As we come to the end of the academic year, it's worth
recognizing some of the achievements and honors bestowed upon Philosophy
& Religion majors this season:
GRADUATING IN MAY:
Nathan Matthew Atkinson
Christopher George Dove
Eric Dylan Johnson
April Renee Kelly
Sherry Elizabeth Lochhaas
David Michael Mohl
Nehemiah Tarris Lofgren Rosell
Katherine Christine Toler
Ashlee Kaye Stoddard
OUTSTANDING STUDENTS:
Chris Dove (Philosophy) & Nehemiah Rosell (Religion)
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS:
Chris Dove, Sherry Lochhaas, David Mohl, Nehemiah Rosell
INDUCTED INTO
THETA ALPHA KAPPA RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND THEOLOGY HONORS SOCIETY:
Erin Gill, Britt Hultgren, Mark Lambert, Nehemiah Rosell
INDUCTED INTO PHI BETA KAPPA
Chris Dove (2008)
Nehemiah Rosell (2008)
Andrew James McCall (2009)
Amy Sue Fleming (2009)
If you've done something you'd like the department to
know about, please send me a note at
ddaschke@truman.edu.
April 21, 23 & 28
Senior Capstone Conference
VH 1324 Smart Classroom
Tues, April 21
3:05-3:35 Erin Gill, "The Gospel of Hollywood: How the American Film Industry Interprets the Jesus Narrative."
Moderator Bob Mielke
3:40-4:10 Matt Szewczek, “American Civil War: The Crisis of Slavery and the Clash of Millennialism”
Moderator Paul Yoder
4:15-4:45 Nehemiah Rosell, “The Implications of Theology for Environmental Ethics”
Moderator Paul Yoder
4:50-5:20 Katie Toler, “HIV, Women, and African Pentecostal Religion”
Moderator John Quinn
Thurs, April 23
3:05-3:35 Ashlee Stoddard, “‘Smart, Smart, Smart, Smart, Smart’: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Utilization of Popular Cultural Media to Establish Institutional Distinctiveness”
Moderator Marylin Yaquinto
3:40-4:10 April Kelly, “Women in the Church: An Exploration of Women at the Time of Jesus and
Today”
Moderator Ding-hwa Hsieh
4:15-4:45 Sherry Lochhaas, “Being Buddhist Makes me Jewish”
Moderator Ding-hwa Hsieh
4:50-5:20 Franklin Cline, “Sisyphus: Ultimate Symbol of Faith or Absurd Hero?”
Moderator Betty McLane-Iles
Tues, April 28
3:05-3:35 Dave Mohl, "The Elegance of Liberalism"
Moderator Paul Parker
3:40-4:10 Ian Florida, “An Obligation to Solemn Investigation: Genetic Engineering and Our Duties”
Moderator Pam Ryan
4:15-4:45 Chris Dove, “Fulfillment of Duty and Perspectival Supererogation”
Moderator Steve Pollard