Much have we traveled in the realms of gold. Why am I here?
In the Department of English you will be encouraged to make links between the various authors we study, to assess the uniquely English and American contribution to the Great Conversation, to ponder universal questions (Who am I? What is the basis of my self-worth?), and to learn to integrate into your reading and appreciation of literature a uniquely Christian worldview that takes seriously the im
03/01/2022
Are you ready for the awesomeness/awkwardness? Be a part of the live studio audience for the pilot episode of Not My Department this Friday, March 4, at 8 pm in Denham Theater. Dr. Stelzer in English is ready to be embarrassed, and hopes you'll be there to watch.
02/21/2022
HBU students! Join us Feb. 28 for a presentation and discussion based on Richard Wright's short story, "The Man Who Was Almost A Man."
12/01/2021
On campus? Stop by UAC 122 now for cookies, coffee, and hot cocoa. Then come back at 4 pm to make your own gingerbread house and listen to faculty read their favorite Christmas poems. We would love to have you join us!
TORCHY'S TACOBOUT THE AMLA
Friday Oct 15, from 11:00AM-1:00PM Hinton 113
Any students interested in the Accelerated Master's of Liberal Arts are invited to attend this information session. Come and go as your schedule allows.
Lunch from Torchy's is provided.
11/06/2020
"I must study Politicks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy. My sons ought to study Mathematicks and Philosophy, Geography, natural History, Naval Architecture, navigation, Commerce and Agriculture, in order to give their Children a right to study Painting, Poetry, Musick, Architecture, Statuary, Tapestry and Porcelaine." --John Adams to Abigail Adams, May 1780.
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10/30/2020
For those considering graduate studies in the humanities, please join us for this panel discussion.
Graduate Studies in the Humanities: Is It worth It?
Join HBU faculty members Dr. Marybeth Bagget (English), Dr. Collin
Garbarino (History), and Dr. Gary Hartenburg (Philosophy) as they discuss the practical and vocational value of advanced studies in the Humanities.
November 18, 2020
12:00-1:00 p.m. via Zoom
Register online: https://qrco.de/GRAD
10/28/2020
HBU students, here's one of your exciting upper-level course options for Spring 2021: a new course on Religion & the Novel with Dr. Kinlaw. We hope you check it out!
DON'T MISS THE MOODY LIBRARY FALL BOOK SALE!
Wednesday, October 21, 2020; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
OUTSIDE IN THE FRONT OF MOODY LIBRARY (weather permitting)
Are you looking to add to your personal library? Please come out and look through our selection of gently used books at the Moody Library Fall 2020 Book Sale. We also have DVDs/CDs/VHS tapes and other great deals that you can’t pass up. Nothing is over $2. Masks and distancing will be required. Gloves will be provided. The library will also provide gloves for attendees. Hope to see you there!
Paperback 25 cents – $1 | DVDs/CDs $1 | Hardback $2 | Records/VHS 50 cents
Book dealers: We kindly request that you please come after 9:00 a.m. Please leave books on the tables until you have made your purchasing decisions.
09/28/2020
“To think creatively, to struggle with an opaque text or confounding idea, to seek connections between periods of history or disciplines of thought, and to search for the precise word or the right rhythm for a single sentence—these are human actions every bit as worthy as the wielding of a hammer, the manipulation of a surgical scalpel, or the making of a courtroom argument.” —Roger Lundin
09/28/2020
The Venerable Bede has something to tell us about living in a pandemic. And so does our own Dr. David Grubbs!
Life Together in the Time of Plague - Breaking Ground David Grubbs draws on the wisdom of the Venerable Bede to remind us that we are part of the living body of believers, and we have a duty to one another and to that community.
09/22/2020
Thoughts on Beowulf and The Dream of the Rood by HBU alumnus Alex Markos
Christ, Our Hero at Calvary: Meaning and Metaphor in Beowulf and “The Dream of the Rood” | An Unexpected Journal When Christians like St Augustine of Canterbury first brought the Gospel over to Britain in the late sixth century, they were entering a culture that was totally ignorant of the Jewish roots of the biblical narrative. No doubt, this posed great difficulty in translating the language and ideas of the...
