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Gene Fant

• Professor of English
• Executive Vice President for Academic Administration, Office of Academic Administration
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• Professor of English Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Education: B.S., James Madison University M.A., Old Dominion University M.Div.,New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary M.Ed., University of Southern Mississippi Ph.D, University of Southern Mississippi Additional Study, Christopher Newport University Office: PAC C-4A, Box 1810, 731-661-5520 (voice) E-mail: gfant@uu.edu
   

83 Result(s)

Book(s), Monograph(s) or Book Chapter(s)

• KJV 400: The Legacy and Impact of the King James Version. Edited by Ray Van Neste; Foreword by David S. Dockery. BorderStone Press (December 2012). Union Contributor(s): Bradley G. Green (Chapter: "Convenant, Canon, and Culture: Theological Reflections on the Cultural Meaning of the King James Version"); Hunter Baker (Chapter: "A Bible for the People: The Political and Cultural Impact of the Vernacular Bible"); Gavin Richardson (Chapter: "'No New Reformation': Anglo-Saxon Vernacular Scripture in the Minds of the Reformers"); Micah Watson (Chapter: "Who Appeals to Heaven? King James I and John Locke on Scripture & Political Authority"); Justin D. Barnard (Chapter: "Human Nature and the Veneration of the KJV"); Jennifer A. Gruenke (Chapter: "Isaac Newton's Bible: Science and Heresy in 17th Century England"); Ray Van Neste (Editor and Introduction); James A. Patterson (Chapter: "Divine Right or Holy Dissent? Conflicting Visions of Church and State in Early Seventeenth-Century England"); Steve R. Halla (Chapter: "Art, Iconoclasm, and the Search for Unity: Reflections on Cornelis Boel's 1611 KJV Title Page Design"); Bobby C. Rogers (Chapter: "'Therefore Now Put Off They Ornaments': The Influence of the King James Bible in Contemporary American Poetry"); John T. Netland (Chapter: "'The Very Language of Men': Biblical Echoes in Wordsworth's Poetry"); Scott Huelin (Chapter: "Only God Speaks King James: The Literary Use of English Bible Translations in Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away"); Gene Fant (Chapter: "'Give Me also This Power': Secular Writers' Simultaneous Fascination with and Denial of the Power of the KJV"); Christopher W. Mathews (Chapter: "Sounding through the Centuries: The Influence of the King James Version over Four Centuries of Musical Composition"). Book Website | Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• The Liberal Arts: A Student's Guide. Gene C. Fant Jr.. Crossway Books (May 2012). Book Website | Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• Faith and Learning: A Handbook for Christian Higher Education. Edited by David S. Dockery. B&H Academic (May 2012). Union Contributor(s): Thomas R. Rosebrough (Chapter: "Faith and Transformational Teaching"); Ralph Leverett (Chapter: "Faith and Transformational Teaching"); Gene Fant (Chapter: "The Heartbeat of Christian Higher Education: The Core Curriculum"); Harry Lee Poe (Chapter: "The Gospel, Worldview, and Christian Higher Education"); Gregory Alan Thornbury (Chapter: "Biblical and Theological Studies in the Christian University"); Taylor Worley (Chapter: "The Study of Philosophy"); John T. Netland (Chapter: "Beauty, Meaning, and Power: Bearing Witness in the Profession of Words"); Scott Huelin (Chapter: "On Language and Interpretation"); James A. Patterson (Chapter: "The Study of History"); Hunter Baker (Chapter: "The Study of Political Philosophy at the Christian University"); Roman R. Williams (Chapter: "An Invitation to Sociology"); Steve R. Halla (Chapter: "Christianity and the Arts"); Christopher W. Mathews (Chapter: "Music Education from a Christian Perspective"); Mark Bolyard (Chapter: "A Christian in the Sciences"); Jimmy H. Davis (Chapter: "Science, Theology, and the Search for the Historical Adam"); Jeannette Russ (Chapter: "Christian Scholarship in Math, Physics, and Engineering"); E. Blake Watkins (Chapter: "The Study of Health Care at the Christian University"); Mary Anne Poe (Chapter: "Social Work and Counseling in the Christian Intellectual Tradition"); Emily Lean (Chapter: "The Study of Business at the Christian University"); Kimberly C. Thornbury (Chapter: "Student Life: Thinking Biblically about Vocatio and Community"); C. Ben Mitchell (Chapter: "Engaging the Culture and the Academy"). Book Website | Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• God as Author: A Biblical Approach to Narrative. Gene C. Fant Jr.. B&H Academic (May 2010). Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• Abbo of Fleury, Abbo of Saint-Germain-Des-Pres, and Acta Sanctorum (Sources of Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture, V. 1). Edited by by Frederick M. Biggs, Thomas D. Hill, Paul E. Szarmach, E. Gordon Whatley, Deborah A. Oosterhouse. Medieval Institute Publications (June 2001). Union Contributor(s): Gene Fant (Bibliographic citations for "Germanus Autisiodorensis" (with Prof. E. Gordon Whatley)). Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• Expectant Moments: Devotions for Expectant Couples. Gene C. Fant & Lisa Fant. Zondervan (October 1999). Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article(s)

• "The End of Snow Days," The Chronicle of Higher Education. (February 2010)
• "Dante ," Encyclopedia of Christian Literature. (January 2010)
• "Petrarch," Encyclopedia of Christian Literature. (January 2010)
• "Confessions of a Three-Year Degree Student," The Chronicle of Higher Education. (November 2009)
• "Solutions Exceeding Our Problems," Jackson Sun. (August 2009)
• "Believers Should Stretch, Connect," Nashville Tennessean. (June 2008)
• "In Loco Parentis Revisited," Chronicle of Higher Education. (March 2008)
• "Realities of the Decanal Suite," Chronicle of Higher Education. (October 2007)
• "Blame it on Me," The Chronicle of Higher Education. (June 2007)
• "Sonny Greer's Lapel (short story)," Ghent Reader. (April 2006)
• "The Necessity of Mobility," The Chronicle of Higher Education. (March 2005)
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Magazine Article(s)

• "Professors You Love: Bill Boyer," Madison Magazine. (September 2006)
• "It's All Relative," Mississippi Magazine. (August 2006)
• "Sonny Greer's Lapel," The Ghent Reader. (September 2005)

Denominational Publication Article(s)

• "Review of The Shack," Tennessee Baptist & Reflector. (June 2008)
• "We're No Better," Baptist Press. (March 2008)
• "Using the Bible in Discipleship and Worship," Tennessee Baptist & Reflector. (February 2007)

Other Article(s)

• "There is Wisdom in Pausing," Jackson Sun. (September 2010)
• "We Should Welcome Immigrants," Jackson Sun. (July 2010)
• "Carter's 1979 Speech Works Today," Jackson Sun. (June 2010)
• "If Kids Have to Wait for What They Want, It Cultivates Gratefulness," Jackson Sun. (December 2009)
• "Critics Need to Start Leading," Jackson Sun. (November 2009)
• "What We Often Fail to Say About Christian Higher Education," First Things online. (October 2009)
• "We Must Learn to Pull Together," Jackson Sun. (September 2009)
• "After Discipline and Love, Parents Must Then Sit Back and Watch," Jackson Sun. (August 2009)
• "We Must Reject Moral Passivity," Jackson Sun. (July 2009)
• "Of Quirks and Conformity: Try to Retain Quirks, Reject Conformity," Jackson Sun. (July 2009)
• "Becoming Friends with My Father," facebook.com. (June 2009)
• "Why Worldview Matters," Baptist Press. (March 2009)
• "Real Tenure is Portable," Chronicle of Higher Education. (February 2009)
• "Giving a Sign of Civil Courage," The Jackson Sun (Editorial Page). (August 2008)
• "An Apology Goes a Long Way, Even for Accidental Errors," The Jackson Sun (Living Section). (August 2008)
• "While We're Off Complaining, Kids are Having a Blast," The Jackson Sun (Living Section). (July 2008)
• "Take Care of Each Other First," The Jackson Sun (Editorial Page). (July 2008)
• "Art Can Serve a Higher Purpose," The Jackson Sun (Editorial Page). (June 2008)
• "Bible the Key to a Sound Education," The Jackson Sun (Editorial Page). (May 2008)
• "Hope is Critical to the Home," The Jackson Sun (Living Section). (May 2008)
• "Parents of Teenagers, Choose Your Battles Wisely," The Jackson Sun (Living Section). (March 2008)
• "True Happiness Comes from Giving," The Jackson Sun (Editorial Page). (March 2008)
• "Churches Should Work to Help the City," The Jackson Sun (Editorial Page). (January 2008)
• "A Clean Strat for the New Year," The Jackson Sun (Living Section). (January 2008)
• "Don't Get Caught in the Giving Trap," The Jackson Sun (Living Section). (December 2007)
• "Ethics has a Place in Modern Science," The Jackson Sun (Editorial Page). (December 2007)
• "Look Beyond Symbols of Holidays," The Jackson Sun (Editorial Page). (November 2007)
• "Sometimes Eating Crow Tastes Good," The Jackson Sun (Living Section). (November 2007)
• "I'm Not Perfect, I'm Gene," The Jackson Sun (Living Section). (October 2007)
• "Beware of Today's TV Commercials," The Jackson Sun (Editorial Page). (October 2007)
• "Books Help Us Know Others Better," The Jackson Sun (Editorial Page). (September 2007)
• "Time Matters, Don't Waste It," The Jackson Sun (Living Section). (September 2007)
• "Be Careful How We Talk of Others," The Jackson Sun (Editorial Page). (August 2007)
• "The Times-Picayune as Prophet," Voices from the Storm: Poems from Katrina (Southeast Missouri State UP). (January 2006)
• "An Activity to Jump-Start Your Department," The Department Chair. (July 2005)

Presentation(s)

• "Impact 360 Commencement Address" Impact 360 Graduation. Pine Mountain, GA (May 2010)
• "Faculty Development Presentation" PoltavaTechnical University. , Ukraine. (March 2010)
• "Living with a Musical Heart" Union University 2009 fall commencement address. Jackson, TN (December 2009)
• "Why the Arts & Sciences Matter in a Christian Context" Memphis Area Christian Schools Faculty Development Workshops. Memphis, TN (November 2009)
• "From Imago to Imagery: an Overview of How Biblical Imagery Informs our Humanity and our Relationships" Evangelical Theological Society. Atlanta, GA (November 2009)
• "Thirsting After Wholeness" Union University Chapel Address. Jackson, TN (October 2009)
• "Culture and Worldview" Impact 360, Lifeshape Foundation. Pine Mountain, GA (October 2009)
• "Commencement Address" Impact 360. (May 2008)
• "God as Author: Toward a Christian Approach to Narrative" Christ in the Academy Conference. Memphis, TN (April 2008)
• "Worldview and Next Generation Students" Impact 360. Memphis, TN (March 2008)
• "Culture and Worldview" Impact 360, Lifeshape Foundation. Pine Mountain, GA (October 2007)
• "What College Faculty Wish Parents Knew" Chick-fil-A Corporate Headquarters Lunch and Learn Series. Atlanta, GA (October 2007)
• "Why Poetry Matters" Tennessee Humanities Council. Jackson, TN (October 2007)
• "Culture and Worldview" Impact 360 (Lifeshape Foundation). Pine Mountain, GA (October 2007)
• "Why the Arts & Sciences Matter in a Christian Context" Memphis Area Christian Schools Faculty Development Workshops. Memphis, TN (August 2007)
• "Putting Ruth in the Truth: Why Genre Criticism Matters" Evangelical Theological Society. (March 2006)

Award/Recognition(s)

• Amy Foundation Award For outstanding editorial, "Ethics Has a Place in Science (The Jackson Sun), 2007
• Delta Gamma Faculty Memeber of the Month 2006
• Grand Award: Feature story writing (panel) Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, 2006
• Silver Medallion: Outstanding Reporting (panel) Parenting Publications of America, 2006
• Newell Innovative Teaching Award 2005
• Who's Who Among American Educators 2004
• Pew Summer Research Fellowship "Christians Reading or Reading Christianly: Toward a Theory of Christian Literary Hermeneutics", 2003
• Who's Who Among American Educators 2003

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