Student Guide

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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SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION      The International Christian Studies Association (ICSA) is an international, multidisciplinary, nondenominational, nonprofit educational society endeavoring to integrate knowledge with Judeo-Christian ethical and spiritual values in an open forum of interdisciplinary and interfaith…

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SUPPORT THE INSTITUTE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH       The Institute for Interdisciplinary Research offers a new model of higher education for the 21st century, encouraging a Renaissance of the liberal arts by re-connecting knowledge, ethics and faith via dialogue…

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Student Review

Student Review THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, HAS CHANGED Katherine DeLuca B.S.. Interdisciplinary Studies Plymouth State University, 2016 In the following essay, Katherine DeLuca investigates “The Promise of Interdisciplinary Studies,” an article by Oskar Gruenwald, and how it applies…

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What Our Readers Are Saying About JIS “Congrats on creating a much needed excellent journal.” Jack T. Hanford, Ferris State University "The current journal came out very nicely. A lot of interesting articles are in there. I plan on reading…

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JIS XXXIII 2021 CONTENTS

JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Vol. XXXIII 2021 SOCIAL MEDIA & THE SELF: THE PROMISE OF CONNECTEDNESS EDITORIAL Oskar Gruenwald:  Phenomenology of Communications: Toward a Culture of Grace   1 ARTICLES William R. Clough:  The Promise and Perils of Connectedness: Living…

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JIS XXXII 2020 CONTENTS

JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Vol. XXXII 2020 THE DIGITAL CHALLENGE: HOW TO HUMANIZE TECHNOLOGY EDITORIAL Oskar Gruenwald:  Taming the Digital Behemoth: Rethinking the Digital-Human Divide   1 ARTICLES Daniel Topf: "Useless Class" or Uniquely Human? The Challenge of Artificial Intelligence  …

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JIS XXXI 2019 CONTENTS

JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Vol. XXXI 2019 THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION: REDISCOVERING FREE INQUIRY EDITORIAL Oskar Gruenwald:  The Promise of the Liberal Arts: Rediscovering Free Inquiry   1 ARTICLES Charles Scriven:  The Rabbi and the Gadfly: Finitude and the Dialectic of Tradition…

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JIS XXX 2018 CONTENTS

JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Vol. XXX 2018 THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT: A REPUBLIC, IF YOU CAN KEEP IT EDITORIAL Oskar Gruenwald:  The American Promise: Liberty and Justice for All   1 ARTICLES William R. Clough:  The First Freedom: Religion in the American Republic …

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JIS XXIX 2017 CONTENTS

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…

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