Faculty News
Photo by Diana Rowan.
L-R: Dr. Kelly Vazquez, Assistant Professor of Engineering; Captain Joshua Love, Assistant Professor of Military Science; Dr. James Cornwell, Director of Research and Associate Professor of Psychology; Dr. Grant Flynn, Visiting Assistant Professor of New Testament; Dr. Joel Chopp, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology; Dr. Kevin Valson Jacob, Assistant Professor of Physics; Dr. Meredith Sommars, Assistant Professor of Genetics.
Not pictured: Dr. Sulina Baek, Guest Lecturer, Flute; Ignacio del Rey, Guest Lecturer, Trombone; Matthew Grant, Guest Lecturer, Tuba and Euphonium; Elizabeth Kapitaniuk ’17, Guest Lecturer, Clarinet; Timothy McDunn, Guest Lecturer, Music Theory and Composition; Dr. Crystal Rebone, Guest Lecturer, Jazz Ensemble; Martha Van Zee, Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics
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Faculty Publications
(Crossway, 2023)
Adapted from Chapel messages given at Wheaton College, Ryken considers key components of Christian theology through the lens of beauty, describing how our longing for beauty “can only be satisfied in the face of Jesus Christ.
(Eerdmans, 2023)
Connecting culture, ecology, faith, memoir, and literature, Kriner’s essay collection explores what grows when we plant texts in the landscapes of our lives.
(InterVarsity Press, 2023)
Through numerous examples within “Wisdom for Faithful Reading,” Walton equips Christians to read the Old Testament more knowledgeably, to pay attention to God’s plans and purposes, to recognize valid interpretations, and to live the truth of Scripture more faithfully.
(Routledge, 2023)
With broad appeal across religious studies, ancient history, and world literature, Miglio provides a substantive and accessible comparison of the Gilgamesh Epic and Genesis 1–11, investigating their humanistic themes of wisdom, power, and “the good life.”
(Ellipsis Press, 2023)
In this sci-fi novel that takes place in a dystopia of unregulated gene editing, Lee chronicles the adventures of Emily D., an octopus infused with the genetic material of poet Emily Dickinson, as she navigates her life in a lagoon as a voiceless cephalopod with a poet’s mind.
(IVP Academic, 2022)
Informed by data from studies of Christian parents of LGBTQ+ children, “When Children Come Out” offers research-based insight and faithful wisdom to parents, their friends, and church leaders when navigating the terrain of a child coming out.
(IVP Academic, 2023)
Drawing from his experience training students to study the Bible, Abernethy lays out six steps to help readers listen carefully to what God was saying to the original audience and what it means for us today.
(Convergent Books, 2023)
In this epic about being Black in America, McCaulley delves into his family’s history as he questions narratives about poverty and upward mobility, giving voice to those typically written out of the American Dream.
Kharis Publishing, 2023
Filling a void in Chinese language materials, “Chinese Through Scripture” uses a rich variety of Scripture passages, relevant readings, and challenging exercises to integrate the Bible into teaching the Chinese language.
(Franklin, Beedle and Associates, 2023)
This textbook focuses on the key commonplaces of data structures and algorithms to systematize a student’s knowledge of programming and endow that body of knowledge with rigor, expanding that student’s mastery in algorithmic techniques and data structures.
(Lexington Books, 2023)
Due to the daunting nature of Edith Stein’s magnum opus, which can be challenging to navigate, Borden Sharkey offers a guide to this great philosophical work.
(CD Baby, 2022)
“Solitude” is a solo piano album featuring works by Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Ignacio Cervantes, Manuel Martinez-Sobral, and Cecile Chaminade, performed by Xavier Beteta.
