Research

The faculty in the History and Political Science Department regularly participate in several areas of scholarly and professional research. The listing below details the research which has been done by departmental faculty in the last five years. For current research, please check the individual faculty listings.

Books:

Land, Gary. Editor, Growing Up with Baseball: How We Learned to Love and Play the Game (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004).

_____. The U.S. History & Government Tutor (Piscataway, NJ: Research and Education Association, 2005).

_____. Historical Dictionary of the Seventh-day Adventists (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005).

 _____. with Walter Utt, The Bellicose Dove: Claude Brousson and Huguenot Resistance to Louis XIV (Brighton, England: Sussex Academic Press, 2003).

Articles and Book Chapters (Scholarly):

Land, Gary.  "God and the Diamond: The 'Born-Again' Baseball Autobiography," in Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond, ed. Edward J. Reilly (Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2003), 239-48.

_____. "Historical Introduction," in Joseph Bates, Autobiography of Joseph Bates, Adventist Classic Library (Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 2004), v-xxvii.

_____. "Fathers and Sons, and the Rhythms of Baseball in Nonfiction Literature." In Baseball/Literature/Culture: Essays, 2004-2005, ed. Peter Carino (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2006), 74-83.

_____, with Gary Gray. "Baseball Literature for General Education." In Baseball in the Classroom: Teaching American's National Pastime, ed. Edward J. Reilly (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2006), 113-25.

Markovic, John. "The Ecclesiastical Roots of the Holocaust: From the Adversus Judaeos Tradition to the Holocaust." In Thinking in the Shadow of Hell: The Impact of the Holocaust on Theology and Jewish-Christian Relations, ed. Jacques B. Doukhan. Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 2002, 3-27.

_____. "The Huntington Thesis: An Introduction." Fides et Historia, 36 (Summer/Fall 2004), 97-98.

Sabes, Jane. and Herbert W. Helm, Jr. "Is Recall Rage Increasing?" American Journal of Psychology, 6 (2004), 405-14.

_____. "Judicial Perspectives on the Recall of Locally Elected Officials." The Judges' Journal, 45 (Spring 2006), 15-19, 41.

Strayer, Brian.  "The Bellicose Dove: Claude Brousson Reconsidered, 1647-1698." Proceedings of the Western Society for French History, 29 (Summer 2002), 53-59.

_____. "The Bellicose Dove Confronts Mystical Babylon: Anti-Catholic Rhetoric in the Writings of Claude Brousson." Proceedings of the Western Society for French History, 30 (Summer 2004),

_____, with Walter Utt, "Le Probleme du Faux Frere: Le Cas du Sieur de Tillieres et des Refugies Huguenots en Hollande, 1685-1688." Bulletin de l'Histoire du Protestantisme Francais (juillet-aout-septembre 2004), 507-16.

_____. "The Edict of Fontainebleau (1685) and the Huguenots: Who's to Blame?" In Persecution and Pluralism: Calvinists and Religious Minorities in Early Modern Europe, 1550-1700, eds. David Trim and Richard Bonney (Oxford, UK: Peter Lang, 2006).

Summitt, April. "Cell Phones and Spears: Indigenous Cultural Transition and the Maasai of East Africa." Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, 3 (Spring 2002), 63-75.

_____. "For a White Revolution: John F. Kennedy and U.S.-Iranian Relations." Middle East Journal, 58 (Autumn 2004), 560-75.

Articles and Book Chapters (Professional):

Land, Gary. "God's Other Book: Adventist Education and the Sciences," Journal of Adventist Education (Summer, 2002), 4-8.

_____. "Teaching History Truthfully," Journal of Adventist Education (February/March, 2003), 17-23.

_____. "Educating for Citizenship: Social Studies in Contemporary Education." Journal of Adventist Education (October/November 2006), 25-29.

Markovic, John. "Theology, Ethics, Religion and Holocaust." Shabbat Shalom, 49 (Winter 2002-03), 19.

_____. "From Contempt for the Law of God to the Holocaust.: Shabbat Shalom, 49 (Winter 2002-03), 20-23.

Sabes, Jane. "Michelle Chin, Dialogue with an Adventist Specialist in Political Science." College and University Dialogue, 18 (#2, 2006), 20-21.

_____. "Is there a Role for Adventists in Politics?" College and University Dialogue, 18 (Fall 2006), 5-8.

_____. "Economic Markets and Government Mandates." In Many Voices: An Introduction to Social Issues, rev. ed., eds. Herbert W. Helm and Duane C. McBride, eds. Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 2007, 404-16.

Strayer, Brian. "Called to Witness." Adventist Review (24 January 2002), 8-11.

_____. "The Hand that Guides Our Footsteps." Adventist Review (4 December 2004), 12- 13.

_____. "Women and Witness: Their Vision Shaped One of Adventism's Most Successful Ministries." Adventist Review (April 2006), 24-25.

Book Reviews:

Land, Gary. Adventism and the American Republic: The Public Involvement of a Major Apocalyptic Movement by Douglas Morgan. Religious Studies Review 28 (January 2002), 91.

_____. Adventism and the American Republic: The Public Involvement of a Major Apocalyptic Movement by Douglas Morgan. Fides et Historia: Journal of the Conference on Faith and History, 35 (Winter/Spring 2003), pp. 149-50; reprinted, Andrews University Seminary Studies, 43 (Autumn 2005), 365-66.

_____. Religion and Public Policy ed. by Paula D. Nesbitt. Andrews University Seminary Studies, 41 (Autumn 2003), 335-36.

_____. Historical Theory by Mary Fulbrook. Fides et Historia: Journal of the Conference on Faith and History, 37 (Winter/Spring 2005), 127-28.

_____. Adventism in Quebec: The Dynamics of Rural Church Growth, 1830-1910 by Denis Fortin. Andrews University Seminary Studies, 43 (Autumn 2005), 338-41.

Markovic, John. Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews, A History by James Carroll. Andrews University Seminary Studies, 40 (Autumn 2002), 311-14.

_____. Church and State in Soviet Russia: Russian Orthodoxy from World War II to the Krushchev Years by Tatiana A. Chumachenko. Journal of Church and State, 45 (Summer 2003), 591-92.

_____. Identity and Security in Former Yugoslavia by Zlatco Isakovic. Canadian- American Slavic Studies, 38 (Spring 2004), 245-46.

Strayer, Brian. The Family on Trial in Revolutionary France by Suzanne Desan. American Historical Review, 110 (April 2005), 563.

_____. Sacred Boundaries; Religious Coexistence and Conflict in Early Modern France by Keith P. Luria. American Historical Review, 110 (April 2006), 568-69.

Summitt, April. Theodore Roosevelt: In the Vanguard of the Modern by Stacy A. Cordery, H-Net Reviews, 2003.

Paper Presentations:

Land, Gary. "History as a Moral Enterprise," Conference on Faith and History, Huntington College, Huntington, IN, October 12, 2002.

_____. "The Religious World of the Early Ellen White," Ellen G. White Summit, Feb. 4, 2004, Avondale College, Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia.

_____. "Adventist Rationalism and Ellen G. White," Ellen G. White Summit, Feb. 4, 2004, Avondale College, Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia.

_____. "Fathers, Sons, and the Rhythms of Baseball in Nonfiction Literature," Conference on Baseball in Literature and Culture, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, April 15, 2005.

_____. "The Rules of the (Sandlot) Game," Society for American Baseball Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. August 4, 2005.

_____ with Gary Gray. "Student Responses to Baseball Literature: Reflections on Course Evaluations and Teaching Experience." 11th Annual Baseball in Literature and Culture Conference, Middle Tennessee State University, Murphreesboro, Tennessee, March 31, 2006.

Markovic, John. "Against All Odds." American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, Boston, MA, Dec. 7, 2004.

_____"The Awareness of National Identity in Serbia, 1804-1914." American Association for the Advancement of Serbian Studies, Toronto, Canada, November 23, 2003.

_____"The Resilience of Christianity: Challenges and Opportunities for Christianity in the World of Multiculturalism and Diversity." Pruit Memorial Symposium, "Global Christianity: Challenging Modernity and the West," Baylor University, Waco, TX, Nov. 12, 2005.

Sabes, Jane.  "Being Targeted for Recall: And How did that Make You Feel?" Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters, Ypsilanti, MI, March 4, 2005.

_____. "Recall of Locally Elected Officials: Judicial Perspectives." International Conference on Social Science Research, Orlando, FL, December 406, 2005.

_____. "Presidents and Popes: Appointing U.S. Ambassadors to the Vatican." Symposium on Religion and Politics, The Henry Institute, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, May 3-4, 2002.

_____. "Recall elections: A Tool for Direct Democracy or for Eliminating Democracy?" International Conference on Social Sciences, University of Hawaii, Oahu, Hawaii, June 12-15, 2003.

_____"Religions: Contributing or Contentious Elements in National Governance?" Symposium on Religion and Politics, The Henry Institute, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, April 31-M 1, 2004.

_____. "Politics: A Biblical Perspective." Third Symposium on the Bible and Adventist Scholarship, Institute for Christian Teaching. Cancun, Mexico, March 19-26, 2006.

Strayer, Brian.  "Ellen G. White's Perspectives on Nature." Conference on Ellen G. White and Adventist History, Battle Creek, MI, 16 May 2002.

_____. "The Bellicose Dove Confronts Mystical Babylon: Anti-Catholic Rhetoric in the Writings of Claude Brousson." Western Society for French History, Baltimore, MD, 4 October 2002.

_____. "The Problem of the False Brother: The Case of Sieur de Tilliere and the Huguenot Refugees in Holland, 1685-1688." Western Society for French History, Newport Beach, CA, 30 October 2003.

_____. "Jansensim Confined: Patters of Incarceration at the Bastille, 1659-1774." Western Society for French History, Texas Technological University, Lubbock, TX, 1 October 2004.

Summitt, April. "River of Life: The Interconnection of Cherokee Ethos and Environment in the Tennessee River Valley," American Society for Ethnohistory, Riverside, CA, 7 November, 2003.

_____. "You Live by the Water and are in Light: Cherokee and Carolinian Constructs of Space and Place," American Society for Ethnohistory, Chicago, IL, 29 October 2004.

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries:

Land, Gary.  "White, Ellen Gould," in Encyclopedia of Protestantism, vol. 4, ed. Hans J. Hillerbrand (New York, NY: Routledge, 2004), 2004-05.

_____. "Sabbatarianism," Encyclopedia of Christianity, vol 4., ed. Erwin Fahlbusch, et. al. (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans/Leiden, Netherlands, Brill, 2004), 187-88.

Correspondence Courses:

Land, Gary.  Adventist Heritage for Teachers Correspondence Course (2 credit version of 3 credit course listed above; for SDA teacher certification). Home Study International/Griggs University (2002).