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"Sacramental Resistance" to pastoral dreams: the Midwestern land in the works of Sherwood Anderson and his contemporaries.
(2007-02-14)This project investigates the neo-sacramentalism of various Midwestern modernists, particularly that of Sherwood Anderson. Modernists from the Midwest tended to draw from Midwestern nature a sacramental vision of the world ... -
Sacred and Secular Affliction: Fasting in the history of the West and Western Christianity
(2020-05-20)Fasting has been a part of human history from the very beginning. Whether involuntary due to a lack of food or voluntary due to a religious practice, fasting has remained a part of human culture; now, the practice has even ... -
Sacred rites and civil rights : religion's effect on attitudes toward same-sex unions and the perceived cause of homosexuality.
(2009-06-30)Same-sex unions have received a great deal of attention in public discourse and current scholarly research. The importance of religion and individuals’ attributions of the cause of homosexuality on attitudes toward ... -
Saints and moral philosophy.
(, 2011-12-19)Starting with William James’s lectures on saintliness in The Varieties of Religious Experience, twentieth and twenty-first century moral philosophers have attempted to understand the relationship between moral philosophy ... -
Salience and congregational growth : revisiting the strictness thesis.
(, 2013-09-16)Since Kelley’s (1972) Why Conservative Churches Are Growing, scholars have examined the relationship between congregational strictness and growth. This paper seeks to further develop the strict church thesis by suggesting ... -
Salinity in the northern segment of the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer : a hydro-forensic approach.
(2019-05-10)The Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer is a minor aquifer in central and east Texas under water table conditions. It is an underutilized resource and may be considered a supplemental water source. However, variability in ... -
Salus Populi Suprema Lex: A Comparison of the Senates and Three Leaders of Ancient Rome, the Repubblica Italiana, and the United States
(2018-05-21)There are many similarities that exist between the Romanus Senatus (Ancient Roman Senate), the Senato della Repubblica (Italian Senate) and the United States Senate. This thesis examines these similarities to demonstrate ... -
Same-Sex Marriage: A Constitutional and Social Debate
(2013-05-24)The debate about same-sex marriage is fraught with emotion, often making fruitful discussion of the issue virtually impossible. In this project, I distill the important points of contention both for and against same-sex ... -
Sample size determination for Emax model, equivalence / non-inferiority test and drug combination in fixed dose trials.
(2008-06-11)Sample size determination is one of the most important aspects in clinical designs. Careful selection of appropriate sample sizes can not only save economic and human resources, but also improve model performance and ... -
Sample size determination for two sample binomial and Poisson data models based on Bayesian decision theory.
(, 2014-01-28)Sample size determination continues to be an important research area in statistical analysis due to the cost and time constraints that often exist in areas such as pharmaceuticals and public health. We begin by outlining ... -
The San Antonio Spurs: A Case Study in Organizational Culture
(2020-05-19)In this thesis, I analyze the organizational culture of the San Antonio Spurs in order to determine what makes the Spurs successful. An in-depth film analysis, statistical breakdowns, first-person interviews, and a ... -
Sanctifying Song: Christianity, Music, and Instrumental Worship
(2021-05-20)Scholars agree that the first Christians worshipped with music, yet the origins and practices of the first liturgical music are not fully understood. One mystery is the use of musical instruments in the Early Church. ... -
Sarcophagi in Context: Identifying the Missing Sarcophagus of Helena in the Mausoleum of Constantina
(2016-08-10)The Mausoleum of Constantina and Helena in Rome once held two sarcophagi, but the second has never been properly identified. Using the decoration in the mausoleum and recent archaeological studies, this thesis identifies ... -
"Satan Danced in the Person of the Damsel" : dance, sacrilege, and gender, 1280-1640.
(2018-03-22)In the twelfth century, the dance of Salome was used to represent the true church, and preachers called both men and women to “dance to God.” By the fourteenth century, however, Salome came to represent a sexualized and ... -
Saudi Arabia and the United States' plans for Middle East defense.
(2006-12-05)The Dwight D. Eisenhower administration's Cold War concerns shaped the United States' policy in the Middle East during the 1950s. Relations with Saudi Arabia proved critical as the U.S. pursued its interests in the region. ... -
Scale dependencies in modeled fire behavior and effects in a southern U.S. grassland ecosystem.
(2010-02-02)FARSITE models were originally developed for the western grass and forests ecosystems thus predictive accuracy as a function of the scale of input data in southern grasslands is relatively unknown. To test predictive ... -
Scenes From the City
(2006-12-05)Scenes From The City is a one-movement orchestral work approximately ten and a half minutes in duration. The work was inspired by a weekend trip to New York City in January of 2005. It is a programmatic piece, with obvious ... -
School personnel perceptions of youth gangs presence and activity at elementary schools in Fort Worth Independent School District in Texas.
(2007-01-10)The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in perceptions of selected school personnel (principals, assistant principals, counselors, and teachers) about gang presence in elementary schools in a large ... -
Science and religion in 21st century America : a sociological perspective.
(2010-06-23)This study addresses empirical gaps and theoretical miscalculations in the understanding of science, religion, and their connections from a sociological perspective. Although this topic has been of great interest to classical ... -
Scientific racism, mass collecting, and NAGPRA : a study of the transformation of relationships between museums, anthropology, and the public from the late 19th century to the 21st century.
(2019-04-18)Humankind has collected materials and remains for centuries as a way to depict social status, educate, and fascinate. The relationships between anthropologists and museums in the late 19th and early 20th century set the ...