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C.S. Lewis and the Potter Debate
November 01, 2002
Three years ago, I was approached by James Hedges, the chair of Azusa Pacific University’s Department of English, to teach a section of Children’s Literature in the Adult and Professional Studies Program. The course went smoothly until I decided to substitute Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis as an example of children’s fantasy. Why would a Christian professor teaching at a Christian university ask her students to read a book about witchcraft and wizardry?
Family Matters in the Harry Potter Novels
November 01, 2002
Despite criticism by well-meaning adults that the Harry Potter novels might lure child readers to fascination with the occult, the overriding truth remains that the novels consistently warn against the practice of magic by non-magic people, including all readers of the novels.
A Celebration of Scholarship
October 31, 2002
Casualty of Thought
October 29, 2002
“My art is inspired by a desire to tell stories about the human experience,” said Guerrero. “I think some of our most interesting experiences take place within. I want to make visual all those things inside us nobody ever gets to share or see.”
Perpetuating Foundations
October 28, 2002
On October 21 and 22, the Haggard School of Theology hosted the annual Lectureship on Holy Living. The featured speaker was Stephen Gunter, Ph.D., who serves as Arthur J. Moore Chair of Evangelism at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology.
School of Music Presents Visiting Artist Series
October 17, 2002
Overcoming Fear
October 16, 2002
Play it Loud: APU Radio Is Back
September 27, 2002
Getting Down to the Business of Central Banking
September 18, 2002
On Monday, September 16, APU students, faculty, and staff, joined businesspeople from the San Gabriel Valley to hear Honorable Edward W. Kelley Jr., former governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Presented by the School of Business and Management, the topic of the lecture was "The Functions and Impact of the Federal Reserve System."
Get Around, Get Around, I Get Around
September 10, 2002
Over the Foothills
September 06, 2002
Team Samoa
September 01, 2002
Team China
September 01, 2002
Team China was broken into two groups, serving at various locations, teaching English to high school students. Their purpose in going to China was to build relationships with the students in their classes, and after relationships were built, they have the opportunity to share with them the Good News.
Team Barbados
September 01, 2002