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IICS Conference 2006 Papers

Below please find some of the papers that were presented at
the 2006 IICS Conference, Scholars Coming to Faith, July 20-22, in
Kansas City, Missouri. Click on the title of the paper to download the
paper in PDF format.


Application of Christian Leadership Principles in an Academic Bureaucracy in Contrast with Screwtape's Hell
Jennifer Shambrook, Medical University of South Carolina.

Examining the Visual Arts through the Lens of Faith
Dr. John Walford, Wheaton College.


The other papers presented at the conference have been published in a book entitled Surprised by Faith: Conversion and the Academy, A Collection of Papers Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Conversion of C. S. Lewis, edited by Dr. Daryl McCarthy, Joy McBride and Dr. Robert E. VanderVennen. The book may be purchased through the publisher, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, at their website.

Below is a list of the papers included in the book:

Foreword:

"Clash of Worldviews: The Challenge to Christianity to Defend Truth" by Charles Colson

Part I: Biblical Reflections on Conversion:

"Uncovering Biblical Conversion" by Ant Greenham

"A Life of Global Blessing: An Analysis of the 'Conversion' and Transformation of Abraham" by G. Taylor

"Academic Conversions and the Supernatural: The Interaction of Truth and Unbelief with the Demonic Realm" by Robert C. Branden

Part II: Theological Reflections on Conversion:

"Conversion Theology in Biblical Revelation" by Edward P. Meadors

"Giving God Control - The Thorough Conversion" by Timothy Meier

"Saving Faith - Gift of Divine Grace: John Wesley and John Calvin on the Experience of Conversion" by Christopher T. Bounds

Part III: Multi-Disciplinary Reflections on Conversion:

"The Re-Conversion of Western Culture: Lesslie Newbigin's View" by Roy Stults

"Poetry and Conversion" by Brad Davis

"The Psychology of Religious Conversion: A Socio-cultural and Spiritual Analysis" by Naji Abi-Hashem

"Students With Chests: C. S. Lewis, English Language Teaching and the Chinese Student Democracy Movement of 1989" by Teresa J. McCarthy

"Influences of Conversions In Africa: A Socio-Ethical Analysis" by Pic Charles Onwochei

"Some Ancient Philosophical Sources in C. S. Lewis's Practical Ethics" by Adam Barkman

Part IV: The Conversion of C. S. Lewis - The Reluctant Convert:

"Lewis's Pilgrimage To Faith" by Helmuth C. Poggemiller

"Lewis, Kierkegaard and Friendship" by John Lippitt

"Observing C. S. Lewis's Heart and Soul" by Thomas L. Morris

"C. S. Lewis and Frederick Buechner: Conversion Narratives Compared" by Victoria S. Allen

 
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