Browsing Religion Senior Integrated Projects by Issue Date
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A Preliminary Report on the Status of Women at Kalamazoo College
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1996)This project to uncover the status of women at Kalamazoo College was a very difficult project to undertake due to the fact that no one had previously attempted it. The very fact that no one had previously conducted such ... -
The Figure of Christ in Selected Gnostic Writings
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The Work and Person of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1996)The author reviews the life of the Lutheran pastor's work in Germany, Spain, and the United States, his writings, his support for German Jews, imprisonment, and subsequent execution. -
The Phenomenology of Oppression : The Experience of Evil in Contemporary Goddess Religion
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1996)The author explores the definition of evil in contemporary Goddess religion. Using the analysis of evil in Paul Ricoeur's book, The Symbolism of Evil, as three discrete experiences in Christianity--defilement, sin, and ... -
Poverty Sucks : Lessons from Students Working with Poor People's Organizations
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1996)Part I reviews the political and economic issues that have shaped poverty and homelessness. Part II focuses on the efforts of community organizations such as Empty the Shelters where the author worked. -
The Dialectic of Justification : The Heritage of Dogmatics in the Twentieth Century
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1996)The author reviews the dialectical theology of Karl Brunner, Paul Tillich, and Emil Brunner, which he describes as an existential response to the liberal theology and science of the 19th century. "Justification was a ... -
Because of the Angels: Paul and the Role of Women in the Leadership of the Early Christian Church
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1996)While I lack the skills in Greek to make an adequate judgment on the true authorship of the Pauline corpus and must go with the prevailing scholarly opinion, I hope to chart a course between the two Corinthian passages ... -
Mythmaking: A Study of Women and Religion in Sheri Tepper's The Awakeners and Grass and Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Wild Seed
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1996)When I began working on this project I had no idea whether anything like it had ever been attempted before. I also did not realize how needed such a project is for women. I soon discovered that while the topic of religion ... -
Constructing a Global Community : An Exploration in Environmental Ethics
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1997)Inspired by two works, The Liberation of Life by Charles Birch and John B. Cobb, Jr. and For the Common Good by John B. Cobb, Jr. and Herman E. Daly, the author reviews the concepts of community in biology and human ... -
Feminist Resistance: An Oral History of the Dworkin-MacKinnon Anti-Pornography Civil Rights Ordinance
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1997)Everyday, men beat women. Men rape women. Men stalk, harass, assault, dismiss, degrade, abuse, and use women. Too often, men torture, mutilate, and murder women. In short, men systematically subordinate women in a variety ... -
Mystical Empowerment: A Phenomenological Study of Five Women Spiritual Leaders
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An Exegesis of Matthew 5:3-16
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1997)The paper will be divided into three sections. The first (I), the introduction, will explore religion vs. idolatry; a few interpretative assumptions regarding the New Testament; explication of theological method and ... -
A Reflection of the Life and Work of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero of San Salvador, El Salvador, and the Political Conflicts of His Country
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1997) -
Performer, Prophet, Priestess: Women, Spirituality, and the Dance of Martha Graham
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Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault within the Kalamazoo College Community
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1998)The purpose of this study has remained unchanged since I began to work on it. My primary goal is to document that sexual harassment and sexual assault do occur on this campus. In the course of such verifications, the ... -
A Ministry of Presence : Finding the Role of the Healthcare Chaplain in the Ministry of Jesus
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1998)The author interned at the Mary Washington Hospital and the Mary Washington Hospice in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where she observed her mentors using four essential tools in their ministry of presence: taking initiative, ... -
Internship in Youth Ministry at Heritage Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, Indiana
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1998)The author documents his ten week internship as the youth minister at his home church in Valaparaiso, including observations, insights, and lesson plans. -
Ritual Speaks : an Exploration into Contemporary Ritual Practices among Buddhist Laywomen in Colombo
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1998)The author interviewed 25 laywomen in Colombo, Sri Lanka about the role that Buddhism and Buddhist ritual plays in their lives, how Buddhism in Sri Lanka has changed, and how the role of women has changed. -
That Word is Liberty: The Genesis of the Matilada Joslyn Gage Foundation
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1998)