The Union Scholarship Project | Union University, a Christian College in Tennessee

Recent & Forthcoming Scholarship by Union Faculty

God's Fools: Saints, Prophets, Martyrs, and the Making of Modern Comedy. Jason Crawford. Bloomsbury Academic (February 2026). Book Website | Buy at Amazon.com | Find in Union's Library
The Oxford Handbook of Allegory. Edited by David Parry. Oxford University Press (February 2026). Union Contributor(s): Jason Crawford (Chapter 26: "Allegory and Personification"). Book Website | Buy at Amazon.com | Find in Union's Library
Translation Technique and Literary Structures in Greek Isaiah 13: 1-14:23. Matthew J. Albanese. SBL Press (September 2025). Book Website | Buy at Amazon.com | Find in Union's Library

"Potential Synergistic Interaction Between Curcumin and Sorafenib Enhances Cytotoxicity in NCI-H5222 Lung Cancer Cells," OBM Genetics . (August 2025) by Lunawati L. Bennett
"Data Visualization: Enhancing Audits Through Increased Engagement," Tennessee Society of CPAs Journal. (April 2025) by Karen Coleman Miller (with Santhosh Abraham, Danielle Brannock)
"Effects of Pharmacological Dose of Vitamin C on MDA-MB-231 Cells," Biomedicines. (March 2025) by Lunawati L. Bennett

"Some New World: Myths of Supernatural Belief in a Secular Age," The International Alliance for Christian Education. (September 2025) by William Thierfelder
"The Community Pharmacist’s Role in the Management of Migraine," (September 2024) by George DeMaagd (with L Archer, A Pugh)
"Origins of the Just War: Does Belief in an Independent Moral Standard Aid or Hinder Justice?," Current. (July 2024) by Christopher Jones

"Promoting Flourishing Workplaces through Workplace Caring: Enacting an Ethic of Care Through Human Caring Theory," Academy of Management Association. (August 2022) by April Rowsey
"Working Moms' Perceptions of Fairness at Home and Work: A Textual Analysis of Sentimental Polarity," Academy of Management Association. (August 2022) by April Rowsey
"The impact of CEO extraversion on organizational proactiveness and corporate social responsibility," Society for Marketing Advances Annual Conference. (November 2021) by Duncan Nicol (with Saim Kashmiri, Prachi Gala)

"Why do the Martyrs Laugh?" at Panel Presentation, Southeast Conference on Christianity and Literature in Anderson, SC (October 2025) by Jason Crawford
"Data Analytics and Critical Thinking for Accountants and Financial Professionals" at Tennessee Gas Association Business Accounting & Professional Development Conference in Dickson, TN (September 2025) by Karen Coleman Miller (with Luka Perkovic)
"Tragedy and Neighbor-Love" at Panel Presentation, Makarios Conference in Rome, Italy (June 2025) by Jason Crawford

"‘Our Most Fatal Tendency’: The Problem of Our Gleeful Historical Ignorance," Journal of the Union Faculty Forum. (February 2025) by Ray Van Neste
"How Lyotard Predicted the Decline of the Humanities.," Current. (January 2024) by Christopher Jones
"Mathematics & Faith: A Path for Integration," Journal of the Union Faculty Forum. (December 2023) by Matt Lunsford

"When We Were Weird, Review of We Were a Peculiar People Once: Confessions of an Old-Time Baptist by David Lyle Jeffrey, ," Touchstone Magazine . (January 2024) by Ray Van Neste
"The Past Year’s Best Bible Resources for Preachers," Preaching Magazine . (January 2024) by Ray Van Neste
"Queer Comments," Touchstone Magazine . (March 2023) by Ray Van Neste

"Dear Graduates, Work Hard," Baptist Press. (May 2024) by Ray Van Neste
"The Great Commission in Tennessee," Baptist & Reflector . (January 2023) by Ray Van Neste
"Preacher, Don’t Forget to Speak to the Children," 9 Marks. (August 2022) by Ray Van Neste

Guest Editor: Role of Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants, and Gut Microbiota in Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (October 2025) Lunawati Bennett
McAfee School of Business Research Award (September 2025) Karen Miller
TSCPApex Award - Special Recognition (July 2025) Karen Miller

"Power and Elite Competition in the Neo-Assyrian Empire, 745-612 B.C." (June 2024) Christopher Jones at Columbia University
"Assessment and Synthetization of Extension Needs Encompassing the Economic and Ecological Impacts of Wild Pigs Among Young Pine Plantations" (December 2017) Micah Fern at Auburn University
"Evolution and Phylogeny of the Parasitoid Subfamily Phasiinae (Diptera: Tachinidae)." (August 2015) Jeremy Blaschke at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

"Determining How Gender and Experience Affect the Differences in Job Satisfaction Between Public and Private School Teachers in Tennessee" (December 2024) by Lynnisa M. Dearing for the Ed.D. Chair: Ben T. Phillips
"The Perceived Effect of Physically Active Lifestyles on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in College Students" (December 2024) by Laura K. Taylor for the Ed.D. Chair: Ben T. Phillips
"A Study of the Effects of Early Childhood Education on Kindergarten Readiness for Students in a West Tennessee School District" (December 2024) by Takashia Turner for the Ed.D. Chair: Ben T. Phillips