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From Eve to Euodia : Women's Representations in Children's Bibles
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)The children's Bibles recommended by the Mainline Protestant Churches for children between the ages of three and five have fewer female characters than male characters, and the women are often poor quality representations. ... -
Consumption and Commodification of Buddhism in America
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)In America, Buddhism operates in many different forms such as a religion, spirituality, or philosophy. As it is represented along this spectrum, ranging from purely religious to fully secular, Buddhism is adopted and ... -
Religious (Dis)Affiliation in the Catholic Church : A Social Identity Approach
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)This project seeks to examine one group, former-Catholics, how they view Catholic identity, and why they felt they must leave it behind. Utilizing Social Identity Theory, a psychological concept that has recently been ... -
Women’s Ordination in the Catholic Church
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)For the first millennium of Christianity’s existence, women held ordained leadership positions in the Christian Church. While the definition of ordination was changed in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries to exclude women ... -
Spirituality : Connecting to the Spiritual World in Sacred and Secular Spaces
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)The author uses the methodology of Kathy Charmaz, known as grounded theory to explore some of the main features that enhance or detract from spiritual moments. In order to do this, I had to design a project that would cover ... -
“The Milk of the Two Breasts of the Father” : Motherhood & Salvation in the Odes of Solomon
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)Despite all of the arguments scholars have about the origins of the Odes of Solomon, this text is clearly linked to Christian values and theologies because of its focus on New Testament Biblical characters like Jesus, the ... -
Constructing Identity: Puerto Rican Engagement with Taíno Religious Material Culture
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016) -
Striving to Survive: Discourses of Sexual Assault in Christian Communities
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016) -
Gender Formation and Transsexuality in Iran: Religious, Social, and Political Motivation
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016) -
Tourism in Nepal: Engagements with Constructions and Meaning Foreignness
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017) -
Gendered Icons: Avalokitesvara of India, Guanyin of China, Tara of Tibet, and Kannon of Japan
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016) -
Anne Braden and the Role of Individuals and Religious Institutions in Racial Justice Organizing
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)Anne Braden (July 28, 1924 – March 6, 2006) became active in the civil rights movement in 1948 and remained active in racial and social justice work until her death in 2006. Louisville, Kentucky was Anne’s home for most ... -
Complicating Colonialism: Decolonizing British Imperialism and Buddhism in Sri Lanka
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All Beings Are Engaged: Environmental Engaged Buddhism in the U.S. and Japan
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)The purpose of this project has been to answer the question ‘what is environmental socially engaged Buddhism?’ Although there has been much scholarship already done on this relatively new phenomenon in Buddhism, this ... -
Awe and Wonder: Making Space for Early Childhood in Reform Jewish Congregations
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Humans and Technology : An Overview of the Transhumanist Movement
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)This SIP on the Transhumanist movement is not meant to be comprehensive, but a thoughtful work to highlight some key ideas that are associated with Transhumanism. As this movement is relatively new, it is essential to ... -
Open Wounds of San Francisco : The Effects of Gentrification in the Mission District
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)San Francisco is facing a monster that people are describing now as hypergentrification. The Mission District is the neighborhood that is changing at the most fastest rate compared to other neighborhoods in San Francisco ... -
Santa Muerte on the Ground : Uncovering the Myth Behind the Skeleton Saint
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)Santa Muerte's role as an unofficial saint is to protect those who live dangerous lives, whether by choice or not. Her alleged involvement and forecast in mass media has depicted her as a saint for the Mexican drug lords ... -
An Empire of Opression : Roman Use of Conquered Religions
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)Religious syncretism was as common as war and imperialist expansion in the classical period. Greece started, providing an example of syncretism as part of political maneuvers, especially in Egypt. They would make other ... -
Ken Ham's 6,000 Year Old Universe
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2013)The author discusses the literature of Creationism, how it compares and contrasts with the mainstream science of Evolution, and how Creationism has been used to create Creation Museums, which the author compares to traditional ...
