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Mark Edwards

By on July 25, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Edwards, Mark. “Can Christianity Save Civilisation?: Liberal Protestant Anti-Secularism in Interwar America.” Journal of Religious History. Advance online publication (2014). doi: 10.1111/1467-9809.12126

Abstract: This article explores the geopolitics of liberal evangelicalism, Christian Realism, and the ecumenical movement as collective responses to the rise of “secularism” after World War I. Alternatively, it considers how liberal Protestants looked to Roman Catholicism for support in their defence of the Christian identity of the United States and the West more generally. The long history of Christian anti-secularism in America complicates familiar portraits of liberal Protestants as agents of secularisation.

Cameron Moore

By on June 30, 2014 in Faculty Publications

J. Cameron Moore. “Outward Seeming: Lancelot’s Prayer and the Healing of Sir Urry in Malory’s Morte Darthur.”Arthuriana 24, no. 2 (2014): 3-20. doi: 10.1353/art.2014.0019

Abstract: Lancelot’s reaction to prayer in the Sir Urry episode of the Morte Darthur differs from his other responses to efficacious prayer, revealing the disjunction between his inward spiritual state and his outward appearance as the greatest knight in the world.

Robert Moore-Jumonville & Brian Shaw

By on May 7, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Moore-Jumonville, Robert, Dale Ahlquist, & Brian Shaw (Illustrator). Jogging with G.K. Chesterton: 65 Earthshaking Expeditions. Cheshire, CT: Winged Lion Press, 2014.

Jogging with ChestertonImagine having the brilliant journalist and prolific Christian author G.K. Chesterton as your daily jogging partner. This is precisely what Robert Moore-Jumonville did for over twelve years – he read LOTS of Chesterton’s books and, during his daily jogging routine, reflected on them. The resulting essays appeared in Gilbert magazine, the monthly publication of the American G.K. Chesterton Society. JOGGING WITH G.K. CHESTERTON is a showcase for the merry mind of Chesterton. But Chesterton’s lighthearted wit always runs side-by-side with his weighty wisdom. These 65 “earthshaking expeditions” will keep you smiling and thinking from start to finish. You’ll be entertained, challenged, and spiritually uplifted as you take time to breathe the crisp morning air and contemplate the wonders of the world. “This is a delightfully improbable book in which Chesterton puts us through our spiritual and intellectual exercises with mind-jogging and body-jiggling brilliance. It will leave you breathless with the exhilaration and exhaustion of the Chestertonian chase.” Joseph Pearce Author of Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton “G.K. Chesterton is one of the giants of the Christian intellectual tradition. If you want to learn about him, or learn more than you now know, I heartily recommend JOGGING WITH G.K. CHESTERTON. It will delight, entertain, instruct and challenge you.” Richard J. Foster Author Celebration of Discipline and Sanctuary of the Soul Robert Moore-Jumonville is Professor of Christian Spirituality at Spring Arbor University in Michigan and the pastor of Pope United Methodist Church. He is the author of Hermeneutics of Historical Distance and co-authored (with Thom Slatterlee) two books of selected readings from G.K. Chesterton.

Tovah Sheldon

By on April 13, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Gullen, Kristine, and Tovah Sheldon. “Synergy sparks digital literacy.” Journal Of Staff Development 35, no. 2 (2014): 36-39.

Abstract: Knowledge has become an accessible commodity, and reaching for information on the Internet is remarkably comfortable and intuitive to most youth. Yet the unrestricted access and unabashed confidence of students using digital devices has placed many educators on unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable footing. Educators are often no longer the only experts on the information, tools, and know-how used to gain knowledge.

For teachers, becoming proficient with digital tools isn’t enough. With the exponential rate of innovation, and the creation of websites, apps, and devices, roles are changing. The person whose disposition is to be curious, confident, and eager to try something new, explore, engage, and try again learns what is needed to teach and lead regardless of age or position.What are the implications for the classroom? How do educators cultivate and grow this new type of learner? How do educators become this type of learner?

Charles Sanders

By on April 1, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Sanders, Charles G. “Why the Positional Leadership Perspective Hinders the Ability of Organizations to Deal with Complex and Dynamic Situations.” International Journal of Leadership Studies 8, no. 2 (2014).

Abstract: The 21st century competitive global environment is dynamic, complex, and multi-cultural, and necessitates a more rapid response to changes to survive (Rost, 1991). The most effective approach for dealing with this is to involve employees in the various leadership processes for the organization (Pearce & Conger, 2003; Raelin, 2003). However, the leadership role described is not the common view of leadership based on authority. Rather, the required leadership is based on everyday influence processes by anyone in the organization derived from knowledge and the recognition for the need for a specific change. This paper shows how the perpetuated perspective of leadership as something reserved for persons of authority actually inhibits the very organization behaviors called for by the complex and dynamic situations in which they work.