2003 Symposiums

January

31st: “'Shoulder to Shoulder’: Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers and Their Portraits of Egalitarian Marriage."

  • Dr. Deborah McCollister
  • Peggy Kulesz
  • Joanna Webb Johnson

February

7th: "Can God Help You Learn Math? Mathematics Problems and Worldview Solutions"

  • Prof. Stewart Tung

14th: “Re-Thinking Ecclesiology: The Worldview-Driven Church” (A Critique of Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Church)

  • Dr. David Naugle

21st: "Reverence or Relevance (Worship or Entertainment): Worship Music in the Post-modern Church"

  • Dr. Edward Spann

28th: “Order out of Disappointment: The Work of God in Augustine’s Confessions”

  • Tommy Brandon

March 

7th: “Discovering the Biblical Worldview”

  • Christine Hand
  • Lance Higginbothom
  • Jessica Wojtak

21st: “God and Caesar: Christians and Political Engagement”

  • Prof. Rob Sullivan

28th: “Self-Esteem and Total Depravity: Are They Compatible? A Psychological Investigation”

  • Dr. Bob Colton

April

4th: “Heaven is not my Home: Living in the Now of God’s Creation”

  • Paul Marshall (Keynote Speaker, 6th Annual Pew Conference)

11th: “Plagiarism: What’s the Big Deal?”

  • Prof. Peggy Martin

25th: "Knowledge: Gift or Power? Applications for Corporate America”

  • Dr. Sandra Reid

May

2nd: "Is It Time for Another Reformation? 34 Theses for the Contemporary American Church"

  • Brent Hobbs

September

12th: “The Worldview-Driven Church: A Theological and Ministerial Vision” (Part 2)

  • Dr. David Naugle

19th: “The Recovery of Paideia: The Hope of Modern Education”

  • Michael Stone

26th: “Eve’s Revenge: Women and a Spirituality of the Body”

  • Lilian Calles Barger

October

3rd: “Towards a Theology of Work and Business: Reflections on Christianity, Calling, and Commerce” For more information, the expanded version of this paper may be helpful.

  • Jim Roseman

17th: “Between Pacifism and Jihad: The Just War Tradition and Terrorism” (Part 1)

  • Dr. Daryl Charles

24th: “Slow Food in a Fast Nation: Reflections on the Meaning of Meals”

  • Prof. Jean Humphreys

31st: No Symposium

November

7th: “It’s Elementary: Using Brain-Based Research to Solve the Mystery of Learning”

  • Judy Abercrombie

14th: “Playing by Heart: The Epistemology of Piano Performance”

  • Dr. Beth Quillian

21st: “Worship Old and New: A Biblical Worldview of Worship”

  • Henry Loftin

December

5th: “Truth in Marketing Communication: Oxymoron or New Paradigm?”

  • Dr. Chip Ricketts 

  • Prof. Melissa Newman