Date of Award
12-2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Film, Theatre & Communication Arts
Department
Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts
Major Professor
Boyden, Joseph
Second Advisor
Lavender, William
Third Advisor
Grimsley, Jim
Abstract
Why would a relatively normal eighteen year-old boy from New Orleans decide to dedicate his life to God as a Jesuit priest at the tail-end of the twentieth century? What obstacles would he meet along the way? What would sustain him in religious life? Why would he leave after seven years? Can one be sexually and emotionally healthy as a celibate? Is celibacy different for homosexuals than it is for heterosexuals? What is essential in the spiritual life?
Recommended Citation
Harris, James Wesley, "Wholly Innocent" (2008). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 873.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/873
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