Christian academics need a venue to present their research and personal reflections on the intersection of the faith and society to other believers in Christian higher education. This fact is especially true in the social sciences. Christus Cultura aims to meet that need and more.
Volume 5, Issue 1, April 2023
Articles
- Healing Racial Trauma: A Critical Analysis of Literature
Marika Long, Ph.D. Regent University - New Use of Force Options: Implications when the Force is Forced to Change
John M. Botdorf Helms School of Government Liberty University - Peacemakers
Dustin Addison, Ph.D. Shorter University - The Identity Shaping Rhetoric of John: Hope for the Overcomer
R. Connor Evans* New Orleans Baptist Seminary - Examining Patrick Henry’s Christian Worldview and Beliefs on a Christian Government
David T. Crum, Ph.D. Truett McConnell University
- Pearls of Wisdom: Little Pieces of Advice (That Go a Long Way)
Author: Barbara Bush
Publisher: Twelve, 2020
Review by Melissa Baskins, Shorter University
Volume 4, Issue 1, April 2022
Articles
- A Study of J. Frank Norris: His Teachings before and during World War II
David T. Crum, Truett McConnell University - Death is Nothing to Us: Epicurean Materialism and the Denial of the Afterlife
Brenton H. Cooke, Bob Jones University - Patriarchy, Gender, and Worldview: Are We Replacing God-designed with Self-defined?
Andrea Stiles, Shorter University - International Megan’s Law Overview: A Law Enforcement Officer’s Perspective
Jameson DeNagel, Liberty University - Why “The Good Book” Should Guide Your Marriage
Luciana Y. Philyaw, Shorter University
- The God Guarantee: Finding Freedom from the Fear of Not Having Enough
Author: Jack Alexander
Publisher: Baker Books, 2017
Review by R. Connor Evans, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary - Unexpected Blessings: The Joys and Possibilities of Life in a Special-Needs Family
Author: Sandra Peoples
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, 2018
Reviewed by Grace Willingham, Shorter University
Special Undergraduate Student Article Spotlight
- A New Exotic World: A Social History of Gender and the Social Elite in the British Raj
Luke Wright, Shorter University
Volume 3, Issue 1, April 2021
Articles
- Incarnation, the One and the Many: A Christological Resolution to Philosophy’s First Great Problem
Brenton H. Cook, Bob Jones University - Neoteric, Socio-Psychological Theory
Aurora Krec, Liberty University - Evil: A Psychological Exploration
Jaycee Hallford, Grand Canyon University & Jared A. Linebach, Shorter University - Inner Group Conflict in a Federal Law Enforcement Agency
Daniel Augusto, Liberty University - Exposing Evil Deeds: The Debbie Smith Act
Deborah J. Link, Liberty University
- Death on Hold: A Prisoner’s Desperate Prayer and the Unlikely Family Who Became God’s Answer.
Authors: Burton & Anita Folsom
Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2015
Review by Louden S.B. Suggs, Shorter University - Faith Forward Future: Moving Past Your Disappointments, Delays, and Destructive Thinking
Author: Chad Veach
Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2017
Review by Andrea Stiles, Shorter University - True Faith and Allegiance: A Story of Service and Sacrifice in War and Peace
Author: Alberto R. Gonzalez
Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2016
Review by Justin Pettegrew, Shorter University - Jesus Politics: How to Win Back the Soul of America
Author: Phil Robertson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2020
Review by Rick Crawford, Shorter University - Loving My Actual Neighbor: 7 Practices to Treasure the People Right in Front of You
Authors: Alexandra Kuykendall
Publisher: Baker Books, 2019
Review by Anthony Catanzaro, Shorter University
Volume 2, Issue 1, April 2020
Articles
- The Curious Setting of Eden: The Ethical Implications of the Narrative Setting of Genesis 2–3
Cory Barnes, Shorter University - Theology in Stone: Gothic Architecture, Scholasticism, and the Medieval Incarnational View of Knowledge
Brenton H. Cook, Bob Jones University - A Christian Perspective on Police Body Worn Cameras and Related Theories: A Case Study of Houston, Texas
Daniel Augusto, Liberty University - Promoting Resilience in Survivors of Suicide
Natalie Ford, Truett McConnell University
Special Undergraduate Student Spotlight Article
- The Conversion of Vladimir the Great to Orthodox Christianity
Anthony Cantanzaro, History Major, Shorter University
- I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
Author: Beth A. Silvers & Sarah Stewart Holland
Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2019.
Review by Justin Pettegrew, Shorter University - A God of New Beginnings: How the Power of Relationship Brings Hope and Redeems Lives
Author: Rob Cowles & Matt Roberts, with Dean Merrill
Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2018
Review by Sydney Holmes, University of North Carolina - Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon
Author: David Kinnaman & Mark Matlock
Publisher: Baker Books, 2019
Review by Jodi S. Ford, Liberty University - The Case for Christ: Daily Moment of Truth
Author: Lee Strobel & Mark Mittelberg
Publisher: Zondervan, 2018
Review by Luciana Y. Philyaw, Shorter University
Volume 1
- Christology and Time: How the Incarnation Revolutionized History
Brenton H. Cook, Bob Jones University - A Rich Land with a Complex History of Faith: Russia and Modern Challenges to the Spread of Evangelical Christianity
Charles W. Carter, Shorter University - A Scriptural View of Crime –Jared A. Linebach, Shorter University
Jared A. Linebach, Shorter University - Labeling Theories and Sex Offender Registries: The 21st Century Scarlet Letter
Tari McNeil, Liberty University - Reentry Policy and Criminal Theory
Steven D. Grant, Liberty University
Special Undergraduate Student Spotlight Article
- How to Help a Third World Nation: An Examination into the Third World Countries of Central America
Sydney Holmes, Shorter University
- Seven Women and the Secret of Their Greatness
Author: Eric Metaxas
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Books, 2015.
Review by Rosemary Thrasher, North Greenville University - In the Footsteps of King David: Revelations from an Ancient Biblical City
Authors: Yosef Garfinkel, Saar Ganor, and Michael Hasel
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2018.
Review by Brenton H. Cook, Bob Jones University - Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels
Author: J. Warner Wallace
Publisher: David Cook, 2013.
Review by Lindsey E. Gayle, Liberty University - What God Has Joined Together
Author: Travis Agnew
Publisher: Tag Publishing, 2018.
Review by Andrea Stiles, Shorter University - A Calling to Care: Nurturing College Students Toward Wholeness
Authors: Timothy W., and Kirsten D. Riedel
Publisher: Abilene Christian University Press, 2018.
Review by Andrew Bailey, Shorter University
Mission Statement
Our mission at Christus Cultura is to explore and highlight in innovative, cutting edge ways the intersection of Christian faith and the human experience as expressed in the study of the social sciences, including history, political science, psychology, sociology, criminology, international studies, Christian and missionary studies, and much more.
Vision
To that end, contributors to this journal present original research and solicited items–from articles and essays to book reviews and commentaries–on issues important to the Christian life as it is experienced now, in the past, or could be experienced in the future. Our scope is intentionally broad, both in terms of geography and time, as well as in content, because we seek to provide readers with a rich mosaic of the ways in which the influence of a single man, a humble carpenter from Nazareth, has continued to shape the human experience, society, and culture in profound ways. It is our sincere desire that readers will find the journal rewarding and spiritually life-enriching and that the content presented will serve, whether in profound or subtle ways, as a vehicle of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20).
Christus Cultura Staff
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Managing Editor:
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