Upcoming Conference

The third annual Journal of Faith and the Academy Conference will take place next Friday, February 19, on the Faulkner campus. Our plenary speaker is Dr. Darryl Tippens, the provost of Pepperdine University. Dr. Tippens will give lectures on academics and the Christian life in both the morning and afternoon sessions. After his second presentation, a faculty panel will respond to the major issues raised in his two lectures.

This year will see the most conference participation yet from the MLA students. Six students are going to read papers. Their titles are as follows:

Emily Bradford: "Leisure: A Permanent Thing"
Brian Burnett: "Another Perspective on the East-West Schism"
Andi Jerles: "Liberal Arts Education: The Key to True Freedom"
Anthony Lamar: "The Portrayal of Sex in the Christian Society"
Joseph Rich: "Death and the Afterlife as Moral Motivation"
Preston Salisbury: "Christianity Against Grade Inflation"

All three of the MLA faculty will also be presenting papers.

The conference will begin at 8:45 a.m. in the Lester Chapel.