Carson- Newman Studies Inside A Word from the Editors ............................. v Flavors, Clashes, and Saying What Is Right about God Observations about the Future of Doug Renalds ..................................... 106 Carson-Newman College [2005 Distinguished Faculty Award Address] The Liberal Arts [2006 Liberal Arts Thomas B. Milligan, Jr ............................1 Emphasis Week Address] Joe Bill Sloan ....................................... 114 Is There a Plagiarism Crisis at Carson-Newman College? What Do Children Need To Do Well? Mary V. Ball .......................................... 11 Sharon T. Teets ................................... 120 Faith, Family, Values, and Force: Farewell to FDR? Teaching Liberation Theology: A James L. Baumgardner ......................... 15 Multidisciplinary Approach Carol Wilkerson, Don H. Olive, Sr. The Art of Statistical Interpretation: The and Aaron Hodges .......................... 131 Evolution of Validating Personality Constructs Journeys of Faith: Meeting the Challenges James E. Collins II ................................ 37 in Twenty-First Century America [2006 T. B. Maston Lecture] Setting the Stories Straight: A Reading Nancy Ammerman ......................... 136 of Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad Shannon Carpenter Collins .................. 57 Just Peacemaking Theory for International Cooperation in Preventing Terrorism To Russia with Love: Reflections on Grace [2005 Carlyle Marney Lecture] [St. Petersburg, May 2006] Glen H. Stassen .................................. 150 David E. Crutchley ............................... 67 Alumni Reflections The Prison of Calvinism: The Tollbooth as Religious Symbol in the Heart of Midlothian Ralph H. Elliot (‘49) Distinguished David N. Goff ....................................... 72 Alumnus Response ........................... 164 Ann A. Jones (‘61) R. R. Turner A Faith–and an Education–for the Journey Spirit of College Award Response ... 169 Melodi B. Goff ..................................... 87 T. Maxfield Bahner (‘54) Founders Day Address ..................................... 171 Roger Williams on Divine and Human Truth Contributors ............................................ 179 VOL. XI No. 1VOL. Don H. Olive, Sr. .................................. ISSN 1081-7727 98 2006 FALL Carson- Newman Studies Vol. XI, No. 1 Fall 2006 ISSN 1081 - 7727 Don H. Olive, Sr. Dean of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy Editor Michael E. Arrington Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Managing Editor Carson-Newman Studies is published annually by the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee. Correspondence should be addressed to the Editor, P.O. Box 71938, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, TN 37760. Opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the editors or of Carson-Newman College. Statements of fact are the responsibility of the individual contributors. Contents A Word from the Editors. v Observations about the Future of Carson-Newman College [2005 Distinguished Faculty Award Address] Thomas B. Milligan, Jr. 1 Is There a Plagiarism Crisis at Carson-Newman College? Mary V. Ball . 11 Faith, Family Values, and Force: Farewell to FDR? James L. Baumgardner . 15 The Art of Statistical Interpretation: The Evolution of Validating Personality Constructs James E. Collins II . 37 Setting the Stories Straight: A Reading of Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad Shannon Carpenter Collins . 57 To Russia with Love: Reflections on Grace [St. Petersburg, May 2006] David E. Crutchley . 67 The Prison of Calvinism: The Tollbooth as Religious Symbol in the Heart of Midlothian David N. Goff . .72 A Faith—and an Education—for the Journey Melodi B. Goff . 87 iii Roger Williams on Divine and Human Truth Don H. Olive, Sr. 98 Flavors, Clashes, and Saying What Is Right about God Doug Renalds . 106 The Liberal Arts [2006 Liberal Arts Emphasis Week Address] Joe Bill Sloan . 114 What Do Children Need To Do Well? Sharon T. Teets . 120 Teaching Liberation Theology: A Multidisciplinary Approach Carol Wilkerson, Don H. Olive, Sr., and Aaron Hedges . .131 Journeys of Faith: Meeting the Challenges in Twenty-First Century America [2006 T. B. Maston Lecture] Nancy Ammerman . 136 Just Peacemaking Theory for International Cooperation in Preventing Terrorism [2005 Carlyle Marney Lecture] Glen H. Stassen . 150 Alumni Reflections Ralph H. Elliot (‘49): Distinguished Alumnus Response. 164 Ann A. Jones (’61): R. R. Turner Spirit of College Award Response . 169 T. Maxfield Bahner (’54): Founders Day Address . 171 Contributors . .179 iv A Word from the Editors With this forty-fifth issue of the Carson-Newman Studies (Faculty Studies, through 1993), the editor has come to realize that he likely is the only person connected with this journal to have read every article, lecture, and essay published here over the last fourteen years! That in itself has been an experience for which to be grateful. These fourteen years have seen many changes in the publication, not the least of which has been a new name and format. A most notable change has been the inclusion of a broader range of contributors than was the case in earlier years—faculty, staff, inside and outside lectur- ers, alumni, graduate students, and an occasional outstanding under- graduate who works under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Each of these has a part to play, as the college continues to be a com- munity of learning where minds are changed in coming to agreement about issues of significance. Some aspects of this journal, however, remain unchanged. It con- tinues to lead off each issue with the formal address to the faculty of the recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award. The college needs to hear expertise, advice, and insight from these awardees. Also un- changed is the breadth of the materials included. The diversity, as well as the quality, of thought presented is impressive. This diversity fosters the central goals of any collection of thinkers—the development and refinement of the life of the mind. It is this life that provides the depth resource for the quality teaching that marks Carson-Newman College. The editors thank all the contributors. Other faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to offer their intellectual efforts in future issues of Carson-Newman Studies. Don H. Olive, Editor Michael Arrington, Managing Editor v Observations about the Future of Carson-Newman College [2005 Distinguished Faculty Award Address] Thomas B. Milligan, Jr. On April 19, of this year, the same day that I received the Distin- guished Faculty Award, the director of the Knoxville Opera Company, Frank Graffeo, announced his resignation. I am on the Knoxville Op- era’s e-mail list, so back in my office, after all the excitement of receiv- ing the award was over, I read the announcement that Mr. Graffeo had resigned. It was obvious to me, reading this e-mail, that this was one of those resignations where the person is not disclosing the real reason for resigning. The next time I saw Phyllis Driver, I asked her what she knew about the situation. She confirmed what I had already suspected: the Knoxville Opera was in serious financial trouble. The problems went back to Graffeo’s predecessor, who during his final year in the position put on a spectacular production of Verdi’s Aida with live elephants on the stage. Live elephants are extremely costly, and they do not contrib- ute much to the singing. Aida left the opera with a large debt. Then in the fall of 2004, the Knoxville Opera staged a production of Mozart’s Magic Flute. Ordinarily a small opera company will rent its sets and costumes; building new sets for a two-night production would be prohibitively expensive. However, on this occasion the Knoxville sculptor Richard Jolley was employed at considerable ex- pense to create the set. The idea was that Knoxville could rent the set to other opera companies and recoup some of the money. Jolley is highly regarded in the field of art; however, he had never done an opera set before. Bill Houston attended the production and agreed with the as- sessment of my wife and me that no other opera company would want to rent this set. So after the Magic Flute the Knoxville Opera was in the words of the Tennessee Ernie Ford song “another day older and deeper in debt.” I remember that when I was in college, there was no Knoxville Opera: it started in the 1970s and has been an important contributor to the culture of the region ever since. So, it appeared that my lifetime 2 would span the beginning and the end of opera in Knoxville. They had no director and no season announced for 2005-06. The rise and fall of musical organizations is nothing new. I was reminded of my own par- ticular research specialty in the history of music: London in the 1790s. The industrial revolution had made London a wealthy city. Those who had acquired wealth in trade showed off their new status by buy- ing pianos and attending concerts. The titled nobility, not to be out- done, also increased their participation in and support for the city’s musical life. Outstanding musicians from all over the Continent settled in London, attracted by the earnings they could enjoy there. In London in 1790, in addition to the many opera performances that featured the star performers brought over from Italy, there were subscription concert series including vocal and instrumental music. Usually a subscription included twelve concerts, which took place weekly from approximately