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Catiline the Mad: An Excursion into the Ancient Sources
(2016-08-08)
One of the most fascinating and beweildering incidents in history is the Catilinarian Consporiacy, an attempted overthrow of the Roman republic by Lucius Sergius Catilina that was foiled by the decisive action of the consul ...
The Age of Epic Grandeur: F. Scott Fitzgerald and America’s Cultural Memory of the 1920’s
(2013-05-24)
F. Scott Fitzgerald is remembered as one of the most candid and influential writers of his era, the “Roaring Twenties.” From the swinging parties to the increased use of the automobile, Fitzgerald chronicled the dramatic ...
Identifying with the Lowly: Jonathan Edwards, Charity, and the Stockbridge Mission.
(2017-05-24)
Jonathan Edwards is commonly thought of as a cold but brilliant theologian, a fire-breathing railer, quick to use his genius with words to reprove, a man bookishly removed from the daily concerns of life. However, recent ...
The Catholic Witness During Memphis Yellow Fever Epidemics of the 1870s: A Description and Vindication
(2020-05-29)
In the 1870s, several yellow fever epidemics struck Memphis causing a calamity that shook the entire United States. The yellow fever epidemics in Memphis were some of the deadliest and most terrifying events of American ...
"Nyle thou sin more after": Forgiveness as Resurrection in Medieval Sermons and Cycle Plays
(2021-05-19)
This thesis explores the Christian concept of forgiveness as presented in a select Medieval sermon and three cycle plays all featuring the same story from the Gospel of John. While this thesis is not meant to argue for any ...
Addressing Racism in the Church: A Historical, Sociological, Theological, and Practical Account
(2020-05-22)
In the past decade, a growing body of literature has examined the pernicious relationship between racism and Christianity, making it an increasingly pressing issue for modern-day ministers to address. However, many are ...
The Perils of Power: Thomas Hutchinson, Thomas Gage, and the Perception of Authority, 1770-1775
(2022-05-20)
Thomas Hutchinson and Thomas Gage were the last two colonial governors of Massachusetts. Thomas Hutchinson was the last civilian governor, while Thomas Gage was the first and last military governor. Hutchinson walked a ...
Go Tell It On The Mountains: Tracing Evangelical Activity in Peru from the Early Dominican Missions to the Contemporary Ministries of Buckner Perú
In the nearly five centuries spanning 1532 to 2015, Peru has experienced three primary political eras. From early colonialism, to nineteenth-century elite republicanism, up to twentieth-century democratization, Peru has ...
Creatures of the Triumvirs: A Study of the Patron-Client Relationship in the Late Roman Republic
(2016-08-08)
Dr. Erich S. Gruen’s article “P. Clodius: Instrument or Independent Agent?” addressed for the first time the problems inherent to viewing the clients of the Late Roman Republic as merely the puppets of their patrons. This ...
Origins of Corporate Power: The Historical Growth and Transformation of Corporations
(2017-05-23)
Corporate business today has become instrumental component of our economy and our society as a whole; however, there is comparatively little discussion of how this came to be. How did corporations develop and change overtime, ...