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Christian Thought in the Twenty-First Century: Agenda for the Future

Reviewed by Ryan Scruggs, Theology, Alberta Bible College Achieving some sense of mastery over a given discipline in the academy today is daunting for scholars, never mind for students or the general public. Without training, entry into a field such as medieval mysticism or philosophy of religion can feel like being dropped into a foreign…
July 15, 2013
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Happiness and Wisdom: Augustine’s Early Theology of Education

Reviewed by W. Brian Shelton, Historical Theology, Toccoa Falls College Unbeknownst to many, a liberal arts curriculum consisting of the trivium and the quadrivium did not exist in antiquity. This was instead a medieval development, owing its pedigree to antiquity and in large part to Augustine, who set out immediately after his conversion to solidify…
July 15, 2013
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Counseling and Christianity: Five Approaches

Reviewed by Leah K. Clarke, Counseling, Messiah College You are a Christian psychotherapist asked to provide consultation on a case. The client in question is a middle-class Caucasian male, a nontraditional college student, and a veteran. He presents you with academic struggles, poor social connections, and doubts about his faith. He also has a difficult…
July 15, 2013
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Art as Invitation: Considering New Paradigms for Scholarship and Global Engagement through the Charis Exhibit

Until recently, art has commonly been treated as ancillary to the educational mission and intellectual discourse that are at the core of Christian higher education. Using the exhibition Charis: Boundary Crossings—Neighbors, Strangers, Family, Friends as a case study, Curator and Project Director Rachel Hostetter Smith argues that art has a distinct capacity to serve as…
July 15, 2013
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Global Christianity: Examining the Role of Christian Higher Education in the Changing Landscape— A Review Essay

Stephen C. Johnson is Dean, Honors College, at Abilene Christian University. Jason M. Morris is Associate Dean, Honors College, at Abilene Christian University. Kristina M. Davis is Assistant Professor of Honors Studies and Communication at Abilene Christian University. Jeffrey O. Haseltine is Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate Dean, College of Education…
July 15, 2013
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“His Studie was but Litel on the Bible”: Materialism and Misreading in Chaucer’s Physician’s Tale

Joshua J. Stigall notes that because Chaucer’s Physician’s Tale is generally considered the least interesting tale in the Canterbury Tales it has not received critical engagement on the scale that other tales, like the Wife of Bath and the Knight, have received. Moreover, when the tale is discussed, Chaucer’s characterization of the Physician in the…
April 15, 2013
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Risk and Responsibility in Global Environmental Governance

The fundamental problems of global environmental governance are scarcity (a relative lack of resources with which to satisfy our relatively abundant goals), tragedy (the necessity of choosing between competing goods or rights, a corollary of scarcity), and risk (a measure of the likelihood of a tragic outcome). This article by Noah Toly examines the origins…
April 15, 2013