JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Vol. XXIX 2017 THE FUTURE OF RELIGION: Re-Enchantment of the World? ABSTRACTS JIS XXIX 2017: 1-3 THE QUEST FOR MEANING AND REDEMPTION (Editorial) Oskar Gruenwald Institute for Interdisciplinary Research This 29th volume in the thematic series…
JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Vol. XXIX 2017 THE FUTURE OF RELIGION: Re-Enchantment of the World? EDITORIAL Oskar Gruenwald: The Quest for Meaning and Redemption 1 ARTICLES John P. Hittinger: The Springs of Religious Freedom: Conscience and the Search for Truth 4…
THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT: A REPUBLIC, IF YOU CAN KEEP IT HILTON PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, USA, 3-5 August, 2017 Suggested Themes: It is said that the American system of constitutional, democratic self-government presupposes a virtuous people; it is unsuitable for any other. When…
CONTENTS JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES VOLS. I - XXXV 1989-2023
JIS SYMBOLISM SCATTERED LEAVES Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (1320), one of the greatest epic poems of all time, offers an inspiring analogy re scattered leaves and the human quest for meaning, redemption, and salvation. Text provided by Dr. Bruce N. Lundberg, Chair…
THE FUTURE OF RELIGION: RE-ENCHANTMENT OF THE WORLD? HILTON PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, USA, JULY 21-23, 2016 John Paul II--philosopher-poet-Pope--forged a grand new synthesis unmatched since Thomas Aquinas’ Summa. It is timely, then, to ask how and why John Paul’s vision of…
IDS Student Guide: INTERDISCIPLINARY INCLINATIONS Introductory Reflections for Students Integrating Liberal Arts and Christian Faith By Dr. Jeffry C. Davis, IDS Director, Wheaton College a nationally recognized program Interdisciplinary Studies is one of the fastest growing trends in higher education…
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JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Vol. XXVIII 2016 FREEDOM AND VIRTUE: Re-Inventing Free Institutions in an Era of Globalization JIS XXVIII 2016: 1-18 THE POSTMODERN CHALLENGE: IN SEARCH OF NORMATIVE STANDARDS Oskar Gruenwald Institute for Interdisciplinary Research The thesis of this…
JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Vol. XXVIII 2016 FREEDOM & VIRTUE: Re-Inventing Free Institutions in an Era of Globalization EDITORIAL Oskar Gruenwald: The Postmodern Challenge: In Search of Normative Standards 1 ARTICLES Michael E. Meagher: The U.S. Presidential Campaign, 2016: A Historic Realignment?…
