Author Date

2026-03-16

Degree Name

Department

Music

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Defense Date

2026-03-09

Publication Date

2026-03-16

First Faculty Advisor

Aaron Merrill

First Faculty Reader

Cristie Cowles Charles

Honors Coordinator

Neil Thornock

Keywords

creative project, Christian music, album, songwriting, feminism, music industry

Abstract

This thesis examines the interconnection between music, religion, and a feminist lens in the form of a sixteen-song Christian album. The content of the music broaches topics specific to women’s issues including family dynamics, maternal mortality, and invisible labor while also covering more broad topics of repentance, developing a more nuanced relationship with the Savior, recognizing divinity in ourselves and others, and our Heavenly Mother. This paper includes the groundwork research and experiences that led me to write this album, the methods I took to write, record, and produce the album, and an analysis of how the music changed, and changed me during the process.