Worldview Forums
Worldview Forum Purpose Statement
The intent of the Worldview Forum Series is to provide the community with an opportunity to practice critical thinking and civil dialogue in the comparison of various worldviews in a professionally moderated, academic environment. It is expected that the forums will help those who attend learn to identify the constituent elements of differing worldviews as well as their implications upon belief and practice.
In the fall of 1999 Dr. John Geib, former Malone professor, in working with a small group of students initiated the Worldview Forum Series. Since its inception, the Worldview Forum Series has presented various forums including explorations of atheism; paganism; Earth-centered religions; the commonalities between the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant faiths; just-war and pacifism; homosexuality; Islam; Buddhism; capital punishment; and the 2008 presidential election.
Spring 2010 Forums
Tuesday, March 23
The Johnson Center
7:00 p.m.
"Getting a Life: the Emerging Adult and the Culture of Extended Adolescence"
Proponents: Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D., research professor, Department of Psychology, Clark University Editor, Journal of Adolescent Research;
Jennifer Tanner, Ph.D., visiting assistant research professor, The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University;
Christian Smith, William R. Kenan, Jr. professor of sociology and director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre Dame.
Moderator: Bill Quigley, instructor of youth ministry, Malone University.
Tuesday, February 2
The Johnson Center
7:00 p.m.
"In the Beginning" - Interpreting Creation in Genesis
Proponents: David Hall, Ph.D., Senior Pastor, Midway Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia
John H. Walton, Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College
Moderator: D. Nathan Phinney, Interim Dean of the School of Business, Malone University, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Malone University
Fall 2009 Forums
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The Johnson Center
7:00pm
“Censor This? Defining Boundaries in a Christian Academic Setting.”
Proponents: David Hoekema, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, Calvin College
David Mills, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, Cedarville College
Thomas C. Young, Ed. D, The Navigators, Great Lakes Regional Coordinator
Moderator: Tammie McKenzie, Professor of Communication Arts, Director of the Theater, Malone University
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Johnson Center
7:00pm
“The Future of Oil”
Proponents: Kent Moors, Ph., D. Professor, Political Science Department, Duquesne University
John Felmy, Ph. D., Chief Economist, American Petroleum Institute
Moderator: Scott Waalkes, Ph.D., Professor of International Politics, Malone University