Center hosts Pro-Life Speaker
Mar 5, 2010
On Monday, March 1st, the Center for Politics & Religion and Life 139 hosted pro-life speaker, author, and trainer Scott Klusendorf before a group of students and faculty at Union University's Grant Center. Klusendorf, president and founder of the Life Training Institute, spoke of his experiences debating the pro-life issue. Having debated pro-choice proponents like former ACLU president Nadine Strossen, Klusendorf shared several arguments and stories from his extensive experience. Afterwards he...read more
Hudson Passes 1,000 Career Points
Feb 5, 2010
Union University junior guard Kayla Hudson, a political science major, passed the 1,000 career point mark in the Lady Bulldog win at Bethel (Tenn.) University on Thursday.
Hudson, a native of Gleason, Tenn., sank a three pointer to open the game for her 1,000th point. She finished the game with 18 points.
The NAIA All-American Hudson has been a part of one national championshi...read more
Owen & McKelvey Graduate
Dec 14, 2009
This past Saturday, the Department graduated two students. During her time at Union, Megan Owen, of Gleason, TN, served on the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Councils, was Secretary of Pi Sigma Alpha, President of the Pre-Law Society, Secretary of College Republicans, and Senator to the SGA. She was also an intern with West Jackson Baptist's Youth Program and she was very involved in multiple community service projects. She will begin a position t...read more
Kuchem and Mohler win Grant to Study College Evangelical Political Beliefs
Dec 7, 2009
This past week, Dr. Randy Phillips, Director of Research at Union University, announced the winners of the Undergraduate Research Grants for 2009-2010. One of the competitive research grants went to Matthew Kuchem, a senior from Ft. Worth, TX, and Katie Mohler, a junior from Louisville, KY, for working with Drs. Sean Evans and Micah Watson of the Department of Political Science on the College Evangelical Survey.
The grant is to help the students work with Drs. Evans and Watson as they...read more
Evans Discusses Green Politics and Christianity
Nov 5, 2009
This past Monday, Dr. Sean Evans gave a lecture on "Green Politics and Christianity" for the Town and Gown Lecture Series on Christians and the Environment. In his lecture, Dr. Evans discussed how the combination of global warming, globalization, and overpopulation leads to five problems.
First, the rise of China, India, and the developing world are increasing the demand for scare energy resources. The world is at or near "...read more
