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Barry Aron Vann (born 1960) is an author, speaker and Chair of the Institute for Leadership Studies and professor of geography at University of the Cumberlands. A prolific writer, Vann has published on a wide range of geographic topics. He is most noted for his work in religious geography, in particular themes in which religious beliefs are associated with forming environmental perceptions and politicized regions such as Northern Ireland and the American Bible Belt.〔Warren R. Hofstra, The American Historical Review. Vol. 114, No. 4 (October 2009), pp. 1032-1033; J. Todd Nesbit, Appalachian Journal. Vol. 37 No. 1-2, (Fall-Winter 2009); Nelson McCausland, “Nelson’s View,” http://theministerspen.blogspot.com/2009/12/in-search-of-ulster-scots-land.html retrieved May 22, 2012.〕 Vann's work along the interface between religion and geography stresses the role of faith leaders in shaping the behaviors of others who in turn impact the cultural landscape. His book ''Puritan Islam: The Geoexpansion of the Muslim World'' was chosen as a Top 25 Outstanding Academic Title for 2012 by ''Choice'', a division of the American Library Association (ALA).〔http://www.cro2.org/default.aspx?page=reviewdisplay&pids=3795609〕 A review in the April 2012 issue of ''Choice'' referred to ''Puritan Islam'' as "perhaps the best geographical text produced on this subject since 2000" and of "utmost significance in finally taking the topic away from the emotional to where it needs to be--rational and explanatory discussion."〔Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, April 2012 Vol. 49 No. 08.〕 On her show ''Spirited Debate'', Lauren Green of Fox News called ''Puritan Islam'' a "fascinating book."〔http://video.foxnews.com/v/1192917398001/expansion-of-islam-in-the-world/〕 Professor Vann's other important academic works include ''Rediscovering the South's Celtic Heritage''; ''In Search of Ulster-Scots Land: The Birth and Geotheological Imaginings of a Transatlantic People''; ''Geography Toward History: Studies in the Mediterranean Basin and Mesopotamia'' (with Ellsworth Huntington); ''The Forces of Nature: Our Quest to Conquer the Planet'' and ''Presbyterian Social Ties and Mobility in the Irish Sea Culture Area, 1610–1690''. Professor Vann has been a guest on a number of radio and television shows, including BBC Scotland; Fox News Channel's "Spirited Debate" with Lauren Green; "Science Fantastic" with Professor Michio Kaku; and the “Mancow Experience.” His articles and reviews have appeared in the ''Huffington Post''; the ''Journal of Transatlantic Studies''; the ''Journal of American History''; ''Geography of Religions and Belief Systems''; the ''Journal of Historical Sociology''; ''Human Resource Development Quarterly''; and the ''SBS (Swiss Business School) Journal of Applied Business Research'', among others. The conceptual framework Vann uses to analyze the relationship between belief systems and spaces, including nations and towns is called geotheology (the general relationship between the worship of the divine and spaces, including nations). Geotheology is a concept conceived by geographer John Kirtland Wright (1891–1969).〔John Kirtland Wright, “Terrae Incognitae: The Place of Imagination in Geography,” Annals of the Association of American Geographers Vol. 37, (1947): pp. 1-15.〕 Recognizing the limits of Wright’s taxonomy in describing how people view the forces of nature as mechanisms through which divine agents deliver punishments and rewards on wayward or deserving people, Vann added geotheomisthosis (earth, God, reward) and geotheokolasis (“earth, God, punishment”).〔Barry A. Vann, In Search of Ulster Scots Land: The Birth and Geotheological Imagings of a Transatlantic People (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2008); Barry A. Vann, Puritan Islam: The Geoexpansion of the Muslim World (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2011).〕 To capture the ways in which secular people see human environmental interactions, Vann coined geokolasis (earth punishes) and geomisthosis (earth rewards). In addition to work in the area of geotheology, Vann has also contributed insights into the interface between history and geography, as well as issues related to overpopulation and environmental hazards.〔Ellsworth Huntington and Barry Aron Vann, Geography Toward History: Studies in the Mediterranean Basin and Mesopotamia (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2009); The Forces of Nature: Our Quest to Conquer the Planet (Amherst, NY, 2012).〕 Vann obtained his Ph.D. in Historical Geography, dually awarded by the faculties of Church History and Earth and Geographical Sciences, from the University of Glasgow and also holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in adult education with a focus in community development from the University of Arkansas. He received an M.S. in Geography from Western Kentucky University and a B.S. in Social Sciences from Tennessee Technological University. He also received an A.S. from Roane State Community College and was selected for their 2012 Outstanding Alumni award.〔http://oakridgetoday.com/2012/12/02/roane-state-names-2012-outstanding-alumni/〕 Although a distant relative of Cherokee Chief James Vann and comedian Will Rogers,〔Worth S. Ray, Tennessee Cousins: A History of Tennessee People (Austin, TX, 1950, pp. 228, 229. 235).〕 Professor Vann’s early life was typical of poor families living in southern Appalachia in the mid-twentieth century. He was born Barry Walker, son of a single mother, in Clinton, Tennessee, on March 30, 1960. The home in which his family lived did not have plumbing, and heat was provided by wood fuel or coal burned in a stove. His parents were Dorothy A. Voyles (b. 1935) and Harry Mack Vann Jr. (1935–2010), but he was raised by Rufus (1912–1995) and Vernedith Voyles (1919–1999), his maternal grandparents. Vann did, however, live at times with his mother, stepfather, and four siblings in Detroit, Michigan.〔Dennis Vann and His Many Descendants by Harry Mack Vann; Vann Generations with Cherokee Origins: From John Joseph Vann and James Clement Vann I from NC, SC, and GA, ca. 1750-1991 by William H. Vann.〕 According to Vann in an interview on “Science Fantastic” in 2012,〔Professor Michio Kaku, “Science Fantastic,” April 14, 2012.〕 it was his childhood experiences traveling to and from his mother’s neighborhood in Detroit that inspired him to become a geographer. At age 14, Vann sought out his birth father and, with his consent, took his surname at age 20. Professor Vann and his wife Amy have two children, Sarah and Preston. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barry A. Vann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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