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jloft edited the contributors of The Making of an Atheist: How Immorality Leads to Unbelief Sunday, September 6, 2009.

• Added a contributor: James S. Spiegel: (Primary Author)
• Removed a contributor: James S. Spiegel: James S. Spiegel already has a profile on Shelfari. http://www.shelfari.com/authors/a753525/James-S-Spiegel/summary (Primary Author)

jloft edited the contributors of Faith, Film and Philosophy: Big Ideas on the Big Screen Sunday, September 6, 2009.

• Added a contributor: James S. Spiegel: (Editor)

jloft edited the contributors of The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy Sunday, September 6, 2009.

• Added a contributor: Steven B. Cowan: (Author)
• Added a contributor: James S. Spiegel: (Author)

jloft submitted a request to combine 2 contributors, including James S. Spiegel, Sunday, September 6, 2009.

jloft edited the contributors of The Making of an Atheist: How Immorality Leads to Unbelief Sunday, September 6, 2009.

• Edited a contributor: James S. Spiegel: James S. Spiegel already has a profile on Shelfari. http://www.shelfari.com/authors/a753525/James-S-Spiegel/summary (Primary Author)

jloft edited the summary of James S. Spiegel Saturday, March 21, 2009.

• Jim earned a B.S. in Biology at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi (1985). From there he turned his interests to Philosophy, earning two graduate degrees in the field, an M.A. at University of Southern Mississippi (1988) and a Ph.D. at Michigan State University (1993). After teaching for a year at Moorhead State University in Minnesota, he took a tenure-track position at Taylor University where he continues to teach a range of courses in philosophy, including ethics, history of philosophy, aesthetics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, and apologetics. Over the years, Jim has authored numerous books and articles on issues in ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, and popular culture.  Recent titles include: Gum, Geckos, and God and Faith, Film, and Philosophy.  His 2005 book, How to Be Good in a World Gone Bad, was the winner of a Christianity Today Merit Award.  In 2009, Spiegel's first textbook will be published.  Co-Authored with Steven Cowan, The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy is a textbook with a distinct and engaging style that includes humor and copious popular culture illustrations to heighten reader interest and clarify important concepts.
  
  In addition to teaching and writing, Jim speaks at colleges, professional conferences, and churches and is frequently interviewed for radio programs.  You may use his website to book him for an event. Jim is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Philosophical Association, the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, the Society of Christian Philosophers, and the Evangelical Philosophical Association. He has refereed for numerous philosophical journals and served as editor of the Berkeley Briefs, the newsletter of the International Berkeley Society. To learn more about Jim’s academic achievements and publication history, you may view his full Curriculum Vitae. In addition to his scholarly work, Jim is a music enthusiast. He runs a recording studio out of his basement and has produced and engineered album projects for dozens of artists. He also records his own original music.
  
  Jim Spiegel lives in Fairmount, Indiana with his wife, Amy, and his four children, Bailey, Samuel, Magdalene, and Andrew.

jloft edited the summary of James S. Spiegel Saturday, March 21, 2009.

• Jim earned a B.S. in Biology at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi (1985). From there he turned his interests to Philosophy, earning two graduate degrees in the field, an M.A. at University of Southern Mississippi (1988) and a Ph.D. at Michigan State University (1993). After teaching for a year at Moorhead State University in Minnesota, he took a tenure-track position at Taylor University where he continues to teach a range of courses in philosophy, including ethics, history of philosophy, aesthetics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, and apologetics. Over the years, Jim has authored numerous books and articles on issues in ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, and popular culture.  Recent titles include: Gum, Geckos, and God and Faith, Film, and Philosophy.  His 2005 book, How to Be Good in a World Gone Bad, was the winner of a Christianity Today Merit Award.  In 2009, Spiegel's first textbook will be published.  Co-Authored with Steven Cowan, The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy is a textbook with a distinct and engaging style that includes humor and copious popular culture illustrations to heighten reader interest and clarify important concepts.
  
  In addition to teaching and writing, Jim speaks at colleges, professional conferences, and churches and is frequently interviewed for radio programs.  You may use his website to book him for an event. Jim is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Philosophical Association, the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, the Society of Christian Philosophers, and the Evangelical Philosophical Association. He has refereed for numerous philosophical journals and served as editor of the Berkeley Briefs, the newsletter of the International Berkeley Society. To learn more about Jim’s academic achievements and publication history, you may view his full Curriculum Vitae. In addition to his scholarly work, Jim is a music enthusiast. He runs a recording studio out of his basement and has produced and engineered album projects for dozens of artists. He also records his own original music. Jim lives in Fairmount, Indiana with his wife, Amy, and his four children, Bailey, Samuel, Magdalene, and Andrew.

jloft edited the bio of James S. Spiegel Saturday, March 21, 2009.

jloft edited the summary of Clayton J. Schmit Wednesday, January 28, 2009.

• Academic Institution:
  Fuller Theological Seminary
  135 N. Oakland Ave.
  Pasadena, CA 91182
  
  Faculty Positions:
  Arthur DeKruyter/Christ Church Oak Brook Associate Professor of Preaching
  Academic Director of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts
  
  Education:
  BA, University of Wisconsin
  MDiv, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary
  PhD, Graduate Theological Union
  
  Biographical Information:
  Clayton Schmit joined Fuller’s faculty in 2000 as the Arthur DeKruyter/Christ Church Oak Brook Associate Professor of Preaching and was appointed academic director of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts in 2001. He teaches Homiletics and a variety of courses in liturgical arts. Along with the experience he brings in the field of preaching and worship, he is an accomplished choral music director and published composer. He has been commissioned to compose hymns or anthems for several churches and has been asked to compose songs honoring the U.S. Navy aircraft carriers U.S.S. Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln.
  
  Schmit has published numerous articles and several books including Too Deep for Words: A Theology of Liturgical Expression (2002) and Public Reading of Scripture (2002). He also received a Calvin Institute for Christian Worship grant to co-edit a research book called Performing the Word: Bringing the Sermon to Life (with Jana Childers) due November 2008. In addition, he is completing a book for Baker Academic on worship and is editing a Brehm Center/Cascade Press publication entitled A Teaching Hymnal: Ecumenical and Evangelical. Recently he has been awarded a Luce grant in support of a Global Preaching Initiative that will create online and print resources for preachers around the world that have no access to seminary educations. He is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and served as an associate pastor for 13 years. He was awarded the Luce Post-doctoral Fellowship at Duke Divinity School in 1998-2000. Schmit belongs to the Academy of Homiletics, Societas Homiletica, the North American Academy of Liturgy, the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, and the Hymn Society in the U.S. and Canada.
  
  Areas of Expertise, Research, Writing, and Teaching:
  Preaching and worship, aesthetics of preaching and liturgy, composing, conducting and performing liturgical music
  
  YouTube Videos of Clay Courtesy of WorkingPreacher.org:
  
  
  
  In this clip from the Working Preacher video series, Dr. Clayton J. Schmit comments on the gift of being a preacher.
  
  
  
  
  In this clip from the Working Preacher video series, Dr. Clayton J. Schmit comments on what makes a sermon great.
  
  
  © 2008 Center for Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary
  
  We invite you to share, post, and link to this video.
  Our Creative Commons copyright license terms are available at
  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
  
  For more resources, visit http://www.workingpreacher.org.

jloft edited the summary of Clayton J. Schmit Wednesday, January 28, 2009.

• Academic Institution:
  Fuller Theological Seminary
  135 N. Oakland Ave.
  Pasadena, CA 91182
  
  Faculty Positions:
  Arthur DeKruyter/Christ Church Oak Brook Associate Professor of Preaching
  Academic Director of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts
  
  Education:
  BA, University of Wisconsin
  MDiv, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary
  PhD, Graduate Theological Union
  
  Biographical Information:
  Clayton Schmit joined Fuller’s faculty in 2000 as the Arthur DeKruyter/Christ Church Oak Brook Associate Professor of Preaching and was appointed academic director of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts in 2001. He teaches Homiletics and a variety of courses in liturgical arts. Along with the experience he brings in the field of preaching and worship, he is an accomplished choral music director and published composer. He has been commissioned to compose hymns or anthems for several churches and has been asked to compose songs honoring the U.S. Navy aircraft carriers U.S.S. Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln.
  
  Schmit has published numerous articles and several books including Too Deep for Words: A Theology of Liturgical Expression (2002) and Public Reading of Scripture (2002). He also received a Calvin Institute for Christian Worship grant to co-edit a research book called Performing the Word: Bringing the Sermon to Life (with Jana Childers) due November 2008. In addition, he is completing a book for Baker Academic on worship and is editing a Brehm Center/Cascade Press publication entitled A Teaching Hymnal: Ecumenical and Evangelical. Recently he has been awarded a Luce grant in support of a Global Preaching Initiative that will create online and print resources for preachers around the world that have no access to seminary educations. He is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and served as an associate pastor for 13 years. He was awarded the Luce Post-doctoral Fellowship at Duke Divinity School in 1998-2000. Schmit belongs to the Academy of Homiletics, Societas Homiletica, the North American Academy of Liturgy, the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, and the Hymn Society in the U.S. and Canada.
  
  Areas of Expertise, Research, Writing, and Teaching:
  Preaching and worship, aesthetics of preaching and liturgy, composing, conducting and performing liturgical music
  
  YouTube Videos of Clay Courtesy of WorkingPreacher.org:
  
  
  
  In this clip from the Working Preacher video series, Dr. Clayton J. Schmit comments on the gift of being a preacher.
  
  
  
  
  In this clip from the Working Preacher video series, Dr. Clayton J. Schmit comments on what makes a sermon great.
  
  
  © 2008 Center for Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary
  
  We invite you to share, post, and link to this video.
  Our Creative Commons copyright license terms are available at
  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
  
  For more resources, visit http://www.workingpreacher.org.