Document Type

Conference Presentation

Publication Date

7-23-2016

Department

Biology

Keywords

research, perseverance, spiritual, personality, genes, nature and nurture

Abstract

Perseverance constitutes a quality that motivates humankind to press onward usually in the face of significant adversity and resistance. Perseverance is also important in the Christian life. The apostle Paul, using athletic training metaphors, frequently urges his readers to persevere in the faith, even describing his own life as a fight and a race (2 Tim.4:7). Yet, certain groups of people seem to possess a greater measure of perseverance than others have. We are therefore led to ask, “Can our ability to persevere be, in God’s providence, at least partly genetically influenced?”

Comments

Co-presented at the annual meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation in Azusa, California on July 23, 2016. The presentation was based upon a senior research project conducted by biology major Arielle Johnston during the 2015-16 academic year.

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