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Fall 2013, College Of The Pacific

History News

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2013-14 Graduate Bulletin

Graduate Bulletins

After 2003 the University of Dayton Bulletin went exclusively online. This copy was downloaded from the University of Dayton's website.

Revisiting The Mandaeans And The New Testament, James F. Mcgrath

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

The Mandaeans have been known to scholars for as long as there has been modern scholarship. Thanks to advances in technology, you can now find some of their ancient texts online, and videos of their baptismal rituals on YouTube. Yet as fascinating as the Mandaeans are, and as much as modern technologies can facilitate greater familiarity with them, the amount of attention that they receive is surprisingly sparse – although there are encouraging signs that that is at least beginning to change.

Review Of Alain De Botton’S “Religion For Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide To The Uses Of Religion”, Jason Paul Bourgeois

Marian Library Faculty Publications

A review of book published by Vintage Books, 2012.

Books Noted: Recent Pacific Islands Publications: Selected Acquisitions, January 2012-December 2012, Riley Moffat

Pacific Studies

THIS LIST of significant publications relating to the Pacific Islands was selected from new acquisitions list received from Brigham Young University-Hawaiʻi, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, University of Auckland, East-West Center, University of the South Pacific, National Library of the Australia, Melanesian Studies Resource Center, Center for Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Nijmegen, University of California, San Diego, Secretariat of the Pacific Community Library, Center for South Pacific Studies, University of New South Wales, Macmillan Brown Library at University of Canterbury, and the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau's Center for the Pacific Development Training. Other …

Ltc Newsletter, University Of Dayton. Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center

LTC Newsletter

Fall 2013

Men's Modesty, Religion, And The State: Spaces Of Collision, Karen M. Morin

Faculty Journal Articles

This article examines religious practices in the United States, which govern modesty and other dress norms for men. I focus both on the spaces within which they most collide with regulatory regimes of the state and the legal implications of these norms, particularly for observant Muslim men. Undergirding the research are those ‘‘gender equality’’ claims made by many religious adherents, that men are required to maintain proper modesty norms just as are women. Also undergirding the research is the extensive anti-Islam bias in American culture today. The spaces within which men’s religiously proscribed dress and grooming norms are most at …

The Effect Of Prior High School Dual Enrollment Course Completion And Access Equity On First Generation College Attending Students, Douglas E. Stansberry

Student Work

Cumulative college grade point average, ratios of college credits earned to college credits attempted and persistence from one year in college to the next are impacted by the presence of dual enrollment credits earned by students while in high school. The groups analyzed in this study were first generation college attending minority and majority students who completed dual enrollment credits while in high school and attended the same university. The groups compared in this study were minority students who completed three to five dual enrollment credits while in high school ( n = 19), majority students who completed three to …

The Qur'anic Jesus: A Study Of Parallels With Non-Biblical Texts, Brian C. Bradford

Dissertations

This study examines which texts and religious communities existed that could well have contributed to Muhammad’s understanding of Jesus. The most important finding is that the Qur’anic verses mentioning Jesus’ birth, certain miracles, and his crucifixion bear close resemblance to sectarian texts dating as early as the second century. Accordingly, the idea that such verses from the Qur’an involving Jesus are original productions of the seventh century should be reconsidered.

The research covers a series of significant topics that support these findings. They include theological conflicts in third century Arabia; the interaction between Christian monks, Saracens, Arabs, and Ishmaelites; sectarian …

U.S. Capitol Experience Excites Um Senior, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

The Prospector, July 24, 2013, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Detour: Construction Creates Obstacles For Students

Gardner-Webb’S Goal Program At New Locations In Hickory And Winston-Salem, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

The Gardner-Webb University GOAL (Greater Opportunities for Adult Learners) program is pleased to announce two new educational partnerships with North Carolina Community Colleges in Catawba and Forsyth counties, which means new locations come fall semester. “For more than 25 years, the GOAL program has been operating in Catawba and Forsyth counties with satellite locations,” said Dr. Bobbie Cox, associate vice president for the College of Adult Education and Distance Learning at GWU within the GOAL program. “The program has met in various locations in Winston-Salem (Forsyth Co.) over the years and has now solidified a partnership with Forsyth Technical Community …

School Deans, Department Chairpersons, And Program Directors 2013-2014, Saint Mary's College Of California

Chairs and Program Directors lists

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Indulgences And The Virtual Age

News Releases

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African American Muslim Women: Navigating Racial And Religious Identities, Margaret Ann Parrish

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Since the events of 9/11, a large amount of scholarship has been dedicated to uncovering information regarding the experiences of foreign Muslims living in the United States, while very little attention has been paid to the experiences of African American Muslims. This study seeks to remedy that gap by focusing on the experiences of African American Muslim women who wear a hijab throughout their day-to-day lives. Four women were chosen for this study and interview questions were developed with a specific focus on how they navigate both their religious and racial identities on a daily basis. Beginning research from the …

Life Post 9/11: Experiences Of Korean Americans Ten Years Later, Jay Lee

Dissertations and Theses

This is one of the first qualitative studies to investigate experiences of Korean-American Christians living in New York City at the time of 9/11. This study sought to gain an understanding of how a group of Second Generation Korean-American Christians living in New York City at the time of the 9/11 attacks experienced that event and the event's impact on their religious beliefs. The study also investigated the communication context at the time of the ten year anniversary of the event, September 11th, 2011. The guiding research questions were: RQ1) What were their life experiences of 9/11? RQ2) Was their …

The Prospector, July 17, 2013, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Bicycles For Rent

Gardner-Webb Professor Joe Collins Authors Book On Understanding God’S Calling, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

A newly published book by Gardner-Webb University Associate Professor of Religious Studies Dr. Joe Collins is based on 20 years of research and experience with the church. The purpose of “What Does God Want Me To Do” is to help individuals understand and respond to God’s calling, while helping them grasp the idea that being called is not a one-time event but rather an ongoing spiritual phenomenon. “’What is my calling?’ is a question Christians and non-Christians alike ask themselves,” said Collins.

WGWG: Joe Collins Interview July 10, 2013

Gardner-Webb University Professors Attend Baptist World Alliance Meeting, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Two Gardner-Webb University professors recently attended an international meeting that involved over 400 Baptist leaders, theologians, teachers and pastors from over 40 different countries around the world. Dr. Donald Berry, a professor in the University’s Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, and Dr. Steve Harmon, a professor for the GWU School of Divinity, each facilitated certain portions of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Annual Gathering, which was held July 1-6 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Berry and Harmon have each been involved in the BWA for a number of years in various capacities.

The Political Determinants Of Health: The Impact Of Political Factors On Black-White Infant Mortality In The United States, Rongal D. Nikora

Political Science ETDs

Objective This exploratory research project considers the role that the political culture of individual U.S. states may play in determining variation in the countrys infant mortality rate. Specifically, do conventional and/or racialized measures of political culture help explain state-to-state variation, particularly in black infant mortality, as well as the longstanding mortality gap between infants born to black and white women? Conventional measures of political culture in this study include a state's past voting record in presidential elections, as well as how states are categorized under Elazar's (1966) typology of state civic culture (i.e., as moralistic, individualistic or traditionalistic). Racialized measures …

An Ochered Fossil Marine Shell From The Mousterian Of Fumane Cave, Italy, Marco Peresani, Marian Vanhaeren, Ermanno Quaggiotto

KIP Articles

A scanty but varied ensemble of finds challenges the idea that Neandertal material culture was essentially static and did not include symbolic items. In this study we report on a fragmentary Miocene-Pliocene fossil marine shell, Aspa marginata, discovered in a Discoid Mousterian layer of the Fumane Cave, northern Italy, dated to at least 47.6-45.0 Cal ky BP. The shell was collected by Neandertals at a fossil exposure probably located more than 100 kms from the site. Microscopic analysis of the shell surface identifies clusters of striations on the inner lip. A dark red substance, trapped inside micropits produced by bioeroders, …

Gardner-Webb Alumnus Shares Christ’S Love With Soldiers At Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

When God commissions people to serve in missions, they generally understand they may not be offered an opportunity to minister in a peaceful environment. GWU Alumnus Terry Eddinger (’88) finds himself in a challenging environment at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, while ministering in what has been described as a political and religiously charged location. As part of the War on Terror, that’s where Eddinger is currently serving as chaplain to United States troops who work at the terrorist detainment camp.

The Prospector, July 10, 2013, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Interest Rates for Stafford Loans Double

What Is Patriotism? A Gwu Professor’S Independence Day Perspective, Scott Shauf, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

The celebration of Independence Day brings with it all sorts of patriotic celebrations—singing, parades, ceremonies, and fireworks! But what is patriotism? How should we really think about our role as citizens of America?

Gardner-Webb’S Goal Program Awards Inaugural Dr. Barry Hambright Scholarship, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

The first ever recipient of the Dr. Barry Hambright Endowed Scholarship was recently awarded to Spencer Ray Cline of Newton, N.C. The endowed memorial scholarship honoring Hambright is awarded to a qualified student in Gardner-Webb’s GOAL (Greater Opportunities for Adult Learners) program. Employed by the Newton Police Department, Cline serves as a sergeant in the criminal investigation division, where he supervises a unit that handles both felony and misdemeanor cases ranging from murder to missing persons.

Development And Validation Of The Abstinence Motivation Scale, Natalie Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to design the Abstinence Motivation Scale-Sex (AMS-Sex), a scale to assess adolescent motivations for sexual abstinence using the self-determination theory (SDT) motivation continuum as a framework. Previous sexual abstinence research, SDT measurement studies, pilot study data, and expert panel feedback were used to develop the initial 77-item AMS-Sex. The sample consisted of 695 adolescents (aged 15 to 18; M age = 16.49, SD = 1.08; 50.8% male) recruited online from the across the U.S. Participants completed an online survey. The sample was randomly split into two samples. Independent samples t-tests indicated that sample 1 …

Abbey Encounters Enrich Exploration Of Norbertine Roots, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

The Cornerstones Seminar, a yearlong study of the college’s roots, has convened almost annually over the past decade. The seminar culminates in a visit to some of the order’s European abbeys. Tour participant Scott Crevier (Information Technology Services) kept in touch from Europe via Facebook post and Flickr.

A Theology Of Hospitality, Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

Bridget Burke Ravizza’s Religious Studies Capstone students spent the first part of the semester doing a lot of reading and discussion, focusing particularly on how hospitality can be applied to various populations – populations such as immigrants, those with disabilities and the homeless. The group was then assigned a research project on the efforts St. John the Evangelist Parish was making to practice hospitality in Green Bay.

Summer 2013: The Word On Summer Reads, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

A few SNC faculty share what is on their recreational reading list this upcoming summer.

Summer 2013: Worlds Of Experience Back On Campus, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

Although the Rev. Mike Weber, O.Praem., (Religious Studies) and Sister Laura Zelten, O.S.F., ’79 (Parish) took different paths to St. Norbert College, their lives have some parallels. Both have served in the United States and abroad and both draw on their experiences for their current work, while providing the witness of a religious presence on campus.