Because “superstition” ([special characters omitted] in Greek, superstitio in Latin) was the standard category in antiquity for denigrating “debased” religion, a prerequisite for situating early Christianity in its Mediterranean milieu is an understanding of what this label mean…
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The purpose of the dissertation was to conduct a rhetorical analysis of the Book of Malachi in order to identify and interpret the persuasive strategy by which the prophet addressed his audience with implications for elucidating the central theme of the prophetic discourse. The …
Arising out of widespread concerns that incidents of street violence amongst young people in the UK were spiralling out of control, this research draws on feminist deconstructions of the public-private space divide to emphasise the importance of a social constructionist perspect…
This research examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a new conceptual perspective that incorporates the psychology of threat into the study of inter-group conflict. The specific objective of the proposed work is to develop a better understanding of how inter-group percep…
In previous research, fear has caused people to increase their perception of risk, regardless of what caused them to feel afraid (defined as incidental fear). Three studies were conducted to test and expand upon on this finding. In Study 1, a video fear manipulation was used to …
Guided by Ericson's counter-law analytic, the focus of this thesis is how peace bonds erode traditional principles of criminal law to govern risk and provide applicants with a "freedom from fear" (Ericson, 2007a). Peace Bonds, proscribed under s. 810 of the Criminal Code of Cana…
This thesis examines the ways in which Muslims' exclusive portrayal as terrorists in Hollywood films since the 1970s has contributed to a culture of fear towards Islam and Muslims, leading to increased loss of American freedoms and civil liberties. Through the analysis of terror…
Background. Psychological factors, such as fear of reinjury and kinesiophobia, have been found to limit return to sport and knee function in the post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) population (Ardern, Taylor, Feller, Whitehead, & Webster,2013). Current research…
Background. Psychological factors, such as fear of reinjury and kinesiophobia, have been found to limit return to sport and knee function in the post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) population (Ardern, Taylor, Feller, Whitehead, & Webster, 2013). Current researc…
Background. Psychological factors, such as fear of reinjury and kinesiophobia, have been found to limit return to sport and knee function in the post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) population (Ardern, Taylor, Feller, Whitehead, & Webster, 2013). Current researc…
It is true that most monsters are just figments of the human imagination, but monster stories and monster images have been part of human culture since the very beginning of civilization. They scare and mystify but at the same time they attract. The source of monsters is in our h…
Overpopulation caught the attention of scientists, popular science authors, and science fiction creators alike in the second half of the twentieth century. Overpopulation embodied the disaster that would finally bring about the end of the world as they knew it. Concerns varied b…
This project unites hermeneutics, biblical studies, and biblical counseling to propose an approach for faithfully reading passages in the Gospel of Matthew in an effort to counsel with wisdom and discernment. Chapter 1 overviews the abundance of literature at readers’ (including…
This work unfolds in three moves to explore the rise in fear and anxiety in young adults and to provide a theological response from a chapel office on a college campus. The first move involves an exegetical reading of the Markan parable (adapted in Matthew) of “Binding the Stron…
During my first year in the Professional Acting Training Program (PATP), L. Zane Jones asked my class to share our artistic statement. And there I was, a first year graduate student who couldn’t answer this simple question. I’m embarrassed to say that this was the first moment I…
The cultural aspects of guilt/innocence, shame/honor, and fear/power have received much attention since the twentieth century. While theologians in Western contexts have considered the guilt/innocence aspect and missiologists have researched the shame/honor aspect in missiologic…
In this dissertation I explore sense perception and emotional psychology in Thucydides’ History from several angles. My primary sensory focus throughout is the visual, while the principal emotion I examine is fear. Vision, as W. R. Connor noted, is “the privileged sense” in the …
The primary purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine psychoanalytic or psychodynamic therapists’ experiences of fear and power in multicultural contexts. A phenomenological approach was employed in order to address the following research questions: 1) How is fear exper…
When I was young, I always looked at the world with frightened eyes. Growing up I was so afraid of dying I placed myself inside a bubble. The comfort zone I created around my parents and our family home was a place my mom never imagined I could leave. I never imagined I would le…