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Introduction

Moreland, J. P. "Love Your God With All Your Mind"
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This is a lecture by J. P. Moreland given in Fall 1997 on the topic of Christian Integration: How to Love God with All Your Mind. Dr. Moreland examines the role of the mind in spiritual transformation. He encourages believers to develop a strong Christian mind and shows the importance of the use of the intellect in furthering God's kingdom.

Sources for Integration

Taken from the Appendix of the book, Love Your God with all Your Mind, by J.P. Moreland. (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1997)

Anthropology & Missions

* An important organization is the Network of Christian Anthropologists. The address is Darrell Whiteman, Chair, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY 40390; Email: Darrell_whiteman@ats.Wilmore.ky.us. Phone: (606)858-2215. Journal: Missiology. In addition, there is an excellent two-issue set put out in Studies in Third World Societies, publications nos. 25 and 26 (which comes out of College of William and Mary), entitled Missionaries and Anthropologists, parts 1 and 2.

Art and Aesthetics

Biology and Evolution

Business

Biological Material on DNA

Communication and the Media

* The Religious Speech Communication Association (RSCA) is an incorporated interest group within the national Speech Communication Association (SCA) that addresses Christian concerns (journal: Journal of Religion and Communication). The International Christian Visual Media Association is made up of Christians who make films and videos primarily for the church market. They are located at 4533 E. Peakview Avenue, Littleton, CO 80121-3231.

Economics

*An important organization that promotes theological and political reflection on liberty and economics is the Acton Institute, 161 Ottawa NW, Suite 301, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (phone: 616-454-3080; e-mail: info@action.org; World Wide Web page: http://www.acton.org/).

Education

* Key journal: Christian Education Journal, PO Box 650, Glen Ellyn, IL 60138. Professional association: Christian Educators Association International, PO Box 41300, Pasadena, CA 91114; phone: 818-798-1124. Student memberships available for a nominal fee; some have regional chapters; receive a Teachers in Focus magazine co-published with Focus on the Family. A subdivision is the professional organization called TESOL, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Within TESOL, there is a Christian "subgroup" known as CETESOL, Christian Educations in TESOL. They publish a newsletter three times a year available for a $3.00 donation from CETESOL, 126 N. Walnut Street, yellow Springs, OH 45387 (phone: 513-767-7099).

Environmental Studies

* Important organizations are Christian Society of the Green Cross, 10 East Lancaster Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096, and Christian Environmental Association, 1650 Zanker Rd, Suite 150, San Jose, CA 95112 (journal: Green Cross: A Christian Environmental Quarterly).

History

* An important organization is the Conference on Faith and History (secretary-treasurer: Richard V. Pierard, Dept of History, Indiana State University, Terre Houte, IN 47809; phone: 812-877-2702; email: hipier@ruby.indsate.edu; journal: Fides Et Historia, editor: Paul L. Gritz, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas).

Journalism

Law

* An important organization is Christian Legal Society, 4208 Evergreen Lane, Suite 222, Annandale, VA 22003-9926; phone: 703-642-1070.

Linguistics

For more information, contact the Summer Institute of Linguistics (7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236) and the Wycliffe Bible Translators (PO Box 2727, Huntington Beach, CA 92647). Both have Internet pages: http://www.sil.org/ and http://www.wycliffe.org/. There is a professional organization for Christian professors of foreign language and literature called the North American Association of Christian Foreign Language and Literature Faculty (NACFLA). It meets each April at a Christian College Coalition campus. The president is Claude-Marie Baldwin of Calvin College (address: Calvin college, French Department, 3201 Burton St., SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546; Fax: 616-957-8551; journal: NACFLA Proceedings Journal).

Literature

** Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion contains critical essays, fiction, and poetry by Christians. Published quarterly by the Hillsdale Review, PO Box 674, Kennett Square, PA 19348. To subscribe, send check or money order for $30 to: IMAGE, PO Box 3000, Denville, NJ 07834. The Conference on Christianity and Literature (associated with the Modern Language Association) focuses on the relationship between Christianity and literature. The president of Prof. Jewel Spears Brooker, Collegium of Letters, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL 33711 (phone: 813-867-6533); journal: Christianity and Literature; editor, Robert Snyder, Department of English, West Georgia College, Carrollton, GA 30118).

Mathematics

Medicine and Healthcare

Philosophy

Political Studies

Psychology

* An important journal is the Journal of Psychology and Theology (Pacticia L. Pike, ed., Rosemead School of Theology, Biola University, 13800 Biola Avenue, La Mirada, CA 90639-4847; phone: 310-903-4867. Key orgainziations are: Christian Association for Psychological Studies, PO Box 310400, New Braunfels, TX 78131; phone: 210-629-2277; American Association of Christian Counselors (journal: Christian Counseling Today), 2421 W. Pratt, Suite 1398, Chicago, IL 60645; 804-384-0564; American Psychological Association, Division 36, 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Physical Science

Reductionism and the Soul/Mind-Body Problem

Science and Theology

*Two important associations and their journals are: Creation Research Society, 10946 Woodside Ave. N., Santee, CA 92071 (journal: Creation Research Society Quarterly; subscriptions: Glen W. Wolfrom, Creation Research Society Quarterly, PO Box 8263. St. Joseph, MO 64508-8263), and American Scientific Affiliation, PO Box 668, Ipswich, MA 01938 (journal: Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith; subscriptions: 55 Market Street, Ipswitch, MA 01938-0668). Another important journal is Science and Christian Belief, c/o Paternoster Periodicals, PO Box 300, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0QS, UK.

Sociology

* An important resource is Social Work & Christianity, Nacsw, PO Box 7090, St. Davids, PA 19087-7090. For a Christian professional association, contact the Christian Sociological Society (which publishes the Christian Sociologist, a newsletter that has a feature article and several book reviews), c/o Dale McConkey, Department of Sociology, 27 Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA 30109.

Women's Studies an Issues

* An important organization is the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (journal CBMW News, c/o Steve Henderson, 229 Siloam Road, Easley, SC 29642; phone: 864-269-7937; email: cbmwdeb@aol.com).