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Augustine of Hippo: A Historical Theology Critique
Get PDFThis study evaluates how current historical theology survey texts understand and present the theology of Augustine. The texts are examined to assess the following: accuracy of presentation on discussed topics, specific theological topics Augustine addressed excluded in the surveys, and theological bias on the part of the authors. The historical theology surveys include Gregg Allison’s Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, Justo González’s A History of Christian Thought, and Alister McGrath’s Historical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought. The three major topics treated include Augustine’s Trinitarian thought, the Donatist Controversy, and the Pelagian Controversy. The findings of this research present all examined traditions as favoring either Augustine’s biblical hermeneutic or his cultural context as most insightful in understanding and presenting his thought
Gender Roles Reviewed Through Shakespeare\u27s Twelfth Night with 21st Century Applications
Get PDFThis thesis focuses on a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night which aims to emphasize the importance of gender equality as a moral imperative in the 21st century. In the original play, Shakespeare writes a story that draws attention to gender stereotypes in the Elizabethan age through his use of character representation. However, much is to be said about how these stereotypes in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night are applicable to the 21st century. Thus, this study is applied to a modern adaptation of Twelfth Night which tells the story of a young woman named Vivian. In this story, Vivian pursues her desire to start a business but is faced with financial issues in which she seeks a job under a misogynistic boss named Owen, who questions her ability to succeed in the business world. Yet. Vivian’s mature influence brings about a change in Owen’s perspective on stereotypes in gender roles and thus, proves herself to be a strong, independent character. In this modern adaptation, I intend to present Shakespeare’s focus on gender stereotypes but also highlight equality between men and women. Although Shakespeare does not put much emphasis on gender equality in his play, I wish to accentuate it as an important factor in my adaptation. Therefore, in this thesis, gender roles in both the Elizabethan age and the 21st century are explored in depth to critique gender stereotypes and promote equality between men and women
Embodying Integration: A Sociological Study of Graduate Student Religiosity in Christian Higher Education
Get PDFSocial science research has historically posited an inverse relationship between higher education levels and spirituality, but recent research has nuanced this assumption. Faith formation is a celebrated part of Christian higher education in particular, and graduate programs have grown among Protestant Christian institutions in recent years. However, little research addresses graduate student perceptions of the spiritual quality of their experience. This study asks what program-level features correlate with a high-quality spiritual experience for graduate students studying in a Protestant Christian context. Using data collected between 2014-2020 from 3,274 graduate students at a private, not-for-profit Christian university, we find that students in research doctorate programs are less likely to indicate a high-quality spiritual experience than those in masters or professional programs. We also find that student collaboration, job advice, and an opportunity to take outside coursework all correlate positively with a high-quality spiritual experience. The implications of these findings are reviewed
Preprocessing of Astronomical Images from the NEOWISE Survey for Near-Earth Asteroid Detection
No full textAsteroid detection is a common field in astronomy for planetary defense which requires observations from survey telescopes to detect and classify different objects. The amount of data collected each night is increasing as better designed telescopes are created each year. This amount is quickly becoming unmanageable and many researchers are looking for ways to better process this data. The dominant solution is to implement computer algorithms to automatically detect these sources and to use Machine Learning in order to create a more efficient and accurate classifier. In the past there has been a focus on larger asteroids that create streaks in the telescope images, but this leads to less accuracy on classifying smaller and slower moving asteroids, which do not appear as often as streaks. We use image and source data from the NEOWISE survey telescope to create a preprocessing pipeline that allows for better training and testing data for a classifying Machine Learning algorithm. We were able to create a pipeline that finds sources on an image within .02 degrees as well as a collection of data on the known sources that can be used to set better parameters for finding specific sources in new images. These steps should aid in creating an algorithm focused on detecting smaller and slower moving asteroids, but our research also indicates that these may be more often mistaken for comets
Witches, Wizards and Potions: The Christian Nature of the Harry Potter Best Selling Novels
Get PDFThe magic in Harry Potter is not “sorcery” or invocational magic; it is incantational magic. Most of the objections of the Harry Potter novels are from people who have not read the books. The author, J. K. Rowling is more interested in alchemy than magic and uses Christian symbols and careful naming throughout the books, thereby delivering difficult truths to a postmodern audience in a way that they accept as givens, ideas they would otherwise laugh at. Harry\u27s devotion to the truth and to what is right leads him to disregard the pain he may encounter in pursuing these great ends. He emulates courage, love and persistence in his fight against evil
Religiosity and Relational Anxiety: A Cross-Denominational Study
Get PDFPrior research has provided evidence for a correlation between religiosity and anxiety, quantifiable differences between denominations, and a somewhat equivocal link between religiosity and social trust. This present study seeks to extend the existing body of knowledge by assessing the relationship between intrinsic religiosity and both trait and relational anxiety across denominational groups, and by measuring the relationship between relational anxiety and social trust. Participants (N = 1,905) were asked to provide their religious and denominational affiliations. Analysis revealed a modest negative relationship between intrinsic religiosity and trait anxiety. Overall, a weak, positive relationship between intrinsic religiosity and relational anxiety was indicated, but a negative relationship was found for several denominations.Significant differences were observed in these correlations between Protestant Christians and Catholic Christians. Last, it was found that social trust and relational anxiety were not related
Assessment of Strengths-based Interventions on First-year Medical Students
No full textIn the quest for a doctoral degree many candidates fail to meet their milestone accomplishment. It is estimated that approximately 30% of individuals that pursue a doctoral degree will not finish. Medical school has been found to be a very intensive program to pursue for many who begin the journey. Despite its difficulty, 81.6 % to 84.3% of medical students achieve the status of medical practitioner within a three-to-four-year program. Despite the seemingly high completion rate, the achievement gap has future implications on physician shortages. The researcher conducted a quantitative study to determine the impact training first-year medical students using the CliftonStrengths® assessment would have on resiliency, self-efficacy and academic performance at a large Midwestern medical university. The participants consisted of two groups (n=87), 30 untrained participants and 57 trained participants. An independent t-test was conducted and used to calculate resiliency, self-efficacy, and academic performance on two course grades. All test data were analyzed, and the results found no outcomes to be statistically significant. The current study is the first known to be conducted with students in a medical school setting utilizing the CliftonStrengths® assessment. Future studies utilizing a larger population of participants, particularly over a longer period of time that incorporates the full three-year or four-year curriculum within medical school education is encouraged.
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Examining the Effects of Motivation on the Propensity to Commit Financial Statement Fraud
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Situational versus characterological factors in relation to loneliness
No full textPresentation Location: Warming House, Olivet Nazarene University
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Loneliness levels were evaluated based on various characterological and situational factors in 146 college-aged students, the majority of which (75.5%) were Caucasian. Using a quasi-experimental/correlational design, participants completed measures assessing personality (neuroticism and extroversion), perceived social support (PSS), fatherlessness, and resident assistant (RA) status. Multiple regression analyses indicated that each of the characterological factors and PSS were significantly correlated with loneliness (all p’s \u3c .005), while fatherlessness and RA status were not significantly correlated with loneliness. Characterological factors accounted for more variance (R2 = .56) than did situational factors (R2 = .25)
