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A House of Gravel is a short-story cycle exploring the relationships between a family of four and the hardships wrought by those relationships, as well as their own individual hardships. Partially, A House of Gravel explores a microcosm of trauma handed down through three genera…

Since its beginnings in the 1970s disability activist movement, disability studies scholarship has traditionally focused on physical disability and, in working to deconstruct the figure of the “cripple” as a symbol of pathos, has shied away from close examinations of pain, suffe…

Church planters need to consider the implications of dedicated space. When building a foundation for the church, a church planter must consider the theological baselines he sets through practical application. The theological baselines must be discerned through historical, biblic…

Competition for the attention of consumers is at an all-time high as the Internet joins the traditional mass media in providing information, entertainment, and news. Television and the Internet pose real challenges to other alternative media. This dissertation aims at examining …