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Biblical & Theological Studies
   
  Tuesday, May 25
9:30-11:30
Session 1 & 2
   
  In the first two breakout sessions, conference attendees in the biblical & theological studies discipline will attend sessions of their choice conducted by the other participating disciplines. The third breakout session will include a meeting specifically for the biblical & theological studies discipline attendees.
     
   
  Wednesday, May 26 Session 3: Keynote Address
   
  1:30-3:30 No Longer Queen: The Theological Disciplines and Their Sisters.
Presenter: Al Wolters, Redeemer University College
Respondents: Jeannine Brown, Bethel College
Karen Jobes, Westmont College
   
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Economics Program

   
  Tuesday, May 25
9:30-11:30
Session 1: Old Wine in New Wineskins
   
    Economics and the Land
Presenter: John Anderson, University of Nebraska
   
    How the Concept of Capital Affects the Reading of the Wealth Passages in Scripture
Presenter:  James Halteman, Wheaton College
   
    Ancient Israel 's Poor Laws
Presenter: Kurt Schaefer, Calvin College
   
   
  Tuesday, May 25
3:15-5:30
Session 2: Scripture & Economic Modeling
   
    Can Neo-Classical Economics Handle a Scriptural View of Forgiveness?
Presenters: Victor Claar, Hope College ; John Oswalt, Wesley Biblical Seminary
   
    Biblical Hope and the Dismal (?) Science
Presenter: Paul Koch, Olivet Nazarene University
   
    The Scriptural Basis for Tit-for-Tat
Presenter: Charles M. North and Beck A. Taylor, Baylor University
   
   
  Wednesday, May 26
1:30-3:30
Session 3: Biblical Norms in Modern Economic Life
   
    The Economics of Gay Marriage
Presenter: Douglas Allen, Simon Frasier University
   
    Why Are Theologians Opposed to Markets? Is Scripture?
Presenter: P.J. Hill, Wheaton College ; John Lunn, Hope College
   
    Discovering Norms for Economic Interaction: What Scripture and Creation Teach Us About Pursuing Social Justice
Presenter: Tracy Miller, Grove City College
   
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English Program
 
     
  Tuesday, May 25
9:30-11:30
Session 1:
   

"Drama and Debate: The Scriptures and Literary Criticism"
Presenter: Susan VanZanten Gallagher, Seattle Pacific University

     
   

"Calvin’s ‘Exchange’ and the Usefulness of Literature "  
Presenter:  Mike VanderWeele, Trinity Christian College

   
  Tuesday, May 25
3:15-5:30
Session 2:
   

"The Problem of Biblical Interpretation in Augustine’s Confessions*"     
Presenters: Don Marshall, Pepperdine University

“Ruin the Sacred Truths: Edward Said, Salman Rushdie, and the Novel "   
Presenter: Mark Walhout, Seattle Pacific University

   
  Wednesday, May 26
1:30-3:30
Session 3:
   

"Principle, Narrative, Commandment"     
Presenter: Alan Jacobs, Wheaton College

Reflections and Commentary:    
Presenter: David Jeffrey, Baylor University

     
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History Program

   
  Tuesday, May 25 Session 1: The Scripture Doctrine of Providence and Historical Interpretation
   
  9:30-11:30 Panel Discussion : “The Scripture Doctrine of Providence and the Craft of the Christian Historian”
Moderated by Chris Armstrong, editor of Christian History magazine
Participating Historians: George Marsden, University of Notre Dame; John Woodbridge, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Mark Noll, Wheaton College; Dick Pierard, Gordon College; Dennis Martin, Loyola University
     
   
  Tuesday, May 25
3:15-5:30
Session 2: Biblical Integration and Western History
   
    Moralism, Millennialism, and Messianism: Biblical Motifs in the Writing of American History
Presenter: Michael McClymond, St. Louis University
 
    The Bible in History: How the Texts Have Shaped the Themes
Presenter: David Kling, University of Miami
 
    The Harmony Chairs: Integrating Science and Theology in Nineteenth-Century Colleges
Presenter: Bradley Gundlach, Trinity College
   
   
  Wednesday, May 26 Session 3: Historians and the Bible in the Classroom
   
  1:30-3:30

Panel Discussion: “Integration of Biblical Themes in the History Classroom”
Moderated by Bradley Gundlach, Trinity College
Participating Historians: Judith Mendelsohn Rood, Biola University; Steven Fratt, Trinity College, Scott Manetsch, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; David Maas, Wheaton College; Mark Kalthoff, Hillsdale College; and Scott Brenon Caton, Roberts Wesleyan College.

   
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Political Science Program
   
  Tuesday, May 25 Session 1: The Use of the Bible Ethically and Politically
   
  9:30-11:30 Presenter: Craig Bartholomew, Redeemer University College
Respondents: Stephen Spencer , Wheaton College
Jim Skillen, President, Center for Public Justice
   
  Tuesday, May 25
Session 2: The Holy Spirit and Abraham Kuyper
   
  3:15-5:30 Presenter: Vincent Bacote, Wheaton College
Respondents: John Carlson, University of Chicago
Jim Skillen, President, Center for Public Justice
   
  Wednesday, May 26 Session 3: Christian Community as Public Community
   
  1:30-3:30

Presenter: Timothy Sherratt, Gordon College
Respondents: Leah Seppanan Anderson, Wheaton College
Jim Skillen, President, Center for Public Justice

   
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Psychology Program

   
  Tuesday, May 25
9:30-11:30
Session 1: The Role of Scripture in a Christian Psychology: Theoretical & Methodological Considerations
 
    Scripture and Christian Psychology: Understanding the Nature of Psychology as Science
Presenter:  Peter C. Hill, Biola University
 
    The Primacy of Scripture in Christian Psychological Theory-Building, Research, and Practice
Presenter: Eric L. Johnson, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
     
    Gender Relations and the biblical Drama
Presenter: Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen, Eastern University
   
   
  Tuesday, May 25
3:15 - 5:30
Session 2: The Role of Scripture in a Christian Psychology: Applied Issues
   
    Scripture and the Non-Traditional Applications of Psychology
Presenter: Gary R. Collins, Chairman, The Bridge Institute
 
    Interventions that Apply Scripture in Psychotherapy
Presenter: Fernando Garzon, Regent University
 
    Understanding the Virtue of Love by Multiple (Orthogonal? Conflictual?) Means
Presenter: Alan Tjeltveit, Muhlenburg College
   
   
  Wednesday, May 26 Session 3: Scripture & Psychology: Discussion Panel
     
  1:30-3:30 Scripture & Psychological Science: Integrative Callings & Challenges
Presenter: William L. Hathaway, Regent University
     
    Participating Psychologists: Gary R. Collins, PhD, Fernando Garzon, PsyD, William L. Hathaway, PhD, Peter Hill, PhD, Eric L. Johnson, PhD, and Alan Tjeltveit, PhD
   
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Sociology Program

   
  Tuesday, May 25 Session 1: Theory, Models, and Processes of Integration
   
  9:30-11:00 Presenter: Jack Balswick, Fuller Theological Seminary
Both small group and open discussion follow the presentation.

 
  Tuesday, May 25
3:15 - 5:30pm
Session 2: Teaching: Integration in the Classroom
 
    Sociology and 1 Corinthians
Presenter:Don Liebert, Whitworth College
 
   

Sociology and the Old Testament
Presenter: Cameron McKenzie and Val Hiebert, Providence College

 
    Sociology and the New Testament: Alienation and 1 Peter
Presenter: Jim Mathisen and Norm Ericson, Wheaton College
 
 
  Wednesday, May 26 Session 3: Praxis: Sociology as Christian Vocation
 
  1:30-3:30 Presenter: Margaret Poloma, University of Akron
Followed by open discussion
   
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