Dr. S. J. Chewning, M.D.

M.D., University of Kentucky College of Medicine
M.B.A., Pfeiffer University

Guest Instructor of Biology

Dr. Chewning retired from Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates in 2022 as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in the spine. He currently works part-time as a Didactic and Clinical instructor in spinal surgery for Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Residents. He taught at Pfeiffer University in Charlotte for six years. Other educational positions have included instructor for the National Cace Rescue Commission and FAA flight instructor.

He is a passionate advocate of tertiary classical Christian education. He and his wife, Cindy, have three married daughters and 7 grandchildren. He has served on the vestry at St. Jude’s Anglican Church in Huntersville, N.C.

Dr. Chewning will lead seminars on health and safety from a medical perspective during our weekly gatherings. He will also offer an upper-level elective on anatomy and physiology.

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S. J. Chewning, M.D
Guest Fellow of Science
M.D., University of Kentucky College of Medicine
M.B.A., Pfeiffer University

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Carter Ehnis, M.A.
Lecturer of Languages

M.A., Applied Linguistics, Graduate Institute of Descriptive Linguistics at Dallas Int’l University
M.A. in Theology and Letters, New Saint Andrews College

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Matt Marino, M.Div., Ph.D. (ABD)
Theology

Ph.D. in Systematic Theology (ABD), Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary
M.T.S., Columbia Evangelical Seminary (WA)
B.A. in Philosophy and Apologetics, Trinity College and Seminary

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Abigail Lundelius Smith, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Literature

Ph.D. in American Literature, University of South Carolina
M.E., University of Dallas
B.A. in Philosophy, Covenant College

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Kevin Smith, M.A.
Academic Resources, Church History

M.L.S. in Library Sciences, Emporia University
M.A. in Christian Thought and History, Nazarene Theological Seminary

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Ryan Smith, D.M.A.
Fellow of Music

M.M., D.M.A. in Music Performance, University of South Carolina
M.A., Biblical Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary

B.M., Piano Performance, Furman University
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Gabriel Williams, Ph.D.
Guest Fellow of Mathematics and Science

Ph.D. in Atmosphere Sciences, Colorado State University
M.S. in Physics, University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
B.S. in Mathematics & Physics, Morehouse College

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