ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

Bailey, Wilma Ann

1996 (February). "Human Dignity and Community Inclusion." Staley Lecture. Fresno, CA: Fresno Pacific University.

1996 (April). "A Biblical and Theological Apologetic for Anabaptist Advocacy." Engaging the Powers Seminar. Washington, DC: Mennonite Central Committee.

1996 (July). "Christ in the African American Community." Symposium in honor of the 500^th Anniversary of Menno Simons. Elspeet, Netherlands: Algemene Doopsgezinde Societit.

Barnes, Joseph C.

1996 (October). "Revising Teacher Education Curricula to Enhance the Preparation of Preservice Teachers." Grantville, PA: Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators Annual Meeting.

1997 (August). "Curriculum Issues Related to Democratic Practices in Education." Las Vegas, NV: Association of Teacher Educators, Commission on Democratic Practices.

Basinger, Randall G.

1997 (March). "Franklin and Process Theism: A Response." Response to keynote address of Evangelicals and Process Conference. Claremont, CA: Claremont University.

1997 (April). "The Problem of Evil: A Comparative Analysis." Society of Christian Philosophers, Rocky Mountain Region. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado.

Beck, Lois K.

1996 "Grace Under Fire--the Heroines of Maryse Conde." Montreal, Canada: Northeast Modern Language Association Conference.

1997 (April). "The Newspaper in the Classroom: A Vehicle for Cultural Understanding." North American Association of Christian Foreign Language and Literature Faculty. St. Davids, PA: Eastern College.

1997 (April). "From Martinique to South Africa--the Films of Euzhan Palcy." San Diego, CA: Society for Cinema Studies and Baltimore, MD: North East Modern Language Association Conference.

Berke, Debra L.

1996 (November). "Teaching Work and Family from a Feminist Perspective." Kansas City, MO: National Council on Family Relations.

Brensinger, Terry L.

1997 (September). "War in the Old Testament: A Journey Toward Peace." Presidential Scholars Lecture. Grantham, PA: Messiah College.

Burwell, Ronald J.

1996 (June). "Assessment within the Major." Regional Assessment Conference, Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities. Oklahoma City, OK: Southern Nazarene University.

1996 (November). "Freshmen-Senior Comparisons Using the CIRP/CSS Data." National Assessment Conference, Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities. Cedarville, OH: Cedarville College.

1997 (June). "On the Necessity of Accommodation: Reflections on the Relationship Between Christ and Culture." Association of Christians Teaching Sociology (ACTS). Wheaton, IL: Wheaton College.

Burwell, Ronald J., & Van Wicklin, John

1996 (March). "Progress Report: Student Interviews in the CCCU FIPSE Project." San Diego, CA: National Conference, Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities.

1997 (February). "Cooperative Qualitative Assessment of Identity Formation and Faith Development." Seventh Annual Institute on College Student Values. Tallahassee, FL: Florida State University.

Caroselli, Susan L.

1996 (February). "The Imagery of Advent." Advent Symposium. New Haven, CT: Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Liturgy, and the Arts.

Chase, Gene B.

1996 (May). "What does a Computer Program Mean? An Introduction to Denotational Semantics." Biennial Conference of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences. Upland, IN: Taylor University.

1997 (April). "Gay Evangelical?" Presidential Scholars Lecture Series. Grantham, PA: Messiah College.

Chilcote, Thomas J.

1997 (October). "Integrating Writing into the Accounting Curriculum of a Liberal Arts Institution." Hershey, PA: Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Educators' Conference.

Cobb, Stephen G.

1996 (May). "Kisses Go By Favor: An Ethnographic Study of the Bahamas' Grand Experiment with Local Government." San Juan, PR: Caribbean Studies Association.

1997 (May). "Formal and Informal Special Education Needs Identification and Services: Bahamas Out-Islands." Barranquilla, Columbia: Caribbean Studies Association.

1997 (July). "Bahama Out-Islands Since Independence: Ethnographic Reflections." St. Lucia: Association of Caribbean Studies.

Crist, DeLanson R., Ray H. Crist, Karl Oberholser, Jeffrey Erikson, Jennifer Bennett, & Louis Noto

1996 (August). "Ion Exchange Basis for Biosorption and Bioremediation of Heavy Metals." Big Sky, MT: Third International Conference on Minerals Bioprocessing and Biorecovery/Bioremediation in Mining.

Downing, Crystal L.

1996 (September). "Deformed and Sullied: Architectural and Literary Paradigms of the Eighteenth Century." Pittsburgh, PA: The Group for Early Modern Cultural Studies.

1996 (April). "Skeletons Still in the Closet of Wuthering Heights." Northeast Modern Language Association. Montreal, Quebec: McGill University.

1997 (October). "A Postmodern Proscenium: Breaking Textual Barriers in Romeo and Juliet." Literature and Emerging Issues International Conference. Princess Anne, MD: University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

1997 (November). "This is Not an Autobiography: The Auto-bio-graphy of Edmund Gosse." Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association. San Jose, CA: San Jose State University.

Erikson, Carl A. Jr.

1996 (June). "Expectations in the Marketplace." Christian Engineering Education Conference. Grantham, PA: Messiah College.

1996 (November). "Appropriate Technology: Engineering for the 21st Century." ASEE Mid-Atlantic Conference. Wilkes-Barre, PA: Wilkes University.

Finger, Lareta Halteman

1997 (February). "Paul and the Roman House Churches: A Simulation." Canada School for Ministers. Waterloo, Ontario: Conrad Grebel College.

Forsythe, Christine A.

1997 (June). "Simple Book Structures." Montreal, Quebec: Christians in the Visual Arts

Forsythe, Christine A., Sandra Bowden & Kathy T. Hettinga

1996 (February). Panel on "The Artist Book." Wenham, MA: Gordon College.

Forsythe, Christine A., & Kathy T. Hettinga

1996 (September). "The History of the Artist Book." Friends of the Library. Grantham, PA: Messiah College.

Forsythe, Donald J.

1996 (March). "Christianity and Modern Art." Springfield, MO: Evangel College.

1996 (March). "Techniques in Lucite Engraving." Springfield, MO: Evangel College.

1996 (March). "Artmaking as Pilgrimage." Springfield, MO: Evangel College.

1997 (April). "Where Have All the Santos Gone." Devocíón del Pueblo--Contemporary Religious Folk Art of Guatemala. Annapolis, MD: Mid-Atlantic Conference on Latin American Studies.

1997 (June). "Artists and Faith." Panel Moderator, The City, Art, and Faith. Montreal, Quebec: 1997 Conference of Christians in Visual Arts.

Forsythe, Donald J., David L. Parkyn & Christine A. Forsythe

1997 (April). "Santos: A Historical Context & Contemporary Affirmation." Annapolis, MD: Middle Atlantic Council on Latin American Studies.

Hamon, Raeann R.

1996 (May). "Bahamian Family Life as Depicted by Wives' Tales and Other Old Sayings." San Juan, PR: Caribbean Studies Association Conference.

Hamon, Raeann R. & E. N. Cowger

1996 (November). "Parental Adjustment to their Adult Children's Divorce." Kansas City, MO: Annual National Council on Family Relations Conference.

Hamon, Raeann R., N. C. Hahnlen, M. S. Rosado, & K. A. Capozzi

1997 (November). "Mothering in the Bahamas." Arlington, VA: 59th Annual National Council on Family Relations Conference.

Hare, Angela C.

1996 (January). "Using MathKit as a Cognitive Research Tool." Orlando, FL: MAA/AMS Combined Annual Meeting.

1997 (May). "A Study of Learning Behavior." Association of Christians in Mathematical Sciences. Wheaton, IL: Wheaton College.

Heinemann, Robert L.

1996 (June). "Masculine is Gender Too" and "Teaching Asian Philosophical and Religious Perspectives in the Christian College." CCCU Conference on Community in the Christian College Classroom . . . and Beyond. Grand Rapids, MI: Calvin College.

1996 (November). "Addressing Campus-Wide Communication Incivility in the Basic Course: A Case Study;" "Drawing out Subpersonalities: Beginning Psychosynthesis;" and "The Strait and Narrow: An Evangelical Exclusion Metaphor in Crisis." San Diego, CA: Speech Communication Association Convention.

1997 (November). "Satori Stories and New Birth Narratives: A Comparative Buddhist/Christian Study." Chicago, IL: National Communication Association Convention.

1997 (November). "The Senior Capstone, Dome or Spire?" Chicago, IL: National Communication Association Convention.

Heisey, D. Ray

1996 (July). "On Becoming a Global Multiculturalist" and "Cultural Influences in Political Communication." Conference on Multiculturalism, Cultural Diversity, and Global Communication. Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute.

1996 (August). "Cultural Influences in Political Communication." China and the World Entering the 21st Century. Beijing, China: Conference on Communication and Culture.

Heisey, D. Ray, & R. P. Rodgers

1996 (November). "Rhetorical Symbolism in Louis Farrakhan's Address in the Million Man March." San Diego, CA: Religious Speech Communication Association Convention.

Heisey, D. Ray, & X. Xiao

1996 (April). "Liberationist Populism in the Chinese Film: 'Tian Xian Pei': A Feminist Critique." New York: Eastern Communication Association Convention.

Heisey, D. Ray, & M. Zhong

1996 (November). "Communication of the Urban Only-Child Generation of the People's Republic of China: An Exploratory Study." San Diego, CA: Speech Communication Association Convention.

Hettinga, Kathy T.

1996 "We Wish to See Jesus: Sacred Space and Sacred Arts in Worship and Devotion." Theological Education for Laity. Gettysburg, PA: Lutheran Theological Seminary.

1996 "Book, Medium, Message: The Book as Witness-Bearer." Panel Presentation, Horner Mezzanine Gallery. Gordon, MA: Gordon College.

1997 "Manipulating the Truth Using Digital Photography." Intersections, The City and Faith. Montreal, Canada: Christians in the Visual Arts Conference.

Hollinger, Dennis P.

1996 "The Role of Legal Method and World View in Assisted Suicide Debates: A Response to Eric Gregory." Wheaton College Philosophy Conference. Wheaton, IL: Wheaton College.

1997 "Cloning: Should We Do It?" Faith and Law Forum. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Capitol.

1997 "The Role of World View in Paul's Ethics." Washington, DC: Trinity International University Forum (Metro DC Program).

Hudson, Anna E.

1996 (April). "Teaching Jules Verne's Paris Au XXme Siecle." Pennsylvania Conference on Foreign Language Pedagogy. Indiana, PA: Indiana University.

1996 (July). "Teaching Jules Verne's Paris Au XXme Siecle." Lyon, France: The American Association of Teachers of French Conference.

Huffman, Joseph P.

1996 (September). "Bona Fide: Faith, Reason, and the Text. The Return of the Middle Ages in Post-Modern Scholarship." Presidential Scholars Lecture Series. Grantham, PA: Messiah College.

1997 (May). "Imperialism and Medieval Realpolitik: Friedrich Hardegen and the Supposed Plantagenet Einkreisungspolitik toward the German Empire." Special Session: Studies in Medievalism at the 32nd International Congress of Medieval Studies. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.

Jacobsen, Douglas

1996 (April). "Evangelicals and the Multicultural Reading of the Bible." Presidential Scholars Lecture Series. Grantham, PA: Messiah College.

1996 (November). "Fuzzy Denominationalism." Nashville, TN: Annual Meeting of the Religious Research Association.

1997 (January). "A Postmodern Revisioning of the Wesleyan Quadrilaterial." What Happens to 'Person' in a Post-Modern Era? The Wesleyan Center for 21st Century Studies. San Diego, CA: Point Loma Nazarene College.

1997 (March). "Pentecostal Hermeneutics in Comparative Perspective." Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. Oakland, CA: Patten College.

1997 (March). "A Response to Petersen's Not by Might nor by Power." Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. Oakland, CA: Patten College.

1997 (November). "Evangelical Postmodern Biblical Hermeneutics." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion. San Francisco, CA.

1997 (November). "Fuzzy Denominationalism: Views from the Non-Mainline Churches." Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. San Diego, CA.

Jacobsen, Douglas, & William V. Trollinger, Jr.

1996 (June). "Re-Forming What Center?" Re-Forming the Center Conference III. Grantham, PA: Messiah College.

Jacobsen, Rhonda Hustedt

1996 (January). "Students as Scholars: The History of Psychology Course." Tampa, FL: The National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology.

1997 (January). "The Scholarship of Personhood Reconsidered: Implications for Christian Higher Education." The Wesleyan Center for Twenty-First Century Studies. San Diego, CA: Point Loma Nazarene College.

1997 (July). "The Dialogue of Psychology and Theology Within the Circle of Scholarship." Templeton Foundation Science and Religion Conference. Oxford, England: St. Anne's College, Oxford University.

Jamison, Sandra L.

1996 (June). Cofacilitator of Second Institute on Research in Spiritual Care. Holland, MI.

1996 (July). "Spiritual Needs of the Older Adult." Hong Kong: Nurses' Christian Fellowship International Quadrennial Conference.

1996 (October). "Addressing Spiritual Needs, Symposium for Whose Who Care: Biopsychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Caring for the Elderly." Camp Hill, PA: Alliance4 Health.

Kasdorf, Julia M.

1996 (September). "Fresh Air: Place, People, and Poetry." Bluffton, OH: Bluffton College.

1996 (September). "From Tongue to Text: Poetry and the Oral Tradition." Akron, OH: Akron State University.

1997 (October). "The Gothic Tale of Lucy Hochstetler: The Temptations of Authority for Mennonite Writers." Conference on Mennonite(s) Writing in the U.S. Goshen, IN: Goshen College.

1997 (November). "The Temptations of Authority in a Democratic Society" (panel presentation). Detroit, MI: National Council of Teachers of English Annual National Conference.

Kraybill, Donald B.

1996 (January). "Mennonite Central Committee and the Transformation of Mennonite Identity." Fresno, CA: Mennonite Central Committee 75th Anniversary Symposium.

1996 (January). "Contemporary Issues and Dilemmas in Mennonite Mutual Aid." Building Communities of Compassion Conference. Elkhart, IN: Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.

1996 (February). "Social Change Among the Old Order Amish." Baltimore, MD: American Association for the Advancement of Science.

1997 "Gospel, Church and Culture." Center for Brethren in Christ Studies, The Church and Culture Conference. Grantham, PA: Messiah College.

1997 (October). "The Riddle of Amish Culture." The Menno Simons Lectures. North Newton, KS: Bethel College.

1997 (October). "The Riddle of Amish Culture." Keynote Address, Pennsylvania Sociological Society. Pittsburgh, PA: La Roche College.

Kreamer, Carolyn L.

1996 (April). "Symposium on Stimulating Nursing Research in an Academic Medical Center: Plan and Studies Generated." Pittsburgh, PA: Eastern Nursing Research Society Conference.

Lake, Larry M.

1996 (February). "Missionary Go Home! Effects of Missionary Departure on Literacy Education Programs in Irian Jaya, Indonesia." Kailua-Kona, HI: Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania.

1996 (March). "Everyone Looks Forward to Communicating: Anthropological Perspectives on Training Restaurant Staff in an American Restaurant in Jakarta." Baltimore, MD: Society for Applied Anthropology.

1996 (July). "The Temporality of Power: 40 Years of Power Erosion in West New Guinea Village Societies and Implications for the Transmission of Traditional Oral Tales." Hilo, HI: Pacific History Association Conference.

Melchert, Sandra A.

1996 (March). "Using Internet to Create Learning Opportunities in the Classroom," "Hands-On Activities for Early Childhood Educators," and "Myths and Magic in a Fifth Grade Classroom." St. Louis, MO: National Science Teacher Association Conference.

1997 (March). "First Grade Students' Attitude Toward Writing When Using Computers with the Help of Peer Coaches." Chicago, IL: Fourth International Conference on Teacher Research.

1997 (April). "Chemistry, Health, the Environment and Me: Activities for Fifth and Sixth Grade Teachers." Lebanon, PA: Lancaster-Lebanon Science Teachers Association.

1997 (April). "Project ATMOSPHERE: Hurricanes on the Horizon." Lebanon, PA: Lancaster-Lebanon Science Teachers Association.

1997 (August). "Constructivist Practices Impact a Preservice Teacher Technology Course" and "Providing First Grade Students with the Help of Peer Coaches the Opportunity to Write Using Computers." Fourteenth International Conference on Technology and Education. Oslo, Norway: University of Oslo.

Miller, Arlene B. & J. A. Shelly

1996 (May). "Spirituality in Nursing: Reaching Toward the Unseen. Wilkes Barre, PA: Nursing Education Consortium of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

1996 (July). "Curriculum Concepts for Nursing." Hong Kong: Nurses Christian Fellowship International Conference.

1996 (July). "Concepts for Nursing: Person, Environment, Health, and Caring." Seoul, Korea: Korean Nurses Christian Fellowship Conference.

Miller, Caleb D.

1996 (March). "Character and Duty: An Anabaptist Approach." Society of Christian Philosophers. Dubuque, IA: Loras College.

1996 (November). "Creation, Redemption and Virtue." Wheaton, IL: Wheaton College Philosophy Conference.

Musser, Steven J.

1996 (August). "The Spiritual Dimensions of Leadership Character Transformation." Toronto, Canada: Conference of the International Association of Management.

Ness, Randall L.

1996 (September). "Using Portfolios in Experiential Learning." Ocean City, MD: Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Education Conference.

1996 (October). "Using Portfolios for Internships." Salt Lake City, UT: National Society for Experiential Education Annual Conference.

Nisly, Paul W.

1997 (October). "Ben's Day" (a short story). Conference on Mennonite(s) Writing in the U.S. Goshen, IN: Goshen College.

Parkyn, David L.

1996 (April). "The Use and Abuse of Santos: Contemporary Expressions of Faith in Guatemala." Miami, FL: Annual Meeting of the South Eastern Council on Latin American Studies.

1997 (April). "The Santos Project: Historical and Cultural Perspectives" and "Saint-Makers, Saint-Keepers, Saint-Burners: Participants in the Tapestry of Faith in Nahualá." Annapolis, MD: Annual Meeting of the Middle Atlantic Council on Latin American Studies.

1997 (November). "Todos Santos: Catholic-Protestant Relations in Contemporary Guatemala." San Francisco, CA: Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion.

Pepper, Robert

1997 (February). "All for One and One for All: Integrating Service Learning and Residence Life." Conference on Service Leadership. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University.

1997 (June). "Help! Our Campus Needs a Makeover: Satisfying Students' Needs Today." Annual Conference, Association for Christians in Student Development. Wilmore, KY: Asbury College.

Pepper, Robert., & Jeffrey M. Rioux

1996 (February). "Integrating Service-Learning and Residence Life." Service Leadership Conference. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University.

Prescott, Theodore

1997 (February). "Under the Sign of Modernism: A Preliminary Study of the Christian Image in Modern Art." Presidential Scholars Lecture. Grantham, PA: Messiah College.

1997 (November). "Beyond the Culture Wars: The Rise of the New Religious Humanism." Fifth Annual Image Conference. New York: Union Theological Seminary.

Reyes, J. Robert

1996 (October). "Understanding Parental Discipline within a Latino Family Structure." Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition Conference.

1996 (November). "Immigration, Politics & Family Functioning: Latinos and the Psychological Aftermath of Proposition 187." Kansas City, MO: Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations.

1997 (April). "Counseling and the Latino Family Structure." Leaders in Ministry Conference. Grantham, PA: Messiah College.

1997 October). "Resiliency and Acculturative Stress: Implications for Marital Therapy with Latino Couples." Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition Conference.

1997 (November). Discussant to the paper, "Parenting that Promotes Resilient Rural African American Families." Washington, DC: Annual Conference of the National Council of Family Relations.

Reyes, J. Robert, & Y. Perez

1997 (April). "Confusion Latina: Who are We Latinos? Why are We Here?" The Fifth Annual Latino College Student Leadership Conference. Millersville, PA: Millersville University of Pennsylvania.

Ryan, Thomas E.

1997 (June). "Reflections on a Styrofoam Rock: Analogies and Aberrations in Theatrical Scene Design." Sandy Cove, MD: National Conference of Christians in the Theatre Arts.

Sawatsky, Rodney J.

1997 (July). "One Generation to Another." 50th Anniversary Address. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Canadian Mennonite Bible College.

1997 October). "On Being a Truly Christian School and College." Langhorne, PA: Mid-Atlantic Christian School Association.

Schlatter, Kurt A.

1997 (June). "What They Learn From Where They Live." Association of Christians in Student Development National conference. Wilmore, KY: Asbury College.

Schlatter, Kurt A., & John A. Addleman

1997 (June). Taking the Initiative on Connecting the Curricular and the Cocurricular." Association of Christians in Student Development National Conference. Wilmore, KY: Asbury College.

Sider, E. Morris

1996 (June). "From Few to a Plethora of Institutions: The Brethren in Christ as a Case Study." Conference on Church-Related Institutions. Elizabethtown, PA: Elizabethtown College.

1996 (October). "Historical Writing in the Small Denomination: Problems and Challenges in Microhistory." Conference on Faith and History. Grand Rapids, MI: Calvin College.

Stanley, John E.

1996 "Wesleyan Insights on the Holy Spirit from Three Contemporary Lutheran and Roman Catholic Theologians: Jürgen Moltmann, Michael Welker and Catherine Mowry LaCugna." Spring Convocation. Myerstown, PA: Evangelical School of Theology.

Stanley, Susie C.

1996 (February). "Primitivism with a Laptop." Conference on Leadership for a New Millennium. Nampa, ID: Wesley Center for Applied Theology, Northwest Nazarene College.

1996 (June). "Wesleyan/Holiness Women Preachers Challenge Woman's Sphere." Chapel Hill, NC: Berkshire Conference on the History of Women.

1997 (November). "Fuzzy Denominationalism: The Wesleyan/Holiness Movement." San Diego, CA: Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.

Stevick, Richard A.

1996 (August). "The Impact of Community Diversity on the Youth Subculture of Various Amish Settlements." Montreal, Canada: The International Conference of Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Stowman, William J.

1996 (August). "Aural Cognition Skills of University Trumpet Students: A Comparative Analysis of Melodic Recognition Skills from Varying Timbral Sources." Montreal, Canada: International Conference on Cognition and Perception.

1996 (November). "Aural Cognition Skills of University Trumpet Students: A Comparative Analysis of Melodic Recognition Skills from Varying Timbral Sources." Baton Route, LA: Conference of the Society of Music Theory.

1997 (February 24). "Becoming a Better Brass Player." Greenwood, PA: Greenwood High School.

Swivel, Loren E.

1997 (June). "Cooperative Groups in the Classroom." Christianity, Sport, Leisure and Wellness Conference. Grantham, PA: Messiah College.

1997 (June). "Cooperative Groups in the Athletic Training Classroom." Salt Lake City, UT: National Athletic Trainer's Association, 48^th Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposia.

Tedford, Linda L.

1997 (June). "How to Incorporate an Educational Outreach Program into Your Choral Offerings." Orange County, CA: National Conference of Chorus America.

Walker, Helen L.

1996 (March). "Beyond the Cognitive Domain: Transcending Defined Boundaries in the Teaching and Learning of Writing." Milwaukee, WI: Conference on College Composition and Communication.

1997 (March). "Teaching for Creativity." Pre-convention workshop: "Transcending Defined Boundaries in the Teaching and Learning of Writing." Phoenix, AZ: Conference on Communication and Composition.

1997 (March). "Writing and Emotions." Milwaukee, WI: Conference on Communication and Composition.

Webb, Ronald J.

1996 (March). "Transforming Teaching into Learning," (panel). Conference on Reengineering Businesses and Business Education. Corpus Christi, TX: Society for Advancement of Management.

Yeatts, John R.

1996 "Patient Endurance in Persecution: The Metamorphoses of Military Metaphors in Revelation." Study of Peace in Scripture Group. New Orleans, LA: Society of Biblical Literature.

Zercher, David L.

1996 (June). "A Novel Conversion: The Fleeting Life of Amish Soldier." Conference on Mennonites and Conflict. Goshen, IN: Goshen College.

1997 (May). "Romancing the Amish: The Present as a Usable Past, 1937-45." Pew Program in Religion and American History. New Haven, CT: Yale University.