School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
Submissions from 1997
(Graduate Paper) A Comparison of Method and Interpretation in Ptolemy's Letter to Flora and De Principiis by Origen and the Relation of These to Emerging Doctrine, Susan M. Magan
(Graduate Paper) Deification in Communion: A Study of the Essence-Persons-Energies Synthesis of Gregory Palamas, Susan M. Magan
(Graduate Paper) The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Angelo Mugagga Mselle OSB
(Graduate Paper) The Interaction of Clinical, Traditional, and Spiritual Healing, Angelo Mugagga Mselle OSB
(Graduate Paper) Jacob's Struggle at the Jabbok: Genesis 32:23-33 (MT), Mark Nussberger
(Graduate Paper) "If today you hear his voice..." Intertexuality and Typology in Hebrews 3:7-4:11, Mark A. Nussberger
(Graduate Paper) Enchanting the Ears and Moving the Heart: Music in the Liturgy of the Hours, John Bede Pauley OSB
(Graduate Paper) The Roman Paterfamilias and the Rule of St. Benedict, John Bede Pauley OSB
(Graduate Paper) John Climacus on Spiritual Fatherhood and the True Self: A Meditation on "Salvation", Gregory Perron OSB
(Graduate Paper) Penthos, Then and Now: The Climate of Monastic Prayer?, Gregory Perron OSB
(Graduate Paper) Thomas Merton's Turn to the East, Rob Puchniak
(Graduate Paper) To Restore the First Image: A Reflection on the Spirituality of Origen, Rob Puchniak
(Graduate Paper) The Feast of the Annunciation: Its Origins, Liturgical Celebration, and Theology, Tamara L. Stasik
(Graduate Paper) The History of the Pontifical: Its Development from the Late Sixth Century to the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century, Tamara L. Stasik
(Graduate Paper) Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: History, Theology, and Liturgical Celebration, Jeanne Weber OSB
(Graduate Paper) The Church as the Body of Christ Gathered in the Celebration of the Eucharist, Jeanne Weber OSB
(Graduate Paper) The Twentieth Century Revision of the Sacrament of Confirmation in Light of the History of the Postbaptismal Rites in the Early Church, David K. Wood
(Graduate Paper) An Ignatian Response to Issues in Contemporary Spirituality, Kevin J. Zenner
(Graduate Paper) Jesuit Spirituality as a Response to Martin Luther's Criticism of Monasticism, Kevin J. Zenner
(Graduate Paper) Immaculate Conception of Mary: History and Theology, Matthew X. Zhen
(Graduate Paper) The Chinese Rites Controversy, Matthew X. Zhen
Submissions from 1996
(Graduate Paper) Beauty as Revelation and Doxology: A Theology of Aesthetics, Adam Begnaud OSB
(Graduate Paper) The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, Christopher D.A. Bowen
(Graduate Paper) Some Comments on the Story of Pelagia of Antioch, Kathleen Brady
(Graduate Paper) Leonardo Boff's "Jesus Christ Liberator": The Hermeneutic Dimension of Liberation Christology, Mark E. Brenneman
(Graduate Paper) Toward a Teologia de Conjunto: Robert S. Goizueta and the Theological Retrieval of Hispanic Experience, Mark E. Brenneman
(Graduate Paper) Communal and Social Dimensions of Sin and Reconciliation in the Revised Rite of Penance, Matthew P. Clark
(Graduate Paper) Romantic Perception: A Kierkegaardian Re-formation of the Appearances via Existential Arrest Towards Conscious Imaginative Relation, Christoph Franz Dobrowolski
(Graduate Paper) A Traditional Rite of Passage, Virginia Downey OLVM
(Graduate Paper) Our Lady of Victory and Our Lady of Guadalupe: Contrasting Images?, Virginia Downey OLVM
(Master's Thesis) Faith in Reason or Faith in God? Kierkegaard, the Enlightenment, and Presuppositions, Kevin W. Ferdinandt
(Graduate Paper) A Hymn to Christ: Philippians 2.6-11 and the Role of Hymns in Early Christology, David Gormong
(Graduate Paper) A Brief Examination of a Sumero-Akkadian and Hebraic Lament Psalm, Douglas H. Greenlee
(Graduate Paper) Assisting the Least Advantaged in Society: The Poverty-Welfare Problem, Douglas H. Greenlee
(Graduate Paper) Titles in the New Testament, Gregory Hamernik
(Graduate Paper) Desde El Reverso De La Historia (from the underside of history): Liberation Theology and the Vatican, Michael David Hutchison Newton
(Graduate Paper) Feminist Theology and the Marian Tradition: An Account of Oppression, a Call for Reform, Nancy Elizabeth Johnson
(Graduate Paper) The Image of God: The Man Jesus Christ, Trinitarian Communion and Persons in Relation, Nancy Elizabeth Johnson
(Graduate Paper) The Eucharistic Prayers for Masses with Children: A Comparative Analysis of Their Content, Structure and Theology, Sharon Kassing SL
(Graduate Paper) Giving Old Stones a Voice: Celtic Monasticism and Spirituality, Rosanne Keller
(Graduate Paper) Psalms: Scriptural Dialogues with God: Why the Psalms are so Important to Monasticism, Rosanne Keller
(Graduate Paper) Ecumenical Implications of the Immaculate Conception, Kevin D. Kennedy
(Graduate Paper) Wedding at Cana, Kevin D. Kennedy
(Graduate Paper) Toward an Ecclesial Spirituality: Grounding Christian Mission in the Nature of Christian Being through the Communion Ecclesiology of Vatican II, James E. Kilzer OSB
(Graduate Paper) A History of Stanbrook 1623-1953: Its Evolution through Times of Revolution, Valerie J. Kolarik
(Graduate Paper) Our Hidden Gardens: A History of the Strict Enclosure of Medieval Nuns, Valerie J. Kolarik
(Graduate Paper) Being as Communion: Bonhoeffer's Early Anthropology, Paul B. Kramschuster
(Graduate Paper) Narrative Structure and Description: Frei's Biblical Hermeneutic, Paul B. Kramschuster
(Graduate Paper) Roman Eucharistic Prayer IV: Evolution, Structure, and Theology, Christian McConnell
(Graduate Paper) The Beginnings of the Use of Ashes in Christian Penance, Christian McConnell
(Graduate Paper) The Priesthood of the Faithful and the Priesthood of the Ordained, Michael R. Panicola
(Graduate Paper) The Question of Personhood and the Moral Status of the Preembryo, Michael R. Panicola
(Graduate Paper) The Monasticism of Heloise: Faithful Disciple of Benedict, Carmel Posa SGS
(Graduate Paper) The Liturgical Relevance of Sirach 24, Sharon M. Reilly
(Graduate Paper) Deadly Necessity: An Exegesis of Luke 24:13-27, Andrew P. Ricci
(Graduate Paper) The Hermeneutic of the Liturgy, Andrew P. Ricci
(Graduate Paper) Karl Rahner's Theological Perspectives on Freedom, Guilt, and Redemption, J. Erich Rutten
(Graduate Paper) The Ideals of the Carthusian Order, Savio Maria Siccuan OSB
(Graduate Paper) The Idea of Asceticism among the Desert Monastics, Savio Maria Siccuan OSB
(Graduate Paper) Cur Deus Homo? A Brief Exposition and Critique, Paul D. Simpson
(Graduate Paper) Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) A Man for Others, Paul D. Simpson
(Graduate Paper) Mary and the Role of Women in the Church, Elizabeth M. Sittenauer
(Graduate Paper) Sirach 24: The Figure of Wisdom, Elizabeth M. Sittenauer
(Graduate Paper) The Exaltation of the Cross, Mark Alan Strobel
(Graduate Paper) Adaptation of the Catechumenate among North American Lutherans, Mark Allan Strobel
(Graduate Paper) From Maidservant to Matriarch a Study of Genesis 16:1-16 and 21:8-21, Marianne Supan OP
(Graduate Paper) Reclaiming the Treasures of the Tradition: New Testament Women of Word and Deed, Marianne Supan OP
(Graduate Paper) John of the Cross: Marginalized Spaniard, Marginalized Carmelite, Evelyn Toft
(Graduate Paper) A Counter Reformation Commentary on the 'Cantico espiritual': Agustin Antolinez's Amores de Dios y el alma, Evelyn M. Toft
(Graduate Paper) The Presence of Evil and Its Implications for the Rite of Christian Initiation, Daniel L. Torson CPPS
(Graduate Paper) The Roman Canon, David K. Wood
Submissions from 1995
(Graduate Paper) Compassion Aflame: The Life, Prophetic Mission, and Mysticism of Simone Weil (1909-1943), Sarah N. Bertsch
(Graduate Paper) To Remain as You Were Called: Divine Balance and Spirit-Filled Ministry in 1 Corinthains 7:25-40, Sarah N. Bertsch
(Graduate Paper) Mary Mother of the Lord in Contemporary Protestant Liturgy, Christopher D.A. Bowen
(Graduate Paper) Jesus as "Son of God", Christoph Franz Dobrowolski
(Graduate Paper) Diocesan Priestly Spirituality and Its Implications for Formation, Thomas Fryar
(Graduate Paper) The Song of Songs: Sanctifying Sexuality, Thomas Fryar
(Graduate Paper) Advent Today: Its Meaning and Its Place, Cynthia Ann Goerig
(Graduate Paper) Roman Eucharistic Prayers of Reconciliation, Barbara Guenther
(Graduate Paper) Liberation Theology, Gregory Hamernik
(Graduate Paper) "Every Fourth of July": The Individual-Communal Dialectic in American Culture and the Reception and Inculturation of the Reforms of Vatican II, Scott W. Hoffman
(Master's Thesis) The Gift of Tears in Teresa of Avila, Elizabeth T. Knuth
(Graduate Paper) A Critique of Universality and the Particularity of Gender in the Descriptive Theology of Rosemary Radford Ruether, Donna J. Malum
(Graduate Paper) Mentoring in Spiritual Direction, Donna J. Malum
(Graduate Paper) A Proposal for the Liturgical Renewal of Our Lady of Spring Bank Cistercian Abbey, Bernard McCoy O.Cist.
(Graduate Paper) To Love as Christ Loves, Bernard McCoy O.Cist.
(Graduate Paper) Agape and Apatheia in Early Christian Asceticism, Mark J. Norris
(Graduate Paper) Contemplative Prayer: Journey of a Soul, Mark J. Norris
(Graduate Paper) Poetry as an Expression of Spirituality, Benedicta Thokozlle Gladys Nzimande OSB
(Graduate Paper) The Importance of Language, Culture, and Evangelization in the Process of Inculturation: An African Example, Benedicta Thokozlle Gladys Nzimande OSB
(Graduate Paper) Intimate Conversation: The Heart of Spiritual Friendship, Carmel Posa SGS
(Graduate Paper) No Trivial Domestic Virtue: Patience in the Rule of Benedict, Susan Quaintance OSB
(Graduate Paper) Peter and the Rock: An Exposition of Matthew 16:17-19, Bret Reuter
(Graduate Paper) The Monarchy and Monotheism: The Contributions of the Monarchy Toward the Development of Monotheistic Yahwism in Ancient Israel, Bret Reuter
(Graduate Paper) Human Freedom in the Face of Sin and Grace, Mark W. Sturtevant
(Graduate Paper) The Theologies of Liberation and Paul's Freedom: Do These Work in Harmony or Disparity?, Mark W. Sturtevant
(Graduate Paper) Radical Poverty, Radical Love: The Spirituality of Clare of Assisi, Karen Thomas Smith
(Graduate Paper) An Investigation of Possible Metaphysical and Theological Ramifications of the Discoveries of Particle Physics and Evolutionary Biology, Edward Theodore Ulrich
Submissions from 1994
(Graduate Paper) Abstract Liturgical Art, Adam Begnaud OSB
(Graduate Paper) An Antidote to Contemporary Racism: The Life of Martin de Porres, Dymphna Davis