Academic Writing
Sub-Creation: The Image of God and Eucatastrophe
- This is the honors thesis I wrote on J.R.R. Tolkien’s concepts of sub-creation and eucatastrophe
- Year written: Fall 2004-Spring 2005
- Length: 4 chapters, 95 pages
Metaphor and Metonymy in The Spoils of Poynton
- This essay presents a discussion of Lacan’s concepts of metaphor and metonymy in Henry James’s The Spoils of Poynton
- Year written: Summer 2007
- Length: 22 pages
Their Fall Is Into Possessiveness: Imperialism, Colonialism, and Possessiveness in Middle-Earth
- This essay argues for a colonized/colonizer reading of Tolkien’s Middle Earth found in The Silmarillion, Book of Lost Tales, and The Lord of the Rings through the lenses of possessiveness, imperialism, and colonialism.
- This essay was presented April 14th, 2008 at the annual Tolkien Conference at the University of Vermont.
- Year written: Spring 2007; Revised: Spring 2008.
- Length: 17 pages.
Descartes and Open Theism: Individual Reason, Libertarian Freedom, and God
- This essay explores the connection bewteen Descartes’s ontological argument and the theology theory called Open Theism gaining adherance in American and Canadian Evangelicalism today.
- Year written: Fall 2007.
- Length: 17 pages.
The Ecumenical Hamlet: The Prince as Catholic, Lutheran, Protestant and Puritan
- This essay conveys the theological characteristics of Hamlet and demonstrates that though commentators often try to paint Hamlet as belonging to one particular religious sect the Prince of Denmark is best viewed as ecumenical.
- Year written: Fall 2007.
- Length: 24 pages.
The Seventh Seal and the Silence of Religion
- This essay articulates the liturgical significance of Bergman’s The Seventh Seal.
- Year written: Spring 2008.
- Length: 9 pages.
An Apocalypse of Nothing: L’Eclisse as a Man-Made End
- This essay explores the connection between T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men,” Antonioni’s L’Eclisse, and the politics of perceived nuclear annihilation.
- Year written: Spring 2008
- Length: 10 pages.
Journal Layout and Design
Published Essays, Blog Posts, Articles
“The Art of Being in Atlanta: An Interview with Troy Bronsink.” Everyday Journal 1.3 5 August 2008.
“Finding Our Way Again: An Interview with Brian McLaren.” Everyday Journal 1.2 12 May 2008.
“Ten Spiritual Resolutions.” Burnside Writers Collective. 18 Feb. 2008.
“Community Called Atonement Review.” Everyday Journal 1.1 3 Feb. 2008.
“What Would Jesus Deconstruct Review.” Everyday Journal 1.1 3 Feb. 2008.
“A Visual Liturgy: An Interview with Paul Soupiset.” Everyday Journal 1.1 3 Feb. 2008.
“Consumerism and Decay in Jeremiah.” Jesus Manifesto. 13 Dec. 2007.
