Method Efficacy and Outcomes of a Marketing Service-Learning Project on the Integration of Faith-Related Perspectives into the Lives of Undergraduate Students

A relatively new pedagogical approach termed “faith and learning in action” (FLA) involves crafting an assignment to include faith integration (FI) in a way that inspires the learned action of an academic subject through service-learning (SL). This study incorporated experiential learning methods in the employment of FLA into a Principles of Marketing course project. Participants (47 undergraduate students) were challenged to consider how the Christian faith influenced their view of advocacy marketing, kindness in marketing messaging, and the motivation to take part in a public service advertising (PSA) project in service to a local middle school. The students were organized into groups and asked to conduct field interviews to improve their understanding of the social issues facing the local middle school students. Each group then developed a one-minute video designed to inform, persuade, or remind middle school students to recognize and respond to the social issues they face. These PSA videos were voted on by the local middle school student leadership team and distributed through YouTube to the local middle school administration to share with middle school students, teachers, and parents during various events and marketing channels. The design and methods used in this PSA project were then researched using a case study approach to investigate how FLA could synergistically connect Christian faith, service, and marketing. Self-reported outcomes of undergraduate students identified that the use of an ethical learning strategy and two experiential learning methods reportedly helped a large majority (79%) to make connections between their Christian faith and service; a large majority (69%) similarly self-reported making connections to the academic discipline of marketing

Christian Education : retrospects and prospects

Robert Pazmino embodies the life of Christian service to the Church through his scholarship, teaching, and mentoring. His research and writing have helped to form and shape the scope of the field of Christian education. These essays are also a reminder of his significant impact on Latino/a theological education and its leaders. His landmark text, Foundational Issues of Christian Education was very influential in my early research and writing. I am deeply grateful for Bob\u27s friendship and lasting legacy! I highly recommend this book as a lens to see both his scholarship and the heart of a faithful servant of Christ.https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1647/thumbnail.jp

Atonement

Jonathan Edwards and Karl Barth are widely considered to be the greatest North American and Swiss theologians, respectively. Though situated in vastly different contexts and separated by nearly two hundred years, they shared intriguing similarities. Both employed exegesis, theology, and philosophy with ease. Both reasoned with unique quality, depth, and timelessness. Both resisted liberal shifts of their day while remaining creative thinkers. And both were Reformed without uncritically assuming the tradition. Each chapter brings these theologians into conversation on classic theological categories, such as the doctrine of God, atonement, and ecclesiology, as well as topics of particular interest to both, such as aesthetics and philosophy. As with all great theologians, Edwards and Barth continue to illuminate Christian doctrine. Readers will appreciate their rigor of thought and devotion to Christ

Module 3 Handout with Reflection Questions:

How we learn: The role of culture in the learning process Cultural intelligence in the workplace Cultivating an inclusive learning environment (Lorena Vidaurre) Practicing Cultural Humility in the Classroo

Generation Z and the COVID-19 Crisis

In November 2019, members of Generation Z in the United States were laying the foundation for their adult future. While the majority of this emerging generational cohort was still in high school and college, an increasing number of recent college graduates were making their way into the workforce. On the other side of the world, a 55-year-old individual from Hubei province in China would be the first person identified with a SARS-like illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Unbeknownst to the world, this coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) would become a global crisis infecting over 235 million people and killing 4.8 million worldwide by October 2021. The United States alone had suffered 700 thousand deaths and reported 43 million COVID-19 cumulative cases within that time frame. COVID-19 had suddenly disrupted the world and the emerging generational cohort in the United States. With a year that included natural disasters, the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, soaring unemployment rates, the Black Lives Matter movement, the rise of anti-Asian violence, and a fierce presidential election, COVID-19 remained present amid these significant events and continued to shape and mold Generation Z’s values and behavioral systems in extraordinary fashion. This formative event demanded a clear and focused examination of its goliath impact on the emerging generation. Utilizing an updated model of strategic analysis (PHEESTLE Model), the authors examine the political, health, economic, educational, sociocultural, technological, legal, environmental, and ecological implications of COVID-19 on Generation Z.. Generation Z and the COVID-19 Crisis has been used as a text for courses in management, human resources, organizational behavior, and leadership. The conversational tone and practical approach will prepare readers to be effective both professionally and personally.https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1593/thumbnail.jp

Evil in the Modern World: International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

This interesting volume focuses on a set of phenomena which increasingly alarm the political world and public opinion: from the more obvious ones like torture, disease, human trafficking, abuse, genocide, displacement, to more subtle forms found in sports, technology and law. It looks at how and why these phenomena are universally condemned, and could be considered to threaten the very foundations of modern democracy; yet continue to be tolerated. The volume therefore goes beyond what Hannah Arendt has called the banality of evil and discusses the presence of condemned and heinous practices in society as fluid and chaotic but as non-trivial; capable of great transmutations through various epochs. Practices and actions considered as evil manifest in situations where individuals or groups hold power or seize power, and the contributions in this volume explore the close relation between power and evil. The volume draws upon sociology, psychology, cultural studies, political science, as well as philosophy, theology, anthropology, and neurology of the individual and of the group to provide a comprehensive understanding of the multiple facets of evil in the contemporary world.https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1599/thumbnail.jp

Church

Jonathan Edwards and Karl Barth are widely considered to be the greatest North American and Swiss theologians, respectively. Though situated in vastly different contexts and separated by nearly two hundred years, they shared intriguing similarities. Both employed exegesis, theology, and philosophy with ease. Both reasoned with unique quality, depth, and timelessness. Both resisted liberal shifts of their day while remaining creative thinkers. And both were Reformed without uncritically assuming the tradition. Each chapter brings these theologians into conversation on classic theological categories, such as the doctrine of God, atonement, and ecclesiology, as well as topics of particular interest to both, such as aesthetics and philosophy. As with all great theologians, Edwards and Barth continue to illuminate Christian doctrine. Readers will appreciate their rigor of thought and devotion to Christ

Educators\u27 Self-Understanding of Their Roles as Christians in Public Schools

A national sample of 389 educators who identify as Christian completed a questionnaire to determine their approaches to living out their faith in public schools. Participants considered 14 possible approaches. They reported modeling Christian virtue and providing “faithful presence” as most descriptive of their practice, but they were more reluctant about approaches that involve equipping students to address societal wrongs, incorporating biblical integration and worldview, and sharing the Christian message. Differences were found based on gender, age, race/ethnicity, and level/subject taught. Implications are drawn for teacher preparation programs to nurture future educators with a broader vision of community transformation

Atonement and Sin

Chapter 6 What is Christian Doctrine? This Companion guides students and scholars through the key issues in the contemporary practice of Christian theology. Including twenty-one essays, specially commissioned from an international team of leading theologians, the volume outlines the central features of Christian doctrinal claims and examines leading methods and theological movements. The first part of the book explores the ten most important topics in Christian doctrine, offering a nuanced historical analysis, as well as charting pathways for further development. In the second part, essays address the most significant movements that are reshaping approaches to multiple topics across disciplinary, as well as denominational and ecclesiastical, borders. Incorporating cutting-edge biblical and historical scholarship in theological argument, this Companion serves as an accessible and engaging introduction to the main themes of Christian doctrine. It will also guide theologians through a growing literature that is increasingly diverse and pluriform