Harris published in Journal of Southern Religion

An article by Paul Harris, professor emeritus of History, has been published in the Journal of Southern Religion. The article is entitled “Mission and Uplift: Methodist Education in the American South and Liberia” and contrasts the relative success of Gammon Theological Seminary in training black ministers with the difficulty of exporting uplift to Liberia. The Journal of Southern Religion is […]

Dr. Cagle presents colloquium on moral progress

Wednesday, March 25 | 4:30 p.m. | MacLean 167 Dr. Randy Cagle, Philosophy, will present his colloquium on Wednesday, March 25, at 4:30 p.m. (MacLean Hall 167). His talk is titled “A Kantian Issue for Today: Affirming Moral Progress in a Time of Apparent Regress.” The following is a synopsis of his colloquium: Best-selling author Steven Pinker stirred much controversy […]

Dr. Joe Bessie to give colloquium: Moral thinking in the daily life of a philosopher

Wednesday, Feb. 26 | 4:30 p.m. | MacLean Hall 167 Dr. Joe Bessie, Philosophy, is going to give a colloquium on Wednesday, February 26, at 4:30 pm (MacLean Hall 167). His topic and the synopsis are as follows: “Moral thinking in the daily life of a philosopher: one philosopher’s view of the foundations of moral epistemology in everyday life” Philosophers […]