What involves the Rocky Mountains, faith/science speakers from MIT to Texas Tech to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and a brand new expanded student/early career track?Read more…
Biola University Seeking 3 Biology Faculty Members
Biola University invites applications for full-time, tenure-track faculty positions in Biology, at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank, to begin August 2017.Read more…
Highlighting Community: Boston Area Veritas Forum Next Tuesday
In the Boston area? One week from tonight, friend of ESN Dr. Joshua Swamidass will be presenting at a Veritas Forum on the MIT campus. Come hear him and professor Alan Lightman speak. Read more…
Job Announcement: One Year Instructor Position in Biola Great Books Program
ESN has been asked to share this one year opportunity to teach in Biola’s Torrey Honors Institute, which uses a great books approach. Details and further link below. Read more…
Job Announcement: Westmont College One Year Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2017-2018 academic year.Read more…
Survival Kit: Challenges in Life and Academia
It’s great when everything rolls along smoothly in your academic life. But what about those times when it doesn’t? Maybe this spring, you’re dealing with doubt, struggling with unjust circumstances, or grieving a loss. Or perhaps nothing huge is wrong, but you feel overwhelmed and tired out.Read more…
Jesus Among the Scholars: InterVarsity Faculty Conferences, Summer 2017
Are you a professor looking for ways to connect with other faculty who care deeply about integrating faith and academic vocation? Do you long for a time of reflection and prayer this summer? Would you like to learn from others and share your own stories? InterVarsity Grad/Faculty Ministries has four summer faculty conferences in different regions of the US. Read more…
Interview: 2016 Christian Scholars’ Foundation Grant Recipient Carrie Bredow
In this interview, 2016 Christian Scholars’ Foundation Grant Recipient Carrie Bredow describes the psychology research she’s carrying out with the grant and talks about how her faith and academic work interact.Read more…
Job Announcement: John Templeton Foundation Seeking Program Officer for Public Engagement
The John Templeton Foundation shared this opportunity with ESN. If you’re interested in career opportunities that support faith/science public engagement, read on. Read more…
Highlighting Community: Online Course on Postmodernism and the Bible Starting Soon
Ever wondered how to engage with postmodern thought as a Christian?Read more…
Reimagining the Sacred & the Cool: A Literary Symposium (Highlighting Community)
Missing Books and Culture? Want to have awesome conversations about literature and faith? Wishing you could hang out in a cool Christian study center this spring? Our friends at Upper House, a Christian study center in Madison, Wisconsin, have a way to address all three of those longings. Read more…
Highlighting Community: Spring Lectures, The Central Pennsylvania Forum for Religion and Science
Through the Highlighting Community feature, ESN shares the work of likeminded organizations and groups. Today, we’re delighted to tell readers about two free upcoming lectures at Messiah College, sponsored by Messiah College Ministries and The Central Pennsylvania Forum for Religion and Science. If you’re local, consider attending; if not, we hope you’ll be encouraged to see the work historian of science Ted Davis is doing with the Forum. Read more…
Apply for the 2017 Christian Scholars Foundation Grant: Deadline March 15, 2017
Looking for grants? The Christian Scholars Foundation Grant application is coming up soon. Read more…
Highlighting Community: Spring Lineup at Center for Christianity and Scholarship (North Carolina)
Since 2012, the Center for Christianity and Scholarship has worked with students and faculty at Duke University and around North Carolina’s Research Triangle to create and sustain a community of scholars interested and engaged in discovering what it means to think as Christians about the workings of the physical world, social structures, history, art, philosophy, and other fields of study. Read on for spring events. Read more…
Ted Davis at U of Minnesota: Galileo and the Garden of Eden and More (Highlighting Community)
Next week at University of Minnesota, historian of science and former ASA president Ted Davis will join a forum discussion on faith and science and give a lecture on Galileo and Eden. Read more…
Resources for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ESN Staff prays for the ongoing grace to seek justice and practice mercy, to stand with the vulnerable, and to celebrate the vast diversity of people represented in God’s Kingdom. Here are a few resources the ESN blog has shared over the past few years related to the work of Martin Luther King Jr.Read more…
Epiphany Hymn: Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed,/great David’s greater Son!/Hail in the time appointed,/his reign on earth begun!Read more…
Standing at the Portal
Standing at the portal/Of the opening year,/Words of comfort meet us,/
Hushing every fear;Read more…
Last Chance to Give to ESN in 2016
ESN and the blog have given me the opportunity to showcase my love for writing, and I feel honored that I can encourage and bless others through my writing.Read more…
God of God, Light of Light
O God of God! O Light of Light!/Thou Prince of Peace, Thou King of kings,/To Thee, where angels know no night,/
The song of praise forever rings . . . Read more…
Pray for Tom’s Sabbatical
As of yesterday, Tom Grosh is officially on a well-earned sabbatical to finish his own dissertation; he’s excited to return to the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) in June.Read more…
Double the Impact of Your Year End Gift to ESN
ESN is proud to share the work of nearly 120 different writers. Invest in them today, and your gift will be doubled by a matching grant. Read more…
Help Tom Finish His Dissertation and You Could Win a Free Book
Take a short survey on how/what you’ve learned about “calling” by December 22, and be entered to win a free book.Read more…
Why ESN Needs You: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
Eugene Peterson famously applied Nietzsche’s line about “a long obedience in the same direction” to describe how to grow in the Christian life. It also describes the process of becoming a Christian scholar.Read more…