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Gaining mindfulness: meditation for a calmer mind

April 15, 2016 by Strategic Communication

hat is conscientiousness, and how can we use it to better our own daily lives? Dr. Amber Abernathy, assistant professor of psychology at Missouri State University and Mary-Charlotte Bayles Shealy Chair in Conscientious Psychology, focuses her research on the topic and how it can be applied.

Filed Under: Discovery Tagged With: Amber Abernathy, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, Psychology, Religious studies, Stephen Berkwitz

Learn to wine like a pro: how to taste, buy wine

April 5, 2016 by Strategic Communication

Tasting wine doesn’t just involve the flavor signals that your tongue sends to your brain. It actually involves all five of your senses, and you should work to use all of them when tasting a wine.

Filed Under: Discovery Tagged With: College of Humanities and Public Affairs, Religious studies, Vadim Putzu

Faculty members receive grant to develop new curriculum

March 28, 2016 by Strategic Communication

Missouri State University religious studies professor Dr. Stephen Berkwitz and associate professor Dr. John Schmalzbauer are the figureheads behind the development of a new curriculum offering courses on religion and health to undergraduates at Missouri State University.

Filed Under: Awards Tagged With: College of Humanities and Public Affairs, John Schmalzbauer, Religious studies, Stephen Berkwitz

Dean, religious studies professor publishes book on the Bible

June 2, 2015 by Strategic Communication

Cultural World of the Bible book cover

Dr. Victor H. Matthews, dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and professor of religious studies at Missouri State University, has had the fourth edition of one of his books published. The book, newly titled “The Cultural World of the Bible,” explores what life was like for people living during Biblical times. Matthews […]

Filed Under: Awards Tagged With: College of Humanities and Public Affairs, Religious studies, Victor Matthews

The writer, the poet and the theologist

May 18, 2015 by Strategic Communication

Dr. Leslie Baynes spent a portion of her 2014-15 sabbatical as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Kilns, C.S. Lewis’ home near Oxford, England.

Filed Under: Discovery, Faculty and Staff Page Tagged With: College of Humanities and Public Affairs, Leslie Baynes, Religious studies, research

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