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Schools should be the place to cultivate and model a just society. Teacher candidates must be equipped with the ability to recognize, critique, and oppose any practices, policies, or structures that perpetuate the social and economic inequalities that currently exist. Yet the cu…

Effective preaching is at the core of what many congregations expect from pastoral leadership and, for many pastors, a defining part of their calling and identity. Despite the critical nature of preaching to pastoral ministry and pastoral identity, however, many pastors do not f…

During World War II, Nazi occupation forced the centers of modern art and transsexual medicine to move from Europe to the United States. This dissertation explores the legacy of this convergence in modern and contemporary American art and supports the continued growth of transge…