GEORGE FOX TALKS

In this episode, Abigail Favale shares a conversation with philosophy professor Isaac Choi spanning from the existence of aliens to artificial intelligence takeover. Does Christian Theology actually lend itself to the possibility of extra-terrestrial life? How does ancient philosophy address ideas that we might consider to be “science fiction?” What are the most prominent contemporary theories about the multiverse?

Dr. Isaac Choi studied physics and chemistry at Harvard College. He received two masters from Princeton Theological Seminary in philosophy and theology, writing a thesis on divine action, quantum mechanics, and computer simulations. His doctoral dissertation in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame was on the nature and epistemology of expertise, centered on the question of how we should decide between disagreeing experts.

Professor Abigail Favale completed her doctorate at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where she was a recipient of the competitive Overseas Research Award. In 2011, her dissertation was granted the Samuel Rutherford Prize for the most distinguished thesis in English literature.
Check out Abigail's academic profile.

To connect with more of her work, visit her website.

These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this. 

In this episode, Daniel Kang talks with Dr. Amber Nelson and Dr. Danny Rodriguez about how a patient’s cultural identity affects the experience of the healthcare system. What does it mean to be a minority group patient? How can mentorship and inter-professional education help shape a more effective and inclusive healthcare system? What does the system look like when it is operating well?

Dr. Amber Nelson joined George Fox as an assistant professor of clinical psychology in 2019. An alumna of George Fox, from which she earned a doctorate in clinical psychology (2016) and both master’s (2014) and bachelor’s (2009) degrees in psychology, she worked the previous three years as a pediatric psychologist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, where she completed two years of postdoctoral fellowship and joined as a licensed staff psychologist in August of 2018.

Dr. Danny Rodriguez is an assistant professor of clinical psychology in the Doctor of Psychology program at George Fox University.

An alumnus of George Fox, from which he earned both a doctorate in psychology (2019) and a bachelor’s degree in the discipline (2013), he worked the previous year as a behavioral health provider for the Providence Medical Group in Sherwood, serving as a licensed psychologist for patients confronting depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and other issues. In the year prior, he was a postdoctoral fellow (2019-20) and psychology intern (2018-19) with I Ola Lãhui Rural Hawaii Behavioral Health in Hawaii.

The host for this episode, Dr. Daniel Kang, joined George Fox’s Department of Physical Therapy as an assistant professor of physical therapy in 2013. Previously, he worked for nine years as owner and lead physical therapist of Kang Physical Therapy Inc. of Ventura, California. His teaching experience includes stints as an instructor of kinesiology at California State University of Channel Islands and as a teaching assistant of anatomy and physiology at Loma Linda University. He is in the process of earning a graduate certification of medical physiology with a specialization in cardiovascular/renal physiology and pathophysiology from the University of Florida. He holds a doctor of physical therapy degree (2004), a master’s degree in physical therapy (2002) and a bachelor’s degree in health science (2002), all from Loma Linda University.

These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this. 

In this episode, Dave Tussing talks with director of Evangelical Friends Mission Stan Leach about servant leadership. How does a focus on the value of people affect the way an organization functions? What does it look like to share power in a servant leadership model, and how is conflict dealt with when humility is the rule? Hint: it all has a lot to do with listening.

Stan Leach, President and Founder of Equipping Leader Ministries, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from nearly 40 years’ working in various areas of ministry. Stan has an M.Div and a D.Min from Fuller Theological Seminary, but more than that, he has a heart for, a track record of, and a passion to serve the local church and see it flourish. He served most recently as Superintendent of Evangelical Friends Church Southwest for 16 years.

Dave Tussing is a leader that cares about the whole person, and inspiring others to live into their full potential and calling. He strives to infuse ethics and values into business and to lead teams to improve the world as they grow their business. Dave has led teams across technology, healthcare and sports / retail industries at companies ranging in size from small pacific northwest based companies to some of the largest companies in the world. He holds a BA in Accounting and BS in Computer & Information Science from George Fox University and obtained his MBA from Portland State University. As a lifetime learner he also obtained an executive certificate in Strategy & Innovation from MIT and has completed courses in data science and AI/ML from Udacity. With learning, there is no finish line.

Dave can be reached on LinkedIn.

Views and opinions expressed in this podcast do not represent views of the companies for which David or guests are employed.

These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this.

In this episode, Joseph Clair talks with Dr. Nancy Pearcey about worldview, sexuality, and the human body. How has the “truth split” affected the way we think about the value of our bodies? Is the body or the mind a better indicator of personal teleology? What is it that Christians offer to the conversation about sex, gender, and embodiment that allows people to hold onto the high dignity of their personhood?

Dr. Nancy Pearcey is a professor of apologetics and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University, a fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, and editor at large of The Pearcey Report. She has published 100+ articles in outlets such as the Washington Post, the Washington Times, First Things, and many more. Nancy has also served as an editorial board member of Salem Communications and a commentator on Public Square Radio, and she has appeared on radio and television, including Fox & Friends, NPR, and C-SPAN.

Check out Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality.

Our host, Joseph Clair, serves as the executive dean of the Cultural Enterprise at George Fox University, which encompasses the humanities, theology, education, and professional studies. He is also an associate professor of theology and culture. Before joining the George Fox faculty in 2013, he earned his PhD in the religion, ethics and politics program at Princeton University while also working as an assistant in instruction. Prior to Princeton, Clair earned an MPhil at the University of Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. He also holds master’s degrees from Fordham and Duke University, as well as a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College.

These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this.

In this episode, Abigail Favale has a conversation with Eve Tushnet and Wesley Hill about homosexuality, celibacy, friendship, and community in the context of the Church. What does it look like to follow the Way of Jesus while being attracted to the same sex? What does the Bible say about friendship between members of the same sex?  How has a focus on romantic love affected the way the church communities operate?

Eve Tushnet is the author of Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith (winner of the 2015 Catholic Press Award for books on Gender Issues) and two novels, Amends and Punishment: A Love Story. She is the editor of the anthology Christ’s Body, Christ’s Wounds: Staying Catholic When You’ve Been Hurt in the Church. She has written on the paths of love available to gay Christians for a wide range of publications, including America, the American Conservative, Commonweal, and Christianity Today, and online at the Atlantic, the New York Times, and the Washington Post; she speaks frequently on these subjects, at venues ranging from the Gay Christian Network conference to seminaries, parishes, Theology on Tap, and universities.

Connect with Eve via email: [email protected]

Wesley Hill is associate professor of New Testament at Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan and an assisting priest at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His PhD in New Testament is from Durham University in the UK. He is the author of Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality, Paul and the Trinity: Persons, Relations, and the Pauline Letters, Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian, and The Lord’s Prayer: A Guide to Praying to Our Father. A contributing editor for Comment magazine, he writes regularly for Christianity Today, The Living Church, and other publications.

Professor Abigail Favale completed her doctorate at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where she was a recipient of the competitive Overseas Research Award. In 2011, her dissertation was granted the Samuel Rutherford Prize for the most distinguished thesis in English literature.

Check out Abigail's academic profile.

To connect with more of her work, visit her website.

These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this. 

In this episode, Daniel Kang meets with Dr. Dan Rhon to discuss arthritis and physical therapy. Is it better for patients with osteoarthritis to receive injections or to go through manual physical therapy? What are the common misconceptions when it comes to joint pain? How can therapists get past mental barriers with patients to achieve the greatest health outcomes?

Dr. Dan Rhon is a clinician and active health services researcher. He is a Primary Investigator for multiple trials at the Center for the Intrepid, Brooke Army Medical Center. He is an ORISE Research Fellow for the Physical Performance Service Line at the Office of the Surgeon General, and an Assistant professor at Baylor University. 

Follow Dan on Twitter.

Check out Dan’s study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The host for this episode, Dr. Daniel Kang, joined George Fox’s Department of Physical Therapy as an assistant professor of physical therapy in 2013. Previously, he worked for nine years as owner and lead physical therapist of Kang Physical Therapy Inc. of Ventura, California. His teaching experience includes stints as an instructor of kinesiology at California State University of Channel Islands and as a teaching assistant of anatomy and physiology at Loma Linda University. He is in the process of earning a graduate certification of medical physiology with a specialization in cardiovascular/renal physiology and pathophysiology from the University of Florida. He holds a doctor of physical therapy degree (2004), a master’s degree in physical therapy (2002) and a bachelor’s degree in health science (2002), all from Loma Linda University.

These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this. 

In this episode, Dave Tussing meets with Emily Brummund to discuss coaching. As a certified CliftonStrengths coach, Emily shows how she is able to help clients identify their talents and gain clarity in their lives. She touches on the benefits of having a coach in various areas of life including career, faith, and home life.

Emily Brummund is an entrepreneur and a Strengths & Leadership Coach with Illuminate Leadership, LLC. She’s worked with hundreds of business owners, corporate and network marketing professionals, stay at home moms, ministry leaders, and youth to help them on the road to gain clarity in their own lives.

Dave Tussing is a leader that cares about the whole person, and inspiring others to live into their full potential and calling. He strives to infuse ethics and values into business and to lead teams to improve the world as they grow their business. Dave has led teams across technology, healthcare and sports / retail industries at companies ranging in size from small pacific northwest based companies to some of the largest companies in the world. He holds a BA in Accounting and BS in Computer & Information Science from George Fox University and obtained his MBA from Portland State University. As a lifetime learner he also obtained an executive certificate in Strategy & Innovation from MIT and has completed courses in data science and AI/ML from Udacity. With learning, there is no finish line.

Dave can be reached on LinkedIn.

Views and opinions expressed in this podcast do not represent views of the companies for which David or guests are employed.

These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this.

In this episode, Joseph Clair invites Lindsey Hankins and Isaac Choi into an exploration of prayer. They discuss the mysteries of answered and unanswered prayers of petition and consider the formative nature of all types of interaction with God.

Dr. Lindsey Hankins completed her PhD in theology, with a concentration in the history of doctrine, from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2020. She has traveled extensively to present at events nationwide, has frequently been invited to speak at Young Life conferences, and has served on a number of councils and committees, including on the advisory council for the Center for Theology, Women, and Gender at Princeton Theological Seminary (2019-20).

Dr. Isaac Choi studied physics and chemistry at Harvard College. He received two masters from Princeton Theological Seminary in philosophy and theology, writing a thesis on divine action, quantum mechanics, and computer simulations. His doctoral dissertation in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame was on the nature and epistemology of expertise, centered on the question of how we should decide between disagreeing experts.

Our host, Joseph Clair, serves as the executive dean of the Cultural Enterprise at George Fox University, which encompasses the humanities, theology, education, and professional studies. He is also an associate professor of theology and culture. Before joining the George Fox faculty in 2013, he earned his PhD in the religion, ethics and politics program at Princeton University while also working as an assistant in instruction. Prior to Princeton, Clair earned an MPhil at the University of Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. He also holds master’s degrees from Fordham and Duke University, as well as a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College.

These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this. 

In this episode, Abigail Favale speaks with Theology & Ethics professor Travis Pickell about the way we experience death. They discuss Americans’ understanding of the topic, why we fear it & keep it at a distance, and how certain people have demonstrated meaningful ways to engage with death.

Dr. Travis Pickell was a lecturer and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia before teaching at George Fox University. He also taught extensively at Anselm House, a center for Christian study at the University of Minnesota.

More on Travis here.

Professor Abigail Favale completed her doctorate at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where she was a recipient of the competitive Overseas Research Award. In 2011, her dissertation was granted the Samuel Rutherford Prize for the most distinguished thesis in English literature.
Check out Abigail's academic profile.

To connect with more of her work, visit her website.

These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this. 

In this episode, Daniel Kang meets with Dr. David Hanscom to discuss pain. Why do so many people suffer from chronic pain, and what is the real underlying problem? What is the purpose of anxiety, and how does it affect the way we experience pain? How does the dynamic healing process (or multi-modal approach) address these problems and questions?

Dr. David Hanscom is an orthopedic spine surgeon whose practice focused on patients with failed back surgeries. He quit his practice in Seattle, WA to present his insights into solving chronic pain, which evolved from with his own battle with it. David is the author of Back in Control: A Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain and Do You Really Need Spine Surgery?: Take Control With a Surgeon’s Advice.

Find out more about David on his website.

The host for this episode, Dr. Daniel Kang, joined George Fox’s Department of Physical Therapy as an assistant professor of physical therapy in 2013. Previously, he worked for nine years as owner and lead physical therapist of Kang Physical Therapy Inc. of Ventura, California. His teaching experience includes stints as an instructor of kinesiology at California State University of Channel Islands and as a teaching assistant of anatomy and physiology at Loma Linda University. He is in the process of earning a graduate certification of medical physiology with a specialization in cardiovascular/renal physiology and pathophysiology from the University of Florida. He holds a doctor of physical therapy degree (2004), a master’s degree in physical therapy (2002) and a bachelor’s degree in health science (2002), all from Loma Linda University.

These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this.