SPU Works is a collection of scholarly papers and related works by faculty, staff, and students of Seattle Pacific University.
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Submissions from 2020
For the DNP Graduating Class of 2020, Deborah Bacharach
Submissions from 2019
A New Catechism for the Digital Age, Bruce D. Baker
Is AI intelligent, really?, Bruce D. Baker
CEO Compensation in IPOs, Randy Beavers
Rev. of A Voice to Be Heard: Christian Entrepreneurs Living Out Their Faith, Randy Beavers
Director Overconfidence, Randy Beavers and Shawn Mobbs
Epistemological Aspects of Hope, Matthew A. Benton
Review of Hud Hudson, A Grotesque in the Garden, Matthew A. Benton
Hedged Assertion, Matthew A. Benton and Peter van Elsywk
MPLP Ten Years Later: the Adventure of Being among the First, Janet Hauck, Rose Sliger Krause, and Kyna Herzinger
De-Imperializing Gender: Religious Revivals, Shifting Beliefs, and the Unexpected Trajectory of Laila Lalami's Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Kimberly Segall
Holy Listening in Reference Work: A Sacred Aspect of the Christian Librarian’s Calling, Cynthia Strong
Submissions from 2018
CEO Inside Debt and Firm Debt, Randy Beavers
What Matters Most in CEO Compensation?, Randy Beavers
Communication Technologies and Interpersonal Relationships: Some Considerations from Theology, Randy Beavers, Denise Daniels, Al Erisman, and Don Lee
God and Interpersonal Knowledge, Matthew A. Benton
Knowledge, Hope, and Fallibilism, Matthew A. Benton
Lying, Accuracy, and Credence, Matthew A. Benton
Of Primary Importance: Applying the New Literacy Guidelines, Janet Hauck and Marc Robinson
Submissions from 2017
CEO Long-Term Incentive Pay in Mergers and Acquisitions, Randy Beavers
Epistemology Personalized, Matthew A. Benton
Imperfectly Known or Socially Constructed? What is Truth Again?, Scott C. Campanario and Paul R. Yost
From Service to Synergy: Embedding Librarians in a Digital Humanities Project, Janet Hauck
Exploring Motivation: Integrating the ARCS Model with Instruction, Janet Hauck, Krista Reynolds, and Lindsay Roberts
How useful is GSV as an environmental observation tool? An analysis of the evidence so far., Katherine Nesse and Leah Airt
Canto XXXIII, Michael Paulus
From Digital Literacy to Digital Wisdom, Michael Paulus
Digital Reformation.pdf, Michael Paulus and Bruce Baker
The Necessity of Moral Reasoning, Leland F. Saunders
Phases, Mischa Willett
Spellbinding: a review of Mariner: A Voyage with Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Malcolm Guite, Mischa Willett
Submissions from 2016
Gleaning as a Transformational Business Model for Solidarity with the Poor and Marginalized, Bruce D. Baker
Expert Opinion and Second-Hand Knowledge, Matthew A. Benton
Evil and Evidence, Matthew A. Benton, John Hawthorne, and Yoaav Isaacs
Mental health disparities impacting Christian Korean Americans: A qualitative examination of pastors’ perspectives, Hee-Sun Cheon, Elizabeth Chang, Paul Kim, and Jung Hyun
Valuing Native American tribal elders and stories for sustainability study, Kristine Gritter, Richard Scheuerman, Cynthia Strong, Carrie Schuster, and Tracy Williams
Incorporating ETDs in the IR, One Department at a Time, Kristen Hoffman
Redeeming Innovation: Engaging Emerging Technologies by Rediscovering our Roots, Ryan Ingersoll
Psychological experiences of Korean missionary “kids” (MKs): A qualitative inquiry, Paul Kim, Hee-Sun Cheon, Jung Hyun, Elizabeth Chang, and Hee Chong David Yoo
Religious Support Mediates the Racial Microaggressions-Mental Health Relation Among Christian Ethnic Minority Students, Paul Youngbin Kim
Emotional Self-Control, Interpersonal Shame, and Racism as Predictors of Help-Seeking Attitudes among Asian Americans: An Application of the Intrapersonal-Interpersonal-Sociocultural Framework, Paul Youngbin Kim, Dana L. Kendall, and Elizabeth S. Chang
Racial Microaggressions, Cultural Mistrust, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Asian American College Students, Paul Youngbin Kim, Dana L. Kendall, and Hee-Sun Cheon
Acculturative family distancing, religious support, and psychological well-being among young adult Eastern European immigrants in Western Washington., Tatyana V. Lats, Paul Youngbin Kim, and David Diekema
Regulation of Recreational Marijuana in Small Cities and Counties in Colorado, Katherine Nesse and Colin Victory
The Image of the Library in the Life and Work of Charles Williams, Michael Paulus
Reason and Emotion, Not Reason or Emotion in Moral Judgment, Leland F. Saunders
Submissions from 2015
Entrepreneurship as a Sign of Common Grace, Bruce D. Baker
Defeatism Defeated, Max Baker-Hytch and Matthew A. Benton
Upstream, Margaret Diddams
Crossroads of Mind and Heart: Incorporating Intellectual Tenacity into an Information Literacy Program, Janet Hauck
Step Away From the Podium: A Year of “Untethered” Teaching, Ryan Ingersoll and Robbin Riedy
Are Asian Americans really healthier?, Paul Kim
Etiology Beliefs Moderate the Influence of Emotional Self-Control on Willingness to See a Counselor through Help-Seeking Attitudes among Asian American Students, Paul Youngbin Kim and Dana L. Kendall
Religious coping moderates the relation between racism and psychological well-being among Christian Asian American college students., Paul Youngbin Kim, Dana L. Kendall, and Marcia Webb
The brief & expansive history (and future) of the MOOC: Why two divergent models share the same name, Rolin Moe
Data used for manuscript - The Effect of Active Learning Spaces and Teaching Philosophy on Professors' Instructional Practices, Nyaradzo Mvududu, Kim Sawers, and David A. Wicks
The Wisdom of The Circle, Michael Paulus
Libraries and the Apocalyptic Imagination, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
Our Technological Past and Future: From Predigital to Postdigital Apocalypses, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
The Beginning of Digital Wisdom, Michael J. Paulus Jr. and Ryan Ingersoll
The Digital Public Library of America and Academic Libraries: How the DPLA Advances Teaching, Learning, and Research, Michael J. Paulus Jr., Jonas Lamb, Kristen Yarmey, Kathryn Shaughnessy, and Emily Gore
What Is Moral Reasoning?, Leland F. Saunders
Shelley's Spasmodic Afterlife, Mischa Willett
Submissions from 2014
Best Biblical Career Advice from Joseph, Bruce D. Baker
Capital in the Twenty-First Century: A Tale Without Morality, Bruce D. Baker
Believing on Authority, Matthew A. Benton
Iffy Predictions and Proper Expectations, Matthew A. Benton and John Turri
The Impact of Impression Management Over Time, Mark Bolino, Anthony Klotz, and Denise Daniels
Internalized Model Minority Myth, Asian Values, and Help-Seeking Attitudes among Asian American Students, Paul Youngbin Kim and Donghun Lee
The Masques of Amen House and a Theology of Publishing, Michael Paulus
Charles Williams’s Theology of Publishing, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
Technology and Power, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
The Library Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Culture, Collection, and Community, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
Unique Collections: Local, Consortial, and Beyond, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
Digital Wisdom for a Digital Age: Spirituality and Technology in the 21st Century, Michael J. Paulus Jr. and Ryan Ingersoll
Importance of School Library Programs, Cynthia Strong
Submissions from 2013
Free Markets with Caritas: A Transformational Concept of Efficiency, Bruce D. Baker
Social Media in Unconventional Warfare, Leah Hannaford
Transitioning from the Out Date: Information Seeking Behavior of Junior Enlisted Army Veterans of Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, Leah Hannaford
You're starting a what?: Talking to faculty, staff, and students about Digital Commons @ SPU, Kristen Hoffman
Presenting and Preserving Your Scholarship with Digital Commons @ SPU, Kristen Hoffman and Michael Paulus Jr.
Making Room: A Place for Children’s Spirituality in the Christian Church, Heather Ingersoll
Active Learning in the Library: Stewarding Funds and Cutting Cables, Ryan Ingersoll
The Apocalypse of Our Collections, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
The Hand of Myron Eells in the History of the Pacific Northwest, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
Submissions from 2012
Only Human: Exploring the nature of weakness in authentic leadereship, Margaret Diddams and Glenna Chang
iOS Management = Confused, Ryan Ingersoll
The role of self‐construals in the link between anger regulation and externalizing problems in Korean American adolescents: Testing a moderated mediation model, Irene Park and Paul Kim
The End of the Book, Michael Paulus
Archives in Institutional Context, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
Becoming a People of the Library: Reconceptualizing the Church’s Technology for Texts, Transmission, and Transformation, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
Special Collections and the Future of the Academic Library, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
The Library as Place—Really Early in the Morning, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
What is Primary: Teaching Archival Epistemology and the Sources Continuum, Michael J. Paulus Jr.
The Quietest Painting in the Room, Mischa Willett
Submissions from 2011
Two More for the Knowledge Account of Assertion, Matthew A. Benton
Grappling with Scholarship and Biblical Truth, Margaret Diddams
A Magnetic Pull on the Internal Compass: The Moderating Effect of Response to Culture on the Relationship Between Moral Identity and Ethical Sensitivity, Margaret Diddams, Denise Daniels, and Jeff B. Van Duzer
Does Sacrificial Leadership Have to Hurt? The Realities of Putting Others First, Rob McKenna and Terran Brown