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  Faith and Film
 It’s the summer movie season, and once again we’re bombarded
            with images from Hollywood’s latest releases. So what impact
            does the film industry have on people of faith — and vice versa?
 
 In God Alone
 Commencement speaker Miroslav Volf told a record number of SPU
                graduates that the core of the Christian calling “is to
              make God the object of our faith and love.”
 
 Exclusion and Embrace
 A native Croatian, Miroslav Volf has experienced the horrors of ethnic
            conflict. The SPU community delves this fall into Volf’s critically
            acclaimed book, Exclusion and Embrace, which offers a biblical view
            of “identity, otherness and reconciliation.”
 
 John Wesley’s
            300th Birthday
 After three centuries, is the legacy of John Wesley still relevant
              to his Methodist heirs, such as SPU? Professor Randy Maddox says
              it’s time to reclaim the “holistic salvation” Wesley
              preached.
 Reaching
            the Neighborhood
 With delegates from around the world and a focus on community outreach,
            the Free Methodist General Conference convened at SPU this summer.
 
 Into
            the Garden
 Nearly 750 people toured the gardens of SPU and five private homes
            during the first annual SPU Queen Anne Garden Tour in May.
 
 SPU’s
            Finest
 Though their responsibilities differ, this year’s faculty and staff award
winners share a commitment to personal and professional excellence.
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  From the President
 Americans today are searching for a new tone for their lives. “We
 
              are talking here about another set of values — not the giddy sense
 
              of entitlement that emerges out of exuberant times,” says President
 
              Philip Eaton.
 
 
              
 
            A Gift at Any AgeYoung alumni are supporting The Campaign for SPU with the Young Alumni
 
            Endowment. They will provide scholarship support to students 
 
            engaging the culture. [Campaign]
  Like Grandfather, Like
 
                    GrandsonOn June 7, 80-year-old Sheldon Arnett finally received
 
              his bachelor’s degree from Seattle Pacific. His grandson,
 
              Jeremiah Johnson, earned his SPU bachelor’s degree the
 
              same day. [Campus]
  The Retiring Class of 2003Five professors, with a combined 162 years in the classroom, retired
 
                this year. They tell of their careers and the impact students
 
                had on them. [Faculty]
  Still ExploringMissionary bush pilot Roald Amundsen ’41 founded
 
            Missionary Aviation and Repair Center (MARC) — becoming an
 
            explorer just like the famous Norwegian for whom he was named. [Alumni]
 
 Second Wind
 A marathoner, wife, mother and business alumna, Claudia Shannon came back after tough
 
            times. As a 45-year-old senior, she was on the SPU cross country
 
            team that ranked 14th in the nation. [Athletics]
 
 My Response
 After 25 years, Joyce Quiring Erickson, retiring professor of English and
 
              dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, reflects on glossy brown
 
              chestnuts, home and the Promised Land.
 
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