Cartesians, as well as consolidated ecclesial tradition. This Master’s thesis second aim is thus to study and to resume criticism emanating from these other theologians. Since this research is developed within Quebec’s context, we have also delved into Quebec’s evangelical theologians take on postmodernism. This constitutes the third element of this Master’s thesis. From this literature we chose to resume one article that stemmed from a conference presented at a 2007 Montreal convention on emergent churches. We also conducted interviews to understand the ecclesial practices related to emergent churches in the Quebec context. The first interview has been conducted with a Quebec evangelical theologian who has adopted postmodernism. The second interview has been conducted with a small group of members of an emergent church. To conclude, we make a final analysis of the literature brought to bear in this Master’s thesis, and we make our own contribution in favor of a postmodern evangelical theology and postmodern ecclesial practices in Quebec’s context.

Alors qu’un nombre grandissant de théologiens évangéliques anglo-saxons se définissent comme postmodernes, ce mémoire vise, dans un premier temps, à définir ce que cela veut dire, à travers l’étude d’un ouvrage phare de ce mouvement théologique. Nous avançons que cela signifie que ces théologiens développent une théologie qui est en opposition à une théologie fondationnaliste, qu’ils confrontent les absolus du monde moderne au relativisme du monde postmoderne, et qu’ils plaident en faveur d’un relativisme modéré. Cela a des implications dans une pratique ecclésiologique qui se définit comme émergente. Cependant, ces nouveaux courants de pensées et de pratiques suscitent de nombreuses critiques d’autres théologiens évangéliques qui tiennent beaucoup à préserver les absolus que leur a apportés le cartésianisme, ainsi qu’une tradition ecclésiastique bien implantée. Ce mémoire examinera et résumera, dans un deuxième temps, les critiques qui viennent de ces théologiens. Puisque nous sommes en contexte québécois, nous avons également, dans un troisième temps, répertorié les écrits de théologiens évangéliques québécois sur le postmodernisme. De cette littérature nous avons choisi de résumer un article écrit en perspective d’une conférence donnée par l’auteur à un colloque qui a eu lieu à Montréal en 2007 au sujet des Églises émergentes. Nous avons aussi fait des entrevues semi- dirigées afin de comprendre la pratique ecclésiologique émergente dans le contexte québécois. La première entrevue a été réalisée avec un théologien évangélique québécois postmoderne et la deuxième avec un groupe composé de quelques personnes membres d’une Église émergente. Finalement, en conclusion, nous faisons une analyse des différents points de vue discutés dans ce mémoire et nous ouvrons des pistes prospectives concernant l’avenir d’une théologie et d’une ecclésiologie évangélique québécoise postmoderne. / While a growing number of Anglo-Saxons evangelicals theologians define themselves as postmodernists, this Master thesis`s first aim is to understand what this means concretely. We will achieve this through the study one of the main reference books on the matter. We put forward that these postmodern theologians are developing a theology in opposition to the fondationalist theology. They also tend to oppose modernity’s absolute assumptions with postmodernism’s relativism. Yet, they argue in favor of a moderate relativism. This theological turn has concrete implication in regards to ecclesial practice, especially within emergent churches. However, these new trends of thoughts and practices are highly criticized by other evangelical theologians, bent on preserving the absolutes inherited from Cartesians, as well as consolidated ecclesial tradition. This Master’s thesis second aim is thus to study and to resume criticism emanating from these other theologians. Since this research is developed within Quebec’s context, we have also delved into Quebec’s evangelical theologians take on postmodernism. This constitutes the third element of this Master’s thesis. From this literature we chose to resume one article that stemmed from a conference presented at a 2007 Montreal convention on emergent churches. We also conducted interviews to understand the ecclesial practices related to emergent churches in the Quebec context. The first interview has been conducted with a Quebec evangelical theologian who has adopted postmodernism. The second interview has been conducted with a small group of members of an emergent church. To conclude, we make a final analysis of the literature brought to bear in this Master’s thesis, and we make our own contribution in favor of a postmodern evangelical theology and postmodern ecclesial practices in Quebec’s context.

This thesis provides an examination into the primary features in the theology of one of the turn of the century's leading evangelical theologians, Stanley J. Grenz. It begins by establishing the controversial nature of Grenz's project within evangelical theology, and how his aims were misread by a number of evangelical scholars. It then argues that the primary feature in his writings was the doctrine of the Trinity, giving shape to his methodology, theology, and ethical engagement. Accordingly, this thesis identifies the most significant features he adopted and adapted from Wolfhart Pannenberg, whose influence on Grenz is readily seen. These features include not only how Grenz derived particular methodological aspects from Pannenberg (chap. 2), but also those related to the shape of his trinitarian theology itself (chap. 3). Next, while realizing that Grenz's new-found emphasis on a trinitarian project was not placed on a tabula rasa, a wider account of his trinitarian background is considered (chap. 4), as is the particular developmental shape of his doctrine of the Trinity itself (chap. 5). Following this, an examination is made into how Grenz accessed this doctrine of the Trinity, through the imago Dei concept, informed by a theological hermeneutic, theological exegesis, and weaved through the traditional systematic loci (chap. 6). Finally, the shape of his trinitarian ethical work is considered in light of the overall coherence of his body of writings, both in its early form as a Christian ethic as well as in the test-cases that were part of his engagement (chap. 7). This is followed by a summary of the reception of Grenz's project, which is deemed consistent with his aims of being both a distinctly evangelical and trinitarian theologian.

Pendant les décennies 80 et 90, il y a une résurgence de la réflexion théologique au sujet du problème de la construction de la paix dans un monde violent. Dans le contexte étatsunien, ce courant de réflexion est bien en évidence. On y trouve des approches qui voient le pacifisme comme étant à la fois cohérent avec le message de l’Évangile et pertinent en ce qui a trait à la contribution que l’Église peut apporter dans son rôle de communauté appelée à construire la paix dans le monde. Ces expressions d’une théologie orientée vers le pacifisme proviennent des milieux catholique, protestant, et évangélique. Cette thèse porte sur l’analyse de trois de ces expressions du pacifisme à partir d’un modèle méthodologique de tendance évangélique. En employant les trois composants du modèle proposé par le théologien évangélique canadien Stanley Grenz, nous examinons la nature des rapports des portraits du pacifisme formant le corpus avec la théologie évangélique. Notre parcours d’analyse nous amène à déterminer qu’il existe une forte correspondance sur le plan méthodologique entre les trois expressions du pacifisme étudiées et la théologie évangélique telle que représentée par le modèle de Grenz. / From 1980 until the end of the decades of the 90s, there is a resurgence of theological thinking and writing about the question of how to build a more peaceful world. This work focusing on the renewal of a theology of peace finds significant expression in the United States. Included in this effort to build a theology of peace are perspectives that see in pacifism an approach that is both coherent with respect to the message of the Gospel and relevant as a part of the Church’s contribution to peace in a violent world. Pacifist expressions are found in Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical discourse. This dissertation is an analysis from an evangelical perspective of three of these expressions of pacifism. Using the three components of a methodological model proposed by Canadian evangelical theologian Stanley Grenz, we analyze the relationship between this methodological approach and the three portraits of pacifism that form the corpus of this study. Our analysis will lead us to determine that there is a strong methodological correspondence between the three expressions of pacifist discourse studied and the evangelically-inspired theological model proposed by Grenz.

This dissertation examines the theological diversity that is currently developing within North American evangelicalism due to the growing influence of postmodernism and the resulting postconservative shift in evangelical thought. Chapter 1 begins with an initial assessment of the historical background and intellectual landscape behind the postmodern setting as well as the reasons why many evangelicals, such as Stanley J. Grenz and Kevin J. Vanhoozer, have chosen to adopt postconservative approaches to theological method. Chapter 2 then moves to a critical analysis of these two theologians by first treating the work of Stanley Grenz. This segment evaluates his proposals regarding theological method by outlining the primary ideas and factors that lead to his version of a postmodern evangelical theology. Chapter 3 subsequently offers a survey of the contrasting ideas of Kevin J. Vanhoozer. Here again, the tracing of Vanhoozer's distinct rendition of postconservatism is done by examining the major factors that are prominent within his work. Chapter 4 then provides evaluations of the strengths and weaknesses of Grenz's and Vanhoozer's thought as well as points of comparison and contrast between them. In the end, it is argued that while both thinkers share several mutual criticisms of conservative evangelicalism, Grenz's expression of postconservatism is noticeably different from Vanhoozer's. Specifically, it is shown that Grenz clearly advocates a kind of postmodern postconservatism, which entails modifications in theological method as well certain doctrinal commitments intrinsic to historic evangelicalism. Juxtaposed to Grenz, it also is argued that Vanhoozer provides a more confessional model of postconservatism because his recommendations for a new methodology still remain loyal to certain theological commitments that Grenz would deem as non-essential to the evangelical theology. Chapter 5 finally assesses the potential future effects that certain kinds of postconservative thought could have in evangelical circles. Likewise, several key elements regarding theological method that still require further attention in light of the development of postconservatism are also highlighted and discussed. / This item is only available to students and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you are not associated with SBTS, this dissertation may be purchased from <a href="http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb">http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb</a> or downloaded through ProQuest's Dissertation and Theses database if your institution subscribes to that service.