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The Relationship Between Faith Maturity And Life Satisfaction, Amanda Roche
The Relationship Between Faith Maturity And Life Satisfaction, Amanda Roche
Scholar Week 2016 - present
This study attempted to assess the correlation between faith maturity and life satisfaction, as well as to compare that correlation coefficient to other indicators of life satisfaction, namely self-esteem and life orientation. Previous studies have shown that there are many components to life satisfaction, however faith maturity is not a factor that has been previously studied. This study attempts to determine the correlation between these two variables, as well as compare that correlation coefficient to other indicators of life satisfaction, namely self-esteem and life orientation. Participants at a small, private, religiously-affiliated liberal arts university were emailed a survey that included …
Stories Economists Tell: Studies In Christianity And Economics, By John P. Tiemstra, Paul R. Koch
Stories Economists Tell: Studies In Christianity And Economics, By John P. Tiemstra, Paul R. Koch
Faculty Scholarship – Economics
A review of the book Stories Economists Tell: Studies in Christianity and Economics by John P. Tiemstra (Pickwick Publications, 2012).
Patron Objections To Library Materials: A Survey Of Christian College Libraries Part Ii, Craighton Hippenhammer
Patron Objections To Library Materials: A Survey Of Christian College Libraries Part Ii, Craighton Hippenhammer
Faculty Scholarship – Library Science
A survey of conservative Christian college libraries in the United States and Canada was taken early in 1993 to determine how their librarians handle patron objections to their collections. Surveyed were their policies and procedures, the nature of their support for the Library Bill of Rights, the nature of challenges (84 percent reported students were the objectors), selection of controversial materials, intellectual freedom definitions and level of librarian education. The survey is compared to four other surveys covering academic libraries, and/or public libraries. Included is a sample reconsideration policy and a sample reconsideration form. Having such a policy is shown …
Patron Objections To Library Materials: A Survey Of Christian College Libraries Part I, Craighton Hippenhammer
Patron Objections To Library Materials: A Survey Of Christian College Libraries Part I, Craighton Hippenhammer
Faculty Scholarship – Library Science
A survey of conservative Christian college libraries in the United States and Canada was taken early in 1993 to determine how their librarians handle patron objections to their collections. Surveyed were their policies and procedures, the nature of their support for the Library Bill of Rights, the nature of challenges (84 percent reported students were the objectors), selection of controversial materials, intellectual freedom definitions and level of librarian education. Having a reconsideration policy is shown to be crucial for addressing censorship attempts.