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The Positioning Of Iran And Iranians In The Origins Of Western Civilization, Sheda Vasseghi

All Theses And Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how a select sample of college-level history textbooks position Iran and Iranians in the origins of Western Civilization. Western Civilization history marginalizes, misrepresents, misappropriates, and/or omits Iran’s positioning (Kincheloe, 2004; Daryaee, 2005; Anvarinejad, 2007; Daragahi, 2010; Ahkami, 2014; Vahdati, 2014). Further, the mainstream approach to teaching Western Civilization history includes the Judeo-Christian-Greco-Roman narrative. The researcher used a multi-faceted theoretical approach—decolonization, critical pedagogy, and Western Civilization History dilemma—since this study transcended historical revisionism. This collective case study involved eleven Western Civilization history textbooks that, according to the College Board’s College-Level Examination …

Medieval Iceland, Greenland, And The New Human Condition: A Case Study In Integrated Environmental Humanities, Steven Hartman, A.E.J. Ogilvie, Jón Haukur Ingimundarson, A.J. Dugmore, George Hambrecht, Thomas Mcgovern

Publications and Research

This paper contributes to recent studies exploring the longue durée of human impacts on island landscapes, the impacts of climate and other environmental changes on human communities, and the interaction of human societies and their environments at different spatial and temporal scales. In particular, the paper addresses Iceland during the medieval period (with a secondary, comparative focus on Norse Greenland) and discusses episodes where environmental and climatic changes have appeared to cross key thresholds for agricultural productivity. The paper draws upon international, interdisciplinary research in the North Atlantic region led by the North Atlantic Biocultural Organization (NABO) and the Nordic …

Lind's "A Charlie Brown Religion: Exploring The Spiritual Life And Work Of Charles M. Schulz" (Book Review), Cathie L. Chatmon

The Christian Librarian

A review of Lind, S. J. (2016). A Charlie Brown religion: Exploring the spiritual life and work of Charles M. Schulz. Jackson, MI: University of Mississippi Press. 200 pp. $25.00. ISBN 9781496804686

Macgregor's "Luis De Molina: The Life And Theology Of The Founder Of Middle Knowledge" (Book Review), Steve Emerson

The Christian Librarian

A review of MacGregor, K. R. (2015). Luis de Molina: The life and theology of the founder of middle knowledge. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. 288 pp. $27.99. ISBN 9780310516972

Fox's "A Message From The Great King: Reading Malachi In Light Of Ancient Persian Royal Messenger Texts From The Time Of Xerxes" (Book Review), Gary R. Averill

The Christian Librarian

A review of Fox, M. (2015). A message from the great king: Reading Malachi in light of ancient Persian Royal Messenger texts from the time of Xerxes. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. 170 pp. $42.50. ISBN 9781575063948

Strivens' "Philip Doddridge And The Shaping Of Evangelical Dissent" (Book Review), Paul Hartog

The Christian Librarian

A review of Strivens, R. (2016). Philip Doddridge and the shaping of evangelical dissent. Ashgate studies in evangelicalism. New York: Routledge. 201 pp. $87.96. ISBN 9781472440754

Nettle And Mellado's "Small Matters: How Churches And Parents Can Raise Up World-Changing Children" (Book Review), Paul Drake

The Christian Librarian

A review of Nettle, G., & Mellado, S. (2016). Small matters: How churches and parents can raise up world-changing children. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. 185 pp. $21.00. ISBN 9780310521037

Black Box 2017, Kelvin M. Russell, Elizabeth Kelly, Thomas Foelster, Keith Kreuz, E. Groom, Kyle Hansen, Sarah Moss, Marion Mager, Maria S. Icenogle, Reece Cabanas, Hannah Hoover, Patricia Watkins, Zach Dowling, Chris Adams, Chad Risa, Tia Kauppila, Alex Matos, Fras Alshangiti, Arian Dragos

Black Box

The Black Box is a creative publication dedicated to displaying the talented work of the Embry Riddle community. Creativity and ingenuity flow throughout ERAU and we want to put it on display.

Untitled Sculpture Installation, Stephenie Bailey

Fine Arts

No abstract provided.

Untitled Sculpture, K Dietz

Fine Arts

No abstract provided.

Upping The Anti: Tracing The Literary Antihero From Its Edifying Roots To Its Potent Threat Upon The Behavior Of American Youth, Sarah E. Dunlap

Selected Honors Theses

The literary antihero is continually increasing in potency, emerging today in its most morally egregious form; thus, while the chasm between the antiheroes’ edifying ethical roots and present state of criminal agency expands rapidly, the threat of the antiheroes’ morally ambiguous plots become mimetically transferential to contemporary American youth. This thesis explores the rise in potency in three literary periods. Outlining one foundational novel for each respective era, through Roland Barthes’ structuralism, reveals, on the one hand, the underlying cultural causalities of aberrant behavior and, on the other hand, each character’s unique mental conditions. In Model A, the tenets of …

Smartphone Usage And Religiosity In Lds Young Adults, Matthew R. Fereday

Theses and Dissertations

This study sought to identify any smartphone usage with significant positive or negative relationships with the religiosity of LDS young adults, with the hypothesis that smartphone usage would indeed have significant relationships with religiosity, both positively and negatively. Over 1,000 BYU students were surveyed for their usage of 36 popular and religious apps and of 33 different categories of content consumption, their content sharing, and compulsive use. That data was compared with their private religiosity (prayer, scripture study, and thinking seriously about religion) and religious experience (strength of beliefs, feeling the Spirit, finding strength through their faith, etc.) BYU students' …

Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter, Vol. 25, No. 2, The Sinclair Lewis Society

Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter

“Sinclair Lewis Conference 2017: Lewis in Business and Politics”

“Sinclair Lewis’s Romantic Role-Playing: Reading the Lewis Correspondence to Marcella Powers (1939-1947),” by Constance M. Perry, St. Cloud State University

“Lewis’s Problems Are Still Our Problems,” A Review of Sinclair Lewis and American Democracy by Steven Michels,” by Ralph Goldstein, California State University-Los Angeles

“‘Publicist in Fiction’: Sinclair Lewis’s Use of Rhetorical and Newspaper Style Forms in Babbitt,” by Narine Zakaryan and Ann Yeganyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia

“Roger Forseth, Acclaimed Lewis Scholar, Dies”

“The Many Lives of Floyd Dell,” by Ted Fleener, Waterloo Community Schools (retired)

“It Can’t …

School Of Music Faculty/Staff Newsletter, April 2017, School Of Music

School of Music Faculty/Staff Newsletter

Accomplishments and news from the faculty and staff of the School of Music at Illinois State University.

Twenty Reasons To Publish In Dignity, Donna M. Hughes

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

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Book Review: The End Of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism For Men By Robert Jensen, Heather Brunskell-Evans

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

This book is a story of one man’s journey through patriarchy, and his reflections on the issues of masculinity, sexuality, rape, pornography, prostitution, and transgenderism. Robert Jensen’s latest book The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men (2017) is written from his own gender location as a man who became persuaded by the intellectual and political coherence of radical feminism. In focusing on contemporary issues of sexuality/gender, he tackles topics that are controversial not only in the dominant culture but within feminism itself. In exploring these from a radical feminist perspective, he pin-points the crucial differences between radical feminism and …

The Neuroaesthetics Of Art And Happiness, Atara Grenadir

Lander College of Arts and Sciences Publications and Research

The author discusses neuroaesthetics and the elements of art that are associated with happiness.

St. Mary’S Chapel, The Bishop’S School, La Jolla, Molly Mcclain

History: Faculty Scholarship

The article explores the history of St. Mary’s Chapel at The Bishop’s School, a sacred space for students, staff, and alumni at the Episcopal preparatory school in La Jolla, California.

The Sinister Student, By Kel Richards. Reviewed By Shannyn Jordan., Shannyn Jordan

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local discussion groups.

The Golden Key: A Victorian Fairy Tale, By George Macdonald. Reviewed By Janet Brennan Croft., Janet Brennan Croft

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local discussion groups.

Letter From The Editor, Garrett Trott

The Christian Librarian

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Bible Works 10 (Resource Review), Michael Bain

The Christian Librarian

A review of BibleWorks 10. Copyright 1992-2015 BibleWorks, LLC. Programmed by Michael S. Bushell, Michael D. Tan, and Glenn L. Weaver. $389. USB Flash Drive / Download. Version 10.0.5.420.

Regele's "Science, Scripture, And Same-Sex Love" (Book Review), James Sauer

The Christian Librarian

A review of Regele, M. B. (2014). Science, scripture, and same-sex love. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. 278 pp. $22.00. ISBN 9781426798290

Kapic And Jones' "The Ashgate Research Companion To John Owen’S Theology" (Book Review), Jeremy W. Labosier

The Christian Librarian

A review of Kapic, K. M., & Jones, M. (Eds.). (2012). The Ashgate Research Companion to John Owen’s Theology. Burlington, VT: Ashgate. 352 pp. $49.95. ISBN 9781409484295

Cook's "The Burning Of The White House" (Book Review), Jennifer A. Rich

The Christian Librarian

A review of Cook, J. H. (2106). The burning of the White House. Washington DC: Regnery History. 433 pp. $29.99. ISBN 9781621574781

Vetere's "By The Power Of God: Living The True Christian Life" (Book Review), Craig Rosenbeck

The Christian Librarian

A review of Vetere, V. (2015). By the power of God: Living the true Christian life. Bloomington, IN: WestBow Press. 59 pp. $9.95. ISBN 9781490890685

Miller's "Choices Of The Heart" (Book Review), Noelle C. Keller

The Christian Librarian

A review of Miller, K. C. (2016). Choices of the heart. Atlanta, GA: Elk Lake Publishing. 122 pp. $9.95. ISBN 1942513909

Wilken's "The Christian Roots Of Religious Freedom" (Book Review), Paul Hartog

The Christian Librarian

A review of Wilken, R. L. (2014). The Christian roots of religious freedom. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press. 55 pp. $15.00. ISBN 9780874625006

Hawkins And Parkinson's "Move: What 1,000 Churches Reveal About Spiritual Growth" (Book Review), Elizabeth Pearson

The Christian Librarian

A review of Hawkins, G. L., & Parkinson, C. (2011). Move: What 1,000 churches reveal about spiritual growth. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. 286 pp. $18.99. ISBN 9780310325253

Kurlansky's "Paper: Paging Through History" (Book Review), Robert Burgess

The Christian Librarian

A review of Kurlansky, M. (2016). Paper: Paging through history. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. 389 pp. $17.00. ISBN 9780393239614