Messiah College Media Mentions

Richard Hughes, director of the Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies at Messiah College, writes about meeting Harrisburg pastor Wayne Baxter and their friendship in a March 2 op-ed in the Harrisburg Patriot-News.

Read “Five words that made a difference.”

When Mike Cosby traveled to Cyprus for four months on a Fulbright Research Grant he was excited to learn more about Barnabas, an important but often overlooked figure in the New Testament. What Cosby found was that the most influential parts of Barnabas’ story are likely not true.

Read “Messiah College professor goes in search of Barnabas.”

John Fea, associate professor of history, penned an opinion piece for the Washington Post about the historical intrepretation of secularism versus current understandings and applications of the word.

Read “Should Christians embrace secularism?”

Paul Rego, chair of the politics department, penned an op-ed for the Jan. 25 York Daily Record about recent Supreme Court decisions in relation to gun control.

Read “Justice Scalia actually  liberal on gun control.” 

Kelly Cheeseman, criminal justice professor, was interviewed by CBS 21 for a Jan. 23 segment about the correlation between crime and the frigid temperatures being experienced all across the midstate.

Watch “Car thefts increase during winter months.”

Randy Zwally, director of guitar studies at Messiah College, is featured in a Jan. 10 “Academic Minute” podcast on Inside Higher Ed about playing the banjo in and out of tune.

Listen to “Banjo D-Tuners.”

Henry Heinz, the Pittsburgh businessman best known for ketchup and other condiments, is the subject of a Jan. 2 profile by Investor’s Business Daily. Mike Zigarelli, professor of leadership, is quoted in the profile.

Read “Henry Heinz, ketchup king, made Heinz Co. a global food giant.” 

Professors Douglas and Rhonda Jacobsen penned an essay for the Dec. 23 The Daily Beast about the comeback of religion on college campuses. The essay is based largely on their book, “No Longer Invisible: Religion in University Education.”

Read “How religion is making a comeback on college campuses.”

AP reporter Charles Babington includes insights from Paul Rego, politics professor, in his Dec. 24 story about President Barack Obama’s second term t0-do list. The story appeared in a variety of local and regional newspapers.

Read “Obama has long list of work to tackle when he returns.”

David Weaver-Zercher, professor of American religious history, takes issue with the proliferation of “reality” television shows depicting the Amish in a Dec. 28 op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Read “Viewers’ desiers vs. reality.”