{"id":110259,"date":"2026-10-12T15:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T23:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=110259"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T23:54:18","slug":"come-hear-joel-mayward-speak-on-the-value-of-interdisciplinary-scholarship-at-faculty-lecture-oct-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2026\/10\/12\/come-hear-joel-mayward-speak-on-the-value-of-interdisciplinary-scholarship-at-faculty-lecture-oct-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Come hear Joel Mayward speak on &#8216;The Value of Interdisciplinary Scholarship&#8217; at faculty lecture Oct. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Brummit, Nathan Slegers, and the Faculty Scholarship and Achievement Committee invite you to join them for the Fall Faculty Lecture on <strong>Tuesday, Oct. 20<\/strong>, at <strong>6 p.m.<\/strong> in the Art &amp; Cinematic Arts Building&#8217;s Cinema Screening Room 105.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joel Mayward, PhD, associate professor of humanities and cinematic arts, and winner of the 2025-26 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, is the featured faculty speaker. He will share on the topic \u201cBreaking Silos, Building Bridges: The Value of Interdisciplinary Scholarship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong>: What do theology, philosophy, movies, pop music, poetry, television, Quaker spirituality, Latino\/a culture, youth ministry, sexuality, church leadership, and diversity all have in common? They&#8217;re all topics Mayward has published or presented on as part of his ongoing academic research.<\/p>\n<p>He will share about his interdisciplinary approach to scholarship, as well as his vocational journey from youth pastor to theologian and film scholar. The event is also a celebratory book launch of his latest publication, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Religious-Cinema-Non-Believers-Criticism-Spiritual\/dp\/B0HH13W6PN\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.U3UI3ZfM0dPu0asEn95wP4vJFEP3E3hZVk7rjT1bbLj4TYx4TpXvXtTXU6PwLOIVtKgbxbYwlIy4rqdNMo7xQbehTYDEmdtUky2AtxJWtQGJ9CDgmAhXNBtyVr_D-wgw.SxzqvJ0HWAUNxPBxpUYRizdBXeuXNC7VtyFw62bBP28&amp;qid=1791848170&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Religious Cinema for Non-Believers: Film Criticism as Spiritual Practice<\/em><\/a><\/strong> (Cascade Books, 2026). We&#8217;ll be giving away copies of the book in a raffle, and you can also purchase the book for a discount.<\/p>\n<p>The university and surrounding community are invited, and refreshments will be provided. We hope you are able to support Joel by attending.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Sarah Taylor at <a href=\"mailto:taylors@georgefox.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taylors@georgefox.edu<\/a> with any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Brummit, Nathan Slegers, and the Faculty Scholarship and Achievement Committee invite you to join them for the Fall Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Art &amp; Cinematic Arts Building&#8217;s Cinema Screening Room 105. 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