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Senior Theses
Below is a selection of senior theses written by Gustavus senior Religion majors. All files are PDFs.
Fall 2008
- Leadership, Common Worship and Unity in the American Lutheran Experience
- Emily Johnson
- A Critical Examination of the Sermon on the Mount and the Lord's Prayer
- Heidi Marston
- Crucifixion in Context: Jesus' Crucifixion According to Paul and Its Significance Today
- Emily Nelson
- Youth Ministry Programs: What They Can Provide and What Makes Them Effective
- Abby Norlin-Weaver
- Toward a Core Theology: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints During Times of Change
- Gita Varner
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
Spring 2005
- Finding True Buddhism: Arguments Surrounding Critical Buddhism
- Megan Eekhoff
- Justification and Costly Grace: Lessons for Lazy Lutherans
- Johanna Johnson
- An Examination of Universal Infant Salvation in Comparison to Luther's Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration
- Sarah Johnson
- Interpretations of Death Penalty Scripture
- Kallie Kachelmyer
- Christianity and the Problem of Death: Medieval and Contemporary Responses to Human Finitude
- Carrie Lingle
- African Christianity: Helping or Hindering Basic Human Needs?
- Kendra Rinas
- Conflicts Between the Cuban Government and the Catholic Church
- Catherine Rodman
- Martin Luther's Influence on the Holocaust
- Jeff Stewart
- The Will to Abuse: The Nazis' Misuse of Nietzsche
- Mallory Wagenseller
- Modified Muslims: Understanding Somalis in St. Peter
- Emily Wenzel
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
Casey Elledge
Professor Elledge teaches in the area of New Testament. His teaching and research interests include Jesus…
