Virtual Public Lecture

Speakers: Dr. Jim Cresswell (Professor of Psychology), Dr. Wilian Gatti Junior (Associate Professor - School of Business, and Dr, Colin Toffelmire (Professor of Old Testament) 

Topic: Resisting Moral & Intellectual Anorexia in an AI World

Speakers Bios: 

James Cresswell is passionate about working with students on research projects linked to marginalized populations and social justice. His research involves linking critical/cultural theory, philosophy, qualitative methods, and community-based advocacy research. James has a wide range of publications on topics such as poverty, art/aesthetics, language, migration, religion, and technology. He serves as an editor for the Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology and has received awards linked to work with community organizations. Most importantly, James has passionate interest in linking research to teaching in a way that creates an engaging classroom experience and exiting opportunities for students.

Wilian Gatti Junior is an educator and researcher in strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation who has also worked as an industry executive, and entrepreneur. His current research aims to empower students to use design and games to create meaningful knowledge, build social connections, and express identity. He received the Pedagogical Innovation and Teaching Excellence awards from the Rennes School of Business in 2022 through his work on entrepreneurship education

Dr. Toffelmire’s research is diverse but focuses especially on the prophetic literature of the Old Testament, on hermeneutics and interpretive method, on genre theory and form criticism, and on the contemporary application/reception of biblical texts. His first book is a linguistic analysis of the book of Joel, and he has recently co-edited a collection of papers entitled Theodicy and Hope in the Book of the Twelve. His most recent publications include a co-authored article on biblical and theological argument regarding ecclesial responses to poverty, and journal articles exploring genre questions in the Book of the Twelve (Minor Prophets). He is currently working on a commentary on the prophetic book of Ezekiel for Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament series. He is an accredited worker with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada.

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