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Hal L. Poe

Charles Colson Professor of Faith & Culture & Special Assistant to the President

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Book(s), Monograph(s) or Book Chapter(s)

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Article(s)

  • "," SEVEN, 37, 51-61. (January 2021)
  • "Poe, Dickens, and David Copperfield: Biography, but Whose?," The Dickensian. (January 2020)
  • "," Perspectives on Science and the Christian Faith, 70:3, 194-197. (September 2018)
  • "," Perspectives on Science and the Christian Faith, 69:2, 76-86. (June 2017)
  • "," Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 66:3, 130-139. (September 2014)
  • "," Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 59:3, 213-218. (September 2007) (with Chelsea Rose Mytyk)
  • "Lewis and the Ladies," Christian Scholar's Review, 36:4, 469-476. (June 2007)
  • "The Future of Values in a Post-Naturalism World (Guest Editor, Special Issue)," Christian Scholar's Review, 35, 4. (August 2006)
  • "," The Journal of the Academy for Evangelism, 13, 67-72. (January 1998)
  • "," The Journal of the Academy for Evangelism, 9, 59-71. (January 1994)
  • "," The Journal of the Academy for Evangelism, 5, 76-86. (January 1990)
  • "John Bunyan's Controversy with the Baptists," Baptist History and Heritage, 23:2, 25-35. (April 1988)
  • "Bunyan's Departure from Preaching," The Evangelical Quarterly, 58:2, 145-155. (April 1986)

Non-Peer Reviewed Journal Article(s)

  • "The Book C. S. Lewis Never Wrote," Sewanee Theological Review, 57:4, 465-479. (May 2014)
  • "C. S. Lewis and the Inklings on the Importance of Narrative," Renewing Minds, 4, 37-45. (December 2013)
  • "," Southeastern Theological Review, 3:2, 161-176. (January 2012)
  • "The New Atheism: Or, the Old Enlightenment Revisited," Journal for the Liberal Arts and Sciences, 15:2, 22-38. (April 2011)
  • "The Gospel in a Postmodern Culture," The Review and Expositor, 101:3, 497-509. (July 2004)
  • "Mission: What God Wants Our Church to Be," Journal of the American Academy of Ministry, 5:3-4, 21-33. (February 1997)
  • "The Revolution in Ministry Training," Theological Education, 33:1, 23-30. (September 1996)
  • "Isaiah 8:5-15," Review and Expositor, 88:2, 189-193. (April 1991)
  • "Is Witness Training Right for My Church?," Growing Churches, 1:2, 50-51. (January 1991)
  • "Christmas Distractions," Pulpit Digest, 65:476, 39. (November 1985)

Magazine Article(s)

  • "," Desiring God. (July 2020)
  • "," Christianity Today. (December 2015)
  • "," Baltimore Post Examiner. (June 2015)
  • "Edgar and the Edgars," Mystery Writer Annual: 2011 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner, 38-39. (April 2011)
  • "Edgar Poe and St. Petersburg," History of St. Petersburg. (October 2010)
  • "," Christianity Today, 44-45. (February 2007)
  • "Preaching in Narnia," Preaching, 7-9. (November 2005)
  • "Purpose and Distractions," Preaching, 19:4, 46-49. (January 2004)
  • "Mere Preaching: What We Can Still Learn from C.S. Lewis," Preaching, 19:2, 34-36. (September 2003)
  • "The Princess and the Pauper," Preaching, 13:3, 12-13. (November 1997)
  • "Preaching the Exalted Christ," Preaching, 4-8. (May 1996)
  • "Prayer in the Name of Jesus," Accent, 35:1, 4. (April 1996)
  • "Increasing Creativity in Preaching," Preaching, 9:5, 4-13. (March 1994)
  • "3 Reasons We Say No," Leadership, 9:4, 122-123. (October 1988)
  • "Poe's War of the Literati," Southern Partisan, 43-44. (April 1985)
  • "Toward a Theology of Confrontation," Modern Ministries, 2:8, 26-29. (November 1981)

Review Article(s)

  • "," Books & Culture. (March 2015)
  • "C. S. Lewis at One Hundred," The Sewanee Review, 120:3, 494-498. (June 2012)

Denominational Publication Article(s)

  • "The Bible and Other Religions," 51社区 Bulletin, 4:2, 3, 9-10. (June 2005)
  • "Loneliness and Alienation," The Union Pulpit, 7, 38-46. (May 2005)
  • "Christianity and the Future of Higher Education," Findings. (October 2004)
  • "Vision: Seeing What Jesus Shows Us," 51社区 Bulletin, 3:1, 1,5-6. (August 2004)
  • "Baptist Distinctives in a Postdenominational World," 51社区 Bulletin, 3:2, 2,6-7. (February 2004)
  • "Southern Baptist Organizational Structure Redefines Role of Deacon," The Alabama Baptist, 169:8, 4-5. (February 2004)
  • "Deacon Dilemma," The Alabama Baptist, 169:8, 4-5. (February 2004)
  • "Confusion about Deacon, Pastor Roles Can Cause Friction between the Two," The Alabama Baptist, 169:8, 4-5. (February 2004)
  • "Greek Meaning of Deacon Explains 'Waitor' Role," The Alabama Baptist, 169:8, 4-5. (February 2004)
  • "Identity Crisis: Varied Deacons' Duties Lack Specifics, Creating Confusion," The Alabama Baptist, 169:8. (February 2004)
  • "When Survival Becomes the Highest Purpose," The Campus Minister, 19:2, 14-20. (October 1997)
  • "God's Awakening Touch in History," The Southern Baptist Seminary Magazine (The Tie), 63:3, 8-9. (June 1995)
  • "Sharing God's Love," Youth Alive, Third Quarter, Unit One. (January 1991)
  • "My Life and My Church," Youth Alive, Fourth Quarter, Unit Two. (January 1991)
  • "Teenage Rebaptism: When is it Manipulation?," Home Life, 44:4, 42-43. (January 1990)
  • "Bunyan's Conflict with the State," Southern Baptist Public Affairs, 1:2, 4-5,7. (October 1989)
  • "Our Heritage of Evangelism, 1837-1951," The Kentucky Baptist Heritage, 14:1, 30-38. (November 1987)

Conference Proceeding Article(s)

  • "Scholarship as Apologetics," Proceedings of the 2012 Christianity in the Academy Conference, 9, 99-116. (March 2012)
  • "On Poe's Family," 2009 International Edgar Allan Poe Conference Proceedings, 74. (September 2009)
  • "Beyond the God of the Gaps (Conference Theme: Christian Intellectual Life in a New Dark Age)," Proceedings of the 2003 Christianity in the Academy Conference. (January 2005)
  • "C.S. Lewis and the Problem of Christian Behavior Toward Others (Conference Theme: Who Is My Neighbor?: Christian Conduct in a Dangerous World)," Proceedings of the 2004 Christianity in the Academy Conference. (January 2005)

Other Article(s)

  • "Issues Related to Spirituality and the Search for Truth in Sectarian Institutions of Higher Education," Spirituality in Higher Education. (January 2005)

Presentation(s)

  • "Edgar Allan Poe and the Mystery of the Universe" Upper South Carolina History Museum, Greenville, SC. (May 2017)
  • "C. S. Lewis Makes a Friend: The Influence of Arthur Greeves" Inklings Weekend in Montreat, Montreat College, Montreat, NC. (April 2017)
  • "The Primacy of Preaching in the English Reformation" REF 500 Conference, 51社区, Jackson, TN. (March 2017)
  • "A Family Journey from Virginia" West Tennessee Genealogical Society, Jackson, TN. (March 2017)
  • "The Great Divorce: Reflections on Temptation" Inklings Weekend in Montreat, Montreat College, Montreat, NC. (April 2016)
  • "The Book C. S. Lewis Never Wrote" Montreat College Special Chapel, Montreat, NC. (April 2016)
  • "The Edgar Allan Poe You Never Knew" Medina Middle School, Medina, TN. (February 2016)
  • "Poe's Invention of the Detective Story" Kennett High School, Kennett, MO. (October 2015)
  • "Purposeful Kindness" Remember Me annual dinner, 51社区, Jackson, TN. (September 2015)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe and the Mystery of the Universe" Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (September 2015)
  • "When Cultures Collapse: How God Prepares the Way for the Gospel" The Inaugural Lectures of the Singapore Baptist Theological Seminary Lecture Series, Singapore. (July 2014)
  • "C. S. Lewis, 50 Years On" Greenville Public Library, Greenville, SC. (October 2013)
  • "C. S. Lewis and Imagination" Town and Gown, 51社区, Jackson, TN. (October 2013)
  • "C. S. Lewis, 50 Years On" Union Auxiliary, 51社区, Jackson, TN. (October 2013)
  • "Evermore: Edgar Allan Poe and the Mystery of the Universe" Independent Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN. (August 2013)
  • "Little Christian Books as Apologetics" Christianity in the Academy Conference, Memphis, TN. (March 2013)
  • "Poe and the Design of the Universe" Honors Program, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. (February 2013)
  • "The Edgar Allan Poe You Never Knew" Collegiate School of Memphis, Memphis, TN. (January 2013)
  • "The English Bible and the Days of Creation" American Scientific Affiliation, San Diego, CA. (July 2012)
  • "Poe, Dickens, and David Copperfield: Biography, but Whose?" International Conference on Poe, Emerson, and Hawthorne, Florence, Italy. (June 2012)
  • "Children and the Importance of Imagination" Child Advocacy Day, Nashville, TN. (March 2012)
  • "Scholarship as Apologetics in the Work of C. S. Lewis" Christianity in the Academy Conference, Memphis, TN. (March 2012)
  • "Science Fiction as Apologetics in the Work of C. S. Lewis" Montreat College, Montreat, NC. (March 2012)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe's Spiritual Journey" Culture House, Kansas City, KS. (February 2012)
  • "Faith and Politics" Town and Gown Class, 51社区, Jackson, TN. (February 2012)
  • "Personal Experience as Apologetics in the Work of C. S. Lewis" The Geneva School, San Antonio, TX. (January 2012)
  • "The Significance of Robert Burns" Robert Burns Dinner, St. Andrew's Society of Upper South Carolina, Greenville, SC. (January 2012)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe on Science and the Imagination" Jackson Exchange Club, Jackson, TN. (December 2011)
  • "Poe's Big Bang Theory" The Big Read, Columbus Public Library, Columbus, GA. (September 2011)
  • "The Gospel and Its Meaning" Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, Birmingham, AL. (September 2011)
  • "The KJV and the Seven Days of Creation: When Tradition Conflicts with Text" King James Conference, 51社区, Jackson, TN. (September 2011)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe and the Mystery Story" The Big Read (sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts), Columbus Library, Columbus, GA. (September 2011)
  • "The Gospel and Its Meaning" Guest lecture for Dr. Kurt Selles at Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, AL. (September 2011)
  • "C. S. Lewis and the Inklings" C. S. Lewis Society retreat, Atlanta, GA. (August 2011)
  • "C. S. Lewis and Apologetics" C. S. Lewis Society retreat, Atlanta, GA. (August 2011)
  • "Fools for Christ" An Inklings Weekend, Montreat College, Montreat, NC. (April 2011)
  • "The Fools for Narnia" An Inklings Weekend, Montreat College, Montreat, NC. (April 2011)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe and the Mystery of the Universe" The Big Read (sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts), Virginia Beach, VA. (February 2011)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe on Imagination and Public Service" Virginia Beach government employees' luncheon, Virginia Beach, VA. (February 2011)
  • "The Inklings of Oxford" Lecture, Greenville County Library, Greenville, SC. (December 2010)
  • "C. S. Lewis and Apologetics" Christ Church (Episcopal), Greenville, SC. (December 2010)
  • "Confusing Justification with Salvation: The Evangelical Corruption of the Gospel" Evangelical Theological Society, Atlanta, GA. (November 2010)
  • "Value of Missions Education / Royal Ambassadors in a Southern Baptist Church" Royal Ambassador University, Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center, Linden, TN. (August 2010)
  • "The Inklings of Oxford" Kindling's Fest, Orcas Island, WA. (July 2010)
  • "The Inklings of Oxford" Wedgewood Circle Institute, Nashville, TN. (May 2010)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe's Big Bang Theory and the Power of Imagination" The Central Pennsylvania Forum for Religion and Science, Messiah College, Grantham, PA. (March 2010)
  • "An Intimate Picture of Edgar Allan Poe" A Poe Evening, Honor Society, Messiah College, Grantham, PA. (March 2010)
  • "The Inklings of Oxford" Exchange Club, Jackson, TN. (January 2010)
  • "The Edgar Poe You Never Knew" Christian School, New Orleans, LA. (November 2009)
  • "The Poes in Russia (Edgar and Hal): A Model for Apologetics in a Secular Setting" Christian Studies Colloquium, 51社区, Jackson, TN. (November 2009)
  • "Evangelical Pragmatism and the Loss of the Gospel" Evangelical Theological Society, New Orleans, LA. (November 2009)
  • "Eureka: Edgar Allan Poe's Big Bang Theory and the Power of Imagination" Metanexus Institute, Philadelphia, PA. (October 2009)
  • "The Real Edgar Poe" Madison Academic High School, Jackson, TN. (October 2009)
  • "Eating with Edgar" Literary Luncheon, University School of Jackson, Jackson, TN. (October 2009)
  • "Poe's Legacy" Milan High School, Milan, TN. (October 2009)
  • "Poe from a Family Perspective" Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Philadelphia, PA. (October 2009)
  • "Imagination and Poe's Theory of Knowledge" Third International Edgar Allan Poe Conference, Philadelphia, PA. (October 2009)
  • "Recovering the Gospel for the Twenty-first Century" Southern Baptists, Evangelicals, and the Future of American Denominationalism, 51社区, Jackson, TN. (October 2009)
  • "Vintage Culture" Tennessee Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Brentwood, TN. (September 2009)
  • "On Poe's Family" International Research Conference on The Edgar Allan Poe Legacy and the 21st Century, St. Petersburg, Russia. (September 2009)
  • "Poe and the Mystery Story" St. Petersburg State University; American Corner, St. Petersburg, Russia. (September 2009)
  • "The Enduring Fascination with Edgar Allan Poe" The American Center, Library of Foreign Literature, Moscow, Russia. (September 2009)
  • "C. S. Lewis and Imagination" Williams Baptist College, Walnut Ridge, AR. (September 2009)
  • "Poe and the Mystery Story" Moscow State Univ.; Russian Univ. for the Humanities; Perm State Pedagogical Univ., Ural State Univ., Russia. (September 2009)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe: An Intimate Portrait" Higher School of Television, Moscow State Univ.; The American Corner, Gorky Regional Library, Russia. (September 2009)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe's Big Bang Theory and the Power of Imagination" Gorky Institute for Literature; Herzen Pedagogical University, Russia. (September 2009)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe's Big Bang Theory and the Power of Imagination" American Scientific Affiliation annual meeting, Baylor University, Waco, TX. (August 2009)
  • "An Evening with Poe" Hernando Public Library, Hernando, MS. (April 2009)
  • "Poe's Spiritual Journey" The Union Auxiliary, 51社区, Jackson, TN. (April 2009)
  • "Poe and Charleston" Charleston Library Society, Charleston, SC. (March 2009)
  • "My Life and Mr. Poe" Poe Day, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC. (March 2009)
  • "Poe and the Power of Imagination" Virginia Festival of the Book, University of Virginia , Charlottesville, VA. (March 2009)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe and the Power of Imagination" The University of the South, Sewanee, TN. (February 2009)
  • "Poe in Richmond" Unveiling of the Edgar Allan Poe Commemorative Stamp, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA. (January 2009)
  • "Edgar Allan Poe: An Intimate Portrait" Memphis Public Library, Memphis, TN. (January 2009)
  • "The Scholarship of C. S. Lewis as Apologetics" An Inklings Weekend, Memphis, TN. (May 2008)
  • "The Other Inklings" An Inklings Weekend, Memphis, TN. (May 2008)
  • "The Works of Imagination of C. S. Lewis as Apologetics" Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Memphis, TN. (May 2008)
  • "The Apologetic Approach of C. S. Lewis" C. S. Lewis and His Friends Lectures, Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, TN. (April 2008)
  • "The Formal Philosophical Arguments of C. S. Lewis" C. S. Lewis and His Friends Lectures, Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, TN. (April 2008)
  • "Faith and Teaching" Anderson University Faculty Workshop, Anderson, IN. (August 2006)
  • "Natural Selection, Intelligent Design and the Problem of Metaphysics" Ian Ramsey Centre, Oxford University, Oxford, England. (July 2006)
  • "From Scientific Method to Methodological Naturalism: The Evolution of an Idea" American Scientific Affiliation, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. (July 2006)
  • "The Reformation and the Rise of Modern Science" Interdisciplinary Conference on Science & Culture, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY. (April 2006)
  • "The Challenges of the Re-Newed Science and Religion Dialogue" Evangelical Theological Society, Southeast Regional Meeting, Columbia International University, Columbia, SC. (March 2006)
  • "Toward a Christian Understanding of Classical Education" Keynote Address, Christianity in the Academy Conference, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. (March 2006)
  • "Trinitarian Implications of Einstein's University" Ian Ramsey Centre, Oxford University, Oxford, England. (September 2005)
  • "The Elusive Edgar Poe: A Personal Perspective" The Friends of the University of Memphis Library, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. (October 2003)

Award/Recognition(s)

  • Edgar Award 2009
  • Agatha Award Nominee 2009
  • Fellow, American Scientific Affiliation 2007

Artistic Work(s)

  • [first printing of full poem], in Review and Expositor, 105:4 (Fall 2008), 588-592, December 2008.
  • Poetry Collection
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    鈥淏etween Yesterday and Tomorrow鈥�
    鈥凄颈蝉补蹿蹿别肠迟颈辞苍蝉鈥�
    鈥淎苍补蝉迟补蝉颈补鈥�
    鈥淟别补诲别谤蝉丑颈辫鈥�
    鈥淎n Allegory鈥�
    鈥淓disto Woodland鈥�
    鈥泪苍肠补谤苍补迟颈辞苍鈥�
    鈥淧ublic Worship鈥�
    鈥淐an God Talk?鈥�
    鈥淭he Great Santee Swamp鈥�
    鈥淭he Magpie鈥�
    鈥淭he Dogwood Tree鈥�
    鈥淐ambridge Afternoon鈥�
    , in The Good, the True, and the Beautiful (St. Louis: Chalice, 2008), August 2008.
  • "Eyes on the Prize" and "On the Road to Memphis" in Journal of the Union Faculty Forum, Vol. 27, December 2007.
  • "About the Butterfly" in Perspectives on Science and Religion, June 2007.
  • "Sand Castles" and "The Arrow of Time" in Perspectives on Science and Religion, March 2007.
  • "Walking Again on Addison's Walk" and "Working at the Kilns" in C. S. Lewis Remembered (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006), September 2006.
  • Poetry Collection
    鈥淭he Undifferentiated Ego Mass鈥�
    鈥淰isiting Randy鈥�
    鈥淥n Seeing Children Seeing鈥�
    鈥淪wallowed by a Whale鈥�
    鈥淭he Problem of Evil鈥�
    鈥淔or One Who Mourns鈥�
    鈥凌别肠办辞苍颈苍驳蝉鈥�
    鈥淪unday Dinner鈥�
    , in See No Evil: The Existence of Sin in an Age of Relativism (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2005), December 2004.
  • "Tired" in The Review and Expositor 101:3 (Summer 2004) 510, June 2004.
  • "Beginning, Etc." [stanza one], in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 56:1, 78, March 2004.
  • "Swallowed by a Whale" in The Other Side 21:9, 21, December 1985.