Theses/Dissertations from 2022
“A New Face of Loreto”: Mission and Transformation in the Post-Vatican II Church, Sudha Arul
Dust to Dust: Ritualization of an Ongoing Relationship with the Land in Shona Christian Burial Practice, Emmanuel Banda
Chaplaincy and Expansive Spiritual Care, Brianna Deutsch
Ubuntu Ethics: A Frame for an Ethical Analysis of Environmental Migration of Unaccompanied Minors Through the Mediterranean Sea, Deogratias K. Fikiri
The Not So Minor Character in the Book of Judith Judith’s Maid in the Spotlight, Lisa Hui
Christian – Muslim Dialogue on Hospitality: A Case of Somali Refugees at the Dadaab Refugee Complex in Kenya, Oscar Angaga Nduri
Responding to "Eucharistic Deprivation" in Rural Western Nigeria: Toward an Inculturated Theology and Celebration of the Eucharist, Michael Abiodun Oluwadare
Eucharistic Communion in a Time of Pandemic: Insights From Ubuntu in an Extended African Family, Peter Linus Omondi
Reframing Reproductive Rights: Pope Francis’ Genius of Women as a Paradigm of Conversation Between Filipina Women and Church Leadership, Alfonso P. Suico Jr
Ignatian Spiritual Conversation and Digital Communication Culture, Park Soo Young Theodore
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30): Resistance and Critique of Wealth Accumulation, Gabriel Kunonga Biatiakana
Jeremiah and the Conflicting Interpretations of the Exile: Religious Identity in the Context of Religious Diversity, Sijo George Chirayath
Reframing Liturgical-Pastoral Discourse: Exploring Parish Online Programs in a Time of Pandemic, James P. Ferus S.J.
The (Im)Possibility of Forgiveness: Just Peace and Reconciliation in a Culture of Sexual Violence, Ellen Jewett
Exploring the Insights of Science Within the Context of Asian Christianity Through the Work of William R. Stoeger, S.J., Lawrence Ng Yew Kim
When Worship Becomes ‘Mission:‘ A Living Witness to the Vulnerable Santo Niño and the Broken Nazareno in Filipino Catholic Devotions, Aris Pilapil Martin
A Rereading Of Σταυρώστε Αυτον In John19:1-16: An Exegetical Study on Power and Powerlessness In Jesus’ Death Sentence from a Nigerian Praxis, Modestus Osinachi Mgbaramuko
Healing of Violence and Violence of Healing: Mark’s Hybrid Jesus in Mark 5:1-20, Pierre Célestin Musoni S.J.
Jon Sobrino and Aloysius Pieris in Dialogue: Towards a Christological Model for Praxis of Liberation, Thang N. Nguyen
A Sacred Story to Tell: Missiological Insights for the Continued Contemporary Discussion on Inculturation Based on a Theological Investigation of Muirchú’s Vita Patricii, Sara Postlethwaite
In Search of an Integral Ecology: Engaging Liberationist Concepts and Methodology as Tools for the Construction of a Pastoral Response to the Global Environmental Crisis, Lluís Salvador Salinas Roca S.J.
Reading the Book of Daniel as a Storytelling Community’s Response to Trauma, Tae Eun Taelor Kim
A Spirituality of Struggle for Dismantling Cameroonian Tribal Hostilities. Isa 54: 11-17 as a Grounding Text, Fabrice Nazaire Kameni Tcheumaga S.J.
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Oracle Against Israel (Amos 2:6-8): In the Context of the Oracles Against The Nation (Amos 1:3--2:8), Alfred Emeka Amos
Discovering the Role of Desire in Ignatian Spirituality for Discernment of Vocation in the Jesuit Candidate House of Vietnam, Pham Dinh Cu
A Tale of Two Stories: Defamiliarization of the Acts 6:1-7 Hellenist—Hebrew Squabble in View of Reframing the Anglophone Problem in Cameroon, Ngema Wilson Enow
Towards a Pastoral, Apologetic Approach to La Santa Muerte Devotion, Henrry Christopher Mendez Fajardo
A Fearful Warning: J.B. Metz’s Memoria Passionis in response to Western Culture’s Discomfort with Dying, Death and Grief, David R. Ford
Latin American Biblical Hermeneutics & Popular and Community Reading of the Bible: Some Inputs from Race and Ethnicity Criticism within the Hellenistic and Jewish Culture of the First Century, Diego Salazar Galvis
Education, Religious Experience, and Conversion : on Pedagogy and the Possibility of Critical Communities of Religious Praxis, Yu-Ming Stanley Goh
The Contribution of the Catholic Church to Post-Civil War Conflict Resolution in Chad, Rimasbé Dionbo Jean Claude
Rethinking Healing and Reconciliation Process in the Postgenocide Rwanda: A Response from Ignatian Spirituality, Innocent Kamanzi
De Dios Habita a Dios Labora A Mission of Caring for Our Common Home in the Ecological Crisis of India, Anthony Louis Lava S.J.
Thomas Aquinas’ Notion of Natural Theology and the Challenge of Religious Experience: The Beginnings of a Conversation, Quang Quoc Le
Jesuit Priesthood and the Ministry of Reconciliation: A Theological Examination of U.S. Jesuits in the Public Square, Alex Anthony C. Llanera S. J.
Remembering Who We Are: Liturgical Memory in the Symbolic Language of Louis-Marie Chauvet to Combat the Bifurcation of the Body of Christ, Keith A. Maczkiewicz
Embodying the Face of the Merciful God: Towards a Christological Discipleship for Vietnamese Catholics, Do Thi Tuyet Nhung Maria
The Dynamics of Conversion of Ignatius of Loyola as a Contribution to the Novice Formation in the Context of Vietnam, Tang Van Nguyen
Catholic- Buddhist Encounter at Interfaith Marriage: Strengthening Harmony and Indissolubility of Matrimony in Contemporary Vietnam, Tuan Minh Nguyen
Re-Imagining an African Family Ecclesiology in Dialogue with Ratzinger’s Christo-Pneuma Communion Ecclesiology, Tegha Afuhwi Nji
The Catholic Church and the Zimbabwean Crisis: A Critical Reflection on the Catholic Church’s Response to the Plight of the Oppressed, Nelson Virimayi Nyamayaro
Evolution Science and Imago Dei: A Richer and More Robust Treatment of Theological Anthropology, GANSA Tchétongbé Cathérin Paterne
Reclaiming the Dynamics of Ignatian Spiritual Conversation: Towards Constructing a Spiritual Conversation Paradigm for Ongoing Apostolic Discernment in Bihar, India, Perianayagam Seluvannan
The Question of Method in Theology: An African Response to Bernard Lonergan Using Bantu Theological Anthropology, Andrew Simpasa
kāḇôḏ (Glory) rûaḥ (Spirit) and yaḏ (Hand) Divine Presence and Activity of Ezekiel (Ezek 1-3; 8-11; 40-48) Thirdspacing the Exile and its Implications to the Theology of Divine Presence, Malachy Udochukwu Theophilus
The Mother or the Baby: Moral Implications of the Treatment Procedures of Tubal Pregnancies in the Philippines in a Catholic Perspective, Christopher P. Villa
Encountering “Joy” in the Consecrated Life in Vietnam Through Ignatian Consolation, Cuong Duy Vu
Jesus as a Healer in the Gospel of Luke: A Paradigm for Malagasy Healing, Jean Fleurys Espérence Zezikà S.J.
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Equity and Justice in health Care: A Critical Ethical Reflection on Healthcare Provision, Distribution, and Accessibility in Nigeria, Chidube Joseph Chukwu
The Virtue of Solidarity Will Save the Environment of Haiti: A Path to Heal the Crisis of Soil Erosion, Germain Clerveau S. J.
Fostering Dialogue and Engagement: The Role of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, Tony Terwase Famave
Depicting the Incarnation: Theodore the Studite and Engelbert Mveng on the Particularity and Universality of Christ, Oke Marien Robert Gbedolo
The Role of the Laity in Exercising Munus Regendi in the Church: A Theology of Co-Responsibility, Michael K. Grace KM
The Inculturation of Taiwanese Catholicism: The Yanshui Holy Spirit Church, Aloysius Ming-Te Hsu
Development-induced Displacement: An Ethical and Theological Reflection on protection of the Rights of the Adivasis of Chhotanagpur, India, Amit Roshan Lakra
Exploring the Impact of an Ethics of Disclosure on Privacy in Computer-Based Communications Technologies, Benedict Ozaveshe Mayaki
The Church and the Awakening of Faith: Towards a Christian Reconciliation for Peace and Justice in Rwanda, Emile Nsengimana
College Ethnic Catholic Communities: Ethnoreligious Pathways for an Intercultural Church, Kyle Ko Francisco Shinseki
The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Its Potential of Revitalizing The Basic Ecclesial Communities of Bontoc-Lagawe, Bento F. Tamang
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Knowing the Transcendent God: Theological Epistemology in Gregory of Nyssa and Karl Rahner, Ala Nadim Hanna Alalamat
Ruth: A Spiritual Role Model for the Religious Women of Southwest China, Xiaoqiong Chen
Promoting a Cosmotheandric Ethic of Virtue in Congo Brazzaville: Resolving Social Conflict Amidst Crises of Ecology and Migration, Cyrano Emde Dimeni
Marriage as a Covenant: Towards an in Culturated Pastoral Approach on Marriage and Family in Mozambique Today, Virgílio Arimateia Domingos
Towards a Contextual Christology: Sub-Saharan African Models and Songs in Dialogue with Patristic Tradition, Benedict B. Ehinack
Spiritual Conversation: An Important Tool for Discernment of One’s Vocation in the Diverse Context of India, Francis Joseph Fernandes
The Contemplative-Prophetic Spirituality of Thomas Merton: Its Relevance for the Consecrated Life in India, Fabian Jose
“The Female Face” of Hiv/Aids as an Ethical Challenge to the Catholic Church in Uganda: Lessons of Catholic Social Teaching, Athanasius Kikoba
“Pilgrimage in Service of Mission in the Context of the Contemporary Korean Church”, Min-Hwi Kim
Toward a South Sudanese Church-As-Family: Reflections for a Contextual Ecclesiology for Reconciliation, Justice, and Peace, Oscar Momanyi
Towards a New, Praxis-Oriented Missiology: Rediscovering Paulo Freire's Concept of Conscientização and Enhancing Christian Mission as Prophetic Dialogue, Rosalia Meza Moreno
Dominican Prayer for Young Vietnamese Americans, Phuong Nguyen
Embracing an Ecological Conversion: Addressing the Effects of the Ecological Crisis on the Poor and the Earth Through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Emmanuel Oyediran Ogundipe
A Pastoral Approach to the Topic of Sexuality in Priestly Formation Programs in Parts of Eastern Europe, Vitaliy Osmolovskyy
Belief in a Secular Age: Charles Taylor, John Henry Newman, and the New Evangelization, David C. Paternostro
Impact Evaluation Under the Banner of the Cross: An Integrated Approach to the Evaluation of Poverty Alleviation Programs, Stephen M. Pitts
Towards a Renewed Theology of Personal Agency: Origen’s Theological Vision and the Challenges of Fatalism and Determinism, Bernard B. Poggi
The Synodal Church: The Significance of Pope Francis’s Ecclesiology for the Indian Church, Th Shantharaj
Virtues/Pāramitās: St. Ignatius Of Loyola and Sāntideva as Companions on the Way of Life, Tomislav Spiranec
Virtue Ethics as Moral Formation for Ignatian Education in Chile, Juan Pablo Valenzuela
Jesuit Humanism and Confucian Learning: An Inter-Cultural Approach to Comprehensive Human Formation in Contemporary China, Christian Wagner
On the Authority in the Church: Yves Congar’s Vision of Collegiality in Evangelizing Secularity, Pius Youn
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Alienation of Jezebel: Reading the Deuteronomic Historian's Portrait of Jezebel in the Contemporary Global Context, Conrad Kandelmwin Bayor
Re-Interpreting the "Will Of God" in the Discernment of Spirits According to Ignatian Tradition for Young Women in Vietnam, Tran Thi Linh Chi
Confusion, Despair, and a Resurrected Hope: An Analysis of the Road to Emmaus Narrative, Patrick Couture
Church and Formation of Conscience: Towards A Liberative Ecclesiology for Peace and Justice in Kenya, Augostine Ekena
Rekindling the Role of Affectivity in Ignatian Discernment of Spirits in the Context of Christian Life Communities in Darjeeling, India, S. John Kennedy
Child Soldiers Recruitment and Use in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: An Ethical Perspective, Ismael Matambura
Religious and Cultural Foundation of Reconciliation: The “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” in South Africa as a Suitable Model for Rwanda and Burundi, Egide Ndayisenga
Extending the Boundaries of Gender and Ethnicity in the Wilderness: A Spatial Reading of the Ethiopian Eunuch Narrative in Acts 8:26-40, Vien V. Nguyen
The Characterization of Tobit in the Light of Tobit 1:1-2, Emmanuel Nshimbi
The Contribution of the Just Policing Ethics of Gerald W. Schlabach to the Social Ethics of War and Peace, Dennis Purificacion
IN THE NAME OF WATER: An Inculturated Moral Vision to Address China's Water Crisis, Feng Xu