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Classroom Demonstration of Teaching Multiple Worldviews: Education, Psychology, Science - Dr. Mary Poplin.

This presentation will be a demonstration of partial lectures that deconstruct secular principles and integrate Judeo-Christian perspectives. The demonstration will model a short teaching of contrasting theoretical orientations in three areas - educational theory, psychological therapy, and the origins debate.

Civic Engagement for Students and Professors: How to Start a Chapter of Christian Students of Conscience at Your Campus – Dr. Robert Chao Romero.

Although issues of justice and love for the poor are at the center of God's heart, on many college and university campuses Christianity has the reputation of being a racist, classist, and sexist religion. This stereotype of Christianity leads many students to fall away from faith and keeps many more from ever exploring a relationship with Jesus Christ. Christian Students of Conscience (C.S.C.) was begun three years ago at UCLA to challenge this stereotype and to train and mobilize students around issues of poverty and civic engagement from a biblical, Christ-centered perspective. This session will explore the biblical basis for civic engagement and discuss how you can launch a chapter of C.S.C. at your local campus.

Sexual Identity Issues: Speaking the Truth in Love on Your Campus – Prof. Anamarie Gallardo Dwyer.

How do we call out the good in broken people? How do we leave our own point of view so that redemption can be a part of our perspective? In this session hear one professor's experience with sexual identity issues on campus and dialogue about your own experience and hope for those in need of Truth.

Using Narrative to Shape Values - Dr. Samuel Seaman, Dr. David M. Smith, and Dr. Michael L. Williams.

The authors contend there is a fundamental challenge facing the future of democratic capitalism: a lack of virtue. We argue what our society needs today is a revitalization of the classic virtues amongst its citizens. As faculty in a business school that educates future leaders, we believe that one catalyst to this revitalization may occur by using narratives as a primary teaching modality. Narratives celebrate good behavior when virtue is present, and the ill-effects when virtue is lacking Stories lead us to a better understanding of what others value and what motivates them to behave in certain ways. With their heroes and villains, narrative offers memorable examples of good and bad behaviors thereby providing useful models for decision-making and moral reasoning. The authors will describe lessons learned in applying this approach in the classroom, fostering the discussion of values and ethics among students with diverse cultural and religious backgrounds.