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Oak and shortleaf pine regeneration through harvest and fire
(University of the South, 2013-04)Forest restoration is practiced with the goal of restoring a given piece of forest to predetermined reference conditions in order to restore the presence of native species and promote forest health. University Domain ... -
Oak Regeneration in the Lake O'Donnell Watershed
(2010-04-15)Previous studies have examined the effects of thinning and fire on oak regeneration, and changes in oak-hickory forests are related to shifts in the fire disturbance regime and shade cast by mid- and understory vegetation ... -
Oak Savanna Restoration Through Thinning and Prescribed Burning on the Southern Cumberland Plateau
(2014-01-30)This study was conducted in compartment 20 at Sewanee: The University of the South located atop the Cumberland Plateau at approximately 1900 ft in elevation . The 56-acre site is located at about 35°13’22” N and 85°55’58” ... -
Objective Truth, Morality, and Confusion: A New Solution Through Narrative and Tradition
(1999-04)When faced with the prospect of evaluating two competing moral traditions, many of us feel frustrated. Some prevalent postmodern trends tell us that we are unable to choose one tradition as superior over another, since all ... -
Obligate Cave Fauna Survey Internship Report
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The observation of spontaneous ionic currents in sea urchin protractor muscle
(University of the South, 2020)Sea urchins utilize a complex set of masticatory muscles that surround a centralized structure called the Aristotle’s lantern. The muscles that surround the pentaradial lantern include paired and unpaired muscle groups. ... -
Observations of a Pastoral Psychotherapist on Discipleship
(2014-01-20)This examination of the Gospel of Luke, the Gospel of Thomas, and the oral traditions of ancient desert Christianity, helps us rediscover thinking and approaches to becoming authentically human that are simultaneously ... -
Office of Air and Radiation Internship Report
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Office of Sustainability, Summer 2012
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Old St. Andrew's Parish Church Internship Report
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The Old Testament Shaping the Book of Revelation
(University of the South, 2021-04)It would be inadequate to read the book of Revelation without considering the Old Testament traditions that influenced its content. As Revelation contains more Old Testament allusions than the rest of New Testament books, ... -
On the Coherence of Sartre’s Defense of Existentialism Against the Essentialist Charge of Ethical Relativism in His “Existentialism and Humanism”
(2005-04)Although its slim volume may suggest otherwise, Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Existentialism and Humanism” treats a wealth of existentialist themes. Indeed, within its pages, Sartre characterizes many of the hallmarks of existentialist ... -
Ongoing Evolution in our Media Culture and Listening Context as it Pertains to the Craft of Preaching in the 21st Century
(University of the South, 2015-05)The communications explosion and ongoing evolution of our media culture considerably impact the way we receive and grasp information. One of the challenges faced by those dedicated and called to the craft of preaching, is ... -
Optimization of Oxidative Desulfurization: Using a film-shear to achieve ultra-low sulfur levels in diesel fuel
(2009-04-16)A major focus of clean-fuels research involves the removal of sulfur contaminants from diesel jet fuel. Oxidative desulfurization with aqueous hydrogen peroxide as the oxidizing agent is one possible method of sulfur ... -
Organic Farms in Europe Internship Report
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Organic Gardening at Sewanee
(University of the South, 2011-04-29)Sewanee’s community garden was cleared for agriculture in 1898. The 2011 Soils and Cultivation class utilized the garden’s student section this spring, and after clearing overgrowth and establishing raised beds, organic ... -
“ Our Anglo-Saxon Blood”: How Belief in Anglo-Saxon Racial Supremacy Connected Men at the University of the South Architecturally and Ideologically to the Larger Nation from 1886-1912
(University of the South, 2016-04-26)In August 1890, the Board of Trustees for the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee met for their annual deliberations. When the Board left Sewanee several days later, they had accepted both the resignation of the ... -
Our Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving: Rene Girard and the Eucharist
(University of the South, 2017-05-11)This paper reviews mimetic theory described by Rene Girard. The mimetic cycle of mimetic desire, mimetic rivalry, mimetic conflict, the scapegoat mechanism, and generative violence craft a portrait of human society as ... -
Overqueering the Gospel: Toward a Homiletical Theology of Boundary Dissolution
(University of the South, 2020-05)This thesis examines the work of queer theologian Patrick Cheng and renowned homiletician Fred Craddock in order to establish a queer homiletic. Both Cheng and Craddock enjoin their readers to the work of boundary dissolution. ... -
Panola Mountain State Park: Natural Resource Management Intern
(University of the South, 2012-08)
