Religious Studies: Recent submissions
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Lipa Comes to Necedah
(University of California Press, 2017-11)In the late summer and fall of 1950, Juliet Hughes, a self-appointed promoter of a Marian apparition at Lipa in the Philippines, joined the crowds assembling for apparitions of the Virgin in Necedah, Wisconsin. The story ... -
Greta Valentine Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2018-10-08)Oral history with Greta Valentine conducted by Lev Smyth in Lawrence, Kansas on October 8th, 2018. This interview is conducted with Greta Valentine, a parishioner of Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, an OCA (Orthodox Church ... -
Father Joshua Lollar Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2018-09-28)Oral history with Fr. Dr. Joshua Lollar conducted by Lev Smyth in Lawrence, Kansas on September 28th, 2018. This interview is conducted with Joshua Lollar, the priest of Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, an OCA (Orthodox ... -
Adam Lockridge Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2018-06-27)Oral history with Adam Lockridge conducted by Lev Smyth in Kansas City, Kansas on June 27th, 2018. This interview is conducted with Adam Lockridge, a parishioner of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, an OCA (Orthodox Church in ... -
Scott Dunkley Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2018-04-23)Oral history with Scott Dunkley, conducted by Lev Smyth in Kansas City, Kansas on April 23rd, 2018. This interview is conducted with Scott Dunkley, a parishioner of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, an OCA (Orthodox Church in ... -
Michael Swoyer Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2018-04-23)Oral history with Michael Swoyer, conducted by Lev Smyth in Kansas City, Kansas on April 23rd, 2018. This interview is conducted with Michael Swoyer, a parishioner of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, an OCA (Orthodox Church ... -
Father Timothy Sawchak Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2018-03-23)Oral history with Father Timothy Sawchak conducted by Lev Smyth in Overland Park, Kansas on March 23rd, 2018. This interview is conducted with Father Tim, the priest of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, an OCA (Orthodox Church ... -
American Indian Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs About Smokeless Tobacco: A Comparison of Two Focus Group Studies
(Springer Verlag, 2017-12)Though smokeless tobacco (SLT) use has decreased in many communities, concern for American Indian (AI) SLT use remains, as this population continues to be disproportionally affected by SLT-related diseases. Tobacco has ... -
New Wine in an Old Bottle: The Korean Monk Sangwŏl (1911-1974) and the Rise of the Ch’ŏnt’ae school of Buddhism
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The thesis explores the diverse ways in which a new Korean Buddhist movement that calls itself the “Ch’ŏnt’ae Jong (Tiantai school)” has appropriated and deployed traditional patriarchal narratives of the Chinese Tiantai ... -
Kaitlyn Carr Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2018-02-12)Oral history interview conducted with Kaitlyn Carr on February 12, 2018. -
Teaching Through Devotion: The Poetics of Yaśaskara’s Devīstotra and Premodern Kashmir
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The Devīstotra of Yaśaskara (c. 12th to 17th centuries CE), is a little studied and heretofore untranslated Sanskrit text from Kashmir. This thesis not only provides the first English translation and close reading of ... -
Emotion, Sensory Experience, and Islamic Discourse on the Internet: Theorizing the Affective Islamic Public
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Digital media platforms have become important spaces for Muslims to discuss and debate Islam and Islamic values in the contemporary world. In this study, I analyze the affective nature of digital Islamic discourse, focusing ... -
Church of the Resurrection, Johnson County Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2018-01)Oral history group interview conducted by Dr. Timothy Miller in December 2017 with Kathy Graves, Bonnie Davis, and Janie Davis of the Church of the Resurrection in Johnson County, Kansas. -
Will Bishop Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2017-03-22)Oral history with Will Bishop conducted by Diego Guerrero on May 16, 2017. A 37 year old KU graduate, college instructor and Idaho native, Will Bishop was born and raised in a Mormon family from pioneer stock. He has had ... -
Susan Christensen Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2017-03-13)Oral history interview with Susan Christensen conducted by Diego Guerrero on May 16, 2017. A 29 year old private school teacher, Susan Christensen is a lifelong Mormon and Kansas native. Her perspective is that of a white, ... -
Skylar and Jacob Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2017-04-08)Oral history interview conducted by Diego Guerrero on April 8, 2018. A young, recently married couple. Skylar is a special education teacher at a private school and Jacob works as a state employee. Skylar has experience ... -
Dr. Paul Markham Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2017-04-08)Oral history interview with Paul Markham conducted by Diego Guerrero on March 8, 2017. A 64 year old Associate Professor of Education at the University of Kansas, Dr. Markham is originally from the American west but has ... -
Dave Buhler Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2017-03-24)Oral history interview with Dave Buhler conducted by Diego Guerrero on March 16, 2017. A convert to the Mormon religion, Dave Buhler is a man in his early 70’s who had experience working various jobs and living all throughout ... -
Beth Buhler Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2017-03-30)Oral history interview with Beth Buhler conducted by Diego Guerrero on March 30, 2017. A native of New Mexico and Mormon convert from Roman Catholicism, Mrs. Buhler is a school teacher at a local school and has also had ... -
Peggy Beatty Oral History
(Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas, 2016-02-22)Oral history interview with Peggy Beatty conducted by Aspen Grender in Lawrence, Kansas, on February 22, 2016. This interview features Peggy Beatty, who offers mindfulness and contemplative meditation workshops at the ...
