Charles W. Hedrick, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Missouri State University, has recently published a book on the parables of Jesus. The title is Parabolic Figures or Narrative Fictions. Seminal Essays on the Stories of Jesus (Cascade, 2016). Hedrick contends that parables do not teach moral and religious lessons; they are not, in … [Read more...] about Charles Hedrick Publishes New Parables Book
Per Course faculty member Mark Boyer just won second place in the Liturgical Press Catholic Press Awards for The Liturgical Environment, Third Edition . Liturgical Press is honored to be the publisher of nineteen award winners in the Catholic Press Association 2016 Book Awards. “We have the great privilege of working with so many extraordinary authors,” said Peter Dwyer, … [Read more...] about Religious Studies Per Course Instructor Wins Award
Congratulations to Dr. Mark G. Boyer, per course faculty in Religious Studies, on his newest publication. The book is available from Wipf and Stock publishers. … [Read more...] about Religious Studies per course instructor publishes book
One of our former M.A. students, Blake Perkins ('10), is in high cotton. Last week he signed a contract with the University of Illinois Press; his revised dissertation., BACKCOUNTRY DEFIANCE: A HIDDEN HISTORY OF RURAL RESISTANCE TO FEDERAL POWER IN THE OZARKS, will be published in 2017 as part of the press's Working Class in American History Series. Also, Blake is this week's … [Read more...] about Publication by Former History Student
What is dress? Though many people think of clothing when they hear the term, dress is actually considered, at least by social historians, to be any addition or supplement to the human body. Dr. Bukola Oyeniyi, assistant professor of history, recently published a book focused on how our dress establishes our identity. Oyeniyi’s book, “Dress in the Making of African Identity: A … [Read more...] about History Professor publishes book on dress and identity