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¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ hosted the national meeting of the Conference on Faith and History (CFH) from Oct. 9-12, welcoming over 250 participants, including 200 faculty and 50 undergraduate students, to campus. The event highlighted ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ’s commitment to academic excellence and Christian scholarship, with robust participation from its students and faculty.

The conference’s plenary sessions, break-out panels and networking opportunities received widespread acclaim. One veteran academic declared it the best CFH meeting he had ever attended, while another attendee expressed gratitude, noting she left “with a mind full and a heart warm.”

Jonathan Den Hartog, chair of the ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ history department, reflected positively on the conference’s success.

“I am excited about the intellectual distinction displayed by our students and our faculty," said Den Hartog. “¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ demonstrated academic Christian leadership through this conference.”

Five ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ history majors presented their original research on the following topics during the undergraduate portion of the conference:

• Annie Kelley (University Fellow): Women Martyrs
• Sam Gould (University Fellow): Protestantism in Nazi Germany
• Olivia Peck (Micah Fellow): The Scopes Trial
• Garrison Brothers (University Fellow): American Diplomacy with Europe in the Early Republic
• Charlie Williams (Double major with geography): Church Architecture

¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ’s faculty showcased their scholarly expertise through the plenary address, presentations and panel discussions listed below:

• Jonathan Bass delivered the opening plenary, “Strange Thoughts and Long Prayers: Rediscovering Birmingham’s Hidden Past,” in Hodges Chapel.
• Annie DeVries: Woodrow Wilson’s Ideas of Nationalism
• Jason Wallace: Progressivism and Nationalism
• Tim Hall: Samson Occam in the 18th Century
• David Bains: Church Cornerstones in Birmingham Churches
• Carol Ann Vaughn Cross: Educational Curriculum in the 19th Century South
• Becky Hyde: Slavery and Baptist Education in the Antebellum Period
• Dawn McCormack chaired a session on Simulations and Pedagogy.
• Jonathan Den Hartog chaired a session on Christian Historians and Contemporary Issues.

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