St. Vladimir's Seminary Commencement 1997 May 17, 1997 Index MDiv Class of 1997 MA Class of 1997 MTh Class of 1997 DMin Class of 1997 See Also Sermon at Divine Liturgy Validictorian 1997 Other Photographs

Master of Divinity (MDiv) Degree

• Marcus Christopher Burch -- magna cum laude
  "Creation Ex Nihilo in St. Athanasius of Alexandria"

  

• Joy E. Corona -- summa cum laude
  "The Relation of Humanity's Existence as Male and Female to Its Creation in God's 'Image and Likeness': An Exegesis of Genesis 1:26-28"

• Simeon (Brian) Corona
  "Ephesians 5:20-33: Christ the Bridegroom, Pastoral Approaches to the Wedding Epistle"

• Peter Anthony DeFonce -- cum laude
  "The Qur'anic Image of Jesus: Christ Without a Cross"

• Duane Martin Johnson -- cum laude
  "Carl Jung's Concept of the Anima/Animus Archetype: An Orthodox Christian Critique"

• Stephen Matthew Loposky
  "The Scriptural Hermeneutics of St. Irenaeus"

• William Christopher Mills
  "Rethinking the Eucharist in the Fourth Gospel: An Analysis of the Bread of Life Discourse"

• Stanislav Borisovitch Poroshin
  "The Issue of Reform in the Russian Orthodox Church at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century"

• Bartholomew Cyril Wojcik
  "Saint Alexis: The Shepherd of Minneapolis"

Former Student Presenting MDiv Thesis with the Class of 1997:

• Allan Frost Archer
  "The Protestant Episcopal Church U.S.A. and the Orthodox in the Nineteenth Century"

Master of Arts (MA) Degree

Specialization in General Theological Studies

• Hubert Joseph Gordon
  "The Origins of Christianity in Ethiopia"

• Steven Manuel Perez
  "St. Theodore of Tarsus, the Archbishop of Canterbury"

• Andrew Martin Sharp -- cum laude
  "Muslim-Christian Dialogue and Theological Development During the 7th-9th Centuries"

• Abraham Wassef -- cum laude
  "The Doctrine of the Spiritual Senses According to Origen"

Former Students Presenting MA Theses with the Class of 1997:

• Douglas R. Haitch
  "Daniel 11:31: A Faith Crisis in Israel"

• James A. Miller
  "An Analysis of Political Imagery in St. Symeon's Schema of the Spiritual Life"

Master of Theology (MTh) Degree

• John Behr
  "St Irenaeus of Lyons: The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching (Translation and Introduction)"

• James A. Miller
  "Wisdom and the Pentateuch Through the Eyes of a Pilgrim"

Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Degree

• Jack Dennis Kinneer
  "Let Us Keep the Feast: A Biblical and Pastoral Case for the Weekly Celebration of the Lord's Supper in the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches"