The topic of this thesis is an unpublished medieval scholastic manuscript containing a work of one ‘Frater Petrus.’ It appears that Petrus wrote 150 collationes, or brief lessons to be read throughout the year, almost ...

We primarily experience paintings en masse on the walls of museums, yet this greatly limits our experience of the artworks. Collecting and displaying religious art in particular always requires removing the object from ...

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 ...

Matthew says the genealogy of Jesus at the beginning of his Gospel has three sets of 14 generations. However, the third set seems to have only 13. This thesis reviews propositions regarding the number of generations, and ...

Due to inherent shortcomings in the traditional laboratory structure, inquiry-based laboratories have increasingly been adopted to increase student engagement in science and provide an early research experience. At Baylor ...

Organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) delay ignition of commercial products manufactured in the textile and furniture industries. In the current study, embryonic zebrafish (Danio rerio) were exposed to varying concentrations ...

Light is a dominant metaphor in Scripture for conveying the relationship between humanity and the divine, from God’s command, “Let there be light” (Gen 1:3), to the Psalmist’s declaration of Scripture as “a lamp unto my ...

The experience of depression is prevalent among college students. This mental health disorder is concerning because of its impact on students’ social and emotional well-being, academic achievement, retention, and physical ...

Over the past 50 years, the United States has gone from viewing homosexuality as a mental illness to legalizing same-sex marriage. This widespread shift in attitude is not only the result of social movements but also a ...

In this thesis, I establish an argument that a subset of free will universalism I call “Inevitabilism” is the best orthodox Christian response to the problem of hell from a biblical and philosophical perspective, and defend ...