Spring 2012
Rogers Theater, Pilgrim Chapel @ 12 Noon
| Date | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 27 | The Vocation of Christian Scholars ***Location for this date changed to Gaston Chapel (1st floor of LCC)*** |
Dr. David Naugle Chair and Professor of Philosophy |
| February 3 | A Little Too Close to Home: Human Trafficking in Texas | Dr. Shannon Wolf Assistant Professor of Counseling |
| February 10 | Toni Morrison and the Re-canonization of African American Femininity | Dr. Michelle Henry Assistant Professor of English |
| February 17 | Climate Science: Misconceptions, Controversies, Current Findings, and Future Projections | Dr. John McCuin Assistant Professor of Physics and Mathematics |
| February 24 | Faith Perspectives on Mathematics in the 21st Century | A Panel Discussion with DBU Professors and Students |
| March 2 | Are Bioethicists Immoral Experts? Or, Why We Need a Richer Bioethics | Dr. Adam Briggle Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Texas |
| March 9 | Sympathy for the Devil? G. K. Chesterton on Original Sin and History's Educational Purpose | Dr. Philip Mitchell Associate Professor of English and Director of the University Honors Program |
| March 16 | SPRING BREAK | SPRING BREAK |
| March 23-24 (PCS/UHP Spring Conference) |
Restless Hearts, Refreshed Minds: Faith, Learning, and the Lordship of Christ:
St. Augustine, Emily Dickinson, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Friday & Saturday, International Center |
Dr. Roger Lundin Professor of English at Wheaton College and author of books such as Believing Again: Doubt and Faith in a Secular Age, There Before Us: Religion, Literature, and Culture from Emerson to Wendell Berry, and From Nature to Experience: The American Search for Cultural Authority |
| March 30 | "Sifted but Saved": W. W. Melton--Cowboy, Preacher, Denominational Servant | Dr. Mike Williams Professor of History |
| April 6 | GOOD FRIDAY | GOOD FRIDAY |
| April 13-14 (DOXA Literary Festival) |
Patience in Poetry Friday Noon, Rogers Theater Saturday 8:00am—3:00pm, International Center |
Dr. John Poch Professor of Creative Writing at Texas Tech University, author of four collections of poetry, such as Dolls and Two Men Fighting with a Knife |
| April 20 | Multisource Feedback: Do Ratings Matter? | Dr. Margo Parker PhD in Leadership Studies from Dallas Baptist University |
| April 27 | A Fistful of Nihilism: A Christian Perspective on the Films of Sergio Leone | Prof. Robert Sullivan Interim Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences; Professor of Political Science |