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The African American Civil Rights Movement and Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America
(Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center, Creighton University, 2016)
When Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marched from the Brown Chapel of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to the Dallas County Courthouse in Selma, Alabama on March 15, 1965, Archbishop Iakovos, leader of the Greek ...
Coffee With Cream: Growing Up Biracial With Latina and American Identities
(Creighton University, 2020)
Opening Paragraph|When Mom told me I should fill out "Hispanic" on those standardized test sheets, I did as I was told. Around 4th grade I started questioning if I could really do that though. I would ask her, "Mom, are ...
Where are the Women? A Feminist Rhetorical Criticism of Jesuit Discourse
(Creighton University, 2020)
Opening Paragraph|Integrating feminism of women into an inherently patriarchal 2,000-year-old religious organization has been one of the tasks of the Catholic church as it has moved into the 21st century. This has been ...
Music to Our Ears
(Creighton University, 2020)
Opening Paragraph|One of the predominant stimuli of our lives is music. It is "found in everyday life in all societies" and is the "cornerstone of human culture." Music has a way of cultivating a community, enhancing ...
La restauración del equilibrio: Cómo quiroga revela los fracasos jesuitas por la muerte a manos de la naturaleza
(Creighton University, 2020)
Opening Paragraph|Los hombres tienen una historia muy larga de manipular la naturaleza para beneficiarse, controlar, y gobernar, lo que a menudo perjudica el bienestar general de la gente vulnerable. Podemos ver este patrón ...
Narrative Function of Trainspotting
(Creighton University, 2020)
Opening Paragraph|Who needs reasons when you've got heroin? This is the main question that a Scottish drug addict struggles with throughout Trainspotting. Based on the novel by Irvine Walsh, the 1996 British film Trainspotting ...
Yo soy chicano
(Creighton University, 2020)
Opening Paragraph|The following poem describes the author's heritage of being Chicano (Mexican-American) and being a child of immigrants. The author utilizes his experiences and education to bridge the two cultures of his ...
Jellyfish and Isolation: A Connection to Covid-19
(Creighton University, 2020)
Opening Paragraph|I painted this Atlantic Sea Nettle, native to the East Coast, a few months ago as part of a series of jellyfish paintings. At the time, it was an experiment in colors, a challenge to balance the vibrant ...
Therapeutic Heresy or Emotional Salvation? American Catholic Interpretations of Psychoanalysis During and After World War II
(Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center, Creighton University, 2016)
During and after World War II, American Catholic intellectuals were fascinated by psychoanalysis. Addressing many of the same concerns as their theology – the nature of free will, the origins and effects of sin and guilt, ...
Stepping Out: Narratives of Former Fundamentalist Christians
(Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center, Creighton University, 2016)
Religious marketplace research has focused on the relative success strict religious groups have had in maintaining their members. This paper looks at why this might be by focusing on individuals who leave these groups. ...