Campbell's  Harmon Honored

     Dr. Steve Harmon, associate professor of Christian theology at Campbell University, was recently selected as a contributor to the book, “Christianity and the Soul of the University: Faith as a Foundation for Intellectual Community.”
     Harmon’s was among 10 presentations out of a total of 140 chosen by the Baylor University Institute for Faith and Learning for inclusion in the book. His contribution to the work is titled Contesting Our Story Tradition, Narrative, and Communal Conflict in the Postmodern Christian University. Printed by Baker Academic Press, “Christianity and the Soul of the University” was developed from a conference held at Baylor in March 2004. It is a compilation of scholarly reflections on the nature of faith as it relates to the intellectual development of the Christian university.
     Harmon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard Payne University and earned his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy degrees at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition, he completed further graduate studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., and the University of Dallas.
     A seasoned scholar, Harmon has published several articles in many national journals, including the “Journal of Early Christian Studies,” “Perspectives in Religious Studies,” “Review and Expositor,” “Baptist History and Heritage” and “Christian Ethics Today.” In November of 2003, Harmon had his first book published, “Every Knee Should Bow: Biblical Rationales for Universal Salvation in Early Christian Thought”.
     Prior to coming to Campbell in 1998, Harmon served as an adjunct professor of Christian studies at Howard Payne University and was a teaching fellow in the Department of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Harmon was honored with Campbell’s Dean’s Excellence in Research Award in 2002.
     More information concerning the School of Divinity is available on the Campbell website, www.campbell.edu.

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