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This portion of the White Library site is dedicated to documenting the scholarly output of our faculty. This is by no means an all-inclusive list and there are many citations yet to be added. Clicking the title will either take you to the item’s location in the library catalog or database, or to an outside link where you can purchase it. If would like to suggest a faculty publication to be included, please send link to the source and a Chicago Style citation to facultypublications@arbor.edu.

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.

Sharon Norris

By on March 31, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Norris, Sharon E.”Transformative Curriculum Design and Program Development: Creating Effective Adult Learning by Leveraging Psychological Capital and Self-Directedness through the Exercise of Human Agency.” In Andragogical and Pedagogical Methods for Curriculum and Program Development, edited by  Victor C. X. Wang and Valerie C. Bryan, 118-141. Hershey, PA:IGI Global, 2014. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-5872-1.ch007

Transformative Curriculum Design and Program Development: Creating Effective Adult Learning by Leveraging Psychological Capital and Self-Directedness through the Exercise of Human AgencyThe objective of this chapter is to introduce improvisational self-directed learning as a transformative approach to developing effective adult learning. Improvisational self-directed learning is a method that encourages individuals to leverage their psychological capital and self-directedness through the exercise of human agency. It is common practice to focus on content-related learning objectives while designing educational curriculum and programs. Less routine is a simultaneous focus on the psychological state, human agency, and self-directedness of those involved in the entire process. The type of transformative learning communities necessary for effective 21st century adult education require ongoing faculty and student development. This chapter provides a theoretical framework based on human agency, psychological capital, improvisational behavior, and adult learning. The use of improvisation is presented as a technique for leveraging psychological capital, human agency, and self-directedness to create thriving 21st century learning communities.

Mark Correll

By on March 17, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Correll, Mark R. Shepherds of the Empire: Germany’s Conservative Protestant Leadership–1888-1919. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2014.

Shepherds of the EmpireThe late nineteenth century was a time of rapid industrialization, mass politicization, and modern philosophy. The resulting political and cultural upheaval confronted the German protestant church with deep questions of identity. On the one side sat an educated academic guild whose explorations of history, philology, and emerging social scientific disciplines gave rise to serious questions about the Christian faith and its meaning for today. On the other sat parish clergy faced with the complexities of daily life and leadership in common communities. For these parish clergy the pressure was great to support and bolster people not only in their life as Christians, but in their life as Germans.

Shepherds of the Empire engages timeless questions of identity and faith through the time-bound work of four key thinkers who attempted, and ultimately failed, to carve a middle way for the German parish clergy in that environment.

George Griffin

By on March 17, 2014 in Faculty Publications

Griffin, George, Maia Noniashvili, and Mikheil Batiashvili. “The Implementation and Results of the Use of Social Media in the Republic of Georgia.” Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research  1, no. 1 (2014): 8.

Abstract: The Republic of Georgia has begun a transition from old world economics to integrating social media and the Internet to provide a global presence for the country. Research shows that the Georgian people have significantly embraced social media as a means for conducting business and connecting with many countries on a global basis. Internet subscribers have continually increased in numbers; thus the numbers of social media participants has also increased. This paper addresses the history of Georgia, the current status of social media in Georgia, and the future for social media as it permeates the Georgian population. In order to maintain a robust economic recovery, Georgia citizens and businesses must continue to conduct business through social media pathways that will keep Georgia in the global market.

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.