Theses - Divinity
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A theological exploration of the shape of life and death in dialogue with the biographical works of Gregory of Nyssa
(2021-10-01)In this thesis I investigate Gregory of Nyssa’s doctrine of the spiritual ascent of epektasis in order to uncover a theological vision of progress through the passage of a human life. I argue that how such progress is ... -
Societies, Politics, Cults and Identities in pre-Islamic Arabia
My doctoral thesis delves into the political and cultural developments of pre-Islamic late antique Arabia, focusing on the religious attitudes of the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula and its northern extension into the ... -
Becoming What We Are: A Theological Account of Self-Development Informed by William Perkins's Theology of Sanctification
This thesis reflects theologically on a topic of pressing contemporary preoccupation: self-development. In doing so, it finds instruction and inspiration in the classical Reformed doctrine of sanctification. This undertaking ... -
Christ, the Spirit and Human Transformation in Gregory of Nyssa's In Canticum Canticorum
(2021-07-09)This dissertation undertakes an analysis of Gregory of Nyssa's final work, In Canticum Canticorum. Part I investigates Gregory's earlier works. In Part II, Gregory's fifteen homilies on the Song of Songs are analysed in ...
