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Supplementary Checklist of Doctoral SUPPLEMENTARY CHECKLIST OF DOCTORAL I DISSERTATIONS ON METHODIST AND RELATED SUBJECTS In April 1970 we presented Keith J. Hardman's Checklist of Doctoral . Dissertations on Methodist, Evangelical United Brethren, and Related J Subjects, 1912-1968. This feature met ,,\lith immediate approval from \ our readers, and especially from those in educational circles. i We promised at the time of this first publication to prepare a sup­ ;,i plement and asked that additional titles be sent to us. We have had .,r~1 , ,", I fine cooperation from universities, libraries, and, individuals in coro­ , ~.! l piling this supplementary list, and we hope that it will be valuable to those who need and use such a reference tool. ,;,1 Ji Some dissertations may even yet have escaped the list, and the sub­ ,( mission of missing entries will be appreciated. As soon as the volume " ;.ji: of material warrants, we will prepare another supplement.-EDITOR q~:cl,,"'" B:l :, .'1 (Note: A few errors were noted in certain entries in the first Checklist and the corrected listings are included here and indicated by an asterisk (*) .) Biographical Studies Banks, Edward C., A Study of the Rhetorical and Homiletical Theory and Practice of Doctor Gerald Hamilton Kennedy, Bishop of The Methodist Church. Michigan \) State, 1966. ) Bennett, John Boyce, Albert Taylor Bledsoe: Social and Religious Controversalist of the Old South. Duke, 1942. ,. Cobb, Stephen G., William H. Carwardine and the Pullman Strike. Northwestern, 1970. Garrett, Guy Douglas, The Missionary Career of James Mills Thoburn. Boston, 1968. Gravely, William Bernard, Gilbert Haven, Racial Equalitarian; A Study of His Career in Racial Reform, 1850-1880. Duke 1969. Hibbard, Robert Bruce, The Life and Ministry of Ralph Washington Sockman. Boston, 1957. Hunter, Howard Eugene, Willial1~ Fairfield Warren: Methodist Theologian. Boston, 1957. ".' Johnson, Ellis Blane, Carl Michalson's Concept of History as a Theological Met/ind. Boston, 1969. Jones, Smith Jameson, Jr., Three Representative Leaders in Contemporary American Methodist Theolof!:Y. Vanderbilt, 1965. i:, Kinghorn, Kenneth C,. Faith and Works: A Study in the Theology of John Fletcher. Emory, 1966. " Kirby, James E., The Ecclesiastical and Social Thought of Matthew Simpson. Drew, 1963. Kyker, Rex Paxton, W;illiam Winans: Minister and Politician of the Old South. Florida, 1957. • $:• : ~ 53 ~, ,j : ;~ ; • I I -~ 54 Lewis, William Bryant, The Role of Hm'old Paul Sloan and the Methodist League for Faith and Life in the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Vanderbilt, 1963. Lloyd, Mark B., Rhetorical Analysis of the Preaching of Bishop Francis Asbury. Michigan State, 1967. Mann, Harold M., Attieus G. Haygood) Bishop) Editor. Georgia, 1955. O'Malley, John Steven, The Otte1'bein: The Postlude of Pietism. Drew, 1970. Rose, Delbert R. The Theology of Joseph H. Smith. Iowa, 1952. Shaffer, Deane Leslie, The Theodicy of Edwin Lewis. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1959. Shipps, Howard Fenimore, The Forgotten Apostle of Methodism) being an Evalua­ tion of the Life and Work of the Rev. Benjmnin Abbott. Temple, 1955. Snowden, Glen Wenger, The Relationship of Christianity to Non-Christian Religions in the Theologies of Daniel T. Niles and Paul Tillich. Boston, 1969. Stanger, Frank Bateman, The Life and Ministry of Rev. Joseph Pilmore. Temple, 1942. Thacker, Joseph Allen, Jr., James B. Finley: A Biography. Kentucky, 1967. Wesche, Percival A., The Life) Theology) and Influence of Henry Clay MorTison. Oklahoma, 1955. Black Studies Engelder, Conrad James, The Churches and Slavery: A Study of the Attitudes toward Slavery of the Major Protestant Denominations. Michigan, 1964. Haynes, Leonard L., Jr., The Negro Community in American Protestantism: 1619-1844. Boston, 1949. Jones, Donald Gene, The Moral) Social and Political Ideas of the Methodist Episcopal Church from the Closing Years of the Civil War through Reconstruc­ tion: 1864-1876. Drew, 1969. Kramer, Alfred S., Patterns of Racial Inclusion among Selected Congregations of Three Protestant Denominations. New York, 1955. May, William Wright, The Methodist Church and the Present Racial Crisis: A Study of Response and Action. Drew, 1967. McMillan, William Asbury, The Evolution of Curriculum Patterns in Six Senior Negro Colleges of The Methodist Church from 1900 to 1950. Michigan, 1957. Nordby, Juel Magnar Arnt, The Role of the Methodist Class Meeting in the Growth of an African City Church: A Historico-Sociological Study. Boston, 1967. Norwood, John Nelson, The Schism in the Methodist Episcopal Church) 1844: A Study of Slavery and Ecclesiastical Politics. Alfred, 1923. Perez, Joseph Anthony, Some Effects of the Central Jurisdiction upon the Move­ ment to Make The Methodist Church an Inclusive Chw'ch. Boston, 1964. Pool, Frank Kenneth, The SO'Uthern Negro in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Duke, 1939. Ragan~ Roger Lee, Attitudes of White Methodist Church Members in Selected Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Churches toward Residential Segregation of the 1'-legro. Sou. Calif. School of Theology. 1963. Reimers, David M., Protestant Churches and the Negro: A Study of Several Major Protestant Denominations and the Negro from World War One. Wisconsin, 1961. Richardson, Harry V., The Rural Negro Church. Drew, 1945. Riley, Negail Rudolph, Attitude Patterns of Negro Ministers Experiencing De­ se~regation in the North Central Jurisdiction of The Methodist Church. Boston, 1967. Shockley, Grant Sneed, Improvement of the Status and In-Service Education of Negro Methodist Accepted Supply Pastors. Columbia, 1952. Sweet, William Warren, The Methodist Episcopal Church and the Civil War. Pennsylvania, 1912. Warnock, Henry Young, Moderate Racial Thought and Attitudes of Southern ",- 55 !: Baptists and Methodists, 1900-1921. Northwestern, 1963. : vVingeier, Douglas Earle, The Treatment of Negro-White Relations in the Cur­ I riculum MateTials of the Methodist Church for Intermediate Youth, 1941-1960. Boston, 1962. ; \Vogaman, John Philip, A Strategy for Racial Desegregation in the Methodist [! Church. Boston, 1960. :i i', 'Education ',Buell, Harold E., The Development of Higher Education under the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Pittsburgh Area. Pittsburgh, 1950. Clary, George E., Jr., The Founding of Paine College-A Unique Venture in Inter-Racial Cooperation in the New South (1882-1903). Georgia, 1965. Conner, John Douglas, The Relationship between College Environmental Press and Freshman Attrition at Southern Methodist University. North Texas State, 1966. Crawford, Aubrey Allen, A Study of the Relative Emphasis Placed on Christian 1, Adult Education Tasks by Ministers and Lay Workers in Methodist Churches of i! the Indiana Conference. Indiana, 1963. i:: Dotts, Merrill Franklin, A Description of the Development of Programed Instruc­ \ tional Materials in Selected lVIethodist Vacation Church Schools. Columbia, 1969. 1: ,Edge, Clifford Charles, Jr., The Curriculum of the Youth Division of The Metho- i, dist Church and an Instrument for Its Evaluation. Texas, 1964. -~ , IJ i Flynn, Donald Luther, An Analysis of Materials to Determine Guiding Educational ,; Principles Now Being Followed by The Methodist Church, through Its General Boards. and Age'ncies, Annual Conferences, Districts, and Local Churches, with Reference to the Preparation and Use of Study Materials. Virginia, 1964. Freudenberger, Carlton Dean, Agricultural Education by The Methodist Church: A Strategic Response to the Problem of Hunger and Development. Boston, 1969. Graham, William L., Patterns of Intergroup Relations in the Cooperative Establish­ ment, Control and Administration of Paine College (Georgia) by Southern Negro and White People: A Study of Intergroup Process. New York, 1955. Gross, John Birney, Plans of Methodist College Presidents during a Decade of Ex­ pansion in Higher Education. Peabody, 1960. Hares, James Clark, A Comparison of the Responsibilities and Status of Certified and !, Noncertified Educational Leaders in Methodist Chu7·ches. Pittsburgh, 1958. ! Howard, Ivan Cushing, Controversies in Methodism over Methods of Education of Ministers up to 1856. Iowa, 1965. Jenkins, Rosalie Virginia, Self-Evaluation of Selected Methodist Laymen as Sun­ .day Church Schoo! Teachers. Boston, 1963. Johnson, Alandus C., History of Paine College, Augusta, Georgia, 1903-1946. Georgia, 1970. Lansman, Quentin, An Historical Study of the Development of Higher Education and Related Theological and Educational Assumptions in the Evangelical United B1"ethren Church: 1800-1954. Northwestern, 1969, Lindecker, Wayne Moore, Jr., A Normative Description of the Role of the Cer.tified Director of Christian Education in The Methodist Church. Boston, 1961. : Massengale, Robert Glenn, Collegiate Education in the Methodist Episcopal Church, ! South, 1902-1939. Yale. 1950. - \ Maves, Paul B., The Christian Religious Education of Older People. D:rew, 1949. McCloy, Frank Dixon, The Founding of Protestant Theological Seminaries in the United States of America, .1784-1840. Harvard, 1959. ~ Salen, George Peter, Methodist Schools in the Nm'thwest Indiana Conference from U 1852 to 1892. Indiana, 1953. Smith, Charles Leon, A Philosophy of Family Life Education for The Methodist Chu1'ch, Columbia, 1965. Taylor, Marvin J., Changing Conceptions of the Role of the Bible in the Curriculum ; ! ,i , , i ~ i :: i ;'" ~' , ~~ ~~---------------------- 56 of American Protestant Religious Education, 1903 to 1953, as Reflected in Certain Selected Periodical Literature. Pittsburgh,
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