Thesis Abstracts
2005 Denise Shepherd Moss Feeding Your Wolf! Dispelling Dangerous Myths in a Diverse Society This is a narrative case study in which the participants visited their own racial identity in-depth in order to understand themselves in relationship to other races and...
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2005 Ben A. Shambaugh A Tale of Two Towers: Making Episcopal Schools Missional In a Post Constantinian World Historically Episcopal schools have been at the cutting edge of mission in the Episcopal Church. In order to determine if this is still the case, a...
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2005 Anne Gavin Ritchie Invisible Believers: An Analysis of the Spirituality of the Unchurched With Implications for Parish Evangelism This thesis is based on a survey of one hundred people who have no current institutional religious affiliation. The survey was...
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2005 John Elswood Privett Communion in Christ’s Body: Applying the Lessons of Ecumenical Dialogue to Challenging Congregational Conversations When the Church faces controversial issues it frequently calls for “dialogue” but seldom gives any clear framework for how a...
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2005 Anita Dunn Ogden Loving God, Loving Country: Reflections on Faith and Citizenship This thesis studies the shape of civil religion in a corporate size, suburban congregation located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Beginning with the terrorist attacks of...
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2005 Ronald Douglas Osbourne Influences of Preschools on Congregational Vitality A surprisingly large number of congregations are involved in early childhood education in the United States. Those which understand such endeavors as integral to the congregation’s...
