Faculty Notes: May 2008
Committed to the highest level of scholarship, APU faculty contribute significantly to their fields through research, presentations, exhibitions, and publications. Faculty notes highlight their recent activity.
Presentations
Robert Duke, Ph.D., Judy Hutchinson, Ph.D., and Annie Tsai, Ph.D.
Hutchinson, J., Duke, R., Tsai, A., Flores, P., Fetterly, D. (2008. April). Faith integration and intercultural competence through service-learning—Meeting the needs of millennials: Faith, service-learning and diversity. Session presented at the first annual conference of Christians on Diversity in the Academy, Pomona, CA
Craig A. Boyd, Ph.D.
Boyd, C. A. (2008, April). Just war, evolutionary biology, and natural law morality. Invited lecture for The Peace Studies Institute at Agder University, Kristiansand, Norway.
Boyd, C. A. (2008, April). Make love not war: The emergence of love in a Hobbesian world. Invited lecture for The Peace Studies Institute at Agder University, Kristiansand, Norway.
Boyd, C. A. (2008, May). Is Richard Dawkins noetically vicious? Virtue epistemology and the science-religion dialogue. Paper presented at the conference of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology, Sigtuna, Sweden.
Robert Duke, Ph.D., Judy Hutchinson, Ph.D., and Annie Tsai, Ph.D.
Hutchinson, J., Duke, R., Tsai, A., Goldman, G., Lindholm, J., Elliott, and E., Davary, B. (2008, April), Meeting the needs of millennials: A multi-faith (Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, Muslim) dialogue on spirituality and service-learning. Concurrent session at the annual Continuums of Service Conference, Portland, OR.
Craig A. Boyd, Ph.D.
Boyd, C. A. (2008, April). The goodness of creation and the openness of God. Paper presented at the Open Relational Theology Engaging Science conference, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA.
John Culp, Ph.D.
Culp, J. . (2008, April). Laws of nature and exceptions: Novelty and order in science and theology. Paper presented at the Open Relational Theology Engaging Science conference, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA.
Felicitas dela Cruz, DNSc, FAANP, RN, Phyllis Esslinger, RN, MS, Shirley Farr, MSN, and Marilyn Klakovich, RN, DNSc, CNAA
dela Cruz, F. A., Klakovich, M.D., Farr, S., & Esslinger, P. (2008, April). Facilitating second career students transition into professional nursing. Paper presented at the Western Institute of Nursing Conference, Garden Grove, CA.
Jane Pfeiffer, RN, MSP and Leslie Van Dover, PhD, PN, RN
Van Dover, L. & Pfeiffer, J. (2008, April). Renewed spiritual identity: Receiving spiritual care from a parish nurse (PN). Paper presented at the Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) Research Conference, Garden Grove, CA.
David Harmeyer, M.A., M.L.S.
Harmeyer, D. & Taylor, T. (2008, April). Librarians going global in Second Life: The ethical, moral and legal issues for working in SL. Paper presented at the California Academic & Research Libraries 12th biennial conference, Irvine, CA.
Research and Publications
Sarah Sumner, Ph.D.
Sumner, S. (2008, Summer). Inside view: How do you work alongside men? Just Between Us.
Just Between Us is a journal "for women with a heart for ministry." It is published in Wisconsin and goes out to women and pastors' wives. Inside View is a monthly column in the journal.
Linda Chiang, Ed.D.
Chiang, L. H. (2008). Issues of overseas' Chinese education. The Educator Monthly, 489, 17-20.
Chiang, L. H. (2008, April). Confucius view of education: No student left behind. Paper presented at the conference of the Western Social Science Association, Denver, CO.
Chiang, L. H. (2008, April). Chair, Asian Studies Session, at the conference of the Western Social Science Association, Denver, CO.
Chiang, L. H. (2008, April). Panel Organizer and Moderator Ideology and images of Asians at the conference of the Western Social Science Association, Denver, CO.
Chiang, L. H. (2008, April). Panel Organizer and Moderator Social problems: Issues and intervention at the Western Social Science Association, Denver, CO.
Chiang, L. H. (2008, April). Discussant Social problems: Issues and intervention at the conference of the Western Social Science Association, Denver, CO.
Kevin Mannoia
Mannoia, K. W. (2008). Introduction: A guiding vision for the future. In K. W. Mannoia & D. Thorsen (Eds.), The Holiness Manifesto (pp. 3-7). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Kenneth L. Waters, Sr., Ph.D.
Waters, K. L., Jr. (2008). Holiness in New Testament perspective. In K. W. Mannoia & D. Thorsen (Eds.), The Holiness Manifesto (pp. 38-56). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans
Don Thorsen, Ph.D.
Thorsen, D. (2008). Integrated streams of holiness: Christian holiness and unity, ancient and modern. In K. W. Mannoia & D. Thorsen (Eds.), The Holiness Manifesto (pp. 73-91). Grand Rapids, MI.: Eerdmans.
Jim Adams, Ed.D.
Adams, J. & Schell, C. S. (2008). Local church impact. In K. W. Mannoia & D. Thorsen (Eds.), The Holiness Manifesto (pp. 199-218). Grand Rapids, MI.: Eerdmans.
Craig Keen, Ph.D.
Keen, C. (2008). A quick "definition" of holiness. In K. W. Mannoia & D. Thorsen (Eds.), The Holiness Manifesto (pp.237-238). Grand Rapids, MI.: Eerdmans.
Kevin Mannoia and Don Thorsen, Ph.D.
Mannoia, K. W. & Thorsen, D. (Eds.). (2008). The Holiness Manifesto. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Arlene Sanchez-Walsh, Ph.D.
Walsh, A. S. (2008, MayJune). Cult of personality, Books and Culture: A Christian Review, 10-11.
Joseph Bentz, Ph.D.
Dr. Joseph Bentz's book Silent God: Finding Him When You Can't Hear His Voice (Beacon Hill Press, 2007) was recently chosen as a selection for the Crossings Book Club, affiliated with the Book-of-the-Month Club. The book was featured in the March catalog and appeared as a "Top Ten" book in the April catalog. Crossings published its own hardcover edition of the book.
Joseph Bentz, Ph.D.
Dr. Joseph Bentz was a faculty member for the four-day Major Morning Non-Fiction Mentoring Track at the national Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, March 15-18, 2008, Mount Hermon, CA.
Bentz, J. (2008, March). Writing the book review: An open door into magazine markets. Workshop presented at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers' Conference, Mount Hermon, CA.
Bentz, J. (2008, March). Ten strategies to become a more productive writer. Workshop presented at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers' Conference, Mount Hermon, CA.
