MARK ECKEL MA ThM PhD
meckel@iu.edu, eckel1957@gmail.com (630) 303.4891 (m)
Transdisciplinarity is at the heart of Mark Eckel’s teaching over three decades as K-12, undergraduate, and graduate professor. Mark’s courses always emphasize care for contextualization, cultural engagement, and pedagogical variation. Dr. Eckel has given hundreds of seminars, speeches, and scores of keynotes on education, culture, faith-learning integration, communication, theology, leadership, and movies. He was awarded Teacher of the Year in 1995 by Cedarville University and the Heart of Leadership Award by Lenawee Christian School in 2010.
Dr. Eckel’s students love his societal intersections with film, the focus of his book When the Lights Go Down. His prior book I Just Need Time to Think encourages reflective study. Mark’s three published curricula are used worldwide. He has authored or contributed to four other books others, while writing dozens of journal and encyclopedia articles. 1000 essays, audio podcasts and video teaching appear on his Warp & Woof website. The Comenius Institute is a non-profit started by Mark, committed to serving the Indianapolis community. Mark is dedicated to the teaching-learning process in the academe as a shepherd, in the community as a servant.
Academic Credentials
- M.A. English (Literature, Writing), IUPUI
- Ph. D., Social Science, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
- Th. M., Old Testament, Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN
- B.R.E., Clarks Summit University, Clarks Summit, PA
Professional Positions
- President, MarkEckel.com (LLC)
- President, The Comenius Institute, Educational 501(c)(3)
- Associate Faculty in Leadership (LBC-Capital), Culture (ITS), Writing (IUPUI)
- Dean, Director-Professor Interdisciplinary Studies, Crossroads Bible College
- Associate Professor of Education Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL
- K-12 Instructor/Chaplain/Department Head
Some Courses Taught or Created (2009-21)
- Reading, Writing & Inquiry; Argumentative Writing; Gothic Horror Literature; World Literature; Philosophy; Social Ethics; College, Life & Mindset; Christianity in the Contemporary World; Cultural Analysis & Engagement; Theological Interpretation of Media; Old Testament; Wisdom Literature; Theology of Culture; Research in Hebrew & Greek; Apologetics; Biblical-Theological Foundations for Ministry.
- Created the Interdisciplinary Studies Program for Crossroads Bible College (ABHE).
- Created the dual-credit connection between The Masters Study and Indiana Wesleyan.
Some Written Projects (2007-21):
- “From Stranger to Neighbor: Neurodiversity’s Visionary Opportunities,” Christian Scholars Review XLIX:4 (Summer 2020): 369-385.
- “Theological Roots of the Abolitionist Movement,” Intégrité, Fall, 2018.
- 100,000 word K-12 Faith-Learning Integration Content for Curriculum Trak, 2018
- Book Review Editor, Christian Education Journal, 2011 – Present
- Emerging Scholars Network Contributor, 2014 – Present
- Editorial Consultant, Rowan & Littlefield (multiple works), 2015 – Present
- 22 Essays, Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Rowen & Littlefield, 2016.
- “Interdisciplinarity within Biblical Theology,” Christian Education Journal, Fall, 2015.
- 17 essays, Encyclopedia for Christian Education, Rowan & Littlefield, 2015.
- “King Maker in Dorothy Sayers’ The Mind of The Maker,” Inklings Forever, IX, C.S. Lewis and Friends, Taylor University, 2014.
- “Author without Authority: Stephen Crane and The Red Badge of Courage,” Intégrité: A Journal of Faith and Learning, Spring, 2013.
in Frankenstein,” Intégrité: A Journal of Faith and Learning, Fall, 2012.
- “‘And the Nations Will Say’: Apologetic Testimony from an Unlikely Source,” Originally delivered at the International Institute for Christian Studies, Kansas City, MO, Summer 2010, published in Hope’s Reason, 2:1 (Spring, 2011)
- “The Graveyard Schools the Schoolyard: Contemplation of Death for Education in Life,”
Intėgritė: A Journal of Faith and Learning, Spring, 2011.
Inklings Forever, vol. VII, C.S. Lewis and Friends, Taylor University, 2010.
- “Not Textbooks, Text-People: Hebrew Ideals of Education,” Intégrité, Fall, 2009.
- “A Story of Transformation: Example of Adult Learning,” Intégrité, Fall, 2008.
Social Media:
- com (LLC)
- Linked In; Facebook; Twitter; Instagram; Comenius website, YouTube Channel
- 1000 essays, monographs, reviews, videos; warpandwoof.org, 2008-present
- Warp&Woof Radio, podcasts and iTunes available, 2016-Present.
Books, Published Curricula:
- The Good, The True, The Beautiful, contributor (Wipf & Stock, 2021).
- Beyond Suffering Bible, Joni & Friends, introductions, Tyndale, 2016.
- Science Fiction and The Abolition of Man, Wipf and Stock, 2016
- When the Lights Go Down: Movie Review as Christian Practice, Westbow, 2014.
- I Just Need Time to Think! Reflective Study as Christian Practice. Westbow, 2014.
- Perspectives on a Child’s Education: Four Views, contributor. B & H, 2009.
- Rewired: A Worldview Curriculum for Teens. Wilberforce Institute, 2006.
- The Whole Truth: Classroom Strategies for Biblical Integration. Xulon, 2003.
- Timeless Truth: An Apologetic for the Reliability, Authenticity, and Authority of Scripture (2001) and Let God Be God: A Study of the Nature and Attributes of God. (1997, rev. 2003), Colorado Springs, CO: Purposeful Design.