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Preston, MD 21655
e-mail: dharper@chesapeake.edu
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Goal:
Specialize in the study of Biblical Literature & Wilderness Education
Areas of Research Interest & Rationale
Psalm 19 - Outdoor Adventure & Education: I have seen countless examples prove
that the most effective classroom is under open skies, and I want to learn more
about the Why? and the How? of adventure education.
Psalm 42:7 advises that, Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your
waterfalls; / all Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me, and
Proverbs 20:5, explains that, The purposes of a mans heart are deep
waters, / but a man of understanding draws them out.
I think that engaging people outside helps connect them to their hearts
and, more importantly, to the heart of their Creator. I want to spend a
lifetime facilitating that, and I want to know how best to go about it.
Education
Terminal Degree
Capital Seminary & Graduate School; Greenbelt, MD; 2014-Present
24 Leveling Credits:
- Hermeneutics & Theology
- Old & New Testament Surveys
- Hebrew (6 credits), Greek (6 credits)
Year 1 of 3.5 year cohort for PhD Biblical Studies: Coursework includes
- Research Methods
- Teaching & Learning Theory
- Old Testament & New Testament Exegesis
- Reading knowledge of Hebrew, Greek, French, & German
Graduate Level Coursework
National Outdoor Leadership School (2 credits); Lander, WY; 2013; GPA: 4.0
Trips Leader Seminar
University of Maryland (6 credits); College Park, MD; 2007-2008; GPA: 4.0
Coursework: Literary Theory, Restoration & 18th Century British Literature
MA English Literature
Washington College; Chestertown, MD; 2005; GPA: 3.8
Conducted an Independent Study supervised by Dr. Richard DeProspo;
Culminating paper: Thoreau & Faith: The Evolution of an Icon, examined
the continuous remaking of authorial identity, including the co-opting of
Thoreaus philosophy by the religious right.
Coursework sampling: African American Literature, Shakespeare,
Romanticism in America, Drama: Aeschylus to Pinter, Contemporary
Poetry, American Novel, survey of British Literature
BA Leadership Studies; Jepson School of Leadership Studies
University of Richmond; Richmond, VA; 2000; GPA: 3.43
Minor: English
Leadership coursework: Studies in Classical Philosophy, Ethics, Critical
Thinking, Conflict Resolution, Motivation, Group Dynamics, Social
Movements, Leadership & Faith
Literature coursework: Surveys of American Literature, Surveys of British
Literature, The American Novel, English & Irish Literature, Milton Seminar
Employment
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