Graduate Student Publications

The Department of Comparative Religion at Western Michigan University is proud to list our graduate student's publications below:

Green Burials: The Deinstitutionalization of Death

Charlie A. Bouverette | 2018 The Hilltop Review, Vol. 10: Issue 1, Page 48-55

Quantifying the Spiritual: Incorporating Subjective Spirituality in Biomedical Research

Joseph Schuetz | 2017 The Hilltop Review, Vol. 9: Issue 2, Page 146-53

God's Getting Married: The Wedding at Cana as a Dramatization of Covenantal Fulfillment

Rachael M. McGill | 2015 The Hilltop Review, Vol. 8: Issue 1, Page 56-68

Religious Discourse and Interdisciplinarity in Sport Studies

Zachary T. Smith | 2015 The Hilltop Review, Vol. 8:Issue 1, Page 45-55

A Thousand Hands: A Guide to Caring for Your Buddhist Community

Nathan Michon | 2016  The Sumeru Press Inc.

Free Zone Scientology: The Social Structure of a Contemporary Reform Movement

Kyle Byron | 2015 The Hilltop Review, Vol. 7: Issue 2, Page 122-131

Ancient Magic and Modern Accessories: A Re-Examination of the Omamori Phenomenon

Eric Mendes | 2015 The Hilltop Review, Vol. 7: Issue 2, Page 152-167

Proof of Heaven?: Controversy over Near-death Experiences in American Christianity

Joel Sanford | 2015 Hilltop Review, Vol. 8:Issue 1, Page 97 -108