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This Journal, Ahmad A. Ahmad

Macalester Islam Journal

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Interview With Jim Stewart, James Wallace Professor Of History And Provost, Jim Stewart

History Department Oral Histories

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Library, Media, Web Services Annual Report 2006-07, Teresa A. Fishel

Annual Report - DeWitt Wallace Library

This report is the first report of the merged organization that includes the DeWitt Wallace Library, Media Services, and campus Web Services. It is a summary of activities and statistics for the academic year 2006-07. This report is a collaborative effort by the entire staff and features highlights including new services, new people, new collections, new spaces, new technologies, and celebrations.

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Macalester Today Winter 2006-2007, Macalester College

Macalester Today

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This Journal, Ahmad A. Ahmad

Macalester Islam Journal

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Policing Sexuality In America’S Churches: Theological, Congregational, And Political Influences On Regulation Of Same-Sex Behavior, Demoya R. Gordon

Sociology Honors Projects

Despite recent interest in examining church growth and decline, sociologists have not engaged in research aimed at determining what factors influence congregational doctrine. I analyzed factors affecting congregations' likelihood of adopting rules concerning same-sex behavior by testing several hypotheses related to potential influences. To do this, I used a nationally representative sample of congregations. I found that, in addition to theology and political ideology, church demographics and political developments influence church doctrine. These findings demonstrate that despite the existence of a formal church-state separation, congregational policy may not be immune to the influence of external social and political developments.

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Wayward Nuns, Randy Priests, And Women's Autonomy: "Convent Abuse" And The Threat To Protestant Patriarchy In Victorian England, Cassandra N. Berman

Religious Studies Honors Projects

This paper examines anti-Catholicism in Victorian England in conjunction with the birth of modern feminism, the changing nature of women’s roles, and the attendant phenomenon of “convent abuse” tales in popular literature. These tales are distinguished from other forms of anti-Catholicism by their focus on gender and sexual perversity. The convent provides a setting for the complete rejection of traditional Protestant gender roles and the stories betray fear of women’s crossover into a male dominated world. Though I acknowledge these tales as anti-Catholic, I reanalyze them as expressions of Protestant unrest over the freedoms women were gaining in the mid-1800s.

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