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Senior Theses

 
 

Below is a selection of senior theses written by Gustavus senior Religion majors. All files are PDFs.

Spring 2007

Defensive Reconstructionism: A New Lens for Viewing Islamic Extremism
Chris Bacon
Traditional or Alternative Forms of Worship: What Would Luther Say?
Baird Heilman
Glossolalia: The Problem of Interpretation
Laura Jensen
Sharing Together: Compassion, Luther and Neighbor-Love in a Globalized World
Morgan Ranstrom
Choosing Something New: A Feminist “Ethic of Response” to Suffering
Katie Stoeckel
Religionless Christianity and Costly Discipleship: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Times of Crisis
David Tierschel

Fall 2006

A Study of the Holocaust and American Theology
Drew Arneson
A Study of Capital Punishment from a Biblical, Theological, and Societal Perspective
Krista Kirchoff
Religion and Politics at the Local Level: An examination of clergy influence over voter decisions in the local church
Elizabeth Suskovic

Fall 2005

Syncretism, Slavery, and Identity: The influence of hybrid slave identities on the syncretic formation of Brazilian Candomble
Darin Faber
The Da Vinci Code Phenomenon
Scott Fitzloff
The Secularization of the Rastafarian Movement
Tura Foster
A Study of Young Adult Participation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
William Kuhns
A Study on the Objectives and Methods of Church Camps with Relation to Spiritual Development
Mollie Peterson
Observations on Young Adult Ministry and Recommendations via Generational Theology
Christopher Van Fossen

Fall 2004

The Wisdom of the Elders Within the Body of Christ: My story of becoming “Annie”
Linnea Bjorkman
Truth-Claims and Responses to Religious Pluralism
Mary Duvall
Christian Mission Theology: Today’s Applications of the Apostle Paul’s Theology
Cassandra Krueger
Total Kenosis, True Shunyata, and the Plerotic Self of Thomas Merton and Abe Masao
Joe Lencioni
The Emerging Church: Adapting Church Practices in Light of the Postmodern Era
Sarah Schock
 

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