| 2009 Fall |
Lisa |
Gruenisen |
A Proposed Re-Contextualized Lutheran Doctrine of God: God in a Post-Holocaust World |
| 2009 Fall |
Katie |
Jorgensen |
America and the First Amendment: Complications, Confusions and Religious Vitality |
| 2009 Fall |
Carissa |
Keith |
What is Submission: Women's Role in Marriage According to Paul |
| 2009 Fall |
Nicole |
Welke |
From Controversies of the Past to the Present: How the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy Offers a Framework for Understanding the Controversy in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over Homosexuality |
| 2009 Spring |
Abby |
Chapman |
From Education to Freedom: The Changing Purpose of Religious Art |
| 2009 Spring |
Gwendolyn |
Gillson |
Social Revolution and Religious Reformation: Honen’s Pure Land Buddhism |
| 2009 Spring |
Kaley |
Gordon |
Forty Years of Fire: Observing Charismatic Lutheran Theology Today |
| 2009 Spring |
Ben |
Hilding |
Luther, Angels, and God |
| 2009 Spring |
David |
Lick |
Emanuel Hirsch and the German Christians |
| 2009 Spring |
Matthew |
Lopes |
The Diabolical Demonic Obsession of Martin Luther |
| 2009 Spring |
Carl |
Rabbe |
Here the Outcast and the Stranger Bear the Image of God’s Face: An American Lutheran Ponders How to Answer Undocumented Latino Immigration Theologically |
| 2009 Spring |
John |
Retka |
Holy Chains: How the Catholic Church Justified the Practice of Slavery |
| 2009 Spring |
Andrew |
Soleim |
Paul, the Church, and Society: What Does the Apostle Say About Christians' Relations with Non-Christians? |
| 2008 Spring |
Lukas |
Anton |
Equality Under God: Biblical Interpretation and Human Rights |
| 2008 Spring |
Taylor |
Beckering |
Chrysostom, Christology, and Anti-Judaism: A Response to Rosemary Ruether's Faith and Fratricide |
| 2008 Spring |
Elizabeth |
Eckman |
The Swastika: A Symbol of Good or Evil? |
| 2008 Spring |
Michael |
Sielaff |
Putting the Unity Back in Community: Seeking Understanding in American Evangelical Christian Thought |
| 2007 Fall |
Emily |
Johnson |
Leadership, Common Worship and Unity in the American Lutheran Experience |
| 2007 Fall |
Heidi |
Marston |
A Critical Examination of the Sermon on the Mount and the Lord's Prayer |
| 2007 Fall |
Emily |
Nelson |
Crucifixion in Context: Jesus' Crucifixion According to Paul and Its Significance Today |
| 2007 Fall |
Abby |
Norlin-Weaver |
Youth Ministry Programs: What They Can Provide and What Makes Them Effective |
| 2007 Fall |
Gita |
Varner |
Toward a Core Theology: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints During Times of Change |
| 2007 Fall |
Adam |
Butler |
A Comparison of Martin Luther’s Theology of the Cross and Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus |
| 2007 Fall |
John |
Byrnes |
Revitalizing Myth in the Theological Dialogue |
| 2007 Fall |
Dana |
Friedline |
Women in Transition: Re-contextualizing Theological Approaches for Black South African Christian Women |
| 2007 Fall |
Erik |
Thone |
Stewardship: Re-focusing the Mission of the Church |
| 2007 Spring |
Chris |
Bacon |
Defensive Reconstructionism: A New Lens for Viewing Islamic Extremism |
| 2007 Spring |
Baird |
Heilman |
Traditional or Alternative Forms of Worship: What Would Luther Say? |
| 2007 Spring |
Laura |
Jensen |
Glossolalia: The Problem of Interpretation |
| 2007 Spring |
Morgan |
Ranstrom |
Sharing Together: Compassion, Luther and Neighbor-Love in a Globalized World |
| 2007 Spring |
Katie |
Stoeckel |
Choosing Something New: A Feminist “Ethic of Response” to Suffering |
| 2007 Spring |
David |
Tierschel |
Religionless Christianity and Costly Discipleship: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Times of Crisis |
| 2006 Fall |
Drew |
Arneson |
A Study of the Holocaust and American Theology |
| 2006 Fall |
Krista |
Kirchoff |
A Study of Capital Punishment from a Biblical, Theological, and Societal Perspective |
| 2006 Fall |
Elizabeth |
Suskovic |
Religion and Politics at the Local Level: An examination of clergy influence over voter decisions in the local church |
| 2006 Spring |
Matt |
Forbes |
The Separation of Church and State: Friend or Foe of Faith? |
| 2006 Spring |
Anna |
Franzen |
Religious Politics: A closer look at the relationship between government and religion |
| 2006 Spring |
Anders |
Peterson |
Muhammad, Jihad, and the Umma During the Early Expansion of Islam |
| 2006 Spring |
Kara |
Yetter |
Reconciling Faith and Science: an Evolutionary Approach |
| 2005 Fall |
Joshua |
Bryant |
Fundamentalism Is: An Emerging Paradox of Modern Reality |
| 2005 Fall |
Darin |
Faber |
Syncretism, Slavery, and Identity: The influence of hybrid slave identities on the syncretic formation of Brazilian Candomble |
| 2005 Fall |
Scott |
Fitzloff |
The Da Vinci Code Phenomenon |
| 2005 Fall |
Tura |
Foster |
The Secularization of the Rastafarian Movement |
| 2005 Fall |
William |
Kuhns |
A Study of Young Adult Participation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| 2005 Fall |
Mollie |
Peterson |
A Study on the Objectives and Methods of Church Camps with Relation to Spiritual Development |
| 2005 Fall |
Christopher |
Van Fossen |
Observations on Young Adult Ministry and Recommendations via Generational Theology |
| 2005 Spring |
Megan |
Eekhoff |
Finding True Buddhism: Arguments Surrounding Critical Buddhism |
| 2005 Spring |
Johanna |
Johnson |
Justification and Costly Grace: Lessons for Lazy Lutherans |
| 2005 Spring |
Sarah |
Johnson |
An Examination of Universal Infant Salvation in Comparison to Luther's Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration |
| 2005 Spring |
Kallie |
Kachelmyer |
Interpretations of Death Penalty Scripture |
| 2005 Spring |
Carrie |
Lingle |
Christianity and the Problem of Death: Medieval and Contemporary Responses to Human Finitude |
| 2005 Spring |
Kendra |
Rinas |
African Christianity: Helping or Hindering Basic Human Needs? |
| 2005 Spring |
Catherine |
Rodman |
Conflicts Between the Cuban Government and the Catholic Church |
| 2005 Spring |
Jeff |
Stewart |
Martin Luther's Influence on the Holocaust |
| 2005 Spring |
Mallory |
Wagenseller |
The Will to Abuse: The Nazis' Misuse of Nietzsche |
| 2005 Spring |
Emily |
Wenzel |
Modified Muslims: Understanding Somalis in St. Peter |
| 2004 Fall |
Megan |
Barz |
Battle of the Books: Secularism and Christianity in Contemporary Bestselling Literature |
| 2004 Fall |
Linnea |
Bjorkman |
The Wisdom of the Elders Within the Body of Christ: My story of becoming “Annie” |
| 2004 Fall |
Mary |
Duvall |
Truth-Claims and Responses to Religious Pluralism |
| 2004 Fall |
Eric |
Jenson |
The Concepts of Powers and Spiritual Struggle in Ephesians |
| 2004 Fall |
Macey |
Furstenau |
Onward Christian Soldiers |
| 2004 Fall |
Edward |
Godfrey |
Similarities in the Religious Thoughts of Nishitani and Schleiermacher: Personal Experience and Religious Plurality |
| 2004 Fall |
Brett |
Heerwald |
The Missionary's Call to Nonviolence |
| 2004 Fall |
Shaunna |
Heule |
The Self Consciousness of Jesus in the Gospels |
| 2004 Fall |
Cassandra |
Krueger |
Christian Mission Theology: Today’s Applications of the Apostle Paul’s Theology |
| 2004 Fall |
Joe |
Lencioni |
Total Kenosis, True Shunyata, and the Plerotic Self of Thomas Merton and Abe Masao |
| 2004 Fall |
Sarah |
Schock |
The Emerging Church: Adapting Church Practices in Light of the Postmodern Era |
| 2004 Fall |
Shawna |
Weaver |
God on Our Side? The Religion of Patriotism: And investigation into the ethical contradiction in rhetoric and religion |
| 2004 Fall |
Erin |
Wilhelm |
The Ordination of Lutheran Women in America and the Study of Hermeneutics |
| 2004 Spring |
Peter |
Bauck |
A Recontextualization of the Primeval History |
| 2004 Spring |
Sarah |
Hanson |
Text and Context: Anti-Judaism and the Gospel of John |
| 2004 Spring |
Noah |
Johnson |
The ELCA and the Just War Theory |
| 2004 Spring |
Sarah |
Lippert |
Sacrament and Film: Finding the Sacred Onscreen |
| 2004 Spring |
Emily |
Lloyd |
Christians in China: How can Christians in the United States best support their persecuted brothers and sisters in China? |
| 2004 Spring |
Laura |
Moses |
Clinically Depressed and Christian: A Contradiction in Terms? New Approaches for the Conservative Christian Community with regard to Clinical Depression |
| 2004 Spring |
Daniel |
Pioske |
Historical Imagination: Addressing the Impasse of Old Testament Theology |
| 2004 Spring |
Rebecca |
Smith |
Bursting the "Bubble:" Minority Religions and Pluralism at Gustavus Adolphus College |
| 2004 Spring |
Adam |
Stubbendick |
Language about God: Perceiving beyond a Transcendent and Finite God |
| 2004 Spring |
Rebekah |
Towner |
Israel, The Church and the People of God |
| 2004 Spring |
Loren |
Van Patten |
Finding Purpose in the Christ Event: Re-Contextualizing Paul's Theology for the Triumph of God |
| 2004 Spring |
Melissa |
Wulf |
Constructing Bach: Examining the Man Behind the Music |
| 2003 Fall |
Aaltje |
Baumgart |
Ideology of the German Christian Faith Movement: A Preliminary Examination of Primary Sources |
| 2003 Fall |
Karen |
Martinson |
Luther and Evangelism: Refocusing on Christ |
| 2003 Fall |
Kimberly |
McArthur |
Emergence: Using an Emergence Model of the Mind-Brain System to Construct an Emergence Model of the God-World System |
| 2003 Spring |
Nate |
Bergengren |
Is Sauron a Privation of Good? An Evaluation of the Augustinian Concept of Evil, as it Pertains to J. R. R. Tolkien |
| 2003 Spring |
Jon |
Bergstrom |
Agents of Creative Change: An Exploration of the Created Co-Creator Model |
| 2003 Spring |
Jay |
DeLaRosby |
Essential Suffering |
| 2003 Spring |
Ryan |
Hanson |
What's up with Ned? And Why Lisa Left: What The Simpsons has to say about Christianity in America |
| 2003 Spring |
James |
McHugh |
Kierkegaard and Contemporary America |
| 2003 Spring |
Lyle |
White |
Christianity & Pluralism |
| 2002 Spring |
Dana |
Anderson |
Why God? A Description and Assessment of Theologies Used to Justify Human Suffering |
| 2002 Spring |
Kevin |
Bergeson |
A Revision of Pastoral Care |
| 2002 Spring |
Jon |
Dumpys |
Thomas Merton and the Contemplative Basis of Social Action |
| 2002 Spring |
Anna |
Garbisch |
The Myth and Meaning of Sacred Space |
| 2002 Spring |
Sharene |
Gossen |
Life or Death: Was It the Life Christ Lived or the Death Jesus Died? |
| 2002 Spring |
Sarah |
James |
Baptism: A Way to Bring Denominations in Closer Conversation with One Another? |
| 2002 Spring |
Mara |
Michaletz |
Sophie's Voice: An Ecumenical Conversation with Paul in the Context of Judaic Angelology |
| 2002 Spring |
Nathan |
Mitchell |
Salvation and the Kingdom of God in the Contemporary Church: Unity of Purpose and Mission in Designed and Necessary Tension |
| 2002 Spring |
Briana |
Oakes |
What is the role of the church in liberation? |
| 2002 Spring |
John |
Person |
The Inspiration of Nishida: A Look at the Spiritual Turmoil of Post-Restoration Japan |
| 2002 Spring |
Becky |
Potter |
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Christian's Obligation to Responsible Action |
| 2002 Spring |
Joshua |
Rinas |
Possibilities of the Intuition of the Divine: A Conversation Point at Pure Experience |
| 2002 Spring |
Ellie |
Roscher |
God and Ordinary Suffering: The Necessity of Their Co-Existence |
| 2002 Spring |
Joseph |
Schueler |
Federal Fires: Analyses of the Government in Relation to the Branch Davidians in Waco |
| 2002 Spring |
Ricky |
Schuft |
For Better or Worse? The Dynamic Architecture of the Catholic Church of St. Peter, Minnesota |
| 2002 Spring |
Alec |
Sonsteby |
The Christian Potential of Cyberspace: An Appraisal |
| 2002 Spring |
Thomas |
Valentini |
The Theology of Winning: Christianity in Competitive Athletics in American Culture |
| 2002 Spring |
Tracy |
Vicory |
Re-Empowering Pride and Anger in the Christian Tradition |
| 2002 Spring |
Karen |
Warkentien |
The Tabernacle Today: Parallels of Dwelling and Atonement |
| 2002 Spring |
Ellen |
Zimmel |
Expectations of a Messiah: Does Jesus of Nazareth Fulfill Historical Jewish Expectations for the Messiah? |
| 2001 Spring |
Timothy |
Andeen |
Revolution, Reformation and Prediction: Kuhn Applied to Modern Issues in Science and Religion |
| 2001 Spring |
Margaret |
Dimpfel |
Christianity in Crisis: A Call to Dialogue of Divisive Issues in the Christian Church |
| 2001 Spring |
Sarah |
Fredericks |
Re-examining Metaphorical Theology in Light of Complementarity |
| 2001 Spring |
Michael |
Gustin |
Christian Ministry in the Emerging Culture |
| 2001 Spring |
Betsey |
Larson |
God in Transition: Process Analyses of Sex/Gender Systems |
| 2001 Spring |
Rachel |
Mathison |
"This place is a working place—not a mosque" |
| 2001 Spring |
Travis |
McKenzie |
Morality from Within: A Nietzschean Model of Ethics |
| 2001 Spring |
Richard |
Skorik |
The Future of Just Military Force and Christianity |
| 2001 Spring |
Jill |
Sorenson |
Images of God In the Terminally Ill |
| 2001 Spring |
Andrew |
Tengwall |
Intentional Christian Communities: Vital Symbols for Our Time |
| 2001 Spring |
Timothy |
Wheatley |
The Concepts of God in the Mystical Writing of the Zohar |
| 2000 Spring |
Ian |
Burch |
ELCA Ordination at 2000: A Proposal |
| 2000 Spring |
Andrew |
Carlson |
Authority: Understanding Social Interactions in the Modern World |
| 2000 Spring |
Ryan |
McAnnany |
Religion and War: A Study of Wartime Japan |
| 2000 Spring |
Bryan |
McWhite |
Considering Incarnational and Representational Models of Missions: Moving Towards a New Understanding |
| 2000 Spring |
Thomas |
Mueller |
Towards a Clearer Biblical Understanding of Election |
| 2000 Spring |
Brent |
Voight |
Examining the significance of the Lutheran-Catholic Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification |
| 1996 Spring |
Ann |
Delgehausen |
The Old Testament: A Shadowy Presence in Christianity |
| 1996 Spring |
Jennifer |
English |
Lessons for the Living: The Use of Religious Resources in the Care of the Dying and Bereaved |
| 1996 Spring |
Jeff |
Gustafson |
Evangelicals & Catholics Together: Analyzing the Creation of a New Unity |
| 1996 Spring |
Lance |
Hampton |
Religion and Society in Persian Period Judah |
| 1996 Spring |
Stephani |
Houk |
Behind the Secret Meetings and Ritual of the Mystery Religions: The Rise of Christianity |
| 1996 Spring |
Steve |
Lommen |
An Examination of Paul Tillich's Soteirological Quest |
| 1996 Spring |
Sara |
Puotinen |
Does the Category of Women's Experience Limit Feminist Theology? |
| 1996 Spring |
Michele |
Thieman |
The Pragmatism of William James within the Ethics of Reinhold Niebuhr |
| 1996 Spring |
Aaron |
Willis |
The Unification of Law and Religion: A Return to an Historical Concept |
| 1992 Spring |
Kimberly |
Becker |
The Function of Religion in Rehabilitation of Clients with Spinal Cord Injury: An Avenue Toward Pyschological Adjustment and Emotional Healing |
| 1992 Spring |
Bethany |
Dahlen |
The Ordination of Homosexuals |
| 1992 Spring |
Amy |
Finden |
Religious Development in Children and Their Spiritual Lives |
| 1992 Spring |
Heidi |
Flugstad |
A Closer Look at Hasidic Jews |
| 1992 Spring |
David |
Jahnke |
Theological Methods: Post-Modern, Post-Liberal, Old Historicist and New Historicist |
| 1992 Spring |
Sara |
Johnson |
Re-creation of Creation: A Rebirth of Lilith |
| 1992 Spring |
Kristin |
Mesrobian |
Slavery, Temperance and Abortion in America: A Historical Examination of Their Arguments and Justifications |
| 1992 Spring |
Jeanie |
Reese |
Covenant, Grace, the Kingdom of God, and an Ethic of Gratitude: God and his People in "Ties that Bind" |
| 1990 Spring |
Kurt |
Alpers |
Capital Punishment and Christian Ethics |
| 1990 Spring |
Barb |
Eckstein |
Compassion: Christian Presence in Action |
| 1990 Spring |
Patrick |
Lutter |
Beyond Paul Tillich and Mark C. Taylor: Gordon D. Kaufman's Attempt at Avoiding the Theological Extremes of Objectivism and Relativism |
| 1990 Spring |
Katherine |
McFillen |
Childcare in America: The Church's Role |
| 1990 Spring |
Michael |
Regnier |
The Method of Correlation |
| 1990 Spring |
Marisa |
Squadrito |
The Ethics of Violence in Latin American Liberation Theology |
| 1987 Spring |
Peter |
Breitmayer |
Process Theodicy: The Contrasting Efforts of David Ray Griffin and Bernard Loomer |
| 1987 Spring |
Todd |
Buegler |
Learning to Wage Peace |
| 1987 Spring |
Renee |
Fall |
Speaking New Meanings: Feminist Theology and the Question of Language |
| 1987 Spring |
Theresa |
Herwynen |
Equality for Ordained Women: Understanding the Attitudes and Expectations |
| 1987 Spring |
Peter |
Lund |
Religion and Psychology: A Dialogue |
| 1987 Spring |
Chandra |
Mallampalli |
Thoughts on the Christian-Hindu Encounter and a Christian Appraisal of the Bhagavadgita |
| 1987 Spring |
Timothy |
Robertson |
Youth Ministry: The Needs and Problems It Will Have to Face in the Next Decade |