Thesiss

Studies of the indigenization of Chinese Christian Church have been focused on the relationship between Chinese intellectuals and Christian faith. This approach to the problem is far from adequate. On the one hand, this approach emphasizes one-sidedly on the history of Chinese C…

This thesis proposes that syncretic fusion between Christian iconography and symbols of traditional Inuit spirituality (shamanism) is evident in Inuit art. The potential for syncretism is dependent upon several factors. These include: the attitudes of Arctic missionaries toward …

This thesis seeks to analyze how individual and society-wide philosophical worldviews impact public policies via court decisions. The research is a three-part study that first focuses on the differences in the worldviews regarding sexual ethics that underpin Catechetical Catholi…

In Late Antique Rome the worship of the sun penetrated into Christian belief and practice. This is usually explained in terms of a type of syncretism, where the sun god in Roman religion during this time (often seen as being at the apex of the pantheon) was conflated with the Ch…

This thesis contends that the colonial and postcolonial anthropological and ethnomusicological disciplines promoted “African rhythm” and, by extension, the “African drum” as the ultimate canon of study in Africanist ethnomusicology and as the defining parameters of authenticity …

This study analyzes Christian European perceptions of group identity and beliefs in early modern geographic literature, as exemplified by John Ogilby’s Africa (1670), a selective translation of Olfert Dapper’s 1668 work, and its descriptions of West-Central Africa. Ogilby’s work…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the African Indigenous Churches (AIGs) as represented by the “white garment churches” (WGCs) were syncretistic by determining the influence of African Traditional Religion (ATR) and Judaism on their beliefs and practices, and by…

To demonstrate a proper understanding of Daniel 3, we realize that it is a story of faith-over-syncretism that leads God’s people, both past and present to have obedient faith in God. The court tale of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego was meant to challenge exilic and post-exilic…

To belong to the American consciousness does not necessarily mean to relinquish all ties with the past; however, many contemporary narratives examine the personal anxieties associated with committing oneself to Americanness while maintaining ties with one's cultural origin. In t…