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Journalism in the curriculum of Southern Baptist colleges and universities.
(1960-08)This thesis is a study of the development and present status of journalism education within the thirty colleges and universities operated by the Southern Baptists. It includes a listing of the earliest courses in journalism ... -
The Journey Home
(2019-12-19)The idea of home is one that is central to a sense of identity. However, what makes someplace a home? The Journey Home is a creative thesis in which I explore the idea of home through short stories and poetry. In my thesis, ... -
Journeying toward the beatific vision: the uses and abuses of Dante in Robert Elsmere.
(2007-12-04)In Robert Elsmere, Mrs. Humphry Ward addresses the Christological concerns of Victorian England. Robert’s crisis of faith and resulting inability to maintain a belief in the divinity of Christ is juxtaposed against his ... -
Judge not lest ye be judged : relationships between body mass index and engagement in a religious community.
(2010-10-08)According to the Center for Disease Control, obesity is currently at epidemic proportions in the United States. Approximately a third of American adults are obese. With the prevalence of obesity in the United States has ... -
Judgment on the sword : the US Supreme Court’s jurisprudence on presidential war powers.
(2021-08-02)This dissertation examines the US Supreme Court’s jurisprudence on presidential war powers from the early republic to the present. It argues that the Court’s jurisprudence has generally defended both a broad presidential ... -
June 17, 1953: a fifty-year retrospective on a German Cold War tragedy, 1953-2003.
(2008-04-15)The failed June 17, 1953, uprising in East Berlin and elsewhere in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) marked an early, tragic flashpoint of the Cold War. While the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) ... -
The Jurassic Norphlet Formation of the deep-water Eastern Gulf of Mexico : a sedimentologic investigation of aeolian facies, their reservoir characteristics, and their depositional history.
(2011-01-05)This study defined the sedimentary facies, reservoir architecture, and depositional history of the Jurassic aeolian Norphlet Formation in the deep-water Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Seven depositional facies were identified ... -
The Jurisprudence of Justice Neil Gorsuch
(2022-05-18)Justice Neil Gorsuch is a self-proclaimed originalist and textualist. In many respects, however, Justice Gorsuch represents a new strand of textualism that does not fit nicely within traditional conservative or liberal ... -
Jus post bellum and Christian perspectives on the ethical use of force : reframing the traditional debate.
(, 2014-09-05)This dissertation examines the potential effect of the jus post bellum (post-war justice and peace) debate on the larger just war framework in order to argue that this category has the potential to reframe the traditional ... -
Just a Game? The Impact of Collegiate Athletic Programs on the Undergraduate Admissions Process
(2012-05-07)Approximately 19.5 million people watched the NCAA Men’s Basketball Division I National Championship in 2008. Beyond the financial gains through ticket and merchandise sales, what type of impact, if any, does this widely ... -
"Just add women and stir gently" : gendered impacts of tourism development on household livelihood security and implications for local participation.
(2007-03-07)Local stakeholder participation is critical for the sustainability of Protected Areas in developing countries. Community members have vested interests in conservation efforts, as their household livelihood depends on the ... -
A just and sacred warfare : the symbiotic relationship between American Civil Religion and the Just War Tradition.
(, 2012-08-08)Operating under the assumption that war is an inevitable necessity to define and defend a nation, how does humanity reconcile morality with the brutality of war? What is sought is a balance of the bloody battlefield with ... -
Just and Unjust Soldiers
(2013-05-24)In his book Just and Unjust Wars, Michael Walzer distinguishes between the just causes for going to war -ius ad bellum- and the just conduct of war itself -ius in bello. In order to articulate the system of permissions and ... -
Just Judgment?: James Wilson on the Relationship Between Popular Sovereignty and Judicial Review
(2017-05-23)Judicial review has come to be the most important power of the American judiciary. Recent decisions made by the Supreme Court show that questions about judicial power are just as relevant today as they were at the time of ... -
A Just War Theory for Domestic Politics
(2021-05-19)In this paper, I address the ethical repercussions of treating domestic politics like war and attempt to formulate a philosophical framework by which to morally evaluate political words and deeds. First, I consider the ... -
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and substantive due process : why the most powerful judge in American history isn't as crazy as everyone thinks he is.
(, 2013-09-16)This dissertation seeks to challenge the widely accepted characterization of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy as a political moderate or ‘swing’ Justice. Looking at one of the most contentious areas of constitutional ... -
Justice, faith and politics : congregational engagement in social justice issues.
(2020-04-17)Social work and Christianity both have a longstanding history of social justice engagement. Congregations and the profession of social work are both navigating unique aspects of the United States’ current divided and ... -
Justice, prudence, and foreign relations in Aristotle’s political thought.
(2015-07-23)This dissertation examines how the political thought of Aristotle addresses foreign relations and the nature of international politics. I argue that for Aristotle the practice of justice and prudence occurs only in relation ... -
Justified closure of inquiry : a non-reductive account.
(, 2014-06-11)This dissertation is concerned with answering the following question: In virtue of what is one justified in closing inquiry? A closure of inquiry in an act whereby one intentionally stops some investigation and does so ... -
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Disease Treatment and Management from a Family Perspective
(2013-05-24)Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, JIA, is a chronic disease that impacts many children worldwide. JIA is marked by joint pain and inflammation, and includes several categories of disease depending on the patient’s symptoms. ...