This dissertation expands on our knowledge of medieval polemics by analyzing three texts that, while known to medievalists, have not been carefully examined. I will explore how two Jewish authors understood the Gospel of Matthew and the way in which Christians used it to support…
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The purpose of this dissertation was to identify the sociological function of the critique of the levitical system in Hebrews and to relate that function to the purpose of the epistle. The thesis defended was that the critique supported the Author's implicit advocacy of an ideal…
This thesis is an inter-disciplinary project incorporating history, philosophy, sociology, theology and political analysis. It looks at highly significant, yet little researched, aspects of the intellectual history of Colombian sociologist and political leader Orlando Fals-Borda…
This dissertation focuses on the construction, contestation and (re)formation of various scholarly and cultural identities expressed through the shorthand "Gnosticism." Much of the ancient data for Gnostics is shrouded in irrecoverable mystery-from the discoveries at Nag Hammadi…
The Clean Water Act has been the subject of legal and environmental battles since its inception. The purpose of this paper is to examine and critique the assumptions used by EPA’s Report on the Final Navigable Waters Protection Rule in 2020 and analyze their effect on the final …
This dissertation studies dance music events in three movements: in a field survey of writings about dance music events, in field work and interviews with promoters of Twin Cities dance music events, and in conversations between the writings and the interviews. Survey, interview…