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Volume 9, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2020, Stacy Creel, Ph.D., Teresa S. Welsh Ph.D.

SLIS Connecting

SLIS Connecting refereed open-access e-journal, Volume 9, Issue 1 (Spring/Summer 2020)

From The Gas: Congratulations, Publications, Presentations, The University Of Southern Mississippi

SLIS Connecting

News and congratulations from SLIS Graduate Assistants for student, alumni, and faculty accomplishments, publications, and presentations.

Queering Pentecost(Alism): Advocating For Inclusion Of Affirming Pentecostal Congregations, Telaireus Herrin

Conexión Queer: Revista Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Teologías Queer

Modern understandings and constructions of sexuality challenge the heteronormative hegemony of most Christian denominations. Pentecostalism faces similar challenges. For LGBTIQ+ Christians, affirmative congregations have been places of refuge to counter destructive doctrines and teachings related to sexuality, marriage, membership, and participation in the church. The taxonomy of Pentecostalism typically includes four movements within Pentecostalism. I postulate a fifth type of Pentecostalism —Affirmative Pentecostal Congregations— which disrupts and dismantles exclusive constructions of sexuality and affirms an inclusive faith.

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 90, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Introduction: Setting a Precedent for Regional Revolution: The West Florida Revolt Considered Samuel C. Hyde,Jr.
Some Thoughts on Spanish East and West Florida as Borderlands James G. Cusick
The Origins of the Monroe Doctrine Revisited: The Madison Administration, the West Florida Revolt, and the No Transfer Policy William S. Belko
The Rise and Fall of the Original Lone Star State: Infant American Imperialism Ascendant in West Florida Cody Scallions
Book Reviews
End Notes

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 82, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Florida in American Popular Magazines, 1870-1970 Tommy R. Thompson
Fernandina Filibuster Fiasco: Birth of the 1895 Cuban War of Independence Antonio Rafael de la Cova
The World Was There: A Photographic History of Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 14 Lori C. Walters
Historic Notes and Documents: Life in Miami and the Keys: Two Reports and a Map from the Monaco-Alana Mission, 1743 R. Wayne Childers
Book Reviews
History News

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 81, Number 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Editor's Preface
Booker T. Washington's Tour of the Sunshine State, March 1912 David H. Jackson Jr.
The Icelandic Man Cometh: North Dakota State Attorney Gudmunder Grimson and a Reassessment of the Martin Tabert Case
Vivien E. Miller
The Florida Room: From "Redneck Riviera" to "Emerald Coast": A Personal History of a Piece of the Florida Panhandle Harvey H. Jackson III
Historic Notes and Documents: Judge Henry D. Clayton and "A Klansman": A Revealing Exchange of Views Paul M. Pruitt Jr.
Book Reviews
Book Notes

“Polyhedral Pluralism”: Pope Francis, Deep Pluralists And The Practice Of Hindu-Christian Studies, Reid B. Locklin

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

No abstract provided.

Volume 33, Full Contents, Jhcs Staff

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

No abstract provided.

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 80, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Religion on Florida's Territorial Frontiers Ernest F. Dibble
Fort Denaud: Logistics Hub of the Third Seminole War Jay Jennings
Green Awakening: Social Activism and the Evolution of Marjory Stoneman Douglas's Environmental Consciousness Jack E. Davis
Historic Notes and Documents: The Spanish Dedication Tablets from San Marcos de Apalache Ryan J. Wheeler and Henry A. Baker
Book Reviews
History News

Trinity Monotheism And Daniel Howard-Snyder's "Diminished Divinity Problem", Kevin Watson Jr.

The Corinthian

In this paper, I summarize and defend a model of the Trinity proposed by William Lane Craig and J.P. Moreland, which is called trinity monotheism. An important element of this model is that there are two ways to be divine; either one must be a proper part of the Trinity or the Trinity itself. I answer one objection in Daniel Howard-Snyder’s thorough critique of this model. He calls this objection the Diminished Divinity Problem and supposes that if the property of divinity is exemplified in two different ways, either by being a proper part of the Trinity or by being …

The Role Of "Commercial Morality" In Trade Secret Doctrine, Lynda J. Oswald

Notre Dame Law Review

The approaching anniversary of E.I. duPont deNemours & Co. v. Christopher is the impetus for this exploration and evaluation of the role of “commercial morality” in trade secret misappropriation doctrine. Christopher is the well-known industrial espionage case in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that flying an airplane over an under-construction manufacturing facility to take photos of briefly-but-inevitably exposed trade secrets was an “improper means” of accessing a trade secret and was contrary to standards of “commercial morality.”

Commercial morality has played a significant but shifting role in trade secret law over the past seven …

Humans, Elves, And Greenland Sharks: Against Kagan’S Distributive Argument For Hierarchical Moral Status, Dustin R. Crummett

Between the Species

Shelly Kagan argues that “unitarianism,” the claim that animals and humans have equal moral status, has intuitively implausible distributive implications. I argue that Kagan’s reasoning can, with certain modifications, be applied equally well to undermine his own view, and that the responses Kagan can make to this modified reasoning are also available to the unitarian responding to Kagan’s original argument. Accordingly, Kagan cannot consistently hold his own view while also endorsing his main against unitarianism.

Spartan Daily, November 5, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 155, Issue 33

The Archaeology Of Merryspring Nature Center: The Asa Hosmer Farm (Me 073.014) And The Lt. Benjamin Burton Militia Encampment (Me 073.015), Part 3, Harbour Mitchell Iii

Maine History Documents

In light of the overall amount of information gathered in two years of testing, and in an effort to make it as reader-friendly as possible, this report is comprised of five parts, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each being a separate volume. Each part represents a stand-alone section of the whole, with its own Table of Contents, Table of Figures, and Introduction.

Part 3 includes: Executive Summary; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Introduction; Soil Stratigraphy; Archaeological Stratigraphy; Features; Cultural Materials.

Experiences Of Divine Grace Among Christian Friends, Kyle T. Webster

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Though topics of prayer, forgiveness, and gratitude have received attention in the psychology of religion, there is sparse literature regarding the concept of grace. This study explored how Christians who identify as Friends (Quakers) experience grace from God. Thirty interviews were conducted with Friends in the Pacific Northwest, using a standardized semistructured interview developed for a larger study of how Christians from various denominations experience grace. Four organizing themes were derived from the interview questions and then grounded theory was used to uncover associated sub-themes within each organizing theme. The organizing themes include the nature of God, the nature of …

Struggle And Martyrdom: Abusive Power And Root Narrative In The Aftermath Of The Eritrean Revolution, Solon Simmons

Peace and Conflict Studies

In this paper I have applied root narrative theory to the case of conflict in Eritrea, a small African country along the Red Sea that has been embroiled in conflict with its neighbors and the international community on and off since at least 1961. Examining a small sample of representative texts from the government of Eritrea and from international critics of the regime, I demonstrate that these parties—different moral languages that make it almost impossible for each side to see the point of view of the other. Using the semiotic structure of the story system implied by root narrative theory …

Unearthing The Origins Of Quasi-Property Status, Alix Rogers

UC Law Journal

Under contemporary American law, human corpses and some bodily parts are classified as quasi-property. Quasi-property is an American legal conception composed of limited interests that mimic some of the functions of property, but does not formally qualify as property. It is a uniquely American, idiosyncratic and misunderstood legal category. Quasi-property status is most typically associated with intellectual property given the Supreme Court decision of International News Services v. Associated Press. That human remains and bodily materials are classified as quasi-property is less well known. The confusion surrounding the quasi-property status of the dead has negative implications for current and future …

Surviving A Divorce With An Intact Faith: A Strategy For Ministering To Those Experiencing Divorce In The Church, Brandon Paul Wells

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Effectively ministering to divorcees is a unique aspect of church leadership. The majority of church leaders have never experienced divorce, so the unique problems that divorce presents are not familiar to them. The purpose of this D. Min Thesis Project is to investigate those problems and develop strategies that will allow church leaders to minister to divorcees effectively. This will be accomplished using questionnaires and interviews where difficult questions are asked to divorcees, and honest answers are revealed. Church leaders will also be interviewed about their positions on divorce and their responses compared to those given by divorcees in order …

Transcendentalist Sympathies: A Contextual Study Of The Wound-Dresser, Jared Hiscock

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Creative Work, and Performance

My document takes as its subject The Wound-Dresser by American composer John Coolidge Adams (b. 1947). Published in 1988, this twenty minute work for baritone voice and orchestra remains Adams’s sole contribution to the non-operatic solo voice repertoire.

In The Wound-Dresser Adams grapples with the historical churning of his own times by looking to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, and Charles Ives. A brief biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson begins the document in order to elucidate Emerson’s connection to Adams and Whitman. I then introduce Walt Whitman, the author of the text used in The Wound-Dresser and suggest that Whitman’s …

The Unitary Executive Theory In Comparative Context, David M. Driesen

UC Law Journal

The debate over the unitary executive theory—the theory that the President should have sole control over the executive branch of government—has proven extremely parochial. Supporters of the theory argue that the original intent of our country’s founders requires presidential control, including a power to remove federal officials from their posts for political reasons. Opponents of the theory rely on functional considerations and our practice of dispersing power more widely. But neither side examines developments abroad to see what light other countries’ experience might shed on the question of whether the Supreme Court should craft a new rule of constitutional law …

Saints, Sinners, And Scoundrels: Catholic Law Faculty And A Light Unseen: A History Of Catholic Legal Education In The United States, Teresa Stanton Collett

Journal of Catholic Legal Studies

(Excerpt)

As a faculty member at a Catholic law school for the past seventeen years, I have often been frustrated with the inability of many professors and administrators at Catholic law schools to describe what makes a law school “Catholic.” As Professors Breen and Strang report in A Light Unseen: A History of Catholic Legal Education in the United States, too often the description is limited to something like “a commitment to social justice,” or “inculcating a strong sense of professional ethics.” Yet as the authors observe, “Catholic law schools do not have a monopoly on or even a …

The Evolutionary Worldview And American Law, John Eidsmoe

Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, October 19, 2020, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan

Ghostly Others: Limiting Constructions Of Deserving Subjects In Asylum Claims And Sanctuary Protection, Maria E. Vargas

Journal of International Women's Studies

In this article, I examine the different constructions of deserving subjects in the new Sanctuary Movement and how sexuality, gender, whiteness, and class create an ostensibly inclusionary agenda that produces ghostly others. Punitive anti-immigrant legislation in the United States has incited mass protests to defend the rights of undocumented migrants. In 2007 this pro-immigrant movement sought to deploy the sanctuary strategy as practiced in the Central American Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s. Using the case of Sulma Franco, a Guatemalan lesbian who was granted Sanctuary by the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Austin, I illuminate the limitations of deservingness under …

“Transcendence” In Film: An Ongoing Issue, Robert Johnston

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a review essay on three books: Paul Schrader, Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer, With a New Introduction (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2018); Jeremy Begbie, Redeeming Transcendence in the Arts: Bearing Witness to the Triune God (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2018); and David P. Nichols, Transcendence and Film: Cinematic Encounters with the Real (Lanham, MD: Lexington 2019).

Proposition 22: Protect App-Based Drivers And Services Act, Matt Urban, Kylie Zaechelein

California Initiative Review (CIR)

No abstract provided.

"Water Is Life!" (And Speech!): Death, Dissent, And Democracy In The Borderlands, Jason A. Cade

Indiana Law Journal

Decades of stringent immigration enforcement along the Southwest border have pushed migrants into perilous desert corridors. Thousands have died in border regions, out of the general public view, yet migrants continue to attempt the dangerous crossings. In response to what they see as a growing humanitarian crisis, activists from organizations such as No More Deaths seek to expand migrant access to water, to honor the human remains of those who did not survive the journey, and to influence public opinion about border enforcement policies. Government officials, however, have employed a range of tactics to repress this border-policy "dissent," including blacklists, …

Proposition 20: Reducing Crime And Keeping California Safe Act Of 2018, Irene Meyers, Nicole Rossetta

California Initiative Review (CIR)

No abstract provided.

This Week At Mcquade: Fall 2020, Lyena Chavez

Librarian Publications

No abstract provided.

Beyond The Statistics: Learning From The History Of Mission Behind The Iron Curtain, Petr Činčala, Cristian Dumitrescu, Chung Yin Mak

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.