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Don Peavy

Don Peavy

Title:
Adjunct Faculty
Primary Discipline:
Humanities  / Religious Studies
Personal Website:
http://www.authorsden.com/donepeavysr
Professional Website:
http://www.authorsden.com/donepeavysr
Member Type:
Faculty
Last Login:
April 5, 2009
Member Since:
May 2, 2007

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Don Peavy is a member of the Virtual Speakers Bureau

Affiliations

Primary Affiliation:
University of Phoenix (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, AZ, United States)
Secondary Affiliation:
Victor Valley College (Education, Community/Technical College, CA, United States)
Hispanic Serving Institution

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Virtual Speakers Bureau

Member of VSB Since:
April 5, 2009
Best Way to Contact:
Email donepe@msn.com
Fees Involved:
Negotiable
Technical Formats:
Instant Messaging, Conference Calls, Discussion Forums, Email, Chat, Face-To-Face
Topics of Expertise:
The Science of Religion Philosophy Ethics Culture Theology
Presentation Titles:
Is There A Soul in There? The Sick Soul What is Religion? Things That Go Bump in the Night: Spirit, Soul, Ghosts From Problem to Paradox: Re-imagining Theodicy

Skills & Interests

  • Humanities / Religious Studies (Expert)
    Have taught religious studies for a decade and have created bachelor and graduate courses and degrees in theology, divinity, and religious studies.

Associations

  • American Academy of Religion
    Member 03/1999 – Current

Education History

  • PhD Theology,Ethics, Culture (Current)
    Claremont Graduate University
  • MDiv. Divinity (12/1997)
    Texas Christian University (Brite Divinity School)
  • JD Law (12/1982)
    University of Texas -- Austin

Publications

  • Peavy, Don E.. (2007). "Play It Where It Lies!": How to Win at the Game of Life with the Rules of Golf. Hamilton Books.
  • Peavy, Sr., Don E.. (2006). WHAT MUST I DO...? BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN BEING AND DOING. Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co..

Teaching Experience

  • Introduction to Religious Study (Current)
    • Victor Valley College – Religion
    • An academic introduction to the primary forms of religious experience, language, symbol, myth, ritual, and community.
  • Religion in America (Spring 2008)
    • Victor Valley College – Religion
    • Historical study of American religion, emphasizing both its diversity and its unifying factors.
  • RST 100 – Introduction to Religious Studies (Spring 2007)
    • California State University, Long Beach – Religion
    • An academic introduction to the primary forms of religious experience, language, symbol, myth, ritual, and community.

Honors & Awards

  • Crown of Peace Award (10/2004)
    The Interreligious International Federation for World Peace, Southern California Chapter

Presentations

  • “The Science of Religion: An Introduction to Religious Study.”, 03/16/2007
    Presenter, Science and Religion: Is There Common Ground? Oxford Round Table, Lincoln College, Oxford. March 11-16, 2007
  • “I Am American’: Deconstructing the Inner and External Demons of Bruce Lee and Reconstructing Asian Identity”, 01/14/2007
    ” Paper accepted for presentation at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, January 12-14, 2007.
  • “To Kill Or Not to Kill: ‘A Tolerable Justice?’”, 03/24/2001
    Paper presented at School of Politics & Economics Graduate Student Conference, Claremont Graduate Univ., March 24, 2001.

Positions

  • Adjunct Faculty (08/2001 – Current) Victor Valley College
  • Dean, School of Religion (01/1999 – Current) Canyon College of Idaho