2012 Meeting of the Conference on Faith and History Gordon College Wenham, Massachusetts

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1 2012 Meeting of the Conference on Faith and History Gordon College Wenham, Massachusetts Student Conference Cultural Change and Adaptation October 3-4, 2012 Ken Olsen Science Center (KOSC)

2 Wednesday, October 3 2:00-7:00 Registration Location: Ken Olsen Science Center (KOSC) Foyer 7:00-8:00 p.m. Plenary Session Location: KOSC, MacDonald Auditorium Chair: Jared S. Burkholder, Grace College Welcome and Opening Remarks Janel Curry, Gordon College From Pickers to Papers: Bridging the Gap Between 'Pop History' and the Academy Gregory Jones, Kent State University 8:00-9:00p.m. Reception Thursday, October 4 8:00-9:00 a.m. Registration 8:45-10:00 Concurrent Sessions Session 1: Studies in Christian History Chair: Ute Possekel, Gordon College Paul and the Pagans: The Influence of Roman Thought on Paul s Kingdom Theology Nick White, Gordon College Blessed are the Poor: Understanding the Economic Context of Catholic Opposition to the Early Waldensian Movement Sam Young, John Brown University "The Relationship Between Monks and Their Neighbors on Mount Sinai in Late Antiquity" Anna Yearwood, Gordon College Session 2: The Palestinian-Israeli Impasse Chair: M.M. Norris, Grace College Passing the Power: the Transition of Power over the Palestine Issue from Great Britain to the United States Amber Brady, Huntington University Hashemites and Zionists: The Post-War Anglo-Arab Relationship and the Failure of the One-State Solution Andrew Wickersham, Huntington University Session 3: Soviet Power and the Second World War Chair: Paul Michelson, Huntington University Russo-German Relations During the Interwar Years David Ellis, Mercer University Power Struggle: The Zhukov-Stalin Conflict Jared Huhta, Huntington University 10:00-10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

3 10:30-11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Session 4: Nationalism, Conservatism, and the Search for American Identity Location: KOSC 109 Chair: Jonathan Den Hartog, Northwestern College In Union There is Strength! : Nationalist Sentiment and the General Motors Corporation Sit-Down Strike of Megan Keller, Messiah College Journeying from Left to Right: How Post- Communist Conservatives Changed American Politics Rosie Muska, Northwestern College Fusion to Fission: Conflicts within the Conservative Movement Adam Saxton, Northwestern College Session 5: Philosophical and Historical Perspectives on the Human Condition Chair: Lincoln Mullen, Brandeis University Nietzsche s Challenge of Christian Idolatry amongst Christians Jordan Bishop, Point Loma Nazarene University Vincent van Gogh: Spiritual Endeavors and Mental Illness Emily Weatherford, John Brown University A Woman s Journey through Calvary Amy Anema, Huntington University Session 6: Political and Cultural Tensions in the Middle East and Asia Chair: Daryl Ireland, Boston University Rethinking the Significance of Nur al-din in the Context of Twelfth-Century Jihad Daniel King, Point Loma Nazarene University Mongolian Nomads: Left without Direction Hillary Burgardt, Grace College 11:45-1:00 p.m. Lunch and Plenary Session Location: KOSC Chairman s Room Chair: Jared S. Burkholder, Grace College Is Pop History Real History? David John Marley, Vanguard University Frederick Witzig, Monmouth College John Fea, Messiah College 1:15-2:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Session 7: Interpreting the American Revolution Chair: John Fea, Messiah College The People Bear These Things in their Minds : Echoes of the American Revolution in the Assessment of the Dominion of New England under Sir Edmund Andros, Ian Keir, Gordon College Reading the Leaves: Tea and American Colonial Identity, Amanda Mylin, Messiah College

4 The Great Reversal of 1781: Disaster for the British at Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse, and Yorktown Justin Myhra, Northwestern College Session 8: Religion and Providence in American History Chair: John Scott, Mercer University Sacred Muse of Revolution: The Religious Implications of the Change in Music during the American Revolution Eric Spoelstra, Dordt College Providential Progress: The Post- Revolutionary World of Robert Crawford Katherine Garland, Messiah College/University of Massachusetts-Amherst Miracles in the Modern World: A Case Study of Bethel Church Jenny Edwards, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Session 9: Religion and Society in the Medieval World Chair: M.M. Norris, Grace College Medieval Spain: From Toleration to Persecution Rebecca Roberts, Grace College Reflective Jewels: Glimpses of Life in the Margins of a Fourteenth-Century Romance Abigail Sargent, Gordon College Windows to the Divine: Comparing Christian Iconography with Islamic Art Hannah Otto, Gordon College 2:30-3:00 p.m. Coffee Break 3:00-4:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Session 10: In the aftermath of Conflict and Strife Chair: Trisha Posey, John Brown University Reinterpreting Historical Identity in Postwar Cyprus Lazaro Mancilla, Gordon College Economic Recovery under the PRK Trevor Martens, Huntington University Post-Genocide Rwanda: a Judicial Nightmare? Maegan Bourne, Eastern Nazarene College Session 11: From Icons to Preachers: Individuals who shaped American Culture Chair: Frederick Witzig, Monmouth College That s why they call me Shine : Louis Armstrong as a Racial and Sexual Emblem in Jazz Music Grace Beasley, Grace College Framing Fundamentalism: The Life and Writings of Chester Earl Tulga Frederick Seaman, Northwestern College Steve Jobs: Part I Zeke Barber, Huntington University

5 Session 12: Experiencing and Remembering the Civil War Location: KOSC 109 Chair: Gregory Jones, Kent State University As Sparks Fly Upward: a brief study of Macon city life from July to December, 1864 Joshua Whitfield, Mercer University Crossroads in the Confederacy: Southern Protestants, Pacifist Anabaptists, and their Conflicting Beliefs Nina Catherine Ferry, Grace College Military Memoirs and Memory Scott Anderson, Northwestern College 4:30-5:30 p.m. Dinner Location: Lane Student Center