Lowercase: A collection of essays on life, faith, and frustration

Date of Publication

2026

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts in Literature major in Creative Writing

Subject Categories

Creative Writing

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Literature, Department of

Thesis Advisor

Sylvelyn Jo A. Almanzor

Defense Panel Member

Tanya Katrina Simon
Anna Monica Abeleda

Abstract (English)

lowercase is a work of creative nonfiction. It uses the form of essays to venture through the intersections and differences between my understanding of what faith should be and the reality of how it has been in my life. In its entirety, it is a memoir told through a collection of personal essays. lowercase is a collection of essays exploring the two sides of the faith coin—the certainty and uncertainty. This work aims to be the two sides of my reality as a Christ follower. Because choosing to be a Christian does not guarantee an easy life, this narrative can easily make one feel like they are doing wrong or not enough.

I want to challenge my own faith as uncertainty leads to anger and frustration. Under the guidance of Platonic Realism and Post-Secularism, this work aims to utilize the two in order to break free from complacency and overfamiliarity to the Savior in order to reintegrate the necessity of Him into the life of one who thought she knew it all. It aims to prove that no matter how hard one can try, how we live will always be an imperfect imitation of the perfect life Jesus lived—and that is okay.

lowercase is not meant to evangelize. It is written by and for me as it reflects on the complexity of and deconstructs the normalized concepts of God, salvation, self, doubt, and rage.

It is my collection of all the right answers.

Keywords: Nonfiction, Faith, Doubt, Anger, Frustration, Personal Essays, Right Answers

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Abstract (Filipino)

Ang lowercase ay isang malikhaing di-piksyon. Ito ay gumagamit ng anyo ng mga sanaysay upang dumaan tungo sa mga sangandaan at pagkakaiba sa pagitan ng aking pagkakaunawa ng kung ano dapat ang pananampalataya at ang katunayan ng kung paano ito naging sa aking buhay. Sa kabuuan nito, ito ay isang talambuhay na isinalaysay sa pamamagitan ng tinipong mga sariling sanaysay. Ang lowercase ay isang pagtitipon ng mga sanaysay na sumisiyasat sa dalawang kabila ng pananampalataya-ang katiyakan at ang kawalang-tiyak. Itong gawain ay layunin na maging dalawang bahagi ng aking realidad bilang isang tagasunod ni Kristo. Dahil sa pagpipili na maging isang Kristiyano ay hindi nagpapangako ng madaling buhay, itong salaysayin ay madaling magparamdam na sila ay gumagawa ng mali o hindi sapat.

Nais kong makipagtalo sa sarili kong pananampalataya dahil ang kawalan ng tiyak ay tumutungo sa pagkagalit at pagkabigo. Sa ilalim ng gabay ng Platonic Realism at Post-Secularism, itong gawain ay layunin na gamitin ang dalawa na iyon upang lumaya sa kaluguran at labis na pagkakakilala sa Tagapagligtas upang ipagsama ang pangangailangan sa Kanya sa buhay ng isang babaeng inaakalang alam niya na ang lahat. Layunin nito patunayan na kahit anong hirap na subukan ng isa, paano tayo mabuhay ay palaging magiging isang hindi lubos na panggagaya sa lubos na buhay ni Hesus–at ayos lang ito.

Ang lowercase ay hindi ipinagkakahulugan upang mang-akit tungo sa Kristiyanismo. Ito ay sinulat ko at para sakin dahil sumasalamin ito sa pagkasalimuot ng at pinaghihimay ng pinagkaraniwang pagkaunawa sa Diyos, pagkakaligtas, sarili, pag-aalinlangan, at pagkapoot.

Ito ay aking pagtipon ng lahat ng alam ko ay tamang sagot.

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Language

English

Format

Electronic

Keywords

Creative nonfiction

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