“Generosity is a relationship, not a transaction.” 

DR. JAMIE ATEN, founder and co-director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute and Dr. Arthur P. Rech and Mrs. Jean May Rech Associate Professor of Psychology, from “Giving Once to Nepal Relief is Great. Twice Is Better,” Christianity Today, May 7, 2015

“The United States as we know it was conceived not during the American Revolution but in the crucible of the Civil War.” 

DR. TRACY McKENZIE, professor of history and department chair, from “The Civil War Is More Than a Historical Fascination,” Christianity Today, April 24, 2015 

“Evangelical Christians are about sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. To do that, we need to witness to the goodness and the truth of who God is.” 

DR. BETH FELKER JONES, associate professor of theology, from “Politics, Tragedy and Religion in the Public Sphere,” On Point, July 6, 2015 

“The evangelical coalition is indeed changing. Younger evangelicals are interested in a wider range of issues than their elders, and they are not in lockstep with the Republican Party.” 

DR. AMY BLACK, associate professor of political science, from “Why Bernie Sanders Spoke at Conservative Liberty University,” Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2015

“Now is a time for creative public action that shows we are searching for and developing ways to reveal we can be trusted when we say we truly want to love our neighbors as ourselves.” 

DR. VINCENT BACOTE, associate professor of theology and director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics, from “Contending With the Long Shadow,” Q Ideas, April 8, 2015