Scholars Speak
Scholars Speak is a collection of articles based on research and geared for the general audience. Each short essay is written by a member of the Fresno Pacific University faculty or staff and examines an issue of community interest through the lens of that writer’s scholarship and expertise. Faculty at FPU are experts in their fields and see it as part of their mission as educators to share their knowledge beyond the campus. The pieces in Scholars Speak offer a variety of perspectives, subjects and writing styles.
Latest Articles
- Do armed citizens deter crime?
- By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - January 12, 2010
- Guns—cause of crime or means for the innocent to protect themselves? It's one of those questions most voted likely to turn a pleasant discussion into a shouting match, but one that Duane Ruth-Heffelbower takes on in this Scholars Speak.
- Don't sing the blues this holiday season
- By Jay Pope, Ph.D. - December 4, 2009
- The holiday’s here…ba DA ba dum..and I’m feelin’ blue…ba DA ba dum…
- Wish someone would tell me…ba DA be dum…jus’ what I should do…be DA bad um...
- How often do our holiday songs take on a blue hue as frustration and impatience shout down love and joy? Fresno Pacific University Psychology Professor Jay Pope has heard this tune and has some ideas on how to get your life back into a major key. He tells you how to make this busy time of year rock in this Scholars Speak.
- Serious about the Bible? Then End Domestic Violence!
- By Quentin Kinnison, Ph.D. - September 29, 2009
- October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. In this Scholars Speak, Biblical and Religious Studies Professor Quentin Kinnison issues a call to end this horror, and a challenge to Christians to lead the charge.
- I ain't Oprah!
- By Wayne Steffen - August 24, 2009
- Life happens. And it seems like there’s always more life happening, not less. So as we juggle all we must do and try to steal a minute for what we want to do, how do we decide when to say No? Is that little word even a part of our vocabulary, or is quality of life synonymous with quantity of life? Wayne Steffen, staff member at Fresno Pacific University and as much a time-management expert as parenthood, employment and the desire to be a contributing citizen can make him, vents on this topic in this Scholars Speak.
- Child abuse in Congo symbol of still more problems
- By Doug Kulungu - July 17, 2009
- Child abuse is a horror. But what happens when it is also a symptom of other abuse that can tear apart a country?
- That’s what Fresno Pacific University student Doug Kulungu fears is happening in his native Congo. He addresses the issue and its implications in this Scholars Speak.
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- All articles express the views expressed of their authors, not the official position of the university.
