Theses/Dissertations from 2024
A Clinical Social Worker Reads Genesis 2:4b - 3:24: Enlisting Attachment Theory and Trauma Studies for an Alternative Interpretation of the Classic Genesis Story of the Fall, Christopher E. Alt
Mysticism As Spiritual Consciousness Of God’s Presence In Bernard Mcginn’s History Of Western Christian Mysticism, Michael Nguyen Phuoc Bao Dai Loi
Happiness in Thomas Aquinas and Bernard Lonergan's Tripolar Dialectics of History: Towards Africa's Flourishing, Chrisanttus Nakanda Berneri
Looking for Hope in America: Catholic Voices Pilgrimaging Across the Secular Void, Brendan G. Coffey
Was Job Righteous or Self-Righteous? Job 1 and the Reliability of the Narrator, Fabio Javier Colorado
Gregory the Great’s Metaphor of the Shepherd of the Flock as a Pastoral Model for the Contemporary Catholic Priesthood, Marcelino C. Cortez Jr.
Mission as Life Awakening in Africa and Beyond: Revisiting the Theology of Life of Engelbert Mveng (1930-1995), Mondohong Mouzou
The Preferential Option for the Poorest Street Children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Study Based on John Sobrino’s Theological Framework, Stanislas Kimpeye Mundibi
Augustine on the Religious Foundation of Citizenship, Jesús E. Muñoz
Reimagining Constitutional Democracy for Human Flourishing: A Re-reading of Augustine’s Social Love, Ubuntu Ethics, and CST for the Zambian, Boyd Kapyung Nyirenda
A Christian Perspective on Happiness: Positive Psychology and Rahner’s Theology of Grace in the Quest for Meaning, Edwin Onyango Odhiambo
Visio Divina with the Art of Fra Angelico as Mental Pilgrimage: A Way of Beauty and Perfection, John Paul (Frank) Puschautz
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
African Spirituality for Ecological Conversion: The Case of Mining in the Western Region of Ghana, Nana Kofi Agyapong
La Oración Contemplativa Cristiana a la Luz de la Psicología y Neurociencia: Propuesta de un Enfoque Interdisciplinar Desde la Terapia Sistemas de Familia, Manuel Santamaría Belda
The Nigerian Tiv Concept of Ya Na Angbian as a Corrective to the misinterpretation of Subdue and have Dominion in Genesis 1:26, Christopher Terhemen Bologo
Expanding Catholic Social Teaching on Wealth, Money, and Entrepreneurship, Jean Claude Havyarimana
(Re)Claiming Unci Maka and Indigenous Women: Healing Embodied Acts of Colonialism Through an Ecowomanist Praxis of Resistance and Storytelling, Maika Hefflefinger
Life and the Renewal of the Christian Community: Infant Baptism and Inculturation in the Context of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Héritier Ofabwe Kinzamba
Towards a Holistic Reconciliation in Africa, N’Guessan Kouacou Augustin Koffi
Biblical and African Proverbs as a Framework for Studying Spirituality: Exploring the Role of Proverbs Among the Gῖkữyữ People of Kenya, Patrick M. Ng'ang'a
Theological Foundations of Nonviolent Communication in the Christian Lived Experience, Edward Khoa Ngô
Family as a School of Social Virtues and the Mission of Social Transformation of the Catholic Church in Vietnam, Trieu M. Nguyen
Cultivating Social Media Technomoral Virtues: Toward a Moral-Character Education for African Youth, Tégawindé Basile Ouedraogo
The Role of Women Religious (1882-1974) in the Work of Evangelization Among the Fijian People, John Pickering
Reading Matt 14:13-21 in the Roman Empire First-Century Context as a Counternarrative, Wossoyam Elie Yoda
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
“A New Face of Loreto”: Mission and Transformation in the Post-Vatican II Church, Sudha Arul
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Contemporary Youth Ministers in Korea, Han Hyun Bai
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
The Resilient Apostle: Paul’s Sufferings in 2 Corinthians Through the Lens of Resilience, Marko Pavlič
Reframing Reproductive Rights: Pope Francis’ Genius of Women as a Paradigm of Conversation Between Filipina Women and Church Leadership, Alfonso P. Suico Jr
Integral Ecological Education: Exploring Intercultural Bilingual Education for Indigenous Students in Guyana, Joel D. Thompson
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