The Inaugural Address of E. LeBron Fairbanks, fifth president of Mount Vernon (Ohio) Nazarene College, was presented on March 2, 1990. It articulates his core convictions about Christian higher education.
Summarized are his leadership style, curriculum commitments and a perspective on “Education for a Lifestyle of Service.” The address outlines the foundation for such a perspective, a model for it, and the results of a commitment to it.
FEATURE ARTICLES
6 Life on the Boundary with Lois Smith, Albert Truesdale
16 Julie Gaylord Talks about Television and the Christian Life, Wesley Tracy
21 Television and the Disappearance of Childhood, Lillith Hofstedder
22 She’s Married, with Children, Bonnie Perry
23 A Preacher Who Is Making a Difference, Mark Graham
24 Ten Commandments for Television, Tim White
27 Test Pattern
29 Latchkey Love, Mark Graham
FEATURE ARTICLES
Bresee’s Dream Revisited—Look Who’s Taking It to the Streets
6 Before I Go, Let Me Say…, William M. Greathouse
20 Children of the Shepherd, Michael Vasquez and Glen L. Van Dyne
22 Is That Really You, Lord?, Glen L. Van Dyne
24 A Spiritual Home for the Homeless, Scott Chamberlain and Peg Paugh
28 Korean Students, the Yogurt Palace, and Jesus, Kim Lundell and Mark Graham
32 Reborn in East LA., Glen L. Van Dyne
Reinbold's research used the Place Assessment among Nazarene congregations in Iowa to show a quantitative increase in engagement of participants in the areas of fellowship, witnessing to others and ministry to others. Additional qualitative measurements show increase in a participant's desire for community, clarification of identity and roles, and serving out of passion.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Happiness - the Universal Quest, p. 9
Chapter 2: Classical Views of Happiness, p. 13
Chapter 3: Christian Responses to the Quest for Happiness, p. 17
Chapter 4: Happiness in the Old Testament, p. 23
Chapter 5: The Kingdom of God and Happiness, p. 29
Chapter 6: John Wesley on Happiness, p. 36
Chapter 7: Holiness and Happiness, p. 53
Chapter 8: The Higher Happiness, p. 64
Chapter 9: Final Observations, p. 84
Subtitle: A History of Ethics in the Church of the Nazarene the First 75 years
Contents:
Introduction, pg. 1
Chapter 1: The Doctrinal source of Nazarene Ethics, pg. 6
Wesley's Ethical Emphasis
Wesley's View of Sanctification
Wesleyanism in America
The Keswick Influence
Nazarene Spokesmen on Sanctification
Conclusion
Christ-Shaped Character: Choosing Love, Faith and Hope, by Helen Cepero, Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Books, 2014. 181 pp. $14.50; ISBN 978-0-8308-3582-9.
Reviewed by Bruce Flanders, Director, Mabee Library, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, KS.
