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Micheal Hickerson

# 10 Years

August 21, 2018 by Micheal Hickerson 6 Comments

Ten years ago, Tom Grosh IV and I launched the Emerging Scholars Blog. When Tom called me recently to talk about this milestone, I was honestly surprised that the blog had made it that long. This website started as an experiment to connect members of the Emerging Scholars Network  (ESN) —students, faculty, and independent scholars around the world, joined by a common faith in Christ and commitment to the life of the mind. There had been previous attempts to use websites to connect ESN members through forums and email, … [Read more...] about # 10 Years

Filed Under: About ESN, Christ and the Academy, Resources for ESN Members Tagged With: 10 years, Emerging Scholars Network, housekeeping, urbana

A New Beginning (Scholar’s Compass)

January 14, 2018 by Micheal Hickerson 1 Comment

Today, we're delighted to feature a second post for this new year by guest writer and previous ESN Associate Director Micheal Hickerson. Micheal did a great deal to grow ESN. Although he's moved on to different career commitments, we're always delighted to share his thoughts with Christian scholars. If you'd like to explore more of Mike's work, including last week's post and his extremely popular March Madness showdown posts on the Best Christian Book of All Time,  click here. If you're new to Scholar's Compass, it's … [Read more...] about A New Beginning (Scholar’s Compass)

Filed Under: Scholar's Compass Tagged With: Navigating Beginnings, new year, Scholar's Compass

The Baptism of the Lord (Scholar’s Compass)

January 7, 2018 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

Today, we're delighted to welcome guest writer and previous ESN Associate Director Micheal Hickerson. Micheal did a great deal to grow ESN. Although he's moved on to different career commitments, we're always delighted to share his thoughts with Christian scholars. In this Scholar's Compass post, he reflects on the Baptism of the Lord. Next Sunday he'll share some further new year's reflections. If you'd like to explore more of Mike's work, including his extremely popular March Madness showdown posts on the Best … [Read more...] about The Baptism of the Lord (Scholar’s Compass)

Filed Under: Devotional, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: Baptism of Christ, church calendar, devotional, Scholar's Compass

Advent: Expecting Our Hope to Be Fulfilled (Scholar’s Compass)

December 18, 2014 by Micheal Hickerson 1 Comment

Reading Isaiah 9:5-7, NIV, printed below Reflection As winter begins, the evergreens of traditional Advent decorations remind us that spring is not far. The four candles, representing Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace, are both literal and symbolic lights in the darkness. … [Read more...] about Advent: Expecting Our Hope to Be Fulfilled (Scholar’s Compass)

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: Advent, Scholar's Compass, theory of cosmic inflation

The Best Christian Book of All Time: One Year Later

February 13, 2014 by Micheal Hickerson 4 Comments

About a year ago, we announced our call for nominations for the Best Christian Book of All Time, and you —our readers —responded with great enthusiasm. From a nomination pool of over 140 worthies, we first narrowed the bracket to 64 contenders, voted out lesser lights (such as Luther, Calvin, Chesterton, Aquinas —I hope they make something of themselves some day!), and crowned our winner: Augustine's Confessions, the Best Christian Book of All Time.[1] You may have heard of the runner-up, a short tract by C.S. Lewis … [Read more...] about The Best Christian Book of All Time: One Year Later

Filed Under: Best Christian Book of All Time, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Augustine, books, C. S. Lewis, gender, race, reading, The Best Christian Books of All Time, time

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