Campbellsville University

Category: Volume 8 2014-2016

  • Choral Repertoires in Kentucky Pubic Schools: The Effect of Cultural Bias in Their Selection

    Edwin Carl Pavy, Jr. Research Paper for Music in World Cultures Course Campbellsville University November 2014 Abstract This paper will explore the selection bias for choral repertoire across primary, intermediate and secondary school grade levels in central Kentucky, in an effort to find any correlation between the cultural or racial composition of the choral ensembles…

  • Vogt-Farrar Historic Keyboard Collection Established at Campbellsville University

    Wesley Roberts Campbellsville University is pleased to have been chosen as the host institution for the recently created Vogt-Farrar Historic Keyboard Collection. This historic collection of keyboard instruments began in August 2011 when Doris Vogt Farrar and Lloyd Farrar donated the first of six instruments which would come to the University over a three-year period.…

  • Art, Life, Madness: A Comparative Exploration of Frida Kahlo and Charlotte Salomon

    Justy Engle Frida Kahlo and Charlotte Salomon depict the female experience as it transcends visual art. Both use images overlaid with text in their self-writing to allow their inner emotional turmoil to escape, creating unconventional products that caused them to appear to the public as suffering from some sort of madness.[1] By looking at Kahlo’s…

  • The Invisible Power of Culture to Oppress: What Every Christian Needs to Know about Gender Justice

    Mimi Haddad Lecture, Christians for Biblical Equality Lecture Series Campbellsville University 1 September 2015 With astonishing tenacity, nearly every religious or philosophical tradition, including Christianity, has advanced the innate superiority of males throughout history. While women consistently provide the highest moral, spiritual and intellectual rescue,[1] it was not until the late 1700s that Christians, particularly…

  • Revisiting the Concept of a Baptist University

    Dwayne Howell[1] Introduction Since their beginning, Baptists have seen a need for education, especially of their clergy. However, along with those who advocated the development of schools, other Baptists opposed education on the grounds that it hindered the Spirit’s work. This debate has raged for close to 400 years and continues in one way or…

  • From the Editor

    In a sweltering gymnasium, Dr. E. Bruce Heilman (Campbellsville College, Class of 1949) delivered one of the most inspiring addresses on campus within the past two years. A veteran of World War II, who has experienced many of life’s challenges, he kept graduates, parents, family members, faculty, and staff with an energetic, humorous, and interesting…