When I first realized that the taking the Graduate Record Exam © was on my horizons, I trembled a good bit. As my friends burned, sold, and threw away their textbooks after finals, I ordered two test preparation books and settled down for two months of math, reading, and writing prep. It was in the midst of my math study doldrums that Tom Grosh IV [Associate Director of the Emerging Scholars Network] asked me to consider writing a post about preparing to take the exam. I told him I would brainstorm some ideas, but I … [Read more...] about Faithfulness In the Preparation
The Myth of Sodom and Gomorrah
Homecomings for Christ-following secular university students may not always be perfectly sweet. The mellow look of sympathy from a friend or loved one is accompanied by the statement that “Now that you're home, you can be with real Christian people.” Or the concerned question “How in the world can you study under professors that don't believe in Jesus?” might be followed by “Do you have friends who drink?” As Christians, we are an extremely diverse group of people. We are not marked out by our skin color or our … [Read more...] about The Myth of Sodom and Gomorrah
New Vision in an Academic Desert
Monica Greenwood (pseudonym) is semi-patiently excitedly awaiting the day she walks into her first graduate seminar in philosophy. Until then, she is an undergrad studying philosophy at a state school known for its agriculture program. ----------------------------- In contemporary America, we have whittled the purpose of college down to pre-job entry training and partying on the side, so it makes sense that a Christian's vision of college is blurred by the misconceptions of their culture. Indeed, it makes further … [Read more...] about New Vision in an Academic Desert