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History Of The Muslim World, Sarah Moss Jul 2021

History Of The Muslim World, Sarah Moss

The Voice

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Shadowlands, James C. Schaap Jun 2021

Shadowlands, James C. Schaap

Pro Rege

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The Conference Of Faith And History At Fifty: Memoir And Challenge, Ronald A. Wells Jun 2021

The Conference Of Faith And History At Fifty: Memoir And Challenge, Ronald A. Wells

Pro Rege

Editor's note: This essay was presented as a plenary lecture at the Fiftieth Anniversary meeting of the Conference on Faith and History, held at Calvin College, now University, in October 2019. It was later published in Fides et Historia, the journal of the Conference. It is reprinted here with permission.


Reflections On Being A Historian And Teaching History In The Midst Of Historic Times, Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz Mar 2021

Reflections On Being A Historian And Teaching History In The Midst Of Historic Times, Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

As a historian and coordinator of a secondary social studies licensure program, I have spent the last few months working with teachers and others to gather documentary evidence about the experience of COVID-19 in my state. I felt compelled to gather documents as a historian. Collecting written and digital materials made me think (and talk with teachers and their students) about the nature of historical documentary evidence, past and present. The sources that document a community’s experience of this global pandemic are diverse: video of a birthday parade, a photo of a yard sign recognizing that a high school graduate, …


Defining Disciplinary Literacy In History, Christina Zendzian Jan 2021

Defining Disciplinary Literacy In History, Christina Zendzian

OUR Journal: ODU Undergraduate Research Journal

History is the complement of several factors that intertwine with one another. Disciplinary literacy in history is complex because it requires the disciple to draw meaning from multiple aspects such as social, cultural, economic, and political. By understanding those factors can one become literate in history. This paper will discuss what it means to be literate in history while formulating an inquiry-based project for students.