A Subject Index of UTS Divinity Theses on Unification Topics

Article Index

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 10, 2009 - Pages 189-200

Unification Theological Seminary began its Masters of Divinity program in 1980 and graduated its first M.Div. students in 1983. Divinity theses have been a requirement from the beginning of the program. More than a hundred of them are on Unification-related topics. The index below organizes Unification-related theses by subject, including cross-references. All are housed in the UTS Main Library. The Seminary is in the process of scanning them into a "UTS e-Library" data base.


Communism

Bliss, Mary Louise. "The Family: A Comparison of Two Contemporary Views: Communism and Unificationism." 1981, 67 pp. (see also Comparative Studies and Family)

Mead, Margaret. "The Contextualization of Unification Anti-communism Developed in Korea into American Society." 1983.

Osmond, Stephen. "A Unification Perspective on Communism: A Model Introductory Lecture Series." 1982, 85 pp.

Wojcik, Richard. "The KGB and Soviet Global Strategy: A Unificationist Perspective." 1988, 148 pp.


Comparative Studies

Bliss, Mary Louise. "The Family: A Comparison of Two Contemporary Views: Communism and Unificationism." 1981, 67 pp. (see also Communism and Family)

Brazil, Michael Allen. "A Comparison of the Roman Perception of the Early Christians and Americans Perception of the Unification Movement." 1989, 102 pp. (see also Unification Movement History)

Breland, Greg. "Gandhi, King and Moon: A Comparative Investigation of Their Philosophies Toward Social Change." 1984, 68 pp. (see also Moon, Sun Myung)

Burton, David. "Illumination and Universal Prime Force: Augustine and Unification Thought." 1990, 124 pp. (see also Unification Philosophy)

Chidester, Gray. "The Concepts and Application of 'Freedom' and 'Responsibility' in the Teachings of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon as Compared to Existentialism." 1985 (see also Ethics and Moon, Sun Myung)

Delaney, Denis. "'Apocatastasis Ton Panton': The Restoration of All Things in the Writings of St. Gregory of Nyssa and the Teaching of Reverend Sun Myung Moon." 1992. (see also Moon, Sun Myung and Unification Theology/Restoration)

Deurwarder, William Dexter. "Messianism: Divine Mystery or Human Misunderstanding? A Comparative Study of Three Messianic Traditions." 1999.

Fehlberg, Werner. "The Sacraments and the Blessing: A Comparative Study of Catholic and Unificationism on the Mediation of Grace." (1990) (see also Unification Theology/Restoration)

Flowers, Joseph. "The Doctrine of Forgiveness in the Judeo-Christan Tradition and in Unificationism." 1988. 102 pp (see also Unification Theology/Restoration)

Gustafsson, Marika, and David Ryan. "American Indian Religion and Unificationism." 1985, 320 pp.

Haft, Lawrence. "The Hasidic and Unification Movements: A Comparative Analytical Study. 1992, 111 pp.

Hansen, Mary R. "Jewish, Christian and Unification Views of the Fall and Their Implication for Women." 1982, 54 pp. (see also Gender Studies and Theology/Fall)

Henning, Timothy Lyle. "Charismatic Renewal and the Unification Pentecost: A Comparative Analysis." 1988, 127 pp.

Isham. "A Comparison of Sikhism and Unificationism: A Basis for Dialogue" 1985. (see also Ecumenism/Interfaith)

McKnew, Elizabeth. "Relationality within Unification Theology and Process Thought." 1987. (see also Unification Philosophy)

Meijer, Maarten. "The Ministries of John Wesley and Sun Myung Moon: A Comparative Study." 1991. (see also Moon, Sun Myung)

Nyeon, Sa Heum. "A Study of the Concept of Filial Piety in Korean Philosophical Traditions from a Unificationist Perspective." 2007, 94 pp. (see also Ethics)

Pridgeon, Jane. "Is Evil Real? A Study of the Theodicies of Augustine, Barth, and Unification Theology." 1989, 111 pp. (see also Unification Theology/Fall)

Quinn, Scott Louis. "Positive Faith: A Brief Comparison of Norman Vincent Peale and Sun Myung Moon." 1994, 127 pp. (see also Moon, Sun Myung)

Ribble, Sarah. "Marriage in the Thought of Jesus, Paul, Augustine and Moon." 1987, 86 pp. (see also Family and Moon, Sun Myung).

Sawada, Naomichi. "Universal Salvation: Comparison between Christian Doctrine and Unificationism." 1998, 78 pp. (see also Unification Theology/Restoration)

Stacey, Stephen. "I Am, Therefore I am Grateful: An Analysis of Gratitude within Judaism, Christianity, Confucianism, and Unificationism." 1990, 167 pp.

Swarts, Fredrick Allen. "Discussion and Classification of Various Christian Views of Humankind's Resurrection and the View of Resurrection According to Unificationism." 1982, 96 pp. (see also Unification Theology/Restoration)

Takase Tsutomu. "The Nature of Love and Nurturing in Western and Easter Religions" 1997, 211 pp. ["Comparison and Discussion Between Traditional Religions and Unificationism About the nature of Love and Nurturing, 148-206]

Wettstein, Peter. "The Concept of the Human Being in Ch'ondogyo and Unificationism." 1991, 118 pp.


Ecumenism/Interfaith

Adachi, Takashi. "A Unificationist Critique of the Concept of Anonymous Christians in the Theology of Karl Rahner." 2002, 57 pp.

Connery, William S.V. "Religious Thought in Africa as Seen Through the Eyes of One Missionary." 1981.

Fukui, Misa. "The Concept of Election in Light of Ecumenism and Unification Ecumenism." 1992, 104 pp

Isham. "A Comparison of Sikhism and Unificationism: A Basis for Dialogue." 1985.

Lacroix, Fredrick. "A Unificationist Encounter with Jehovah's Witnesses." 1994.

Moss, Bret Aaron. "A New Revelation for Mormonism at Christ's Second Advent: Divine Principle, True Parents, and the Completed Testament Age." 1996, 192 pp.

Shafto, Ken. "A Manual for Teaching Unification Theology from a Judeo-Christian Perspective." 1996, 134 pp. (see also Education)

Shinwald, Josef. "Lost Paradise, Zen, and the Four Realms of Heart." 1995, 238 pp.

Sutcher, Bruce. "Judaism, Christian-Jewish Relations and Unification-Jewish Dialogue." 1985, 99 pp. plus appendices and notes.

Symon, Jennifer. "The Change Impact of An Interreligious Work Study Program: A Case Study" [Religious Youth Service]. 1987, 140 pp. (see also Education)


Education

Bessell, E. Gerhard. "Preparatory Investigation for Establishing an Academic Institution in Latin America." 2008, 84 pp.

Brunnschhweiler, Peer-Martin. "Aspects and Principles of Unification Education." 1989, 68 pp. (see also Unification Philosophy)

Garland (Winings), Kathy. "Creating a Context for Commitment and Mature Religiosity in the Unification Church Religious Education for Young Adults, Age 18-30." 1987, 187 pp.

Haycroft, Ian. "Building Schools: Some Issues for Unificationists." 1986, 125 pp.

Kiely, Michael. "Issues in Unification Education." 1995.

Ota, Akira. "Effective Field Education as the Key to the Development of the Unification Movement." 2001, 87 pp.

Shafto, Ken. "A Manual for Teaching Unification Theology from a Judeo-Christian Perspective." 1996, 134 pp. (see also Ecumenism/Interfaith)

Symon, Jennifer. "The Change Impact of An Interreligious Work Study Program: A Case Study" [Religious Youth Service]. 1987, 140 pp. (see also Ecumenism/Interfaith)

Watteville, Charles de. "Werner Erhard's Technology of Transformation: Possibilities for Empowering the Unification Vision." 1987. 101 pp.

Wenzel, Eric J. "The Creation: Selected Resources for Introducing God's Existence, The Three Blessings, and the Spirit World." 1991, 106 pp. (see also Unification Theology/Creation)


Ethics

Burton, Douglas. "Lying: Moral Choice from a Unificationist Perspective." 1982, 49 pp.

Nyeon, Sa Heum. "A Study of the Concept of Filial Piety in Korean Philosophical Traditions from a Unificationist Perspective." 2007, 94 pp. (see also Comparative Studies)

Chidester, Gray. "The Concepts and Application of 'Freedom' and 'Responsibility' in the Teachings of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon as Compared to Existentialism." 1985. (see also Comparative Studies and Moon, Sun Myung)

Hinkle, Geoffrey. "The Context of World Hunger and a Unification Response." 1984, 110 pp. 1985

Jones, Gregg. "Judeo-Christian Foundations in Business Ethics and Unification Thought." 1992.

Rand, Robert. "A Unification Approach to Social Change." 1981, 85 pp. (see also Unification Movement Practice)


Family

Bliss, Mary Louise. "The Family: A Comparison of Two Contemporary Views: Communism and Unificationism." 1981, 67 pp. (see also Comparative Studies)

Raymond, Kim. "Marital Dissolution: A Unification Perspective." 1993, 109 pp.

Ribble, Sarah. "Marriage in the Thought of Jesus, Paul, Augustine and Moon." 1987, 86 pp. (see also Comparative Studies and Moon, Sun Myung)


Gender Studies

Lagrotteria, Frank. "Rosemary Radford Reuther: Commentaries on Her Main Works from a Unificationist Perspective." 1994.

Hansen, Mary R. "Jewish, Christian and Unification Views of the Fall and Their Implication for Women." 1982, 54 pp. (see also Comparative Studies and Theology/Fall)

Nomura, Stephen Kazahisa. "God as Masculine Subject Partner: The Relationship between God, Human Beings, Angels and All Things in the Original World." 2000, 110 pp. (see also Unification Theology/Creation)

Williams, Kerry. "A Theological Investigation of the Images of Eve." 1987, 163 pp. ["A Unificationist View of Eve," 91-150]. (see also Unification Theology/Fall)


Korea

Colford, Betsy. "From Tangun to Jesus: Korea's Quest for a Perfect Society." 1983.

Sasaki, Tatsuo. "Forty Years Japanese Colonization of Korea and the Foundation for the Messiah: God's Will or Human Error?" 1994, 68 pp.

Stoertz, William. "Korean as the Future Ideal Universal Language." 1992, 273 pp.


Moon, Sun Myung

Beebe, Robert H. "Sun Myung Moon and the Religious Awakening of America." 1984, 120 pp.

Breland, Greg. "Gandhi, King and Moon: A Comparative Investigation of Their Philosophies Toward Social Change." 1984, 68 pp.

Chidester, Gray. "The Concepts and Application of 'Freedom' and 'Respon­sibility' in the Teachings of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon as Compared to Existentialism." 1985.

Delaney, Denis. "'Apocatastasis Ton Panton': The Restoration of All Things in the Writings of St. Gregory of Nyssa and the Teaching of Reverend Sun Myung Moon." 1992.

Garland, James W. "Sun Myung Moon and the Shaman: A Relationship or Transcendence." 1987, 116 pp.

Hasegawa, Patricia. "The Mythic Hero: The Question of Sun Myung Moon." 1994, 81 pp.

Higashino, Hiroshi. "Investigation of Rev. Moon's Teaching on 'Loving One's Enemies' and How It Is Practiced: How the Unification Movement Can Contribute to World Peace." 2004, 83 pp.

Moon, In Sung. "True Father, Rev. Sun Myung Moon: Leadership in Action." 2003, 97 pp.

Ogurie, George M. "The Human Conscience in the Teachings of Sun Myung Moon." 2008, 86 pp.

Park, Jin Hun. "True Parents: The Consummation of Messianic Ideals." 1993 75 pp.

Presky, Raymond. "Messianic Personality: The Messianic Self-Awareness of Rev. Moon." 1995, 93 pp.

Quinn, Scott Louis. "Positive Faith: A Brief Comparison of Norman Vincent Peale and Sun Myung Moon." 1994, 127 pp. (see also Comparative Studies)

Ribble, Sarah. "Marriage in the Thought of Jesus, Paul, Augustine and Moon." 1987, 86 pp. (see also Comparative Studies and Family)


Psychology, Counseling

Guyent, Laurent. "A Unification Theory of Personality: Modern Psychology in Light of the Divine Principle." 1990, 371 pp.

Marianov, Julian. "Unification Marriage Therapy." 2001.


Sexual Ethics

Arase, Kazunori. "Sexual Ethics: Past, Present, Future - A New Vision for Sexual Education from the Perspective of Unification Thought." 2003, 87 pp.

Nohara, Koichi. "Unification View of Sexual Liberation Compared to the Christian and Modern Secular Attitude Toward Sexuality." 2000, 100 pp.


Unification Movement History

Beebe, Robert H. "Sun Myung Moon and the Religious Awakening of America." 1984, 120 pp. (see also Moon, Sun Myung)

Brazil, Michael Allen. "A Comparison of the Roman Perception of the Early Christians and Americans Perception of the Unification Movement." 1989, 102 pp. (see also Comparative Studies)

Davis, Andrew Colin. "Deprogrammings in Japan and America: A Comparative Study." 1991.

Famularo, Franco. "A History of the Unification Movement in Canada." 1994.

Fleishmann, Peter. "Heung Jin Moon's Ministry from the Spirit World." 1988, 90 pp.

Flynn, Jim. "Charismatic Leadership and the Mission of the Unification Church in America." 1983, 58 pp.

Henning, Timothy Lyle. "Charismatic Renewal and the Unification Pentecost: A Comparative Analysis." 1988, 127 pp. (see also Comparative Studes)

Mantle, R.N. "Unification Missions in Sub-Sahara Africa." 1985.

Otsuka, Katsumi. "A Study of Japanese New Religious Movements: Their Expansions and Social Conflicts." 1995, 88 pp. [Ch. 4: "Tenchi Seikyo as a New New Religion," 69-78]

Sawada, Ryochiro. "The Way of Discipleship: The Life and Path of Won Pil Kim, 1928-1960." 1990, 105 pp. (see also Unification Movement Practice)


Unification Movement Practice

Brunhofer, William. "Faith on Earth: A Study of Man's Responsibility in the Development of Faith." 1984, 148 pp. (Ch 4/5 on UM)

Collins, Denis. "St. Paul, Contextualization and the Conversion of America or Why the Unification Church of America Should Americanize and Democratize Its Policies in the United States." 1983.

Davies, Gareth Morgan. "Pilgrimage and the Path of Restoration: A Unificationist Perspective." 1991.

Owaki, Junichiro. "Towards the Formation of a Global Culture Beyond Ethnocentrism: An Analysis of the 'Three Blessing Model' as a Basis for Cross-Cultural Understanding." 1989, 205 pp.

Peat, William. "Unification Fundamentalism: A Tillickian Analysis and Alternative Response." 1992, 86 pp.

Pretorious, Madelene. "An Investigation into the Process and Development of Conversion in Relation to Brainwashing and in the Context of the HSA v. Molko and Leal Case." 1990, 123 pp.

Ramunni, James A. "A Guide to Successful Leadership in the Heavenly Army." 1987, 119 pp.

Rand, Robert. "A Unification Approach to Social Change." 1981, 85 pp. (see also Ethics)

Rothstein, Jack. "Commitment to Faith in the Unification Church in America from a Sociological Perspective." 1985, 93 pp.

Sawada, Ryochiro. "The Way of Discipleship: The Life and Path of Won Pil Kim, 1928-1960." 1990, 105 pp. (see also Unification Movement History)

Sheffrin, Jack. "The Unification Church in Light of Millennialism and Social Change." 1985, 83 pp.

Wiltermood, Richard A. "Home Church as the Meeting Place of Cain and Abel: A Primary Form of Witnessing to Establish the Heavenly Kingdom." 1985, 52 pp. (see also Unification Movement Projects)


Unification Movement Projects

Burton, Kathleen M. "Reviving the Soul of Russia: Religious Ministry to the Soviet Union: A Unificationist Perspective." 1990, 182 pp.

Lataillade, Genevieve. "Understanding the Role of Unification-Owned Media." 1989.

Thomas, Marie Angeline. "A Theology of Ocean Church." 1987, 156 pp. (see also Unification Theology/Restoration)

Wildman, Michael F. "Toward a Unification Theology of Service Projects." 1987, 115 pp. (see also Unification Theology/Restoration)

Wiltermood, Richard A. "Home Church as the Meeting Place of Cain and Abel: A Primary Form of Witnessing to Establish the Heavenly Kingdom." 1985, 52 pp. (see also Unification Movement Practice)

Yamamoto, Yukihiko. "A Study of the New Komei Party and Its Implications for the Unificationist Political Party in Japan." [Japanese] 2007, 93 pp. [Summary in English, 94-109].


Unification Philosophy

Brunnschhweiler, Peer-Martin. "Aspects and Principles of Unification Education." 1989, 68 pp.

Burton, David. "Illumination and Universal Prime Force: Augustine and Unification Thought." 1990, 124 pp. (see also Comparative Studies)

Haines, William. "Spontaneous Order and Unificationism." 1992, 230 pp.

Fleming, James Rodger. "General Systems Theory: A Unificationist Perspective." 1982, 52 pp.

McKnew, Elizabeth. "Relationality within Unification Theology and Process Thought." 1987. (see also Comparative Studies)

Perottet, Claude. "How God Can Be Creator of a Material World: A Selective Survey of Western Philosophical Viewpoints and Attempted Solutions." 1999, 180 pp.

Teshigawara, Hideyuki. "The Economic System in Cheon il Guk." 2007, 153 pp.

Yank, Cliford. "The Knowledge of God" [Unification Metaphysic]. 1989, 135 pp.


Unification Theology

- Creation

Bobrycki, Eric Luke. "Toward a Theology of Sport." 1984, 128 pp (Part III: Unificationism and Sport," 89-115)

Hale, Stephen. "A Unification Perspective of Creation and Evolution: The Theological Implications of a 'New Theory of Creation' for Evolutionary Theory." 1994, 87 pp.

Galli, Dyonne. "Are Agape and Eros Reconcilable?" 1988, 92 pp.

Kubo, Yoshihumi. "The Problem of Soul: A Unification Solution." 1998.

Nomura, Stephen Kazahisa. "God as Masculine Subject Partner: The Relationship between God, Human Beings, Angels and All Things in the Original World." 2000, 110 pp. (see also Gender Studies)

Teraoka, Masami. "Why and How Is a Suffering God Possible? A Paradigm Shift of the Divine Nature: A Unification Perspective." 1993, 111 pp.

Watson, Justin. "The Unification Doctrine of Man as Understood as a Synthesis of the Calvinist and Confucian Doctrines of Man." 1986, 152 pp.

Wenzel, Eric J. "The Creation: Selected Resources for Introducing God's Existence, The Three Blessings, and the Spirit World." 1991, 106 pp. (see also Education)

- Fall

Balfour, Dan. "A Postmodern View of Original Sin." 1985, 97 pp.

Hansen, Mary R. "Jewish, Christian and Unification Views of the Fall and Their Implication for Women." 1982, 54 pp. (see also Comparative Studies and Gender Studies)

Pridgeon, Jane. "Is Evil Real? A Study of the Theodicies of Augustine, Barth, and Unification Theology." 1989, 111 pp. (see also Comparative Studies)

Williams, Kerry. "A Theological Investigation of the Images of Eve." 1987, 163 pp. ["A Unificationist View of Eve," 91-150]. (see also Gender Studies)

Yoshida, Mikio. "Why God Cannot Stop Satan Immediately: Relevance of Unification Theodicy." 2008, 130 pp.

- Restoration

Delaney, Denis. "'Apocatastasis Ton Panton': The Restoration of All Things in the Writings of St. Gregory of Nyssa and the Teaching of Reverend Sun Myung Moon." 1992. (see also Comparative Studies)

Fehlberg, Werner. "The Sacraments and the Blessing: A Comparative Study of Catholic and Unificationism on the Mediation of Grace." 1990. (see also Comparative Studies)

Flowers, Joseph. "The Doctrine of Forgiveness in the Judeo-Christan Tradition and in Unificationism." 1988. 102 pp. (see also Comparative Studies)

Kimura, Shoichi. "The Relationship Between Jesus and John the Baptist." 1992.

Kwak, Jin Man. "Re-Defining Theocracy." 1993.

Nham, Dong Soo. "The Identity of the Holy Spirit in the Completed Testament Age." 2004, 93 pp.

O'Conner, Alfred. "Identity of the Central Theme of Black Theology and Its Relation to Unification Theology." 1988, 123 pp.

Saver, Paul George. "Clarification of the Unificationist Doctrine of the Change of Blood Lineage Through Addressing Related Problems and Challenges." 1992, 98 pp.

Sawada, Naomichi. "Universal Salvation: Comparison between Christian Doctrine and Unificationism." 1998, 78 pp. (see also Comparative Studies)

Swarts, Fredrick Allen. "Discussion and Classification of Various Christian Views of Humankind's Resurrection and the View of Resurrection According to Unificationism." 1982, 96 pp. (see also Comparative Studies)

Thomas, Marie Angeline. "A Theology of Ocean Church." 1987, 156 pp. (see also Unification Movement Projects)

Tsusaku, Kazuhiro. "Understanding 'The Basic Principle of Christianity' by Paek Moon Kim: From a Unification Perspective." 1999, 83 pp.

Wildman, Michael F. "Toward a Unification Theology of Service Projects." 1987, 115 pp. (see also Unification Movement Projects)

Yamamoto, Nancy. "The Concept of the Building of the Kingdom of God through History." 1984, 124 pp.