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Writing - Thesis Guide for MA students: Thesis Topic List

This will allow the Maly Library to see what subjects the thesis writers will be working on and when we order new books that fit that theme, we can reach out to the student and inform them that the book is available for them if they so choose

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On this LibGuide, you may find a list of MTSM master’s theses and research paper topics from 2020 to the present day. Some items may be accessed digitally via the OhioLINK Electronic Theses & Dissertation Center (ETD). Some theses have been printed and bound and are available in the library basement, thesis section, by call number. Lastly, some titles must be retrieved by library staff, as noted - contact us at library@athenaeum.edu for assistance. 

For access to older theses, you may search the Maly Library catalog. Enter a keyword and limit the Collection to MTSM Theses.

Current students, please share your working thesis topics by completing this form and we will add that information to this page.

MA Theses

Last Name First Name Topic/Title Advisor Access
Ekyenserikora Pancrasio Agruments for the Limited Use of some Methods of Contraception for Medical Reasons to Address Rape and Other Injustices Dr. Kenneth Craycraft See Library Staff
Enyan Isaac The Eucharist and its Relation to the Sacrifice on the Cross as illumined by Pope John Paul II in the Encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia Rev. Paul Keller See Library Staff
Geckle Victoria The Stories of Dr. Seuss: Christian Anthropology in the Narratives of a Grinch, an Elephant, and a Moose Dr. Bradford Manderfield Thesis 233 G294
Mason Michael A Defense of Dogma: St. Thomas Aquinas and Cardinal Walter Kasper on the Object of Faith Dr. Bradford Manderfield Thesis 230.2 M411
Moebius Kevin Toward a Synthesis of the Theodicy of Habakkuk, the Salvation Theology of Paul, and the Thomistic Sacramental Theology of the Catholic Church all through the shared Theme "The righteous faith will live." Mr. Marco Mulattieri See Library Staff
Ndlovu Mandlenkosi Gregory the Great and the Church's Quest for the New Evangelization Rev. David Endres See Library Staff
Plummer Walter Derrida's Deconstruction of the Foundations of Theology: A Defense of Thomistic Metaphysical Realism Dcn. Tracy Jamison Thesis 230 P735
Rubio Charisse Ecclesiology of the Domestic Church: History & Implications Rev. Robert Hater

ETD

Thesis 248.482 R896
Zwilling Matthew The Uniqueness and Complimentarity of Priestly Celibacy and Consecrated Virginity in Their Spousal Dimensions Rev. Paul Keller Thesis 253.252 Z98

 

Last Name First Name Topic/Title Advisor Access
Beltz Albert Iconoclasm, Reformation, and the Church: An Artistic Model for Encouraging Clarity and Unity in Postmodern Crisis Dr. Mary Catherine Levri

Thesis 246.53 B453
Hess Aaron The Blind and the Lame: An Exegetical Study of the Meaning Behind 2 Samuel 5:8b Dr. Matthew Genung

ETD

Thesis 222.4406 H586
Hoffmann Edward Impassible Grief: St. Catherine of Siena on the Mercy of God Dr. Bradford Manderfield See Library Staff
Marcelli Anthony The Principle of the Divine Indwelling: As Taught by St. Thomas Aquinas and Witnessed to in the Life of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Dr. Bradford Manderfield Thesis 231.044 M314
Mudd Nathaniel Independence and Obedience: The First Five Years of the Fathers of Mercy in the United States of America Rev. David Endres

ETD

Thesis 271.79 M943

 

Last Name First Name Topic/Title Advisor Access
Cipolla-McCulloch Caitlin Won’t You Be My Neighbor? A Theological Examination of the Good Samaritan Parable, Illuminated by the Lives of Dorothy Day and St. Teresa of Calcutta Dr. Alan Mostrom See Library Staff
Compton Brian Hope in Adversity: A Contextualization of Pliny the Younger's Interactions with Christianity Dr. Bradford Manderfield Thesis 270.1 C738
Hoying Ethan The Grammar of Friendship: A Theology of Politics for Postmodern Narratives Dr. Kenneth Craycraft Thesis 241.042 H868
Hunyor Thomas Obesity and Bariatric Surgery: A Question of Morality Dr. Kenneth Craycraft See Library Staff
Jacquemin Louis Terríbilis Est Locus Iste, Hic Domus Dei Est Et Porta Coeli: A Catholic Theology of Sacred Space Through the Lens of Baroque Church Architecture Rev. Ryan Ruiz See Library Staff
Leonardi Susan Marriage and Justice: How a personalistic understanding of the virtue of justice serves the Bonum Coniugum Dr. Kenneth Craycraft See Library Staff
Lindle Jacob Apocalyptic Ressourcement: The Johannine, biblical synthesis of image, history, and concept in the theological trilogy of Hans Urs von Balthasar Dr. Alan Mostrom

ETD

Thesis 226.506 L746 
Ramsey Stephanie I Have Chosen and Consecrated this House: Renewing the Sacrality of the Church Building Rev. Ryan Ruiz Thesis 726.51 R183

 

Last Name First Name Title/Topic Advisor Access
Beiting John How Anti-Catholicism Shaped the Beginning of Catholic Parochial Education in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Rev. David Endres See Library Staff
Healey Robert The Principle of Private Judgment: Connecting John Henry Newman's theology to the insights of Pieper, Hardon, Ratzinger, and Hütter regarding the modern crisis of faith Dr. Alan Mostrom See Library Staff
Nnebe-Agumadu Chukwononso The Fifth Marian Dogmas: Is it Opportune for a Dogmatic Declaration of Mary as Co-Redemptrix? Rev. Christopher Armstrong See Library Staff
Rusciolelli Peter On the Priesthood of Christ: Where it Ontologically Resides and How it is Constituted Dr. Alan Mostrom

ETD

Thesis 232.8 P951

 

Last Name First Name Topic/Title Advisor Access
Bachmeyer Paul Continuity or Discontinuity: Dignitatis Humanae and Catholic Teaching on Religious Liberty Dr. Bradford Manderfield See Library Staff
Berning Adam In Favorem Fidei: The Historical and Theological Development of the Dissolution of the Marriage Bond as Part of the Sacra Potestas Vicariously Held by the Sovereign Pontiff Rev. Andrew Moss

ETD

Thesis 262.933 B528
Cinefro Nathan Instrumentality of the Domestic Church in the Economy of Salvation: The Family's Role in the Transmission of Faith Dr. Alan Mostrom See Library Staff
Harrison Matthew What is Sacred Art? An Analysis of the Philosophical and Dogmatic Foundations of Catholic Sacred Art Rev. Ryan Ruiz Thesis 246 H321
Lewis Adam In the Spirit of the Lord's Day: The Feast of Feasts Rev. Anthony Stoeppel See Library Staff
Martinez Kevin Liturgy, the Work of Christ Jesus: A Synopsis of How Every Act of Worship Rendered to God the Father has Jesus Christ as its Head Rev. Ryan Ruiz See Library Staff
Stubbs Jeremy The Breakdown of the Family and John Paul II's Mission to Young People: The 1993 World Youth Day in Denver Rev. David Endres See Library Staff

 

Last Name First Name Topic/Title Advisor Access
Brunsman David Contrition and Forgiveness: An Examination of the Importance of Contrition for Forgiveness Dr. Kenneth Craycraft See Library Staff
Hall Travis The Fittingness of Priestly Celibacy Dr. Mikail Whitfield See Library Staff
Kahle Travis The Principle of Complementarity as Applied in Catholic Social Teaching: An Analogical Exploration Dr. Kenneth Craycraft ETD
Murrey Kolbe Petitionary Prayer and Providence: Prayer as Efficacious Secondary Cause for Thomas Aquinas Dr. Mikhail Whitfield See Library Staff

 

MACS Research Papers

Last Name First Name Topic/Title Director Access
Danis Luke The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan: A Study of their Beliefs, Practices, Rituals, and Writings. Rev. David Endres See Library Staff
del Guidice Fred "They Will See God": A Thomisitic Exposition of Happiness and Desire Dr. Bradford Manderfield Thesis 189.4 D352
Duong Bao Mutual Enrichment According to Pope Benedict XVI Rev. Andrew Moss See Library Staff
Grieshop Kevin Ministerial Strategies to Bridge Traumatic Childhood Experiences and Fatherhood Mr. Kevin Prendergast See Library Staff
Jarrell Zachary Freely One: An Introduction to the Thought of Luigi Giussani Rev. Anthony Brausch

ETD

Thesis 230.2092 G538 J37

 

Last Name First Name Topic/Title Director Access
Ackerson Anthony A Comparative Study on the Communism of Plato and Karl Marx Dr. David Foster Thesis 20.532 A182
Billmaier Steven Just War Theory: Evolution and Application to Developing Telecomminication Technologies Dr. Kenneth Craycraft

ETD

Thesis 241.6242 B598