May 2017 – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

JIS Symbolism Scattered Leaves

JIS SYMBOLISM SCATTERED LEAVES Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (1320), one of the greatest epic poems of all time, offers an inspiring analogy re scattered leaves and the human quest for meaning, redemption, and salvation. Text provided by Dr. Bruce N. Lundberg, Chair…

Editor: Oskar Gruenwald
Institute for Interdisciplinary Research

Associate Editor: William R. Marty
Center for Western Studies

Assistant Editor: Jeffry C. Davis
Wheaton College

Book Review Editor: Nalani E. Hilderman
San Diego Christian College

Theodor Damian
Metropolitan College of New York
Ethics

Gerald De Maio
Baruch College-CUNY
American Studies

Erwin F. Erhardt III
University of Cincinnati
Economics

Leonard G. Friesen
Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
History

John P. Hittinger
University of St. Thomas-Houston
Thomistic Studies

Bruce N. Lundberg
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Mathematics

Michael E. Meagher
Missouri University S & T
Political Science

Monica D. Merutiu
Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
European Studies

Jeremy E. Scarbrough
Paseo-Hernando State College
Philosophy/Music

D. Eric Schansberg
Indiana University Southeast
Public Policy

Hans Schwarz
University of Regensburg, Germany
Theology

Emeritus Editorial Board Members: Douglas K. Adie; James O. Buswell III; Paul Kukwon Chang; Walter M. Cunningham; Jean Bethke Elshtain; Daniel W. Hollis III; Alexander J. Matejko; Mihajlo Mihajlov; George B. Palermo, M.D.; Thaddeus J. Trenn; Zygmunt Stankiewicz; Oleg Zinam; et al.