One major need we have found in our work with ESN: it’s often hard to find prayers and devotional material specifically addressed to the life of the Christian serving God in the university. This week we share a prayer forRead more…
Faith and Reason Part 7: Plantinga, Continued
Looking for a contemporary philosopher wrestling with questions of faith and reason? Read on for more on Alvin Plantinga. Read more…
Science Corner: Finding the Levers in Biomedicine
Last week, NIH Director and BioLogos founder Francis Collins announced that he would no longer accept invitations to conferences with all-male panels.Read more…
Faith and Reason Part 6: Plantinga
Plantinga has singlehandedly changed the debate in several areas of analytic philosophy.Read more…
Science Book Review: The Big Nine – How the Tech Titans & Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity
[The Big Nine] reads like a blend of science fact and fiction as [author Amy] Webb tells us where we’ve been and imagines where we might go.Read more…
Science Corner: Portrait of an Emerging Scholar
We wander a bit outside the usual science themes, but we are not lost; we are with Tolkien.Read more…
Science Corner: Adding to the Conversation
Highlights from Francis Su’s webinar “The Integration of Faith and the Academic Calling.”Read more…
ESN News: A Leadership Transition
With both sorrow and joy, we announce that Tom Grosh IV will be transitioning to a new role as an area director with CMDA (Christian Medical and Dental Association) in South Central Pennsylvania, and I will be carrying on the vision and mission of ESN. Sorrow, because Tom is an amazing colleague who has grown ESN into a vibrant ministry with a strong model, and I will miss him immensely. Joy, because Tom is moving on to another wonderful opportunity to serve Christ and still plans to do some volunteer writing with ESN, and joy also because I am deeply excited to grow the vision, mission, and model Tom has built at ESN.Read more…
2018’s Most Visited ESN Blog Posts
1. Science in Review: Thor, Thanos and Theology by Andy Walsh 2. A Prayer for Those Finishing a Semester by Hannah Eagleson 3. How should Christians in the sciences choose an epistemology? (STEAM Grant Series) by Jim Stump. . . .Read more…
Announcing the 2019 Christian Scholars Foundation Grant
The Christian Scholars Foundation offers one grant of $7500 this year to a member of the Emerging Scholars Network at the junior faculty level.Read more…
Remembering the Sabbath (Growing Spiritually in Academic Life Series)
In sharing thoughts on prospering in your life as an academic, I’m not going to tell you to work hard. You wouldn’t be reading this if you needed reminding!Read more…
The Emerging Scholars Blog: A 10-year Experiment in Building Online Community
The Emerging Scholars Blog has been a wonderful experiment in creating an online “third place.” My hope and prayer is that the Blog will continue to grow, adapt and thrive . . . Read more…
10/6: Veritas UTK Panel at Conference on Rhetoric and Religion
Professor Emeritus John Hardwig and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA staff Julian Reese will discuss how an atheist and an evangelical Christian, through the Veritas Forum at UTK, forged a mutually productive rhetorical partnership in the context of a major public university. Read more…
In June or January: The Myth of Summertime (Summer Snapshot 2018)
William Carlos Williams once wrote, “In summer, the song sings itself.” Isn’t that a lovely idea? It certainly captured my mood back in May as I danced around the proverbial maypole and looked over the vast expanse of the summer months blooming ahead . . . Read more…
# 10 Years
Tom Grosh IV and Hannah Eagleson have crafted an unique online “third place” for discussions about faith, scholarship, and academic careers. I have been blessed by their work, and I am thankful for their legacy.Read more…
Faith and Reason, Part 1
The work of the Holy Spirit and a reasoned case often go hand in hand in Scripture. Read more…
Advice for Graduates: 5 Things To Do as You Enter the Next Phase of Life
Beyond the celebrations, parties, and bittersweet memories, graduation can be a defining point in who you are.Read more…
Academic Writing as Christian Action (Masterclass in Writing, Part 12)
With today’s consideration of Academic Writing as Christian Action, Dr. Royce Francis wraps up his Masterclass in writing. I have been inspired by his weaving together of theological reflection and practical suggestions on becoming a skilled writer in general and within one’sRead more…
Writing in Obedience and Love Leads to Worship (Masterclass in Writing, Part 11)
What this means is that when we write to pursue an area of inquiry in obedient and affectionate response to the call of Christ, our writing is an act of worship that reveals both us and God in the process.Read more…
Love (Masterclass in Writing, Part 10)
Your vocation, your calling, must be undertaken in love. It is a response to the call of the Holy Spirit into places you didn’t even know existed. He has selected a place for you in the body of Christ, and for us this includes academic inquiry.Read more…
Obedience (Masterclass in Writing, Part 9)
For the past 8 weeks, we have been reflecting on writing disciplines for an academic who believes in Jesus. But for the next four weeks, let’s talk about why your writing is important. I want to speak first about obedience.Read more…
Authority, Awareness, Attention Span (Masterclass in Writing, Part 8)
When writing, always consider the needs of your audience as more important than your own writing needs.Read more…
What is Your Trajectory? (Masterclass in Writing, Part 7)
As we are writing, it is not enough to focus on our community’s framing and rhetorical expectations. We must always look towards how we will become integral members of those who shape the direction of the community. Is your trajectory towards the center of the community of practice? What is your plan for developing a sustained, systematic program of research?Read more…
Defensiveness
Our “identity” as Christians is in Christ (Galatians 2:20). Breaking into adversarial groups should not be a part of Christian conduct (1 Corinthians 3:1-9). Read more…