Religion Senior Theses

Every Carthage student is required to submit a senior thesis or capstone project to demonstrate their mastery of their chosen area of study. Here is a look at recent projects Carthage religion students have created for this requirement:

• “Satan’s Sphere on Influence According to Q, Matthew, and Luke”
• “The Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Torturous Journey Toward LGBTQIA Inclusivity”
• “Church Historical Help for Modern Stressed Parents”
• “A Long Overdue Balance Sheet on the Mexican Cristero Rebellion”
• “Tactical Use of the Belief in Hell”
• “Melding the Genesis Six-Day Creation Story with the Geological Record”
• “Why Muslim Women Veil: Dispelling Misconceptions”
• “Historical Development of Haitian Catholic/Vodou Syncretism
• “How the Theological Debate at the Council of Ephesus was Shaped by Political Factors Leading to Nestorius’ Eventual Exile”
• “Joseph Barnabas: His Portrayal, Role, and Character, Inferred from New Testament Evidence”
• “The Gospel of Judas 58, 9-26”
• “America’s Dystopia: Evangelical Beliefs in Religious and Secular Fiction”
• “The Greatest Sins of All: The Core of Human Sin in Dante’s Inferno”
• “Who was the Cloud-rider? : Questions of Identity about the Storm-God Baal as Discovered at Tell Ras Shamra in Modern Day Ugarit”