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Isaac & Martha Smith. Kotzebue, AK
No full textIsaac and Martha Smith. Kotzebue, AK.https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/perisho_alaska/1225/thumbnail.jp
C. S. Lewis’s Most Important Message: The Abolition of Man as Lewis’s Self-conscious Struggle for the Value of Human Persons
Full text linkOver the roughly sixty years since C. S. Lewis’s death, many have asked, what was the message he most wanted to convey? A decade before Lewis’s passing, Dr. James Houston asked him that very question. Lewis answered that he was fighting “reductionism.” More specifically, Houston heard C. S. Lewis to be most concerned about reduction of the value of the human person. At the time of this writing, Houston is 101 years of age, and he has kept a low profile all these years about his relationship with C. S. Lewis. From 1947 until 1954, he and Lewis were more than just passing acquaintances. In fact, Houston’s reputation as a friend of Lewis reached North America. He recalls that several American Christian scholars, including Carl Henry, Frank Gaebelien, and Clyde Kilby, asked him to introduce them to Lewis. His story is an example of those who, though lesser known to date by most Lewis researchers, had significant interactions with Lewis. Houston is the founder of Regent College in Vancouver, B. C., a graduate school in Christian studies. He is also co-founder of the C. S. Lewis Institute that started in Washington D.C. He sat for an oral history interview conducted on 2 October 2017 at his home in Vancouver, Canada, agreeing to put down his memories of Lewis for the historical record. The interview is now available at the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College. Houston realizes public discussions of his memories of Lewis have been rare. In fact, the only other time he made a thorough statement of their years long association was during a talk given at the Southern California C. S. Lewis Society in 1982. 1 Still, he believes his experiences with Lewis are not only an important chapter of his own life, but valuable enough to get on the historical record as they will lead to new insights. Some environments where James Houston encountered C. S. Lewis have either not been reported by others who knew Lewis, or they were private encounters between Lewis and Houston
The Abolition of Man, Eighty Years Later: An Engineer’s Perspective
Full text linkI n 2021 Michael Ward published After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man. His purpose was to call attention to the continuing relevance and significance of Lewis’s book, originally published in 1943, now almost a century old. Among his many works, it is one of the least known, yet it was perhaps Lewis’s most highly acclaimed book among secular critics. Ranked seventh by the National Review in its list of 100 best non-fiction books in the 20th century, it is second on a similar list by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.1 While Abolition can be a difficult read, Ward gave it new life, made even more accessible in a podcast with Joseph Clair, Dean of the College of Humanities and Executive Dean of the Cultural Enterprise at George Fox University. In an easy back and forth, the podcast revealed how prescient Lewis had been and how his penetrating insights and stark warnings are, if anything, even more relevant than ever.2 This essay picks up that theme, assessing Lewis’s analysis from eighty years ago and reexamining it in light of current cultural studies. It views these analyses with what might be called “An Engineer’s Perspective.
Playing Adam
Full text linkHe cuts and cultivates his world, a two-foot hoe and matching rake his words to body forth his love
Understanding Women Leaders’ Perceptions of Compassion in Higher Education
Full text linkThis qualitative research study was conducted to better understand women leaders’ perceptions of compassion in higher education. Specifically, what are the types of distressing events and the settings wherein a compassionate response was offered; what are the compassionate actions experienced or offered, and what might enhance or inhibit the process of compassion. The study was also conducted to examine if and how compassion enhances or influences learning (Knowles, 2011), growing and healing (Rogers, 1967), and thriving at work (McGregor, 1960). Kanov et al.’s (2017) process theory of compassion was used as the theoretical framework to gain insight into compassion in higher education. Eleven women leaders gave first-hand accounts of distressing events both witnessed and experienced as well as the compassionate responses they offered and either did or did not receive. Transcripts of semi-structured interviews were inductively and deductively coded using both a narrative approach and phronetic iterative analysis. The data revealed that (1) there is an ARC of compassion that adapts to the type and magnitude of the distressing event; (2) the distressed person did not necessarily need significant tangible responses, but did benefit from an Echo Effect when they reached out for help and received a response; (3) empathy was present during compassionate responses, but courage, vulnerability, skill, and intentionality were foregrounded. Participants’ narratives reflected Kanov et al.’s process theory of compassion. Lastly, compassionate responding was found to be coherent with learning, growing and healing, and thriving at work. By also coding for the individual elements in Knowles’ adult learning theory, Roger’s person-centered theory, and McGregor’s Theory Y, a new conceptual framework emerged, with four shared core elements: human dignity, growth orientation, supportive environments, and individual agency
Accuracy of Sagemotion IMU-tactor with Knee Hyperextension During Gait
Full text linkHaptic feedback refers to the external vibratory cue that is activated by data picked up by an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) that senses joint position (Figure 1). ❏ Position-driven haptic touch input can give feedback on movement in real-time (Meszaros, 2019) ❏ Original goal: to reduce knee hyperextension during gait using haptic-feedback driven by an IMU-based angle sensor (Sagemotion) ❏ Concerns arose on the validity of IMU/tactor to accurately sense joint position and past research identified a delay between IMU and joint position
The Russian-Ukrainian War in the Discourse of the Biblical Concept of a Just War
Full text linkThe article analyzes the russian-Ukrainian war through the prism of the biblical concept of a just war. The moral and ethical aspects of the war are explored based on biblical principles, such as the defense of truth, justice, and the innocent. The article compares traditional approaches to the concept of a just war with modern realities, including the russian aggression against Ukraine. Particular attention is paid to the right to self-defense, the role of moral precepts in warfare, and the importance of humanitarian norms. The analysis of biblical texts helps to better understand the ethical justification of war as a way to fight for justice in the context of modern international conflict
Shepherding the Reference Interview in a Secular College
No full textChristians working in secular academic libraries face both challenges and opportunities to be a witness in the workplace. Because the materialistic view of reality is increasingly prominent in the secular university, Christian librarians may discover students who come with Reference questions may have deeper issues they would like to discuss. These students may be wrestling with the ultimate source for metaphysical concepts such as truth, justice, morals, meaning and beauty. Thus, Christian librarians should be aware of this situation and have a game plan to make an impact in the lives of these students who are attempting to better understand reality. Given professional and institutional ethics in librarianship regarding value neutrality, under what circumstances might it be appropriate to share Christian theological perspectives in the reference interview, and in what manner, such that the librarian respects those institutional commitments, as well as student intellectual autonomy? This article will answer the question, “What are the potentialities for--and ethical limits of--sharing theological knowledge within and beyond the reference interview?” This article is not advocating for proselyting on the job. Rather, it will present the Christian librarian with a strategy to serve the student by understanding the university worldview and possibly leave a proverbial “pebble in their shoe” by suggesting additional sources in their research
Creating the I-ACE: A Revised ACE Measure Incorporating Perceived Impact and Broader Adversity Experiences
No full textThe Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) survey is a widely used, evidence-based tool that assesses the number of adverse events an individual experienced before the age of 18 years. Research has shown that total ACE scores are associated with physical and mental health outcomes across the lifespan. The original ACE survey—often referred to as the conventional, standard, or primary version—consists of 10 items measuring adverse experiences across categories of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. However, it does not fully capture experiences that are increasingly relevant when assessing childhood adversity and trauma, particularly among historically marginalized minority and socio-economic populations. One area of importance includes community-level adversity, such as witnessing violence, experiencing racism, or experiencing bullying. This study introduces the Inclusive-ACE, or I-ACE, survey—a trauma-informed, modernized version of the original tool. The I-ACE expands on the original framework by adding 15 new items and revising the wording of four items from the original 10. Additionally, a Likert scale has been incorporated, allowing patients to rate the perceived impact of each endorsed adverse experience on their current functioning. These revisions aim to improve the relevance, inclusivity, and clinical utility of ACE assessments while strengthening their predictive value for health outcomes. The I-ACE was designed to enhance score comparability, better predict health outcomes, and more accurately reflect modern and culturally relevant experiences of adversit