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Michael Buratovich

By on March 15, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Buratovich, Michael. “The Singing Heart of the World: Creation, Evolution, and Faith.” Christian Scholar’s Review 43, no. 2 (2014): 195-197.

Feehan uses the word “acclaim” to refer 196 t° answer for questions of ultimate meaning. Because of this acclaim that each organism gives to its Creator, all living things and their ecosystems have value, and therefore, to destroy them as wantonly as we have is to destroy worshipers of the Maker of Heaven and Earth. […]Feehan defines the goal of humanity, or in his words, “human acclaim” (157).

Gregory Robinson

By on March 1, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Robinson, Gregory. “The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights: A Call for Reappraisal.” Steinbeck Review 11, no. 1 (March 2014): 46.

Abstract: John Steinbeck had an ambitious lifelong desire to recast the Arthurian chronicles into a modern version of the epic legends. In fact, “John Steinbeck spent months of his life in England exploring Arthurian locations and living in a medieval cottage in Sommerset rewriting Malory with a biro refill stuck into a goose quill” (Hardyment 10). A significant portion of what he accomplished survives as The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights (1976). The book remains almost universally disparaged by the establishment in academe, both medievalist and Steinbeckian. In my opinion, these judgments are wrong. Steinbeck’s 293-page adaptation stands as a noble literary attempt worthy of accolades, since his narrative perfectly satisfies the medieval Arthurian romance traditions and Steinbeck’s own perceptions of contemporary literature with evocative character relationships and courtly interactions—universally adapted for the interests of a new generation. The Acts conveys the distinctive impression of a medieval saga written with a long-established literary voice, but now in Steinbeck’s modern prose.

John Hawthorne

By on February 18, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Hawthorne, John W. A First Step into a Much Larger World: The Christian University and Beyond. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2014.

A First StepHow do Christian students approach their years at a Christian college or university? What are the connections between all those hours of study and the Christian life? A FIRST STEP INTO A MUCH LARGER WORLD invites students, parents, and educators into a broad conversation about faith and learning in a postmodern age. Students will explore how to respond to diversity while maintaining community, how to make learning sensible as an expression of faith, and how to move from passive recipients of education to active and engaged co-learners with others. In so doing, they can transform their undergraduate years into a springboard for engaging the culture beyond the university.

John Obradovich

By on January 1, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Gill, Amarjit, Nahum Biger, Léo–Paul Dana, John D. Obradovich, and Ansari Mohamed. “Financial Institutions and the Taxi–cab Industry: An Exploratory Study in Canada.” International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 22, no. 3 (January 1, 2014): 326–42. doi:10.1504/IJESB.2014.063779

Abstract: A current challenge taxi–cab owner/operators face in Canada is the lack of financing for taxi–cabs. This article examines business opportunities and lending risk; it also provides risk management strategies for financial institutions to manage the risk of lending to the taxi–cab industry. Members of the boards of directors and shareholders from the Canadian taxi–cab industry, and lenders from financial institutions that do not provide financing to taxi–cab owner/operators, were interviewed. Board members and shareholders were asked about their perceptions regarding business opportunity, risk, and their willingness to provide collateral for taxi–cab loans. Lenders of financial institutions were asked about their reasons for not providing taxi–cab loans. The findings of this study show that there is a reasonably attractive opportunity for financial institutions to offer financing for taxi–cab owner/operators. However, the findings also show that there are both systematic and unsystematic risks in lending to the taxi–cab industry. This offers recommendations on risk management strategies for Canadian lenders to mitigate the risk in lending to the Canadian taxi–cab industry. Our findings may be useful for new and existing financial/lending institutions, lenders, investors, and taxi–cab owner/operators.