The recent recovery of manuscripts of a Sanskrit text calling itself the Skandapurāṇa has provided a critical impetus for this project of rethinking early Śaiva …
This dissertation is an examination of the Emperor Constantine's religious building program as presented in the writings of Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea. I seek to …
This dissertation investigates the promise and peril of the concept of vulnerability in contemporary ethical and political thought. Many strands of modern Western thought castigate …
This dissertation is an analysis and critique of the use of the concept of religious capital in the explanation of religious beliefs and practices. The …
Starting from the premise that “every law contains within itself an implicit theology”, this thesis will argue for a shift in our understanding of states’ …
Through a survey of religious freedom Supreme Court cases, this thesis explores the various historical origin stories, interpretations, and applications of the Religion Clauses and …
This dissertation redescribes the creation of biblical history, from Genesis to 2 Kings and in the books of Chronicles, as a late Persian period nationalist …
"The Sacred Commons: Reconstructing Hegel, Religion, and National Memory" turns to a new interpretation of Hegel in order to understand two "sacred" sites constructed by …
This thesis suggests a re-evaluation of Francis Bacon’s major writings based on biographical and historical evidence. I argue that Bacon’s lack of training in philosophy …
This study examines the history and constructive prospects of a movement in modern thought and practice known as "personalism." Concerning its history, I argue that …
2009 Animal sacrifice, the ritualized slaughter and consumption of an animal in dedication to a divinity, is one of the most pervasive religious acts in …
This dissertation offers a reevaluation of the Synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) and a hypothetical document thought to be common to Matthew and Luke, …
This thesis argues for a critical return to and update of Critical Whiteness Studies' operative frameworks. I begin from the observation that the last sustained …
Using canonization as a framework to engage the process of history creation and collective memory, this thesis seeks to understand why certain narratives gain a …
People throughout history and around the world have drawn on religion to frame and negotiate disaster phenomena. Recent research shows that these links between religion …
Dehumanization is a social and psychological phenomenon in which a distinctively human mind is not attributed to another person. Dehumanization is also endemic in hospitals. …
This dissertation examines the topic of animal sacrifice in ancient Judean/Jewish religion (Judaism) with a historical focus on the late Second Temple period. It analyzes …