Theology*
All items relating to the Department can be found under Theology*. They are also listed under their sub-discipline.
Recent Deposits
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Take off your shoes: How Christian liturgy forms the people of God
This thesis offers a renewed vision of Christian liturgy situated in a sacramental ontology in order to address the possibility of liturgical formation. In it I bring together a variety of sources in an attempt to demonstrate ... -
Towards a living sacrifice of praise: A critical evaluation of Colin Gunton's Trinitarian theology of culture
Colin Gunton is a trinitarian theologian who is known for his engagement with, and theological analysis of, Western culture. His celebrated work, The One, the Three and the Many, provides a sustained analysis of the ... -
A Critique of Martyn’s Commentary on Galatians with an Emphasis on the Kingdom of God
A Critique of Martyn’s Commentary on Galatians with an Emphasis on the Kingdom of God -
Perfected yet still "disabled": continuity of diverse embodiment in the resurrection body
The risen Christ presented his wounded hands and side to the disciples as evidence of his identity and the reality of his physical resurrection. Despite this, the picture of eschatological life in the popular Christian ... -
Qoheleth and the Cross: Back and Forth with Jürgen Moltmann and Peter Enns
The book of Ecclesiastes has often endured an existence at the margins of Christian faith. Interestingly, a theologian known precisely for his interest in retrieving the marginal, Jürgen Moltmann, has all but overlooked ... -
The Concept of the Return of Elijah in Matthew 11:2-24 and its Christological implications
Over the last few decades, research into first century Jewish beliefs regarding the return of Elijah has been divided between the views that Elijah would return before YHWH and Elijah would return before the messiah. While ... -
The impact of nineteenth century science and biblical criticism on expressions of faith and theology, with especial reference to the Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterial Churches of New Zealand
This thesis deals with aspects of the history of the faithscience interaction in New Zealand in relation to the Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches, during the Victorian era. 1. Chapter one gives a general ... -
Matthew 27:26-31 Contextual Bible Study card
This double-sided A4 contextual bible study card was created in 2020 to accompany 'A Contextual Bible Study on the Crucifixion of Jesus: Engaging the issue of male violence against men', which was developed in 2019 by the ... -
Re-visioning Christology through a Māori lens
The central premise of this thesis is to re-vision what is known about Jesus Christ with a fresh set of Māori eyes to see what new insights can be added to Christological discourse. This thesis begins with a survey of ... -
Markan typology: Miracle, scripture and Christology in Mark 4:35-6:45
In this thesis I will argue for the presence of typological use of scripture in the composition of four adjacent miracle accounts in Mark’s Gospel (4:35-41; 5:1-20; 5:21-43; 6:30-45). I will argue that these miracle accounts ... -
Addressed by the word: The practical, pastoral, and eschatological anthropology of Eduard Thurneysen
Eduard Thurneysen (1888-1974) was a Swiss Reformed minister and theologian. He is known both for his foundational work in dialectical theology alongside Karl Barth and for his kerymatic pastoral theology as outlined in his ... -
Finding without searching: A theological engagement with the conversion narratives of young people in Canterbury, New Zealand
While academic projects investigating religious conversion are not uncommon, specifically New Zealand-based work on this subject is rare. Moreover, examinations of religious conversion come from a variety of academic ... -
Answering the call: Bishop Robert Barron's Word on Fire ministry in light of the New Evangelization
This thesis explores the theology and ministry of Bishop Robert Barron, a prominent American Catholic evangelist. Specifically, it analyzes the purpose, content, and success of his evangelization program in light of the ... -
The role of scripture in the theology of Jürgen Moltmann
The sum total of dissertations engaging Jürgen Moltmann’s work—numbering over 400—is testament to both his widespread appeal and the controversy of his claims. But while Moltmann’s interlocutors provide significant comment ... -
Co-partakers of the Promise: Israel and the Gentiles in Ephesians
This thesis describes how the epistle to the Ephesians portrays the relationship of Jewish and gentile Christ-believers to each other and to Israel. The question of ‘the church and Israel’ is of perennial interest to ... -
Lift up your guts: A liturgical anthropology in conversation with Schmemann and Calvin
Does the Church’s traditional teaching on the Eucharist require that humans have a metaphysically distinct soul? This thesis tests the validity of theological anthropologies that reject ontological dualism and emphasise ... -
'Where Christ Speaks': Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Bibliology and Exegesis
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's writings include a significant amount of biblical interpretation, but his potential contributions in the fields of biblical studies and theological exegesis of Scripture have not been sufficiently ... -
Christ, Salvation and Eschatology from Colossians: Developing a Response to Melanesian Concept of Gutpela Sindaun
In this thesis I explored the Melanesian concept of “good life” or gutpela sindaun in PNG Pidgin. Gutpela sindaun or gutpela laip is a life of spiritual and material wholeness, which is regarded as immediately available. ... -
John 18:28–19:22 and the paradox of judgement
Why does the Johannine Pilate refuse to rewrite his inscription on Jesus’ cross? And why had the chief priests demanded “he himself said, I am King of the Ἰουδαῖοι” over “King of the Ἰουδαῖοι” in the first place? Thus John ... -
To Put a New Face on the Matter: The Parables of Jesus in their Gospel Contexts
The application of form criticism to the study of the NT Gospels in the twentieth century led to parable scholarship generally giving little interpretive weight to the parables’ immediate narrative contexts and Gospel ...