Dr. Earl Babbie, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, has always had the answer when research methods are in question but for the first time in his career he has undertaken a new challenge that has, in his words, “no real answer”. After years of writing college textbooks, with more than a million copies in print, his
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences cordially invites all faculty and staff to attend the dedication of the Donor Wall of Honor for the Marvin W. Meyer Memorial Scholarship Fund Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the Marvin W. Meyer Faculty Athenaeum. Please join us in honoring the faculty,
Please join us on May 10, 2013, at a celebration to formally dedicate the Athenaeum in honor of our dear friend and colleague Marvin W. Meyer who passed away on August 16 2012. As many of you know Marv was a tireless and longtime advocate for a faculty space and he was thrilled when
The Gospels of the Marginalized , the final book of the late Professor Marv Meyer, has been released by Cascade Books. Reviewers praise the book, which explores some of the major topics of Meyer’s renowned study and research of ancient Christian texts, for its fresh analysis of the Gospels of Thomas, Mary and Judas.
A memorial and tribute for the late Marv Meyer, Ph.D., who held the Griset Chair in Bible and Christian Studies and was director of the Albert Schweitzer Center, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center. A reception will immediately follow the service in the
TV ALERT: Tune in TONIGHT! Chapman University faculty member Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies, will be among the international experts starring in the national broadcast premiere of SECRET LIVES OF THE APOSTLES. Thursday, April 5th @ 9pm on the National Geographic Channel (check your local listings). Before the church, before
Gathered in Germany this summer to work on the Coptic text of Codex Tchacos were (l-r) Drs. Uwe-Karsten Plisch, Marvin Meyer, Gregor Wurst, and Hans-Gebhard Bethge Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., Griset Professor of Religious Studies, Wilkinson College, just returned from Germany, where he worked with colleagues Dr. Hans-Gebhard Bethge, Dr. Uwe-Karsten Plisch, and Dr. Gregor Wurst on the Coptic text
The planned July 6 airing of an episode of ABC News’ Primetime Nightline featuring Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., Griset Chair in Bible and Christian Studies, has been rescheduled to today because of last-minute programming changes by the network. The program exploring reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary, part of Primetime’s “Beyond Belief” summer series, will air tonight at 10
Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., Griset Chair in Bible and Christian Studies, is a veteran hand at national television appearances, including documentaries produced by the History, Discovery and National Geographic channels as well as the major broadcast networks. Now he has been tapped once again to be an expert voice (and face) on a primetime national TV
Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies and chair of the Department of Religious Studies, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has just published another book, written with the poet Willis Barnstone and entitled Essential Gnostic Scriptures: Texts of Luminous Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worlds – Including the Gospels