Sewanee: School of Theology Theses : Recent submissions
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The Episcopal Church and the Hope of Communion
(University of the South, 2017-07)This thesis suggests that, by virtue of its history and polity, The Episcopal Church in the United States of America (TEC) is uniquely positioned to advance the role and reach of the worldwide Anglican Communion. While the ... -
Preaching Baptism Year Round
(University of tthe South, 2018-04)This paper both advocates and provides impetus and resources for preaching Baptism and The Baptismal Covenant throughout the year. People need to hear sermons on baptisms more often than when baptisms occur because first ... -
Music as a Tool for Spiritual Formation
(University of the South, 2018-04)This project is about music and, specifically, how singing music in the Episcopal Church can be a tool for spiritual formation. I set out to see if others had been formed by music in the church in the same way I had been ... -
For all the Saints: The Funeral Homily as Revelation of God Embodied
(University of the South, 2018-04)The following project aims to address a prevailing homiletical problem in funeral preaching today. The endeavor of funeral preaching is practiced most commonly in one of two ways. The funeral sermon is completely doctrinal, ... -
Deification as an Argument for the Consubstantiality of the Son with the Father in the Writings of Athanasius of Alexandria
(University of the South, 2018-04)Athanasius of Alexandria defended the innovative “homoousion” language in the Nicene Creed by means of his understanding of deification as God’s telos for humanity and twenty-first century theology in the United States ... -
Epistemology and Authority: The Problem of the Criterion and the Primacy of Scripture
(University of the South, 2018-04)Determining the ultimate authority for Christian doctrine is both an issue of fundamental importance and can be seen as a particular manifestation, in the field of theological inquiry, of a more general epistemological ... -
The Integration of the Episcopal Day School of Christ Church, Pensacola: A Local History of Race
(University of the South, 2018-04)In 1966, the Episcopal Day School of Christ Church Parish accepted its first African American student, Robert Joseph, into kindergarten. This project surveys the history of race in Pensacola through the colonial era ... -
SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM: HOW THE BIBLICAL BOOK OF JOB ILLUMINATES THE WORK OF FLANNERY O’CONNOR
(University of the South, 2017-05)American author Flannery O’Connor, a devout Roman Catholic, made no attempt to disguise the theological nature of her work. Her short stories and novels contained numerous lessons about faith, God, and human failing. Yet ... -
PERCY DEARMER REVISITED: DISCERNING AUTHENTICALLY ANGLICAN LITURGY IN A MULTICULTURAL, ECUMENCIAL, 21ST CENTURGY CONTEXT
(University of the South, 2017-05-11)As the worship of The Episcopal Church stands on the cusp of a new period of renewal and innovation, important questions must be explored about what constitutes Anglican liturgy in today’s multicultural and ecumenical ... -
Transforming Communities: The formation and impact of monastic communities in the 19th Century And the formation and impact of Episcopal Service Corps houses in the 21st Century
(University of the South, 2017-05-11)One of the persistent patterns in Church History has been the emergence, development, and, usually, the decline of intentional communities of a monastic nature. In the 19th century Episcopal Church, against a good deal ... -
THE CONTINUING CRISIS OF MINISTRY: A HISTORY OF CHANGES TO TITLE III CANONS FOR EVALUATION, EDUCATION AND FORMATION OF PRESBYTERS IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1967 to 1979
(University of the South, 2017-05-11)This project is a historical review of changes by General Convention to canons within Title III of the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church from 1967 to 1979. Chapter One reviews the background to the ordination ... -
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 ... -
Toward a ministry of Economic and Spiritual Development: Sustainable Agriculture at the Crossroad of Spiritual, Economic Development and Social Justice for Haitian Migrant Workers
(University of the South, 2017-05-11)Project under the direction of Professor Robin Gottfried The purpose of this project was to explore the plight of reported mistreatment of Haitian Migrant workers in the Dominican Republic, and to create and implement ... -
The Church-Idea for an Episcopal Moment
(University of the South, 2015-12-16)Project under the direction of Professor Ben King This dissertation argues that two figures, William Reed Huntington at the turn of the twentieth century and Brian McLaren at the turn of the twenty-first, correctly ... -
Practice of Christian Mindfulness as an Imaginative Challenge in Parish Ministry
(University of the South, 2017-05-11)Project under the direction of Professor Julia Gatta In an age when anxieties around church attendance and participation prompt pastors and lay leaders alike to explore myriad leadership resources, there is another, ... -
Nature's Sacrament: The Epic of Evolution and a Theology of Sacramental Ecology
(University of the South, 2017-05-11)The ‘Epic of Evolution’ is the scientific story that reveals that we live in an approximately 14 billion year old universe on a planet that is approximately 4.6 billion years old and that we are a part of the ongoing process ... -
Methodism 101: Theology Through Charles Wesley's Hymns
(University of the South, 2017-05-11)Project under the direction of Professor Joe Burnett Why should United Methodist members care about their Christian foundational beliefs? United Methodist members know less and less about the theology of the church. ... -
In Defense of Communicating God's Word: Conversational Preaching
(University of the South, 2017-03)The preacher as a communicator of God’s Word and a conveyer of things Holy was the premise that began this work. If someone is called by God to this awesome vocation, then the need to develop skills and tools to be proficient ... -
Being Good Stewards in Every Aspect of our Community
(University of the South, 2016-05)I think that much work needs to be done in the area of complete stewardship. That is to think of Stewardship besides just in the financial aspect. I have found the very word stewardship is still very uncomfortable for many ... -
Film Narratives in Preaching
(University of the South, 2016-05)This project challenges the assertion that sermon illustrations should be pared down to the shortest length possible. In a controlled study of 100 sermon listeners, film narratives that ranged between two to five minutes ...
