The Theology Dissertations Series is comprised of dissertations authored by Marquette University's Theology Department doctoral students.
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Pericopes of Confrontation and Rejection as a Plot Device in Luke-Acts, Judette M. Kolasny
American Lutheran Pietism, Activist and Abolitionist, Paul P. Kuenning
Paul's Turning from the Jews to the Gentiles in Luke-Acts, David Eddy Lewycky
Person and Presence: The Encounter of Phenomenology and Ontology in the Works of Maurice Blondel, Thomas J. Merfeld
"One Flesh": Eph. 5.22-24, 5.31 Marriage and the New Creation, Stephen Francis Miletic
Asherah: Goddess of Israel?, Richard J. Pettey
The Accusation of Hypocrisy in Matthew's Gospel, Stephen G. Price
American Catholic Responses to the Religious Philosophy of William James: The Neo-scholastic and Neo-traditionist Responses, Noel Barrett Shuell
The Lukan Jerusalem, Dennis D. Sylva
The Paul-Luther Relationship in Terms of Their Interpretation of Scripture, Terry C. Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Implementation of the Ecclesiology of Vatican II in the Diocese of Victoria, British Columbia, Symbolized in the Circle, Patricia Brady
DOMINATION AND LIBERATION: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ANADIALECTICAL METHOD OF ENRIQUE DUSSEL AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL DIALOGUE, ROBERTO SEGUNDO GOIZUETA
Esse/Essence and Grace: A Theological Inquiry into Thomist Methodology, Joyce A. Little
On the Authority of the Magisterium to Teach Natural Law: A Comparison of the Thought of Thomas Aquinas and Josef Fuchs, Kevin A. McMahon
Luther's Catholic Christology According to his Johannine Lectures of 1527, Franz Posset
Moses' Veil and the Glory of the New Covenant: The Exegetical and Theological Substructure of II Corinthians 3:1-4:6, Carol Kern Stockhausen
Discipleship and Possessions in the Gospel of Mark: A Narrative Study, Gregory L. Waybright
A Catholic Theology of Social Justice Supporting Preferential Treatment for Black Americans, John G. Yockey
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Fundamental Option in the Theology of Karl Rahner and Its Relationship to Moral Development, Ronald Dean Bonjean
Parvitas Materiae in Sexto in Contemporary Catholic Thought, Patrick Joseph Boyle
Wittgenstein and the Foundations of Theology, John Kenneth Downey
Scripture and Christian Ethics: An Evaluative Analysis of the Uses of Scripture in the Works of Walter Rauschenbusch, William Francis McInerny Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
'Affectus" in St. Bonaventure's Description of the Journey of the Soul to God, Elizabeth Ann Dreyer
Thomas Merton's Understanding of God, Mark Anthony Quinn
Judaism: Possibility of New Perspectives: A Study in Contemporary American Christian Theology, Barbara Gae Turner
An Understanding of Love According to the Anchoress Julian of Norwich, Patricia Mary Vinje
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Religious Anthropology: An Archetypal Hermeneutics of Baptismal Symbolic Imagery for the Emergence of the Religious and the Poetic Consciousness, A. Nicholas Fargnoli
The Ecclesiology of Yves Congar: Foundational Themes, Timothy I. MacDonald
Sin: An Evolving Theological Concept: A Historico-theological Appraisal of the Understanding of Sin in the Pastoral Constitution of the Second Vatican Council, Andrew L. Nelson
A Hermeneutic Critique of Structuralist Exegesis, with Specific Reference to LK 10.29-37, Sandra Wackman Perpich
Submissions from 1980
"HAS THE LORD INDEED SPOKEN ONLY THROUGH MOSES?" A STUDY OF THE BIBLICAL PORTRAIT OF MIRIAM, RITA JEAN BURNS
Master Peter Abelard: Expositor of Sacred Scripture: An Analysis of Abelard's Approach to Biblical Exposition in Selected Writings on Scripture, Eileen F. Kearney
The Cross, Narrative, and Interiority: A Dialectical Comparison Between Theologians of the Cross and Bernard Lonergan, Robert Edward Majzler
The significance of the "Dark Night" of Saint John of the Cross in theology among French and English authors since 1960, M. Dolores Olk
Context and the Hermeneutic of Parable: Prolegomenon to a Contemporary Christology, with Special Reference to Mark 4, Thomas Patrick Reynolds
Doctrine Within the Dialectic of Subject and Object: A Critical Study of the Positions of Paul Tillich and Bernard Lonergan, Nancy Carolyn Ring
A Theology of Papal Ministry as Proposed by Bernard of Clairvaux, Richard Melvin Ver Bust
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Mission and Discipleship in Matthew: A Redaction-critical Study of MT 10.34, Karen Ann Barta
The structure of Augustine's "De Trinitate" : the first seven books, John C. Cavadini
A Gandhian Theology of Liberation, Ignatius Jesudasan
Apocalypse and Science Fiction: A Dialectic of Religious and Secular Soteriologies, Frederick A. Kreuziger
Bona Opera: A Study of the Development of the Doctrine in Philip Melanchthon, Carl E. Maxcey
The Contemporary Phenomenon of Child Free Marriage in the United States, James H. Schulte
The Contemporary Phenomenon of Child Free Marriage in the United States: A Christian Theological Appraisal, James H. Schulte
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
Symbols of the Historic Oglala Siouan Religion, Frances J. Berberian
BERNARD LONERGAN AND THE DIALOGUE OF RELIGIONS: A FOUNDATIONAL STUDY OF RELIGION AS SPIRITUALITY, VERNON JOSEPH GREGSON
The Influence of the Early and Medieval Church on the German Evangelical Hymnody from 1524 Until 1675, Waldemar M. Heidtke
The Hermeneutical Principles and Exegetical Methods of Nicholas of Lyra, O.F.M. (ca. 1270-1349), James George Kiecker
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
The Theology of Image and Imagination in the Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg, Anita Marie Hyslop
Theory-Praxis of Social Ethics: The Complementarity Between Bernard Lonergan's and Gibson Winter's Theological Foundations, John Anthony Raymaker
Submissions from 1976
RESPONSIVE AND UNRESPONSIVE DEITY: THE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER OF PANENTHEISM AND CLASSICAL THEISM ACCORDING TO CHARLES HARTSHORNE, Michael Barnes
Responsive and Unresponsive Deity: The Religious Character of Panentheism and Classical Theism According to Charles Hartshorne, Michael Barnes
AN ANALYSIS AND CRITIQUE OF MAGISTERIAL METHOD IN ROMAN CATHOLIC THEOLOGY, CLAUDETTE T DWYER
An Analysis and Critique of Magisterial Method in Roman Catholic Theology, Claudette T. Dwyer
Augustine's Theory of Eucharistic Sacrifice, Lawrence F. Frankovich
WILLIAM TYNDALE'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE REFORMATION IN ENGLAND, JUDITH MOBERLY MAYOTTE
William Tyndale's Contribution to the Reformation in England, Judith Moberly Mayotte
Moses and Meaning in Luke-Act: A Redaction Critical Analysis of Acts 7:35-37, E. Jane Via
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
An investigation of the moral principles employed by Father Gerald Kelly, S.J. in discussing abortion, Mildred Cheramie
Subject and Psyche: A Study in the Foundations of Theology, Robert M. Doran
The Interpretation of Acts 26,8: From Literary Character To Meaning, Mary Ann Moscato
Markan Ecclesiology and Anthropology: A Structural Analysis of Mark 3:7-12, Eugene Carl Szarek
A LITERARY ANALYSIS OF THE "OCHLOS" PASSAGES IN THE FOURTH GOSPEL IN THEIR RELATION TO THE PHARISEES AND JEWS MATERIAL, URBAN C VON WAHLDE
A Literary Analysis of the "Ochlos" Passages in the Fourth Gospel in their Relation to the Pharisees and Jews, Urban C. Von Wahlde
A Literary Analysis of the Ochlos Passages in the Fourth Gospel in their Relation to the Pharisees and Jews Material, Urban C. Von Wahlde
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
The Significance of The Transfiguration Narrative in The Gospel of Luke: A Redactional Investigation, Paris Richard Baldacci
The Pan-Christic Vision of Maurice Blondel, Ann D. Cossette
The sacramentality of Christian marriage covenant and charism, Virginia A. Hoffman
Toward the Critical Mediation of Theology: A Development of the Soteriological Theme in the Work of Bernard Lonergan, William P. Loewe
Interpretation, Motive and Procedure in the Ante-Nicene Use of Isaiah 6:9-10 a Comparative Study, Leo P. Standford
Interpretation, Motive and Procedure in the Ante-Nicene Use of Isaiah 6:9-10: A Comparative Study, Leo P. Standford
MAX SCHELER: AN INQUIRY INTO HIS THEORY OF GOD, JOAN H TIMMERMAN
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
The Problem of Faith and Reason in the Thought of Alfred Loisy, Lillian Catherine Bozak
A THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE MEANING OF SYMBOL IN THE THEORY OF PAUL RICOEUR AND POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION, LORETTA DORNISCH
A Theological Interpretation of the Meaning of Symbol in the Theory of Paul Ricoeur and Possible Implications for Contemporary Education, Loretta Dornisch
The Significance of H. Richard Niebhr's Theory of Revelation for a Contemporary Catholic Reassessment of the Problem of Tradition, Margaret Earley
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF H. RICHARD NIEBUHR'S THEORY OF REVELATION FOR A CONTEMPORARY CATHOLIC REASSESSMENT OF THE PROBLEM OF TRADITION, MARGARET MARY EARLEY
The Significance of H. Richard Niebuhr's Theory of Revelation for a Contemporary Catholic Reassessment of the Problem of Tradition, Margaret Mary Earley
The Expression of The Ineffable: The Dialogue Between Theology and Culture in Contemporary American Society, Urban T. Holmes III
L'immense simplicite : a textual analysis of Christian simplicity as revealed in the early documents of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, Eileen F. Kearney
The development of the notion of eucharistic change in the writings of Thomas Aquinas, Gary Macy
Death and theology, Robert K. Moriarty 1940-
Luther's Theology as a Theology of Testament, Frank Bernard Nieman
The Hermeneutic of Dogma, Thomas B. Ommen
THE HERMENEUTIC OF DOGMA, THOMAS BRYAN OMMEN
THE DOCTRINE OF GOD IN THE WRITINGS OF DIETRICH BONHOEFFER, EDWARD VINCENT THEISEN
The Doctrine of God in the Writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Edward Vincent Theisen
Max Scheler, Joan H. Timmerman
Acquittal: A Redaction-Critical Study of LK 12:57-59, L. John Topel
Submissions from 1972
THE VIEW OF JUDAISM IN GERMAN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY SINCE 1945: THE RELATIONSHIP OF CHRISTIANITY AND ISRAEL CONSIDERED IN TERMS OF MISSION, EVA MARIA FLEISCHNER
Cultural Adaptation in a Revealed Religion, Jean M. Higgins
Cultural Adaptation in a Revealed Religion, Jean M. Higgins
A Study of Tillich's Theology of Theonomy as an Effective Synthesis of Pure Autonomy and Heteronomy, Brennan Hill
The Roots of Israel's Wisdom in Sacral Kingship, Bruce V. Malchow
Tillich's Response to Freud's Understanding of God and Religion, John M. Perry
Paul's Usage and Understanding of apokalypsis in Galatians 1-2: A Structural Investigation, John J. Pilch