At Messiah University, our faculty come from a wide range of schools and experiences, are they are all committed to our students and their development. Educators foster spiritual, philosophical and theological reflection that enables individuals to develop and deepen Christian commitment, interpret matters of faith intelligently, and minister to others with wisdom and compassion.

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Submissions from 2001

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Femininity Versus Feminism: Contemporary Islamic Perspectives on the Essence of Womanhood, Larry Poston

Submissions from 2000

Girard and Atonement: An Incarnational Theory of Mimetic Participation, Robin Collins

Scientific Naturalism, Robin Collins

Character-dependent duty: An anabaptist approach to ethics, Caleb Miller

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Cultural Chameleon, Larry Poston

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Islam as ‘The Middle Path', Larry Poston

Submissions from 1999

A Scientific Argument for the Existence of God: The Fine-Tuning Design Argument, Robin Collins

Eastern Religions, Robin Collins

Creation, redemption and virtue, Caleb Miller

Ulrich Luz’ s Matthew in history: A contribution to pentecostal hermeneutics?, Emerson B. Powery

Putting the Amish to Work: Mennonites and the Amish Culture Market 1950-1975, David Weaver-Zercher

Putting the Amish to work: Mennonites and the Amish culture market, 1950-1975, David Weaver-Zercher

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Putting the Amish to Work: Mennonites and the Amish Culture Market, 1950-1975, David Weaver-Zercher

Submissions from 1996

An Epistemological Critique of Bohmian Mechanics, Robin Collins

Submissions from 1995

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Christian Reconstructionism and the Christian World Mission, Larry Poston

Submissions from 1994

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Against the Epistemic Value of Prediction Over Accommodation, Robin Collins

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Beginnings, Endings, and Middles, Reta Halteman Finger

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If You Want My Opinion: Cassette Tapes and Theology, Reta Halteman Finger

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Open Homes and Fictive Kin Groups: Jesus Reinvents the Family, Reta Halteman Finger

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Searching the Scriptures Vol 1 A feminist introduction, Reta Halteman Finger

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Stepping Stones in Shifting Sand, Reta Halteman Finger

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Who Killed Stutz Bearcat: Stories of Finding Faith after Loss, Reta Halteman Finger

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Relativizing Christianity, Reta Halteman Finger and Cathi M. Falsani

The Educational Philosophy of Ignatius of Loyola: A Reply to James Davison Hunter, Larry Poston

Submissions from 1993

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Cooks, Waitresses, and Nurses at the Table of the Lord, Reta Halteman Finger

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Far More Precious Than Jewels: Perspectives on Biblical Women, Reta Halteman Finger

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For the Sake of the Gospel: Paul and Ministering Women, Reta Halteman Finger

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I suffer not a woman: rethinking 1 Timothy 2:11-15 in light of ancient evidence, Reta Halteman Finger

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No Longer Be Silent: First Century Jewish Portraits of Biblical Women: Studies in Pseudo-Philo's Biblical Antiquities and Josephus's Jewish Antiquities, Reta Halteman Finger

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The Gospel According to Prostitutes, Reta Halteman Finger

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Was Julia a Racist? Cultural Diversity in the Book of Romans, Reta Halteman Finger

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Women in the Maze: Questions and Answers on Biblical Equality, Reta Halteman Finger

When ‘Zero’ Doesn't Mean Zero, Larry Poston

Submissions from 1992

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Liberation or abuse, Reta Halteman Finger

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No rope let down from heaven, Reta Halteman Finger

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Of women and enemies, Reta Halteman Finger

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Receiving a spirit of adoption, Reta Halteman Finger

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Should the West Stop Sending Missionaries?, Larry Poston

Submissions from 1991

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Gender and Grace: Love, Work and Parenting in a Changing World, Reta Halteman Finger

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Sophia's 'henchpersons', Reta Halteman Finger

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With Passion and Compassion: Third World Women Doing Theology, Reta Halteman Finger

Banishing Boredom, Larry Poston

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Becoming a Muslim in the Christian West: A Profile of Conver­sion to a Minority Religion, Larry Poston

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The Future of Da’wah in North America, Larry Poston

Submissions from 1990

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Dry bones connected: can dead Bible study live again?, Reta Halteman Finger

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Evil in three dimensions, Reta Halteman Finger

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To Love Delilah: Claiming the Women of the Bible, Reta Halteman Finger

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The Adult Gospel, Larry Poston

Submissions from 1989

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Women and Early Christianity: A Reappraisal, Reta Halteman Finger

Lessons from the Leesburg Manor Apartments, Larry Poston

Submissions from 1988

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A Woman's Ministry: Mary Collson's Search for Reform - Unitarian Minister, Hull House Social Worker, Christian Science, Reta Halteman Finger

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Bread not stone: the challenge of feminist biblical interpretation, Reta Halteman Finger

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Encountering Jesus: a debate on Christology, Reta Halteman Finger

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Good-bye, I Love You, Reta Halteman Finger

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How can Jesus save women: Three theories on Christ's atonement, Reta Halteman Finger

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Phoebe: role model for leaders, Reta Halteman Finger

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Sex and God: Some Varieties of Women's Religious Experience, Reta Halteman Finger

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The Battle for the Trinity: The Debate over Inclusive God-Language, Reta Halteman Finger

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With the Huckleberry Christ: A Spiritual Journey, Reta Halteman Finger

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Women, Freedom, and Calvin, Reta Halteman Finger

Submissions from 1987

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Forgive and forget, Reta Halteman Finger

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Neither Slave nor Free: Helping Women Answer the Call to Church Leadership, Reta Halteman Finger

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The Bible and Christian feminism, Reta Halteman Finger

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The Journey Is Home, Reta Halteman Finger

Submissions from 1986

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Good news while the roast burns, Reta Halteman Finger

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Have women existed?: searching out history's casualties, Reta Halteman Finger

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The walls came tumbling down, Reta Halteman Finger

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Those Preachin' Women, Reta Halteman Finger

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Who gets to wash feet?, Reta Halteman Finger

Submissions from 1985

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Abortion: the moral issues, Reta Halteman Finger

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Bittersweet legacy, Reta Halteman Finger

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Choosing life is a mutual decision, Reta Halteman Finger

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Feminist interpretation of the Bible, Reta Halteman Finger

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Fugue and counterpoint, Reta Halteman Finger

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Greek to Me: Learning New Testament Greek Through Memory Visualization, Reta Halteman Finger

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Learn to read the Greek New Testament, Reta Halteman Finger

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Rachel weeping: the case against abortion, Reta Halteman Finger

Submissions from 1984

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A new approach to systematic theology, Reta Halteman Finger

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Global women's project, Reta Halteman Finger

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Humanity in God, Reta Halteman Finger

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Passing the torch, Reta Halteman Finger

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Which color of the rainbow: a spectrum of feminist theologies, Reta Halteman Finger

Submissions from 1983

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A Rebuttal, Reta Halteman Finger

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Equal Mates for 50 Years, Reta Halteman Finger

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The politics of women's spirituality: essays on the rise of spiritual power within the feminist movement, Reta Halteman Finger

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Why Sarah?, Reta Halteman Finger

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Women's Reality, Reta Halteman Finger

Submissions from 1982

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Coming to Terms with Our Bodies-A Biblical Approach: Knitted Together, Reta Halteman Finger

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Loving Women, Loving Men, Reta Halteman Finger

Submissions from 1981

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Peace Be with You, Reta Halteman Finger

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Speech, silence, action!: The cycle of faith, Reta Halteman Finger

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Who Does The Dirty Work in the Kingdom?, Reta Halteman Finger

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Question & Answer: Christianity or Feminism?, Reta Halteman Finger and Susan K. Enns

Submissions from 1980

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Gothard: the man and his ministry, Reta Halteman Finger

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Parade From the Past, Reta Halteman Finger

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Images: Women in Transition, Reta Halteman Finger and David Johnson

Submissions from 1979

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Barbara Behm-Called to Preach, Reta Halteman Finger

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Clothed in God's Splendor, Reta Halteman Finger

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Why Sarah?, Reta Halteman Finger

Submissions from 1978

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'Coming Together', Reta Halteman Finger