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Dr. Chad Engbers is a Professor in the English Department at Calvin College. He teaches courses on the English Renaissance and Reformation literature and has led the Semester in Britain program in 2018 and 2021. His academic work bridges literary studies with theological exploration, focusing on dialogism, repentance themes, and Jungian theory.
- Education: Calvin College (BA 1993), The Catholic University of America (MA 1995, PhD 2003)
Professor Engbers' research spans the English Renaissance (particularly John Donne and George Herbert), Russian literature, and Mikhail Bakhtin's dialogic theory. His recent publications examine alchemical symbolism in metaphysical poetry and rhetorical structures of penitential texts. He also explores pedagogical approaches to integrating faith with literary scholarship.
His scholarly output includes a co-edited volume on dialogism in poetry and contributions to collections like The Word in the English Classroom from Abilene Christian University Press. Current projects focus on rhetorical analysis of Herbert's penitential poems.
While no explicit awards are documented in the provided text, Engbers' academic contributions include designing innovative courses such as 'Talking Pictures' (2008) and developing faith-integrated pedagogical frameworks. He maintains active research into religious themes in Renaissance literature and their modern educational applications.
