Recent & Forthcoming Scholarship by Union Faculty

Books, Monographs or Book Chapters

• Recovering Classic Evangelicalism: Applying the Wisdom and Vision of Carl F. H. Henry. Gregory Alan Thornbury. Crossway Books (March 2013). Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• KJV 400: The Legacy and Impact of the King James Version. Edited by Ray Van Neste; Foreword by David S. Dockery. BorderStone Press (December 2012). Union Contributor(s): Bradley G. Green (Chapter: "Convenant, Canon, and Culture: Theological Reflections on the Cultural Meaning of the King James Version"); Hunter Baker (Chapter: "A Bible for the People: The Political and Cultural Impact of the Vernacular Bible"); Gavin Richardson (Chapter: "'No New Reformation': Anglo-Saxon Vernacular Scripture in the Minds of the Reformers"); Micah Watson (Chapter: "Who Appeals to Heaven? King James I and John Locke on Scripture & Political Authority"); Justin D. Barnard (Chapter: "Human Nature and the Veneration of the KJV"); Jennifer A. Gruenke (Chapter: "Isaac Newton's Bible: Science and Heresy in 17th Century England"); Ray Van Neste (Editor and Introduction); David S. Dockery (Foreword); James A. Patterson (Chapter: "Divine Right or Holy Dissent? Conflicting Visions of Church and State in Early Seventeenth-Century England"); Steve R. Halla (Chapter: "Art, Iconoclasm, and the Search for Unity: Reflections on Cornelis Boel's 1611 KJV Title Page Design"); Bobby C. Rogers (Chapter: "'Therefore Now Put Off They Ornaments': The Influence of the King James Bible in Contemporary American Poetry"); John T. Netland (Chapter: "'The Very Language of Men': Biblical Echoes in Wordsworth's Poetry"); Scott Huelin (Chapter: "Only God Speaks King James: The Literary Use of English Bible Translations in Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away"); Gene Fant (Chapter: "'Give Me also This Power': Secular Writers' Simultaneous Fascination with and Denial of the Power of the KJV"); Christopher W. Mathews (Chapter: "Sounding through the Centuries: The Influence of the King James Version over Four Centuries of Musical Composition"). Book Website | Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• Theology, Aesthetics, and Culture: Responses to the Work of David Brown. Edited by Robert MacSwain and Taylor Worley . Oxford University Press (November 2012). Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• "Measuring Patient-Perceived Hospital Service Quality: Validity and Managerial Usefulness of HCAHPS," Health Marketing Quarterly. (forthcoming) by Kevin Westbrook (with Babakus Cohen-Grant)
• "In the Eye of the Beholder: A Configurational Analysis of Followers’ Conceptualizations of the Ideal Academic Department Leader at Private Universities," Leadership. (December 2012) by Keith Absher (with Jack Smothers, Darin W. White)
• "Beyond “Does it Pay to be Green?”: A Meta-Analysis of Moderators of the CEP-CFP Relationship," Journal of Business Ethics. (December 2012) by Dan Slater (with Dixon-Fowler, H.R. Romi, A. Johnson, J. Ellstrand, A)
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Review Articles

• "Contemporary Spanish American Novels by Women: Mapping the Narrative," Contemporary Women's Writing. (March 2010) by Karen Martin
• "Managerial Economics and Business Strategy by Michael Baye," (February 2010) by Walton Padelford
• "Buddhism and Science: A Guide for the Perplexed by Donald Lopez," Perspectives on Science. (January 2010) by Justin Barnard
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Conference Proceedings

• "Hypertext: Young Adult Implementation of Social Media to Communicate, Preserve and Project Self," Global Telemedicine and eHealth Updates: Knowledge Resources. (April 2011) by Kristie Holmes
• "The 140 Character Pitch: How Social Media is Changing the Practice of PR," Proceedings of the 2010 Conference of the Tennessee Communication Association. (November 2010) by Ashley Fitch Blair
• "Digital Media: New Major or New Discipline Revisited," Proceedings of the 2010 Conference of the Tennessee Communication Association. (October 2010) by Christopher Allan Blair
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Presentations

• "From a Little Acorn Comes a Giant Oak: Combatting Foreign Bribery under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Anti-Bribery Convention" at Academy of Legal Studies in Business (August 2012) by David Austill
• "Medical Tort Reform: Policy Considerations and Proposals" at Academy of Legal Studies in Business (August 2012) by David Austill
• "Adam Smith and Ludwig von Mises: The Moral Framework" at Austrian Scholars Conference (August 2012) by Walton Padelford
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Non-Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

• "Developing a Christian Worldview Through Children's Literature," Journal of Union University Faculty Forum. (September 2009) by Sandra Hathcox and Carrie L. Whaley
• "Samuel Johnson, the Fear of Fiction, and Ethical Representations of Power," JUFF. (January 2008) by Patricia Hamilton
• "Arlene Francis Paved the Way for Women in TV," Television Week. (October 2007) by Steve Beverly
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Magazine Articles

• "Influence of traumatic brain injury on potassium and phosphorus homeostasis in critically ill multiple trauma patients," Nutrition. (December 2010) by Kim Lindsey
• "Review of Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson," New Madrid: Journal of Contemporary Literature. (July 2010) by Christine Bailey
• "1 and 2 Corinithians: What's a New Testament Church Like? ," Family Bible Series Adult Commentary. (June 2010) by Kendall H. Easley
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Denominational Publication Articles

• "Participation at the Lord's Table: Historical Reflections on Local and Universal Impulses in Baptist Ecclesiology," SBC Life. (December 2012) by James A. Patterson
• "Be Strong in Your Faith," Power for Today. (July 2009) by Stephen Marvin
• "A Faithful Friend," Power for Today. (April 2009) by Stephen Marvin
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Other Articles

• "Baptist Debates Reflect Lasting Legacy of Landmarkers," The Commercial Appeal. (June 2012) by James A. Patterson
• "Assessing the Influence of Symbols on Pharmacy-Generated Written Communication in a Low Literacy Population.," Health Communications. (January 2012) by Sean King (with McCaffrey, Bentley JP, Bouldin AS, Hallam J, Wilkin N)
• "Cancer Chemotherapy and Treatment," Pharmacotherapy: Principles and Practice. (January 2012) by Amy Williams
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Performances

• The Importance of Being Earnest (October 2011- November 2011) David Burke
• Attended CIVA Conference (June 2009) Christopher Nadaskay
• Claptrap (April 2009) Shawn Okpebholo
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Artistic Works

• From the Offense: Baserunner's Leads (June 2010- February 2001) Julie Powell
• Two Witnesses (March 2010- February 2011) Aaron Benson
• That Thin Eternal Line (February 2010) Aaron Benson
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Awards

• Teaching and Learning Grant (October 2012) Deidra Easley
• Lindsay Young Visiting Faculty Fellowship, Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of Tennessee (August 2012) Jason Crawford
• Pew Research Grant, Union University (August 2012) Jason Crawford
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Dissertations

• "The Influence of Temperature on the Physiology and Feeding Behavior of the Invasive Pike Killifish" (December 2009) James Kerfoot at Florida Institute of Technology
• "Support Services for Student-Athletes: Assessing the Differences in Usage Among Student-Athletes" (August 2009) Julie Powell at Northcentral University
• "Examining the Inclinations of Students to Apply to a Postsecondary Institution in their Senior Year " (August 2008) Stephanie Steele at Vanderbilt University
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Dissertation Committees

• "The Impact of the State-wide and District Dropout Prevention Plans on Dropout Rates, Graduation Rates, GED Completions, and Truancy Rates of High School Teens in Mississippi" (December 2011) by Jean Spencer for the Ed.D. Chair: Terry Weaver
• "The Perceptions of Inclusionary Practice Held by In-service Teachers and Pre-service Teachers and the Relationships Between Teacher Perceptions and Learner Outcomes" (December 2011) by Brenda Powell for the Ed.D. Chair: Terry Weaver
• "Analysis of Math and Reading Achievement Scores of Students Attending Year-Round Calendar Schools and Traditional Calendar Schools in Tennessee" (December 2011) by Chimaeze Abakwue for the Ed.D. Chair: Dottie L. Myatt
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