This is a freely-accessible collection of masters degree theses written by Liberty University students.

Submissions from 2009

A Radical Phenomenology of Love: Divine Love as Understood by the Radically Orthodox John Milbank, Jason Wesley Alvis

Christianity and Communication: Kierkegaard, Hamann, and the Necessity of Indirect Communication, Benjamin D. Cates

Disenchantment: The Formation, Distortion, and Transformation of Identity in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, Lydia K. Christoph

Viewing the World through Oprah's Eyes: A Framing Analysis of the Spiritual Views of Oprah Winfrey, Marianne Jeanette Crosby

A Christian Apologetic to a Buddhist Christ, David James Forbes

Poe's Poisoned Pen: A Study in Fiction as Vendetta, Charity Lea Givens

The Legacy of a Failing Father: Dysfunctional Father Figures in William Faulkner's Fiction, Travis V. Holt

The Sherwood Method: Creating an Independent Christian Feature Film, Jacob H. Johnston

Exposing Romantic Folly: Comic Performance in Mark Twain's Foreign Travel Writing, Andrew Cessna Jones

Christian Yoga as a Product of Hinduism and the New Age Movement, Injib Kim

A Visual Rhetorical Analysis of Selected Nexium Prescription Drug Advertisements According to the Methodology of Sonja Foss, Jonathan Henry Ryan Law

The Library, the Labyrinth, and "Things Invisible": A Comparative Study of Jonathan Swift's A Tale of a Tub and Jorge Luis Borges' Ficciones, Amber Lockard

Making Sense of Cultural Complexity: An Experimental Study of Third Culture Individuals’ Interpersonal Sensitivity as a Result of Intercultural Adaptation, Allyn D. Lyttle

Hesitation: An Analysis of Candide, Jared T. Mink

An Examination of William Faulkner's Use of Biblical Symbolism in Three Early Novels: The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August, Richard North

John Damascene in Context: An Examination of "The Heresy of the Ishmaelites" with special consideration given to the Religious, Political, and Social Contexts during the Seventh and Eighth Century Arab Conquests, D. Bryan Rhodes

"Dragging Themselves Through the Negro Streets at Dawn": The Influence of African American Culture on the Beats, Christopher Robinson

Symptomatic of Excess: Apocalypse in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut, Katie Elizabeth Robinson

An Apologetic to the Neo-Pagans as Represented by Dr. Gus DiZerega, William Tennison Smitherman II

Bewilderment and Illumination: Catch-22 and the Dark Humor of the 1960s, Kirsten Staaby

"Life Wants Padding": Food, Eating, and Bodies in George Eliot's Novels, Tess Rebecca Stockslager

Virginia’s Steward: A Re-Examination of the Life and Work of Thornton Stringfellow 1788-1869, Justin Stowe

On Earth as it is in Heaven: The Social Gospel as a "Theology of Liberation", Joseph Francis Super

Expunging Father Time: The Search for Temporal Transcendence in the Novels of Aldous Huxley and Tom Robbins, Stephanie Abigail Taylor

The Proper Candidate: An Examination of the 1525 Debate Between Ulrich Zwingli and Balthasar Hubmaier Concerning Baptism, Kurt J. Thompson

Towards Understanding: The Study of Hughes' Poetry as the Epitome of the Expressive, Cultural, and Political Elements of African American Literature, Brianne Nicole Trudeau

Christ the Redeemer and the Best of All Possibly Created Worlds: Using Alvin Plantinga's 'O Felix Culpa' Theodicy as a Response to William Rowe's 'Can God be Free?' and the Underlying Evidential Argument From Evil, P. Roger Turner

Hauntings in the Church: Counterfeit Christianity through the Fin de Siècle Gothic Novel, Melissa Ann West

Submissions from 2008

The Power of ‘When I Was Your Age’: Research on Parental Narratives and Their Influence on Cognitive Dissonance in Children, Darci C. Adams

The Eternality of the Immutable God in the Thought of Paul Helm: a Critical Analysis, Ronnie P. Campbell

The Day We All became Hokies: An Exploratory Uses and Gratifications Study of Facebook Use After the Virginia Tech Shootings, Sabrena Michelle Carter

Gleishcshaltung and the Confessing Church during the German Church Struggle, Emily Jane Darnell

Designed for Play: A Case Study of Uses and Gratifications as Design Elements in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games, Timothy Patrick Gibson

Through the Eyes of the Accused: Applying William L. Benoit’s Image Restoration Theory to Saint Patrick’s Confession, Brad Jackson

It Was and It Isn't: A Rhetorical Exploration of Simulacra in Emerging Church Vintage Worship, Kevin Paul Mahan

Quantitative Study Measuring the Effects of "Restricted" Film Content on a Biblical Worldview, Stephanie Mast

The Integrity of the New Testament Canon, Michael A. Ocealis

Message From the Grave: A Text-in-Context Case Study of Bikur Cholim Sephardic Cemetery, Christina Louise Olson

Existential Temporality as Fore-Ignorance: Implications for Divine Foreknowledge, David Pensgard

Incarnation and The Nature of Miracle: Thomas Forsyth Torrance’s View of The Incarnation, Daniel Christopher Samms

To watch or not to watch? That is the question. Identifying the common characteristics of the reality television viewing audience, Laura Sipple

Examining the Primary Influence on Karl Barth's Epistle to the Romans, Sean Turchin

A Historical-Critical Examination of North Korea's Juche Ideology Using Fantasy Theme Analysis: A Vision Transformed, Matthew Warner

To Give or Not To Give; Attributions of Philanthropy Motivation in Fundraising Letters, Chelsey N. Willis

The Meaning of the LOGOS in John 1:1-18, Seokil Yoon

Understand the Misunderstanding: A Study Incorporating Uses and Gratifications Theory on Why Chinese Film Audiences See America the Way They Do, Meng Zhao

Submissions from 2007

The 21st Century Mandaean Diaspora: New Opportunities to Reach Iraqi Mandaean Refugees with the Gospel, Karen Baker

Elite Athletes’ Motivations to Volunteer and Interpersonal Communication Motives: Identifying Volunteers' Interaction Position, Jeff K. Boettger

The Pioneering Journey of Christian Radio through Satellite Distribution: A Historical Overview of the Moody Broadcasting Network 1982 – 2002, Kornel Gerstner

The Rise of Controversial Content in Film, Ashley Haygood

Audience Parasocial Involvement with the Thai Radio Drama: Never Too Late, Christine Lynn Henrich

Contradiction And The Carnival: A Study Of McGregor’s Theory X And Theory Y Framework Applied To Communication Within A Carnival Setting, Ashley Dawn Johnston

Millennial Media: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of the Short Film "Narrow Roads", Auri - Christopher Colin Jones

Relational Maintenance Behaviors between College Freshmen and Their Parents via Instant Messaging, Jason Earl Leverett

Examining the Septuagint: An Exploration of the Greek Old Testament's Unique Heritage and Lasting Impact on the New Testament, Cara Lynne Murphy

Homeless At Home: The Communication Effects of the 'One Homeless Night' Program on Participants’ Attitudes and Perceptions of Homelessness in Canada, Sarah Grace Neff

The Effects of African American Children’s Skin Complexions in Television Commercials on the Self-Perception of African American Children, Daveta Jacquistia Saunders

An Investigation of Paul’s Use of the Word “Type” in Romans 5:12-21: Comparison, Contrast, or Both?, Laurie Schweinsberg

Submissions from 2006

The Self-Perceived Leadership Characteristics of Female Producers, Teresa A. Becker

Barn Again: A Case Study of Congregational Reformation as Expressed Through the Rhetoric of Church Architecture, Karen Elizabeth Burch

Intrapersonal Communication and Post-Disclosure Dialectics: An Examination of the Dialectical Tensions Expelienced Following Self-Disclosure, Amanda Leanne Carver

Korean Women in America: A Comparison of the Perception of Leadership between Korean American Women and Korean International Women, Eun Hye Kang

God with the Backwards Wave: A Text In Context Analysis of the Characterization of God in Joan of Arcadia, Chad Landon Kennedy

Audience Interpersonal Identification with the Television Series Friends as it is Reflected in Avid Viewers within the Twixter Life Stage, Renee Ruth Peckham

Dancing Through Film Musicals: Narratives in Motion, Dara Phillips

Submissions from 2002

Interpretation of 1 Peter 3:18-22, Jason Hauffe

A Comparison of the Idea of Revelation in the Thought of Schubert M. Ogden and Lewis S. Ford, Maurice Jones

Submissions from 2000

Buddhism Reconsidered: A Presuppositional Critique of Theravada Buddhist Philosophy as Interpreted by David Kalupahana and Illuminated by Other Select Buddhist Scholars, Michael Collender

The Religious Pluralism of John Hick: a Critique, Paul E. Krisak

God and Morality: an Analysis and Critique of the Secular Ethic of Kai Neilsen, Keith A. Wilson

Submissions from 1999

Joseph Smith's Concept of Preexistent Intelligences: Development and Critique, David R. Bowen

Submissions from 1998

Jesus, Fourth Ezra and a Son of Man Tradition in the First Century AD, Martin E. Sheldon

The Historical Nature of Luke's Virgin Birth Account: an Apologetic, David E. Smith Jr.

Submissions from 1997

Reality Therapy: a Critique with Suggested Modification, Gerald Moran

The Truth of the Matter: An Evaluation and Response to the Conflict Over Truth Between Generation X and Evangelical Christianity, Kevin Richard O'Brien

Submissions from 1995

An Analysis and Evaluation of the Patristic Testimony from the Second Century concerning the Authorship of the Fourth Gospel, Robert E. Dalrymple

An Analysis of the Primordial Soup Hypothesis with Respect to DNA Structure and the Genetic Code, Jennifer A. Hart

An Examination of the Pantheistic Monism of Shankara and Radhakrishnan, Neill A. McFarland III

Plantinga, Belief in God, and Religious Diversity, Myron Penner

Mind, Might, and Mastery: Human Potential in Metaphysical Religion and E.W. Kenyon, Kevin Scott Smith

Submissions from 1993

An Exegetical and Theological Examination of Matthew 5:17-20, Marc A. Clauson

Examining the First Epistle of Peter in Duke Ms. GK. 1 Using Contemporary Text-Critical Methodology, Jeff Crabtree

The Implications of a Christian Feminist View of Human Nature: a Core Definitional Approach, Robert Bruce Traeger

Submissions from 1992

Justification as CHRISTUS IN NOBIS in Sexteenth Century Protestantism, Milo E. Zehr

Submissions from 1991

Toward a Thomistic Theory of Meaning, Thomas A. Howe

Frames, Brains, and Chinese Rooms: Problems in Artificial Intelligence, Jeffrey David Koperski

The Danger of Including Contextualization in Theological Method, Michael W. Nichols

Submissions from 1990

Daniel's Sixty-Ninth Week Fulfillment in Christ, Jeff Archer

The Relevance of the Abrahamic Covenant to Israel and the People of God Based on its Form and Function as Viewed from the Old Testament, Rondell Mark Raddish

Submissions from 1988

The Law in Galatians: A Comparison of Bruce and Paul, Greg A. Couser

Angelman's Syndrome Case Study and Appropriate Educational Curriculum, Allyson Lesly Hatt

Submissions from 1987

The Church in China and Contemporary Christian Strategy, Samuel Fang

A Study of the Effectiveness of Evangelistic Techniques with Chinese Christians: with Applications for the Mission Field of Taiwan, Gregory P. Hunt

Jesus and Inerrancy, James Hunt

The Role of Demography in Church Planting Within the United States of America, Roger N. McNamara

Submissions from 1986

The Uniqueness of Christian Meditation, Edward L. Hedding

Historical & Contemporary Reasons for the Existence of 17,000 Unreached People Groups and Factors Being Employed to Lessen their Number, Larry W. LaGrande

Submissions from 1985

Growth within the Single-Cell Church: an Examination of the Current Attitudes and Teachings among Church Growth Authorities, John D. Corcoran

An Evaluation of the Christian Day School Movement and a Presentation/Proposal of a Christian Day School System, Larrie T. Schlapman

Submissions from 1984

Man Alone: Alienation in Karl Marx and the Twentieth Century Atheists, Ramon W. Baker