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--Department of Religion Graduate Program

Recent M.A. Theses

2008

Assessing the Oppositional Discourse in the Academic Study of Religion
Matthew W. Imboden - Advisor Lynn Neal

2007

No Poverty in Heaven: Theology of the Poor in Bluegrass Music
Daniel D. Watts - Advisor Kenneth G. Hoglund

The Essence of Wine: the Meaning of (tirosh) in the Jebrew Bible
D Mark Tolliver - Advisor Kenneth G. Hoglund

Made in the Image of Man: The value of Christian Thology for Public Moral Discourse
pn Human Cloning
Adam C. Pelser - Advisor Simeon O. Ilesanmi

Religious Rhetoric in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Study in Comparative Ethics
Nicholas Farr - Advisor Simeon O. Ilesanmi

Mark's (Way) Motif as Informed by Deutero-Isaiah: An Intertextual Analysis of
Mark 1.2-3 and 8.2
Joshus D. Carroll - Advisor Mary F. Foskett

2006

A Dialogical Roadmap to Peace: Israeli and Palestinian Feminists Building Bridges to Peace in the Shadow of the Wall
Jessica Devaney - Advisor Kenneth G. Hoglund

Elements of Emotion in the Opening Sections of the Community Rule
Diana Donovan - Advisor Fred Horton

Having His say: The life, Work, ethics. and Legacy of Henry B Delany, Suffragan Bishop for Suffragan Bishop for Colored Work, Episcopal - Advisor Simeon O. Ilesanmi

Empowering Theology: The Transformation of Easter in Highland Chiapas
Elizabeth Story - Advisor Kenneth G. Hoglund

Women in Buddhism/Women in India
Keely Sutton - Advisor James L. Ford

Enemies of Freedom or Enemies of God?: A Comparative Analysis of Religious Justification for War
Stephanie Wheatley - Advisor Kenneth G. Hoglund

2005

Debating Abortion Rites: Mizuko Kuyo in Fukuchiyama, Japan
Amber Cordell - Advisor James L. Ford

The Ideal King in Isaiah 7, 9, and 11
Audrey Dodson - Advisor Kenneth G. Hoglund

The Third Quest for the Histroical Figure of Jesus: A Comparison of Two Key Reconstructions
Charles F. Hall, IV - Advisor Kenneth G. Hoglund

Philo of Alexandria and Empire: A Study of Philo’s Cultural Hybridity in the Context of His Social Location
Jason Levine

Exploring the Difference in the Pali Canon: An Examination of Ideas of Self in the Sutta-Pitaka and the Kathavatthu
Quentin A. Pearson III - Advisor James L. Ford

2004

An Examination of Logos Theology as a Source for Soteriological Doctrine & the Cross in the Writings of Justin Martyr
Lance E. J. Adams - Advisor Mary F. Foskett

Eternity in our Minds: Hevel in Qohelet as an Ontology Similar to Maya
Stephanie Lovett - Advisor Kenneth G. Hoglund

Liminal Ladies and Ambiguous Anti-Heroes: Liminality, Ambiguity, and Mediation in Judges 14-16
Andrea Ogier - Advisor Kenneth G. Hoglund

2002

“For the Sake of One’s Self”: A Dialogue on Self-Transformation between Neo-Confucianism and Robert Kegan
Van Wai-Chuen Lo - Advisor Mark E. Jensen

2001

The Jaguar in the Religions of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
Sonny Koontz

A Comparison of the Models of Religious Experienced Proposed by Lewis Rambo and James Fowler
James R. Mitchell

2000

Hosea 1-3: The Marriage Metaphor and the Sanctification of Abuse
Camille Adrienne Everheart

A Study of Cain Hope Felder’s Perspective of the Doctrine of Election and its Impact on Race Relations
Donna Walker Morris

Ballad Worlds and Divine Mercies: A Study of Popular Religious Belief Encountered in Folklore
James Sturdivant

1999

Romans 1:26-27: A Linguistic and Contextual Study of Para Fusin
Stephanie J. Demorest

The Concept of Israel in the Middle Hellenistic Period: An Examination of Communal Self-Identity in Ben Sira and Tobit
Lori Miller Dishman

The Interdependence of Worship and Service in Romans 12:1-2 that is Paralleled in the Corporate Worship of Second Century Christian Communities
Rebecca Ann Gunter

Thomas Becon: Reform of Church and Commonwealth through Christian Education and the Primer of 1553
Jeffrey N. Knight

Blessed Martyrs and Noble Athletes: Gender Categories and the Portrayal of Martyrs
Kaeley McMahan

Transcription and Commentary of Sally Meriam Diary 181-1817
Judy Howard Petree

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Additional Information About Our Program

For information pertaining to the Graduate Program in Religion write or call:

Professor Simeon Ilesanmi (ilesanmi@wfu.edu)
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Religion
Box 7212 Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7212
(336) 759-5459 * (336) 759-4462 (fax)

Click to view or download the 2008/2009
Bulletin of Graduate School of Arts & Sciences


Click to view or download the 2008/2009
M.A. Program in Religion Promotional Flyer

Wake Forest University and the Department of Religion welcomes all applications. We do not discriminate in admission or financial aid on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin.

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