Publications

Dan Berger, Associate Professor of Communication

Speaking the Truth in Love: Christian Public Rhetoric. Eugene: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2007.

Tim Carlisle, Associate Professor of English and Literature

Book Review: “John F. Desmond’s Walker Percy’s Search for Community,” Modern Fiction Studies (2006).

Mardy Philippian, Jr., Assistant Professor of English

“Introduction.” Prose Studies. New York: Routledge Press, 2007. [forthcoming, August 2007]

“James Stuart.” Companion to Pre-1600 British Poetry. Ed. Michelle M. Sauer. New York: Facts on File, 2007. [forthcoming, 2007]

“Meditation.” Companion to Pre-1600 British Poetry. Ed. Michelle M. Sauer. New York: Facts on File, 2007. [forthcoming, 2007]

Dan Pinkston, Assistant Professor of Theory and Composition

Released CD entitled “Vanguard Premieres.” October 2006.

Craig Slane, Professor of Systematic Theology

“Existing for God in an Age of Theology’s Disestablishment: Prospects for the Christian University” (forthcoming 2008, Peter Lang Publishers, Berlin).

Annual Updates to Bonhoeffer Bibliography, eds. Wayne Whitson Floyd, Jr. and Clifford J. Green. American Theological Library Association, 1992. These official updates are published annually by the American Chapter of the International Bonhoeffer Society in the spring edition of the Bonhoeffer Society Newsletter (2000–2007).

“Martyrdom and a ‘World Come of Age’.” In Crux, 42, no. 3 (Fall 2006).

Review of Bonhoeffer. Stephen Plant. In the Newsletter of the International Bonhoeffer Society (Fall 2006).

“Response to Lori Brandt Hale.” In Conversations in Religion and Theology 3:1 (May 2005): 20-23.

Cynthia A. Strong, Assistant Professor of Missiology

“The Globalizing Hermeneutic of the Jerusalem Council.” In Globalizing Theology: Belief and Practice in an Era of World Christianity. Craig Ott and Harold A. Netland, eds., 127-139. (Grand Rapids: Baker Academics, 2006).

“Dwarves, Elves, and Vampires: An Exploration on Syncretism in Metro Manila.” In Contextualization and Syncretism: Navigating Cultural Currents, EMS 13. Gailyn Van Rheenen, ed., 205-227. (Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2006).

David K. Strong, Professor of Missiology

“The Globalizing Hermeneutic of the Jerusalem Council.” In Globalizing Theology: Belief and Practice in an Era of World Christianity. Craig Ott and Harold A. Netland, eds., 127-139. (Grand Rapids: Baker Academics, 2006).

“Dwarves, Elves, and Vampires: An Exploration on Syncretism in Metro Manila.” In Contextualization and Syncretism: Navigating Cultural Currents, EMS 13. Gailyn Van Rheenen, ed., 205-227. (Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2006).
Pam Van der Werff, Associate Professor of Biology
Authored two chapters in the Purposeful Design, elementary science textbook series (level 4) and two chapters (level 5), and two chapters in each level of the accompanying Teacher’s Edition; (Colorado Springs: Association of Christian Schools International).

Presentations, Consultations, and Conferences

Dan Berger, Associate Professor of Communication

Presented “Oral Exegesis of the Bible” at the ACSI conference in Sacramento, CA.
October 2006.

Presented “Jesus’ use of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics,” at the Religious Communication Association in San Antonio, Texas. November 2006.

Poem, “Audible Silence,” was read nationwide on NPR, November 2006.

David Coy, Associate Professor of Music Education and Jazz Studies

Integrating Curriculum, Theory, and Practice: A Symposium on Assessment in Music Education. Meeting the Standards of Quality and Effectiveness for the Subject Matter Programs for Prospective Teachers of Music: A Systematic Approach to Assessment for the State of California at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL April 29 – 31, 2007

A Systems Approach to Music Improvisation: From Theory and Practice to Classroom Results. California State Annual Music Educators Association Conference for Professional Development, Ontario, CA, March 15 -17, 2007.

Richard Harris, Associate Dean of Education/Professor of Education

“Building Bridges of Love.” Speaker at Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, Anderson/Cottonwood Neighborhood Church, Redding Christian Fellowship, Neighborhood Church in Chico and Evangelical Free Church in the Yuba City Area.

Attended the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) forum in Colorado Springs, Colorado for university professors and representatives of mission organizations who are involved in schools for missionary children.

Participated in the inauguration of the Southeastern European Seminary in Tirana, Albania.

Jean Kachiga, Assistant Professor of History

Attended Conceptualizing War Conference in Vancouver, WA September 7-10, 2006. Organized by The Institute of Transborders Studies at Kwantlen University, Canada.

Presented a project in progress: China in Africa, at the African Studies Association 49th Annual conference in San Francisco, CA. November 16-19, 2006.

Radio interview with KPFA in Berkeley, CA: A question and answer session about Historic/political and economic relations between China and Africa. December 5, 2005.
The Unraveling of Western Grip on International Politics, presented at the Power, Vision and Order in World Politics conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. May 22-25, 2007.

Neita Novo, Assistant Professor of Education

Attended an international conference in South Africa for professors of literacy.

Jack Painter, Associate Professor of New Testament

Paper Presentation: “East Meets West: Caesarea Maritime in Josephus and the Acts of the Apostles” at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 20, 2006.

Dan Pinkston, Assistant Professor of Theory and Composition

Presented paper entitled, “Systematic and Mystical Theology in James Macmillan’s Veni, Veni Emmanuel.” National Faculty Leadership Conference, Alexandria, VA., July 2006

Al Rocca, Professor of Education

Consultant for National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Grading History-Social Science Exam as part of the California Subject Examination for Teachers, 2007.

Craig Slane, Professor of Systematic Theology

“Existing for God in an Age of Theology’s Disestablishment: Prospects for the Christian University." A paper delivered at the 2nd Annual Bonhoeffer Colloquium, Freie Universität—Berlin, July 14, 2007.

“The Mark of Cain and God’s Patience with Evil.” Baccalaureate address, Simpson University, 2007.

“Bonhoeffer the Martyr: Imitatio Christi, ‘Religionless Christianity’, and a ‘World Come of Age’.” A paper delivered at the conference ‘Will the Real Dietrich Bonhoeffer Please Stand Up?’ at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, July 19-21, 2006.

“Martyrdom and a World Come of Age.” Paper presented at the Vancouver Bonhoeffer Symposium, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 18, 2006.

“The Holocaust and the German Resistance: The Case of Dietrich Bonoheffer.” A paper presented at the University of British Columbia under the auspices of the Waldmann Foundation, February 20, 2006.

David K. Strong, Professor of Missiology

Presented a paper “From Barbarians to Barbarians: Celtic Missionary Spirituality in the Dark Ages” at Evangelical Missiological Society, Orlando, FL, September 30, 2006.

Cindy Van Schooten, Adjunct Professor

Attended Beyond the Bench Conference in Monterey, CA. December 2006.

Plenary speaker at Association of Families, Children and Courts Conference in San Francisco, CA. February 2007.

Carol Wertz, Assistant Professor of Education/Project WELCOME Director

Taught in Rayhua Bilingual Academy in Suzhou, China, with Footsteps Mission Organization (Summer 2006).
Performances and/or Recitals:

Dan Pinkston, Assistant Professor of Theory and Composition

Performance of “The Maccabees” by the Northwestern College Wind Ensemble as part of the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers National Conference in Orange City, IO. September 29 – October 1, 2006.

“Banfora” premiered by the Foothill High School Band. May 17, 2007.

“Nothing but the Blood of Jesus,” for saxophone and piano performed at the Simpson University Faculty Recital, October 12, 2006.
Positions, Appointments, Awards

Dan Berger, Associate Professor of Communication

Listed in “Who’s Who in Poetry,” (2006-2007).

Richard Harris, Professor of Education

Elected to the board of the Shasta County Association of California School Administrators and on the board of the California Association of Professors of Educational Administration (CAPEA).

Member of Executive Board of the Shasta County Association of California School Administrators as the representation for higher education.

Served as member of the Abraham Lincoln ESL Board in Tirana, Albania, traveling to board meetings in Albania and Los Angeles.

Dan Pinkston, Assistant Professor of Theory and Composition

Commissioned by the North Sate Symphony to write an orchestral composition, to be premiered November 30 and December 1-3, 2007 at four Northern California locations.

Al Rocca, Professor of Education

Continued to serve on the California State Instructional Materials Advisory Panel for the 2006 History-Social Science Primary Adoption.

Committee Member for Geography Grants, National Council for the Social Studies
2006-07

Cindy Van Schooten, Professor of Psychology

Served for the sixth year for the National Judicial College in Reno, NV, teaching newly appointed/elected judges nationwide on how to interview children, using child development and research regarding the best interest of the child.

Served on the California Statewide Educational Committee for the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC).

Served on the California Legislative Committee for the California Family Court Services Director’s Association.