• David L. Barnhart, Jr., Ph.D.•
dave @ davebarnhart . net

Last updated on Jan 7, 2005

 

Homiletics
One of my major fields of study. Here are some links that are related to my field. I have a page devoted to homiletics links here.

• Vanderbilt Resources for Homiletics - a better resource for homiletics you will not find. Developed by Bob Howard and maintained by yours truly.
  
• Bible Gateway - a good searchable online Bible.
  
• Waterloo Lutheran Preaching Resources - a site maintained by David Jacobsen, who is also one of the pioneers for the Academy of Homiletics site.
  
• Online Rhetoric - a primer in classical rhetoric.
• Introduction to Homiletics - the site I created for Susan Bond's Intro class.
• Christianity Today Online - the online version of the popular print CT.

Ethics & Society
My other major field of study.

• Open Democracy Project - Good reading and interesting discussion on policy of all sorts.
• Religion and Ethics Newsweekly - Public Television's news program.
  
• Ethics Updates Homepage - theory and social policy issues.
  
• Environmental Ethics - Center for Environmental Philosophy at the U. of Texas.
  
• Catholic Moral Theology - This is a very well done bibliography and webpage at St. John's University.
• Policy Review Online - A journal published by the Hoover Institution at Standford.

Children, Education, and Society
Yet another research interest. This is a high-profile public discussion of late, but it generally lacks the kind of reflection and reasoned debate that might lead to eventual reform. The links below are not ones I necessarily endorse as having any "answers," but they take different approaches to the the same set of concerns.

• Emotional Intelligence
  
• Character Education Partnership
  
• Association for Moral Education
  
• Overview of Developmental Theories

Sexuality and Education
One of my research interests. God created human beings as sexual animals. It's probably one of the more interesting and redeeming aspects of our species. Here are a few links that I think are pretty good.

• And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible
  
• How to Talk with Your Child About Sexuality
  
• Frontline: Making Babies
  
• Frontline: The Lost Children of Rockdale Country
  
• Alan Soble's Snippets on Sexuality and Philosophy

Linguistics and Language Theory
Another of my research interests. Some of these links may deal with broader issues or particular intellectuals, since communication theory quickly leads to cultural critique.

• George's Page (George Herbert Mead)
  
• Donald Davidson On the Internet

Organizations
Some of the organizations to which I belong.

• American Academy of Religion
  
• AAR/SBL Joint Ventures
  
• United Methodist Church

Comix
One of my academic crusades. Comix are long overdue for scholarly study. Here are some good places to start.

• Scott McCloud's Site - McCloud is that author of Understanding Comics. Check out his links as well.
  
• Carol Lay - Lay's "Story Minute" at Salon.com is probably my favorite comic strip. Each one is a parable or fable in the classic sense: they have some kind of ironic twist. Updated weekly on Tuesdays.
  
• The Boondocks is another great daily by Aaron McGruder. You can see the strips here. It's not often you get to see Cornell West referred to in a comic strip.
  
• Art Spiegelman research page. Spiegelman was perhaps the first comix artist to get noticed by academe. More stuff on him here and here.
  
• Will Eisner - Eisner created what many consider the first graphic novel, A Contract with God. Lots of grist for the theological mill in his stuff.
  

Other Links

• Low End Mac Style Guide - with some advice on how to cite web stuff or use computer terminology
  
• PBS - Frontline - their websites for these shows are excellent.