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Swinging Bridge - December 11, 2014, Joel Hoover

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - November 20, 2014, Joel Hoover

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - November 6, 2014, Joel Hoover

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - October 30, 2014, Joel Hoover

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - October 16, 2014, Joel Hoover

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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When God Smites: Talking With Students About The Violence Of God In Scripture, Eric A. Seibert

Bible & Religion Educator Scholarship

This article emphasizes the need for religious educators to address the issue of divine violence in Scripture with students, and it offers various pedagogical strategies for doing so. The focus is on violent Old Testament texts, with special attention given to the issue of Canaanite genocide. A general framework for structuring class time around divine violence in Scripture is proposed which includes (1) encouraging students to encounter violent biblical texts firsthand, (2) helping them understand why people find these passages problematic, and (3) offering various options for dealing with the potential problems these passages raise. In the second half of …

Swinging Bridge - September 25, 2014, Joel Hoover

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - September 11, 2014, Joel Hoover

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - May 1, 2014, Dan Row

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - April 10, 2014, Dan Row

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - March 13, 2014, Dan Row

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - February 27, 2014, Dan Row

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - February 13, 2014, Dan Row

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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2014 Spring Humanities Symposium: Resilience, Sustainability And The Humanities: Re-Imagining The Future, Messiah College

Humanities Symposium

Keynote address: Majora Carter, February 27, 2014

The Vocation Of Messiah College - Sharing At The Communal Table Of Celebration And Challenge, Kim S. Phipps

State of the College/University Addresses

At the beginning of each academic year, Messiah College held Community Day, a time for the University's Community of Educators (CoE) to gather, reflect, and prepare for the upcoming year. As part of Community Day, President Phipps presented her State of College Address, introducing the theme for that academic year.

Renewing Our Shared Purpose: Considering Ernest L. Boyer’S General Education Vision For Christian Colleges And Universities, Cynthia Wells

Higher Education Faculty Scholarship

This article considers the significance of Boyer's work on general education for Christian colleges and universities. After beginning with a synthesis and analysis of Boyer's vast body of work on general education, this article then identifies the challenges facing those concerned with renewing the general education program in Christian colleges and universities. This piece concludes by illustrating how Boyer's ideals for general education relate to the educational aims of Christian colleges and universities and also provides concrete examples of how Boyer's ideals are evident in Christian higher education today. This article argues that Boyer's vision for general education is fully …

Not Just Another Assignment: Partnering With Faculty To Assess Student Information Literacy Skills, Beth M. Transue

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

A teaching collaboration with an undergraduate nursing assignment. The librarian graded 114 assignments and then provided grades to classroom faculty.

57 nursing students,1 CINAHL Worksheet each,1 PubMed worksheet each