Earlier this year, we posted a series by Julian Reese, UT-Knoxville Graduate and Faculty Minister, called “Incarnational Presence.” Having articulated a vision for Incarnational Presence in the last series, Julian Reese with Teresa Hooper discuss the habits or practices of an incarnational presence approach to ministry, proposing three “social imaginaries” that shape these habits. ____________________ […]
Christ and the Academy
Bearing the Gospel of Peace Within the Family of Abraham: Part Two
Last week, Bill Nelson considered the traditional framing of the Genesis accounts of Ishmael, leaving us with some of the questions this raised for him. Today, he digs deeper and proposes a re-framing of that narrative, based on digging deeper into these texts. He concludes with a consideration of the implications this might have for […]
Bearing the Gospel of Peace Within the Family of Abraham: Part One
We work alongside Muslim scholars on most campuses. Bill Nelson, InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Minister at Johns-Hopkins, shared an article with us arising out of his experience of sharing a Peace Feast with Muslim Students. This led to a study of the Genesis texts on Ishmael, how they have commonly framed, and how a closer […]
Incarnational Presence: The Series
We are so grateful for the articles Julian Reese, InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Minister at UT Knoxville, has shared with us over the past five weeks. We hope many graduate and faculty communities will discuss the practice of incarnational presence together and consider how this might be “incarnated” in their own departmental contexts. We offer […]
Incarnational Presence: Encouraging Creative Participation
This is the fifth in our series on incarnational presence. To read previous articles, here are links for: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four. In this article, Julian Reese and Teresa Hooper explore how we may creatively participate in what God is doing in our departments. ______________________________________ ENCOURAGING CREATIVE PRESENCE Julian Reese, with […]