GSLC LibGuides: Selected GSLC Dissertations by Subject: Spirituality / Religion

All GSLC dissertations can be found at the link below. Search by author, keyword, topic, etc. Our dissertations are published in Open Access.

https://aura.antioch.edu/mlphdlcuw/

Perspectives from the Pew: A Phenomenological Exploration of Congregants' Experiences of Change in Their Churches by Courtny Davis Olds
Publication Date: 2020

Method: Phenomenology
Keywords: congregational change; churches; church leadership; interpretive phenomenological analysis; IPA; adult development theory; faith development theory; experience
The Role of the Black Church in Addressing Collateral Damage From the U.S. War on Drugs by Don Perryman
Publication Date: 2019

Method: Qualitative
Keywords: Black Church, Ethical Leadership, Mass Incarceration, Servant Leadership, War on Drugs
Practicing Sacred Encounters: A Narrative Analysis of Relational, Spiritual, and Nursing Leadership by Margaret Woodrow Mark
Publication Date: 2017

Method: Narrative
Keywords: nursing; nurse managers; leadership; nurses; relational leadership; spiritual leadership; spirituality; organizational culture; narrative inquiry; organizational psychology
Spiritual Journeys: A Study of Ifá /Òrìṣà Practitioners in the United States Initiated in Nigeria by Van Der Meer, Tony
Publication Date: 2017

Method: Ethnography
Keywords: African Belief Systems; Ifa; Orisa; Orisha; Orisha Vodo; Santeria; Lucumi; Regala de Ocha; Traditional Yoruba Belief System; Transformational Spiritual Practice; Ethnography; Methodology; Leadership Studies; Leadership and Change; Religion; Spirituality
Leading at the Edge of Uncertainty: An Exploration of the Effect of Contemplative Practice on Organizational Leaders by Stephen D. Romano
Publication Date: 2014

Methodology: Interview
Keywords: Leadership Development; Mindful Leadership; Contemplative Leadership; Contemplative Practice; Mindfulness; Mind Body; Organizational Psychology; Stress Management; Adaptability; Meditation; Organizations; Contemplation; FFMQ; Qualitative; Quantitative
Making Space for Dying: Portraits of Living with Dying by Elise Lark
Publication Date: 2014

Method: Portraiture and arts-based research
Keywords: dying and death; community-based end-of-life residence; hospice; home; care setting; care culture; terminal liminality; portraiture; arts-based research; terminal cancer
Portraits of Vocal Psychotherapists: Singing as a Healing Influence for Change and Transformation by Susan G. Summers
Publication Date: 2014

Method: Interview / Portraiture
Keywords: voice; singing; healing; change; transformation; intuition; spirituality; identity; community; gender; aesthetic; portraiture; vocal psychotherapy; music therapy; vocal improvisation; toning; wellness; health; authenticity, energetic healing; hello space
Spirituality and Leadership: Integrating Spirituality as a Developmental Approach of Improving Overall Leader Effectiveness by George Gregory Houston
Publication Date: 2014

Method: Correlation Analysis
Keywords: leadership; spirituality; definition; effectiveness; development; quantitative; competency; correlation; T-test; regression analysis; Campbell Leadership Index; CLI; Executive Dimensions; ED; leaders; senior level executives
Servant Leadership and African American Pastors by Clarence Bunch
Publication Date: 2013

Method: Quantitative
Keywords: servant leadership; African Americans; pastors; Servant Leadership Questionnaire; SLQ; quantitative; pastoral leadership; religion; Christianity; Black ministers; servant leader
Emerging Forms of Awareness about Forgiveness: An Analysis of What High Profile Leaders Think by Stephen Bauman
Publication Date: 2013

Method:Interview
Keywords: Forgiveness; leadership; reflexive interviewing; psychology
Laughing Buddhas: The Everyday Embodiment of Contemplative Leadership by Nolan, Kim
Publication Date: 2013

Method: Phenomenology
Keywords: contemplative leadership; spiritual leadership; wholeness; Buddhism; phenomenology; women