Carolyn Wilson Digital Collections (Lipscomb Univ.)
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Table of Belonging: Exploring Social Reversal at St. Paul\u27s Episcopal Church
Get PDFThis January 2023 Doctor of Ministry project thesis at Lipscomb University explores the problem of a predominantly white, affluent Episcopal congregation confessing racial justice as a shared value while struggling to embody that conviction. The project pursues the following research question: How might a congregation of the most historically powerful, prominent, and affluent church in the U.S. imagine its life in the Jackson, MI community in light of Luke 14 and encounters with people who experience racial injustice? In the theological chapter, the Tower of Babel narrative in Genesis 11 and the Pentecost narrative in Acts 2 serve as interpretive bookends for Luke 14. In the literature review, the researcher makes the distinction between racial reconciliation and racial justice and hypothesizes that the communal struggle to participate in racial justice stems from an overemphasis on racial identity and insufficient emphasis on the exploitative realities of racial capitalism. Additionally, the literature review explores the Episcopal Church’s antiracism initiative of “Becoming Beloved Community,” highlights the practice of communal listening, and identifies and critiques a common antiracism approach—the individual as an image bearer of God.
Through various practices of listening, the project was designed to stimulate the congregation to confront the troubling relationship between greed and racism. Each Sunday for seven weeks, the congregation practiced Dwelling in the Word with Luke 14. During the same timeframe, three Black leaders from the community hosted conversations called Listening Opportunities. Data was collected through field notes, three sets of post-Listening Opportunity surveys, and two focus group interviews of seven participants at the end of the seven weeks. After coding and comparing the data from all responses, eight major themes were identified and are presented in Chapter Five. The final chapter concludes by identifying areas of strength and growth for the congregation while considering possible next steps
Embodying the Image of God: A Call to Holistic Spiritual Formation
Get PDFThis April 2023 Doctor of Ministry project thesis at Lipscomb University explores how humanity is created good and in God’s own image. Over the years many streams of the Christian tradition have moved away from this foundation of created goodness resulting in disembodied approaches to our spiritual formation. The disconnection from our embodied selves God so lovingly and intentionally created has appeared in a variety of ways. Some particular perspectives consider bodies to be prohibitive to spiritual growth. This project seeks to return to the beginning and explore how a holistic approach to spiritual formation helps us live in a way that more fully portrays the goodness out of which we were created as beings made in God’s image.
The literature review looks at cultural, philosophical, theological, and Biblical influences in the conversation of bodily inclusion in spiritual formation. Alongside this, the stories and responses of twenty people who participated in an embodied spiritual formation retreat and answered a set of eleven questions three separate times help flesh out the particular ways embodied practices influence lives of faith. As a result, one overarching narrative came to the surface and three themes within it. This lead into the final chapter that explores theological and spiritual implications for a variety of ministry contexts
Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Relation to Domestic Violence Services
Get PDFAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), described as traumatic experiences happening within childhood in a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, are delved into in relation to the effects of trauma on well-being and individual health. A literature review is conducted around ACEs within an environment where domestic violence or interpersonal violence is present exploring the dynamics between the two, societal and generational influences, and present preventative approaches utilizing knowledge around both domestic violence and ACEs. Based on information found through a review of literature, an intervention is proposed in the form of an Awareness Training at Morning Star Sanctuary, an emergency domestic violence shelter. Held for individuals residing in the shelter, education around ACEs in a domestic violence setting is proposed to foster knowledge and empowerment, establish key strategies for managing traumatic reactions, and reduce stigma and shame within the family system
Development of a Cannabinoid Testing Method Using Blood Collection Cards and LC-MS/MS
Get PDFCannabis is one of the most widely used drugs in the world. Marijuana is a type of cannabis with high amount of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) which is psychoactive and intoxicating. Δ9-THC affects alertness and concentration, reducing driving skills when one is intoxicated. Law enforcement of driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) is difficult for police because there is no rapid way to test for Δ9- THC intoxication at the scene of an accident or police stop. Currently, police have to take suspects to a facility to acquire blood samples for testing and the average time before testing is more than 2 hours. We developed an analysis using a microplasma collection card for Δ9-THC and Δ8-THC blood testing. With this method, a drop of blood can be sampled from a suspect by law enforcement at the scene of an incident, and analyzed later with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The range of the method is 2 to 200 ng/mL of plasma for THC and metabolites with the method which is adequate for the recommended per se level of 5 ng/mL for Δ9-THC. A batch of samples could be analyzed in about one hour with the method
The Importance of Reading in Jane Austen\u27s Novels
Get PDFReading is a central theme of both Emma (1815) and Pride and Prejudice (1813), two of Jane Austen’s most celebrated novels. The characters are constantly reading books, comparing the sizes of their libraries, and endeavoring to respond to tricky situations based on their readings of them. Mr. Darcy claims that a lady’s education is not complete until she adds to all the usual accomplishments something “more substantial”: the “improvement of her mind by extensive reading” (27). Though reading is regarded as a source of knowledge and even wisdom, these novels are what Bonaparte calls “a map of misreading” (142). Elizabeth Bennet and Emma Woodhouse are similar not only in their charming personalities, but more so in their propensity to misread texts, situations, and themselves. But rather than ending in disaster, these errors in judgement push the plot forward and create learning opportunities for the characters
Reclaiming Our Streets: A Framework for Mobility Justice
Get PDFIn contemporary society, cars are regularly considered a way of life; to many, it is customary–or even necessary– to own one. A lack of public transportation options or non-auto focused infrastructure has created a society that highly values cars, resulting in a largely car-dependent nation. Despite this, there are still many who do not drive– whether by necessity or by choice. In order to move away from an over-prevalence of cars towards a more holistic balance in U.S. communities, a people-first outlook on streets must be purposefully demonstrated. But before a shift is made from car dependency to walkable and bikeable cities, one must understand the issues at hand. The following research presents a scholarly review of literature as it relates to transportation culture and mobility justice, including an understanding of car culture, a study into the history and behaviors of cities with thriving pedestrian and bicyclist activity, and a look at culture shifts towards mobility justice. A proposed educational concept map, “Reclaiming Our Streets,\u27\u27 is presented to amplify the rights and dignity of pedestrians by tracing the history of car dependence and introducing a new way of thought. It hopes to enlighten others, and produce a culture shift towards safe and truly shared streets in the Nashville area
Meditation and Action Observation Effect on Putting Performance
Get PDFThe understanding of meditation and action observations effect on performance can be extremely beneficial for sporting success. A new method of preparation could be the deciding factor of the next national champion, Master’s winner, or NFL dynasty. Psychological factors have not been thoroughly studied, and any science in this field is still new. Because of the infancy of this field, there are a lot of unknowns about the effectiveness of a physiological routine on performance
