Division of Humanities, Honors, and Education
The Division of Humanities, Honors, and Education (formerly Cultural Enterprise) is home to the School of Humanities, the College of Education, the Honors Program, and our Cornerstone Core Curriculum – all uniquely positioned to shape the faith, character, and Christian worldview of our students.
Leadership
Joseph Clair, PhD
Associate Provost, Division of Humanities, Honors, and Education
Professor of Theology and Culture
Teaching and research interests
- Christian thought and ethics
- The role of religion in public life
Rebecca Sandberg, MFA
Assistant Director, Division of Humanities, Honors, & Education
Faculty Fellow, George Fox University Honors Program
Teaching and Research Interests
- Liberal arts and culture
- Great Books
- Writing and rhetoric pedagogy (fiction)
- Organizational leadership/human development
Sarah Taylor
Executive Assistant, Division of Humanities, Honors, & Education
Brandy Vazquez
Program and Events Manager, Division of Humanities, Honors, & Education
Academic Areas
School of Humanities
English, Languages, and Communication
College of Education
Cornerstone Core Curriculum (General Education)
Honors Program
Events
Upcoming Events
The Spiritually Forming Role of Power in a Power-Crazed World
Dr. MaryKate Morse
Professor of Leadership and Spiritual Formation
October 10, 2024
Canyon Commons
Dr. MaryKate Morse is the 2024 recipient of the Richard J. Foster Award in Spiritual Formation. The Award recognizes those whose intellectual and practical work helps others come into an ongoing transformational relationship with Jesus Christ. Having served George Fox and Portland Seminary for more than 30 years, Dr. Morse's practice, publications and presence made her an exceptional choice for this year's award.
Developing Courage through Opposite Actions
Sabrina Little
Philosopher, Teacher, Athlete
October 21, 2024
Canyon Commons
In 2020, Sabrina Little completed her PhD in Philosophy at Baylor University. Before Baylor, she studied Philosophy of Religion at Yale Divinity School and Philosophy and Psychology at The College of William & Mary. Her main areas of interest are virtue ethics, moral psychology, and classical philosophy. She is writing about the nature of moral habituation and exploring emotional precursors to moral virtues. She also writes about character education and moral exemplarity. Her first book, The Examined Run was released in March 2024.
Eclectic Texts Conference
October 25-26, 2024
Hoover 105
In the fall of 2024, George Fox University’s Department of Language and Literature will launch the inaugural Eclectic Texts Conference (ETC), a two-day event aimed at combining popular cultural texts with academic research for the purpose of sharing how these texts both create their own influence while simultaneously drawing influence from other texts throughout history.
Ongoing Events
Past Events
The Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference
September 5-8, 2024
Join us Sept. 5-8, 2024, for The Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference and celebrate the camaraderie, imagination and faith of this great author and the many scholars and enthusiasts who follow in his footsteps.
RESONATE 2024
February 23-24, 2024
This two-day event explored the Christian vision of the human heart and its relationship to knowledge and desire.
Richard J. Foster Award in Spiritual Formation
September 28, 2023, 7 p.m.
Canyon Commons
The Richard J. Foster Award in Spiritual Formation recognizes those whose intellectual and practical work helps others come into an ongoing transformational relationship with Jesus Christ. This award recognizes both established and rising figures whose work continues in the spirit of Foster himself.
Candidates Fair for Newberg School Board election
April 15, 2023, 1 p.m.
Hoover 105
All the candidates running for one of the five open seats on the Newberg School Board have been invited to participate in a candidates forum, co-sponsored by the Civility Project, the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Newberg City Club.
The Peacemaker: C. S. Lewis on War, Martial Character, and Loving our Enemies to Death
April 13, 2023, 7 p.m.
Canyon Commons
Shakespeare, C. S. Lewis, & Cultural Apologetics
April 6, 2023, 5:30 p.m.
Stevens 208
C.S. Lewis’s 'The Abolition of Man' Eighty Years Later: An Engineer’s Perspective
March 12, 2023, 5 p.m.
Hoover 103
The Apologetics Initiative and the C. S. Lewis Initiative invite you to a special presentation by Dr. Paul Lorenzini’s, “C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man Eighty Years Later: An Engineer’s Perspective. All are welcome to join us for this thought-provoking presentation.
RESONATE 2023
February 17-18, 2023
George Fox University
Join us for a two-day event exploring why Christianity still resonates with humanity.
When Politics Strain Relationships
October 27, 2022, 7 p.m.
Canyon Commons
Have political divisions caused tension in the relationships in your family, school, church, work or community? Learn how to become a “post-partisan Christian” and how this new identity can heal our relationships – and hopefully our society.